Annual Report 2007 - The Australian Nanotechnology Network

Event outcomes
Pre-Post event visits and tours
By using funds coming from various universities, from ATSE and from ARNAM, lecture tours
or visits have been organized.
• Prof. F. Biscarini:
o 24 September: Chemistry Dept. Monash University (Clayton, VIC): Prof. Peter
Junk, Dr. Massimiliano Massi, Prof. Leone Spiccia; talk on "Charge injection in
OFETs with SAM functionalised electrodes: odd-even effects"
o 25 September: CSIRO Molecular and Health Technology Division (Clayton,
VIC): Prof. Andrew Holmes, Dr. Scott Watkins, Dr. Mark Bown. Talk "Selforganised
nanostructures and devices"
• Prof. E.Traversa: University of Sydney (Cathy Stampfl)
• Prof. R.Rosei:
o Lecture tour on Energy related problems:
o 1 October: University of Queensland (prof. M.Lu), "Energy Problems and
Nanotechnology Solutions"
o 1 October: ANA (300 queen st.) “Which Energy for the Future of Mankind?”
o University of Melbourne and Synchrotron radiation facility, University of Sydney
(Cathy stampfl).
• Prof. F. Rosei; Lecture tour on nanotechnology and molecular self assembly:
o University of Western Australia (Prof. Faraone),
o University of Melbourne (Prof. Jamieson),
o University of Technology Sydney (Prof. Mike Ford),
o University of Sydney (Prof. J.Reimers)
Collaborative projects
The Nanoe3 event has been the occasion for some of the speakers to strengthen the existing
collaboration and analyse the work of shared students.
Several project of collaboration have been proposed between Australian and Italian groups:
1) International Linkage on catalysis for energy UQ (max Lu), QUT (N.Motta) and
University of Trieste (Prof. R.Rosei).
2) Joint PhD in material science and nanotechnology between University of Roma Tor
Vergata and QUT
3) Discovery project on nanotube based solar cells (University of Roma Tor Vergata, QUT)
4) Prof. F.Biscarini: Planning an International Linkage project with Alex Hamilton; Visit of
2 researcher of CSIRO Melbourne, Molecular and Health Technology Division to
Bologna.
These projects will be defined in the next months and the proper applications deposited at the
due time.
Common papers between participants to the workshop:
1. Szkutnik, P.D. and Sgarlata, A. and Ronda, A. and Motta, N. and Berbezier, I. and Balzarotti, A. (2006) Early
Stage of Ge Growth on Si(001) Vicinal Surfaces with 8° Miscut Along[1-10] . Physical Review B 75, 033305
(2007).
2. N.Motta, F.Boscherini, A.Sgarlata, A.Balzarotti, G.Capellini, F.Ratto, F.Rosei, GeSi intermixing in Ge
nanostructures on Si(111): An XAFS versus STM study. Phys. Rev. B 75, 035337 (2007).
3. Szkutnik, P.D. and Sgarlata, A. and Ronda, A. and Motta, N. and Berbezier, I. and Balzarotti, A. (2006) Early
Stage of Ge Growth on Si(001) Vicinal Surfaces with 8° Miscut Along[1-10] . Physical Review B 75, 033305
(2007).
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