The main activity in silicon photonics carried out at IMM Bologna aims at exploring the recently discovered stress-induced Pockels effect in strained...
C based nanostructured materials (1D to 3D)
The research activity at IMM Bologna Unit is mainly focused on the C-CVD synthesis of the following materials and...
We are investigating new graphene based structures to be potentially used in sensing. In particular, the attention is focused on the realization and characterization of 3D grafene structures like...
Light trapping in thin film solar cells is crucial to safely reduce the thickness of the absorber, and hence the fabrication time and the usage of raw materials. At the same time, the use...
Micro-Opto-Mechanical devices for various applications are fabricated by mounting micromachined structures, obtained from bulk silicon wafers by Deep...
Polycrystalline silicon nanowires fabricated with top-down technology are utilized as thermoelements in MEMS devices used for micro energy conversion or thermoelectric...
Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) wafers with device layer thickness in the range 2-25 µm are employed for the fabrication of physical sensors for strain, pressure and temperature. The...
Giuseppe D'Arrigo, CNR-IMM Catania
The working principle of a Phase Change Memory (PCM) cell exploits the reversible...
At Lecce Unit there is a long time experience in the Synthesis of Functional Nanomaterials.
Synthesis of Advanced Nanostructured Materials
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The theoretical modelling activities ongoing in the IMM - Rome are strictly related and complementary to the experimental activities currently pursued in this Unit.
Currently, the...