Silicon micro-machining, coherent interactions in crystals, surface politicisation and bending of crystals, hard x-ray optics, concentrating photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic materials other than silicon, semiconductor nano-phased metal-oxide, ...

Short description of the research team

Thematic fields of interest/research areas:
Silicon micro-machining, coherent interactions in crystals, surface politicisation and bending of crystals, hard x-ray optics, concentrating photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic materials other than silicon, semiconductor nano-phased metal-oxide, gas-sensing via chemo-resistive effect.

Manager/head of the team:
Vincenzo Guidi

Team members:
Researchers: C. Malagù, A. Mazzolari, D. Vincenzi
Post Doc: S. Baricordi, A. Giberti
PhD students: E. Bagli, L. Bandiera, V. Bellucci, G. Calabrese, R. Camattari, B. Fabbri, I. Neri, L. Pozzetti

Research infrastructures: experience will be done at the Sensors and Semiconductors Laboratory at UniFe, Department of Physic. Laboratory consists of various environments dedicated to research activities, such as production and characterization of bent silicon strips for coherent interactions in crystals via micro-machining and chemical etching, production and characterization of plasticized surfaces and bent crystals for hard x-ray optics, research and developments of tracking system for concentrated photovoltaic, production and characterization of various photovoltaic materials, production of semiconductor nano-phased metal-oxide and gas-sensors via chemo-resistive effect.

Clean room environment equipped with:
Double side mask aligner Karl Suss MA6
Low-energy plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition for SiGe epitaxial growth.
High resolution x-ray diffractometer Panalytical mrd x'pert pro
Reactive Ion Etching for silicon nitride/oxide and for photoresist ashing
Thermal evaporator (Balzerz)
Probe station Karl Suss PM5
Wet benches
Spin coating equipment Polos 150
Screen printing equipment SMTECH 100MV
Automatic Pick and Place Autotronik BA385V

Micro-machining environment equipped with:
Disco Dicer DAD 3220
White light interferometer Veeco NT-1100
Polisher Logitech PM5
Bonder Logitech WSB7
Sensors: Impedance spectrometer (Solartron SI 1260), Chembet 3000 Quantachrome, IR belt furnace, Photometric Analyser ML9830B (CO), Photometric Analyser ML9841B (NOx), Photometric Analyser ML9810B (O3), 12 mass flow controllers MKS, thin-line weld head.
Photovoltaic laboratory: Solar Simulator, Absoulte spectral response measurement, automatic IV curve tracer, 1-axis and 2-axes sun trackers for concentrating solar systems, solar radiation monitoring equipment.

Prerequisites of the trainee researcher:

Level of education: “Marie Curie Individual Fellowship” Action requirements
Research experience: documented pure or applied research experience in physics, chemistry, material or electrical engineering.
Required working language: English

Contact: prof. Vincenzo Guidi, guidi@fe.infn.it