Research lines

Semiconductor

Semiconductors oxide and interfaces

Study of the electronic properties of point defects in semiconductors (Si, Ge) and in high dielectric constant materials (transition metal oxides) and at their interfaces.

Nanowires

Nanowires

The electronic and spintronic properties of Silicon nanowires produced by metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) (collaboration with M. Belli, CNR-IMM) are investigated using mainly spin dependent transport techniques aiming at the characterization of interface defects and shallow donors.

Quantum Dots

Quantum Dots

The study of pure QDs and magnetically doped QDs-based devices (colloidal nanoparticles of PbS, CdSe, CdS, Au) is carried out using charge and spin transport aiming at the understanding of strongly correlated few electrons/excitons systems and their possible applications, such as reservoir computing and quantum computing.

Organic Semiconductors

Organic Semiconductors

Investigation of triplet states in organic semiconductors for MASER applications. This activity is conducted in collaboration with the Universities of Federico II, Modena and Trento.

Transition metals dichalcogenides and magnetic thin films

Transition metals dichalcogenides and magnetic thin films

TMDC are grown with a novel patented method and their properties characterized with Raman spectroscopy (Collaboration with E. Bonera) and electrical measurements. Magnetic thin films deposited at CNR-MDM for spintronics are characterized with broad band FMR. (Collaboration with R. Mantovan and M. Belli, CNR-IMM).

Microelecrods for Neuroelectronics

Microelecrods for Neuroelectronics

Within the Neureka EU project (www.neureka.gr) deposition by ALD and characterization by impedance spectroscopy and noise of novel materials and structures for neuron stimulation and recording.