Effect of support on the catalytic performance of Au-Co3O4 catalysts: An operando DRIFTS-MS study of the propane total oxidation.
Hellmer, A., Mendoza-Cruz, R., Portales-Martínez, B., & Zanella, R. (2025). Chemical Engineering Journal, 503, 158215. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.158215 

Kinetical Evolution from Icosahedrons to Triangular Nanotripods: Factors Affecting Symmetry Breaking in
Au–Cu Multiply Twinned Nanoparticles, Ligand Exchange, and Repercussion in the Catalytic Activity.
S.M. López-López, V. Hernández-Zempoaltecatl, L. Bazán-Díaz, & R. Mendoza-Cruz (2024).
Chemistry of Materials, 36 (16), 7690-7702. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00708

Hydrodeoxygenation of anisole over SBA-15-supported Ni, Pd, and Pt mono-and bimetallic catalysts:
effect of the metal’s nature on catalytic activity and selectivity.
Pérez-Estrada, D. E., Vargas-Villagrán, H., Mendoza-Cruz, R., & Klimova, T. E. (2024).
Nanoscale, 16, 11575-11591. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR01222D

Catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide at low temperature using AuRh/TiO2 bimetallic catalysts: Effect of
the synthesis method.
A. Mancilla, R. Mendoza-Cruz, B. Portales, & R. Zanella. (2024).
Materials Today Chemistry, 38, 102092. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102092

Experimental High-Resolution Observation of the Truncated Double-Icosahedron Structure: A Stable
Twinned Shell in Alloyed Au–Ag Core@Shell Nanoparticles.
Rubén Mendoza-Cruz*, Juan Pedro Palomares-Báez, Stephan Mario López-López, Juan Martín Montejano-
Carrizales, José Luis Rodríguez López, Miguel José Yacamán, Lourdes and Bazán-Díaz. (2024).
Nano Letters, 24 (14), 4072-4081. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04435

Surfactant-tail Control of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystal Morphology.
Yoarhy Alejandro Amador-Sánchez, Brenda Vargas-Rocha, Josué Esaú Romero-Ibarra, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz,
Estrella Ramos, Diego Solís-Ibarra. (2024).
Nanoscale Horizons, 9, 472-478. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NH00409K

Structural and Vibrational Study of Porous CeO2 Nanoparticles.
F. Ascencio, L. Rangel-Gamboa, B. Maqueda-Cabrera, C. Zorrilla, R. Herrera, and R. Mendoza-Cruz. (2024).
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 311, 128492. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128492

Facet-dependent magnetic properties of magnetite nanoparticles coated with dodecyl amine and their
biological effect in hepatocarcinoma cell line.
Yareli Rojas-Aguirre, Juan Rizo, Miguelina Martínez-Aguilera, Adriana Rodríguez-Hernández, Beatriz Díaz-
Bello, Genaro Vázquez-Victorio, Héctor Domínguez, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz, Israel Betancourt, Saret Ortega-
Galindo, & Patricia Guadarrama.
Journal of Materials Science, (2024), 51, 991-1009. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09235-3

Small but Mighty: Unlocking the Catalytic Power of Individual Iridium Atoms on Titanium Oxide.
M. Molina-Torres, O. Hernández-Cristóbal, and R. Mendoza-Cruz.
Frontiers in Nanotechnology (2023), 5, 1257240. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2023.1257240

Scrutinizing different catalytic processes in the (Gd-La) codoped CeO2-NiO-carbonate membrane reactor,
implying CO2 permeation mechanisms.
D. González-Varela, J.F. Gómez-García, R. Mendoza-Cruz, and H. Pfeiffer. (2023).
Journal of Membrane Science, 688, 122116. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122116

PDDA Induced Step-Pyramidal Growth of Nickel-Platinum (Ni-Pt) Nanoparticles for Enhanced 4-
Nitrophenol Reduction.
L. Bazán-Díaz, A. Pérez, NKR Bogireddy, J.J. Velázquez-Salazar, I. Betancourt, M. José-Yacamán, R. Herrera-
Becerra, and R. Mendoza-Cruz.
Chemical Communications (2023), 53, 6845-684. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC00791J

Bimetallic AgPt Nanoalloys as an Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction: Synthesis, Structural
Analysis, and Electro-Catalytic Activity.
F. Mares-Briones, A. Higareda, J.L. López-Miranda, R. Mendoza-Cruz, R. Esparza. (2023).
Nanomaterials, 13 (8), 1396. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13081396

The role of twinning in multi metallic alloys at the nanoscale.
MJ Yacaman, JJ Velazquez-Salazar, R Mendoza-Cruz, A Lehr. (2023).
Journal of Solid-State Chemistry 317, 123641. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123641

Decahedra and Icosahedra Everywhere: The Anomalous Crystallization of Au and Other Metals at the
Nanoscale.
B. Rogers, A. Lehr, J.J. Velázquez‐Salazar, R. Whetten, R. Mendoza‐Cruz, L. Bazán‐Diaz, D. Bahena‐Uribe, M.
José-Yacamán.
J Crystal Research and Technology, (2023), 58, (4), 2200259. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.202200259

Combined Rotating Disk Slurry Electrodeposition–Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement for Pt-M (M = Co,
Ni, and Cu) Catalyst Synthesis for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media.
J. J. Soto Pérez, A. Peña-Duarte, P. Trinidad, G. Quintana, X. Zhao, K. Sasaki, M. José-Yacamán, R. Mendoza-
Cruz, and C. R. Cabrera.
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., (2023), 5, (12), 15175–15187. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c02843

Effect of Alkyl Chain Length of Amines on the Micro-structural and Magnetic Properties of Stabilized Ni-
NiO Nanoparticles.
Guerrero-Ortega, L. P. A., Ramírez-Meneses, E., Betancourt, I., Lartundo-Rojas, L., Mendoza-Cruz, R., Torres-
Huerta, A. M., & Domínguez-Crespo, M. A.
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, (2023), 33, 368–382. Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-022-02506-7

Nanoalloys of multiple components the road to advance the field, experimental and theoretical
challenges.
A. Lehr, J. J. Velázquez-Salazar, J. M. Montejano-Carrizales, S. Mejia-Rosales, R. Mendoza-Cruz, L. Bazán-Diaz,
& M. J. Yacamán.
Faraday Discussions (2022), 242, 10-22. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD00137C

Titanium Substitution Effects on the Structure, Activity, and Stability of Nanoscale Ruthenium Oxide
Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts: Experimental and Computational Study.
F Godínez-Salomón, L Albiter, R Mendoza-Cruz, C.P. Rhodes.
ACS Applied Nano Materials (2022), 5(8), 11752-11775. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c027601

A Comparative Study of the Synthesis and Cathodoluminescence of BiOCl Nanostructures Using Synthetic Tannins.
F Ascencio, JO Estevez, L Rangel-Gamboa, L Bazán-Díaz, R Mendoza-Cruz, R Herrera-Becerra.
Mater Today Commun (2020) 25, 101614. Doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101614.

The Preparation and Characterization of Co–Ni Nanoparticles and the Testing of a Heterogenized Co–Ni/Alumina Catalyst for CO Hydrogenation.
J López-Tinoco, R Mendoza-Cruz*(Co-corresponding), L Bazán-Díaz, SC Karuturi, MMartinelli, DC Cronauer, A Jeremy Kropf, CL Marshall, G Jacobs.
Catalysts (2020), 10 (1), 18. Doi: 10.3390/catal10010018.press. Doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07935

Bimetallic Two-Dimensional Nanoframes: High Activity Acidic Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Electrocatalysts.
F Godínez-Salomón, L Albiter, R Mendoza-Cruz, C P Rhodes.
ACS Applied Energy Materials (2020) 3 (3), 2404-2421. Doi: 10.1021/acsaem.9b02051

Synthesis and structural characterization of MoS2 micropyramids.
JE Samaniego-Benitez, R Mendoza-Cruz, L Bazán-Díaz, A Garcia-Garcia, MJ Arellano-Jimenez, JF Perez-Robles, G Plascencia-Villa, JJ Velázquez-Salazar, E Ortega, SE Favela-Camacho, M José-Yacamán.
J Mater Sci (2020) 55(26) 12203–12213. Doi: 10.1007/s10853-020-04878-y.

Gold Nanoclusters, Gold Nanoparticles, and Analytical Techniques for Their Characterization.
Germán Plascencia-Villa, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz, Lourdes Bazán-Díaz, Miguel José-Yacamán.
Nanoparticles in Biology and Medicine (2020), 351-382. Doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0319-2_26.

Asymmetric Deposition of Platinum Atoms on Gold Nanorods Reduced the Plasmon Field Distortion Induced by the Substrate.
L Bazán-Díaz, R Mendoza-Cruz, C Liao, and MA Mahmoud.
J. Phys. Chem. C (2019), 123 (50) 30509-30518. Doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07935

Orthorhombic Distortion in Au Nanoparticles Induced by High Pressure.
R. Mendoza-Cruz*, P. Parajuli, HJ Ojeda-Galván, AG Rodríguez, H Navarro-Contreras, JJ Velázquez-Salazar, L Bazán-Díaz, and M José-Yacamán.
CrystEngComm (2019), 21, 3451 – 3459. Doi: 10.1039/c9ce00104b

Controlled Overgrowth of Five-Fold Concave Nanoparticles into Plasmonic Nanostars and their Single-Particle Scattering Properties.
JJ Velázquez-Salazar, L Bazán-Díaz, QF Zhang, R Mendoza-Cruz, L Montaño-Priede, G Guisbiers, N Large, S Link, and M José-Yacamán.
ACS Nano (2019), 13, 10113-10128. Doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03084