17/09/2020
Phemtronics Invites you to Submit Papers to the following special issues: ​

Journal of Applied Physics
​Plasmonics: Enabling Functionalities with Novel Materials

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This special topic will provide a timely forum for highlighting emerging classes of materials that support plasmon excitation, sharing recent advances in theory, modelling, spectroscopic approaches, and fabrication methods that are advancing fundamental understanding of plasmon excitation, and showcasing new applications enabled by plasmonics. In addition to original research articles, invited tutorials and perspectives will provide hints for new physical insights and applications for future research.

Special Issue "Plasmonics and Nano-Optics from UV to THz: Materials and Applications"

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​This Special Issue is intended to gather among others, recent research results on resonant phenomena in nanostructures made of metals and/or dielectrics for applications in nano-optics, with a special emphasis on plasmonics with transdimensional materials whose phase can be controlled in a wide spectral range with low losses and fast response. The main goal is building multifunctional and reconfigurable optical devices (multiservice antennas, all-optical switches, etc.).

​PHEMTRONICS,  in the spirit of the FETOPEN gatekeepers to  build leading research and innovation capacity across Europe, is  involving as key actors excellent young researchers.
Their collaboration generates a genuine mutual exchange of ideas and knowledge.

Meet them in PHEMTRONICS:

Yael Gutiérrez
Grant Researcher at CNR NANOTEC 

​PhD in Physics with background in DFT calculations and characterization of material’s optical properties, electromagnetic theory and simulation of plasmonic systems. 
Yael’s main research interest is reconfigurable plasmonics and the development of new phase change materials with controlable optical response. 
In the Phemtronics project she will be involved in the synthesis and characterization of new gallium based PCM dichalcogenides as well as in their optical and structural characterization through spectroscopic ellipsometry and Raman spectroscopy. She will also contribute to the design and simulation of new plasmonic systems with reconfigurable response based on this materials. 
 
Contact: yael.gutierrezvela@nanotec.cnr.it

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Gonzalo SANTOS
PhD student at Cantabria University 

​PhD student in Science and Technology. His main research interest is the DFT simulation of the optical properties of phase-change materials (PCMs) and the study of their electromagnetic response.  
In the Phemtronics Project, Gonzalo will be involved in the simulation of the optical behavior of this type of materials in order to predict and guide experimental team in the interaction produced between light and PCMs. 

Contact: gonzalo.santos@unican.es 

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Rihem NOUMI
R&D engineer at TE-OX  
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PhD in Electrical Engineering. Her main research interests are in the field of LWA antenna design and SIW technology. She has an expertise in conception, design, and test of RF components, especially antennas. 
Rihem will be involved in the project in modelling, simulation of ultra-fast reconfigurable microwave switches and devices using electromagnetics software (CST, HFSS) and the electrical characterisation using wafer probe station and RF network analyser.  

Contact: rihem.noumi@te-ox.com 

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Olga Ishchenko
 R&D engineer at TE-OX   

Dr. Eng. in Chemistry with background in material science, thin-films coatings and nanostructures fabrication and characterisation. 
Olga has experience in thin films deposition techniques such as CVD methods, mainly ALD and MOCVD; in electronic device fabrication in clean room environment (photolithography, etching techniques, metals deposition). She has also an experience in nanostructures fabrication and characterisation methods. She works on VO2 nanowires synthesis via the hydrothermal method, metallic and oxides nanoparticles self-organisation approach via block-copolymer assembly and other chemical ways of nanostructures synthesis. 
In the Phemtronics project, Olga will be involved in ultra-fast optically controlled switches design and fabrication. Olga is also responsible of the website development.
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Contact: olga.ishchenko@te-ox.com ​

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Doğa BILICAN
R&D engineer at TE-OX 

Ph.D. in Materials Science. Doğa’s main research interests include electrochemical deposition, sputter deposition and arc melting and suction casting. Additionally, she has experience in sustainable materials selection and process design and materials characterization by methods such as scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, X-ray diffraction.  
Within the framework of PHEMTRONICS project, she will be responsible for the synthesis of phase change materials in thin film forms by sputter deposition and characterization of the synthesized films in structural, morphological, chemical and electrical aspects.  
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Contact: doga.bilican@te-ox.com ​

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Stefano DICORATO
PhD student, at CNR NANOTEC
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Master's degree in Materials Science and Technology. Stefano’s main research interest concerns the processing and characterization of nanostructures. He has expertise in plasma treatment, thin film deposition by ALD and screen printing. He has also experience in the optical characterization by techniques such as ellipsometry and compositional/structural analysis by Raman.  
In the project framework, he will manage the deposition and processing of phase change materials along with their characterization. 
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Contact: stefano.dicorato@nanotec.cnr.it 

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