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Stefano Ossicini is affiliated with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields, with a focus on engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Within these areas, they have contributed to specialized subfields including atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work covers several interconnected topics related to semiconductors and nanostructures. Key research themes include:

  • Nanowire synthesis and applications
  • Semiconductor materials and interfaces
  • Silicon nanostructures and photoluminescence
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties
  • Chalcogenide semiconductor thin films
  • Semiconductor quantum structures and devices

Stefano Ossicini has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2 publications)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Nanoscale
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Surface chemistry effects on work function, ionization potential and electronic affinity of Si(100), Ge(100) surfaces and SiGe heterostructures, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Multiple exciton generation in isolated and interacting silicon nanocrystals, 2021, Nanoscale
  • Doping of III-V Arsenide and Phosphide Wurtzite Semiconductors, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Interplay of Quantum Confinement and Strain Effects in Type I to Type II Transition in GeSi Core-Shell Nanocrystals, 2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • (Invited) Electronic and Optical Properties of Si, Ge and Sige Low Dimensional Systems: Ab-Initio Results, 2021, ECS Meeting Abstracts

Collaboration is evident in their frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Ivan Marri (5 joint publications)
  • Michele Amato (4 joint publications)
  • Simone Grillo (2 joint publications)
  • Olivia Pulci (2 joint publications)
  • Matteo Bertocchi (1 joint publication)

Best Publications

  • Porous silicon: a quantum sponge structure for silicon based optoelectronics

    Olmes Bisi;Stefano Ossicini;L. Pavesi

  • Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics

    Stefano Ossicini;Lorenzo Pavesi;Francesco Priolo

  • Second-harmonic generation in silicon waveguides strained by silicon nitride

    M. Cazzanelli;F. Bianco;E. Borga;G. Pucker

  • Will silicon be the photonic material of the third millenium

    L Pavesi

  • Role of the interface region on the optoelectronic properties of silicon nanocrystals embedded in SiO 2

    Nicola Daldosso;M. Luppi;S. Ossicini;E. Degoli

  • Self-energy and excitonic effects in the electronic and optical properties of TiO 2 crystalline phases

    Letizia Chiodo;Letizia Chiodo;Juan Maria García-Lastra;Amilcare Iacomino;Amilcare Iacomino;Stefano Ossicini

  • First-principles study of n- and p-doped silicon nanoclusters

    G. Cantele;Elena Degoli;Eleonora Luppi;Rita Magri

  • Dynamics of stimulated emission in silicon nanocrystals

    L. Dal Negro;M. Cazzanelli;L. Pavesi;Stefano Ossicini

  • Silicon-germanium nanowires: chemistry and physics in play, from basic principles to advanced applications.

    Michele Amato;Maurizia Palummo;Riccardo Rurali;Stefano Ossicini

  • Ab initio study on oxidized silicon clusters and silicon nanocrystals embedded in Si O 2 : Beyond the quantum confinement effect

    Marcello Luppi;Stefano Ossicini

  • From Si Nanowires to Porous Silicon: The Role of Excitonic Effects

    Mauro Bruno;Maurizia Palummo;Andrea Marini;Rodolfo Del Sole

  • Ab initio structural and electronic properties of hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters in the ground and excited state

    Elena Degoli;G. Cantele;Eleonora Luppi;Rita Magri

  • Carrier multiplication between interacting nanocrystals for fostering silicon-based photovoltaics

    Marco Govoni;Ivan Marri;Stefano Ossicini

  • AES analysis of the growth mechanism of metal layers on metal surfaces

    Stefano Ossicini;Rossella Memeo;Franco Ciccacci

  • Excitons in germanium nanowires: Quantum confinement, orientation, and anisotropy effects within a first-principles approach

    Mauro Bruno;Maurizia Palummo;Andrea Marini;Rodolfo Del Sole

  • Simultaneously B- and P-doped silicon nanoclusters: Formation energies and electronic properties

    Stefano Ossicini;Elena Degoli;F Iori;E Luppi

  • Engineering silicon nanocrystals : Theoretical study of the effect of codoping with boron and phosphorus

    Federico Iori;Elena Degoli;Rita Magri;Ivan Marri

  • Multiple Si=O bonds at the silicon cluster surface

    Marcello Luppi;Stefano Ossicini

  • Optical emission from small Si particles

    R. J. Baierle;M. J. Caldas;Elisa Molinari;Stefano Ossicini

  • Image Plane for Surface Potential

    Stefano Ossicini;Carlo Maria Bertoni;P. Gies

  • Size, oxidation, and strain in small Si/SiO2 nanocrystals

    Roberto Guerra;Elena Degoli;Stefano Ossicini

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Pavesi
Lorenzo Pavesi University of Trento
Riccardo Rurali
Riccardo Rurali Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Francesco Priolo
Francesco Priolo University of Catania
Annalisa Fasolino
Annalisa Fasolino Radboud University
Giorgia Franzò
Giorgia Franzò National Research Council (CNR)
Annabella Selloni
Annabella Selloni Princeton University
Stefan Wabnitz
Stefan Wabnitz Sapienza University of Rome
Margit Zacharias
Margit Zacharias University of Freiburg
Enric Canadell
Enric Canadell Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Bart J. Kooi
Bart J. Kooi University of Groningen

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