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Liberato Manna

Associate Director for Materials and Nanotechnologies Area
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:

  • June 2018-current: Associated Editor – Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances
  • 2016-current: Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Genova (Italy), part-time, unpaid position
  • Dec 2015-current: Deputy Director for Materials and Nanotechnology programs, IIT Genova (Italy)
  • 2010-current: 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
2022
Zaccaria F., Zhang B., Goldoni L., Imran M., Zito J., van Beek B., Lauciello S., De Trizio L., Manna L., Infante I.
The Reactivity of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals toward Acid/Base Ligands
ACS Nano
DOI 10.1021/acsnano.1c09603
Article Journal
2021
Ghini M., Yanev E.S., Kastl C., Zhang K., Jansons A.W., Crockett B.M., Koskela K.M., Barnard E.S., Penzo E., Hutchison J.E., Robinson J.A., Manna L., Borys N.J., Schuck P.J., Kriegel I.
0D Nanocrystals as Light-Driven, Localized Charge-Injection Sources for the Contactless Manipulation of Atomically Thin 2D Materials
Advanced Photonics Research, vol. 2, (no. 5)
DOI 10.1002/adpr.202000151
2021
Gemmi M., Mugnaioli E., Kaiukov R., Toso S., De Trizio L., Manna L.
3D electron diffraction on nanoparticles with a complex structure
25th IUCr congress
Conference Paper Conference
2021
Baranov D., Fieramosca A., Yang R.X., Polimeno L., Lerario G., Toso S., Giansante C., Giorgi M.D., Tan L.Z., Sanvitto D., Manna L.
Aging of Self-Assembled Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystal Superlattices: Effects on Photoluminescence and Energy Transfer
ACS Nano, vol. 15, (no. 1), pp. 650-664
DOI 10.1021/acsnano.0c06595
Article Journal
2021
Infante I., Manna L.
Are There Good Alternatives to Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals?
Nano Letters, vol. 21, (no. 1), pp. 6-9
DOI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04760
Review Journal
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Dissemination
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
2021
Manna L.
Accelerated discovery of nanocrystal materials
AL4QD workshop “Designing Nanomaterials of the Future” , December 14th 2021 (online event)
Workshop/Symposium
2021
Manna L.
Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Optical Properties
Beijing Institute of Technology
Institute
2021
Manna L.
Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Optical Properties
107° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica (online event), September 13th 2021 (online event)
Conference
2021
Manna L.
Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis, the Role of the Surface, Heterostructures
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
Institute
2021
Manna L.
Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Synthesis, the Role of the Surface, Heterostructures
COPAC web symposium on Parallel Computing Quantum Devices, March 23 2021 (online event)
Workshop/Symposium
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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
2020
Manna L.
2020 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2020
Manna L.
Ufficiale all’Ordine del Merito della Repubblica Italiana
2019
Manna L.
2019 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2019
Baranov D., Toso S., Manna L.
Best Poster Award
2019
Manna L.
Sacconi Medal in Inorganic Chemistry
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Editorships
2018
Manna L.
Nanoscale
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Organized Events
2019
Manna L., Stellacci F., Pinna N., Arbiol J.
Co-chairman of the International Conference “Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (ANNIC)”, Paris, 18-20 November 2019
2017
Manna L.
Chairman of the International Conference “Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (ANNIC)”, Rome 18-20 October, 2017
2017
Manna L., Kanaras A.
Euromat 2017, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 17-22 2017, Symposium organizer
2016
Manna L.
Co-organizer of the Faraday discussion symposium “Nanoparticles with Morphological and Functional Anisotropy”, 4-6 July 2016, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2016
Manna L.
EuchemS, Seville, September 11-15 September 2016, Symposium organizer
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Colleagues of NanoChemistry
Roberta Pascazio PhD Student NanoChemistry
Jaya Kumar Panda Affiliated Researcher NanoChemistry
Baowei Zhang PhD Student Fellow NanoChemistry
Gabriele La Rosa Technician NanoChemistry
Beatrice Laurenti Affiliated Researcher NanoChemistry
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