Prof. Silvia
Licoccia
University
of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Email:
licoccia@uniroma2.it
Qualifications
2011-present
Director, NAST Center (Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Innovative Instrumentation
at Tor Vergata)
2010-present
President, AICIng (Italian Association Chemistry for Engineering)
2009-present
Director, Teaching Supervising Committee of the International Ph.D. Program in
Materials for Health, Environment and Energy
2001–present
Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Chemistry
1993-2001
Associate Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Chemistry
1992
Associate Professor, University of Siena, Chemistry
1987
Visiting Professor, University of California
1984-1992
Assistant Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Chemistry
1983-1984
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rome La Sapienza
1981-1983
Assistant Professor, University of Calabria, Chemistry
1979-1981
Postdoctoral Fellow, York University
Publications
(Selected)
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E.
Di Bartolomeo, Alessandra D’Epifanio, C. Pugnalini, F. Giannici, A. Longo, A.
Martorana, S. Licoccia: Structural analysis, phase stability and
electrochemical characterization of Nb doped BaCe0.9Y0.1O3-x electrolyte for
IT-SOFCs. Journal of Power Sources, 2012, 199, 201-206
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I.
Luisetto, E. Di Bartolomeo, A. D’Epifanio, S. Licoccia: CO2 / CH4 reforming
high temperature proton conductor (HTPC) fuel cells. Journal of The
Electrochemical Society, 2011, 158, A1-A5
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C.
P. Brown, F. Rosei, E. Traversa, S. Licoccia: Spider Silk as a load bearing
biomaterial: tailoring mechanical properties via structural modifications.
Nanoscale, feature article, 2011, 3, 870-876
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D.
Pergolesi, E. Fabbri, A. D’Epifanio, E. Di Bartolomeo, A. Tebano, S. Sanna, S.
Licoccia, G. Balestrino, E. Traversa: High Proton Conduction in Grain Boundary
Free Yttrium-Doped Barium Zirconate Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition.
Nature Materials 2010, 9, 846 - 852
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S.
Sanna, V. Esposito, A. Tebano, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa, G. Balestrino:
Enhancement of ionic conductivity in DSC/YSZ heteroepitaxial structures. Small
2010, 6, 1863-1867
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E.
Fabbri, A. D’Epifanio, S. Sanna, E. Di Bartolomeo, G. Balestrino, S. Licoccia,
E. Traversa: A novel single chamber solid oxide fuel cell based on chemically
stable thin films of Y-doped BaZrO3 proton conducting electrolyte. Energy and
Environmental Science 2010, 3, 618-621
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A.
Rinaldi, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa, K. Sieradzki, P. Peralta, A. Davila-Ibanez,
M. Correa-Duarte, V. Salgueirino: Radial Inner Morphology Effects on the
Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Composite Cobalt Boride Nanoparticles. The
Journal of Physical Chemistry 2010, 114, 13451-13458
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E.
Fabbri, D. Pergolesi, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa: Does the Increase in Y-Dopant
Concentration Improve the Proton Conductivity of BaZr1-xYxO3-δ Fuel Cell
Electrolytes? Solid State Ionics, 2010, 181, 1043-1051
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C.
Mandoli, F. Pagliari, S. Pagliari, G. Forte, P. Di Nardo, S. Licoccia, E.
Traversa: Stem cell aligned growth induced by CeO2 nanoparticles in PLGA
scaffolds with improved bioactivity for regenerative medicine. Advanced
Functional Materials 2010, 20, 1617-1624
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D.
Marani, A. D’Epifanio, E. Traversa,M. Miyayama, S. Licoccia: Titania Nanosheets
(TNS)/Sulfonated Poly Ether Ether Ketone (SPEEK) Nanocomposite Proton Exchange
Membranes for Fuel Cells. Chemistry of Materials, 2010, 22 1126-1133
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A.
D’Epifanio, M. A. Navarra, F. C. Weise, B. Mecheri, J. Farrington, S. Licoccia,
S. Greenbaum: Composite Nafion/sulfonated zirconia membranes: effect of the
filler surface properties on proton transport characteristics. Chemistry of
Materials 2010, 22, 813-821
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C.
de Bonis, A. D’Epifanio, M. L. Di Vona, B. Mecheri, E. Traversa, M. Trombetta,
S. Licoccia: Proton Conducting Electrolytes based on Silylated and Sulfonated
Polyetheretherketone: Synthesis and Characterization. Journal of Polymer
Science, Part A, Polymer Chemistry 2010. 33, 2178-2186
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A.
Rinaldi, P. Peralta, C. Friesen, D. Nahar, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa, K.
Sieradzki: Super-hard nanobuttons: constraining crystal plasticity and dealing
with extrinsic effects at the nanoscale. Small 2010, 6, 528-536
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A.
Rainer, M. Centola, C. Spadaccio, G. Gherardi, J. A.Genovese, S. Licoccia, M.
Trombetta: Comparative study of different techniques for the sterilization of
poly-L-lactide electrospun microfibers: effectiveness vs. material degradation.
International Journal of Artificial Organs 2010, 33, 76-85
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C.
Mandoli, B. Mecheri, G. Forte, F. Pagliari, S. Pagliari, F. Carotenuto, R.
Fiaccavento, A. Rinaldi, P. Di Nardo, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa: Thick soft
tissue reconstruction on highly perfusive biodegradable scaffolds.
Macromolecular Bioscience 2010, 10, 127-138
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S.
Soliman, S. Pagliari, A. Rinaldi, G. Forte, R. Fiaccavento, F. Pagliari, O.
Franzese, M. Minieri, P. Di Nardo, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa: Multiscale
three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering via multimodal electron
spinning. Acta Biomaterialia 2010, 6, 1227-1237
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D.
Mirabile Gattia, M. Vittori Antisari, L. Giorgi, R. Marazzi, E. Piscopiello, A.
Montone, S. Bellitto, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa: Study of different carbon
supports for catalysts: Fuel Cells application. Journal of Power Sources 2009,
194¸243-251
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B.
Mecheri, A. D’Epifanio, L. Pisani, F. Chen, E. Traversa, F. C. Weise, S.
Greenbaum, S. Licoccia: Effect of a proton conducting filler on the
physico-chemical properties of SPEEK-based membranes. Fuel Cells 2009, 9,
372-380
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C.
de Bonis, A. D’Epifanio, M. L. Di Vona, C. D’Ottavi, B. Mecheri, E. Traversa,
M. Trombetta, S. Licoccia: Proton conducting hybrid membranes based on aromatic
polymers for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications. Fuel Cells 2009, 9,
387-393
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E.
Fabbri, T. Oh, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa, E. D. Wachsman: Mixed
Protonic-Electronic Conductors as Cathode Materials for Proton Conducting
Electrolytes in Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs)
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2009, 156, B38-B45.
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S.
Sanna, V. Esposito, D. Pergolesi, A. Orsini, A. Tebano, S. Licoccia, G.
Balestrino, E. Traversa: Fabrication and Electrical Properties of Epitaxial
Samarium-Doped Ceria Films Onto SrTiO3-Buffered MgO Substrates. Advanced
Functional Materials 2009, 19, 1713-1719
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E.
Fabbri, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa, E. D. Wachsman: Composite Cathodes for
Application in Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs) Based
on Proton Conducting Electrolytes. Fuel Cells 2009, 9, 128-138
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M.
Zunic, L.Chevallier, F. Deganello, A. D’Epifanio, S. Licoccia, E. Di
Bartolomeo, E. Traversa: Electrophoretic deposition of dense Ba Ce0.9Y0.1O3-x
electrolyte thick-films on Ni-based anodes for Intermediate Temperature Solid
Oxide Fuel Cells (IT_SOFCs). Journal of Power Sources 2009, 190, 417-422
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A.
Orsini, P.G. Medaglia, S. Sanna, E. Traversa, S. Licoccia, A. Tebano, G.
Balestrino: Epitaxial Superlattices of Ionic Conductor Oxides. Superlattices
and Microstructures 2009, 46, 223-226
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A.
Rinaldi, B. Mecheri, V. Garavaglia, S. Licoccia, P. Di Nardo, E. Traversa:
Engineering materials and biology to boost performance of microbial fuel cells:
a critical review. Energy and Environmental Science 2008, 1, 417-429