Gunnar Westin
Professor at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory; Inorganic Chemistry
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 37 40
- Fax:
- +46 18 51 35 48
- E-mail:
- Gunnar.Westin@kemi.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 538
751 21 Uppsala
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Keywords
- thin films
- nanomaterials
- solution processing
- photocatalysts
- powder coating
- hard coatings
- inorganic synthesis
- gen iv nuclear energy
- lanthanide doped materials

Publications
Recent publications
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Effect of Surface Impurities and Lattice Defects on the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles
Part of Langmuir, p. 28399-28410, 2025
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Atomistic Structure Investigation of Eu-Doped ZnO Nanosponges
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 232-241, 2025
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Proton irradiation-induced cracking and microstructural defects in UN and (U,Zr)N composite fuels
Part of Journal of Materiomics, p. 906-918, 2024
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WC-Ni cemented carbides prepared from Ni nano-dot coated powders
Part of International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2023
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Entrapped Molecule-Like Europium-Oxide Clusters in Zinc Oxide with Nearly Unaffected Host Structure
Part of Small, 2023
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Articles in journal
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Effect of Surface Impurities and Lattice Defects on the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles
Part of Langmuir, p. 28399-28410, 2025
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Atomistic Structure Investigation of Eu-Doped ZnO Nanosponges
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 232-241, 2025
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Proton irradiation-induced cracking and microstructural defects in UN and (U,Zr)N composite fuels
Part of Journal of Materiomics, p. 906-918, 2024
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WC-Ni cemented carbides prepared from Ni nano-dot coated powders
Part of International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2023
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Entrapped Molecule-Like Europium-Oxide Clusters in Zinc Oxide with Nearly Unaffected Host Structure
Part of Small, 2023
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Part of Open Ceramics, 2021
- DOI for Niobium carbide – nickel-niobium alloy composites from a nickel coated powder: microstructural development during sintering
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Synthesis of nano-phase ZrC by carbothermal reduction using a ZrO2–carbon nano-composite
Part of Journal of the European Ceramic Society, p. 62-72, 2021
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Part of Ceramics International, p. 10828-10847, 2021
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Part of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 1736-1744, 2021
- DOI for All-alkoxide based deposition and properties of a multilayer La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/CoFe2O4/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 film
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Nickel dot coating of NbC powder by solution processing
Part of Open Ceramics, 2020
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Fast, Low-Cost Synthesis of ZnO:Eu Nanosponges and the Nature of Ln Doping in ZnO
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 7584-7602, 2020
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Europium-doped ZnO nanosponges: controlling optical properties and photocatalytic activity
Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry C, p. 3909-3919, 2019
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Part of ChemSusChem, p. 404-408, 2019
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Low Cost, Fast Solution Synthesis of 3D Framework ZnONanosponges
Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 15150-15158, 2017
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Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 3100-3121, 2014
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Part of Inorganica Chimica Acta, p. 125-132, 2012
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Adsorption of Trimethyl Phosphate on Maghemite, Hematite, and Goethite Nanoparticles
Part of Journal of Physical Chemistry A, p. 8948-8959, 2011
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Structure and morphology of nickel-alumina/silica solar thermal selective absorbers
Part of Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, p. 1370-1375, 2011
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Structure of a hepta-nuclear termetallic oxo-alkoxide: Eu3K3TiO2(OBut)11(OMe/OH)(HOBut)
Part of Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, p. 681-688, 2010
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Part of Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2010
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Solution processing of conducting dense and porous films; doped ZnO and TiO2, and perovskites
Part of International Journal of Nanotechnology, p. 828-849, 2009
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Oxygen Diffusion and Photon-Induced Decomposition of Acetone on Zr- and Nb-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 3810-3818, 2009
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Part of Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2008
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ERDA of Ni-Al2O3/SiO2 solar thermal selective absorbers
Part of Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, p. 1177-1182, 2008
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Part of Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, p. 194-202, 2008
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Part of Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2008
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Part of Clinical Endocrinology, p. 271-278, 2008
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Electronic structure of Co doped ZnO: Theory and experiment
Part of Journal of Applied Physics, 2008
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Alkoxide route to La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 epitaxial thin films on SrTiO3
Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 4673-4678, 2008
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Sol-gel derived Nd1/3La1/3Ca1/3MnO3: Phase evolution and preparation of films and nanopowders
Part of Journal of Materials Research, p. 1737-1743, 2007
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Li insertion in sol-gel prepared Mn-doped TiO2 studied by electron spectroscopy in ultrahigh vacuum
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 3459-3466, 2007
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Part of Clinical Endocrinology, p. 110-114, 2007
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Optimization of a solution-chemically derived solar absorbing spectrally selective surface
Part of Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, p. 38-43, 2007
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Part of Neoplasia, p. 533-535, 2007
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Part of Journal of The American Ceramic Society, p. 3449-3454, 2007
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Direct processing of porous nano-structured ZnO-CoOx films
Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 7751-7757, 2007
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Part of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 1413-1422, 2006
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 2391-2393, 2006
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Part of Journal of Physical Chemistry B, p. 1210-1220, 2006
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Part of Optical materials (Amsterdam), p. 386-391, 2006
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Metal oxides 3D arrays by aqueous chemical growth
Part of The Electrochemical Society: Chemical Solution Deposition of Semiconducting and Non-Metallic Films, p. 176-186, 2006
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Alkoxide Route to La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 Films and Powders
Part of Journal of The American Ceramic Society, p. 2099-2105, 2005
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 1499-1504, 2005
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A Solution Synthetic Route to Nanophase Cobalt Film and Sponge
Part of Chemistry of Materials, p. 199-205, 2005
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Part of Journal of Applied Physics, p. 113104, 2005
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Part of Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, p. 33-43, 2005
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Durability tests of solution-chemically derived spectrally selective absorbers
Part of Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, p. 197-207, 2005
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Preparation and Studies of ZnO:Al Films and Powders
Part of Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, p. 283-286, 2004
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Part of MRS Online Proceedings Library, p. 79-84, 2004
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Inorganic interfacial engineering: processing of hard materials
Part of Powder Metallurgy, p. 317-331, 2004
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Synthesis, Structure and Properties of ErNb2(OPri)13
Part of Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, p. 25-29, 2004
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Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 112-116, 2004
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Anti-reflection coatings for solution-chemically derived nickel—alumina solar absorbers
Part of Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, p. 183-191, 2004
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Synthesis, Structure and Properties of a Novel Chloro-Oxo Alkoxide: Sr2Er2OCl(OPri)7(HOPri)4
Part of J Sol-Gel Science and Technolog, p. 115-118, 2003
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Preparation of La0.75Sr0.25MnO3 Nano-Phase Powders and Films from Alkoxide Precursors
Part of Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, p. 257-260, 2003
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Part of Chem. Commun, p. 1012-1013, 2003
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Solution-chemical derived nickel-alumina coatings for thermal solar absorbers
Part of Solar Energy, p. 497-503, 2003
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 3249-3258, 2002
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Preparation of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 Nanophase Powders and Films from Alkoxide Precursors
Part of Chem. Mater., p. 1981-1988, 2002
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Synthesis, structure and characterisation of Ln(5)O(OPri)(13) with Ln = Nd, Gd or Er
Part of JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS, p. 1931-1938, 2001
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Nd[Ak(OrI)4]3, a Novel tetranuclear alkoxide forming merohedrally twinned crystals
Part of Acta Cryst., p. 515-516, 2001
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Part of CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, p. 3438-3445, 2001
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Part of SCANDEM, p. 174-175, 2001
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Formation of nano-sized Ni, Cu and Ni-Cu-alloy particles in a matrix of amorphous Al2O3
Part of SCANDEM, p. 176-177, 2001
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Conference papers
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Scalable Solution Based Processes to Energy Materials
Part of World Journal of Engineering, Issue Suppl, p. 1437, 2011
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Ceramic matrix composites of solar energy applications: from solution to product
2009
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Solution based processing of hard composites, gradients and coatings
Part of World Journal of Engineering, International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE) 16, Kunming, Yunnan, China, ICCE 16, p. 775-778, 2008
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Porous and dense perovskite films
Part of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Vol 28, p. 153-163, 2007
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Photodecomposition of acetone on ZrOx-TiO2 thin films in O2 excess and deficit conditions
Part of 31st Int. Conf. Adv. Ceram. Comp. s7, p. 175-186, 2007
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Accelerated ageing tests of optimized solution chemically derived selective solar thermal absorbers
2006
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Solution processing of complex functional nano-materials; Er-doped wave-guides
Part of Nano-structured metals, and Metal nano-inclusion materials, IEEE, Singapore, 2006
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Chemically Prepared Nano-Structured Metal and M-Al2O3 Nano-Composite Films and Powders
Part of International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering ICCE 14, Boulder, CO, USA, 2006
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Solution synthesis of Cobalt-Copper Nano Phase Films and Sponges
Part of 13:th International Workshop on Gels and Glasses, Los Angeles, 2005, p. 2, 2005
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Solution chemical routes to complex materials
Part of International Conference on Composites/nano Engineering (ICCE) 12, Tenerife, 2005, p. 4, 2005
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La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 electrode films by alkoxide based sol-gel synthesis
Part of 13:th International Workshop on Gels and Glasses, Los Angeles, 2005, p. 2, 2005
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Solution Route to Metal-Alumina nano composites
Part of 13:th International Workshop on Gels and Glasses, Los Angeles, 2005, p. 2, 2005
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An aqueous synthesis route to new catalyst material for car exhaust purification
Part of 13:th International Workshop on Gels and Glasses, Los Angeles, 2005, p. 2, 2005
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Direct processing of porous nano-structured ZnO:Co films
Part of 13:th International Workshop on Gels and Glasses, Los Angeles, 2005, 2005
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Alkoxide Based Sol-Gel Processing of CMR Manganites
Part of Materials Research Society Vol. 848, 2005
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Part of ISES 2005, 2005
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Spectrally selective solar thermal absorber based on sol-gel and solution-chemistry methods
Part of SOLGEL 2005, 2005
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Preparation of La1-x(Sr,Ba)xMnO3 Nano-Phase Powders and Films from Alkoxide Precursors
Part of 10th International Ceramics Congress 2002 Proceedings, p. 453, 2002
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Part of 10th Internaitonal Ceramics Congress 2002 Proceedings, p. 517, 2002
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Highly homogeneous WC-Ni/Co Composites Produced from WC-Powder coated with a Solution Chemical Route
Part of 10th International Ceramics Congress 2002 Proceedings, p. 489, 2002
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Preparation of nano-sized LaYO3 powder, and studies of pressureless and spark plasma sintering
Part of 10th International Ceramics Congress 2002 Proceedings, p. 131, 2002