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Artur Ciesielski's team at the Centre for Advanced Technologies of AMU

Coordination of National Projects

Project: "Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanoflowers (TMD-NFs) for Energy Storage Systems (ESS) Applictions"

Funded by: NCN Miniatura 9

Project ID: 2025/09/X/ST11/00540

Duration: 2025–2026

PI: Wojciech Kukułka

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Project: "Metal-ion supramolecular electrolyte membranes for energy staoge applications: Design, synthesis and characterization" (MESMERISE)

Funded by: NCN OPUS 28

Project ID: 2024/55/B/ST11/00250

Duration: 2025–2028

PI: Artur Ciesielski in consortium with Michal Bielejewski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:

Project: "Template-assisted synthesis of 2D-covalent organic frameworks with p- and n- type monomers: Towards next generation of multivalent metal-ion hybrid supercapacitors" (POWERISE)

Funded by: NCN Sonata 20

Project ID: 2024/55/D/ST11/00376

Duration: 2025–2028

PI: Cataldo Valentini

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Project: "Exploiting chemical modification of coffee waste and lignin: a novel approach for sustainable energy storage systems" (CAFFEINE)

Funded by: NCN OPUS 26

Project ID: 2023/51/B/ST11/00504

Duration: 2024–2028

PI: Artur Ciesielski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. C. Valentini, V. Montes García, D. Pakulski, P. Samorí, A. Ciesielski, "Covalent Organic Frameworks and 2D Materials Hybrids: Synthesis Strategies, Properties Enhancements, and Future Directions", Small 2025, 21, 2410544 [Read publication]
  2. W. Kukułka, V. Montes-García, S. Sarwar, D. Pakulski, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Enhancing Zinc-Ion Energy Storage: Impact of MOF-5 Derived Carbonization Temperature on Performance", J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025 13, 22755 - 22760 [Read publication]
  3. A. Sánchez-Oliva, V. Montes-García, Ke Li, K. Prenger, X. Guo, I.Janica, W. Kukułka, A. Tamayo, P. Prieto, P. Samorì, V. Nicolosi, A. Ciesielski , "Surface Engineering of Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXenes via Silanol Functionalization for Improved Electrochemical Performance", Small, 2025 in press [Read publication]

Project: "Functional composites based on MULTIcomponent Portland cements modified with carbon-based nanomaterials: composition design, cHaracterizAtion of microStructure and propErties" (MULTIPHASE)

Funded by: NCN Sonata 19

Project ID: 2023/51/D/ST11/00440

Duration: 2024–2027

PI: Artur Ciesielski in consortium with Małgorzata Safuta

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:

Project: "Porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks with p- and n-type monomers for a high-performing cathode material in hybrid zinc-ions supercapacitors"

Funded by: NCN Miniatura 8

Project ID: 2024/08/X/ST5/00867

Duration: 2024–2025

PI: Cataldo Valentini

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. C. Valentini, V. Montes García, D. Pakulski, P. Samorí, A. Ciesielski, "Covalent Organic Frameworks and 2D Materials Hybrids: Synthesis Strategies, Properties Enhancements, and Future Directions", Small 2025, 21, 2410544 [Read publication]

Project: "Two dimensional covalent organic framework electrodes for high performance zinc and aluminum batteries"

Funded by: NCN Sonata 18

Project ID: 2022/47/D/ST5/00261

Duration: 2023–2026

PI: Dawid Pakulski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. C. Valentini, V. Montes-García, L. Cusin, D. Pakulski, M. Wlazło, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Peri-Xanthenoxanthene-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks for High-Performance Aqueous Zn-Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors", Small Sci., 2024, 4, 2400031 [Read publication]
  2. H. Peng, V. Montes-García, K. Jiang, D. Pakulski, S. Xu, M. Bielejewski, F. Richard, X. Zhuang, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Benzotrithiophene-sulfonate covalent organic frameworks: Supramolecular proton pumps for high-rate aqueous zinc-ion energy storage systems", SmartMat, 2024, 5, e1312 [Read publication]
  3. S. Sarwar, V. Montes-García, M. Stachowiak, T. Chudziak, W. Kukułka, C. Valentini, K. Karoń, D. Pakulski, A. Ciesielski, "Mn-Fe dual metal-organic framework based on trimesic acid as a high-performance electrode for lithium metal batteries", Nanoscale Adv. 2024 6, 5301 [Read publication]
  4. C. Valentini, V. Montes García, D. Pakulski, P. Samorí, A. Ciesielski, "Covalent Organic Frameworks and 2D Materials Hybrids: Synthesis Strategies, Properties Enhancements, and Future Directions", Small 2025, 21, 2410544 [Read publication]
  5. D. Nowicka, V. Montes-García, A. Sikora, V. Patroniak, A. Gorczyński, D. Pakulski, A. Ciesielski, "Polyoxometalate Imide-Linked Molecules, Covalent Organic Polymers and Frameworks: Dimensionality Effects on Supercapacitors Performance", Adv. Sus. Sys., 2025 in press [Read publication]
  6. W. Kukułka, V. Montes-García, S. Sarwar, D. Pakulski, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Enhancing Zinc-Ion Energy Storage: Impact of MOF-5 Derived Carbonization Temperature on Performance", J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025 13, 22755 - 22760 [Read publication]

Project: "New generation of humidity sensors based on graphene-functionalized materials."

Funded by: NCN Preludium 20

Project ID: 2021/41/N/ST5/01112

Duration: 2022–2025

PI: Tomasz Chudziak

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. C. Valentini, V. Montes-García, P. A. Livio, T. Chudziak, J. Raya, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Tuning electrical properties of graphene oxide through low-temperature thermal annealing", Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 5743 [Read publication]
  2. T. Chudziak, V. Montes-García, W. Czepa, D. Pakulski, A. Musiał, C. Valentini, M. Bielejewski, M. Carlin, A. Tubaro, M. Pelin, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "A comparative investigation of chemical reduction of graphene oxide for electrical engineering applications", Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 17765 . Featured in . [Read publication]

Past National Projects

Project: "Supramolecularly engineered sensors based on 2D materials for detection of gases and pressure"

Funded by: NCN OPUS 18

Project ID: 2019/35/B/ST5/01568

Duration: 2020–2024

PI: Artur Ciesielski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. C. Anichini, W. Czepa, A. Aliprandi, V. Girelli Consolaro, O. Ersen, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Synthesis and Characterization of Ultralong Copper Sulfide Nanowires and their Electrical Properties", J. Mat. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 12133-12140 [Read publication]
  2. I. Janica, D. Iglesias, S. Ippolito, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Effect of temperature and exfoliation time on the properties of chemically exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets", Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 15573 [Read publication]
  3. W. Czepa, S. Witomska, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Reduced graphene oxide - silsesquioxane hybrid as novel supercapacitor electrode", Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 18733 [Read publication]
  4. D. Pakulski, V. Montes-García, A. Gorczyński, W Czepa, T. Chudziak, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski "Thiol-decorated covalent organic frameworks as multifunctional materials for high-performance supercapacitors and heterogeneous catalysis", J. Mat. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 16685 [Read publication]
  5. T. Chudziak, V. Montes-García, W. Czepa, D. Pakulski, A. Musiał, C. Valentini, M. Bielejewski, M. Carlin, A. Tubaro, M. Pelin, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "A comparative investigation of chemical reduction of graphene oxide for electrical engineering applications", Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 17765 . Featured in . [Read publication]
  6. C. Valentini, V. Montes-García, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì "Boosting Zinc Hybrid Supercapacitor Performance via Thiol Functionalization of Graphene-Based Cathodes", Adv. Sci., 2024, 11, 2309041. [Read publication]
  7. W. Czepa, S. Witomska, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "A Graphene Oxide–Thioamide Polymer Hybrid for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes", Small Sci., 2023, 3, 2300013 [Read publication]
  8. C. Valentini, V. Montes-García, P. A. Livio, T. Chudziak, J. Raya, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Tuning electrical properties of graphene oxide through low-temperature thermal annealing", Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 5743 [Read publication]
  9. I. Janica, V. Montes-García, F. Urban, P. Hashemi, A. Shaygan Nia, X. Feng, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Covalently Functionalized MXenes for Highly Sensitive Humidity Sensors", Small Methods, 2023, 7, 2201651 [Read publication]
  10. C. Valentini, V. Montes-García, L. Cusin, D. Pakulski, M. Wlazło, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Peri-Xanthenoxanthene-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks for High-Performance Aqueous Zn-Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors", Small Sci., 2024, 4, 2400031 [Read publication]
  11. A. Zhuravlova, A. G. Ricciardulli, D. Pakulski, A. Gorczyński, A. Kelly, J. N. Coleman, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "High Selectivity and Sensitivity in Chemiresistive Sensing of Co(II) Ions with Liquid-Phase Exfoliated Functionalized MoS2: A Supramolecular Approach", Small, 2023, 19, 2208100 [Read publication]

Project: "Metal/covalent organic frameworks (MOF/COF) hybrid materials for high performance supercapacitors application"

Funded by: NCN Sonatina 4

Project ID: 2020/36/C/ST5/00247

Duration: 2020–2023

PI: Dawid Pakulski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. D. Pakulski, V. Montes-García, A. Gorczyński, W Czepa, T. Chudziak, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski "Thiol-decorated covalent organic frameworks as multifunctional materials for high-performance supercapacitors and heterogeneous catalysis", J. Mat. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 16685 [Read publication]
  2. H. Peng, S. Huang, V. Montes-García, D. Pakulski, H. Guo, F. Richard, X. Zhuang, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Supramolecular Engineering of Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Energy Storage Devices: Novel Benzothiadiazole-Functionalized Two-Dimensional Olefin-Linked COFs", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202216136 [Read publication]
  3. D. Pakulski, A. Gorczyński, D. Brykczyńska, V. Montes-García, W. Czepa, I. Janica, M. Bielejewski, M. Kubicki, V. Patroniak, P. Samori, A. Ciesielski "New Anderson-Based Polyoxometalate Covalent Organic Frameworks as Electrodes for Energy Storage Boosted Through Keto-Enol Tautomerization", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202305239 [Read publication]
  4. D. Pakulski, V. Montes-García, A. Gorczyński, W. Czepa, T. Chudziak, M. Bielejewski, A. Musiał, I. Pérez-Juste, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Two-dimensional metal-organic polymers as cathode hybrid materials for high-performance Al-batteries", J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 440 [Read publication]
  5. D. Pakulski, V. Montes-García, W. Czepa, D. Marcinkowski, H. Peng, T. Chudziak, A. Gorczyński, W. Kukułka, C. Valentini, V. Patroniak, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "MOF (UiO-66-NH2)@COF (TFP-TABQ) Hybrids via On-surface Condensation Reactions for Sustainable Energy Storage", Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 412 [Read publication]

Project: "Three-dimensional heteratoms enriched graphene based structures for pseudocapacitors"

Funded by: NCN Preludium 17

Project ID: 2019/33/N/ST5/00052

Duration: 2020–2022

PI: Włodzimierz Czepa

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. W. Czepa, S. Witomska, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Reduced graphene oxide - silsesquioxane hybrid as novel supercapacitor electrode", Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 18733 [Read publication]
  2. C. Anichini, W. Czepa, A. Aliprandi, V. Girelli Consolaro, O. Ersen, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Synthesis and Characterization of Ultralong Copper Sulfide Nanowires and their Electrical Properties", J. Mat. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 12133-12140 [Read publication]
  3. W. Czepa, S. Witomska, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "A Graphene Oxide–Thioamide Polymer Hybrid for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes", Small Sci., 2023, 3, 2300013 [Read publication]

Project: "2D functional materials beyond graphene: top-down approach towards chemically modified MXenes"

Funded by: NCN Preludium 15

Project ID: 2018/29/N/ST5/00054

Duration: 2019–2023

PI: Iwona Janica

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. I. Janica, V. Montes-García, F. Urban, P. Hashemi, A. Shaygan Nia, X. Feng, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Covalently Functionalized MXenes for Highly Sensitive Humidity Sensors", Small Methods, 2023, 7, 2201651 [Read publication]
  2. A. M. Jastrzębska, B. Scheibe A. Szuplewska, A. Rozmysłowska-Wojciechowska, M. Chudy, C. Aparicio, M. Scheibe, I. Janica, A. Ciesielski, M. Otyepka, M. W. Barsoum, "On the rapid in situ oxidation of two-dimensional V2CTz MXene in culture cell media and their cytotoxicity", Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 2020, 119, 111431. [Read publication]

Project: "Functionalized graphene oxide as a new, high-performance adsorbent of heavy metal ions"

Funded by: NCN Preludium 14

Project ID: 2017/27/N/ST5/00173

Duration: 2018–2021

PI: Dawid Pakulski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. W. Czepa, D. Pakulski, S. Witomska, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Graphene oxide-mesoporous SiO2 hybrid composite for fast and efficient removal of organic cationic contaminants", Carbon, 2020, 158, 193 [Read publication]
  2. D. Pakulski, A. Gorczyński, D. Marcinkowski, W. Czepa, T. Chudziak, S. Witomska, Y. Nishina, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "High-sorption terpyridine-graphene oxide hybrid for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater", Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 10490-10499 [Read publication]
  3. D. Pakulski, W. Czepa, S. Del Buffa, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Atom-thick membranes for water purification and blue energy harvesting", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020, 30, 1902394. [Read publication]
  4. D. Pakulski, A. Gorczyński, W. Czepa, Z. Liu, L. Ortolani, V. Morandi, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Novel Keplerate type polyoxometalate-surfactant-graphene hybrids as advanced electrode materials for supercapacitors", Energy Storage Mater., 2019, 17, 482 [Read publication]

Project: "Synthesis of 3D graphene based materials using metathesis reaction"

Funded by: NCN Preludium 12

Project ID: 2016/23/N/ST5/00063

Duration: 2017–2021

PI: Samanta Witomska

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. S. Witomska, Z. Liu, W. Czepa, A. Aliprandi, D. Pakulski, P. Pawluć, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Graphene Oxide Hybrid with Sulfur–Nitrogen Polymer for High-Performance Pseudocapacitors", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 482–487 [Read publication]
  2. S. Witomska, T. Leydecker, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Production and Patterning of Liquid Phase–Exfoliated 2D Sheets for Applications in Optoelectronics", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2019, 29, 1901126 [Read publication]
  3. C.-B. Huang, S. Witomska, A. Aliprandi, M.-A. Stoeckel, M. Bonini, A Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Molecule-graphene hybrid materials with tunable mechanoresponse: highly-sensitive pressure sensors for health monitoring", Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1804600 [Read publication]

Project: "New (supramolecular) approach to two-dimensional layered materials"

Funded by: NCN Sonata Bis 5

Project ID: 2015/18/E/ST5/00188

Duration: 2016–2020

PI: Artur Ciesielski

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Within the Project the following articles have been published:
  1. C. Anichini, W. Czepa, D. Pakulski, A. Aliprandi, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Chemical sensing with 2D materials", Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 4860 [Read publication]
  2. M. El Garah, S. Bertolazzi, S. Ippolito, M. Eredia, I. Janica, G. Melinte, O. Ersen, G. Marletta, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "MoS2 nanosheets via electrochemical lithium-ion intercalation under ambient conditions", FlatChem, 2018, 9, 33 [Read publication]
  3. G. Markiewicz, D. Pakulski, A. Galanti, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, A. R. Stefankiewicz, P. Samorì, "Photoisomerisation and light-induced morphological switching of a polyoxometalate-azobenzene hybrid", Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 7278. [Read publication]
  4. S. Witomska, T. Leydecker, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Production and Patterning of Liquid Phase–Exfoliated 2D Sheets for Applications in Optoelectronics", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2019, 29, 1901126 [Read publication]
  5. M. A. Squillaci, G. Markiewicz, A. Walczak, A. Ciesielski, A. R. Stefankiewicz, P. Samorì, "Self-Organization of Amino-Acid-Derived NDI Assemblies into a Nanofibrillar Superstructure with Humidity Sensitive n-Type Semiconducting Properties", Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 9713. [Read publication]
  6. D. Pakulski, W. Czepa, S. Del Buffa, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Atom-thick membranes for water purification and blue energy harvesting", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020, 30, 1902394. [Read publication]
  7. I. Janica, V. Patroniak, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, "Imine-Based Architectures at Surfaces and Interfaces: From Self-Assembly to Dynamic Covalent Chemistry in 2D", Chem. Asian J. 2018, 13, 465 [Read publication]
  8. M. Eredia, S. Bertolazzi, T. Leydecker, M. El Garah, I. Janica, G. Melinte, O. Ersen, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Morphology and electronic properties of electrochemically exfoliated graphene", J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 3347. [Read publication]
  9. C. Musumeci, M. Wałęsa-Chorab, A. Gorczyński, G. Markiewicz, A. Bogucki, R. Swietlik, Z. Hnatejko, W. Jankowski, M. Hoffmann, E. Orgiu, A. R. Stefankiewicz, V Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Generation of low-dimensional architectures through the self-assembly of pyromellitic diimide derivative"s, ACS Omega 2017, 2, 1672. [Read publication]
  10. D. Pakulski, W. Czepa, S. Witomska, A. Aliprandi, P. Pawluć, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Graphene oxide-polyethylenimine foams for efficient removal of toxic cations from water", J. Mat. Chem. A. 2018, 6, 9384 [Read publication]
  11. I. Janica, S. Del Buffa, A. Mikołajczak, M. Eredia, D. Pakulski, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Thermal insulation with 2D materials: liquid phase exfoliated vermiculite functional nanosheets", Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 23182-23190 [Read publication]
  12. M. Krystek, D. Pakulski, V. Patroniak, M. Górski, L. Szojda, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "High Performance Graphene-Based Cementitious Composites", Adv. Sci., 2019, 6, 1801195 [Read publication]
  13. D. Pakulski, A. Gorczyński, W. Czepa, Z. Liu, L. Ortolani, V. Morandi, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Novel Keplerate type polyoxometalate-surfactant-graphene hybrids as advanced electrode materials for supercapacitors", Energy Storage Mater., 2019, 17, 482 [Read publication]
  14. A. Aliprandi, D. Pakulski, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Punctured Two-Dimensional Sheets for Harvesting Blue Energy", ACS Nano 2017, 11, 10654. [Read publication]
  15. S. Witomska, Z. Liu, W. Czepa, A. Aliprandi, D. Pakulski, P. Pawluć, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Graphene Oxide Hybrid with Sulfur–Nitrogen Polymer for High-Performance Pseudocapacitors", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 482–487 [Read publication]
  16. W. Czepa, D. Pakulski, S. Witomska, V. Patroniak, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Graphene oxide-mesoporous SiO2 hybrid composite for fast and efficient removal of organic cationic contaminants", Carbon, 2020, 158, 193 [Read publication]
  17. C.-B. Huang, S. Witomska, A. Aliprandi, M.-A. Stoeckel, M. Bonini, A Ciesielski, P. Samorì, "Molecule-graphene hybrid materials with tunable mechanoresponse: highly-sensitive pressure sensors for health monitoring", Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1804600 [Read publication]