Paolo MUSUMECI
Associate professor since 01/01/2022
Researcher until 31/12/2021
1993 Master Degree in Physics
1994 -1995 Research fellowship (Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia) UdR Catania
1996 -1998 Level III Researcher (Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia) UdR Catania
1998 - today Researcher and Associate Professor (Applied Physics) Università degli Studi di Catania
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials for biosensing - Silicon Carbide processing and applications - Synthesis and characterization of silicon–carbon alloys - Ion beams modification of polymers.
Bibliometric Indicators (SCOPUS):
Number of published papers in international referred journals: 96
Number of received citations: 2070
H-index: 26
Teaching activities:
-90 courses of General Physics and Medical Physics for bachelor and master degree courses and Applied Physics for medical residency training programs at the University of Catania
- Tutor or supervisor for Master Degree Thesis in Physics and Ph. D. Thesis in Materials Science and Nanotechnology.
- Member of the board of the PhD in BIOLOGIA, GENETICA UMANA E BIOINFORMATICA: BASI CELLULARI E MOLECOLARI DEL FENOTIPO@Università degli studi di Catania (Cineca code: DOT0608528), from 2010 to 2016
-Member of the board of the PhD in : BIOMEDICINA TRASLAZIONALE@Università degli studi di Catania (Cineca code: 1308380), from 2013 to 2016
- Member of the board of the PhD in : SCIENZA DEI MATERIALI E NANOTECNOLOGIE@Università degli studi di Catania (Cineca code: 1308583), from 2019 to present
“Last Update 22/04/2025".
Last edit: 04/22/2025
The main interest of his research is the synthesis of silicon nanostructures realized through low-cost processes compatible with the Si industrial technology, aimed to control their optical and structural properties through the fine tuning of their growth parameters. Special attention is paid to the study of the optical properties of emission and scattering from fractal silicon nanostructures in relation to their structural disorder and a relevant part of her research activity is focused on the emission of light at room temperature by silicon nanostructures confined quantum for applications in microphotonics. He is also involved in the synthesis and characterization of visible-infrared multiwavelength light sources operating at room temperature by combining different materials that can be integrated with the CMOS technology and whose optical response can be controlled as a function of the fractal design of the silicon nanostructures.
Dissemination activities