Zoe Schnepp

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Zoe Schnepp’s research explores sustainable routes to functional nanomaterials. Using Green Chemistry principles, her group designs nanostructured materials based on simple methods and cheap and abundant precursors. There are many applications for these ideas but one particular area of focus is artificial photosynthesis: using sunlight to produce chemical fuels such as hydrogen or methanol.

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36 Article

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2024
Elucidating the Mechanism of Iron‐Catalyzed Graphitization: The First Observation of Homogeneous Solid‐State Catalysis
Hunter, R. D., Takeguchi, M., Hashimoto, A., Ridings, K. M., Hendy, S. C., Zakharov, D., Warnken, N., Isaacs, J., Fernandez‐Muñoz, S., Ramirez‐Rico, J. & Schnepp, Z., 16 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Materials. 10 p., 2404170.
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The effect of catalyst precursors on the mechanism of iron-catalysed graphitization of cellulose
Hayward, E., Smales, G. J., Pauw, B. R., Takeguchi, M., Kulak, A., Hunter, R. D. & Schnepp, Z., 14 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: RSC Sustainability.
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2023
Making chemistry accessible for learners with vision impairment
Schnepp, Z. & Watson, R., 27 Oct 2023, In: Communications Chemistry. 6, 1, 3 p., 232.
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Outreach: Impact on Skills and Future Careers of Postgraduate Practitioners Working with the Bristol ChemLabS Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Harrison, T. G., Alexander, S., Barron, N., Bonham, J., Correa Ascencio, M., Chapman, A., Cheesman, B., England, M., Fletcher, J., Flynn, S., Fiadzomor, P., Fothergill, J., Greco, C., Griffith, A., Hanford, K., Kaur, P., Khan, M. A. H., Ingle, R., Inglis, G. & Laurain, A. & 12 others, Liddle, E., Medley, M. I., Ndukwe, I., Rivett, A., Sage, R., Schnepp, Z., Sellou, L., Shaw, K. E., Street, S., Tatolo, G., Wellington, R. & Shallcross, D. E., 14 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 100, 11, p. 4270-4278 9 p.
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The effect of nitrogen on the synthesis of porous carbons by iron-catalyzed graphitization †
Hunter, R. D., Hayward, E. C., Smales, G. J., Pauw, B. R., Kulak, A., Guan, S. & Schnepp, Z., 22 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Materials Advances. 2023, 4, p. 2070-2077 8 p.
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2022
In Situ and Ex Situ X-ray Diffraction and Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Investigations of the Sol-Gel Synthesis of Fe3N and Fe3C
Chambers, M. S., Hunter, R. D., Hollamby, M. J., Pauw, B. R., Smith, A. J., Snow, T., Danks, A. E. & Schnepp, Z., 9 May 2022, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 61, 18, p. 6742-6749 8 p.
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Iron-catalyzed graphitization for the synthesis of nanostructured graphitic carbons
Hunter, R. D., Ramírez-rico, J. & Schnepp, Z., 7 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10, 9, p. 4489-4516 28 p.
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2021
Evolution of the Local Structure in the Sol-Gel Synthesis of Fe3C Nanostructures
Chambers, M. S., Keeble, D. S., Fletcher, D., Hriljac, J. A. & Schnepp, Z., 17 May 2021, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 60, 10, p. 7062–7069
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Milling as a route to porous graphitic carbons from biomass
Hunter, R., Davies, J., Hérou, S. J. A., Kulak, A. & Schnepp, Z., 1 Nov 2021, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 379, 2209, 12 p., 20200336.
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2019
Scalable synthesis of dispersible iron carbide (Fe₃C) nanoparticles by ‘nanocasting’
Fletcher, D. C., Hunter, R., Xia, W., Smales, G. J., Pauw, B. R., Blackburn, E., Kulak, A., Xin, H. & Schnepp, Z., 7 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7, 33, p. 19506-19512 7 p.
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2018
The aggregation of an alkyl-C₆₀ derivative as a function of concentration, temperature and solvent type
Hollamby, M. J., Smith, C. F., Britton, M. M., Danks, A. E., Schnepp, Z., Grillo, I., Pauw, B. R., Kishimura, A. & Nakanishi, T., 7 Feb 2018, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20, 5, p. 3373-3380 8 p.
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2017
Mechanistic insights into the formation of porous carbons from gelatin
Danks, A. E., Hollamby, M. J., Hammouda, B., Fletcher, D. C., Johnston-Banks, F., Rogers, S. E. & Schnepp, Z., 21 Jun 2017, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5, 23, p. 11644-11651 8 p.
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2016
Fluorescent liquid pyrene derivative-in-water microemulsions
Hollamby, M. J., Danks, A. E., Schnepp, Z., Rogers, S. E., Hart, S. R. & Nakanishi, T., 11 Jun 2016, In: Chemical Communications . 52, 46, p. 7344-7347
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The evolution of 'sol-gel' chemistry as a technique for materials synthesis
Danks, A. E., Hall, S. R. & Schnepp, Z., 1 Mar 2016, In: Materials Horizons. 3, 2, p. 91-112 22 p.
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Triple templating of graphitic carbon nitride to enhance photocatalytic properties
Yang, Z., Danks, A. E., Zhang, Y., Schnepp, Z. & Wang, J., Jan 2016, In: Materials. 4, 1, 015706.
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2015
In Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Study of the Sol-Gel Synthesis of Fe<inf>3</inf>N and Fe<inf>3</inf>C
Schnepp, Z., Danks, A. E., Hollamby, M. J., Pauw, B. R., Murray, C. A. & Tang, C. C., 28 Jul 2015, In: Chemistry of Materials. 27, 14, p. 5094-5099 6 p.
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20 Citations (Scopus)
Iron-catalyzed graphitization of biomass
Thompson, E., Danks, A. E., Bourgeois, L. & Schnepp, Z., 1 Jan 2015, In: Green Chemistry. 17, 1, p. 551-556 6 p.
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93 Citations (Scopus)
Soft and hard templating of graphitic carbon nitride
Yang, Z., Zhang, Y. & Schnepp, Z., 21 Jul 2015, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 3, 27, p. 14081-14092 12 p.
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123 Citations (Scopus)
2014
A family of oxide-carbide-carbon and oxide-nitride-carbon nanocomposites
Schnepp, Z., Hollamby, M. J., Tanaka, M., Matsushita, Y., Xu, Y. & Sakka, Y., 25 May 2014, In: Chemical Communications. 50, 40, p. 5364-5366 3 p.
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8 Citations (Scopus)
In situ TEM observation of a microcrucible mechanism of nanowire growth
Boston, R., Schnepp, Z., Nemoto, Y., Sakka, Y. & Hall, S., 9 May 2014, In: Science. 344, 6184, p. 623-626 4 p.
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33 Citations (Scopus)
2013
Biopolymer-activated graphitic carbon nitride towards a sustainable photocathode material
Zhang, Y., Schnepp, Z., Cao, J., Ouyang, S., Li, Y., Ye, J. & Liu, S., 1 Jan 2013, In: Scientific Reports. 3, p. 2163
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106 Citations (Scopus)
Biopolymers as a flexible resource for nanochemistry
Schnepp, Z., 21 Jan 2013, In: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) . 52, 4, p. 1096-1108 13 p.
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107 Citations (Scopus)
Doped-carbon electrocatalysts with trimodal porosity from a homogeneous polypeptide gel
Schnepp, Z., Zhang, Y., Hollamby, M. J., Pauw, B. R., Tanaka, M., Matsushita, Y. & Sakka, Y., 2013, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1, 43, p. 13576-13581 6 p.
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41 Citations (Scopus)
From paper to structured carbon electrodes by inkjet printing
Glatzel, S., Schnepp, Z. & Giordano, C., 18 Feb 2013, In: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) . 52, 8, p. 2355-2358 4 p.
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64 Citations (Scopus)
Rice husk-derived carbon anodes for lithium ion batteries
Wang, L., Schnepp, Z. & Titirici, M. M., 7 May 2013, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1, 17, p. 5269-5273 5 p.
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201 Citations (Scopus)
2012
One-step route to a hybrid TiO /Ti W N nanocomposite by insitu selective carbothermal nitridation
Schnepp, Z., Hollamby, M. J., Tanaka, M., Matsushita, Y., Katsuya, Y. & Sakka, Y., 1 Jun 2012, In: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 13, 3
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2011

A flexible one-pot route to metal/metal oxide nanocomposites
Schnepp, Z., Hall, S. R., Hollamby, M. J. & Mann, S., 1 Jan 2011, In: Green Chemistry. 13, 2, p. 272
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32 Citations (Scopus)
One pot route to sponge-like Fe3N nanostructures
Schnepp, Z., Thomas, M., Glatzel, S., Schlichte, K., Palkovits, R. & Giordano, C., 1 Jan 2011, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21, 44, p. 17760
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69 Citations (Scopus)
2010
Alginate-mediated routes to the selective synthesis of complex metal oxide nanostructures
Wimbush, S. C., Mann, S., Hall, S. R. & Schnepp, Z., 10 May 2010, In: CrystEngComm. 12, 5, p. 1410-1415 6 p.
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43 Citations (Scopus)
Biopolymer-mediated synthesis of anisotropic piezoelectric nanorods
Mitchells, J., Mann, S., Hall, S. R. & Schnepp, Z., 2 Jul 2010, In: Chemical Communications. 46, 27, p. 4887-4889 3 p.
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6 Citations (Scopus)
Biotemplating of Metal Carbide Microstructures: The Magnetic Leaf
Schnepp, Z., Yang, W., Antonietti, M. & Giordano, C., 3 Sept 2010, In: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) . 49, 37, p. 6564-6566
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62 Citations (Scopus)
Synthesis of Highly Magnetic Iron Carbide Nanoparticles via a Biopolymer Route
Schnepp, Z., Wimbush, S. C., Antonietti, M. & Giordano, C., 28 Sept 2010, In: Chemistry of Materials. 22, 18, p. 5340-5344
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101 Citations (Scopus)
2008
Stabilization of CeO₂ nanoparticles in a CO₂ rich solvent
Hollamby, M. J., Trickett, K., Vesperinas, A., Rivett, C., Steytler, D. C., Jones, J., Heenan, R. K., Richardson, R. M., Glatter, O., Eastoe, J. & Schnepp, Z., 17 Nov 2008, In: Chemical Communications. 43, p. 5628-5630 3 p.
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6 Citations (Scopus)
Structural Evolution of Superconductor Nanowires in Biopolymer Gels
Schnepp, Z. A. C., Wimbush, S. C., Mann, S. & Hall, S. R., 5 May 2008, In: Advanced Materials. 20, 9, p. 1782-1786
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57 Citations (Scopus)
2007
Synthesis and applications of superacids. 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethanesulfonic acid, supported on silica
Harmer, M. A., Junk, C., Rostovtsev, V., Carcani, L. G., Vickery, J. & Schnepp, Z., 11 Jan 2007, In: Green Chemistry. 9, 1, p. 30-37 8 p.
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23 Citations (Scopus)
2006
Hybrid biocomposites based on calcium phosphate mineralization of self-assembled supramolecular hydrogels
Schnepp, Z. A. C., Gonzalez-McQuire, R., Mann, S. & Schnepp, Z., 18 Jul 2006, In: Advanced Materials. 18, 14, p. 1869-1872 4 p.
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134 Citations (Scopus)

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