Unleashing Full Potential of Nanomaterials
The Kolen'ko Research Group unites synthetic chemists, materials scientists, and coating engineers to design and engineer materials for coupled transport and reaction phenomena under non-equilibrium conditions.
Our group belongs to the Energy and Environment Grand Thematic Area at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory.
Technologies
Materials
Modern energy technologies require materials that operate under non-equilibrium conditions, where transport (electrons, ions, and molecules) and reaction phenomena are intrinsically coupled. We design and engineer materials that match transport fluxes with reaction rates to maximize performance, efficiency, and stability.
Our long-standing expertise in advanced synthesis enables precise control over the nanostructure, defects, porosity, surfaces, interfaces, and heterojunctions, which are key parameters for tuning coupled transport and reaction phenomena.
Selected Publications in Materials
A Lewis acid-base dance in polyoxometalates confined within zirconium-porphyrin MOFs drives efficient nitrate-to-ammonia electrochemical conversion
Wang X. M., Zhao N., Li J., Jiang Q. S., Li G., Pang H. J., Ma H. Y., Chen Q., Thalluri S. M., Kolen’ko Yu. V., Yu Z. P.
Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2026, 393, 126747
Covalent Organic Framework-Coated Alumina for the Removal of Geosmin from Water in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Vieira A., Araújo J., Canella P. B., Escudero-Curiel S., Fernandes S. P. S., Rodriguez-Lorenzo L., Sousa J. P. S., Gonçalves L. P. L., Soares S. G. P., Pazos M., Sanromán M. A., Kolen’ko Yu. V., Skalska-Tuomi K., Espiña B., Salonen L. M.
J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2025, , 119871
Electrospun CoFe₂O₄ Nanowires Tailored for Magnetoelectrochemistry
Wang Z., Poupard M. F. N., Mohan R. R., Boddapati L., Zhang J., Kamali S., Biz B., Fianchini M., Deepak F. L., Gracia J., Salonen L. M., Kolen’ko Yu. V.
ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 32, 29195–29206