Inorganic materials and properties, Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

2025
Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), MCAA Outstanding Contributor Award
Building the MCAA network in Japan and Asia and promoting international research collaboration
Eugenio Hernán Otal

2022
Shinshu University Venture Grand Prix, Shinshu Venture Grand Prix Award
Development of a portable water quality sensor and research towards social implementation
Eugenio Hernán Otal, Manuela Kim

2010
Argentine Materials Association (SAM) and Instituto de Tecnología Prof. Jorge A. Sabato, Instituto Sabato Award – Best PhD Thesis
Design of functional materials: Characterization of hierarchical structures of pure and rare-earth doped ZnO
Eugenio Hernán;O

Mechanistic origin of charge separation and enhanced photocatalytic activity in D–π–A-functionalized UiO-66-NH2 MOFs
Anastasiia Kultaeva; Volodymyr Vasylkovskyi; Andreas Sperlich; Eugenio Otal; Katsuya Teshima; Wolf Gero Schmidt; Timur Biktagirov
Materials Horizons, 2026

Mechanistic insights into PFOS and PFOA adsorption on acid-resistant MgTiO3
Seulgee Lee; Fumitaka Hayashi; Kunio Yubuta; Eugenio Otal; Nagahiro Saito; Hideki Tanaka; Katsuya Teshima
Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2026

Postsynthetic Polymerization of UiO-66-NH2 for the Fabrication of Nylon/MOF Hybrid Membranes with Enhanced PFOS and PFOA Uptake
Manuela L. Kim; Eugenio H. Otal; Azeem Ullah; Seulgee Lee; Hideki Tanaka; Mutsumi Kimura; Katsuya Teshima
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Dec. 2025

Unveiling Linker-Born Electron Spin Centers in UiO-66-NH ₂ MOF
Timur Biktagirov; Eugenio Otal; Leopold Trost; Patrick Dörflinger; Katsuya Teshima; Olga Trukhina; Daniel Klose; Wolf Gero Schmidt; Anastasiia Kultaeva
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Dec. 2025

Defect-Engineered Metal–Organic Frameworks with Coordinative Dye Modification for Cost-Effective Fluoride Detection in Water
Eugenio H. Otal; Manuela L. Kim; Katsuya Teshima; Mutsumi Kimura
ACS Omega, Nov. 2025

A Perspective on Scientific Integrity: A Reflection on Methods, Mindsets, and Legacy
Eugenio H. Otal
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73(9), 4980-4981, Mar. 2025

Structural Stabilization and Superior Electrochemical Performance of Yttrium-Doped O3-NaFe_0.4Ni_0.3Mn_0.3O₂ Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Tingru Chen; Eugenio H. Otal; Tien Quang Nguyen; Shunsuke Narumi; Michihisa Koyama; Nobuyuki Zettsu
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 37(2), 709-723, Jan. 2025

Photoinduced Spin Centers in Photocatalytic Metal–Organic Framework UiO‐66
Anastasiia Kultaeva; Timur Biktagirov; Andreas Sperlich; Patrick Dörflinger; Mauricio E. Calvo; Eugenio Otal; Vladimir Dyakonov
Advanced Functional Materials, 35(3), Jan. 2025

Tailoring the room-temperature miscibility gap in ordered spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathodes by multi-element doping
Shunsuke Narumi; H. Eugenio Otal; Tien Quang Nguyen; Michihisa Koyama; Nobuyuki Zettsu
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025

Mixed anion effects on structural and electrochemical characteristics of Li4Ti5O12 for high-rate and durable anode materials
Hye-min Kim; Dae-wook Kim; Kenjiro Hara; Hiromasa Shiiba; Youn Charles-Blin; Eugenio Otal; Hideki Tanaka; Katsuya Teshima; Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino; Ryo Ishikawa; Yuichi Ikuhara; Nobuyuki Zettsu
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(12), 7107-7121, 2024

Influence of defect engineering on the hydrogen and methane adsorption capacity in HKUST-1-like structure MOF
Pablo S. Gauna; Andres A. Garcia Blanco; Deicy Barrera; Jhonny Villarroel-Rocha; Juan P. Hinestroza; Mutsumi Kimura; Manuela L. Kim; Eugenio H. Otal; Karim Sapag
ADSORPTION-JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADSORPTION SOCIETY, 29(7-8), 351-361, Nov. 2023

Nanofiltration Performance of Poly(p-xylylene) Nanofilms with Imidazole Side Chains
Satsuki Yoshida; Takeshi Shii; Yu Kitazawa; Manuela L. Kim; Eugenio H. Otal; Yoshiyuki Hattori; Mutsumi Kimura
Polymers, 15(15), Aug. 2023

Washable PEDOT:PSS Coated Polyester with Submicron Sized Fibers for Wearable Technologies
Manuela L. Kim; Eugenio H. Otal; Nina R. Sinatra; Kelly Dobson; Mutsumi Kimura
ACS Omega, 8(4), 3971-3980, Jan. 2023

Open Access Fluoride Sensor for Water Quality Assessment: Smartphone Based Sensor and Data Transfer using MOFs as sensing materials
Manuela L. Kim; Eugenio H. Otal; Mutsumi Kimura
IFAC PAPERSONLINE, 56(2), 4657-4662, 2023

All-Organic Electroactive Shape-Changing Knitted Textiles Using Thermoprogrammed Shape-Memory Fibers Spun by 3D Printing
Manuela L. Kim; Eugenio H. Otal; Junko Takizawa; Nina R. Sinatra; Kelly Dobson; Mutsumi Kimura
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(4), 2355-2364, Apr. 2022

Versatile Covalent Postsynthetic Modification of Metal Organic Frameworks via Thermal Condensation for Fluoride Sensing in Waters
Eugenio Hernan Otal; Manuela Leticia Kim; Yoshiyuki Hattori; Yu Kitazawa; Juan Paulo Hinestroza; Mutsumi Kimura
Bioengineering, 8(12), Nov. 2021

A Solid-State Pathway towards the Tunable Carboxylation of Cellulosic Fabrics: Controlling the Surface’s Acidity
Eugenio H. Otal; Manuela L. Kim; Juan P. Hinestroza; Mutsumi Kimura
Membranes, 11(7), 514-514, Jul. 2021

The Long and Bright Path of a Lanthanide MOF: From Basics towards the Application
Eugenio Hernán Otal; Hideki Tanaka; Manuela Leticia Kim; Juan Paulo Hinestroza; Mutsumi Kimura
Chemistry – A European Journal, 27(26), 7376-7382, May 2021

Front Cover: Effect of the Ethanol/BTC Ratio on the Methane Uptake of Mechanochemically Synthesized MOF‐199 (Chem. Asian J. 9/2021)
Manuela Leticia Kim; Deicy Barrera; Mutsumi Kimura; Juan P. Hinestroza; Karim Sapag; Eugenio Hernán Otal
Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 16(9), 1025-1025, May 2021

Open-Source Portable Device for the Determination of Fluoride in Drinking Water
Eugenio H. Otal; Manuela Leticia Kim; Steffen Dietrich; Ryogo Takada; Shinji Nakaya; Mutsumi Kimura
ACS Sensors, 6(1), 259-266, Jan. 2021

Effect of the Ethanol/BTC Ratio on the Methane Uptake of Mechanochemically Synthesized MOF-199
Kim, M.L.; Barrera, D.; Kimura, M.; Hinestroza, J.P.; Sapag, K.; Otal, E.H.
Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 16(9), 2021

Conformal Functionalization of Cotton Fibers via Isoreticular Expansion of UiO-66 Metal-Organic Frameworks
Marion Schelling; Eugenio Otal; Manuela Kim; Juan P. Hinestroza
Coatings, 10(12), Nov. 2020

Synthesis of a zinc–imidazole metal–organic framework (ZIF-8) using ZnO rods grown on cotton fabrics as precursors: arsenate absorption studies
Schelling, M.; Kim, M.; Otal, E.; Aguirre, M.; Hinestroza, J.
Cellulose, 27(11), 6399-6410, 2020

Cellulose meets reticular chemistry: interactions between cellulosic substrates and metal–organic frameworks
Manuela Leticia Kim; Eugenio Hernán Otal; Juan P. Hinestroza
Cellulose, 26(1), 123-137, Jan. 2019

Growth of UiO-66 metal-organic framework onto a cotton fabric and its use as a functional micropollutant filter
Marion Schelling; Eugenio Otal; Juan Hinestroza
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 255, Mar. 2018

Decoration of cotton fibers with a water-stable metal–organic framework (UiO-66) for the decomposition and enhanced adsorption of micropollutants in water
Schelling, M.; Kim, M.; Otal, E.; Hinestroza, J.
Bioengineering, 5(1), 2018

Grain-size/(t″ or c)-phase relationship in dense ZrO2 ceramics
F{\'a}bregas, I.O.; Reinoso, M.; Otal, E.; Kim, M.
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 36(8), 2016

A panchromatic modification of the light absorption spectra of metal-organic frameworks
Otal, E.H.; Kim, M.L.; Calvo, M.E.; Karvonen, L.; Fabregas, I.O.; Sierra, C.A.; Hinestroza, J.
Chemical Communications, 52(40), 2016

Phase transitions of BaTi0.9Rh0.1O3±δ perovskite-type oxides under reducing environments
Rodr{\'i}guez; G.C.M.; G{\"o}n; ll{\"u}, Y.; Ferri, D.; Eyssler, A.; Otal, E.; Saruhan, B.
Materials Research Bulletin, 61, 130-135, 2015

Structural characterization and EXAFS wavelet analysis of Yb doped ZnO by wet chemistry route
Otal, E.H.; Sileo, E.; Aguirre, M.H.; Fabregas, I.O.; Kim, M.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 622, 115-120, 2015

Influence of porous substrate on copper based oxygen carrier efficiency for chemical-looping combustion
Van Garderen, N.; Otal, E.H.; Aneziris, C.G.; Graule, T.; Clemens, F.J.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 190, 2014

Optical and transport properties of LaTi1-xMx(O,N) 3±δ (x=0; 0.1, M=Nb⁵⁺, W⁶⁺) thin films prepared by plasma ammonolysis
Maegli, A.E.; Sagarna, L.; Populoh, S.; Penkala, B.; Otal, E.H.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 211, 2014

Improved persistent luminescence of CaTiO3:Pr by fluorine substitution and thermochemical treatment
Yoon, S.; Otal, E.H.; Maegli, A.E.; Karvonen, L.; Matam, S.K.; Ebbinghaus, S.G.; Walfort, B.; Hagemann, H.; Pokrant, S.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 613, 2014

Chemistry, nanostructure and magnetic properties of Co-Ru-B-O nanoalloys
Arzac, G.M.; Rojas, T.C.; Gontard, L.C.; Chinchilla, L.E.; Otal, E.; Crespo, P.; Fern{\'a}ndez, A.
RSC Advances, 4(87), 2014

Influence of the synthesis method on the structure of Pd-substituted perovskite catalysts for methane oxidation
Lu, Y.; Eyssler, A.; Otal, E.H.; Matam, S.K.; Brunko, O.; Weidenkaff, A.; Ferri, D.
Catalysis Today, 208, 2013

Flame-made visible light active TiO2:Cr photocatalysts: Correlation between structural, optical and photocatalytic properties
Michalow, K.A.; Otal, E.H.; Burnat, D.; Fortunato, G.; Emerich, H.; Ferri, D.; Heel, A.; Graule, T.
Catalysis Today, 209, 2013

Improved photoluminescence and afterglow of CaTiO3: Pr³⁺ by ammonia treatment
Yoon, S.; Otal, E.H.; Maegli, A.E.; Karvonen, L.; Matam, S.K.; Riegg, S.; Ebbinghaus, S.G.; Fallas, J.C.; Hagemann, H.; Walfort, B.; Pokrant, S.; Weidenkaff, A.
Optical Materials Express, 3(2), 2013

Debinding mechanisms in thermoplastic processing of a Ba 0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O 3-δ-stearic acid-polystyrene mixture
Salehi, M.; Clemens, F.; Otal, E.H.; Ferri, D.; Graule, T.; Grob{\'e}ty
ChemSusChem, 6(2), 2013

Crystal growth and thermoelectric properties of CaMn0.98Nb 0.02O3-δ
Alfaruq, D.S.; Aguirre, M.H.; Otal, E.H.; Populoh, S.; Karvonen, L.; Yoon, S.; Lu, Y.; Deng, G.; Ebbinghaus, S.G.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Crystal Growth, 377, 2013

LaTiO2N/In2O3 photoanodes with improved performance for solar water splitting
Leroy, C.M.; Maegli, A.E.; Sivula, K.; Hisatomi, T.; Xanthopoulos, N.; Otal, E.H.; Yoon, S.; Weidenkaff, A.; Sanjines, R.; Gr{\"a}tzel, M.
Chemical Communications, 48(6), 2012

Thermal and chemical aging of model three-way catalyst Pd/Al 2O 3 and its impact on the conversion of CNG vehicle exhaust
Matam, S.K.; Otal, E.H.; Aguirre, M.H.; Winkler, A.; Ulrich, A.; Rentsch, D.; Weidenkaff, A.; Ferri, D.
Catalysis Today, 184(1), 2012

Thermoelectric properties of CaMnO 3 films obtained by soft chemistry synthesis
Alfaruq, D.S.; Otal, E.H.; Aguirre, M.H.; Populoh, S.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Materials Research, 27(7), 2012

Structural and photocatalytic properties of perovskite-type (La,Ca)Ti(O,N) 3 prepared from A-site deficient precursors
Maegli, A.E.; Hisatomi, T.; Otal, E.H.; Yoon, S.; Pokrant, S.; Gr{\"a}tzel, M.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(34), 2012

On the chemical interaction of nanoscale lanthanum doped strontium titanates with common scandium and yttrium stabilized electrolyte materials
Burnat, D.; Heel, A.; Holzer, L.; Otal, E.; Kata, D.; Graule, T.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(23), 2012

The influence of defects formed by Ca excess and thermal post-treatments on the persistent luminescence of CaTiO3:Pr
Otal, E.H.; Maegli, A.E.; Vogel-Sch{\"a}uble, N.; Walfort, B.; Hagemann, H.; Yoon, S.; Zeller, A.; Weidenkaff, A.
Optical Materials Express, 2(4), 2012

Metastability of heavy lanthanides in the ZnO wurtzite structure
Otal, E.H.; Yoon, S.; Aguirre, M.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509(SUPPL. 1), 2011

Transport and magnetic properties of PrCo1-xNixO 3 (x = 0.0-0.7)
Tome?, P.; Aguirre, M.H.; Robert, R.; Shkabko, A.; Otal, E.H.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 44(30), 2011

Perovskite-type SrTi1-xNbx(O,N)3 compounds: Synthesis, crystal structure and optical properties
Maegli, A.; Yoon, S.; Otal, E.; Karvonen, L.; Mandaliev, P.; Weidenkaff, A.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 184(4), 2011

Nanostructured colloidal crystals from forced hydrolysis methods
Otal, E.H.; Granada, M.; Troiani, H.E.; C{\'a}nepa, H.; De Reca, N.E.
Langmuir, 25(16), 2009

Functionalized mesoporous hybrid thin films as selective membranes
Otal, E.H.; Angelom{\'e}, P.C.; Bilmes, S.A.; Soler-Illia, G.J.A.A.
Advanced Materials, 18(7), 2006

Growth of gold nanoparticle arrays in TiO2 mesoporous matrixes
P{\'e}rez, M.D.; Otal, E.; Bilmes, S.A.; Soler-Illia, G.J.A.A.; Crepaldi, E.L.; Grosso, D.; Sanchez, C.
Langmuir, 20(16), 2004

Monitoring the temperature of dilute aqueous solutions using near-infrared water absorption
Otal, E.H.; I{\~n},{\'o}n, F.A.; Andrade, F.J.
Applied Spectroscopy, 57(6), 2003

Photoinduced electron transfer and chemical α-deoxygenation of D-galactono-1,4-lactone. Synthesis of 2-deoxy-D-lyxo-hexofuranosides
Chiocconi, A.; Marino, C.; Otal, E.; De Lederkremer, R.M.
Carbohydrate Research, 337(21-23), 2002

Beyond Panchromatic Absorption: Deciphering the Excited-State Maze from Light Absorption to Photocatalysis in Dye-Sensitized MOFs
Manuela L. Kim; Mauricio E. Calvo; Katsuya Teshima; Fabio La Mattina; Eugenio H. Otal
01 Sep. 2026
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.00931v1

Mechanistic Origin of Charge Separation and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity in D-$π$-A-Functionalized UiO-66-NH$_2$ MOFs
Anastasiia Kultaeva; Volodymyr Vasylkovskyi; Andreas Sperlich; Eugenio Otal; Katsuya Teshima; Wolf Gero Schmidt; Timur Biktagirov
19 Dec. 2025

Unveiling Linker-Born Electron Spin Centers in UiO-66-NH2 MOF
Eugenio Otal; Timur Biktagirov; Leopold Trost; Patrick Dörflinger; Katsuya Teshima; Olga Trukhina; Daniel Klose; Wolf Gero Schmidt; Anastasiia Kultaeva
16 Dec. 2024
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11591v2

Photoinduced Spin Centers in Photocatalytic Metal-Organic Framework UiO-66
Anastasiia Kultaeva; Timur Biktagirov; Andreas Sperlich; Patrick Dörflinger; Mauricio E. Calvo; Eugenio Otal; Vladimir Dyakonov
23 Apr. 2024