Heterogeneous Catalysis for Energy Transition (CATREN) (deputy head)
Surface science, Heterogeneous catalysis, CO2 valorization, CO oxidation & PROX, hydrogenation, Selective ring opening, Metals, Nanoalloys, Single-atom catalysts
CNRS researcher in surface science and heterogeneous catalysis
- Habilitation à diriger des recherches, University of Lyon, 10/2007, "Surface science and catalysis by gold"
- PhD in Materials Science - 12/1999. Thesis : "Reactivity of Pd clusters supported on MgO(100) : NO adsorption, CO+NO and CO+O2 reactions", Aix-Marseille University, France (Supervisor C.R. Henry)
- Master in Materials Science/Surfaces and Interfaces, Aix-Marseille University - 6/1996
Updated August 4, 2023
CNRS researcher in surface science and heterogeneous catalysis
- Permanent senior researcher (DR CNRS, national scientific research center) at the IRCELYON (research institute on catalysis and environment),Villeurbanne, France - Since 2022
- Invited researcher at INTE, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 6 months in 2017-2018
- Permanent associate researcher (CR CNRS) at the IRCELYON, Villeurbanne, France - 2001-2021
- Post-doctoral researcher at CEA (national atomic research organization), SPCSI (department of physics and chemistry of surfaces and interfaces), Saclay (near Paris), France, 3/2000-9/2001
- Teaching assistant at Aix-Marseille University - 10/1996-9/1999
- Master and PhD at CINaM (interdisciplinary nanosciences), CNRS, Marseille, France, 3/1996-12/1999
CNRS researcher in surface science and heterogeneous catalysis
- Metal ultradispersion and single-atom catalysis
- CO2 valorization: hydrogenation, electroreduction
- ANR ISAC, "Rational design of innovative single-atom catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions", 2022-2025 (leader)
- ERA NET ACT3 NEXTCCUS, "Next generation electrochemical system for sustainable direct CO2 capture and utilization/storage as clean solar fuel", 2021-2024 (co-leader)
- ANR DuCaCO2, "Development of dual functional catalytic materials for integrated CO2 capture and conversion", 2021-2025 (co-leader)
CNRS researcher in surface science and heterogeneous catalysis
- Mecanisms of heterogeneous catalysis by metals/alloys and bifunctional catalysts: COOX/PROX, selective (de)hydrogenation, selective ring opening
- Single-atom/ultradispersed catalysts, nanoparticles & nanoalloys, intermetallics, single-crystal surfaces
- Ultrahigh vacuum science and technology
- Surface (AES, XPS, LEIS, STM, FTIR...) and bulk (XRD, TEM, XAS...) characterization of materials
- Products analysis by GCxGC-MS
- 90 articles in international peer-reviewed journals: 50 as corresponding author, 3500 citations, H-index 37
- 3 book chapters
- 220+ communications at national and international conferences, 13 invited lectures
Len T., Afanasiev P., Yan Y., Aouine M., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13(21), pp. 13982-13993
Yan Y., Sall D., Loupias L., Célérier S., Aouine M., Bargiela P., Prévot M., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
MXene-supported single-atom and nano catalysts for effective gas-phase hydrogenation reactions
Materials Today Catalysis, 2023, 2, p. 100010
Molinet-Chinaglia C., Piccolo L., Loridant S.
CHEMCATCHEM, 2023, 15 (9), p. Pages e202300627
Ryaboshapka D., Len T., Bargiela P., Aouine M., Geantet C., Briois V., Piccolo L., Afanasiev P.
Genesis of Active Phase and Support Effect in Ultradispersed Mo Sulfide Catalysts
ACS CATALYSIS, 2023, 13(15), pp. 10511-10526
Ryaboshapka D., Bargiela P., Piccolo L., Afanasiev P.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 2022, 47(80), pp. 34012-34024
Liu W., Morfin F., Provost K., Bahri M., Baaziz W., Ersen O., Piccolo L., Zlotea C.
NANOSCALE, 2022, 14(20), pp. 7641-7649
Ryaboshapka D., Piccolo L., Aouine M., Bargiela P., Briois V., Afanasiev P.
Ultradispersed (Co)Mo catalysts with high hydrodesulfurization activity
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 302, p. 120831
Catherin N., Blanco E., Laurenti D., Piccolo L., Simonet F., Lorentz C., Leclerc E., Calemma V., Geantet C.
Transition metal sulfides on zeolite catalysts for selective ring opening
CATALYSIS TODAY, 2021, 377, pp. 187-195
Len T., Bahri M., Ersen O., Lefkir Y., Cardenas L., Villar-Garcia I., Dieste V., Llorca J., Perret N., Checa R., Puzenat E., Afanasiev P., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
Ultradispersed Mo/TiO2 catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
GREEN CHEMISTRY, 2021, p.
Restructuring effects of the chemical environment in metal nanocatalysis and single-atom catalysis
CATALYSIS TODAY, 2021, 373, pp. 80-97
Liu W., Magnin Y., Förster D., Bourgon J., Len T., Morfin F., Piccolo L., Amara H., Zlotea C.
Size-dependent hydrogen trapping in palladium nanoparticles
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9(16), pp. 10354-10363
Ferreira Da Silva C., Claudel F., Martin V., Chattot R., Abbou S., Kumar K., Jimenez-Morales I., Cavaliere S., Jones D., Roziere J., Sola-Hernandez L., Beauger C., Faustini M., Peron J., Gilles B., Encinas T., Piccolo L., Barros De Lima F., Dubau L., Maillard F.
ACS CATALYSIS, 2021, 11(7), pp. 4107-4116
Piccolo L., Afanasiev P., Morfin Franck, Len Thomas, Dessal Caroline, Rousset J. L., Aouine M., Bourgain Frédéric, Aguilar-Tapia Antonio, Proux Olivier, Chen Yufen, Soler Lluis, Llorca Jordi
ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10(21), pp. 12696-12705
Brix F., Desbuis V., Piccolo L., Gaudry E.
Journal of physical chemistry letters, 2020, 11, pp. 7672-7678
Abou Hamdan M., Nassereddine A., Checa R., Jahjah M., Pinel C., Piccolo L., Perret N.
Supported Molybdenum Carbide and Nitride Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation
Frontiers in chemistry, 2020, 8, p. 452
Gaudry E., Chatelier C., Loffreda D., Kandaskalov D., Coati A., Piccolo L.
Journal of materials chemistry a, 2020, 8, pp. 7422-7431
Chatelier C., Garreau Y., Piccolo L., Vlad A., Resta A., Ledieu J., Fournee V., De Weerd M., Picca F., De Boissieu M., Felici R., Coati A., Gaudry E.
Journal of physical chemistry c, 2020, 124, pp. 4552-4562
Piccolo L., Chatelier C., De Weerd M., Morfin F., Ledieu J., Fournee V., Gille P., Gaudry E.
Science and technology of advanced materials, 2019, 20, pp. 557-567
Dessal C., Martinez L., Maheu C., Len T., Morfin F., Rousset J.-L., Puzenat E., Afanasiev P., Aouine M., Soler L., Llorca J., Piccolo L.
Journal of catalysis, 2019, 375, pp. 155-163
Ramade J., Cottancin E., Lebeault M., Langlois C., Piccolo L., Broyer M., Hillenkamp M., Lerme J., Calvo F., Pellarin M.
Journal of physical chemistry c, 2019, 123, pp. 15693-15706
Dessal C., Len T., Morfin F., Rousset J.-L., Aouine M., Afanasiev P., Piccolo L.
Acs catalysis, 2019, 9, pp. 5752-5759
Claudel F., Dubau L., Berthome G., Sola-Hernandez L., Beauger C., Piccolo L., Maillard F.
Acs catalysis, 2019, 9, pp. 4688-4698
Dessal C., Sangnier A., Chizallet C., Dujardin C., Morfin F., Rousset J.-L., Aouine M., Bugnet M., Afanasiev P., Piccolo L.
Atmosphere-dependent stability and mobility of catalytic Pt single atoms and clusters on gamma-Al2O3
Nanoscale, 2019, 11, pp. 6897-6904
Catherin N., Blanco E., Piccolo L., Laurenti D., Simonet F., Lorentz C., Leclerc E., Calemma V., Geantet C.
Selective ring opening of decalin over bifunctional RuS2/zeolite catalysts
Catalysis today, 2019, 323, pp. 105-111
Zlotea C., Oumellal Y., Provost K., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
Applied catalysis b-environmental, 2018, 237, pp. 1059-1065
Demiroglu I., Fan T., Li Z., Yuan J., Liu T., Piccolo L., Johnston R.
Faraday discussions, 2018, 208, pp. 53-66
Zlotea C., Blondeau L., Malouche A., Bourgon J., Provost K., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
Investigation of the local structure of nanosized rhodium hydride
Journal of colloid and interface science, 2018, 524, pp. 427-433
Mendez F., Piccolo L., Solano R., Aouine M., Villasana Y., Guerra J., Curbelo S., Olivera-Fuentes C., Brito J.
New journal of chemistry, 2018, 42, pp. 11165-11173
Caparros F., Soler L., Rossell M., Angurell I., Piccolo L., Rossell O., Llorca J.
Remarkable Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Ethanol on a Palladium/Iron Oxide Single-Atom Catalyst
Chemcatchem, 2018, 10, pp. 2365-2369
Morfin F., Blondeau L., Provost K., Malouche A., Piccolo L., Zlotea C.
Absorbed hydrogen enhances the catalytic hydrogenation activity of Rh-based nanocatalysts
Catalysis science & technology, 2018, 8, pp. 2707-2715
Nhat Tai Nguyen ?., Nelayah J., Alloyeau D., Wang G., Piccolo L., Afanasiev P., Ricolleau C.
Physical chemistry chemical physics, 2018, 20, pp. 13030-13037
Tai Nguyen N., Nelayah J., Afanasiev P., Piccolo L., Alloyeau D., Ricolleau C.
Crystal growth & design, 2018, 18, pp. 68-76
Blanco E., Piccolo L., Laurenti D., Di Felice L., Catherin N., Lorentz C., Geantet C., Calemma V.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 2018, 550, pp. 274 - 283
Roiban L., Konety S., Morfin F., Nguyen T. -S., Mascunan P., Aouine M., Epicier T., Piccolo L.
Uncovering the 3D structure of combustion-synthesized noble metal-ceria nanocatalysts.
ChemCatChem, 2017, 9, p. 4607–4613
Goyhenex C., Piccolo L.
How the hydrogen sorption properties of palladium are modified through interaction with iridium.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, 19, pp. 32451 - 32458
Ramade J, Langlois C, Pellarin M, Piccolo L., Lebeault M, Epicier T, Aouine M., Cottancin E
Nanoscale, 2017, 9, pp. 13563-13574
Konuspayeva Z, Berhault G., Afanasiev P., Nguyen T, Giorgio S, Piccolo L.
Monitoring in situ the colloidal synthesis of AuRh/TiO2 selective-hydrogenation nanocatalysts
Journal of materials chemistry a, 2017, 5, pp. 17360-17367
Piccolo L., Kibis L., De Weerd Marie-Cécile, Gaudry E., Ledieu J., Fournée V.
ChemCatChem, 2017, 9, pp. 2292-2296
Demiroglu I., Li Z. Y., Piccolo L., Johnston R. L.
A DFT study of molecular adsorption on titania-supported AuRh nanoalloys
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2017, 1107, pp. 142-151
Demiroglu I., Li Z. Y., Piccolo L., Johnston R. L.
A DFT study of molecular adsorption on Au–Rh nanoalloys.
Catalysis Science and Technology, 2016, 6, pp. 6916-6931
Nguyen T. S., Laurenti D., Afanasiev P., Konuspayeva Z., Piccolo L.
Titania-supported gold-based nanoparticles efficiently catalyze the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol
Journal of Catalysis, 2016, 344, pp. 136-140
Blanco E., Di Felice L., Catherin N., Piccolo L., Laurenti D., Lorentz C., Geantet C., Calemma V.
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2016, 55 (49), p. 12516–12523
Piccolo L., Li Z. Y., Demiroglu I., Moyon F., Konuspayeva Z., Berhault G., Afanasiev P., Lefebvre W., Yuan J., Johnston Roy L.
Understanding and controlling the structure and segregation behaviour of AuRh nanocatalysts
Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, p. 35226
Morfin F., Nguyen T. S., Rousset J. L., Piccolo L.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016, 197, pp. 2-13
Kaftan A., Kollhoff F., Nguyen T. S., Piccolo L., Laurin M., Libuda J.
Catalysis Science and Technology, 2016, 6, pp. 818-828
Di Felice R., Catherin N., Piccolo L., Laurenti D., Blanco E., Leclerc E., Geantet C., Calemma V.
Decalin ring opening over NiWS/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts in the presence of H2S
Applied Catalysis A : General, 2016, 512, pp. 43-51
Konuspayeva Z., Afanasiev P., Nguyen T. S., Di Felice R., Morfin F., Nguyen N. T., Nelayah J., Ricolleau C., Li Z. Y., Yuan J., Berhault G., Piccolo L.
Au-Rh and Au-Pd nanocatalysts supported on rutile titania nanorods: structure and chemical stability
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17, pp. 28112-28120
Davis J. B. A., Horswell S. L., Piccolo L., Johnston R. L.
Computational study of the adsorption of benzene and hydrogen on palladium-iridium nanoalloys
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2015, 792, pp. 190-193
Piccolo L., Kibis L.
Journal of Catalysis, 2015, 332, pp. 112-118
Martins J., Batail N., Silva S., Rafik-Clement S., Chaumonnot A., Uzio D., Nguyen T. S., Piccolo L.
Applied Catalysis A : General, 2015, 504, pp. 504-508
Andriamiharintsoa T. H., Rakotomahevitra A., Piccolo L., Goyhenex C.
IrPd nanoalloys: simulations\, from surface segregation to local electronic properties
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2015, 17, p. 217
Nguyen T. S., Morfin F., Aouine M., Bosselet F., Rousset J. L., Piccolo L.
Trends in the CO oxidation and PROX performances of the platinum-group metals supported on ceria
Catalysis Today, 2015, 253, pp. 106-114
Postole G., Nguyen Thanh Son, Aouine M., Gelin P., Cardenas L., Piccolo L.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2015, 166, pp. 580-591
Nguyen T. S., Postole G., Loridant S., Bosselet F., Burel L., Aouine M., Massin L., Gelin P., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, 2014, 2, pp. 19822-19832
Al13Fe4 selectively catalyzes the hydrogenation of butadiene at room temperature
Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, pp. 9149-9151
Piccolo L., Nassreddine S., Toussaint G., Geantet C.
Mechanism of tetralin ring opening and ring contraction over bifunctional Ir/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts
ChemSusChem, 2012, 5, pp. 1717-1723
Morfin F., Nassreddine S., Rousset J. L., Piccolo L.
Nanoalloying effect in the preferential oxidation of CO over Ir-Pd catalysts
ACS Catalysis, 2012, 2, pp. 2161-2168
Piccolo L., Nassreddine S., Morfin F.
Surface study of the hydrogen-free or preferential oxidation of CO: Iridium vs. platinum
Catalysis Today, 2012, 189, pp. 42-48
Afanasiev P., Jobic H., Lorentz C., Leverd P., Mastubayashi N., Piccolo L., Vrinat M.
Low-temperature hydrogen interaction with amorphous molybdenum sulfides MoSx
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113 (10), p. 4139–4146
Quinet E., Piccolo L., Morfin F., Avenier P., Diehl F., Caps V., Rousset J. L.
On the mechanism of hydrogen-promoted gold-catalyzed CO oxidation
Journal of Catalysis, 2009, 268, pp. 384-389
Piccolo L., Daly H., Valcarcel A., Meunier F. C.
Promotional effect of H-2 on CO oxidation over Au/TiO2 studied by operando infrared spectroscopy
Applied Catalysis B - Environmental, 2009, 86, pp. 190-195
Valcarcel A., Morfin F., Piccolo L.
Journal of Catalysis, 2009, 263, pp. 315-320
Piccolo L., Piednoir A, Bertolini Jc
Absorption and oxidation of hydrogen at Pd and Pd-Au (111) surfaces
Surface Science, 2006, 600, pp. 4211-4215
Azar M., Caps V., Morfin F., Rousset J. L., Piednoir A., Bertolini J. C., Piccolo L.
Insights into activation, deactivation and hydrogen-induced promotion of a Au/TiO2 reference catalyst in CO oxidation
Journal of Catalysis, 2006, 239, pp. 307-312
Piccolo L., Piednoir A., Bertolini J. C.
Pd-Au single-crystal surfaces: Segregation properties and catalytic activity in the selective hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene
Surface Science, 2005, 592, pp. 169-181
Saint-Lager M. C., Jugnet Y., Dolle P., Piccolo L., Baudoing-Savois R., Bertolini J. C., Bailly A., Robach O., Walker C., Ferrer S.
Pd8Ni92(110) surface structure from surface X-ray diffraction. Surface evolution under hydrogen and butadiene reactants at elevated pressure
Surface Science, 2005, 587, pp. 229-235
Loffreda D., Piccolo L., Sautet P.
Surface restructuring under gas pressure from first principles: A mechanism for CO-induced removal of the Au(110)-(1x2) reconstruction
Physical Review B, 2005, 71, p. 113414
Rossignol C., Arrii S., Morfin F., Piccolo L., Caps V., Rousset J. L.
Selective oxidation of CO over model gold-based catalysts in the presence of H2
Journal of Catalysis, 2005, 230, pp. 476-483
Prevot G., Meerson O., Piccolo L., Henry C. R.
Reactivity of supported metal clusters: the reduction of NO by CO on a Pd/MgO(100) model catalyst.
Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter, 2002, 14, pp. 4251-4269
Jugnet Y., Aires F. J. C. S., Deranlot C., Piccolo L., Bertolini J. C.
Surface Science, 2002, 521, pp. L639-L644
Piccolo L., Henry C. R.
NO-CO reaction kinetics on Pd/MgO model catalysts: morphology and support effects.
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A - Chemical, 2001, 167, pp. 181-190
Libuda J., Meusel I., Hoffmann J., Hartmann J., Piccolo L., Henry C. R., Freund H. J.
Journal of Chemical Physics, 2001, 114, pp. 4669-4684
Piccolo L., Henry C. R.
Molecular beam study of the adsorption and dissociation of NO on Pd clusters supported on MgO(100).
Surface Science, 2000, 452, pp. 198-206
Piccolo L., Henry C. R.
Applied Surface Science, 2000, 162, pp. 670-678
Piccolo L., Becker C., Henry C. R.
Reaction between CO and a pre-adsorbed oxygen layer on supported palladium clusters.
Applied Surface Science, 2000, 164, pp. 156-162
Piccolo L., Becker C., Henry C. R.
Kinetic modeling of the CO oxidation reaction on supported metal clusters.
European Physical Journal D, 1999, 9, pp. 415-419
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