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prof.dr.ir. J.E. ten Elshof (André)

Full Professor, Inorganic & Hybrid Nanomaterials Chemistry
TNW-NEM-IMS
Carré C3249
j.e.tenelshof@utwente.nl
+31534892695
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I am full professor of Inorganic & Hybrid Nanomaterials Chemistry. My research interests are nanoscale and low–dimensional metal oxide and hybrid nanomaterials, and their application in energy harvesting and storage.

Following my PhD work I was research chemist and research group leader at Akzo Nobel Coatings. Then, I became assistant/associate professor at the UT. My research was focused on the solution-processed functional oxide thin films for nanoelectronics and molecular separation membranes. A major breakthrough in 2007 were the hybrid organosilica molecular separation membranes that are now patented and on the market under the name HybSi® (www.hybsi.com).

In 2015 I was one of the founders of the company Flexiramics, which is upscaling and commercialzing ceramic nanofiber technology. I was programme director of the bachelor and master programmes Chemical Science and Engineering (CSE) in the period 2018-2023.

My current research is focused on the development of new functional materials for electrochemical energy generation and storage devices, in particular Li batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, and thermal heat storage media. I teach materials science in the bachelor and master programmes CSE, and in the bachelor programme Advanced Technology.

Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Nanosheet
    • Oxide
    • Thin Films
    • Material
    • Temperature
    • Metal

  • Chemistry

    • Liquid Film
    • Structure

Organisations

Design of new hybrid and inorganic nanomaterials for energy applications; batteries, supercapacitors, photovoltaics, electrocatalysts. More information is available on the Inorganic & Hybrid Nanomaterials Chemistry web page.

Publications

2025

Diffusion-reaction modeling of CO2 absorption in core-shell hydrogel particles (2025)Results in Engineering, 26. Article 104766. Long, Y., Jiang, J., Smink, J. S., ten Elshof, J. E., Rohlfs, W., Visser, C. W. & Brilman, W.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104766Manipulation of crystallization, optical properties and phase distribution of two-dimensional metal halide perovskite through solution-based method (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Zhang, X.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036565769Interlayer modulation of the lepidocrocite-type titanate via intercalation of the tetraalkylammonium ions for high-performance sodium-ion batteries (2025)Materials Science and Engineering B: Advanced Functional Solid-state Materials, 318. Article 118335 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Ali, S., Yang, H., Hong, C., Xu, T., Wang, Y., Cui, J., ten Elshof, J. E., Liang, J. & Yuan, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118335Electrically driven nucleation for enhanced control of salt hydrate hydrogel heat release in long-term thermal storage applications (2025)Journal of Energy Storage, 106. Article 114816. Peng, S., Helthuis, N. G. J., ten Elshof, J. E., Brem, G. & Mehrali, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.114816Mixed-phase enabled high-rate copper niobate anodes for lithium-ion batteries (2025)Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13(7), 5130-5142. Jager, B. M., Kortekaas, L., ten Elshof, J. E., Bos, J. W. G., Tromp, M. & Huijben, M.https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ta07548j

2024

Titanium Dioxide: A Versatile Earth-Abundant Optical Material for Photovoltaics (2024)Advanced Optical Materials, 12(36). Article 2401423. Marcelis, E. J., ten Elshof, J. E. & Morales-Masis, M.https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.2024014233D Printing of Electrically Conductive Silver Nanoparticle-Embedded Foams for Pressure Sensor Applications (2024)In 2024 IEEE Sensors (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors). IEEE. Kuang, G., Nguon, O. J., Mehrali, M., Ten Elshof, J. E., Rohlfs, W. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS60989.2024.10784698Effects of Combining Dion-Jacobson and Ruddlesden-Popper Spacers on the Photophysics of Quasi-2D Perovskites (2024)Advanced Optical Materials, 12(32). Article 2401629. Einhaus, L. M., Zhang, X., Korterik, J. P., Mul, G., ten Elshof, J. E. & Huijser, A.https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401629Ultrahighly Sensitive Flexible Pressure Sensors with Dual-Mode Response Based on Monolayer Films of Calcium Niobate Nanosheets (2024)ACS applied materials & interfaces, 16(41), 55722-55730. Tang, G., Yin, K., Xing, Z., Liu, Y., ten Elshof, J. E., Shan, C., Li, B. & Yuan, H.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c10559Porous potassium carbonate granules with enhanced diffusion kinetics for thermochemical heat storage (2024)Chemical Engineering Journal, 497. Article 154560. Salehzadeh, D., Elahi, B., ten Elshof, J. E., Brem, G. & Mehrali, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154560

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