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Silvia Varagnolo

Silvia Varagnolo

Lecturer In Mechanical And Materials Engineering

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Silvia Varagnolo is a Lecturer in Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the School of Engineering and Innovation at the Open University. Previously, she worked on organic photovoltaics as a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. Before that, she completed her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Padua (Italy) investigating surface functionalisation, wetting and droplet movement. Her research interests include 2D materials, microfabrication, droplet wetting and motion, photovoltaics, and sustainability. From the scholarship side, Silvia is interested in inclusive teaching and gamification.

Latest publications

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  • Varagnolo, S., 2025, ‘Droplets Sliding Down Partially Wetted (Non-Superhydrophobic) Surfaces: A Review’, Liquids, 5(4), https://oro.open.ac.uk/106961/.
  • Emadian, S. S., Varagnolo, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Ranjan, P., Pyeshkova, V., Vangapally, N., Power, N. P., Pitchaimuthu, S., Chroneos, A., Gopalan, S., Sonar, P. and Krishnamurthy, S., 2025, ‘Surface Engineering of Borophene as Next‐Generation Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications’, Energy & Environmental Materials, 8(3), https://oro.open.ac.uk/102534/.
  • Varagnolo, S. and Hatton, R. A., 2024, ‘Condensation Coefficient Modulation: An Unconventional Approach to the Fabrication of Transparent and Patterned Silver Electrodes for Photovoltaics and Beyond’, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7(17), pp. 7140–7151., https://oro.open.ac.uk/99543/.
  • Dey, A., Varagnolo, S., Power, N., Vangapally, N., Elias, Y., Damptey, L., Jaato, B. N., Gopalan, S., Golrokhi, Z., Sonar, P., Selvaraj, V., Aurbach, D. and Krishnamurthy, S., 2023, ‘Doped MXenes—A new paradigm in 2D systems: Synthesis, properties and applications’, Progress in Materials Science, 139, https://oro.open.ac.uk/91716/.
  • Damptey, L., Jaato, B. N., Ribeiro, C. S., Varagnolo, S., Power, N. P., Selvaraj, V., Dodoo‐Arhin, D., Kumar, R. V., Sreenilayam, S. P., Brabazon, D., Kumar Thakur, V. and Krishnamurthy, S., 2022, ‘Surface Functionalized MXenes for Wastewater Treatment—A Comprehensive Review’, Global Challenges, 6(6), https://oro.open.ac.uk/82473/.
  • Bellchambers, P., Varagnolo, S., Maltby, C. and Hatton, R. A., 2021, ‘High-Performance Transparent Copper Grid Electrodes Fabricated by Microcontact Lithography for Organic Photovoltaics’, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(4), pp. 4150–4155., https://oro.open.ac.uk/76159/.
  • Lee, J., Varagnolo, S., Walker, M. and Hatton, R. A., 2020, ‘Transparent Fused Nanowire Electrodes by Condensation Coefficient Modulation’, Advanced Functional Materials, 30(51), https://oro.open.ac.uk/73383/.
  • Varagnolo, S., Park, K., Lee, J. and Hatton, R. A., 2020, ‘Embedded-grid silver transparent electrodes fabricated by selective metal condensation’, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8(38), pp. 13453–13457., https://oro.open.ac.uk/73382/.
  • Varagnolo, S., Lee, J., Amari, H. and Hatton, R. A., 2020, ‘Selective deposition of silver and copper films by condensation coefficient modulation’, Materials Horizons, 7(1), https://oro.open.ac.uk/70322/.
  • Lee, J., Walker, M., Varagnolo, S., Huband, S. and Hatton, R. A., 2019, ‘Stabilizing Silver Window Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics Using a Mercaptosilane Monolayer’, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2(7), pp. 5198–5205., https://oro.open.ac.uk/70462/.
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