Maurizio Passacantando

Maurizio Passacantando is a Full Professor affiliated with the University of L'Aquila and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Institute for Superconductors, Innovative Materials, and Devices. His research focuses on nanomaterials, optoelectronics, and semiconductor physics, with emphasis on field emission, photodetection, and 2D materials. He has published extensively in high-impact journals such as ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Nanoscale, and Small. His work explores novel applications in energy, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

Key research areas include the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials (e.g., graphene, carbon nanotubes, transition metal dichalcogenides), development of advanced photodetectors, and understanding environmental interactions of layered materials. Recent studies investigate field emission properties of zinc oxide tetrapods and GeAs nanosheets, as well as biomedical applications of nanocomposites for tissue engineering.

Passacantando collaborates with international teams on topics such as gate-controlled field emission and optoelectronic memory systems. His contributions span experimental and theoretical analyses of material behavior under environmental conditions and mechanical stress. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts.

His research group actively explores nanoelectronics, with a focus on scalable fabrication methods and device engineering for next-generation technologies. Current projects include optimizing carbon-based photodetectors and investigating the role of surface defects in 2D materials.