Paolo D'Agosta
PhD thesis title: Synthesis and in-situ characterization of 2D materials and heterostructures
Academic Tutor: Valeria Russo
Academic Supervisor: Carlo Spartaco Casari and Andrea Li Bassi
PhD cycle: 36° (see all student profiles of the same cycle > LINK)
BSc: Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, Politecnico di Milano
MSc: Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, Politecnico di Milano
Energy for Motion grant for “Conference Award” awarded by the Energy Department of Politecnico di Milano (2022)
Thesis abstract
My PhD research focuses on novel two-dimensional materials and heterostructures. I synthesize both inorganic 2D chalcogenides – such as MoS2, WS2 or Bi2Te3 – by pulsed laser deposition, and graphdiynes (sp-sp2 hybridized carbon networks) using organic molecular-beam epitaxy and on-surface synthesis. I characterize their morphology and atomic structure under ultra-high vacuum through scanning tunneling microscopy and low-energy electron diffraction, while Raman spectroscopy investigates their vibrational properties. Recently, I probed their electronic structure with angular-resolved photoemission spectroscopy using synchrotron light.
Personal interest in my research theme
What I enjoy the most about my PhD project is the possibility to take part in the fundamental research on promising and groundbreaking quantum materials that, in the near future, might revolutionize a wide variety of fields, from optoelectronics to bioengineering. Indeed, I am keen to participate in our many collaborations with other research groups and to be part of the collective scientific effort toward the application of high-performance 2D materials in everyday devices.
