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Peer-reviewed research articles
1. Understanding the growth of RuO2 colloidal nanoparticles over a solid support: An atomic force
microscopy study (2016) Camila Fernández, Chiara Pezzotta, Gijo Raj, Eric M. Gaigneaux, Patricio
Ruiz, , Catalysis Today, Volume 259, Pages 183-191
Keywords: RuO2-supported nanoparticles; Atomic force microscopy; Crystal growth; Size
distribution; Heterogeneous catalysts
2. In situ quartz crystal microbalance monitoring of the adsorption of polyoxometalate on a
polyampholyte polymer matrix (2015) Gijo Raj, Colas Swalus, Marie Delcroix, Michel Devillers,
Christine Dupont-Gillain, Eric M. Gaigneaux,, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 445, 1
Pages 24-30
Keywords: Keggin polyoxometalate; Organic–inorganic hybrid; Atomic force microscopy; Hybrid
catalyst; Quartz crystal microbalance
3. Controlling the dispersion of supported polyoxometalate heterogeneous catalysts: impact of
hybridization and the role of hydrophilicity–hydrophobicity balance and supramolecularity (2014) Gijo
Raj, Colas Swalus, Eglantine Arendt, Pierre Eloy, Michel Devillers and Eric M. Gaigneaux,
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Volume 5, Pages 1749–1759.
Keywords: atomic force microscopy; heterogeneous hybrid catalyst; organic–inorganic hybrid
materials; polyoxometalates; supramolecular organization.
4. Study of mesoporous CdS-quantum-dot-sensitized TiO2 films by using X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy and AFM (2014) Mohamed N. Ghazzal, Robert Wojcieszak, Gijo Raj, and Eric M.
Gaigneaux, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Volume 5, Pages 68–76.
Keywords: AFM; CdS; heterojunction; particle size; quantum dots; TiO2; XPS
5. Supramolecular Organization in Organic–Inorganic Heterogeneous Hybrid Catalysts Formed from
Polyoxometalate and Poly(ampholyte) Polymer (2013) Gijo Raj, Colas Swalus, Alain Guillet, Michel
Devillers, Bernard Nysten, and Eric M. Gaigneaux, Langmuir, Volume 29 (13), Pages 4388-4395
6. Measuring adhesion forces between model polysaccharide films and PLA bead to mimic molecular
interactions in flax/PLA biocomposite (2012) Gijo Raj, Eric Balnois, Marie-Aline Helias, Christophe
Baley, Yves Grohens, Journal of Materials Science, Volume 47, Pages 2175-2181
Key words: Direct force measurement, flax fiber, adhesion force, colloidal probe, water contact angle,
cellulose film, capillary bridge
7. Role of Polysaccharides on Mechanical and Adhesion Properties of Flax Fibres in Flax/PLA
Biocomposite (2011) Gijo Raj, Eric Balnois, Christophe Baley, and Yves Grohens, , International
Journal of Polymer Science, Volume 2011, pages 1-11
8. Investigations of the use of a mussel-inspired compatibilizer to improve the matrix-fiber adhesion of
a biocomposite (2009) Alain Bourmaud, Juliette Riviere, Antoine Le Duigou, Gijo Raj, Christophe
Baley, , Polymer Testing, Volume 28, Pages 668-672.
Keywords: Hemp fibers; Poly-(lactic-acid); Mechanical properties; Poly-(dopamine); Atomic force
microscopy
9. Probing cellulose/polylactic acid interactions in model biocomposite by colloidal force microscopy
(2009) Gijo Raj, Eric Balnois, Christophe Baley, Yves Grohens, Colloids and Surfaces A:
Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 352, Pages 47-55.
Keywords: Cellulose; Polylactic acid; Biocomposite; Adhesion; AFM
10. Adhesion force mapping of raw and treated flax fibres using afm force-volume, (2009) Gijo Raj,
Eric Balnois, Christophe Baley, Yves Grohens, Journal of Scanning Probe Microscopy Volume 4 (2),
Pages 66-72, DOI: 10.1166/jspm.2009.1010
Key Words: Adhesion; AFM; Flax; Force-volume
11. Colloid force measurements between cellulose and polylactic acid (2008), Gijo RAJ, Eric
BALNOIS, Christophe BALEY, Yves GROHENS, Revue des Composites et des Matériaux Avancés,
Volume 18/2, page 177-183
doi:10.3166/rcma.18.177-183
Key Words: biocomposite, polylactic acid, cellulose, AFM, colloid probe microscopy.
Books
1. Probing interfacial interactions in natural fibre reinforced biocomposites using colloidal force
microscopy (2012) Gijo Raj, Eric Balnois, Christophe Baley, Yves Grohens, , (2012) RSC Green
Chemistry, 1, pp. 183-203 UK.
2. Interfacial interactions in Flax fibre/PLA biocomposite: From model surfaces to real fibres Gijo Raj,
Eric Balnois, Yves Grohens (2012) LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, 2012. (ISBN: 9783659151095)