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View article: All‐Optically Driven Optofluidic Light Modulator
All‐Optically Driven Optofluidic Light Modulator Open
Liquid crystals (LCs) are widely recognized for unique physical and optical properties and remarkable ability to modulate light beams. Traditional methods for actuating LCs by electric fields rely on the use of metallic electrodes, which f…
View article: Toward the stochastic modelling of extreme precipitation probability with thermodynamic and dynamic covariates
Toward the stochastic modelling of extreme precipitation probability with thermodynamic and dynamic covariates Open
To properly adapt to climate change, we need to estimate extreme precipitation probability in future climate scenarios. The task is particularly challenging for sub-daily and sub-hourly extremes, as they are hardly represented by most of t…
View article: Plasma-assisted fabrication of NiO nanoarchitectures: from design to oxygen evolution electrocatalysis
Plasma-assisted fabrication of NiO nanoarchitectures: from design to oxygen evolution electrocatalysis Open
Nanostructured NiO electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction, fabricated for the first time by plasma enhanced-chemical vapor deposition, offer attractive performances, tunable as a function of morphology and composition.
View article: Photo‐Induced Electric Field Effects on Water Droplets Generated in a LiNbO<sub>3</sub> Opto‐Microfluidic Platform
Photo‐Induced Electric Field Effects on Water Droplets Generated in a LiNbO<sub>3</sub> Opto‐Microfluidic Platform Open
In this work, droplets elongation as a result of the photo‐induced photovoltaic electric field is presented and modeled. Moving water droplets are generated in microfluidics channels by means of a droplet‐based opto‐microfluidic platform i…
View article: Trifurcated Splitting of Water Droplets on Engineered Lithium Niobate Surfaces
Trifurcated Splitting of Water Droplets on Engineered Lithium Niobate Surfaces Open
Controlled splitting of liquid droplets is a key function in many microfluidic applications. In recent years, various methodologies have been used to accomplish this task. Here, we present an optofluidic technique based on an engineered su…
View article: Correction: Plasma-assisted fabrication of ultra-dispersed copper oxides in and on C-rich carbon nitride as functional composites for the oxygen evolution reaction
Correction: Plasma-assisted fabrication of ultra-dispersed copper oxides in and on C-rich carbon nitride as functional composites for the oxygen evolution reaction Open
Correction for ‘Plasma-assisted fabrication of ultra-dispersed copper oxides in and on C-rich carbon nitride as functional composites for the oxygen evolution reaction’ by Mattia Benedet et al. , Dalton Trans. , 2024, https://doi.org/10.10…
View article: Plasma-assisted fabrication of ultra-dispersed copper oxides in and on C-rich carbon nitride as functional composites for the oxygen evolution reaction
Plasma-assisted fabrication of ultra-dispersed copper oxides in and on C-rich carbon nitride as functional composites for the oxygen evolution reaction Open
Amorphous carbon nitride functionalized with ultra-dispersed copper oxides through a plasma-assisted route holds promise as an electrocatalyst for water splitting applications.
View article: Identification of spectral responses of different plastic materials by means of multispectral imaging
Identification of spectral responses of different plastic materials by means of multispectral imaging Open
Hyperspectral imaging as a highly innovative solution for detecting, identification and sensing of (micro)plastics, even transparent or randomly dispersed in water.
View article: Growth of NiO Thin Films in the Presence of Water Vapor: Insights from Experiments and Theory
Growth of NiO Thin Films in the Presence of Water Vapor: Insights from Experiments and Theory Open
NiO-based thin films and nanomaterials are promising candidates for a variety of end-uses, encompassing photo- and electrocatalysts, solar cells, displays, and sensors. This widespread attention has strongly fueled the interest in the fabr…
View article: Opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microchannels in lithium niobate
Opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microchannels in lithium niobate Open
This work presents a reconfigurable opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microfluidic channels in monolithic lithium niobate crystal. The light path connecting two waveguide arrays located on opposite sides of a…
View article: Droplet-induced optical effects in an opto-microfluidic cross-configuration system
Droplet-induced optical effects in an opto-microfluidic cross-configuration system Open
A comprehensive description of all the optical phenomena occurring when light interacts with a moving dispersed phase in a constrained environment such as a real microfluidic channel is needed to perform a quantitative analysis as well as …
View article: Advances in photo-assisted seawater splitting promoted by green iron oxide-carbon nitride photoelectrocatalysts
Advances in photo-assisted seawater splitting promoted by green iron oxide-carbon nitride photoelectrocatalysts Open
Sunlight-assisted seawater splitting can be successfully driven by specifically designed, cost-effective and eco-friendly Fe 2 O 3 -gCN electrocatalysts.
View article: Search for exotic physics in double-β decays with GERDA Phase II
Search for exotic physics in double-β decays with GERDA Phase II Open
A search for Beyond the Standard Model double- β decay modes of 76 Ge has been performed with data collected during the Phase II of the GERmanium Detector Array ( Gerda ) experiment, located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso of IN…
View article: Optofluidic Platform for the Manipulation of Water Droplets on Engineered LiNbO<sub>3</sub> Surfaces
Optofluidic Platform for the Manipulation of Water Droplets on Engineered LiNbO<sub>3</sub> Surfaces Open
The actuation and control of liquid droplets on a surface have important implications in many industrial applications and microfluidics. In recent years, various strategies have been used. Here, an optofluidic platform that performs the ba…
View article: Determination of the Dielectrophoretic Force Induced by the Photovoltaic Effect on Lithium Niobate
Determination of the Dielectrophoretic Force Induced by the Photovoltaic Effect on Lithium Niobate Open
The actuation of droplets on a surface is extremely relevant for microfluidic applications. In recent years, various methodologies have been used. A promising solution relies on iron-doped lithium niobate crystals that, when illuminated, g…
View article: Opto-Microfluidic Integration of the Bradford Protein Assay in Lithium Niobate Lab-on-a-Chip
Opto-Microfluidic Integration of the Bradford Protein Assay in Lithium Niobate Lab-on-a-Chip Open
This paper deals with the quantification of proteins by implementing the Bradford protein assay method in a portable opto-microfluidic platform for protein concentrations lower than 1.4 mg/mL. Absorbance is measured by way of optical waveg…
View article: Real-time precise microfluidic droplets label-sequencing combined in a velocity detection sensor
Real-time precise microfluidic droplets label-sequencing combined in a velocity detection sensor Open
Droplets microfluidics is broadening the range of Lab on a Chip solutions that, however, still suffer from the lack of an adequate level of integration of optical detection and sensors. In fact, droplets are currently monitored by imaging …
View article: Optofluidic Platform Based on Liquid Crystals in X-Cut Lithium Niobate: Thresholdless All-Optical Response
Optofluidic Platform Based on Liquid Crystals in X-Cut Lithium Niobate: Thresholdless All-Optical Response Open
In this study, we present a new configuration of the recently reported optofluidic platform exploiting liquid crystals reorientation in lithium niobate channels. In order to avoid the threshold behaviour observed in the optical control of …
View article: Silicon Photonic Micro-Ring Resonators for Chemical and Biological Sensing: A Tutorial
Silicon Photonic Micro-Ring Resonators for Chemical and Biological Sensing: A Tutorial Open
Silicon photonic micro-ring resonators (MRR) developed on the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform, owing to their high sensitivity and small footprint, show great potential for many chemical and biological sensing applications such as labe…
View article: Silicon Photonic Micro-Ring Resonators for Chemical and Biological Sensing: A Tutorial
Silicon Photonic Micro-Ring Resonators for Chemical and Biological Sensing: A Tutorial Open
Silicon photonic micro-ring resonators (MRR) developed on the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform, owing to their high sensitivity and small footprint, show great potential for many chemical and biological sensing applications such as labe…
View article: Optical tweezers in single-molecule experiments
Optical tweezers in single-molecule experiments Open
In the last decades, optical tweezers have progressively emerged as a unique tool to investigate the biophysical world, allowing to manipulate and control forces and movements of one molecule at a time with unprecedented resolution. In thi…
View article: Opto-Microfluidic System for Absorbance Measurements in Lithium Niobate Device Applied to pH Measurements
Opto-Microfluidic System for Absorbance Measurements in Lithium Niobate Device Applied to pH Measurements Open
The aim of Lab-on-a-chip systems is the downscaling of analytical protocols into microfluidic devices, including optical measurements. In this context, the growing interest of the scientific community in opto-microfluidic devices has fuele…
View article: Quasi-1D Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanostructures Functionalized with First-Row Transition-Metal Oxides as Oxygen Evolution Catalysts
Quasi-1D Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanostructures Functionalized with First-Row Transition-Metal Oxides as Oxygen Evolution Catalysts Open
The development of cheap and efficient catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a critical role for sustainable energy conversion and storage. Herein, we report on Mn2O3-based systems supported on nickel foams and functional…
View article: Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of F-Doped MnO2 Nanostructures on Single Crystal Substrates
Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of F-Doped MnO2 Nanostructures on Single Crystal Substrates Open
MnO2 nanostructures were fabricated by plasma assisted-chemical vapor deposition (PA-CVD) using a fluorinated diketonate diamine manganese complex, acting as single-source precursor for both Mn and F. The syntheses were performed from Ar/O…