Dr Federico Grillo
Senior Scientific Officer
Research areas
My current research work focuses on the self-assembly of organic molecules, such as corrosion inhibitors and surface passivators, at either single crystal metal surfaces or bimetallic substrates. A combined experimental (VT-STM, XPS and vibrational spectroscopy HREELS and RAIRS, also supported by Synchrotron Radiation studies) and theoretical apporach (computational methods via software packages such as Gaussian, SIESTA and VASP) is a fundamental part of the research activity.
Selected publications
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One-dimensional heterocyclic carbene–Au metal–organic frameworks bridging ultra-high vacuum models and scalable liquid-phase growth
Cielo, L., Cattelan, M., Schio, L., Longo, L., Grillo, F., Qie, B., Wang, Z., Floreano, L., Baddeley, C. J., Sedona, F., Tubaro, C., Fischer, F. R. & Agnoli, S., 28 Feb 2026, In: Applied Surface Science. 720, Part C, 10 p., 165322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Revisiting the original 2003 garnet-like Li-ion conducting solid electrolytes Li<sub>5</sub>La<sub>3</sub>M<sub>2</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (M = Nb, Ta, Nb/Ta): a look into phase formation and the identification of carbonate and alumina contamination
Ritchie, H. A., Pateli, I. M., Magdysyuk, O. V., Naden, A. B., Seleghini, H. S., Grillo, F., Peters, G., Ashbrook, S. E., Irvine, J. T. S. & Thangadurai, V., 11 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13, 44, p. 38316-38334 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sandwich-structured GaIn(Zn)P/ZnSeS@ZnS quantum dots-Ag@Fe3O4@SiO2 magnetoplasmonic nanosensor with simulation-driven design for influenza A(H1N1) virus biosensing
Adeniyi, K. O., Gray, K. I., Grillo, F., Achadu, O. J., Menard, H. & Adegoke, O., 1 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 703, 2, 17 p., 139164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synergistic cross-coupling catalysis: a trialkylphosphine/Pd catalyst tethered to MOF-808(Hf) is very effective for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of problematic nucleophiles
Ndlovu, S., Lane, C. A., Naden, A. B., Grillo, F., Giménez-Nueno, I., Clarke, M. L. & Wright, P. A., 7 Sept 2025, In: Catalysis Science & Technology. 15, 17, p. 4922-4931 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synthesis and growth mechanisms of (3,1)-graphene nanoribbons on Cu(111): insights from STM and DFT analysis
Sung, Y.-Y., Grillo, F. & Schaub, R., 4 Jun 2025, In: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 64, 6, 8 p., 06SP06.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecularly imprinted viral protein integrated Zn-Cu-In-Se-P quantum dots superlattice for quantitative ratiometric electrochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in saliva
Adeniyi, K. O., Oyinlola, K., Achadu, O. J., Menard, H., Grillo, F., Yang, Z. & Adegoke, O., 9 Aug 2024, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7, 15, p. 17630–17647 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the passivation layer formed by tolyltriazole on copper, bronze, and brass surfaces
Rossin, A. J., Grillo, F., Francis, S. M., Miller, D. N., Rossall, A. K., van den Berg, J. A., Hunt, G. J. & Baddeley, C. J., 1 Oct 2024, In: Applied Surface Science. 669, 8 p., 160585.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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VerSoX B07‐B: a high‐throughput XPS and ambient pressure NEXAFS beamline at Diamond Light Source
Grinter, D. C., Ferrer, P., Venturini, F., van Spronsen, M. A., Large, A. I., Kumar, S., Jaugstetter, M., Iordachescu, A., Watts, A., Schroeder, S. L. M., Kroner, A., Grillo, F., Francis, S. M., Webb, P. B., Hand, M., Walters, A., Hillman, M. & Held, G., May 2024, In: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 31, 3, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adsorption of the prototypical organic corrosion inhibitor benzotriazole on the Cu(100) surface
Turano, M., Walker, M., Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Hunt, G., Kirkman, P., Richardson, N. V., Baddeley, C. J. & Costantini, G., Oct 2022, In: Corrosion Science. 207, 10 p., 110589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Copper adatoms mediated adsorption of benzotriazole on a gold substrate
Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Larrea, C. R., Lacovig, P. & Richardson, N. V., 30 Oct 2022, In: Applied Surface Science. 600, 154087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review