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.

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Antonio Barile

Research fellow

Filippo Bonafè

PhD Student

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

keywords: Bioelectronics, PEDOT:PSS, organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), flexible and implantable electronics, Atomic

Federico Boscherini

Full Professor

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

Tommaso Calarco

Full Professor

keywords: quantum control theory, quantum technologies, quantum information

Enrico Gianfranco Campari

Associate Professor

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

Daniela Cavalcoli

Associate Professor

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

Margherita Cioni

PhD Student

Tobias Cramer

Associate Professor

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

Luca Fabbri

PhD Student

Teaching tutor

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

Beatrice Fraboni

Full Professor

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

Cesare Franchini

Full Professor

keywords: Computational Quantum Materials

Matteo Marchesini

PhD Student

Teaching tutor

Raffaello Mazzaro

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Francesco Minardi

Associate Professor

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

Luca Pasquini

Associate Professor

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

Evans Pericoli

Research fellow

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

Marco Prevedelli

Associate Professor

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

Paolo Restuccia

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

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

Maria Clelia Righi

Full Professor

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

Samuele Sanna

Associate Professor

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

Lorenzo Varrassi

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

keywords: Computational Quantum Materials, Ab initio Calculations, High-Throughput Calculations

Physics of condensed matter, atoms and molecules

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