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Dr. Nicolò Maccaferri
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| Faculty or Centre | Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine | ||||
| Department | Department of Physics and Materials Science | ||||
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Université du Luxembourg 2, Avenue de l'Université L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette |
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Nicolò Maccaferri joined the Ultrafast Condensed Matter Physics group, led by Prof. Daniele Brida, at Department of Physics and Materials Science at the University of Luxembourg as Research Associate in January 2019. Since January 2020, he is the Principal Investigator of the CORE Junior Project “Ultrafast coherent hybridization of photons and spins in multi-functional magnetoplasmonic metamaterials – ULTRON”, supported by the National Research Fund Luxembourg (FNR). Since 2021, he is also the local coordinator of the H2020 FET Open project “Ultrafast Raman Technologies for Protein Identification and Sequencing – ProID”.
The main objective of his research is to develop novel concepts in materials science by investigating the physical properties of multi-functional nanoscale metamaterials of high technological interest, in particular for information processing in the framework of ultrafast magnetism and opto-spintronics, by using laser-based frequency- and time-resolved spectroscopy techniques spanning from the visible to the THz frequency range. Part of his research is also devoted to develop new schemes for improving the detection of molecules and the control of chemical reactions on the nanoscale by using advanced plasmonic materials. The aim of this research line is to foster multidisciplinary collaborations with national and international partners to identify and develop novel, more sensitive and more affordable bio-technologies.
Author of more than 40 publications in several high-impact peer-reviewed journals, including Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Nano Letters, he has also contributed to more than 80 scientific conferences, workshops, schools and academic seminars all over the world, some of them as invited speaker.
Background
I started my research activity in 2010 at the Department of Physics of the University of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy) as Undergraduate Research Assistant working on exchange bias in magnetic materials. From 2012 to 2016 I was Pre-doctoral Researcher at the Nanoscience Research Center CIC nanoGUNE (Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain), where I studied the physical properties of plasmonic magnetic nanostructures and their application to bio-sensing and optical isolation at the nanoscale. My contributions to the field of magneto-plasmonics were recognized in 2015 by the Italian Physical Society through the Piero Brovetto Award. After short visits at Aalto School of Science (Eespo, Finland) in 2014, and at the Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden) in 2015, I obtained the PhD in Physics of Nanostructures and Advanced Materials in 2016 from the University of the Basque Country (Bilbao, Spain). From 2017 to 2018 I was a Research Associate at the Italian Institute of Technology (Genova, Italy) in the Plasmon Nanotechnologies Group, where my main activities were devoted to expand my knowledge on photonic nanostructures for biological applications, such as single molecule detection and sequencing.
Last updated on: Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Last updated on: 30 Mar 2021
2022
Enhanced Optical Spectroscopy for Multiplexed DNA and Protein-Sequencing with Plasmonic Nanopores: Challenges and Prospects; ; ; ; ;
in Analytical Chemistry (2022), 94(2), 503-514
2021
Field-resolved detection of the temporal response of a single plasmonic antenna in the mid infrared; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Optica (2021), 8(6), 898-903
Magneto-optical activity in nonmagnetic hyperbolic nanoparticles; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Physical Review Letters (2021), 127
Ultrafast opto-acoustic modulation of light reflectance in metal-insulator-metal epsilon-near-zero nanocavities; ; ; ;
in Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering (2021), 11769
Recent advances on plasmonic nanocavities for single-molecule spectroscopy; ; ; ; ;
in Nanoscale Advances (2021), 3
Magnetic control of particle trapping in a hybrid plasmonic nanopore; ;
in Applied Physics Letters (2021), 118
Enhanced Nonlinear Emission from Single Multilayered Metal−Dielectric Nanocavities Resonating in the Near-Infrared; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in ACS Photonics (2021), 8(2), 512-520
Hyperbolic dispersion metasurfaces for molecular biosensing; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nanophotonics (2021), 10(1), 295314
Magnetophotonics for sensing and magnetometry toward industrial applications; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Journal of Applied Physics (2021), 130
Enhanced second-harmonic generation by single metal–insulator multilayered nanocavities with axial symmetry resonating in the near-infrared; ; ; ; ; ;
in Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering (2021), 11770
2020
Machine learning in nanoscience: big data at small scales; ; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2020), 20(1), 2-10
Near- and Mid-Infrared Graphene-Based Photonic Architectures for Ultrafast and Low-Power Electro-Optical Switching and Ultra-High Resolution Imaging; ; ; ; ; ;
in ACS Applied Nano Materials (2020), 3(12), 1221812230
Plasmon Hybridization in Compressible Metal-Insulator-Metal Nano-Cavities: an Optical Approach for Sensing Deep Sub-Wavelength Deformation; ; ; ; ; ;
in Advanced Optical Materials (2020), 8(18), 2000609
Bio-assisted tailored synthesis of plasmonic silver nanorings and site-selective deposition on graphene arrays; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Advanced Optical Materials (2020), 8(4), 1901583
λ-DNA Through porous materials – Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering in a simple plasmonic nanopore; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces (2020), 124(41), 22663-22670
Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy of Bright and Dark Modes in Hyperbolic Metamaterial Nanostructures; ; ; ;
in Advanced Optical Materials (2020), 8(13), 2000277
Ultrafast all-optical switching enabled by epsilon-near-zero-tailored absorption in metal-insulator nanocavities; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Communications Physics (2020), 3
Particle trapping and beaming using a 3D nanotip excited with a plasmonic vortex; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Optics Letters (2020), 45(4), 823-826
Enhanced magnetic modulation of light polarization exploiting hybridization with multipolar dark plasmons in magnetoplasmonic nanocavities; ; ; ; ; ;
in Light: Science and Applications (2020), 9
Designer Bloch plasmon polariton dispersion in grating-coupled hyperbolic metamaterials; ; ; ; ;
in APL Photonics (2020), 5
Intracellular recording of human cardiac action potentials on market-available multielectrode array platforms; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2020), 8
Two-state switchable plasmonic tweezers for dynamic manipulation of nano-objects; ; ; ;
in Nanoscale (2020), 12
Amplification of Magneto-Optical Activity via Hybridization with Dark Plasmons; ; ; ; ; ;
in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (2020) (2020)
Förster-resonance energy transfer between diffusing molecules and a functionalized plasmonic nanopore; ; ;
in Physical Review Applied (2020), 14(5), 054065
2019
Field-resolved response of plasmonic antennas; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Proceedings 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference (2019)
Plasmonic nanopores for single-molecule detection and manipulation: towards sequencing applications; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2019), 19(11), 7553-7562
On-Demand Intracellular Delivery of Single Particles in Single Cells by 3D Hollow Nanoelectrodes; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2019), 19(2), 722-731
Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Hyperbolic Nanoparticles on a Transparent Substrate; ; ; ; ;
in Proceedings of SPIE : The International Society for Optical Engineering (2019), 10927
Coupling phenomena and collective effects in resonant meta-atoms supporting both plasmonic and (opto-)magnetic functionalities: an overview on properties and applicationsin Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical Physics (2019), 36(7), 112-131
Time-Resolved Investigations and Biotechnological Applications of Plasmonic Nanostructuresin Proceedings of 37th International Symposium on Dynamical Properties of Solids (DyProSo 2019) (2019), 26(1), 24
FRET Characterization of Hollow Plasmonic Nanoantennas; ; ;
in Proceedings of SPIE : The International Society for Optical Engineering (2019), 10894
Hyperbolic Meta-Antennas Enable Full Control of Scattering and Absorption of Light; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2019), 19(3), 1851-1859
Site-Selective Integration of MoS2 Flakes on Nanopores by Means of Electrophoretic Deposition; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in ACS Omega (2019), 4(5), 9294-9300
Electrophoretic Deposition of WS2 Flakes on Nanoholes Arrays—Role of Used Suspension Medium; ; ; ; ;
in Materials (2019), 12(20), 3286
Plasmonic Nanopore Prepared on MoS2 Membrane - Hybrid Nanostructures Based on Site Selective Deposition; ; ; ; ;
in Proceedings of SPIE : The International Society for Optical Engineering (2019), 10894
All-Dielectric and Magnetoplasmonic Nanoantenna Surfaces for the Dynamic Chiroptics; ; ; ; ;
in Proceedings 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference (2019)
Site-selective functionalization of plasmonic nanopores for enhanced fluorescence emission rate and Förster Resonance Energy Transfer; ; ; ; ;
in Nanoscale Advances (2019), 1(6), 2454-2461
A hybrid metal–dielectric zero mode waveguide for enhanced single molecule detection; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Chemical Communications (2019)
2018
Live Intracellular Biorthogonal Imaging by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy using Alkyne-Silver Nanoparticles Clusters; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Scientific Reports (2018), 8
Enhanced Raman Investigation of Cell Membrane and Intracellular Compounds by 3D Plasmonic Nanoelectrode Arrays; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Advanced Science (2018), 5(12), 1800560
Hybrid plasmonic nanostructures based on controlled integration of MoS2 flakes on metallic nanoholes; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nanoscale (2018), 10(36), 17105-17111
Helical light emission from plasmonic vortices via magnetic tapered tip; ;
in Journal of Physics. Conference Series (2018), 961
Plasmonic zero mode waveguide for highly confined and enhanced fluorescence emission; ; ; ; ;
in Nanoscale (2018), 10(36), 17362-17369
Hybrid Ni/SiO2/Au dimer arrays for high-resolution refractive index sensing; ; ; ;
in Nanophotonics (2018), 7(5), 905-912
Magnetic Control of the Chiroptical Plasmonic Surfaces; ; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2018), 18(1), 302-307
2017
Nanoporous gold decorated with silver nanoparticles as large area efficient SERS substrate; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Proceedings of SPIE : The International Society for Optical Engineering (2017), 10346
Scanning Probe Photonic Nanojet Lithography; ; ; ; ; ;
in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2017), 9(37), 32386-32393
Magnetoplasmonic control of plasmonic vortices; ; ; ; ;
in Applied Physics Letters (2017), 111(20), 201104
2016
Magnetoplasmonic crystals based on anisotropic nanoantennas; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (2016)
Hybrid plasmonic lattices with tunable magneto-optical activity; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Optics Express (2016), 24(4), 3652-3662
Anisotropic Nanoantenna-Based Magnetoplasmonic Crystals for Highly Enhanced and Tunable Magneto-Optical Activity; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2016), 16(4), 2533-2542
Polarization conversion-based molecular sensing using anisotropic plasmonic metasurfaces; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nanoscale (2016), 8(20), 10576-10581
2015
Ultrasensitive and label-free molecular-level detection enabled by light phase control in magnetoplasmonic nanoantennas; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nature Communications (2015), 6
Resonant Enhancement of Magneto-Optical Activity Induced by Surface Plasmon Polariton Modes Coupling in 2D Magnetoplasmonic Crystals; ; ; ; ; ;
in ACS Photonics (2015), 2(12), 1769-1779
2014
Magnetoplasmonic Design Rules for Active Magneto-Optics; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Nano Letters (2014), 14(12), 7207-7214
Effects of a non-absorbing substrate on the magneto-optical Kerr response of plasmonic ferromagnetic nanodisks; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Physica Status Solidi A. Applications and Materials Science (2014), 211(5), 1067-1075
2013
Tuning the Magneto-Optical Response of Nanosize Ferromagnetic Ni Disks Using the Phase of Localized Plasmons; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Physical Review Letters (2013), 111(16), 167401
Polarizability and magnetoplasmonic properties of magnetic general nanoellipsoids.; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
in Optics Express (2013), 21(8), 9875-9889
