Publications
2026
Coupled Microenvironments for Artificial Photosynthesis of a C6 Oxygenated Product from CO2
Salazar M.*, Aitbekova A.*, Yan K.*, Lee D.U, Peters J.C., Jaramillo T.F., Atwater H.A., Agapie T., Bell A.T. ACS Energy Letters, (2026)
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Salazar M.*, Aitbekova A.*, Yan K.*, Lee D.U, Peters J.C., Jaramillo T.F., Atwater H.A., Agapie T., Bell A.T. ACS Energy Letters, (2026)
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2025
Photothermocatalytic Reactor and Selective Solar Absorber for Sustainable Fuel Synthesis.
Su M.P., Aitbekova A., Salazar M., Williams F.J., Li X., Xiong S., Espinosa M., Peters J.C., Agapie T., Atwater H.A. Device, 3, 100604 (2025)
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Su M.P., Aitbekova A., Salazar M., Williams F.J., Li X., Xiong S., Espinosa M., Peters J.C., Agapie T., Atwater H.A. Device, 3, 100604 (2025)
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2024
CO2 Conversion to Butene via a Tandem Photovoltaic-Electrochemical/Photothermal Process: A Co-Design Approach to Coupled Microenvironments
Yap K.*, Aitbekova A.*, Salazar M.*, Kistler T., Pabón, M.R., Su M.P., Watkins N.B., Lee S.-W., Agbo P., Weber A.Z., Peters J.C., Agapie T., Nielander A., Atwater H.A., Jaramillo T.F., Bell A.T. ACS Energy Letters 9, 9, 4369–4377 (2024)
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Yap K.*, Aitbekova A.*, Salazar M.*, Kistler T., Pabón, M.R., Su M.P., Watkins N.B., Lee S.-W., Agbo P., Weber A.Z., Peters J.C., Agapie T., Nielander A., Atwater H.A., Jaramillo T.F., Bell A.T. ACS Energy Letters 9, 9, 4369–4377 (2024)
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Oxidizing Role of Cu Cocatalysts in Unassisted Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Using p-GaN/Al2O3/Au/Cu Heterostructures
Zoric M.R., Basera P., Palmer L. D., Aitbekova A., Powers-Riggs N., Lim H., Hu W., Garcia-Esparza A. T., Sarker H., Abild-Pedersen F., Atwater H. A., Cushing S. K., Bajdich M., Cordones A. A. ACS Nano, 18, 19538-19548 (2024)
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Zoric M.R., Basera P., Palmer L. D., Aitbekova A., Powers-Riggs N., Lim H., Hu W., Garcia-Esparza A. T., Sarker H., Abild-Pedersen F., Atwater H. A., Cushing S. K., Bajdich M., Cordones A. A. ACS Nano, 18, 19538-19548 (2024)
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Steam-Assisted Selective CO2 Hydrogenation to Ethanol over Ru-In Catalysts
Zhou C., Aitbekova A., Liccardo G., Oh J., Stone M., McShane E. J., Werghi B., Nathan S., Song C., Ciston J., Bustillo K., Hoffman A.S., Hong J., Perez-Aguilar J., Bare S. R., Cargnello M. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e202406761 (2024)
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Zhou C., Aitbekova A., Liccardo G., Oh J., Stone M., McShane E. J., Werghi B., Nathan S., Song C., Ciston J., Bustillo K., Hoffman A.S., Hong J., Perez-Aguilar J., Bare S. R., Cargnello M. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e202406761 (2024)
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Molecular Additives Improve Selectivity of CO2 Photoelectrochemical Reduction over Gold Nanoparticles on Gallium Nitride
Aitbekova A., Watkins N.B., Richter M.H., Jahelka P.R., Peters J.C., Agapie T., Atwater H.A. Nano Letters, 24/4, 1090-1095 (2024)
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Aitbekova A., Watkins N.B., Richter M.H., Jahelka P.R., Peters J.C., Agapie T., Atwater H.A. Nano Letters, 24/4, 1090-1095 (2024)
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2023
Ceria Incorporation in Sinter-Resistant Platinum-Based Catalysts
Stone M.L., Cendejas M.C., Persson A., Liccardo G., Smith J., Kumar A., Zhou C., Gardner E., Aitbekova A., Bustillo K.C., Chi M., Bare S.R., Cargnello M. ACS Catalysis, 13/22: 14853-14863 (2023)
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Stone M.L., Cendejas M.C., Persson A., Liccardo G., Smith J., Kumar A., Zhou C., Gardner E., Aitbekova A., Bustillo K.C., Chi M., Bare S.R., Cargnello M. ACS Catalysis, 13/22: 14853-14863 (2023)
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2022
Templated Encapsulation of Platinum-Based Catalysts Promotes High-Temperature Stability to 1,100 °C
Aitbekova A., Zhou C., Stone M.L., Lezama-Pacheco J.S., Yang A.-C., Hoffman A.S., Goodman E.D., Huber P., Stebbins J.F., Bustillo K.C., Ercius P., Ciston J., Bare S.R., Plessow P.N., Cargnello M. Nature Materials, 21: 1290-1297 (2022)
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Aitbekova A., Zhou C., Stone M.L., Lezama-Pacheco J.S., Yang A.-C., Hoffman A.S., Goodman E.D., Huber P., Stebbins J.F., Bustillo K.C., Ercius P., Ciston J., Bare S.R., Plessow P.N., Cargnello M. Nature Materials, 21: 1290-1297 (2022)
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Recycling of Solvent Allows for Multiple Rounds of Reproducible Nanoparticle Synthesis
Wrasman C.J., Zhou C., Aitbekova A., Goodman E.D., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144/26: 11646-11655 (2022)
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Wrasman C.J., Zhou C., Aitbekova A., Goodman E.D., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144/26: 11646-11655 (2022)
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Colloidal Platinum–Copper Nanocrystal Alloy Catalysts Surpass Platinum in Low-Temperature Propene Combustion
Tahsini N., Yang A.-C., Streibel V., Werghi B., Goodman E.D., Aitbekova A., Bare S.R., Li Y., Abild-Pedersen F., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144/4: 1612-1621 (2022)
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Tahsini N., Yang A.-C., Streibel V., Werghi B., Goodman E.D., Aitbekova A., Bare S.R., Li Y., Abild-Pedersen F., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144/4: 1612-1621 (2022)
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2021
Size-Controlled Nanocrystals Reveal Spatial Dependence and Severity of Nanoparticle Coalescence and Ostwald Ripening in Sintering Phenomena
Goodman E.D., Carlson E.Z., Dietze E.M., Tahsini N., Johnson A., Aitbekova A., Taylor T.N., Plessow P.N., Cargnello M. Nanoscale, 13: 930-938 (2021)
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Goodman E.D., Carlson E.Z., Dietze E.M., Tahsini N., Johnson A., Aitbekova A., Taylor T.N., Plessow P.N., Cargnello M. Nanoscale, 13: 930-938 (2021)
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2020
Determining Number of Sites on Ceria Stabilizing Single Atoms via Metal Nanoparticle Redispersion
Aitbekova* A., Wrasman* C.J., Riscoe A.R., Kunz L.Y., Cargnello M. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 41/6: 998-1005 (2020). Invited
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Aitbekova* A., Wrasman* C.J., Riscoe A.R., Kunz L.Y., Cargnello M. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 41/6: 998-1005 (2020). Invited
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Nanoscale Spatial Distribution of Supported Nanoparticles Controls Activity and Stability in Powder Catalysts
Holm A., Goodman E.D., Stenlid J., Aitbekova A., Zelaya R., Diroll B.T., Johnston-Peck A.C., Kao K.-C., Frank C.W., Pettersson L.G.M., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142/34: 14481-14494 (2020)
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Holm A., Goodman E.D., Stenlid J., Aitbekova A., Zelaya R., Diroll B.T., Johnston-Peck A.C., Kao K.-C., Frank C.W., Pettersson L.G.M., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142/34: 14481-14494 (2020)
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2019
Engineering of Ruthenium-Iron Oxide Colloidal Heterostructures: Improved Yields in CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons
Aitbekova A., Goodman E.D., Wu L., Boubnov A., Hoffman A.S., Genc A., Cheng H., Casalena L., Bare S.R., Cargnello M. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58: 17451-17457 (2019)
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Aitbekova A., Goodman E.D., Wu L., Boubnov A., Hoffman A.S., Genc A., Cheng H., Casalena L., Bare S.R., Cargnello M. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58: 17451-17457 (2019)
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Palladium Oxidation Leads to Methane Combustion Activity: Effects of Particle Size and Alloying with Platinum
Goodman E. D., Ye, A., Aitbekova A., Müller O. Riscoe A. R., Taylor T.N., Hoffman A. S., Boubnov A., Bustillo K. C., Nachtegaal M., Bare S. R., Cargnello M. Journal of Chemical Physics, 151: 154703 (2019)
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Goodman E. D., Ye, A., Aitbekova A., Müller O. Riscoe A. R., Taylor T.N., Hoffman A. S., Boubnov A., Bustillo K. C., Nachtegaal M., Bare S. R., Cargnello M. Journal of Chemical Physics, 151: 154703 (2019)
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2018
Low-Temperature Restructuring of CeO2-Supported Ru Nanoparticles Determines Selectivity in CO2 Catalytic Reduction
Aitbekova* A., Wu* L., Wrasman C.J., Boubnov A., Hoffman A.S., Goodman E. D., Bare S. R., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140/42: 13736-13745 (2018)
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Aitbekova* A., Wu* L., Wrasman C.J., Boubnov A., Hoffman A.S., Goodman E. D., Bare S. R., Cargnello M. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140/42: 13736-13745 (2018)
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