His current interest involves the use of nanotechnologies in integrated systems, and he is working on molecular transport for beyond CMOS structures and on molecule interaction in molecular QCA. He is also actively working on advanced microfabrication and on self-assembly techniques. He is an author of more than 100 published works. DD received his MDV3100 manufacturer Engineering degree and his Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering at Politecnico
di Torino, Italy, in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He has a full position as assistant professor at Politecnico di Torino for the ‘Bio-Micro&Nano Systems’ and ‘Nanoelectronics’ classes, and he is leading the MiNES Group (Micro&Nano Electronic Systems) at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) of Politecnico di Torino. DD is also currently coordinating the microelectronic research line in the Center for Space CB-839 in vitro Human Robotics of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Turin. He is an author and a
coauthor of two patents and of more than 100 scientific publications in journals and conference proceedings related to micro and nano systems. Acknowledgements The help of Dr. Selleckchem AZD3965 Edvige Celasco for the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) images is gratefully acknowledged. Electronic supplementary material Additional file 1: This file contains nitrogen sorption isotherm with BET surface area of the ZnO microwires, pH-switching partitioning of the ZnO and ZnO-NH 2 samples, and simulation details. (DOCX 235 KB) References 1. Morkoç H, Özgür Ü: Zinc Oxide: Fundamentals Materials and Device Technology.
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