Publications
   
 

For more recent publications please contact:
Dr Rachel Caruso (School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, rcaruso@unimelb.edu.au)

  • Gold nanoparticle incorporation into porous titania networks using an agarose gel templating technique for photocatalytic applications X. D. Wang, D. R. G. Mitchell, K. Prince, A. J. Atanacio and R. A. Caruso Chem. Mater. 2008 , 20, 3917-3926.
  • Plasmon Imaging: An efficient TEM-based method for locating noble metal particles dispersed on oxide catalysts at very low densities D. R. G. Mitchell, X. D. Wang and R. A. Caruso Micron , 2008 , 39 , 344-347.
  • Effective gel for gold nanoparticle formation, support and metal oxide templating X. D. Wang, C. E. Egan, M. F. Zhou, K. Prince, D. R. G. Mitchell and R. A. Caruso Chem. Commun. 2007 , 3060-3062.
  • Increased nanopore filling: Effect on monolithic all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells H. W. Han, U. Bach, Y.-B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007 , 90 , 213510 .
  • Porous vanadium/titanium oxides – Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity M. F. Zhou, F. Z. Huang, X. D. Wang, J. du Plessis, A. B. Murphy and R. A. Caruso Aust. J . Chem. 2007 , 60 , 533-540.
  • Modification of mesoporous TiO 2 electrodes by surface treatment with titanium(IV), indium(III) and zirconium(IV) oxide precursors: preparation, characterization and photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells D. B. Menzies, Q. Dai, L. Bourgeois, R. A. Caruso , Y.B. Cheng, G. P. Simon and L. Spiccia Nanotech. 2007 , 18 , 12560 (11pp).
  • Fabrication of macroporous titanium dioxide structures using templating techniques, R. A. Caruso Adv. Appl. Ceram. 2007 , 106 , 21-24.
  • Al-containing porous titanium dioxide networks: Sol-gel synthesis within agarose template and photocatalytic activity, F. Z. Huang, M. F. Zhou, Y.-B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso Chem. Mater. 2006 , 18 , 5835-5839 .
  • Sol-gel templating of membranes to form thick porous titania, titania/zirconia and titania/silica films, J. H. Schattka, E. H.-M. Wong, M. Antonietti and R. A. Caruso J. Mater. Chem. 2006 , 16 , 1414-1420. INSIDE COVER IMAGE.
  • Agarose template for the fabrication of macroporous metal oxide structures, J. F. Zhou, M. F. Zhou and R. A. Caruso Langmuir 2006 , 22 , 332-336.
  • Finite-size and Pressure Effects on the Raman Spectrum of Nanocrystalline Anatase TiO 2 , V. Swamy, A. Kuznetsov, L. S. Dubrovinsky, R. A. Caruso , D. G. Shchukin and B. C. Muddle Phys. Rev. B 2005 , 71 , 184302-1-11.
  • Titania and Mixed Titania/Aluminium, Gallium and Indium Oxide Spheres: Sol-gel/Template Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties, A. S. Deshpande, D. G. Shchukin, E. Ustinovich, M. Antonietti and R. A. Caruso Adv. Funct. Mater. 2005 , 15 , 239-245.
  • Template Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Metal Oxide Spheres Formed by Nanoparticle Infiltration, D. G. Shchukin and R. A. Caruso Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 2287-2292.
  • Activity and Selectivity of a Nanostructured CuO/ZrO 2 Catalyst in the Steam Reforming of Methanol, H. Purnama, F. Girgsdies, T. Ressler, J. H. Schattka, R. A. Caruso, R. Schom äcker, R. Schl ögl Catalysis Letters, 2004, 94, 61-68.
  • Micrometer to Nanometer Replication of Hierarchical Structures by Using a Surface Sol-Gel Process, R. A. Caruso Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2746-2748. Angew. Chemie 2004, 116, 2802-2804. INVITED HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE.
  • HRTEM Observation of the Monoclinic-to-Tetragonal (m-t) phase transition in Nanocrystalline ZrO2, I. Kasatkin, F. Girgsdies, T. Ressler, R. A. Caruso, J. H. Schattka, J. Urban and K. Weiss J. Mater. Sci. 2004, 39, 2151-2157.
  • Synthesis of Microporous Silica Templated by Gelatin, J. G. Jia, X. W. Zhou, R. A. Caruso and M. Antonietti Chem. Lett. 2004, 33, 202-203.
  • Inorganic Macroporous Films from Preformed Nanoparticles and Membrane Templates: Synthesis and Investigation of Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Properties, D. G. Shchukin and R. A. Caruso Adv. Funct. Mater. 2003, 13, 789-794.
  • Template Synthesis of Porous Gold Microspheres, D. G. Shchukin and R. A. Caruso Chem. Commun. 2003, 1478-1479. INSIDE COVER IMAGE. Most electronically viewed article in the month (June) of its publication for Chem. Comm., placing it in the top ten most electronically viewed papers in a month.
  • HRTEM Study of Cu/ZrO 2 Catalyst. An Evidence of a New Perovskite-like Oxide ZrCuO 3, I. Kasatkin, F. Girgsdies, T. Ressler, R. A. Caruso, J. H. Schattka, J. Urban and K. Weiss J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 2003, 22, 335-337.
  • Nanocasting and Nanocoating, R. A. Caruso Top. Curr. Chem. 2003, 226, 91-118. INVITED CHAPTER.
  • Photocatalytic Properties of Porous Metal Oxide Networks Formed by Nanoparticle Infiltration in a Polymer Gel Template, D. G. Shchukin, J. H. Schattka, M. Antonietti and R. A. Caruso J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 952-957.
  • Templating of Porous Polymeric Beads to form Porous Silica and Titania Spheres U. Meyer, A. Larsson, H.-P. Hentze and R. A. CarusoAdv. Mater. 2002, 14, 1768-1772.
  • Photocatalytic Activities of Porous Titania and Titania/Zirconia Structures Formed by Using a Polymer Gel Templating Technique, J. H. Schattka, D. G. Shchukin, J. Jia, M. Antonietti and R. A. CarusoChem. Mater. 2002, 14, 5103-5108.
  • Sonochemical Formation of Gold Sols, R. A. Caruso, M. Ashokkumar and F. Grieser Langmuir 2002, 18, 7831-7836.
  • Preparation and Characterization of CuO/ZrO 2 Nanopowders, Y. Wang and R. A. CarusoJ. Mater. Chem. 2002, 12, 1442-1445.
  • Silica Films with Bimodal Pore Structure Prepared by using Membranes as Templates and Amphiphiles as Porogens, R. A. Caruso and M. Antonietti Adv. Funct. Mater. 2002, 12, 307.
  • Titanium Dioxide Tubes from Sol-Gel Coating of Electrospun Polymer Fibers, R. A. Caruso, J. H. Schattka and A. Greiner Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 1577-1579. FRONT COVER. Identified by ISI to be one of the most cited papers in the research area of “Sol-gel Coating”
  • Sol-Gel Nanocoating: An Approach to the Preparation of Structured Materials, R. A. Caruso and M. Antonietti Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 3272-3283. INVITED REVIEW. Contribution to FRONT COVER
  • Hollow Titania Spheres from Layered Precursor Deposition on Sacrificial Colloidal Core Particles, F. Caruso, X. Shi, R. A. Caruso and A. Susha, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 740-744.
  • The Photodegradation of CdS@SiO2 Nanoparticles Within Silica Gels, M. A. Correa-Duarte, Y. Kobayashi, R. A. Caruso and L. M. Liz-Marzan, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2001, 1, 95-100.
  • Structural Control of TiO 2 Networks Using Polymer Gel Templates, R. A. Caruso, M. Antonietti, M. Giersig, H.-P. Hentze and J. Jia, Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 1114-1123. FRONT COVER.
  • Multilayered Titania, Silica and Laponite Nanoparticle Coatings on Polystyrene Colloidal Templates and Resulting Inorganic Hollow Spheres, R. A. Caruso, A. Susha and F. Caruso Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 400-409.
  • Synthesis of Macroporous Titania and Inorganic Compostie Materials from Coated Colloidal Spheres - A Novel Route to Tune Pore Morphology, D. Wang, R. A. Caruso and F. Caruso Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 364-371.
  • Magnetic Nanocomposite Particles and Hollow Spheres Constructed by a Sequential Layering Approach F. Caruso, M. Spasova, A. Susha, M. Giersig and R. A. CarusoChem. Mater. 2001, 13, 109-116.
  • Cellulose Acetate Templates for Porous Inorganic Network Fabrication, R. A. Caruso and J. H. Schattka Adv. Mater. 200012, 1921-1923. INSIDE COVER IMAGE.
  • Hydrophilic Gels with New Superstructures and Their Hybrids by Nanocasting Technologies, M. Antonietti, R. A. Caruso, H.-P. Hentze and C. Göltner Macromol. Symp. 2000 152, 163-172.
  • Sonochemical Formation of Colloidal Platinum, R. A. Caruso, M. Ashokkumar, and F. Grieser Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 2000, 169,219-225.
  • Radical Chemistry from Bubbles - The Effect of Adsorbates on Sonochemical and Sonoluminescence Yields, M. Ashokkumar, R. A. Caruso, P. Mulvaney and F. Grieser Proceedings of the Eleventh International Congress of Radiation Chemistry 2000, Radiation Research, M Moriarty, C. Mothersill, C. Seymour, M. Edington, J. F. Ward and R. J. M. Fry, eds., Vol 2, 97-100.
  • Production of Hollow Microspheres from Nanostructured Composite Particles, F. Caruso, R. A. Caruso and H. Möhwald Chem. Mater. 1999, 11, 3309-3314.
  • Sonochemistry and Sonoluminescence in Aqueous AuCl 4 - Solutions in the Presences of Surface Active Solutes, K. Barbour, M. Ashokkumar, R. A. Caruso and F. Grieser J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 9231-9236.
  • Morphology Variation of Porous Polymer Gels by Polymerization in Lyotropic Surfactant Phases M. Antonietti, R. A. Caruso, C. G. Göltner, M. Weissenberger Macromolecules 1999, 32, 1383-1389.
  • Nanoengineering of Inorganic and Hybrid Hollow Spheres by Colloidal Templating, F. Caruso, R. A. Caruso and H. Möhwald Science 1998, 282, 1111-1114.
  • Polymer Gel Template for Porous TiO 2 Production, R. A. Caruso, M. Giersig, F. Willig and M. Antonietti Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 1998, 102, 1540-1543.
  • Porous ‘Coral-like’ TiO 2 Structures Produced by Templating Polymer Gels, R. A. Caruso, M. Giersig, F. Willig and M. Antonietti Langmuir 1998, 14, 6333-6336.
  • Ultrasound Induced Formation and Dissolution of Colloidal CdS, J. Z. Sostaric, R. A. Caruso-Hobson, P. Mulvaney and F. Grieser J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1997, 93, 1791-1795.
  • Sonochemical Reduction Processes in Aqueous Colloidal Systems, F. Grieser, R. Hobson, J. Sostaric and P. Mulvaney Ultrasonics 1996, 34, 547-550.
  • Formation of Q-state CdS Colloids Using Ultrasound, R. A. Hobson, P. Mulvaney and F. Grieser J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1994, 823-824.
  • Surface Potential Measurements in Mixed Micelle Systems, R. A. Hobson, F. Grieser and T. W. Healy J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98, 274-278.
  • Formation of Gold Sols Using Ultrasound, S. Au Yeung, R. Hobson, S. Biggs and F. Grieser J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1993, 378-379.

    Non-Reviewed Publications
  • Sound, Bubbles, Light, Chemistry, M. Ashokkumar, J. Z. Sostaric, R. A. Caruso, P. Mulvaney and F. Grieser Chemistry in Australia 1998, March, 8-10.
  • The Scavenging of Primary Radicals Produced by Ultrasound, R. A. HobsonChemistry in Australia 1996, April, 194-195.

    Patents

  • WO9947253 F. Caruso, R. A. Caruso, E. Donath, H. Möhwald and G. B. Sukhorukov

Fabrication of multilayer-coated particles and hollow shells via electrostatic self-assembly of nanocomposite multilayers on decomposable colloidal templates

  • WO 2004083116 R. Schloegl, T. Ressler, F. Girgsdies, H. Purnama, R. Schomaecker, M. Antonietti, J. H. Schattka, Y. Q. Wang and R. A. Caruso

Cu-CuO/ZrO2 catalyst in steam reforming of methanol