Dr. Domitille Giaume

Contact

Marie-Curie Fellow, IESL-FORTH

Address:

Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
P.O. Box 1385 Vassilika Vouton Heraklion 71110 Greece

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Phone: 0030 - 2810 - 391874

Fax: 0030 - 2810 - 391305

Lab Phone: 0030 - 2810 - 391349

Scientific information

Scientific information:

Subject area:

Biological Functionalization of Nanoparticles

 

Research:

In the context of the European project NANOTAIL in collaboration with the National Nanotechnology Laboratory, CNR, Lecce (Italy) and the Centre d’Elaboration de Materiaux et d’Etudes Structurales, CNRS, Toulouse (France), I am working on the synthesis and characterization of complex solution-grown nanocrystals presenting anisotropic shape (e.g. from spheres/cubes to rods and tetrapods). We aim to understand how reconstruction of the material’s electronic structure in a confined environment plays a pivotal role in defining new quantum mechanical states that in turn stabilize novel aspects either of magnetism or optical functionality. Prospects for the potential use of such nanoscale objects (e.g. nanostructures combining metal oxides and piezoelectric semiconductors) in domains such as detection-recognition in biology or in magneto-optical devices will be demonstrated.

 

Personal:

I like traveling and trekking, skiing and swimming, but also simply resting with friends!