Cristiano Lo Pò, Valentina Iacono, Stefano Boscarino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Monte Carlo Approach to the Evaluation of Nanoparticles Size Distribution from the Analysis of UV-Vis-NIR Spectra

Micromachines [MDPI], Volume: 14 Issue: 12 Pages: 2208

V Iacono, C Lo Pò, S Scalese, S Boninelli, GG Condorelli, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Pulsed laser ablation synthesis of Cu-based and Ni-based nanostructured electrodes for highly active alkaline oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions

APL Materials [AIP Publishing], Volume: 11 Issue: 11

Regina Maria Chiechio, Angela Caponnetto, Rosalia Battaglia, Carmen Ferrara, Ester Butera, Paolo Musumeci, Riccardo Reitano, Francesco Ruffino, Giuseppe Maccarrone, Cinzia Di Pietro, Valérie Marchi, Luca Lanzanò, Giovanni Arena, Alfina Grasso, Chiara Copat, Margherita Ferrante, Annalinda Contino

Internalization of Pegylated Er:Y2O3 Nanoparticles inside HCT-116 Cancer Cells: Implications for Imaging and Drug Delivery

ACS Applied Nano Materials [American Chemical Society],

Chawki Awada, Hassan H Hammud, Hawra A Bukhamsin, Dolayl E Al-Hudahiri, Francesco Ruffino

Development of ultrasensitive new sensors based on thio-functionalized heterogeneous layers of Gold/Graphene/Copper for glucose detection

Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Pages: 158012

Valentina Iacono, Mario Scuderi, Maria Laura Amoruso, Antonino Gulino, Francesco Ruffino, Salvo Mirabella

Pulsed laser ablation production of Ni/NiO nano electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

APL Energy [AIP Publishing], Volume: 1 Issue: 1

Chawki Awada, Francesco Ruffino

A Study of the Laser-Assisted Alloying Effect on Plasmonic Properties of Au-Pd Nanostructured Film Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Coatings [MDPI], Volume: 13 Issue: 4 Pages: 797

Antonino Scandurra, Valentina Iacono, Stefano Boscarino, Silvia Scalese, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Model of Chronoamperometric Response towards Glucose Sensing by Arrays of Gold Nanostructures Obtained by Laser, Thermal and Wet Processes

Nanomaterials [MDPI], Volume: 13 Issue: 7 Pages: 1163

Antonino Scandurra, Valentina Iacono, Stefano Boscarino, Silvia Scalese, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Alkaline Electro-Sorption of Hydrogen Onto Nanoparticles of Pt, Pd, Pt80Pd20 and Cu(OH)2 Obtained by Pulsed Laser Ablation

Nanomaterials [MDPI], Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 561

Chawki Awada, Nagih M Shaalan, Chahinez Dab, Francesco Ruffino

Detection of hot electron-driven photochemical reaction of steady-state NO2 gas molecules by surface–enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Volume: 604 Pages: 154577

Stefano Boscarino, Valentina Iacono, Andrea Lo Mastro, Fiorella Tringali, Antonio Terrasi, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Plasmonic and Conductive Structures of TCO Films with Embedded Cu Nanoparticles

International Journal of Molecular Sciences [MDPI], Volume: 23 Issue: 19 Pages: 11886

Antonino Scandurra, Maria Censabella, Antonino Gulino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Electro-Sorption of Hydrogen by Platinum, Palladium and Bimetallic Pt-Pd Nanoelectrode Arrays Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Ablation

Micromachines [MDPI], Volume: 13 Issue: 6 Pages: 963

Maria Censabella, Valentina Iacono, Antonino Scandurra, Kaveh Moulaee, Giovanni Neri, Francesco Ruffino, Salvatore Mirabella

Low temperature detection of nitric oxide by CuO nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical [Elsevier], Volume: 358 Pages: 131489

Stefano Boscarino, Maria Censabella, Melanie Micali, Marco Russo, Antonio Terrasi, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Morphology, Electrical and Optical Properties of Cu Nanostructures Embedded in AZO: A Comparison between Dry and Wet Methods

Micromachines [MDPI], Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Pages: 247

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Dewetted bimetallic AuPd nanostructures on silicon carbide surface: Effect of film thickness and annealing temperature

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids [Pergamon], Pages: 110548

Antonino Scandurra, Maria Censabella, Stefano Boscarino, Guglielmo Guido Condorelli, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Fabrication of Cu (II) oxide-hydroxide nanostructures onto graphene paper by laser and thermal processes for sensitive nano-electrochemical sensing of glucose

Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing],

Francesco Ruffino

Light Scattering Calculations for Spherical Metallic Nanoparticles (Ag, Au) Coated by TCO (AZO, ITO, PEDOT: PSS) Shell

Micromachines [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 12 Issue: 9 Pages: 1050

S Boscarino, M Censabella, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Deposition-rate dependent kinetic roughening for nanoscale sputter-deposited Cu films on Si surface

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids [Pergamon], Volume: 156 Pages: 110167

Stefania Pasquale, Massimo Zimbone, Francesco Ruffino, Giuseppe Stella, Anna Maria Gueli

Evaluation of the Photocatalytic Activity of Water-Based TiO2 Nanoparticle Dispersions Applied on Historical Painting Surfaces

Heritage [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Pages: 1854-1867

Maria Censabella, Cristina Drago, Brunella Cafra, Paolo Badalà, Anna Bassi, Giovanni Piccitto, Salvatore Mirabella, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Morphological and Compositional Studies on Al/Ti/TiN/Si, Al/TiN/Si, Al/W/Si, Al/WN/Si Systems to Test the Diffusion Barrier Properties of Nanoscale-Thick Layers between Al and Si

Micromachines [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 12 Issue: 8 Pages: 849

M Censabella, D Irrera, S Boscarino, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Ag droplets nano-shape design on SiC: Study on wetting and energetics

Materials Chemistry and Physics [Elsevier], Volume: 267 Pages: 124692

Francesco Ruffino

Light-Scattering Simulations from Spherical Bimetallic Core–Shell Nanoparticles

Micromachines [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Pages: 359

C Awada, C Dab, MG Grimaldi, A Alshoaibi, F Ruffino

High optical enhancement in Au/Ag alloys and porous Au using Surface-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy technique

Scientific reports [Nature Publishing Group], Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Nano-shaping of gold particles on silicon carbide substrate from solid-state to liquid-state dewetting

Surfaces and Interfaces [Elsevier], Pages: 101041

Antonino Scandurra, Maria Censabella, Stefano Boscarino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino, Guglielmo Guido Condorelli, Graziella Malandrino

Solid‐State Fabrication of Cu2O/CuO Hydroxide Nanoelectrode Array onto Graphene Paper by Thermal Dewetting for High‐Sensitive Detection of Glucose

physica status solidi (a) [], Pages: 2100389

F Ruffino, M Censabella, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi

Surface Roughness Effect on the Electrical Characteristics of Pd/SiC Nanocontacts

Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Volume: 529 Pages: 147142

Antonella Laura Sortino, Maria Censabella, Gabriella Munzi, Simona Boninelli, Vittorio Privitera, Francesco Ruffino

Laser-Based Synthesis of Au Nanoparticles for Optical Sensing of Glyphosate: A Preliminary Study

Micromachines [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 11 Issue: 11 Pages: 989

G Mineo, F Ruffino, S Mirabella, E Bruno

Investigation of WO3 Electrodeposition Leading to Nanostructured Thin Films

Nanomaterials [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 10 Issue: 8 Pages: 1493

Antonino Scandurra, Francesco Ruffino, Mario Urso, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Salvo Mirabella

Disposable and Low-Cost Electrode Based on Graphene Paper-Nafion-Bi Nanostructures for Ultra-Trace Determination of Pb (II) and Cd (II)

Nanomaterials [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 10 Issue: 8 Pages: 1620

F Ruffino, M Censabella, MG Grimaldi

Dewetted Pt nanostructures on Silicon Carbide surface

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids [Pergamon], Volume: 140 Pages: 109403

Francesco Ruffino, Maria Censabella, Giovanni Piccitto, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Morphology Evolution of Nanoscale-Thick Au/Pd Bimetallic Films on Silicon Carbide Substrate

Micromachines [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Pages: 410

Martina Ussia, Francesco Ruffino, Elena Bruno, Emanuela Spina, Irene Conticello, Vittorio Privitera, Sabrina Carola Carroccio

The role of solvent on the formulation of graphene/polyporphyrin hybrid material versus photocatalytic activity

Polymer Bulletin [Springer Berlin Heidelberg], Volume: 77 Pages: 2073-2087

Martina Ussia, Francesco Ruffino, Elena Bruno, Emanuela Spina, Irene Conticello, Vittorio Privitera, Sabrina Carola Carroccio

The role of solvent on the formulation of graphene/polyporphyrin hybrid material versus photocatalytic activity

Polymer Bulletin [Springer Berlin Heidelberg], Volume: 77 Issue: 4 Pages: 2073-2087

M Censabella, V Torrisi, G Compagnini, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Fabrication of metal nanoparticles-graphene nanocomposites and study of the charge transfer effect

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 118 Pages: 113887

M Censabella, V Torrisi, G Compagnini, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Fabrication of metal nanoparticles-graphene nanocomposites and study of the charge transfer effect

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Pages: 113887

Antonino Scandurra, Francesco Ruffino, Salvatore Sanzaro, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Laser and Thermal Dewetting of Gold Layer onto Graphene Paper for non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Detection of Glucose and Fructose

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical [Elsevier], Volume: 301 Pages: 127113

Antonino Scandurra, Francesco Ruffino, Maria Censabella, Antonio Terrasi, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Dewetted Gold Nanostructures onto Exfoliated Graphene Paper as High Efficient Glucose Sensor

Nanomaterials [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 9 Issue: 12 Pages: 1794

M Censabella, V Torrisi, S Boninelli, C Bongiorno, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Laser ablation synthesis of mono-and bimetallic Pt and Pd nanoparticles and fabrication of Pt-Pd/Graphene nanocomposites

Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Volume: 475 Pages: 494-503

V Torrisi, F Ruffino

Chemical structure and growth law of micrometric phases in poly (styrene-bt-butyl acrylate) Langmuir Blodgett films

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 107 Pages: 18-23

Vanna Torrisi, Maria Censabella, Giovanni Piccitto, Giuseppe Compagnini, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Francesco Ruffino

Characteristics of Pd and Pt Nanoparticles Produced by Nanosecond Laser Irradiations of Thin Films Deposited on Topographically-Structured Transparent Conductive Oxides

Coatings [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Pages: 68

M Censabella, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Shape design of supported Au nanorods through morphological evolution: Coalescence, instability, reshaping

Materials Characterization [Elsevier], Volume: 147 Pages: 101-115

V Torrisi, F Ruffino

Chemical structure and growth law of micrometric phases in poly (styrene-bt-butyl acrylate) Langmuir Blodgett films

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland],

M Censabella, MG Grimaldi, F Ruffino

Shape design of supported Au nanorods through morphological evolution: Coalescence, instability, reshaping

Materials Characterization [Elsevier],

G Sanzone, M Zimbone, G Cacciato, F Ruffino, Robert Carles, V Privitera, MG Grimaldi

Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite for visible light-driven photocatalysis

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 123 Pages: 394-402

Francesco Ruffino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Morphological Characteristics of Au Films Deposited on Ti: A Combined SEM-AFM Study

Coatings [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 121

Martina Ussia, Elena Bruno, Emanuela Spina, Daniele Vitalini, Giovanna Pellegrino, Francesco Ruffino, Vittorio Privitera, Sabrina C Carroccio

Freestanding photocatalytic materials based on 3D graphene and polyporphyrins

Scientific Reports [Nature Publishing Group UK], Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 5001

Maria Censabella, Francesco Ruffino, Massimo Zimbone, Elena Bruno, Maria G Grimaldi

Self‐Organization Based Fabrication of Bimetallic PtPd Nanoparticles on Transparent Conductive Oxide Substrates

physica status solidi (a) [], Volume: 215 Issue: 3 Pages: 1700524

Maria Censabella, Francesco Ruffino, Massimo Zimbone, Elena Bruno, Maria G Grimaldi

Self‐Organization Based Fabrication of Bimetallic PtPd Nanoparticles on Transparent Conductive Oxide Substrates

physica status solidi (a) [], Volume: 215 Issue: 3 Pages: 1700524

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Roughness evolution in dewetted Ag and Pt nanoscale films

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 113 Pages: 430-441

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Roughness evolution in dewetted Ag and Pt nanoscale films

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press],

F Ruffino, V Torrisi

Ag films deposited on Si and Ti: how the film-substrate interaction influences the nanoscale film morphology

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 111 Pages: 81-89

Francesco Ruffino

Experimental Analysis on the Molten-Phase Dewetting Characteristics of AuPd Alloy Films on Topographically-Structured Substrates

Metals [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 7 Issue: 9 Pages: 327

Sijia Gu, Xin Zhou, Tianjun Lin, Henri Happy, Tuami Lasri

Broadband non-contact characterization of epitaxial graphene by near-field microwave microscopy

Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 28 Issue: 33 Pages: 335702

V Torrisi, F Ruffino

Nanoscale structure of submicron-thick sputter-deposited Pd films: Effect of the adatoms diffusivity by the film-substrate interaction

Surface and Coatings Technology [Elsevier], Volume: 315 Pages: 123-129

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, R Grillo, G Cacciato, M Zimbone, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi

Nanoporous Au structures by dealloying Au/Ag thermal-or laser-dewetted bilayers on surfaces

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 103 Pages: 28-47

Stefano Boscarino, Giacomo Torrisi, Isodiana Crupi, Alessandra Alberti, Salvatore Mirabella, Francesco Ruffino, Antonio Terrasi

Ion irradiation of AZO thin films for flexible electronics

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms [North-Holland], Volume: 392 Pages: 14-20

F Ruffino, A Gentile, M Zimbone, G Piccitto, R Reitano, MG Grimaldi

Size-selected Au nanoparticles on FTO substrate: Controlled synthesis by the Rayleigh-Taylor instability and optical properties

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 100 Pages: 418-430

R Grillo, V Torrisi, F Ruffino

Nanoporous Au: An experimental study on the porosity of dealloyed AuAg leafs

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 100 Pages: 780-791

S Mirabella, IP Oliveri, F Ruffino, G Maccarrone, S Di Bella

Low-cost chemiresistive sensor for volatile amines based on a 2D network of a zinc (II) Schiff-base complex

Applied Physics Letters [AIP Publishing LLC], Volume: 109 Issue: 14 Pages: 143108

F Ruffino, P Maugeri, G Cacciato, M Zimbone, MG Grimaldi

Metal nanostructures with complex surface morphology: The case of supported lumpy Pd and Pt nanoparticles produced by laser processing of metal films

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 83 Pages: 215-226

Francesco Ruffino

One‐Dimensional Silica Nanostructures and Metal–Silica Nanocomposites: Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications

Advanced Materials Interfaces [John Wiley & Sons, Inc.], Pages: 149-203

Giuseppe Cacciato, Massimo Zimbone, Francesco Ruffino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

TiO2 Nanostructures and Nanocomposites for Sustainable Photocatalytic Water Purification

Green Nanotechnology-Overview and Further Prospects [IntechOpen],

A Gentile, F Ruffino, C D’Andrea, PG Gucciardi, R Reitano, MG Grimaldi

Solid-State Synthesized Nanostructured Au Dendritic Aggregates Towards Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Journal of Electronic Materials [Springer US], Volume: 45 Issue: 6 Pages: 2815-2825

Maria Cantarella, Ruy Sanz, Maria Antonietta Buccheri, Francesco Ruffino, Giancarlo Rappazzo, Silvia Scalese, Giuliana Impellizzeri, Lucia Romano, Vittorio Privitera

Immobilization of nanomaterials in PMMA composites for photocatalytic removal of dyes, phenols and bacteria from water

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry [Elsevier], Volume: 321 Pages: 1-11

G Cacciato, F Ruffino, M Zimbone, R Reitano, V Privitera, MG Grimaldi

Au thin films nano-structuration on polycrystalline anatase and rutile TiO 2 substrates towards photocatalytic applications

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing [Pergamon], Volume: 42 Pages: 40-44

F Ruffino, G Meli, MG Grimaldi

Nanoscale electrical characteristics of metal (Au, Pd)–graphene–metal (Cu) contacts

Solid State Communications [Pergamon], Volume: 225 Pages: 1-6

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, MG Grimaldi

Experimental study on the coalescence process of SiO 2 supported colloidal Au nanoparticles

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 74 Pages: 388-399

S Spampinato, G Cacciato, M Zimbone, F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Quantitative evaluation of surface topographical changes of Au thin films after DNA immobilization

Chemical Physics Letters [North-Holland], Volume: 639 Pages: 120-125

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, MG Grimaldi

Twinned Si nanowires grown by high temperature annealing of Au/Si system in vacuum

Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 85 Pages: 592-598

A Gentile, F Ruffino, S Boninelli, MG Grimaldi

Silica nanowire–Au nanoparticle pea-podded composites: Synthesis and structural analyses

Thin Solid Films [Elsevier], Volume: 589 Pages: 755-763

Francesco Ruffino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Controlled dewetting as fabrication and patterning strategy for metal nanostructures

physica status solidi (a) [], Volume: 212 Issue: 8 Pages: 1662-1684

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Dewetting process of Au films on SiO 2 nanowires: Activation energy evaluation

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 69 Pages: 121-126

G Cacciato, M Zimbone, F Ruffino, A Sciuto, MG Grimaldi

Growth dynamics of quasi-one-dimensional confined Au nanoparticles on SiO 2 surface

Materials Letters [North-Holland], Volume: 141 Pages: 347-350

F Ruffino, M Censabella, V Torrisi, MG Grimaldi

Size-selected growth of ultrathin SiO2 nanowires on surface and their decoration by Au nanoparticles

Materials Research Express [IOP Publishing], Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 025003

Francesco Ruffino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Dirk J Kok, Klaus Irmscher, Martin Naumann, Christo Guguschev, Zbigniew Galazka, Reinhard Uecker

Recent and forthcoming publications in pss

Phys. Status Solidi A [], Volume: 212 Issue: 7 Pages: 1406

Francesco Ruffino, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Dirk J Kok, Klaus Irmscher, Martin Naumann, Christo Guguschev, Zbigniew Galazka, Reinhard Uecker

Recent and forthcoming publications in pss

Phys. Status Solidi A [], Volume: 212 Issue: 7 Pages: 1406

V Torrisi, MA Squillaci, F Ruffino, I Crupi, MG Grimaldi, G Marietta

Schottky barrier height tuning by Hybrid organic-inorganic multilayers

MRS Online Proceedings Library [Springer International Publishing], Volume: 1660 Issue: 1 Pages: 19-24

Francesco Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Self-organized patterned arrays of Au and Ag nanoparticles by thickness-dependent dewetting of template-confined films

Journal of Materials Science [Springer US], Volume: 49 Issue: 16 Pages: 5714-5729

A Gentile, F Ruffino, L Romano, S Boninelli, R Reitano, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi

Structural and optical properties of solid-state synthesized Au dendritic structures

Applied surface science [North-Holland], Volume: 296 Pages: 177-184

F Ruffino, G Cacciato, MG Grimaldi

Surface diffusion coefficient of Au atoms on single layer graphene grown on Cu

Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 115 Issue: 8 Pages: 084304

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, G Marletta, MG Grimaldi

Micro-patterned nanoscale Au films on PMMA: fabrication and effect of PMMA dewetting on Au patterning

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics [Springer US], Volume: 25 Issue: 2 Pages: 1138-1147

F Ruffino, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi

Simulations of the light scattering properties of metal/oxide core/shell nanospheres

Journal of Nanoscience [Hindawi], Volume: 2014

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Dewetting of template-confined Au films on SiC surface: From patterned films to patterned arrays of nanoparticles

Vacuum [Pergamon], Volume: 99 Pages: 28-37

V Torrisi, F Ruffino, G Isgrò, I Crupi, G Li Destri, MG Grimaldi, G Marletta

Polymer/metal hybrid multilayers modified Schottky devices

Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 103 Issue: 19 Pages: 193117

S Bini, B Spataro, A Marcelli, S Sarti, VA Dolgashev, S Tantawi, AD Yeremian, Y Higashi, MG Grimaldi, L Romano, F Ruffino, R Parodi, G Cibin, C Marrelli, M Migliorati, C Caliendo

Molybdenum sputtering film characterization for high gradient accelerating structures

Chinese Physics C [IOP Publishing], Volume: 37 Issue: 9 Pages: 097005

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Au nanoparticles decorated SiO2 nanowires by dewetting on curved surfaces: facile synthesis and nanoparticles–nanowires sizes correlation

Journal of nanoparticle research [Springer Netherlands], Volume: 15 Issue: 9 Pages: 1-17

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Formation of patterned arrays of Au nanoparticles on SiC surface by template confined dewetting of normal and oblique deposited nanoscale films

Thin Solid Films [Elsevier], Volume: 536 Pages: 99-110

F Ruffino, I Crupi, E Carria, S Kimiagar, F Simone, MG Grimaldi

Nanostructuring thin Au films on transparent conductive oxide substrates

Materials Science and Engineering: B [Elsevier], Volume: 178 Issue: 9 Pages: 533-541

Y Xu, B Spataro, S Sarti, VA Dolgashev, S Tantawi, AD Yeremian, Y Higashi, MG Grimaldi, L Romano, F Ruffino, R Parodi, C Caliendo, A Notargiacomo, G Cibin, A Marcelli

Structural and morphological characterization of Mo coatings for high gradient accelerating structures

Journal of Physics: Conference Series [IOP Publishing], Volume: 430 Issue: 1 Pages: 012091

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Template-confined dewetting of Au and Ag nanoscale films on mica substrate

Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Volume: 270 Pages: 697-706

Francesco Ruffino, Egidio Carria, Salimeh Kimiagar, Isodiana Crupi, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Rayleigh-instability-driven dewetting of thin Au and Ag films on indium–tin-oxide surface under nanosecond laser irradiations

Micro & Nano Letters [IET Digital Library], Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Pages: 127-130

Paolo Cardile, Maria Miritello, Francesco Ruffino, Francesco Priolo

Structural and optical properties of highly Er-doped Yb-Y disilicate thin films

Optical Materials Express [Optical Society of America], Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 11-20

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, G Marletta, MG Grimaldi

Patterning of templated-confined nanoscale Au films by thermal-induced dewetting process of a poly (methylmethacrylate) underlying layer

Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 112 Issue: 12 Pages: 124316

F Ruffino, EF Pecora, MG Grimaldi

Generation and Self-Organization of Bimetallic Pd/Au Nanoparticles on SiO2 by Sequential Sputtering Depositions and Annealing Processes

Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology [American Scientific Publishers], Volume: 12 Issue: 11 Pages: 8537-8545

F Ruffino, A Pugliara, E Carria, C Bongiorno, C Spinella, MG Grimaldi

Formation of nanoparticles from laser irradiated Au thin film on SiO 2/Si: Elucidating the Rayleigh-instability role

Materials Letters [North-Holland], Volume: 84 Pages: 27-30

Giuliana Impellizzeri, Lucia Romano, Beatrice Fraboni, Erika Scavetta, Francesco Ruffino, Corrado Bongiorno, Vittorio Privitera, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Nanoporous Ge electrode as a template for nano-sized (< 5 nm) Au aggregates

Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 23 Issue: 39 Pages: 395604

F Ruffino, E Carria, S Kimiagar, I Crupi, F Simone, MG Grimaldi

Formation and evolution of nanoscale metal structures on ITO surface by nanosecond laser irradiations of thin Au and Ag films

Science of Advanced Materials [American Scientific Publishers], Volume: 4 Issue: 7 Pages: 708-718

Simone Bini, Virgilio Chimenti, Augusto Marcelli, Luigi Palumbo, Bruno Spataro, VA Dolgashev, S Tantawi, AD Yeremian, Y Higashi, MG Grimaldi, L Romano, F Ruffino, R Parodi

Development of X-band accelerating structures for high gradients

Chinese physics C [IOP Publishing], Volume: 36 Issue: 7 Pages: 639

L Romano, G Impellizzeri, L Bosco, F Ruffino, M Miritello, MG Grimaldi

Nanoporosity induced by ion implantation in deposited amorphous Ge thin films

Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 111 Issue: 11 Pages: 113515

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, G Marletta, MG Grimaldi

Effects of the embedding kinetics on the surface nano-morphology of nano-grained Au and Ag films on PS and PMMA layers annealed above the glass transition temperature

Applied Physics A [Springer-Verlag], Volume: 107 Issue: 3 Pages: 669-683

I Crupi, FS Ruggeri, A Grasso, F Ruffino, G Catania, AM Piro, S Di Marco, S Mirabella, F Simone, F Priolo

Influence of the electro-optical properties of an α-Si: H single layer on the performances of a pin solar cell

Thin solid films [Elsevier], Volume: 520 Issue: 11 Pages: 4036-4040

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Control of the Kinetic Roughening in Nanostructured Ag Films by Oblique Sputter-Depositions

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters [American Scientific Publishers], Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Pages: 309-315

F Ruffino, L Romano, G Pitruzzello, MG Grimaldi

High‐temperature annealing of thin Au films on Si: Growth of SiO2 nanowires or Au dendritic nanostructures?

Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 100 Issue: 5 Pages: 053102

Vanna Torrisi, Francesco Ruffino, Antonino Licciardello, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Giovanni Marletta

Memory effects in annealed hybrid gold nanoparticles/block copolymer bilayers

Nanoscale research letters [SpringerOpen], Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-8

Francesco Ruffino, Vanna Torrisi, Giovanni Marletta, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Atomic force microscopy investigation of the kinetic growth mechanisms of sputtered nanostructured Au film on mica: towards a nanoscale morphology control

Nanoscale research letters [SpringerOpen], Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Detailed investigation of the influence of the process parameters on the nano-morphology of Ag deposited on SiC by radio-frequency sputtering

Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 110 Issue: 4 Pages: 044311

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Self-organization of bimetallic PdAu nanoparticles on SiO2 surface

Journal of Nanoparticle Research [Springer Netherlands], Volume: 13 Issue: 6 Pages: 2329-2341

F Ruffino, V Torrisi, G Marletta, MG Grimaldi

Growth morphology of nanoscale sputter-deposited Au films on amorphous soft polymeric substrates

Applied Physics A [Springer-Verlag], Volume: 103 Pages: 939-949

Francesco Ruffino, Maria Miritello, Mario Vincenzo Tomasello, Riccardo De Bastiani, Maria Grazia Grimaldi, CNR-IMM MATIS, Giuseppe Nicotra, Corrado Spinella

Analyses of the As doping of SiO {sub 2}/Si/SiO {sub 2} nanostructures

Physica Status Solidi C (online) [], Volume: 8

Francesco Ruffino, Mario Vincenzo Tomasello, Maria Miritello, Riccardo De Bastiani, Giuseppe Nicotra, Corrado Spinella, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Analyses of the As doping of SiO2/Si/SiO2 nanostructures

physica status solidi c [WILEY‐VCH Verlag], Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Pages: 863-866

F Ruffino, I Crupi, F Simone, MG Grimaldi

Formation and evolution of self-organized Au nanorings on indium-tin-oxide surface

Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 98 Issue: 2 Pages: 023101

F Ruffino, I Crupi, A Irrera, MG Grimaldi

Room‐Temperature Electrical Characteristics of Pd/SiC Diodes with Embedded Au Nanoparticles at the Interface

AIP Conference Proceedings [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 1292 Issue: 1 Pages: 103-106

F Ruffino, Vanna Torrisi, Giovanni Marletta, MG Grimaldi

Kinetic growth mechanisms of sputter-deposited Au films on mica: from nanoclusters to nanostructured microclusters

Applied Physics A [Springer-Verlag], Volume: 100 Issue: 1 Pages: 7-13

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Atomic force microscopy study of the growth mechanisms of nanostructured sputtered Au film on Si (111): evolution with film thickness and annealing time

Journal of Applied Physics [AIP Publishing], Volume: 107 Issue: 10

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Island-to-percolation transition during the room-temperature growth of sputtered nanoscale Pd films on hexagonal SiC

Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 107 Issue: 7 Pages: 074301

F Ruffino, A Irrera, R De Bastiani, MG Grimaldi

Room-temperature grain growth in sputtered nanoscale Pd thin films: Dynamic scaling behaviour on Si O 2

Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 106 Issue: 8 Pages: 084309

Francesco Ruffino, AM Piro, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi, C Bongiorno, C Spinella

Tuning the electron transport mechanism in metal nanoparticles arrays by the manipulation of the electronic coupling and structural disorder

Applied Physics A [Springer-Verlag], Volume: 97 Issue: 1 Pages: 63-72

Francesco Ruffino, Isodiana Crupi, Alessia Irrera, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Pd/Au/SiC nanostructured diodes for nanoelectronics: Room temperature electrical properties

IEEE transactions on nanotechnology [IEEE], Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: 414-421

Francesco Ruffino, Isodiana Crupi, Alessia Irrera, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

Pd/Au/SiC nanostructured diodes for nanoelectronics: room temperature electrical properties

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology [IEEE], Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: 414-421

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi, F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri, C Bongiorno, C Spinella

Kinetic mechanisms of the in situ electron beam-induced self-organization of gold nanoclusters in SiO2

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics [IOP Publishing], Volume: 42 Issue: 7 Pages: 075304

F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri, F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Kinetic Roughening in Nanostructured Gold Films on SiO&60; sub&62; 2&60;/sub&62

Nanoscale Research Letters [Directory of Open Access Journals], Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Pages: 262-268

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi, F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri

Thermodynamic Properties of Supported and Embedded Metallic Nanocrystals: Gold on/in SiO2

Nanoscale research letters [SpringerOpen], Volume: 3 Issue: 11 Pages: 454-460

F Ruffino, A Canino, MG Grimaldi, F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri

Electrical properties of self-assembled nano-Schottky diodes

Journal of Nanomaterials [Hindawi], Volume: 2008

F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri, F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Thermodynamic Properties of Supported and Embedded Metallic Nanocrystals&58; Gold on/in SiO&60; sub&62; 2&60;/sub&62

Nanoscale Research Letters [Directory of Open Access Journals], Volume: 3 Issue: 11 Pages: 454-460

F Ruffino, C Bongiorno, F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri, MG Grimaldi

Effect of surrounding environment on atomic structure and equilibrium shape of growing nanocrystals: gold in/on SiO2

Nanoscale Research Letters [SpringerOpen], Volume: 2 Issue: 5 Pages: 240-247

F Ruffino, A Canino, MG Grimaldi, F Giannazzo, C Bongiorno, F Roccaforte, V Raineri

Self-organization of gold nanoclusters on hexagonal SiC and Si O 2 surfaces

Journal of applied physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 101 Issue: 6 Pages: 064306

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Structural and electrical characterization of gold nanoclusters in thin SiO 2 films: Realization of a nanoscale tunnel rectifier

Microelectronic engineering [Elsevier], Volume: 84 Issue: 3 Pages: 532-537

F Ruffino, AM Piro, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi

Electronic collective transport in disordered array of C 49-phase Ti Si 2 nanocrystals in Si

Journal of applied physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 101 Issue: 2 Pages: 024316

C Bongiorno, F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri, F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi

Effect of surrounding environment on atomic structure and equilibrium shape of growing nanocrystals&58; gold in/on SiO&60; sub&62; 2&60;/sub&62

Nanoscale Research Letters [Directory of Open Access Journals], Volume: 2 Issue: 5 Pages: 240-247

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi, F Giannazzo, F Roccaforte, V Raineri

Size-dependent Schottky Barrier Height in self-assembled gold nanoparticles

Applied physics letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 89 Issue: 24 Pages: 243113