Giannis S. Papaefstathiou

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry

• B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Patras (1998)
• Ph.D. in Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry), University of Patras (2002)
• Post Doctoral studies at the University of Iowa, Iowa, USA (2002-04)
• Joined the University of Athens in 2006

  CURRICULUM VITAE

  CURRICULUM VITAE

Giannis Papaefstathiou is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He received his B.Sc. followed by a Ph.D. with Prof. Spyros P. Perlepes at the University of Patras. Upon becoming a member of Prof. Leonard R. MacGillivray’s research group, he held a two-year post-doctoral position at the University of Iowa. Ever since his professorship in 2006, he maintains a successful international networking and research collaborations with distinguished academic scientists worldwide, including Prof. Euan K. Brechin (University of Edinburgh), Prof. Albert Escuer (University of Barcelona), Prof. Vadim G. Kessler (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) and Prof. Anastasios Tasiopoulos (University of Cyprus).

His research focuses on aspects of Coordination and Supramolecular Chemistry including the synthesis, characterization and reactivity of Metal-Organic Frameworks and polynuclear metal complexes.

Latest Publications

Oxalamide Based Fe(II)-MOFs as Potential Electrode Modifiers for Glucose Detection

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In an attempt to expand the coordination chemistry of N,N’-bis(2,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-oxalamide (H₆L) ligand, we isolated and structurally characterized two new Fe(II) Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), namely [Fe₂(H₂L)(H₂O)₅] (3D-Fe-MOF) and [Fe(H₄L)(H₂O)₂]∙2H₂O, (2D-Fe-MOF) by carefully adjusting the reaction conditions to achieve the optimal degree of deprotonation of the bridging ligand. Both MOFs were found stable in water, as evidenced by powder X-ray diffraction data and their ability to sorb glucose (GLU) from either an aqueous solution or artificial sweat was investigated only to show negligible sorption. Α graphite paste sensor (GPE) using the 3D-Fe-MOF as a modifier was fabricated. Τhe 3D-Fe-MOF modified GPE was assessed for non-enzymatic GLU detection in aqueous solution at pH 6 via differential pulse voltammetry and the preliminary results were discussed.

• 3D Printed Voltammetric Sensor Modified with an Fe(III)-Cluster for the Enzyme-Free Determination of Glucose in Sweat
• Metallo-ligand based 3d/4f coordination polymers: Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties
• Enhanced Cr(VI) sorption capacity of the mechanochemically synthesized defective UiO-66 and UiO-66-NH₂
• Inverted metal–organic frameworks: isoreticular decoration with organic anions using principles of supramolecular chemistry
• Oxalamide based coordination polymers
• Alkaline earth-organic frameworks with amino derivatives of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylates: structural studies and fluorescence properties
• Voltammetric determination of Pb(II) by a Ca-MOF-modified carbon paste electrode integrated in a 3D-printed device
• New metal-organic frameworks derived from pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid: Structural diversity arising from the addition of templates into the reaction systems

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