PUBLICATIONS
2026
P-TReCK-TCS: A User-Friendly Monte Carlo Simulation Software for γ-γ True Coincidence Summing in Cylindrical Gamma-Ray Detectors FC Hila, AA Astronomo, MMT Bauyon, CV Balderas, AV Amorsolo Jr, ...Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 114232
Enhancing Energy Harvesting from Low-Frequency Vibrations via Topology Optimization of Bimorph PVDF Cantilevers PM Aguilar, LD Rayos Del Sol, CC Mercado Applied Mechanics and Materials 935, 199-206
Eu (II) Incorporation in Calcite: Phase Transformation and Photoluminescence JB Junio, MT Conato, CC Mercado, AM Guloy Materials Science Forum 1194, 123-132
A design of experiment approach on NaOH-Na2S2O8 alkali-oxidising leaching of copper from Cu-As ore BPM Carrasco, CAE Saladaga, AD Tugawin, CC Mercado, JMF Maniaul, ... Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 1-14
2025
Adiabatic Shear Bands in Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Under High Strain Rate and Elevated Temperature Conditions HC Regidor, J Pasco, K Nyamuchiwa, C Mercado, C Aranas Materials Today Communications, 114412
GaussSpectraSwift: a Software for Variance-reduced Gaussian Energy Broadening and Resolution Function Fitting in Radiation Detector Response Simulations FC Hila, AA Astronomo, AV Amorsolo Jr, CC Mercado Philippine Journal of Science 154
P-TReCK: A Monte Carlo software for real-time gamma-ray detector simulation and spectral analysis FC Hila, AA Astronomo, CV Balderas, NRD Guillermo, AV Amorsolo Jr, ... Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 113347
Influence of Particle Shape on Heat Transfer from Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles to a Matrix RM Raguindin, CA Aleman, KA Salazar, MM Rosete, CC Mercado Selected Articles from the 8th International Conference on Materials …
Hot Deformation Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti–6Al–4V HC Regidor, J Pasco, K Nyamuchiwa, C Mercado, C Aranas TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 289-295
Comparing Analytical and AI-based Image Analysis for Micron-sized Particle Detection and Measurement AJ Ventura, TA Harun, CJ Kimayong, C Mercado, PEJ 2025; Vol. 46, No. 1: 88-100
2024
Luistro FD, Cirio JM, Daza R, Mercado C. Adsorption and Porosity Models for Hexavalent Chromium in Mine Wastewater Using a Goethite-Rich Nickel Laterite Filtration Bed. International Conference on Green Energy and Environment Engineering 2024 Jul 3 (pp. 26-35) Springer Nature Switzerland.
Gonzaga, ILE, Mercado, CC Effect of Cu/Bi ratio on the Photoelectrochemical Performance of CuBi2O4/CuO Nanocomposite Films for CO2 Reduction (2024-09-19) doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad7d6e
Narvaez JA, Mercado CC. Enhancement of Dye Degradation in Piezo-Photocatalytic ZnO–MoS2 Heterostructures. Journal of Electronic Materials. 2024 Sep 6:1-1.
A new excel-based Monte Carlo transport code for simulating energy response spectra and efficiencies in gamma-ray detection materials FC Hila, NRD Guillermo, AV Amorsolo, CC Mercado Radiation Physics and Chemistry (2024): 111616.
2023
Outdoor Performance Analysis of Mono-Si and Poly-Si Solar PV Panels in the Philippines JA Principe, LG Gerna, IB Benitez, JA Ibañez, JM Cañete, CC Mercado 2023 IEEE/IAS Industrial and Commercial Power System Asia (I&CPS Asia), 1464
Localized surface plasmon resonance shift of biosynthesized and functionalized quasi-spherical gold nanoparticle systems RKM Raguindin, CC Mercado RSC advances 13 (35), 24211-24227 (2023) DOI: 10.1039/D3RA04092
Dependence of gold nanoparticle formation on Muntingia calabura and Lagerstroemia speciosa extract amounts Raguindin, Ricky Kristan M., and Candy C. Mercado Materials Today: Proceedings (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.605
2022
Copper ternary oxides as photocathodes for solar-driven CO2 reduction Ian Lorenzo E. Gonzaga and Candy C. Mercado, Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci. , Volume 61, Issue 1, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1515/rams-2022-0043
A micro-composite prodrug and its theranostic potential Ricky Kristan M. Raguindin, Candy C. Mercado AIP Conference Proceedings 2440, 020002 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0075654
2021-2017
Substitution of Ca²⁺ by Sn²⁺ and Sr²⁺ cations in P. placenta shells and single-crystal calcite through ion exchange reactions JB Junio, MT Conato, C Mercado Materials Research Express https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1591/ac2192/meta (2021)
Substitution of Ca2+ in Calcite by Sn2+ and Sr2+ cations through ion exchange characterized by X-ray absorption and photoelectron spectroscopies Junio, J.B., Chirawatkul, P., Conato, M.T., Mercado, C.C. MRS Advances. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-021-00061-w (2021)
Array pattern effects on the voltage output of vertically aligned BaTiO 3 nanotubular flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator. Aleman, C. K. A., Narvaez, J. A. B., Lopez, G. D. B., & Mercado, C. C. MRS Communications 10 (3), 500-505 (2020).
Accelerated Reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) through Cr(VI) Concentration Using Laterite Soil as Adsorbent Nacomel J, Punongbayan V, Rosero K, Mercado CC, International Mineral Processing Congress - Eurasia Regional Mineral Processing Conference Antalya, Turkey October 31- Nov 2, 2019.
Comparison of Photoelectrochemical Current in Amorphous and Crystalline Anodized TiO2 Nanotube Electrodes CC Mercado, MEL Lubrin, HAJ Hernandez, RA Carubio International Journal of Photoenergy Volume 2019. Article ID 9848740(2019).
Photovoltaic and photocatalytic properties of bismuth oxyiodide-graphene nanocomposites LA Mabuti, IKS Manding, CC Mercado RSC Advances 8 (74), 42254-42261 (2018).
Electrochemical impedance analysis of perovskite-electrolyte interfaces Z Li, CC Mercado, M Yang, E Palay, K Zhu Chemical Communications 53 (16), 2467-2470 13 (2017).
CJ Flynn, SM McCullough, EB Oh, L Li, CC Mercado, BH Farnum, W Li, ... ACS applied materials & interfaces 8 (7), 4754-4761 35 2016
Controlled humidity study on the formation of higher efficiency formamidinium lead triiodide-based solar cells S Wozny, M Yang, AM Nardes, CC Mercado, S Ferrere, MO Reese, ... Chemistry of Materials 27 (13), 4814-4820 76 2015
Surface and bulk characteristics of Zn/Ni substituted cobalt oxide spinel p-type semiconductorsC Mercado, C Donley, C Flynn, A Zakutayev, K Zhu, J Cahoon, A Nozik ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 249 2015
Photocurrent enhanced by singlet fission in a dye-sensitized solar cellJN Schrauben, Y Zhao, C Mercado, PI Dron, JL Ryerson, J Michl, K Zhu, ... ACS applied materials & interfaces 7 (4), 2286-2293 33 2015
Compositionally-tunable mechanochemical synthesis of Zn x Co 3− x O 4 nanoparticles for mesoporous p-type photocathodes SM McCullough, CJ Flynn, CC Mercado, AJ Nozik, JF Cahoon Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (44), 21990-21994 10 2015
CC Mercado, A Zakutayev, K Zhu, CJ Flynn, JF Cahoon, AJ Nozik The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 (44), 25340-25349 13 2014
EM Miller, Y Zhao, CC Mercado, SK Saha, JM Luther, K Zhu, V Stevanović, ...Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (40), 22122-22130 104 2014
Formation and Evaluation of Lahar/HDPE Hybrid Composite as a Structural Material for Household Biogas DigesterLME Polinga, CC Mercado, CA Polinga World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal ... 2013
Observation of charge transport in single titanium dioxide nanotubes by micro-photoluminescence imaging and spectroscopy CC Mercado, FJ Knorr, JL McHale Acs Nano 6 (8), 7270-7280 29 2012
CC Mercado, FJ Knorr, JL McHale, SM Usmani, AS Ichimura, LV Saraf The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (19), 10796-10804 118 2012
C Mercado, Z Seeley, A Bandyopadhyay, S Bose, JL McHale ACS applied materials & interfaces 3 (7), 2281-2288 67 2011
Photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy of titanium dioxide nanotubesCC Mercado, JL McHale ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 237 2009 PHYS-398
Defect Photoluminescence of TiO2 NanotubesCC Mercado, JL McHale Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc 1268 4 2009
Trap-state distributions and carrier transport in pure and mixed-phase TiO2: influence of contacting solvent and interphasial electron transfer FJ Knorr, CC Mercado, JL McHale The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (33), 12786-12794 151 2008
CC Mercado, AV Amorsolo Jr PEJ 26 (1), 45-54