Intelligent electro-optical sensing

Leveraging on the multiple and complex interactions between nanomaterials and biological systems, the research focus of the Joint Lab is the development of intelligent electro-optical sensing platforms. Within the Joint Lab partners will focus on:

1. Basic research on the development and engineering of group-IV semiconductor SiGeSn materials and graphene towards the realization of silicon based devices operating in the NIR-FIR ranges, as well as towards the realization of innovative microelectronic devices such as quantum bits and spintronic devices.
    
2. The development of innovative devices enabling new function to the "in silicon" technological platform, such as biomolecule sensing, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, diagnostic procedures.

September 2024: Summer school with IHP, Università  Roma Tor Vergata, TH-Wildau

Papers

1. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Soenke Gruessing, Julia Flesch, Oliver Skibitzki, Davide Spirito, Gian Marco Vita, Giovanna De Simone, Alessandra di Masi, Changjiang You, Bernd Witzigmann, Jacob Piehler, and Giovanni Capellini, “Quantitative protein sensing with germanium THz-antennas manufactured using CMOS processes“, Opt. Express  30, 40265-40276 (2022)
2. Elena Hardt, Romualdo Varricchio, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Oliver Skibitzki, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, “Characterization of Drop Cast as Strategy for the Biofunctionalization of Plasmonic Sensors Based on Highly Doped Ge-Based”, Full Paper, ICCC2024 Tagesband, pages 191 - 194, DOI 10.5162/iCCC2024/P24, ISBN 978-3-910600-00-3
3. Elena Hardt, Romualdo Varricchio, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Oliver Skibitzki, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, “Characterization of Drop Cast as Strategy for the Biofunctionalization of Plasmonic Sensors Based on Highly Doped Ge-Based”, Extended Paper,  Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (JSSS), (Paper, in preparation)
4. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Romualdo Varricchio, Oliver Skibitzki, Giovanna De Simone, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, “Drop-on-drop biofunctionalization strategy for studying of interaction between hemin and HSA immobilized samples in the THz range”, (Paper, in preparation)
5. E. Fardelli, M. Di Gioacchino, M. Lucidi, G. Capecchi, F. Bruni, A. Sodo, P. Visca, and G. Capellini, “Evidence of correlation between membranes phase transition and clonogenicity in dehydrating Acinetobacter baumannii: a combined μ-Raman and AFM study”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry 128, 6806 (2024)
6. F. Berkmann, T. Venanzi, L. Baldassarre, E. Campagna, E. Talamas-Simola, L. Di Gaspare, C. Corley-Wiciak, G. Capellini, G. Nicotra, G. Sfuncia, A. Notargiacomo, E. Giovine, S. Cibella, M. Virgilio, G. Scalari, M. De Seta, and Michele Ortolani,  “Ultrastrong Coupling of Si1−xGex Parabolic Quantum Wells to Terahertz Microcavities”, ACS Photonics 11, 2776 (2024)
7. E. Campagna, E. Talamas Simola, T. Venanzi, F. Berkmann, C. Corley-Wiciack, G. Nicotra, L. Baldassarre, G. Capellini, L. Di Gaspare, M. Virgilio, M. Ortolani, and M. De Seta, “High quality CMOS compatible n-type SiGe parabolic quantum wells for intersubband photonics at 2.5- 5 THz”,  Nanophotonics 13, 1793 (2024)

Conferences

1. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Soenke Gruessing, Julia Flesch, Oliver Skibitzki, Davide Spirito, Gian Marco Vita, Giovanna De Simone, Alessandra di Masi, Changjiang You, Bernd Witzigmann, Jacob Piehler, and Giovanni Capellini, “Ge-based Plasmonic Antenna made of Ultra-high doped Ge for biosensing in the THz range“, EMRS Fall Meeting 2022, Warsaw University of Technology, September 19-22, 2022, Poland (Presentation)
2. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Oliver Skibitzki, Davide Spirito, Romualdo Varricchio, Alessandra di Masi, Soenke Gruessing, Bernd Witzigmann, and Giovanni Capellini, “Influence of Thickness in Ge-Based Plasmonic Antennas for the Detection of Human Serum Albumin”, ISTDM/ICSI, Como, May 21 - 25, 2023, Italy (Presentation)
3. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Oliver Skibitzki, Romualdo Varricchio, Davide Spirito, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, ”Investigation of the interaction between hemin and human serum albumin in the THz range using ultra-high doped Ge-based Plasmonic Antenna”, EMRS Fall Meeting 2023, Warsaw University of Technology, September 18-21, 2023, Poland (Presentation)
4. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Oliver Skibitzki, Romualdo Varricchio, Davide Spirito, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, “Use of the ultra-highly doped plasmonic Ge antenna on Si/SIO substrates to investigate the interaction between human serum albumin and hemin in the THz range”, Workshop “Women in Photonics 2023“, Jena, November 26-30, 2023, Germany (Presentation)
5. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Julia Flesch,Oliver Skibitzki, Romualdo Varricchio, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, “Ultra-thin subwavelength detection of polymer layers using highly-doped n-Ge plasmonic antenna in the THz range”, DPG 2024, Berlin, March 17-22, 2024, Germany (Poster)
6. Elena Hardt, Carlos Alvarado Chavarin, Oliver Skibizki, Romualdo Varricchio, Davide Spirito, Alessandra di Masi, and Giovanni Capellini, “Influence of oxigen plasma treatment on SiN substrate for drop cast biofunctionalisation of ultra-high doped Ge-based Plasmonic Antennas for THz biosensing”, ICCC2024, Cottbus, May 14-16, 2024, Germany (Poster)