Physics of condensed matter, atoms and molecules

The research activity carried out by the members of the Physics of Condensed Matter, Atoms and Molecules group deals with fundamental issues related to physical properties of condensed matter and of advanced knowledge-based materials. The research is fully integrated in the national and international scenario and is funded by national and international projects.

The focus is mainly on physical properties of materials and devices with high technological potential and social relevance (e.g. nano-materials and quantum materials for electronic, biosensing and energy applications,) and on the development of advanced methods in the field of synchrotron radiation and laser spectroscopy.

Many research activities are carried out in collaboration with the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and with renowned Universities and research centres at national and international level and large scale facilities.

Some members of the group are active in the Technology Transfer and are affiliated to the CIRI-MAM center through consultancy and contract collaboration with Italian SMEs. Several patents have been produced as a result of this activity.

    People

    keywords: Corrosion, Anti-Corrosion Coatings, Magnetism, Soft Magnets, NGO Steels
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    Marco Barducci

    PhD Student

    keywords: Computational Material Physics, Machine Learning, Ab-initio calculations
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    Antonio Barile

    Research fellow

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    Alessia Barzotti

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: Cellulose, sensor, water absorbency, ipedance spectroscopy, contact angle, barrier properties, Hydrophobic treatment
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    Laura Basiricò

    Associate Professor

    keywords: Flexible Electronics, Organic and Hybrid X-Ray Detectors, Organic Single Crystals, Organic Electronics, Innovative
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    Francesca Benini

    PhD Student

    keywords: Density Functional Theory, Computational Material Science, Tribology, Lubricant additives, Atomistic and Multi-scale
    keywords: Computational Material Science, Surfaces and Interfaces, High performance computing, Tribology, High-Throughput methods
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    Camilla Bordoni

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: ionizing radiation detectors, flexible electronics, perovskites, spectroscopy
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    Federico Boscherini

    Full Professor

    keywords: X-ray spectroscopy, nanostructures, nanostructures, X-ray spectroscopy, synchrotron radiation, metalloproteins,
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    Tommaso Calarco

    Full Professor

    keywords: quantum control theory, quantum technologies, quantum information
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    Enrico Gianfranco Campari

    Associate Professor

    keywords: Thin films, sensors, nanomaterials, energy, 3D printing, mechanical properties
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    Daniela Cavalcoli

    Associate Professor

    keywords: semiconductors, silicon, GaN, InN, AlN, III-Nitrides alloys, photovoltaic applications, semiconductor nanostructures
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    Sara Cepić

    PhD Student

    keywords: 2D Perovskites, Solid state Radiation detectors, Thin Film Devices, Crystals
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    Margherita Cioni

    PhD Student

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    Tobias Cramer

    Associate Professor

    keywords: Charge Transfer, Thin Film Transistors, Flexible Electronics, Bioelectronics, Sensors, Atomic Force Microscopy
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    Elisa Damiani

    PhD Student

    keywords: Computational Material Science, Surfaces and Interfaces, High performance computing, Tribology, High-Troughput methods
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    Lia Giulia D'Amico

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: sensors, organic electronics, hydrogen sensing
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    Domenico Di Sante

    Associate Professor

    keywords: Quantum Materials, First principles calculations, Topology and geometry of electronic states, Electronic correlations
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    Luca Fabbri

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: atomic force microscopy, thin film transistors, charge transport in semiconductors
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    Viola Ferretti

    PhD Student

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    Vito Foderà

    PhD Student

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    Beatrice Fraboni

    Full Professor

    keywords: electronic transport in semiconductors, ionizing radiation detectors, organic semiconductors and perovskites,
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    Cesare Franchini

    Full Professor

    keywords: Computational Quantum Materials
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    Nikolas Franke

    PhD Student

    keywords: AFM, Li-ion batteries
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    Ilaria Fratelli

    Fixed-term Researcher in Tenure Track L. 79/2022

    keywords: Solis state Radiation detectors, Organic Semiconductors, Thin Film Devices, Flexible Electronics, High Mobility
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    Darin Joseph

    PhD Student

    keywords: Density Functional theory
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    Luca Leoni

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: Computational Material Physics, Machine Learning, Ab-initio calculations
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    Lorenzo Margotti

    Research fellow

    keywords: Perovskites, Thin Films, Ionizing Radiation detectors, Dosimetry, Space environment, Microfabrication, Optoelectronic
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    Margherita Marsili

    Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

    keywords: Density Functional Theory (DFT), Many-body Perturbation Theory, Methodological and code development, High-throughput
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    Raffaello Mazzaro

    Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

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    Francesco Minardi

    Associate Professor

    keywords: Physics of matter, Atomic and optical physics, Quantum gases
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    Andrea Muratori

    PhD Student

    keywords: Quantum computing, Quantum Optimal Control, Quantum dynamics, Rydberg atoms
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    Giulia Napolitano

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: Organic and Hybrid Ionizing Radiation Detectors, Innovative Materials for Radiation Detectors, Flexible Electronics,
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    Chiara Pacella

    PhD Student

    keywords: Orbitronics, DFT, topoligic materials, Weyl semimetals
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    Alberto Pacini

    PhD Student

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    Luca Pasquini

    Full Professor

    keywords: Nanostructured materials, Hydrogen in solids, Photoelectrochemistry, Energy conversion, Nanoparticles, Physical Vapour
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    Enrico Pedretti

    PhD Student

    Teaching tutor

    keywords: tribology, molecular dynamics, machine learning potentials, molecular adsorption
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    Evans Pericoli

    Research fellow

    keywords: NoMaH project, Hydrogen storage, Intermetallic hydrides, Arc Melting, XRD/SEM analysis
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    Marco Prevedelli

    Associate Professor

    keywords: optical metrology, atomic interferometry, fundametal constants, laser cooling
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    Usman Qumar

    PhD Student

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    Leonardo Razzai

    PhD Student

    keywords: Cold atoms, hollow-core fibers, laser cooling, rubidium
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    Paolo Restuccia

    Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

    keywords: Computational material science, Atomistic simulations, Tribology, Density functional theory, Molecular dynamics, High
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    Maria Clelia Righi

    Full Professor

    keywords: Computational Material Science, Atomistic and multi-scale simulations, Surfaces and Interfaces, Tribology, High
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    Samuele Sanna

    Associate Professor

    keywords: Quantum Materials, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Spin-Orbit entanglement, Strongly electron-correlated systems, Muon