Rossella Brunetti

Rossella Brunetti is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physical, Computer and Mathematical Sciences (formerly Physics campus) at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Her research focuses on theoretical physics of amorphous materials, particularly chalcogenides used in phase-change memory (PCM) devices. She specializes in charge transport modeling, hydrodynamic equations, and advanced numerical methods like the Numerov process.

Research Interests: Theoretical physics of amorphous semiconductors, trap-limited conduction, time-dependent transport phenomena, and simulation of nanoscale devices. Her work bridges fundamental physics with technological applications in high-speed memory devices and semiconductor modeling.

Notable Contributions: Development of the first self-consistent

• 5th-order numerical methods for non-uniform grids
• 3D random-network models for threshold switching
• Quantum transport frameworks for hot-carrier dynamics

Her research has enabled accurate simulation of Ovonic devices and contributed to understanding voltage snapback phenomena.