Session chair: Antonio Politano (University of L’Aquila & CNR-IMM)

INTRODUCTION

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD

Keynote
Andrea Locatelli (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)
Title: Unveiling nanoscale materials using photoemission spectomicroscopy

Talk 1
Gianluca D’Olimpio (University of L’Aquila)
Title: The beneficial impact of surface oxidation on electrochemical reactions with GaSe nanosheets

Invited
Silvia Nappini (CNR-IOM, Trieste)
Title: Soft X-Ray spectroscopies in environmental conditions: new frontiers for the in-situ and operando investigation of solid/liquid interfaces at BACH beamline at Elettra

Keynote
Daniel Farias (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Title: Helium atom scattering, a suitable tool for studying electron-phonon coupling, bending rigidity and substrate coupling strength of 2D materials

Talk 2
Francesca Alessandro (University of Calabria)
Title: Broadband excitation spectrum of bulk crystals and thin layers of PtTe₂

Invited
Manuela Garnica (IMDEA Nanociencia, Madrid)
Title: Advanced microscopies and spectroscopies at IMDEA Nanoscience

Invited
Stefan Heun (CNR-Nano and Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
Title: Black Phosphorus n-type doping by Cu: a microscopic surface investigation

Keynote
Alessandro Molle (CNR-IMM, Agrate Brianza)
Title: Two-dimensional Xenes and related materials by epitaxy

Invited
Marco Ormellese (Politecnico Milano)
Title: Innovative anodizing treatments to improve corrosion resistance of titanium

Invited
Francesco Marra (University of Roma La Sapienza)
Title: Nanocomposite and nanostructured coatings for oil and gas industrial applications

Talk 3
Saqib Rashid (University of Roma Tre)
Title: Mechanical characterization and cellular studies of Ti-Cu and Ti-Cu-Ag thin films produced by PVD magnetron sputtering, showing biocompatibility and antibacterial properties

Talk 4
Mirko Magni (University of Milano)
Title: Cathodic Plasma Electrolysis: from Surface Pre-Treatment of Metals to Galvanizing

Talk 5
Luca Panariello (INSTM, Firenze – University of Pisa)
Title: Multifunctional biobased coatings for bioplastic and cellulosic substrates

Talk 6
Maria Basso (University of Padova)
Title: Tuned wettability of sol-gel coatings for saturated vapor condensation

Talk 7
Edoardo Rossi (University of Roma Tre)
Title: A novel nanoindentation protocol to characterize surface free energy of superhydrophobic nanopatterned materials

Invited
Luca Vattuone (University of Genova)
Title: Graphene growth and  Boudouard reaction under graphene on Ni(111): a NAP-XPS study

Talk 8
Jacopo Fiocchi (CNR ICMATE, Lecco)
Title: Femtosecond laser surface modification of biodegradable Fe-20Mn alloy

Talk 9
Gaetano Calogero (CNR-IMM, Catania)
Title: A multiscale atomistic method for nanosecond laser annealing simulations

Talk 10
Anna Liguori (University of Bologna)
Title: Fabrication of inorganic nanotubes from magnetron sputtered sacrificial nanofibers

Talk 11
Gloria Anemone (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Title: Experimental determination of surface thermal expansion of 2D Materials by means of helium atom scattering

Talk 12
Pinakapani Tummala (CNR-IMM, Agrate Brianza)
Title: Different strategies to obtain MoS₂ nanosheets by implementing CVD on different substrates

Talk 13
Giovanni Carraro (CNR-IMEM, University of Genova)
Title: Chemical reactivity of pristine and defected graphene grown on nickel (111)

Invited
Federica Bondino (CNR-IOM, Trieste)
Title: Hexagonal boron nitride – graphene in-plane heterostructure: a new 2D platform for multifunctional applications