Member of the XAS
(X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy) group at the University of Camerino
Research field: study of the atomic structure of materials under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure
and of nano-materials.
Main scientific studies:
- Polymorphism in crystalline, amorphous and liquid matter under high pressure and temperature
- Anomalous structural effects in metastable condensed matter
- Electroresistance of materials at high pressure and temperature
- Atomic structure of fuel cells nano-electrocatalysts
- Surface melting of crystalline materials
- Structural disorder in alloys in solid and liquid phase
- Undercooling and recalescence of semiconductors and metals
Experimental state-of-the-art techniques used:
- X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)
- X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
- Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)
Other experimental techniques used:
- Single Energy X-ray Absorption Detection (SEXAD)
- Electroresistance measurements HP-HT
- Auger spectroscopy
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Experimental devices used for extreme conditions measurements:
- Large volume press (Paris-Edinburgh)
- High temperature oven (L'Aquila-Camerino)
- Diamond anvil cell (DAC)
