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Dr. Zeila Zanolli
Institute: PCPM LLN
Role in nano2hybrids project: Computer modelling of nanotubes decorated with metals/molecules
Homepage: http://www.pcpm.ucl.ac.be/people/people.php?id=4541
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The name Nano2hybrids could actually be used to describe my scientific activity up to now.
I have been working with nano- since my PhD studies at University of Bari (Italy) and I've continued within my previous post-doctoral experience at Lund University (Sweden). Moreover I did it from both the experimental and theoretical point of view, so I'm a theoretic-experimetal hybrid!
But from now on, I promise, I will behave properly and concentrate only on theory! ;-)
Here is my story.
I'm from Italy. I lived in Varese (close to Milan) up to the age of 12 and then my family moved south, in Puglia. This is why I've studied at the University of Bari. There I've got the laurea degree in Physics, with a specialization in Theoretical Physics.
I stayed in Bari also for my PhD project on Quantum Cascade Lasers. At that time, I was working in the clean-room to fabricate these tiny devices. I was also designing new devices and performing optical and electrical characterization of lasers and light emitting devices.
Three days after the PhD degree I moved to Sweden for my first post-doctoral experience.
I'm just one of the uncountable examples of "cervelli in fuga", a well-known phenomenon in Italy also called "brain drain". The reasons behind my choice are quite simple: the opportunities to continue research in Italy are so few and, in case you manage to get a position, the funding are so poor that you have very little chance to be competitive on international level.
Anyway, the choice of Sweden turned out to be a really good one. At Lund University I've worked with Prof. Mats-Erik Pistol, in the group of Prof. Lars Samuelson. There I've performed Photo-Luninescence measurements on individual quantum dots and nanowires based on semiconductors (InAs, InP, GaAs,...)
But, as everybody knows, you never forget the first love and that, in my case, was for the theoretical investigation. I've spoke about this to Mats-Erik and he introduced me to Prof. Ulf von Barth, one of the few gurus of ab initio computation on earth. At that time, I was investigating a new material, for which no experiment nor calculation were ever been performed. Hence, the ab initio approach was the only way to proceed. I've then spoke to Ulf about my problem and his anwer was "I don't do applied things". From that day we started a very fruitful collaboration that, in the end, led me to Louvain-la-Neuve, where I've met Jean-Christophe.... and you know the rest of the story!
Key Publications:
Zeila Zanolli and J.-C. Charlier
"Spin transport in carbon nanotubes with magnetic vacancy-defects"
Phys. Rev. B 81, 165406 (2010) (6pp).
Zeila Zanolli and J.-C. Charlier
"Defective carbon nanotubes for single molecule sensing"
Phys. Rev. B 80, 155447 (2009) (6pp).
S.M.-M. Dubois, Zeila Zanolli, X. Declerck, and J.-C. Charlier
"Electronic properties and quantum transport in Graphene-based nanostructures"
(review paper) Eur. Phys. J. B (2009), DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2009-00327-8
J.-C. Charlier, L. Arnaud, I.V. Avilov, M. Delgado, F. Demoisson, E.H. Espinosa, C.P. Ewels, A. Felten, J. Guillot, R. Ionescu, R. Leghrib, E. Llobet, A. Mansour, H.-N. Migeon, J.-J. Pireaux, F. Reniers, I. Suarez-Martinez, G.E. Watson, and Zeila Zanolli
"Carbon nanotubes randomly decorated with gold clusters: from nano2hybrid atomic structures to gas sensing prototypes",
Nanotechnology 20 , 375501 (2009) (10 pp)
M. Terrones, J.-C. Charlier, A. Gloter, E. Cruz-Silva, E. Terrés , Y.B. Li, A. Vinu, Zeila Zanolli, J.M. Dominguez, H. Terrones, Y. Bando, and D. Golberg
"Experimental and theoretical studies suggesting the possibility of metallic Boron Nitride edges in porous nanourchins.",
Nano Lett. 8 (4), 1026-1032 (2008)
Zeila Zanolli, F. Fuchs, J. Furthmüller, U. von Barth, and F. Bechstedt
"Model GW band structure of InAs and GaAs in the wurtzite phase"
Phys. Rev. B. 75 245121 (2007)
Zeila Zanolli and U. von Barth
"All-electron study of InAs and GaAs wurtzite: structural and electronic properties",
cond-mat/0610066v2 (2007)
Zeila Zanolli, M.-E. Pistol, L. E. Froeberg and L. Samuelson
"Quantum confinement effects in InAs-InP core-shell nanowires",
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 19 295219 (2007)
Zeila Zanolli, B. A. Wacaser, M.-E. Pistol, K. Deppert and L. Samuelson
"Core-shell InP-CdS nanowires: fabrication and study",
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 19 295218 (2007)
B. A. Wacaser, K. A. Dick, Zeila Zanolli, A. Gustafsson, K. Deppert and L. Samuelson
"Size-selected compound semiconductor quantum dots by nanoparticle conversion",
Nanotechnology 18 105306 (2007)
Zeila Zanolli, L. E. Froberg, M. T. Bjork, M. -E. Pistol, L. Samuelson:
"Fabrication, optical characterization and modeling of strained core-shell nanowires",
Thin Solid Films 515 793-796 (2006)
Latest Posts
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Dr. Zeila Zanolli |
Interview (4/4) d'Annick Loiseau |
Zeila a interviewé Annick Loiseau à la Neuvième Conférence Internationale sur la Science et l'Application des Nanotubes (NT08) à Montpellier, France, June 2008.
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2.36pm, Monday 22nd Feb 2010 
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Dr. Zeila Zanolli |
Interview (3/4) d'Annick Loiseau |
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Zeila a interviewé Annick Loiseau à la Neuvième Conférence Internationale sur la Science et l'Application des Nanotubes (NT08) à Montpellier, France, June 2008. Partie 3 de 4 de l'interview. |
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9.01am, Friday 30th Oct 2009
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Dr. Zeila Zanolli |
Our Grand Strategy |
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The theory of how we plan to make nanotubes sensitive to benzene, explained by Zeila Zanolli. Our concept is to put a few atoms of metal onto a nanotube surface. Theory suggests clusters of metal atoms will get the benzene molecules to interact with the nanotube |
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3.39pm, Wednesday 10th Jun 2009
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Dr. Zeila Zanolli |
The risk of starting a career in science |
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A short video about the problems of being a young scientist... |
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1.02pm, Monday 25th May 2009
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Dr. Zeila Zanolli |
Interview (2/4) d'Annick Loiseau |
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Zeila a interviewé Annick Loiseau à la Neuvième Conférence Internationale sur la Science et l'Application des Nanotubes (NT08) à Montpellier, France, June 2008.
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2.53pm, Monday 16th Mar 2009
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