Nanoscience Laboratory Silicon nanophotonics Metamaterials Nanobiotechnologies, antioxidants and...

Nanoscience Laboratory• Silicon nanophotonics• Metamaterials• Nanobiotechnologies, antioxidants and

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Few lab members

NL Laboratory

people• 3 professors• 4 technical/administrative

staff• 10 post-docs• 9 PhDs• 3 MS students

facilities• Optical laboratories

– From vis to THz– From fs to cw– From nJ to J– Macro and micro

• Nanoprobe laboratory• Electrochemical laboratory• Electrical laboratory• Biochemical laboratory• Cluster of PCs

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Research activityMission:• Generate new knowledge from phenomena which occur when the

matter is of nanometer size. • Apply the nanoscience paradigm to silicon or silicon compatible

materials – to enable new application of this key material– to develop nanosystems compatible with the main driving silicon

technologies.• Emphasis is placed on nanophotonics and its applications• New projects concern hybrid organic/inorganic nanostructures to

tailor atom-by-atom their properties or metals to investigate plasmonics.

• Research projects span from – fundamental research work on the interaction between biomolecules

and silicon nanostructures or on the control of photons by dynamically structuring the dielectric environment

– applied research work on the development of integrated optical circuits, optical switches, light emitting devices and amplifiers, novel MIR and THz sources, third generation photovoltaic and biosensors.

• European projectPhotonics and electronics convergence in silicon

• European projectPhotonics and electronics convergence in silicon

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N type Poly - silicon

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• European projectPhotonics and electronics convergence in silicon

• Grandi progetti PATUn microchip per la proteomica

• Grandi progetti PATUn microchip per la proteomica

• Grandi progetti PATUn microchip per la proteomica

• Grandi progetti PATUn microchip per la proteomica

• Progetto europeoRete ottica su di un chip

• Progetto europeoRete ottica su di un chip

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• Progetto europeoFotovoltaico di terza generazione

• Progetto europeoFotovoltaico di terza generazione

• Progetto europeoRifrazione and riflessione in sistemi dielettrici in

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• Progetto europeoRifrazione and riflessione in sistemi dielettrici in

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