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Last updated 23/02/10 by C. Hogan.

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Professor of quantum theory of solids and coordinator of the Rome ETSF node. Interests lie in calculation of electronic excited states within Green's function and Time Dependent Density Functional theories, and in the study of surface optical properties.

Research interests centre around electronic and optical properties of surfaces and nanostructures, including excitonic effects. Non-research interests centre around the beach.

Interests span the fields of surface properties and many body theory, in particular the GW approximation. Drinks too much coffee. Makes too little tiramisu.

Andrea mainly works in the Many-Body field, and is currently trying, with no success at all, to investigate the exciton-phonon interaction. In his spare time he draws squiggly diagrams and spends his waking hours doing code developing (the Yambo project). Touch his computer and die.

Research interests lie in optical properties of surfaces (mainly the III-V semiconductors), theory of reflection electron energy loss, and code development (Yambo). Hopes some day to speak italian, or to write a book about goats.

After endlessing iterating the GW equations to get the band structure and optical properties of the (111) surface of diamond, a story which has captivated the world's imagination, Margherita is now working on TDDFT, nanocrystals and delivering babies.

"I have the diamond." P. Vogt, Aalborg 2005

Viviana studies electronic and optical properties of liquid water. In her spare time, she calculates inelastic neutron scattering cross sections for interband transitions in diamond (crystal and powders). Maybe one day will study inelastic neutron scattering of diamond in water, in the hope of finding the lost city of Atlantis

Adriano works on optical properties of biological molecules. He is now introducing the possibility to calculate forces acting on excited state systems atoms in the EXC code.

Elena is focusing on the study of optical properties of biological molecules. In particular she is working on, is a very large protein that contains a small molecule absorbing light. This small part is called flavin mononucletide (FMN). She is doing QM/MM dynamic to obtain snapshots and, in the end, the optical absorption spectrum of FMN. The study of optical properties of FMN in vacuum was her diploma thesys topic.
Lucia description.

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Former Group Members [Back to top]

Paolo Bagala' ended in July 2008 his Master thesis in Physics, here in Tor Vergata. During the period of work in our group he did an ab-initio study of the ground-state properties and electronic states of the free-base porphine and of the tetraphenyl-porphirine.

Fabrizio worked on implementing spin at the GW and BSE level into the Yambo code.

Mauro studied the electronic and optical propetries of germanium and silicon quantum wires beyond the single particle approach.

Letizia did her PhD thesis in the exciting new field of biomolecular-metal interfaces (electronic and optical properties). She left to join the group of Della-Sala in the National Nanotechnology Laboratories of CNR-INFM in Lecce, and has also completed a postdoc position in San Sebastian.

Giovanni was a member of the group for many years until the lure of cold Milan drew him away.

Patrizia was our resident expert on metal surfaces, and is often still found lurking in the lab, or crooning jazz in smoky piano bars. UPDATE: Due to the recent smoking ban, please note that piano bars are no longer smoky

Gianni did his PhD here on the TDDFT kernel, and left to make money in the real world, swindling rich folks in the bank.

Previous visitors [Back to top]

Anatoli Shkrebtii, Oct-Dec 2009. Optical properties of surfaces, phonons.

Patrick Soukiassian, March 2008. Optical properties of SiC.

Yves Boresentzein, March 2008. Optical properties of SiC.

Angel Rubio, March 2007. Phd exam of Viviana Garbuio and Mauro Bruno.

Katalin Gaal-Nagy, June 2007/December 2007. Optical properties of surfaces and biomolecules.

Friedelm Bechsted, March 2006, March 2007, March 2008. Optical properties of diamond surdfaces.

Katalin Gaal-Nagy, June 2007/December 2007. Optical properties of surfaces and biomolecules.

Tonatiuh Rangel Gordilla, Winter 2006. GW and optical properties.

Cecilia Nogez, early 2006. GW effects in graphene.

Ariadna Sánchez-Castillo, U.A. Puebla (MX). Winter 2005/Early 2006. GW effects in graphene.

Michel Bockstedte, University of San Sebastian. April-June 2005. Defects; SELF development.

Myrta Gruning, University of San Sebastian. Early 2005. DFT development of SELF. >>Personal homepage

Daniele Varsano, University of San Sebastian. Early 2005,2006, 2007 and 2008. Localized systems in TDDFT using SELF.

Andreas Hoglund, Uppsala University, Sweden. Winter, 2004 and June 2005. Defects in GaP. >>Personal homepage

Patrick Hahn, University of Jena, Germany. Summer, 2003. Hydrogenated GaP surfaces. >>Personal homepage