Winners of the XIII edition of PoliHub Switch2Product Innovation Challenge

Posted on December 1, 2021January 7, 2022 by Carlo Casari

With the project ENIGMA we won the innovation challenge Switch2Product (S2P) by PoliHub (XIII edition) with a prize of € 30.000. The team ENIGMA is composed by Sonia Peggiani, Alessandro Vidale, Anna Facibeni and Carlo Casari members of the EspLORE team. The project is the outcome of the EspLORE activity and of the ERC Proof-of-Concept project PROTECHT (PoC-PROTECHT - Grant N°875268) funded to explore possible markets for scientific results of teh EspLORE project. Look at the news on the ...

Welcome Simone as a new PhD student @ EspLORE

Posted on November 2, 2021November 10, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We welcome on board Simone Melesi as a new PhD student working on EspLORE project. Simone Melesi was born in 1996 in Lecco, Italy. He is a PhD student in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology since November 2021. He obtained his Master’s degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in June 2020 with a thesis project on new polymer-protein functionalized electrospun membranes suitable for sensing of common bio-targets of great interest for biomedi...

New results! paper published on Carbon Trends

Posted on October 25, 2021January 5, 2022 by Carlo Casari

New paper published reporting results of the EspLORE project. A series of push-pull caron atomic wires has been investigated to unveil their non linear optical proeprties. Thsi work is a collaboration between the EspLORE team of Politecnico di Milano and the group of S. Szafert at University of Wroclaw (Poland). Vibrational and nonlinear optical properties of amine-capped push-pull polyynes by infrared and Raman spectroscopy Pietro Marabotti, Alberto Milani, Andrea Lucotti, Luigi Brambilla, Ma...

EspLORE @ Molecular Simulation and Engineering workshop in Milan

Posted on September 24, 2021November 7, 2021 by Carlo Casari

The fourth edition of the Molecular Simulation and Engineering workshop has been held at Politecnico di Milano on Friday, 24 September 2021. Patrick Serafini presnted a poster showing some results of the EspLORE project. Title: Topology-dependent properties of hybrid sp-sp2 2D carbon materials beyond graphene Authors: P. Serafini, A. Milani, M. Tommasini, D.M. Proserpio, C.S. Casari https://sites.google.com/site/molsimeng/home/molsimeng-20-21

Welcome Subrata as a new PostDoc @ EspLORE

Posted on September 1, 2021November 10, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We welcome on board Subrata Ghosh as a new Postdoc working on EspLORE project. Subrata grew up in Kolaghat, India. He received his Ph.D. in 2016 from Homi Bhaba National Institute, India for the thesis on “Vertical Graphene Nanosheets: Growth, Structure and Electrochemical Performance”. He has postdoctoral experiences from the University of Manchester, UK (02/2019-02/2021); Chungbuk National University, South Korea (11/2017-12/2018) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, India (12/2016...

Our paper on the cover page

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Our paper is on the cover page of the Journal of Physical Chemistry C (Image by Lia Tagliavini). An algorithm is proposed to systematically generate graphdiyne structures. Quantum-chemical calculations are used to study structural and electronic properties of these 2D carbon materials. We demonstrated how the properties can be tailored by the structure topology, providing guidelines for the design of novel sp–sp2 2D carbon nanomaterials. Designing All Graphdiyne Materials as Graph...

New Graduations @ EspLORE

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Congratulations to new graduate students in Master of Science in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at Politecnico di Milano! Today two students got their Master Degree working on EspLORE topics: Gabriele Sampietro graduated with a thesis entitled: Synthesis and characterization of two-dimensional molybdenum disulphide nanostructures and hybrid heterostructure on gold and graphite substrates. Supervisor: Andrea Li Bassi Co-Supervisor: F. Tumino Hector Sanmanuel Torres graduated w...

NanoLab Talk @ EspLORE

Posted on July 19, 2021July 15, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Talk entitled: “On-surface synthesis of 2D materials with Dirac cones and semiconducting properties” given by prof. Giorgio Contini from Istituto di Struttura della Materia-CNR (ISM-CNR) and Department of Physics, University Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy When: Tuesday 20th July 2021 at 16.00 (CEST) Where: In teleconference (the link is on the abstract) NanoLab Talks are organized at the Micro- and Nanostructured Materials Laboratory (NanoLab) at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano ...

New PhD graduate at EspLORE

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Andi Rabia successfully defended his PhD thesis work entitled: "On-surface fabrication and molecular-scale investigation of 1D and 2D carbon nanostructures based on sp-sp2 hybridization". On 14th of July 2021 he discussed his work in front of the commission made by prof. M. Sambi, prof. D. Margarone and prof. F. Donati in teleconference mode. The final result is the following: The examination committee unanimously evaluates his work with the following score: LODE. The PhD degree with honour...

EspLORE @ the International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology (ICN+T) 2021

Posted on July 12, 2021July 15, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We will be present at the International Conference on Nanoscience + Technology (ICN+T) 2021 with a contribution showing results of the project EspLORE: Pre-recorded Oral Title: “Synthesis and characterization of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures on metallic substrates” Authors: P. D’Agosta, F. Tumino, V. Russo, A. Li Bassi, C.S. Casari Presenter: Paolo D’Agosta Pre-recorded Oral Title: “Synthesis and ambient stability of single-layer MoS2 on noble metal surfaces” ...