Control and manipulation of nanoscaled systems has important industrial and biomedical applications, such as information storage, magnetosensing, and many others. As the self-organization phenomena are often driven by general physical principles, we are interested in studying these phenomena in smart nanostructured materials of varied degrees of complexity ranging from atomic clusters, carbon nanotubes, composite nanowires, fractals on surfaces and biomolecules.
Research projects
Cellular adhesion to graphene
The mechanisms of cellular growth have attracted scientists’ attention for a long time. To understand how this complex biological process occurs, recent investigations have focused on artificial growth of stem cells atop of inorganic surfaces such as graphene. It became apparent that certain proteins are likely… Read more
Growth mechanisms and stability of atomic clusters
A group of atoms bound together by interatomic forces is called an atomic cluster. In nature, there are many different types of atomic clusters: van der Waals clusters, metallic clusters, fullerenes, molecular, semiconductor, mixed clusters, and their shapes can depart considerably from the common spherical form:… Read more
Selforganization of composite nanowires
The growth of one-dimensional (1D) nanocrystals represents an important research topic in crystal engineering for nanotechnology. The growth of 1D fullerene (C60) nanocrystals (or nanowires) has proven to be of considerable scientific and technological interest because of the properties associated with the low-… Read more
Selforganization and stability of fractals
The overarching goal of nanotechnology is to create nanostructured materials that are not only controllable but also reproducible on an industrial scale. Achieving this level of precision in material design hinges on our ability to fine-tune critical parameters that dictate their final architecture. In pursuit of… Read more
Carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are tube-shaped nanostructures of carbon with electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties that derive from the unique features of carbon bonds, their quasi-one-dimensional nature, and their cylindrical symmetry. These properties include very high elastic modulus, tensile strength, thermal… Read more
Polymer modelling
The study of polymer physics revolves around understanding the behavior of these large molecules formed by repeated units. Polymer nanocomposites, attracting significant interest as potential future materials, exhibit distinct characteristics when nanoparticles are introduced at the nanoscale. These inclusions… Read more
Modelling focused electron beam induced deposition
Irradiation-driven chemistry is vital to modern nanotechnology, notably in methods like focused electron beam deposition (FEBID) and extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). These techniques revolutionize nanofabrication by enabling precise nanostructure creation at the nanometer scale, catering to fundamental… Read more