Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanomaterials.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic characterization of nanomaterials and thin films.

Development of bioelectronic devices based on organic field effect transitors.

Teaching

Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica at University of Bari

Curriculum Vitae

2004: Degree in Chemistry at the University of Bari. Thesis on " Copper-based bioactive nanomaterials. Preparation, analytical characterization and applications".

2008: PHD Degree in Chemistry and Physics for the Environment at the University of Salento. Thesis on "Novel moleculary imprented polymers and TiO2 nanoparticles: preparation, characterisation and potential analytical application" 

2008 - 2012: Post-doc Research Fellow at the Department of Material Science (University of Salento).

2012 - 2017: Experienced post-doc Research Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of Bari.

2017: Researcher (fixed-term) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Bari.

• Bari

• New insights in the Ion Beam sputtering deposition of ZnO-fluoropolymer nanocomposites. Applied Sciences (Switzerland) (2018)
• Ion beam sputtering deposition of silver nanoparticles and TiOx/ZnO nanocomposites for use in surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopy (SERS and SEIRAS). Microchimica Acta (2018)
• Catalytic activity of silicon nanowires decorated with gold and copper nanoparticles deposited by pulsed laser ablation. Nanomaterials (2018)
• Electrosynthesis of ZnO nanomaterials in aqueous medium with CTAB cationic stabilizer. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2017)
• Ionic liquids/ZnO nanoparticles as recyclable catalyst for polycarbonate depolymerization. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2017)