Matteo Cargnello

About

Matteo Cargnello is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. He is a Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and holds the courtesy appointment of Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on chemical engineering, with particular emphasis on energy-related applications, as indicated by his role at the Precourt Institute for Energy. The page highlights his position within the department and his affiliations, but does not provide specific details about his research background or key contributions.

Research topics

• Organic chemistry
• Chemistry
• Metallurgy
• Chemical engineering
• Engineering
• Materials science
• Inorganic chemistry

Selected publications

• Electrolyte Engineering for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia on a Titanium Electrode

  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 2020 · 404 citations

  Nitrates from agricultural runoff and industrial waste streams are a notorious waste product and hazardous pollutant. Traditional electrochemical water remediation approaches aim to solve this problem by converting nitrates to environmentally benign N2 while minimizing the production of environmentally hazardous side products such as ammonia and nitrous oxide in a process known as “denitrification”. We modify this concept and outline an opportunity to optimize the conversion of nitrates into amm…

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• Steam-created grain boundaries for methane C–H activation in palladium catalysts

  Science · 2021 · 225 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  ) catalysts. Theoretical calculations show that strain introduced by the defective structure can enhance C–H bond activation. Introduction of grain boundaries through laser ablation led to further rate increases.

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• Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals: 2025 Edition

  ACS Nano · 2025-09-03 · 27 citations

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  Nanocrystals (NCs) of various compositions have made important contributions to science and technology, with their impact recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Over four decades of research into NCs has led to numerous advancements in diverse fields, such as optoelectronics, catalysis, energy, medicine, and recently, quantum information and computing. The last 10 years since the predecessor perspective "Prospect of Na…

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• Long-Range Metal–Sorbent Interactions Determine CO₂ Capture and Conversion in Dual-Function Materials

  ACS Nano · 2025-01-08 · 11 citations

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  Carbon capture and utilization involve multiple energy- and cost-intensive steps. Dual-function materials (DFMs) can reduce these demands by coupling CO2 adsorption and conversion into a single material with two functionalities: a sorbent phase and a metal for catalytic CO2 conversion. The role of metal catalysts in the conversion process seems salient from previous work, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive and deserve deeper investigation to achieve maximum utilization of the two phase…

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• Cold plasma activated CO₂ desorption from calcium carbonate for carbon capture

  RSC Sustainability · 2025-01-01 · 9 citations

  articleOpen access

  Cold plasmas powered by the renewable electricity can facilitate CO 2 desorption for carbon capture materials (CaCO 3 ) at low temperatures.

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Recent grants

• CAS: Improving the Efficiency of Supported Palladium Catalysts for Methane Complete Combustion Using Monodisperse Nanocrystals

  NSF · $450k · 2020–2024

• Collaborative Research: EAGER: Measuring the Kinetics of Gas-Generating Electrolysis through the Collective Modes of Bubble Evolution

  NSF · $54k · 2017–2018

Frequent coauthors

• Emmett D. Goodman

  127 shared

• Thomas F. Jaramillo

  101 shared

• Paolo Fornasiero

  97 shared

• Simon R. Bare

  Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

  89 shared

• Jay A. Schwalbe

  Stanford University

  89 shared

• Cody J. Wrasman

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  77 shared

• Raymond J. Gorte

  69 shared

• Liheng Wu

  National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing

  68 shared

Awards & honors

• Sloan Fellowship (2018)
• Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award for Creative Work (…
• Early Career Award in Catalysis from the ACS Catalysis Divis…

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