TOTAL SCATTERING OF NANOSTRUCTURED AND DEFECTIVE MATERIALS – IC COMO
DESCRIPTION:
The research group involves scientists from IC-CNR and University of Insubria. The main research topic refers to the development of cutting-edge Total Scattering techniques using X-ray (mainly from synchrotron sources), neutrons and electrons, and Light Scattering, for the atomic-to-nanometer scale physico-chemical characterization of nanoscaled and defective materials with high technological impact. The group develops: experimental methods and protocols for ex-situ, in situ, in-operando measurements, at Lab and Large Scale Facilities; integration of small and wide angle total scattering techniques; models of nanocrystal structure and defects; computational methods and software for data analysis, structure-property investigation and synthesis-by-design; time-resolved studies (Light Scattering). Several classes of nanomaterials are investigated with applications in fields as diverse as opto-electronics, energy and enviromental protection, biomedical and agro-food.
Contact Person:
Istituto di Cristallografia, IC-CNR, & To.Sca.Lab, Como
Tel. +39 031 2386635
Email: antonella.guagliardi@ic.cnr.it
INVOLVED STAFF :
STAFF
Dr. Antonietta Guagliardi, IC-CNR & To.Sca.Lab (WAXTS Group Leader)
Prof. Norberto Masciocchi, University of Insubria & To.Sca.Lab (XRD Group Leader)
Prof. Fabio Ferri, University of Insubria & To.Sca.Lab (LS Group Leader)
POST-DOC
Dr. Federica Bertolotti, AIAS – Aarhus University & To.Sca.Lab (XRD e WAXTS, experiments, models and software)
Dr. Gregorio Dal Sasso, IC-CNR & To.Sca.Lab (XRD e WAXTS, measurements and data analysis)
PhD CANDIDATES
Daniele Moscheni, University of Insubria & To.Sca.Lab (Chemical and Environmental Sciences)
FACILITIES AND LABORATORIES :
Synchotron Facilities: Swiss Light Source, Material Science Beamline, MS-X04SA
GROUP RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS:
To.Sca.Lab (Total Scattering Laboratory)
HYPATIA – Romancing the stone: size-controlled HYdroxyaPATies for sustainable Agriculture
UXS – From the atomic structure to the nanocrystal morphology: a Unified X-ray Scattering approach for characterizing nanomaterials
GROUP RELATED PUBLICATIONS :
1. F. Bertolotti, L. Protesescu, M. V. Kovalenko, S. Yakunin, A. Cervellino, S. J. L. Billinge, M. W. Terban, J. S. Pedersen, N. Masciocchi, A. Guagliardi*
Coherent Nanotwins and Dynamic Disorder in Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
ACS NANO, 2017, 11, 3819-3831
2. F. Bertolotti, D.N. Dirin, M. Ibáñez, F. Krumeich, A. Cervellino, R. Frison, O. Voznyy, E.H. Sargent, M.V. Kovalenko, A. Guagliardi* and N. Masciocchi*
Crystal symmetry breaking and vacancies in colloidal lead chalcogenide quantum dots
NATURE MATERIALS, 2016, 15, 987-994
3. J. A. Mason, J. Oktawiec, M. K. Taylor, M. R. Hudson, J. Rodriguez, J. E. Bachman, M.I. Gonzalez, A. Cervellino, A. Guagliardi, C. M. Brown, P. L. Llewellyn, N. Masciocchi, J. R. Long
Methane storage in flexible metal-organic frameworks with intrinsic thermal managment
NATURE, 2015, 527, 357-361
4. J. M. Delgado-López, R. Frison, A. Cervellino, J. Gómez-Morales, A. Guagliardi*, N. Masciocchi
Crystal Size, Morphology, and Growth Mechanism in Bio-Inspired Apatite Nanocrystals
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 2014, 24, 1090-1099
5. R. Frison, G. Cernuto, A. Cervellino, O. Zaharko, G. M. Colonna, A. Guagliardi*, N. Masciocchi
Magnetite-Maghemite Nanoparticles in the 5-15 nm Range: Correlating the Core-Shell Composition and the Surface Structure to the Magnetic Properties. A Total Scattering Study
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2013, 23, 4820-4827