Denis Kuznetsov

Denis Kuznetsov is a Research Fellow at ETH Zurich's Institute for Energy and Process Technology, affiliated with the Professorship for Energy Science and Engineering. His research focuses on inorganic synthesis and catalysis, particularly in designing advanced materials for energy conversion applications such as electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and heterogeneous catalysis. He holds a Master's degree from Ivanovo State University (2010) and a PhD from Lomonosov Moscow State University (2015), followed by postdoctoral positions at MIT (2017-2018) and ETH Zurich (2018-present). His work emphasizes MXene materials, transition metal complexes, and perovskite-based catalysts for reactions like oxygen evolution, CO₂ hydrogenation, and NO₃⁻ reduction. Key contributions include studies on intermetallic nanocrystals, single-atom catalysts, and photo-switchable nanomaterials. He actively publishes in top-tier journals, with recent work exploring MXene surface engineering, bimetallic synergies, and solar-driven chemical valorization of glycerol. His research bridges fundamental material science with applied energy technologies, aiming to address sustainability challenges through innovative catalytic systems.

Education:

• PhD in Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 2015
• Master of Chemistry, Ivanovo State University, 2010

Research Interests:

• Design of 2D MXene-based electrocatalysts
• Single-site and bimetallic catalytic systems
• Energy conversion reactions (OER/ORR, CO₂ reduction)
• Photoresponsive nanomaterials
• Sustainable chemical synthesis

Publications highlight progress in catalytic material design, including palladium-zinc nanocrystals for multifunctional catalysis and bio-inspired MXenes for selective nitrate reduction. His work often integrates advanced characterization techniques like operando spectroscopy and XPS to unravel reaction mechanisms.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the Laboratory of Energy Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich, collaborating with Prof. Yang Shao-Horn's group (MIT) and Russian institutions like the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics (RAS).