Physics of Nanostructures Lab

The main research topics of the Physics of Nanostructures Lab are divided in the synthesis and theoretical-experimental study of nanostructures used for:

• Global warmig issue;
• Renewable energy sources;
• Hydrogen storage;

The Lab facilities are dedicated to the synthesis of nanostructures, mainly via physics (thermal evaporation) and via chemistry methods. After, the nanostructures are tested in the reactions with a GC equipment and characterized by several experimental techniques of expertise of our group (FTIR, TEM, SEM, SAXS (in situ), XPS, AP-XPS (in situ), UPS, EXAFS (in situ), XANES (in situ), XRD (in situ), AP-GIXS (in situ), RBS, NRA, EDS, and UV-Vis). Finally, the explanation of the results is supported by DFT and MD calculations.