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RESEARCH
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The research activity perfomed inside MATIS comprises six different and complementary lines of scientific investigation. | ||
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Si-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES The activity includes the synthesis and the characterization of Si nanostructures (nanocrystals, amorphous nanoclusters, nanowires). A special attention is devoted to the comprehension of the correlation between structure, optical and electrical properties of these materials. METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURES The activity aims at the fabrication of innovative nanostructured materials using metallic nanoclusters. Special attention is focused on the correlation between structural and electrical properties at the nanoscale in view of the design and fabrication of prototypes of nanometric electronic devices with unprecedented characteristics. SILICON PHOTONICS The activity aims at the preparation of novel materials with enhanced optical properties compatible with the ULSI technology and at the fabrication of prototype electroluminescent devices. ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAICS The activity focuses on the applications of Si-based thin films and nanostructures for innovative photovoltaics, for overcoming the present limit of the energy conversion efficiency of standard Si solar cells. MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR ULSI The activity aims at studying new strategies towards the fabrication of ultra-shallow junctions and nanoscaled electronic devices. INFORMATION PROCESSING AND NETWORKING IN QUANTUM COHERENT SYSTEMS The activity covers forefront theoretical, computational and experimental parts. A wide-range investigation on novel advanced materials, device design and protocols are carried out with the goal of engineering and manipulating coherence at the nanoscale. |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY HIGHLIGHT |
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| An interdisciplinary result has been recently obtained as a fruitful collaboration between MATIS and a group of geologists from the University of Catania: Mechanism for lava channel formation. |  |
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