Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for energy applications

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  • Vanni Lughi nanoMaterials & Energy Laboratory, University of Trieste

Abstract

Nanoparticles can be thought as tailorable building blocks for fabricating new materials with on-demand, tunable properties–for example by assembling them in a controlled way. The final properties of the material will depend on the mesoscale architecture of the assembly as well as on the characteristics of the nanoparticles. I will review existing approaches and some of our laboratory's efforts for designing and realizing engineered nanoparticle architectures ("engineering nanoparticles"), as well as for utilizing them to fabricate new materials for applications in photovoltaics and biomedical-related fields ("engineering 'with' nanoparticles").

Author Biography

  • Vanni Lughi, nanoMaterials & Energy Laboratory, University of Trieste

    Vanni Lughi is an assistant professor of materials at the University of Trieste, and holds the national academic qualification ("abilitazione") as associate professor. He received PhD and MS degrees in Materials from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he worked on functional thin films and coatings. His current research and teaching activity at the nanoMaterials & Energy Laboratory (naME Lab) focuses on nanostructured materials for energy-related applications, such as for photovoltaic cells. Recently, he started researching more systemic and interdisciplinary aspects of photovoltaic systems and renewable energy sources. Over the past few years he has led or participated in a number of energy-related projects funded by public institutions as well as private companies.

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2018-04-04

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2018: Proceedings of the 36th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

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“Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for energy applications”, Proc. SPP, vol. 36, no. 1, p. SPP-2018-INV-1E-01, Apr. 2018, Accessed: Apr. 01, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2018-INV-1E-01