Publications by Paul Joseph Dyson

Carbamate-bond breaking on bulk oxides realizes highly efficient polyurethane depolymerization

Paul Joseph Dyson, Laura Piveteau, Xinbang Wu, Roland Christopher Turnell-Ritson

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2025

A Facile Strategy Based on Ionic Liquids to Modulate the Antibacterial, Flame-Retardant, and Sensing Properties of Cotton Fabrics

Surface treatment of textiles causes a significant amount of environmental pollution and endowing traditional fabrics with multiple functions through facile methods remains challenging. Here a simple strategy is proposed involving the copolymerization of m ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Fluorene-Terminated π-Conjugated Spiro-Type Hole Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Guixiang Li

Spiro-OMeTAD is a widely used hole transport material (HTM) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), but its inherent low hole mobility and poor thermal stability affect the overall performance of PSCs. To overcome these limitations, we develop a series of fluore ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2025

Single-site ruthenium catalyst supported on zeolite for CO2 hydrogenation to methyl formate

Paul Joseph Dyson, Xunhui Wang, Roland Christopher Turnell-Ritson, Victor Carle Adrien Boureau

Technologies for the transformation of atmospheric CO2 to useful chemicals, such as formic acid (FA), are essential to combatting excessive fossil fuel use and will need to be implemented on large scale. However, hydrogenation of CO2 to (base-free) FA is c ...

2025

Formation Dynamics of Thermally Stable 1D/3D Perovskite Interfaces for High-Performance Photovoltaics

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Direct understanding of the formation and crystallization of low-dimensional (LD) perovskites with varying dimensionalities employing the same bulky cations can offer insights into LD perovskites and their heterostructures with 3D perovskites. In this stud ...

Wiley2025

Polycondensation as a Universal Method for Preparing High-density Single-atom Catalyst Libraries

Paul Joseph Dyson, Mounir Driss Mensi, Pascal Miéville, Laura Piveteau, Xunhui Wang, Xinbang Wu, Daniel Ortiz Trujillo, Miyeon Chang, Ariana Serban, Timo Markus Oskar Felder

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) present a promising subclass of classic heterogeneous catalysts by maximizing metal dispersion and enhancing efficiency. Although high-density SACs (HD-SACs) are reported, their synthesis is typically constrained to specific me ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Protein-based nanomedicines for cancer theranostics: From supramolecular self-assembly to AI-driven design and applications

Paul Joseph Dyson

Protein-based nanomedicines represent a paradigm shift in cancer theranostics, capitalizing on superior biocompatibility, molecular recognition, and multifunctional adaptability. This review delineates their evolution from supramolecular self-assembly to a ...

2025

Unveiling the Roles of Pt and CeO2 during Solvent-Free Amide Hydrogenation Utilizing Operando Photoelectron Photoionization Coincidence Spectroscopy

Paul Joseph Dyson, Xinbang Wu, Roland Christopher Turnell-Ritson

The hydrogenation of amides to amines is an important reaction in the synthesis of building blocks in organic chemistry. However, the solvent-free hydrogenation of amides (requiring heterogeneous catalysts and high reaction temperatures) is challenging, wi ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

Dopamine Dopes the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Ursula Röthlisberger, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Lukas Pfeifer, Virginia Carnevali, Nikolaos Lempesis

The electron transport layer (ETL) is a crucial component of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as it greatly influences their photovoltaic performance. Among various currently used ETL materials, SnO₂ stands out due to its unique advantages, including low‐temp ...

Wiley2025

Tuning the selectivity of NH3 oxidation via cooperative electronic interactions between platinum and copper sites

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Selective catalytic oxidation (SCO) of NH3 to N2 is one of the most effective methods used to eliminate NH3 emissions. However, achieving high conversion over a wide operating temperature range while avoiding over-oxidation to NOx remains a significant cha ...

Nature Research2025