Supramolecular, nanostructured and electrocatalytic systems.
Electrochemical and photophysical investigation of molecular, photoactive
dyad and electrocatalytic systems based on metal transition complexes, fullerenes, carbon
nanotubes, planar and bowl-shaped polyaromatic systems.
Electrochemiluminescence. Investigation of the physical
chemical properties of new electrochemiluminescent species and materials for exploiting lab-on-chip systems.
Modification of conductor and semiconductor
electrodes. Study of SAM of: (i) alkanethiol on
gold, (ii) metal alkoxides for the functionalization
of metal oxide semiconductors, (iii) electroactivation of
aryldiazonium salts and amines on carbon surfaces, (iv)
photoactivation of 1-akenes on silicon.
Scanning probe microscopies. Scanning tunneling
microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning
electrochemical microscopy (SECM) are used to investigate the
surface modified electrodes and for the micro- and
nanopatterning.
Molecular interlocked architectures. Investigation of
the electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of interlocked systems both in solution and immobilized on surfaces, which can undergo electrochemical shuttling
process.
