Prof. Dr. Gian Andrea Rizzi
Birthplace and date:
Padova, Italy, July 22,1962
Current position:
Associate professor of Inorganic and General Chemistry since 2006, teaching courses of General Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.
Activity on Local Projects - (Coordinator)
PRAT 2014 DVD substrates as platforms for oxide/TiO2 and metal/TiO2 photocatalysts and sensors
Activity on european projects (Participant):
VI Framework having the following focus: GSOMEN ( "Growth and supra-organization of transition and noble metal nanoclusters") and NanoChemSens ("Nanostructures for chemical sensors").
VII Framework:
• FCH-JU-2011-1: University of Padova local coordinator of Novel catalyst materials for the cathode side of MEAs suitable for transportation applications
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Padova, Italy, July 22,1962
Current position:
Associate professor of Inorganic and General Chemistry since 2006, teaching courses of General Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.
Activity on Local Projects - (Coordinator)
PRAT 2014 DVD substrates as platforms for oxide/TiO2 and metal/TiO2 photocatalysts and sensors
Activity on european projects (Participant):
VI Framework having the following focus: GSOMEN ( "Growth and supra-organization of transition and noble metal nanoclusters") and NanoChemSens ("Nanostructures for chemical sensors").
VII Framework:
• FCH-JU-2011-1: University of Padova local coordinator of Novel catalyst materials for the cathode side of MEAs suitable for transportation applications
(CathCat http://cathcat.eu/index.php/home)
Associate Professor
Office: DISC, room 00215 01 058
e-mail: gianandrea.rizzi@unipd.it
phone: 0039-049-827-5722
fax: 0039-049-827-5161
mobile: 0039-393-127-5356
SKYPE: gianandrea.rizzi
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e-mail: gianandrea.rizzi@unipd.it
phone: 0039-049-827-5722
fax: 0039-049-827-5161
mobile: 0039-393-127-5356
SKYPE: gianandrea.rizzi
orcid.org/ 0000-0001-5201-8104
He has carried out research activity in the study and characterization of the electronic structure of metal-organic compounds by means of UV-PE Spectroscopy and in the metal and oxides thin films preparation via CVD and MOCVD. The research activity was later dedicated to the growth, structural and chemical characterization of ordered, surface stabilized, oxide and metal nano-phases, which may be of relevance as sensors or model catalysts. The sample preparation was carried out by means of the usual techniques of metal evaporation in UHV conditions and by means of alternatives sources like Transition Metals carbonylic compounds. The characterizations were carried out by usual surface science tools and especially by X-ray Photoelectron Diffraction (XPD). His research interests have been lately refocused on the preparation of metal and metal oxide nanostructures, also by electrochemical methods, to be used as photoelectrochemical sensors, photo-catalysts and Surface Enhanced Raman Sensors (SERS).
