Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Papagelis
His current research activities are focused on the experimental and theoretical understanding of the optical/electronic properties and lattice dynamics of two-dimensional materials and carbon nanomaterials (graphene, carbon nanotubes, and fullerenes) under external stimuli such as mechanical deformation, high hydrostatic pressure, chemical and electrochemical doping. He has active collaborations with the UK (Bristol, Manchester, Durham, Queen Mary), France (ESRF), Germany (Berlin), Japan (Tohoku, AIST Institute), and the USA (Los Alamos). He is a frequent user of large facilities such as ESRF, LANSCE, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and others. He has published more than 150 papers in high-impact factor refereed journals, 2 review articles (in Progress in Polymer Science), 5 book chapters (Wiley, Royal Society of Chemistry και Springer-Verlag), and 1 book (in preparation, 300 pages (Invited), Pan Stanford Publishing). He has actively participated in more than 190 international conferences giving a large number of talks. He has organized 1 international conference, 4 Summer Schools, 1 international and 1 national workshop, and 1 research meeting. He received in 2011 The John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation award. He is also an editorial member of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). He is an owner of 1 U.S. and 2 Greek patents. His work has received more than 11.000 citations.
Dr. John Parthenios
Dr. J. Parthenios (FORTH/ ICE-HT) is an Associate Application scientist at FORTH/ICEHT since February 2009. He received his university degree in the Dept of Physics of the University of Patras in 1988 and his Ph.D. degree from the same department in 1996. He carried out postdoctoral research for 9 years in FORTH/ICE-HT working mainly in the field of smart materials and structures. During 2008 he was a visiting scientist at University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College.
His current research activities are into the study of mechanical properties of polymers and nanocomposites materials. He has expertise in instrumentation techniques for non-destructive testing of material, targeting the use of spectroscopic techniques such as Raman Spectroscopy for stress/strain and temperature sensing at the micro-scale. Currently, his research interests are in nanocomposites reinforced by graphitic structures (Graphene, GO, CNTs, CNT yarns, and carbon fibers). He has been participating in 8 research projects funded by EC, he is a coauthor of two chapters in books and has published 35 papers in international journals (total number of citations: ~302; h-index: 10) and more than 70 presentations in conferences. His latest active involvement (work package leader) in EC funded program was in a 4-year Marie Curie TOK scheme (CNTCOMP; MTKD-CT-2005-029876), in which part of the graphene work took place, and was the vehicle for the development of fruitful collaboration with the 2010 Nobel in Physics Laureates.
Post Docs
Dr. Kyriakos Filintoglou
He received his Diploma in Physics from the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) in 2009 and he completed in 2011 the postgraduate course of Physics of Materials in the same department. Subsequently, he undertook his PhD studies entitled “Spectroscopic studies of nanostructures with applications in opto- and microelectronics”, which he successfully completed in 2016. His research interest focused in the study of carbon, and semiconducting nanostructures (Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, nitrides semiconductors), mainly by optical techniques both at ambient and extreme conditions (high pressure, low/high temperature, strain, electrochemical doping). Moreover, K. Filintoglou actively participated in four research programs, dealing with graphene, C60 fullerides and semiconducting nitride nanostructures.
Dr. Dimitris Anestopoulos
He received his B.Sc. degree in Physics and M.Sc. in Physics with emphasis on laser development and applications from the University of Patras in Greece in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He obtained his PhD from the same University in 2007. His doctoral thesis entitled “The photophysical nonlinear, optical, organic materials and Applications.” His specialization and research interest belong in the broad field of photophysical Materials and focuses primarily on the study and characterization of optical and electronic properties of new materials and structures, especially in: Laser technology and narrow pulse generator systems (Ultrafast Lasers), Time resolved spectroscopy, opto-electronic, Optical interferometry – Holography. As a Post-doctoral researcher at FORTH/ICE-HT his activities focused on the experimental study of the optical, mechanical, electronic and acoustic properties of two-dimensional crystals, such as Graphene, MoS2, WS2, etc.. He has significant expertise on the production of large size flakes of Graphene and other 2D materials by mechanical exfoliation and transferring techniques of two-dimensional crystals on different substrates (semiconductor, various metals, polymers). He employs advanced characterization techniques such as Raman and Photoluminescence Imaging (collecting and analyzing large number of spectra) at abient conditions and under mechanical deformation (bi- and mono-axial, compressive and tensile) to investigate the optical and vibrational properties of the fabricated materials.
Dr. Spyridon Grammatikopoulos
He received his BSc from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Technological Institute of Western Greece) in 2007 and Ph.D. from the Polytechnic School of the University of Patras and the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics in 2013. His current research activities focus on the production of nanocomposites materials for plasmonic applications and the production and characterization of 2D materials. He uses many techniques such as optical spectroscopy, SEM/TEM, AFM, UV-vis, Photoluminescence, XRD for sample characterization. He acquired significant expertise in thin film technology, sputtering deposition techniques and the design of micromechanical devices.
Dr Nikolia Lalioti
She obtained her academic degree in Chemistry from the University of Ioannina, her MSc in Medicinal Chemistry and her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry working on bioinorganic and Molecular Materials in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Patras. During her Post-Doc years, she worked on chemistry and reactivity of 3d/4f-metal clusters and low dimensional molecular systems, studding their magnetic/spectroscopic properties and the chemistry of Spin Crossover Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and spintronic applications. More recently her scientific interests focused on carbon-based Nanomaterials. She synthesized/studied the first Single-Chain Magnet a molecular analogue of nanowires. Dr. Nikolia Lalioti has authored 40 scientific publications with 1880 heterocitations.
Ph.D.’s
Lampros Seremetis
Lampros Seremetis received BSc from the Department of Physics (University of Patras) in 2009 and MSc from the Interdepartmental Program “Polymer Science and Technology” of the same University in 2014. His research interests focus on the study of thermal and thermo-mechanical behavior of two dimensional (2D) materials placed on various types of substrates by means of optical spectroscopy (Raman and PL). He also uses combined Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Raman measurements to investigate the mechanical properties of 2D materials deposited on the top of highly corrugated plastic substrates.
Nikolaos Delikoukos
Nikolaos Delikoukos, received his BSc from the Department of Materials Science (University of Patras) in 2011 and his MSc from the Interdepartmental Program “Polymer Science and Technology” in 2015. His current research activities focus on the production of large size flakes of graphene and other 2D materials onto various substrates with the mechanical exfoliation method as well as the transfer of CVD and exfoliated flakes onto difference substrates. The produced and transferred samples characterized extensively by optical spectroscopy (level of strain and doping), SEM/TEM, AFM, and UV/X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Also, he investigates the effect of doping (e.g. via HNO3) on the vibrational properties and the stacking sequence of single layer and multilayer graphene samples.
Antonios Michail
Antonios Michail received his BSc in Physics from the University of Patras in 2013 and his MSc in Physics of Materials in 2016. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics of the University of Patras. His current research activities are focused on the production of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides such as single layer MoS2 and WS2 as well as ternary alloys of the MoxW1-xS2 type via atmospheric pressure CVD methods. The produced crystals are transferred to polymeric substrates to study their mechanical response by in-situ optical characterization by means of Raman and Photoluminescence spectroscopies. Moreover, he studies the impact of growth and transfer processes on the electronic and vibrational properties of the 2D crystals. He has authored two scientific papers in international refereed journals and participated in various national and international conferences.
Stavros Katsiaounis
Stavros Katsiaounis received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Technological Education Institute of Piraeus in 2008 and his MSc from the Department of Material Science of the University of Patras, Greece, in 2013. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student at the Physics Department of the University of Patras. His current research activities focus on two main areas. The first one is laser induced defects on CVD graphene upon femtosecond pulsed irradiation. Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and AFM imaging are employed to identify the nature and morphological characteristics (shape and size) of the induced damages on graphene lattice irradiated under different conditions. The second research area includes the study of graphene (CVD and exfoliated) phonon dynamics under different situations using Time Resolved Incoherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering (TRIARS).
Nikolaos Balakeras
Nikolaos Balakeras received his Diploma from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (University of Ioannina) in 2017 and MSc in “Chemistry of Materials” from the Department of Chemistry (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) in 2020. Currently, he is a Ph.D. Student at the Department of Physics (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). His research activities focus on the production of two-dimensional, single-layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs – WS2, MoS2, WSe2, MoSe2, WTe2, MoTe2) via a novel eco-friendly CVD method, the solid solution (Μο1-xWxS2 0<x<1) and lateral heterostructures MoS2/WS2. Furthermore, he studies the optoelectronic properties of these materials by using methods like Raman Spectroscopy, Optical Microscopy, Photoluminescence, AFM, and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).
Postgraduate Students
Charalabos Tsafaridis
Eirini Katsarou
Konstantinos Stergiou
Markos Poulos
Undergraduate Students
Dimitrios Granouzis
Dimitrios Sitaridis
Maria Douka
Markos Arapchatzis
Ioanna Bampouri
Research Associates
Prof. Dr Plamen D. Yankov