Publications
from UConn:
Sifat, I.; Biswas, K.; Ayers, J.; Park, S.-Y.; Agrios, A.G. “A multimodal analysis of degradation processes in 10W PV panels under thermal and mechanical stress.” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2025, 287, 113617. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113617
Emanuele, E.; Agrios, A.G.; Alleva, A.; Bonanni, V.; Ciancio, R.; Gianoncelli, A.; Guzzi, F.; Kourousias, G.; Bassi, A.L.; Macrelli, A.; Ronchese, P.; Sifat, I.; Žižić, M.; Bozzini, B. “Carbon-Cloth Supported ZnO Nanorods as Binder-Free Zinc-Ion Battery Anodes: An Investigation into the Electrode Formation Process.” Adv. Sust. Sys. 2025, 9, 2400921. doi:10.1002/adsu.202400921
Yang, B.; Agrios, A.G. “Attachment of Pt nanoparticles to a metal oxide surface using a thiol–carboxyl bifunctional molecule.” J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 2018, 513:464-469. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.11.058
Manthina, V.; Agrios, A.G. “Facile synthesis of Zn1−xCoxO/ZnO core/shell nanostructures and their application to dye-sensitized solar cells.” Superlatt. Microstruct. 2017, 104:374-381. doi: 10.1016/j.spmi.2017.02.020
Haynes, V.N.; Ward, J.E.; Russell, B.J.; Agrios, A.G. “Photocatalytic effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on aquatic organisms—Current knowledge and suggestions for future research.” Aquat. Toxicol. 2017, 185:138-148. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.02.012
Manthina, V.; Agrios, A.G. “Synthesis of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite platelets by vacuum impregnation.” Solid State Sci. 2016, 61:116-120. doi:10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2016.08.009
Manthina, V.; Agrios, A.G. “Single-pot ZnO nanostructure synthesis by chemical bath deposition and their applications,” Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 2016 7:1-11. doi:10.1016/j.nanoso.2016.03.005
Correa Baena, J.P.; Artyushkova, K.; Santoro, C.; Atanassov, P.; Agrios, A.G. “Morphological Characterization of ALD and Doping Effects on Mesoporous SnO2 Aerogels by XPS and Quantitative SEM Image Analysis,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016 8:9849–9854. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b00019
Correa Baena, J.P.; Kriz, D.A.; Giotto, M.; Suib, S.L.; Agrios, A.G. “Fluoride additive in epoxide-initiated sol-gel synthesis enables thin-film applications of SnO2 aerogels.” RSC Adv. 2016 6:21326-21331. doi:10.1039/C6RA01015F
Manthina, V.; Agrios, A.G. “Blocking layers for nanocomposite photoanodes in dye sensitized solar cells: Comparison of atomic layer deposition and TiCl4 treatment.” Thin Solid Films 2016 598:54-59. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.11.054
Noor, N.; Lucera, L.; Capuano, T.; Manthina, V.; Agrios, A.G.; Silva, H.; Gokirmak, A. “Blue and white light emission from zinc oxide nanoforests.” Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015 6:2463-2469. doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.255
Noor, N.; Manthina, V.; Cil, K.; Adnane, L.; Agrios, A.G.; Gokirmak, A.; Silva, H. “Atmospheric pressure microplasmas in ZnO nanoforests under high voltage stress.” AIP Adv. 2015 5:097212. doi:10.1063/1.4932037
Hewage, N.; Yang, B.; Agrios, A.G.; Brückner, C. “Introduction of Carboxylic Ester and Acid Functionalities to meso-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin and their Limited Electronic Effects on the Chromophore.” Dyes and Pigments 2015 121:159-169. doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.05.006
Manthina, V.; Agrios, A.G. “Band edge engineering of composite photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells.” Electrochimica Acta 2015 169:416-423. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2015.04.080
Correa Baena, J.P.; Agrios, A.G. “Transparent Conducting Aerogels of Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2014 6:19127-19134. doi:10.1021/am505115x
Kopecky, A.; Liu, G.; Agushi, A.; Agrios, A.G.; Galoppini, E. “Synthesis of bifunctional Ru complexes with 1,2-dithiolane and carboxylate-substituted ligands.” Tetrahedron 2014 70:6271-6275 (NANOTEK special issue). doi:10.1016/j.tet.2014.04.042
Correa Baena, J.P.; Agrios, A.G. “Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Aerogels as Porous Electron Collectors for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.” J. Phys. Chem. C. 2014 118:17028-17035 (Invited paper for Michael Grätzel “Festschrift” special issue). doi:10.1021/jp500542v
Manthina, V.; Patel, T.; Agrios, A.G. “Number Density and Diameter Control of Chemical Bath Deposition of ZnO Nanorods on FTO by Forced Hydrolysis of Seed Crystals.” J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 2014 94:1028-1034. doi:10.1111/jace.12819
Liu, G.; Arellano-Jiménez, M. J.; Carter, C.B.; Agrios, A.G. “Preparation of functionalized platinum nanoparticles: A comparison of different methods and reagents.” J. Nanoparticle Res. 2013 15:1744-1756. doi:10.1007/s11051-013-1744-9
Wang, X.; Santoro, C.; Cristiani, P.; Squadrito, G.; Lei, Y.; Agrios, A.G.; Pasaogullari, U.; Li, B. “Influence of Electrode Characteristics on Coulombic Efficiency (CE) in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) Treating Wastewater.” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2013 160:G3117-G3122. doi:10.1149/2.019307jes
Manthina, V.; Correa Baena, J.P.; Liu, G.; Agrios, A.G. “ZnO–TiO2 Nanocomposite Films for High Light Harvesting Efficiency and Fast Electron Transport in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.” J. Phys. Chem. C 2012 116:23864-23870. doi:10.1021/jp304622d
Santoro, C.; Agrios, A.G.; Pasaogullari, U.; Li, B.K. “Effects of gas diffusion layer (GDL) and micro porous layer (MPL) on cathode performance in microbial fuel cells (MFCs).” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2011 36:13096-13104. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.030