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LaMM Laboratorio di Magnetismo Molecolare

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1)      Magnetic materials:

  • Analysis and characterisation of the static and dynamic magnetic properties of hard and soft magnetic material (magnetization, hysteresis, critical temperature, coercive fields, susceptibility….).
  • Synthesis of nanostructured magnetic systems (oxides, metals / mixed metals, and molecules.
  • Analysis of elemental composition and crystalline phase.
  • Identification of the crystalline system and degree of crystallinity.
  • Morphological investigations.

 

2)      Paramagnetic material:

  • Investigation and analysis of the electronic properties by means of EPR (Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance).
  • Analysis and characterisation of the static and dynamic magnetic properties of hard and soft magnetic material (magnetization, susceptibility, magnetic moment, coupling among the paramagnetic centers….).
  • Analysis of elemental composition and determination of the molecular structure.
  • Morphological investigations.
  • Synthesis of molecular paramagnetic systems of different types: purely inorganic, organic-inorganic, purely organic (radicals). Molecular organisation on surfaces.

 

3)      Nano structured material:

  • Investigation and analysis of size and morphology of the systems.
  • Analysis of elemental composition and crystalline phase.
  • Identification of the crystalline system and degree of crystallinity.
  • Investigation and analysis of the static and dynamic magnetic properties of material possessing showing magnetism.
  • Determination of hyper-thermal properties of magnetic systems.
  • Nanoparticles synthesis (oxides, metals, core-shell and other types) for the following applications:

            a) preparation of new magnetic materials;

            b) shielding of nanoparticles with molecular functional shells, for preparing systems for drug delivery, molecular targeting  and diagnostic by using NMR and MRI;

            c) preparation of magneto-plasmonic systems and characterization of their optic, magnetic and magneto-optic properties.

 

4)      Surfaces:

  • Morphological and compositional analysis.
  • Compositional mapping of the surface.
  • Preparation of metallic surfaces by UHV evaporation.
  • Preparation of multi-layer metallic systems.
  • Preparation of molecular mono- and multi-layers by UHV evaporation or by wet-chemistry (SAM: self assembled monolayers).
  • Molecular systems functionalisation for grafting on several surfaces. Preparation of molecular films by spin coating technique.

 

5)      Superconductors:

  • Determination of the hysteresis loss and of critical temperature.
  • Hysteresis cycles
  • Analysis of elemental composition
 
last update: 29-June-2017
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