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Deputy Director of the Unit
Giorgia Franzò is a member of the research staff at the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) within Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Catania, Italy. She received her master degree and PhD in Physics from the University of Catania in 1992 and 1996, respectively. In 1999 she joined the National Institute for the Physics of Matter (INFM) in Catania, before being hired by CNR. Her research interests mainly focus on Si-based micro-photonics and in particular on silicon nanostructures (with and without rare-earth doping), rare-earth compounds, Si nanowires. She is author of more than 150 papers in International scientific journals and holds 2 patents. The pioneering character and the impact of her research activity is demonstrated by the huge number of citations (more than 7000) and her h-index (37).
Scientific Productions
ZnO–MoS2-PMMA polymeric nanocomposites: A harmless material for water treatment
Materials Today Chemistry [Elsevier], Volume: 36 Pages: 101912
ACS Applied Nano Materials [American Chemical Society], Volume: 6 Issue: 24 Pages: 22947-22955
Isolation of bidimensional electron gas in AlGaN/GaN heterojunction using Ar ion implantation
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing [Pergamon], Volume: 168 Pages: 107871
All-in-one supercapacitors with high performance enabled by Mn/Cu doped ZnO and MXene
Materials Research Bulletin [Pergamon], Volume: 165 Pages: 112334
Materials [MDPI], Volume: 16 Issue: 6 Pages: 2344
Chemosensors [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 20
European Physical Journal Web of Conferences [], Volume: 266 Pages: 01012
Low-Cost, High-Yield ZnO Nanostars Synthesis for Pseudocapacitor Applications
Nanomaterials [MDPI], Volume: 12 Issue: 15 Pages: 2588
Luminescent Gold Nanoclusters Interacting with Synthetic and Biological Vesicles
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters [American Chemical Society], Volume: 13 Issue: 30 Pages: 6935-6943
Surface Zn enrichment induced by excimer laser annealing in ZnO nanorods
Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Volume: 587 Pages: 152313
Localized Energy Band Bending in ZnO Nanorods Decorated with Au Nanoparticles
Nanomaterials [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 11 Issue: 10 Pages: 2718
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics [Springer US], Pages: 1-13
New Hybrid Light Harvesting Antenna Based on Silicon Nanowires and Metal Dendrimers
Advanced Optical Materials [], Volume: 8 Issue: 24 Pages: 2001070
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics [Springer US], Volume: 31 Issue: 6 Pages: 4605-4610
Nanoscale [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 12 Issue: 30 Pages: 16162-16172
Chemosensors [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Pages: 18
Large area SiC-UV phothodiode for spectroscopy portable system
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE],
Nanoscale research letters [SpringerOpen], Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-9
New Generation of Ultrasensitive Label-Free Optical Si Nanowire-Based Biosensors
ACS PHOTONICS [AMER CHEMICAL SOC], Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Pages: 471-479
A new generation of ultrasensitive label-free optical Si nanowire-based biosensors
ACS Photonics [American Chemical Society], Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Pages: 471-479
Efficient energy transfer from Bi to Er ions in Y2O3 thin films
Journal of Luminescence [North-Holland], Volume: 191 Pages: 92-96
ACS applied materials & interfaces [American Chemical Society], Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 573-584
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Applied surface science [], Volume: 396 Pages: 1866-1874
ACS applied materials & interfaces [American Chemical Society], Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 573-584
The role of Zn vacancies in UV sensing with ZnO nanorods
Applied Physics Letters [AIP Publishing LLC], Volume: 109 Issue: 14 Pages: 143104
Efficient energy transfer from Bi to Er ions in Y 2 O 3 thin films
Journal of Luminescence [North-Holland],
A room temperature light source based on silicon nanowires
Thin Solid Films [Elsevier], Volume: 613 Pages: 59-63
Universal model for defect-related visible luminescence in ZnO nanorods
RSC advances [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 6 Issue: 77 Pages: 73170-73175
Nanoscale [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Pages: 995-1006
Silicon nanowire and carbon nanotube hybrid for room temperature multiwavelength light source.
Scientific reports [Nature Publishing Group], Volume: 5 Pages: 16753
Silicon nanowire and carbon nanotube hybrid for room temperature multiwavelength light source
Scientific reports [Nature Publishing Group], Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10
Estimation of human age using N-glycan profiles from bloodstains
International journal of legal medicine [Springer Berlin Heidelberg], Volume: 129 Issue: 5 Pages: 955-961
Multicolor Depth-Resolved Cathodoluminescence from Eu-Doped SiOC Thin Films
ACS applied materials & interfaces [American Chemical Society], Volume: 7 Issue: 33 Pages: 18201-18205
Enhancement of Er optical efficiency through bismuth sensitization in yttrium oxide
Applied Physics Letters [AIP Publishing LLC], Volume: 107 Issue: 4 Pages: 041908
Applied Physics Letters [AIP Publishing LLC], Volume: 106 Issue: 9 Pages: 093108
Visible and infrared emission from Si/Ge nanowires synthesized by metal-assisted wet etching
Nanoscale research letters [SpringerOpen], Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-7
Silicon nanowires: synthesis, optical properties and applications
physica status solidi (c) [WILEY‐VCH Verlag], Volume: 11 Issue: 11‐12 Pages: 1622-1625
Hydrogen induced optically-active defects in silicon photonic nanocavities
Optics express [Optical Society of America], Volume: 22 Issue: 8 Pages: 8843-8855
Advances in Silicon Nanophotonics
ECS Meeting Abstracts [IOP Publishing], Issue: 42 Pages: 1591
Structural and luminescence properties of undoped and Eu-doped SiOC thin films
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering [IOP Publishing], Volume: 56 Issue: 1 Pages: 012009
(Invited) Advances in Silicon Nanophotonics
ECS Transactions [The Electrochemical Society], Volume: 61 Issue: 5 Pages: 149-159
Advances in Silicon Nanophotonics
ECS Transactions [IOP Publishing], Volume: 61 Issue: 5 Pages: 149
Photonic crystal light emitting diode based on Er and Si nanoclusters co-doped slot waveguide
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 104 Issue: 12 Pages: 121107
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Physica. A (Print) [], Volume: 412 Pages: 39-44
White light emission from Eu-doped SiOC films
Applied Physics Express [IOP Publishing], Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 012601
Microscopic investigations of advanced thin films for photonics
Journal of Physics: Conference Series [IOP Publishing], Volume: 471 Issue: 1 Pages: 012004
SiOC thin films: an efficient light source and an ideal host matrix for Eu 2+ ions
Optics express [Optical Society of America], Volume: 21 Issue: 17 Pages: 20280-20290
Er doped-Si nanostructures coupled with photonic crystals for high enhancement of light extraction
ECS Transactions [IOP Publishing], Volume: 53 Issue: 4 Pages: 71
ECS Transactions [The Electrochemical Society], Volume: 53 Issue: 4 Pages: 71-80
New strategies to improve the luminescence efficiency of Eu ions embedded in Si-based matrices
Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 113 Issue: 14 Pages: 143503
Laser & Photonics Reviews [], Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 114-121
Synthesis and characterization of light emitting Eu 2 O 3 films on Si substrates
Journal of Luminescence [North-Holland], Volume: 132 Issue: 12 Pages: 3133-3135
Synthesis and characterization of light emitting Eu2O3 films on Si substrates
Journal of luminescence [North-Holland], Volume: 132 Issue: 12 Pages: 3133-3135
Electrical transport and depletion region in dry-etched Si-based nanostructures
Semiconductor Science and Technology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 27 Issue: 4 Pages: 045016
Eu 3+ reduction and efficient light emission in Eu 2 O 3 films deposited on Si substrates
Optics express [Optical Society of America], Volume: 20 Issue: 5 Pages: 5501-5507
Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 23 Issue: 7 Pages: 075204
Temperature dependence and aging effects on silicon nanowires photoluminescence
Optics express [Optical Society of America], Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Pages: 1483-1490
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics (Online) [], Volume: 85 Pages: 195423-1
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics (Online) [], Volume: 85 Pages: 195423-1
Electrical conduction and optical properties of doped silicon-on-insulator photonic crystals
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 98 Issue: 20 Pages: 203506
Erbium–oxygen interactions in crystalline silicon
Semiconductor science and technology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 26 Issue: 5 Pages: 055002
Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 107 Issue: 5 Pages: 054302
Synthesis of crystalline Si quantum dots by millisecond laser irradiation of SiOxNy layers
technology [], Volume: 7 Pages: 8
Light absorption in silicon quantum dots embedded in silica
Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 106 Issue: 10 Pages: 103505
Er-based materials for Si microphotonics
Optical Materials [North-Holland], Volume: 31 Issue: 9 Pages: 1269-1274
New approaches for enhancing light emission from Er-based materials and devices
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 41 Issue: 6 Pages: 891-898
PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES [], Volume: 41 Pages: 891-898
Catalytic role of adsorbates in the photoluminescence emission of Si nanocrystals
Physical Review B [American Physical Society], Volume: 78 Issue: 24 Pages: 245425
Microstructural evolution of SiO x films and its effect on the luminescence of Si nanoclusters
Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 104 Issue: 9 Pages: 094306
Optoelectronics Letters [Tianjin University of Technology], Volume: 3 Issue: 5 Pages: 321-325
Efficient luminescence and energy transfer in erbium silicate thin films
Advanced Materials [WILEY‐VCH Verlag], Volume: 19 Issue: 12 Pages: 1582-1588
Role of the Si excess on the excitation of Er doped Si O x
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 90 Issue: 18 Pages: 183102
Light emitting devices based on silicon nanostructures
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [North-Holland], Volume: 38 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 181-187
The influence of substrate on the properties of Er 2 O 3 films grown by magnetron sputtering
Journal of luminescence [North-Holland], Volume: 121 Issue: 2 Pages: 233-237
Coupling between Ge-nanocrystals and defects in SiO 2
Journal of luminescence [North-Holland], Volume: 121 Issue: 2 Pages: 409-412
The influence of substrate on the properties of Er2O3 films grown by magnetron sputtering
Journal of luminescence [North-Holland], Volume: 121 Issue: 2 Pages: 233-237
Er site in Er-implanted Si nanoclusters embedded in Si O 2
Physical Review B [American Physical Society], Volume: 74 Issue: 20 Pages: 205428
IEEE Journal of selected topics in quantum electronics [IEEE], Volume: 12 Issue: 6 Pages: 1596-1606
Study of the Si-nanocluster to Er 3+ energy transfer dynamics using a double-pulse experiment
Optical Materials [North-Holland], Volume: 28 Issue: 6-7 Pages: 815-819
Evidence for a “dark exciton” state of PbS nanocrystals in a silicate glass
Applied physics letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 88 Issue: 18 Pages: 181115
Carrier-induced quenching processes on the erbium luminescence in silicon nanocluster devices
Physical Review B [American Physical Society], Volume: 73 Issue: 11 Pages: 113302
Electroluminescence and transport properties in amorphous silicon nanostructures
Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 17 Issue: 5 Pages: 1428
Photonic-crystal silicon-nanocluster light-emitting device
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 88 Issue: 3 Pages: 033501
Journal of Luminescence [ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV], Volume: 121 Issue: 2 Pages: V-V
Photonic-crystal silicon-nanocluster light-emitting device
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics Publising LLC], Volume: 88 Pages: 1-3
Thermal evolution and photoluminescence properties of nanometric Si layers
Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 16 Issue: 12 Pages: 3012
Probe of the Si nanoclusters to Er 3+ energy transfer dynamics by double-pulse excitation
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 87 Issue: 6 Pages: 061109
Physical Review B [American Physical Society], Volume: 72 Issue: 4 Pages: 045349
Site of Er ions in Er-implanted silica containing Si nanoclusters
Optical Materials [North-Holland], Volume: 27 Issue: 5 Pages: 900-903
Correlation between electroluminescence and structural properties of Si nanoclusters
Optical Materials [North-Holland], Volume: 27 Issue: 5 Pages: 1031-1040
Optical Materials [North-Holland], Volume: 27 Issue: 5 Pages: 884-889
Optical Materials [North-Holland], Volume: 27 Issue: 5 Pages: 904-909
Silicon nanowires: a building block for future technologies
Low-Dimensional Materials and Devices 2021 [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 11800 Pages: 118000S
2016 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) [IEEE], Pages: 1-2
New strategies to improve Eu light emission in SI-based matrices
Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits IV [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 9133 Pages: 913307
Silicon photonic crystals: light emission, modulation and detection
Silicon Photonics IX [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 8990 Pages: 89900C
Room temperature electrically pumped silicon nano-light source at telecommunication wavelengths
Silicon Photonics VIII [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 8629 Pages: 862918
Subbandgap photoluminescence of Si photonic crystal nanocavity at room temperature
8th IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics [IEEE], Pages: 121-123
Si nanowire light emitting devices
8th IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics [IEEE], Pages: 118-120
Light generation in silicon photonic crystal cavities
8th IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics [IEEE], Pages: 154-156
Electrical and optical properties of ion implanted SOI-based photonic crystals
8th IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics [IEEE], Pages: 115-117
Enhanced Light Emission from Silicon using Photonic Crystal Nanocavities
Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics [Optical Society of America], Pages: IMF3
Photoluminescence spectroscopy of silicon photonic crystal nanocavities
The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics [Optical Society of America], Pages: CK2_2
Enhanced light emission from Erbium doped silicon photonic crystal nanocavities
2009 6th IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics [IEEE], Pages: 193-195
Influence of stoichiometry on the structural and optical properties of erbium silicate
2008 5th IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics [IEEE], Pages: 21-23
Erbium Doped Materials for a Si-Based Microphotonics
Solid State Phenomena [Trans Tech Publications Ltd], Volume: 131 Pages: 563-570
Light emitting devices based on silicon nanoclusters
IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd [IEEE], Pages: 45-47
Nanoscale silicon in photonics and photovoltaics
Silicon Nanomaterials Sourcebook [CRC Press], Pages: 593-616
Silicon Nanophotonics [Jenny Stanford Publishing], Pages: 179-208
Light Emission from Silicon-Based Materials: From Silicon Nanostructures to Rare Earth Ions
Silicon Nanophotonics [Pan Stanford], Pages: 259-298
Silicon Nanowires Light Emitting Devices at Room Temperature
Nano-Optics for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions on a Molecular Scale [Springer, Dordrecht], Pages: 395-396
Optical and Structural Properties of Europium Oxide Thin Films on Silicon Substrates
Nano-Optics for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions on a Molecular Scale [Springer, Dordrecht], Pages: 397-397