Introduction
Under the guidance of Prof. Claudio Manfredotti,
the Solid State Physics group of the University of Torino,
Physics Department,started its activity in the early 1980s in the field of amorphous (a-Si:H) and crystalline (e.g. Si, CdTe)
semiconductor materials, mainly for the fabrication of solar cells and ionization radiation detectors.
In the course of these three decades, the group has gradually extended its field of interest to the study of micro/nano-structured materials and devices and to the development of new experimental techniques for the characterization and modification of advanced materials and/or art objects.
Now, the group is working on the following main research topics:
- Semiconductor materials and basic devices: functional characterization by means of MeV Ion Beam techniques
- The physics of diamond: characterization, and selective modification at the nano/micro scale; applications in bio-sensing and quantum optics
- Production and characterisation of high and medium critical temperature superconducting materials
- Nanostructured materials
- Physics applied to cultural heritage
17-20 October 2025, 3 November 2025,
Sala Castagnoli, Dipartimento di Fisica, Torino Degree Thesis dissertation16-17 October 20255
Our research group contributes to the "The Road to Discovery" public engagement event, with "on the road" public speeches and experimental demonstrations on quantum mechanics given by Jacopo Forneris and Paolo Olivero.
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Greta Andrini is awarded the second place in the Gatti Manfredi Award 2025, organized by the Italy Chapter of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society,
for the best PhD thesis in Radiation Instrumentation. Her dissertation, entitled "Fabrication and characterization of telecom quantum emitters in silicon for quantum technology applications"
was carried out under the supervision of Profs. Angelo Rivetti and Jacopo Forneris.
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Our research group contributes to the UNight public engagement event,
with the "From Quantum Mechanics to Technological Innovations" talk given by Jacopo Forneris at the Valentino Castle on the night of 26th Setpember,
and with the "Quantum Mechanics by Naked Eye" demonstrative stand held by Jacopo Forneris and Paolo Olivero on the 27th of September.
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