National Institute Of Materials Physics - Romania

Optical Processes in Nanostructured Materials Laboratory

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The research activity is focused on the synthesis of nanostructured materials, their optical characterization and developing of various applications in the field of the conversion and storage of energy. Three topics are mainly developed:

  1. Elaboration of synthesis procedures of inorganic micro and nano-particles and their characterization by optical methods.
  2. Elaboration of synthesis procedures of composite materials based on carbon nanotubes/fullerenes and polymers and their characterization by optical methods in order to be used in the field of energy storage and sensors for medicine.
  3. Development of the synthesis methods of chalcogenide and soft materials for applications in the field of sensors, information technology and optoelectronics.

The main methods used for optical characterization of above materials are: Raman scattering including the surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), FTIR and UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy, surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy, photoluminescence under continuous and pulsed excitation and photoconductivity. A special attention is devoted to revealing some specific optical phenomena in mesoscopic materials such as anti-Stokes luminescence, Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman scattering and coherent backscattering.

Latest Publications

Alternative lignopolymer-based composites useful as enhanced functionalized support for enzymes immobilization
Authors: Lite, C; Ion, S; Tudorache, M; Zgura, I; Galca, AC; Enache, M; Maria, GM; Parvulescu, VI

Published: NOV 1 2021, CATALYSIS TODAY, 379, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.05.060

Structural, magneto-optical and dielectric properties of phosphate tellurite glasses
Authors: Polosan, S; Ganea, P; Nitescu, A

Published: NOV 2021, MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN, 143, 111455, DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111455

Effect of ferroelectric poling on the photoelectrochemical activity of hematite-BaTiO3 nanowire arrays
Authors: Sima, M; Vasile, E; Preda, N; Sima, A; Matei, E; Logofatu, C

Published: OCT 22 2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 46, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.152

Structural, electrical properties and photoluminescence analyses of the terbium doped barium titanate
Authors: Cernea, M; Secu, M; Radu, R; Ganea, P; Surdu, VA; Trusca, R; Vasile, ET; Secu, EC

Published: OCT 15 2021, JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 878, 160380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160380

Electro-active properties of nanostructured films of cytosine and guanine nucleobases
Authors: Socol, M; Trupina, L; Galca, AC; Chirila, C; Stan, GE; Vlaicu, AM; Stanciu, AE; Boni, AG; Botea, M; Stanculescu, A; Pintilie, L; Borca, B

Published: OCT 8 2021, NANOTECHNOLOGY, 32, 415702, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac10e4

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