Department 3: Physics of materials and nanosystems

In Department 3, the main research lines comprise theoretical and experimental approaches to the physics of materials and nanosystems. In particular, the following topics are covered: a) quantum systems and devices, of interest in quantum computing and sensing; b) thin films and nanostructures, of interest in spintronics and nanomagnetism, superconductivity, memories and sensors; c) nanoparticles, nanowires, nanotubes and other nano-objects, of application in biomedicine, sensing and catalysis; d) theory of nanophotonic structures, statistical physics, nanotribology and biological molecules, etc.