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Liberato Manna

Senior Scientist
Senior Researcher Tenured - Principal Investigator
NanoChemistry
Phone
+39 010 2896 502
Research center
CCT@Morego
Interests
Synthesis and assembly of colloidal nanocrystals
Transformations at the nanoscale
Modelling and applications in energy-related areas
About

Born December 5th 1971, Italian Citizen

Appointments:

  • 2022-current: Associated Editor – Nano Letters (American Chemical Society)
  • 2018-2022: Associated Editor – Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry)
  • 2016-current: Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Genova (Italy), part-time, unpaid position
  • 2015-2022: Deputy Director for Materials and Nanotechnology programs, IIT Genova (Italy)
  • 2010-2021: Professor of Quantum Nanoscience, TU Delft (The Netherlands), part-time, unpaid position
  • 2009-current: Head of the Nanochemistry Department, IIT, Genova (Italy)
  • 2006- 2009: Leader of the Chemistry Division at the National Nanotechnology Lab in Lecce (Italy)
  • 2003-2008: Junior Scientist at the National Nanotechnology Lab in Lecce (Italy)
  • 2003: Visiting Scientist at the Center for Nanoscience, Munich (Germany)
  • 2001-2003: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1999-2000: Visiting student, University of California, Berkeley

Education

Title: PhD in Chemistry
Institute: University of Bari
Location: Bari
Country: Italia
From: 1997 To: 2001

Title: M.S. in Chemistry
Institute: University of Bari
Location: Bari
Country: Italia
From: 1990 To: 1996

Skills

Functional Inorganic Materials and Devices

All Publications
2025
Wu R., Yue Y., Wang Q., Wei J., Manna L., Liu F., Li H.
Centimeter-Sized CsPbBr3 Single-Crystal Films for Energy-Resolved Radiation Detection
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
DOI 10.1021/acsami.4c21983
Article Journal
2025
Li Z., Ivanov Y.P., Cabona A., Fratelli A., Toso S., Chakraborty S., Divitini G., Kriegel I., Brovelli S., Manna L.
Core@Shell AgBr@CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals as Precursors to Hollow Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocubes
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI 10.1021/jacs.5c07200
Article Journal
2025
Le T.-H.-H., Zuo Y., Chatti M., Rizzo M., Griesi A., Annamalai A., Lauciello S., Leoncino L., Prato M., Dante S., Kriegel I., Divitini G., Ferri M., Manna L.
Coupling of CuO@NiBiOx Catalyzed Glycerol Oxidation to Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
DOI 10.1002/anie.202502617
2025
Zhang B., Xiao J., Xie Z., Jiang M., Song H., Toso S., Zang S., Manna L., Lu S.
CsPbBr3 Superstructures with Circularly Polarized Photolumines-Cence Obtained by the Self-Assembly and Annealing of Nanoclusters
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 64, (no. 13)
DOI 10.1002/anie.202423272
Article Journal
2025
Liu X., Gao Y., Li B., Yue Y., Wei J., Wu Z., Liu F., Manna L., Shen H., Li H.
Improving the Dynamic Stability of High-Efficiency Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes by Core–shell Engineering
Advanced Materials
DOI 10.1002/adma.202504259
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Dissemination
2023
Manna L.
The Bright and Enlightening Science of Quantum Dots
MRS Nobel Colloquium, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, 6 Dicembre 2023
Public Event
2020
Manna L.
La scienza ed il ruolo dello scienziato nella società
Ilovescienza, Fondazione De Sanctis (online event)
Public Event
2020
Manna L.
Synthesis and Green Applications of Nanocrystals
Nanovalbruna 2020
Public Event
2017
Manna L.
Le Trasformazioni dei Materiali alla Nanoscala
ERC Chem Day, Accademia dei Lincei, Roma, March 16th
Public Event
2017
Manna L.
Nanotecnologie per i materiali del Futuro
BEERC Day, Genova, Pub HB, March 15th
Public Event
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Scientific Talks
2024
Manna L.
Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Discovery, Applications, Perspectives
University of Bologna
Institute
2024
Toso S., Manna L.
Coppe, Cosmetici e Quantum Dots
Festival della Scienza, Genova
Conference
2024
Manna L.
Halide perovskite nanocrystals: insights into their growth mechanism, surface properties and transformations
EMRS Spring Meeting, Strasburg, France
Conference
2024
Manna L.
Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Growth Mechanisms, Heterostructures
Symposium in honour of the 2024 Rothschild Prize winners, The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, September 19th 2024
Workshop/Symposium
2024
Manna L.
Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Growth Mechanisms, Heterostructures
Technion, Haifa, Israel
Institute
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Oral presentations
2017
Shamsi J., Abdelhady A.L., Kandada A. R. S., Petrozza A., Manna L.
N-Methylformamide as a Source of Methylammonium Ions in the Synthesis of Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals and Bulk Crystals
The Perovskite Thin Film Photovoltaics (ABXPV)
Conference
2016
Imran M., De Donato F., Manna L., Brescia R.
Tunable metal-semiconductor junction system deriving from thermal instability of high chalcocite Cu2S elongated nanocrystals
16th European Microscopy Congress, Lyon, France, 28 Aug-2 Sept. 2016
Conference
2005
Zavelani-Rossi M., Creti A., Lanzani G., Lomascolo M., Anni M., Della Sala F., Manna L.
Role of surface and interface defects in ultrafast carrier dynamics in core and core/shell CdSe quantum rods
2005 European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC '05, vol. 2005
Conference
2003
Milliron D.J., Manna L., Meisel A., Scher E.C., Alivisatos A.P.
Inorganic tetrapod nanocrystals: Synthesis, structure and properties
IEEE International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors, Proceedings, vol. 2003-January, pp. 131-132
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Awards and Achievements
2024
Manna L.
2024 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2024
Manna L., Ferri M., Bellani S., Riva A.
winners of the SmartCup Liguria (Antares Electrolysis)
2023
Manna L.
2023 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2023
Manna L.
Distinguished Invited Speaker
2023
Manna L.
European Research Council Advanced Grant
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Editorships
2022
Manna L.
Nano Letters
2018-2022
Manna L.
Nanoscale
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Organized Events
2023
Manna L.
2023 MRS Fall Meeting Symposium (Understanding the Inorganic-Organic Interface, The Case of Colloidal Nanoscale Materials)
2023
Pellegrino T., Bertozzi F., Manna L., Bertozzi S.
A one-day elementary school activity at - Scuola primaria Gilberto Govi-
2023
Manna L.
Beilstein Symposium on Nanocrystal Surfaces and Defects
2022
Manna L.
Local Chairman of the Seventh International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Genova, October 2022
2021
Arciniegas M., Manna L., Krahne R.
Designing the Nanomaterials of the Future - Opportunities from Artificial Intelligence
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Colleagues of NanoChemistry
Michael Casale Guest Student NanoChemistry
Iulia Manolache Orlatan Administrative Manager Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications Optoelectronics NanoChemistry Nanophotonic Devices Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy Chemistry Facility
Fatemeh Shahbazi Farahani Affiliated Researcher NanoChemistry
Ajeet Singh Researcher NanoChemistry
Clara Otero Martinez Post Doc NanoChemistry
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