Agenda

20 Set 2024 10:30

A Lightbulb, a Magnet, a Thermometer

Aula Delta 2A, Scientific Campus, Mestre (Venice)

A Lightbulb, a Magnet, a Thermometer: Multifunctional (nano)Materials from Design to Application. 

Seminar with Dr. Riccardo Marin, Ramón y Cajal Fellow, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (nanoBIG), Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

Abstract:
Luminescence and magnetism are phenomena that have fascinated human beings since time immemorial. From the warm light of the Sun to the terrestrial magnetic field, we as a species have found ways to harness these natural physical phenomena and profit from them. On a (much!) smaller scale, throughout my career I have been striving to do something similar, manipulating the optical and/or magnetic properties of (nano)materials for different applications. During this talk, I will provide a bird-eye view of my work during the past seven years, which can be summarized in broad strokes with three mundane objects: a lightbulb, a magnet, and a thermometer. The lightbulb represents the luminescence of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles [1], semiconductor nanocrystals [2], and coordination compounds [3]. The magnet hints at the magnetic properties of lanthanide-based singlemolecule magnets (SMMs) [4] and iron oxide nanoparticles [5]. The thermometer alludes at my involvement in luminescence thermometry, whereby the photons emitted by a luminescent nanoparticle (i.e., a nanothermometer) are analyzed to obtain a thermal readout [6]. Above all, the results I will present will touch upon the development of synthetic strategies to control the structure-property relationship in nanomaterials, the preparation of optical materials tailored for bioimaging, biosensing, and theranostic applications [7], and – more recently – the implementation of machine learning algorithms to enhance the performance of luminescence sensing approaches [8].

 

It is possible to participate in the seminar remotely, instructions in the flyer.

 

References [1] Chem. Rev. 2020, 121,1425; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140,12890. [2] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 8420; Adv. Sens. Res. 2023, 2, 2300078; ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2019, 2, 2426. [3] Angew. Chem. 2021, 60, 1728; Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 7458. [4] J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, 10, 13946; ACS Cent. Sci. 2019, 140,12890. [5] Nanoscale 2022, 14, 16208; Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2100077. [6] Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2302749; Small 2022, 18, 2202452. [7] ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 33555 ; Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2100077; Adv. Funct. Mater. 2019, 29, 1807105. [8] Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2306606; Light Sci. Appl. 2022, 11, 237. 

Lingua

L'evento si terrà in inglese

Organizzatore

Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Allegati

Locandina 1098 KB
CV Riccardo Marin 453 KB

Cerca in agenda