Erik Piatti

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Fixed-term assistant professor
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Profile

Research interests

2d materials
Cryogenics
Density functional theory
Electric transport measurements
Ionic gating
Point-contact andreev-reflection spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Scanning probe microscopy
Superconductivity
Thin films and nanotechnology

Biography

I am currently assistant professor in the group of prof. Renato S. Gonnelli at the Department of Applied Science and Technology of Politecnico di Torino. My research work is grounded in condensed matter physics, studying the electronic properties of advanced materials at low temperatures under the application of extremely high electric fields. My current focus is the control of exotic quantum phases – such as superconductivity and charge-density waves – by means of electrostatic and electrochemical charge doping.

Curriculum

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Scientific branch

PHYS-03/A - Experimental Physics of Matter and Applications
(Area 0002 - Physical sciences)

Research topics

  • Characterization of the low-frequency electrical properties of materials and composites as a function of temperature and magnetic field.
  • Use of point-contact Andreev-reflection spectroscopy to study the structure of the superconducting gap in unconventional superconductors.
  • Use of the ionic gating technique to induce ultrahigh electric fields at the surface of a material and control its electronic ground state, either directly via electrostatic doping or indirectly via field-driven ion intercalation. The chief focus is to induce and/or tune superconductivity and other quantum phases in two-dimensional and other advanced materials.
  • Use of various scanning probe microscopy techniques (including atomic force microscopy, Kelvin-probe force microscopy, scanning thermal microscopy, conductive-AFM, and nano-infrared microscopy) to study the physical properties of materials, composites and devices at the micro- and nano-scale.

Skills

ERC sectors

PE4_8 - Electrochemistry, electrodialysis, microfluidics, sensors
PE3_4 - Electronic properties of materials, surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures, etc.
PE5_5 - Ionic liquids
PE3_6 - Macroscopic quantum phenomena: superconductivity, superfluidity, etc.
PE3_11 - Mesoscopic physics
PE3_10 - Nanophysics: nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomagnetism, nanoelectromechanics, etc.
PE3_5 - Semiconductors and insulators: material growth, physical properties
PE5_2 - Solid state materials
PE4_2 - Spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques
PE5_3 - Surface modification
PE4_4 - Surface science and nanostructures
PE5_4 - Thin films
PE3_3 - Transport properties of condensed matter

SDG

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Awards and Honors

  • Premio "Optime" Unione Industriale di Torino conferred by Unione Industriale di Torino, Italy (2012)
  • Best Young Researcher conferred by Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovacchia (2019)
  • Outstanding Referee for Communications Physics conferred by Nature Publishing Group, United kingdom (2019)
  • Best Young Researcher conferred by Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovacchia (2020)
  • Outstanding Referee for Communications Materials conferred by Nature Publishing Group, United kingdom (2024)

Editorial boards

  • NANOMATERIALS (2023-2024), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series

Conferences

  • CMD31 - Minicolloquium "Superconductivity in two-dimensional and layered materials", 02-06/09/2024, Braga, Portugal (2/9/2024-6/9/2024), Participation to the organizing committee
  • SURFINT - SREN VII: 7h Conference on Progress in applied surface, interface and thin film science, 22-24/11/2021, Smolenice, Slovakia (22/11/2021-24/11/2021), Program committee

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Visiting Researcher, presso University of Cambridge (1/5/2017-30/6/2017)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso University of Cambridge (1/6/2016-2/7/2016)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso University of Groningen (16/9/2015-17/12/2015)

Research networks

  • PRIN - Quantum2D (2019-2023). Partecipazione
  • MultiSuper (2023-). Partecipazione

Teaching

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

PhD

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Master of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Bachelor of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Research

Institute

Laboratories

Research projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Supervised PhD students

  • Gaia Gavello. Programme in Fisica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)

Publications

PoliTO co-authors

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