Carlo S. Casari selected as outstanding peer reviewer for Nanoscale Advances

Posted on June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Carlo S. Casari has been recognised as outstanding peer reviewer for RSC Nanoscale Advances in 2020. Every year The Royal Society of Chemistry - RSC highlights its outstanding peer reviewers. Based on the number, timeliness and quality of reports completed over that year, each receives a certificate in recognition of their contribution. Out of over 51,000 peer reviewers from more than 120 countries in 2020, only 500 are recognised in this way. see more on RSC website

EspLORE at “Lorenzo Respighi” High School in Piacenza

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Sonia Peggiani, Post Doc at the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano working in the EspLORE team, will speak at fifth year students of Liceo Scientifico (High School) Lorenzo Respighi in Piacenza (Italy) about her university study path, her experience as PhD student in STEM and her actual research activity . The meeting in teleconference is scheduled on Thursday 3rd June 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM.

EsPLORE @ EMRS Spring Meeting

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We will be present at the European Materials Research Society EMRS Spring Meeting 2021 from 31 May to 3 June on online platform with contributions showing results of the project EspLORE: Oral: “Laser ablation for in situ synthesis of carbon-atom wires in polymer matrices” Speaker: Sonia Peggiani 02/06/21 from 10.15 to 10.30 Poster: “Control of polyynes length and terminations by nanosecond pulsed laser ablation in different organic solvents” Presenter: Sonia Peggiani on 01/06/21 ...

New Results: how conjugation modifies properties in 2D carbon structures beyond graphene

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We investigated how the properties of graphdiynes (2D carbon crystals) depend on the topology of sp and sp2 carbon connections. By a theoretical work we have outlined the role of the structure of molecular fragments in the final properties of extended sp-sp2 carbon crystals. By means of quantum calculations based on density functinal theory (DFT) we have analyzed how topology induce different conjugation effects and hence different properties such as the HOMO-LUMO gap. By using a parameter to ...

New Graduations @ EspLORE

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Congratulations to new graduate students in Master of Science in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at Politecnico di Milano! Today three students got their Master Degree working on EspLORE topics: Marco Benoliel graduated with a thesis entitled: Investigation of naphthalene and its hydrogenated derivatives in the formation process of polyynes by Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid. Supervisor: C.S. Casari; Co-Supervisor: P. Marabotti Anna Sacchi graduated with a thesis entitled: Carbon atom...

Just Accepted paper: investigating the hydrophilic chararcter of single layer MoS2 grown on metal substrates

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We investigated the interface between Single-Layer MoS2 and the silver surface to unveil ageing effects related. Monolayer MoS2 has been deposued on silver by pulse laser deposition, the effects after exposure to atmosphere, humidity and oxygen have been monitored by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The observed effects are non permanent and storage in vacuum can restore the as deposited conditions. A capping layer made by polimer is able to prevent the aging ef...

EspLORE @ VISPEC online

Posted on April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 by Carlo Casari

On 23rd of April 2021 We were present at VIPSEC online with a talk: Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Atomic Wires given by Carlo S. Casari. VISPEC online is an e-meeting opportunity for researchers interested in vibrational spectroscopies and their manifold applications. VISPEC online is an ideal bridge between the latest VISPEC2019 conference held in Brescia and the next VISPEC conference to be held in Perugia. Through this initiative we wish to stimulate scientific discussions on vibrational spe...

EspLORE @ POLY-CHAR: We Will Be Present At The POLY-CHAR Conference With A Talk proudly Showing Results Of The Project EspLORE

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 by Carlo Casari

We will be present at the POLY-CHAR conference with a talk showing results of the project EspLORE: Oral: Polymer nanocomposites based on polyynes by in situ synthesis route Speaker: Sonia Peggiani Wednesday 14th of April 17.15-17.30 POLY-CHAR 2020 originally organized in 2020 has been reschuled in 12-14 April 2021 due to Covid restrictions. The meeting will take place virtually on a streaming platform. The dates will be April 12-14, 2021. Attendees will be able, in this context, to showca...

EspLORE at “Einstein” High School Teramo

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Patrick Serafini, PhD student at the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano working in the EspLORE team, gave a lecture about Nanotechnology at Liceo Scientifico (High School) Einstein in Teramo Italy. On 31st March 2021 Patrick has been invited as alumnus to speak to young people about Nanotechnology and about his experience as student in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology and as PhD student in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technlogy working on the EspLORE project. The presentati...

New PhD graduate @ EspLORE

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by Carlo Casari

Sonia Peggiani successfully defended her PhD thesis work entitled: "FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON-ATOM WIRES AND WIRE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES". On 29th of March 2021 she discussed her work in front of the commission made by prof. B. Unterberg, prof. S. Szafert and prof. A. Vomiero in teleconference mode. The final result is the following: The examination committee unanimously evaluates her work with the following score: LODE. The PhD degree with honours comes from 3 years of intense...