Laboratory of Organic Functional and Nanostructured Materials

• subjectSkills

  The group expertise are involved three research laboratories suitably equipped with suitable instrumentation required for experimental and computational activities, as follows:

  • Design, synthesis and development of functional molecules and nanostructured materials (nanoparticles, nanofibers, molecular films): the materials are designed at the molecular level in order to generate a controlled and measurable response for different fields of application. Team Leader: Chiara Bertarelli
  • Molecular spectroscopy (IR, Raman, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), UV-visible absorption and fluorescence): study of the molecular and electronic structure and characterization of the optical response of the materials; structural characterization of materials with complex morphology (semicrystalline materials, materials with defects, polymorphs). Analyses in the Cultural Heritage and Biomedical fields. Diagnostics of degradation / wear processes of materials of industrial interest. Team Leader: Chiara Castiglioni
  • Theoretical modeling (quantum chemical calculations of molecules, supramolecular aggregates and crystalline materials). Team Leader: Matteo Tommasini

• subjectResearch activities

  Design, synthesis, characterization and quantum models of functional organic materials and nanomaterials.

   

  Organic Functional Materials

  • Conjugated molecular and polymer materials, organic semiconductors for applications in the fields of energy (photovoltaics and thermoelectrics), electronics, photonics, sensing.
  • Photochromic and photoactive materials for active and adaptive optics, holography and nanopatterned optical lithography. Nanoactuators for ligh-stimulation of cells.

  Nanostructured materials

  • Nanostructured carbon materials: graphene, graphene-oxide, carbon nanotubes, molecular graphites and polycyclic aromatic compounds, conjugated materials containing sp-carbon. Assessment of relationships among structure, spectroscopic response and physical properties by means of Raman, IR, UV-vis spectroscopies and Quantum Chemical modelling.
  • Electrospun nanofibers for single-fiber electronic devices, conductive nanowires, sensing and biosensing.
  • Metal nanoparticles and substrates for SERS. Development of high-sensitivity sensing devices of pollutant and drugs.

• peoplePhD

  VALENTINA SESTI

• linkKeywords

  Biomedicine

  Carbon Nanomaterials

  Catalysis

  Chiral Drugs

  Colloids

  Energy, Safety & Environment

  Graphene and graphene related materials

  Heterocyclic Compounds

  Infrared Spectroscopy

  Intermolecular Interactions

  Materials for Plastic Electronics and Optoelectronics

  Materials Functionalization

  Materials modelling

  Molecular Recognition Simulations

  Nanomaterials

  Nanomedicine

  Nanoparticles

  Nanotubes

  Organic Chemistry

  Organic Synthesis

  Photochromism and Photoactive Materials for Smart Optics

  Photovoltaics

  Polymer Chemistry

  Polymers

  Quantum Chemistry

  Raman and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

  Responsive Materials

  Smart Materials

  Smart Polymers

  Structure-property Relationship

  Supramolecular Chemistry

  Tissue Engineering Scaffolds