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Italy
Nano Engineering Laboratory – Università degli Studi di Padova
Research and education on advanced ceramics and glasses
Director : Prof. Andrea Stella
Phone : +39 049 8277500
Address : Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Via Gradenigo 6/a 35131 Padova, Italy
Website : http://www.dii.unipd.it/
Research topics :
- Nanoparticles and nanopowders for functional applications: Metal, metal oxide and semiconductor nanoparticles by wet chemistry methods, with controlled morphology, shape and surface chemistry, for optics, catalysis, gas sensor, solar management. Ceramic nanopowders with controlled porosity for application in catalysis and gas sensing.
Contact information:
Prof. Alessandro Martucci
Tel.: +39 049 8275506
- Functional and structural thin coatings via wet chemistry: Coatings obtained from sol-gel, electrochemically assisted sol-gel, , nanocrystalline inks, chemical bath deposition for change of optical properties, improvement of mechanical properties, wettability, chemical functionalization, solar control.
Contact information:
Prof. Massimo Guglielmi
Tel.: +39 049 8275509
- Ceramic based nanocomposites: Composites made of ceramic nanoparticles embedded in polymeric, ceramic or hybrid organic-inorganic matrix for optical applications.
Contact information:
Prof. Massimo Guglielmi
Tel.: +39 049 8275509
- Nanostructured materials for gas sensor: Plasmonic gas sensors based on metal nanoparticles coupled with metal oxides, porous oxides and nanocomposites. Nanoporous films and membrane with controlled porosity.
Contact information:
Prof. Alessandro Martucci
Tel.: +39 049 8275506
- Optical characterization of thin films and nanocomposite: refractive index measurements by spectroscopic ellipsometry in controlled environment (gas, liquid, temperature). Absorption/Transmission/Reflection by spectrophotometer in controlled environment (gas, liquid, temperature).
Contact information:
Prof. Alessandro Martucci
Tel.: +39 049 8275506
Exceptional facilities :
Set-up for optical gas sensing measurements
Financial support programmes :
- EU FP7
- Regional funding: research contracts with different industries
- National funding: MIUR, University of Padova
Last news
New YCN Special Issue on Open Ceramics - Young Ceramists leading the Future
The special issue will accept hitherto unpublished original results submitted both in the form of full-length scientific papers and short communications, but also review papers on the topics in the list.
Results of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest
The ECerS Bioceramics Network is delighted to announce the winners of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest, which took place online from 17 to 18 April 2024!
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