Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza”
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Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza”
Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group PARTICIPANTS TECHNIQUES G. Ruocco R. Di Leonardo T. Scopigno * B. Ruzicka * R. Angelini + C. Conti + E. Pontecorvo F. Zamponi F. Ianni -Brillouin Light Scattering (BLS) -CCD based time Resolved BLS -Transient grating spectroscopy+ -Photon Correlation Spect. (PCS)* -Infra-Red PCS+ -sub-nanosecond PCS+ -Static Light Scatt.(LS)* -CCD based LS -3D-PCS* -In-fiber homo-/hetero-dyne PCS -Heterodyne velocimetry -Optical tweezing+ -Rheometer* -Calorimeter* * TT TT TD AS AS DR DR DR * SOFT Personnel (A1) + SOFT Other Pers. (A3) Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” * Shared with SMC/TAR and SOFT/SofTS + Under Construction Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Complex dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS Non Newtonian fluids - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems: gelation vs glass transition. t cresce wtackling the “multiple scattering” problems. -Techniques for -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Techniques for “fast” quench, crunch, electrostriction, etc in colloidal, polymeric and molecular systems. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) in off-equilibrium systems: a) System under external forces (shear, thermal gradient,…) b) Aging systems - Experimental and numerical test of the Fluctuation Theorem (FT) in systems with competing timescales. - Potential Energy Landscape topology and phase transition. Laponite Star Polymer Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Complex dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids. - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems: gelation vs glass transition. -Techniques for tackling the “multiple scattering” problems. -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Techniques for “fast” quench, crunch, electrostriction, etc in colloidal, polymeric and molecular systems. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) in off-equilibrium systems: a) System under external forces (shear, thermal gradient,…) b) Aging systems - Experimental and numerical test of the Fluctuation Theorem (FT) in systems with competing timescales. - Potential Energy Landscape topology and phase transition. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS Gelation vs vetrification In Laponite-water Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Complex dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids. - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems: gelation vs glass transition. -Techniques for tackling the “multiple scattering” problems. -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Techniques for “fast” quench, crunch, electrostriction, etc in colloidal, polymeric and molecular systems. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) in off-equilibrium systems: a) System under external forces (shear, thermal gradient,…) b) Aging systems - Experimental and numerical test of the Fluctuation Theorem (FT) in systems with competing timescales. - Potential Energy Landscape topology and phase transition. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS Aging after crunch of a glass Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Complex dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids. - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems: gelation vs glass transition. -Techniques for tackling the “multiple scattering” problems. -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Techniques for “fast” quench, crunch, electrostriction, etc in colloidal, polymeric and molecular systems. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) in off-equilibrium systems: a) System under external forces (shear, thermal gradient,…) b) Aging systems - Experimental and numerical test of the Fluctuation Theorem (FT) in systems with competing timescales. - Potential Energy Landscape topology and phase transition. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS Effects of shear in aging colloids Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Complex dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids. - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems: gelation vs glass transition. -Techniques for tackling the “multiple scattering” problems. -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Techniques for “fast” quench, crunch, electrostriction, etc in colloidal, polymeric and molecular systems. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) in off-equilibrium systems: a) System under external forces (shear, thermal gradient,…) b) Aging systems - Experimental and numerical test of the Fluctuation Theorem (FT) in systems with competing timescales. - Potential Energy Landscape topology and phase transition. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS Geralized Fluctuation Theorem Liquids & Amorphous Solids Group ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Complex dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids. - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems: gelation vs glass transition. -Techniques for tackling the “multiple scattering” problems. -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Techniques for “fast” quench, crunch, electrostriction, etc in colloidal, polymeric and molecular systems. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) in off-equilibrium systems: a) System under external forces (shear, thermal gradient,…) b) Aging systems - Experimental and numerical test of the Fluctuation Theorem (FT) in systems with competing timescales. - Potential Energy Landscape topology and phase transition. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS Topological signature of phase transitions Soft Materials: Theory and Simulation Group PARTICIPANTS F. Sciortino E. La Nave E. Zaccarelli C. De Michele A. Moreno Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” ON GOING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS TT TT AS A. Puertas (Spain) M. Fuchs and E. Lange (Germany) W. Goetze (Germany) R. Schilling (Germany) C. Likos and H. Loewen (Germany) G. Foffi (Switzerland) S. Mossa (France) H.E. Stanley (USA) T. Keyes (USA) P. Poole and I.S. Voivod (Canada) S. Sastry (India) Soft Materials: Theory and Simulation Group Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Theoretical and Numerical Studies of: - Slow Dynamics in Short Range attractive Colloidal Systems. Higher order glass singularities - Arrested states and dynamical slowing down in colloidal systems at low packing fraction: gelation vs glass transition. -Arrested States in Star Polymer solutions. -Aggregation of charged colloids -Time evolution of dynamical properties in non-ergodic systems. -Thermodynamics of out of equilibrium structural glasses - Dynamic and Static Heterogeneities close to the glass transition - Potential Energy Landscape Thermodynamic Formalism Competition of short range attractions and long range repulsions PISA PARTICIPANTS D. Leporini M. Lucchesi G. Gorini E. Campani L. Fronzoni S. Capaccioli* D. Prevosto+ M. Amirkhani K. Kessahiri L. Larini TD AS DR DR DR * SOFT Personnel (A1) + SOFT Other Pers. (A3) Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi” Università degli Studi di Pisa TECHNIQUES - High Pressure (0-7kbar) Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (0.01 mHz- 40 GHz) -Fluctuation Voltage Analysis -Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) -DC and AC conductivity measurements (10-15-104 S/cm ) -Rheo-dielectric apparatus+ Dielectric Spectroscopy Lab -High-Field EPR* -2nd Harmonic Generation (SHG) Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy -Turbulence analysis - Spatial instability - Molecular Dynamics Simulations * Shared with IPCF-CNR + Under Construction Laser Spectroscopy Lab PISA ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Orientational dynamics of glass-formers investigated by dielectric and second harmonic generation spectroscopy. - Effect of density, temperature, intermolecular interactions on the slowing down of glass-former dynamics in bulk, thin films and miscible blends. - Relation between configurational entropy and structural dynamics under isobaric and isothermal variation. - Polymerizations as chemical routes to glass transition. -Time evolution of α- and β- relaxation in non-ergodic systems, obtained after quenching, crunching or under shear stress. - Experimental test of the generalized Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem (FDT) for polarisation in off-equilibrium systems, e.g. ageing structural glasses, polymers under shear, Liquid Crystal electroconvection - Dynamics of Hydrogen bonding systems - Weak turbulence in electroconvection - Structure of potential-energy landscape in glasses by high-field EPR - Non-ergodicity crossover by high-field EPR. - Polymer crystallization and protein folding. Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi” Università degli Studi di Pisa HIGHLIGHTS Effect of aging on β-relaxation Free-energy landscape of a single-molecule polymer crystal QuickTime™ and a Photo - JPEG decompressor are needed to see this picture. Spatial instability in electrohydrodynamic pattern /01 PARTICIPANTS TECHNIQUES M. Fontana L. Cristofolini P. Camorani T. Berzina * V. Erokhin + -Langmuir-Blodgett Lab. -FTIR, Confocal microRaman -AFM-STM, SNOM -Null Ellipsometry -Vacuum Evaporator, electron gun -Electrical measurements * SOFT Personnel AS TD TD (A1) KSV-5000 Langmuir trough Ellipsometry /01 ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS - Photoinducted phase transitions in polymeric glasses - Glass transition in reduced dimensionality - Dynamics of nanostructured complex molecular systems - Signal propagation in complex conducting polymeric networks - Preparation and characterization of complex molecular and biomolecular architectures for application to molecular electronics, biosensing, biology. Two step soft patterning of nanoengineered polymeric capsules Glassification in 2D Extreme example of 2D confinement Possibility of continuous variation of density Back-to-equilibrium relaxation after optical pumping Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. degli Studi Perugia PARTICIPANTS G. Onori A. Santucci A. Paciaroni S. Cinelli M. Freda S. Marchetti E. Cornicchi M. Marconi M.G. Ortore S. Vilasi AS AS AS DR DR DR TECHNIQUES - UV-VIS spectroscopy - FTIR and IR spectroscopy - CD spectroscopy - Micro Calorimetry - Atomic force microscopy* - Raman spectroscopy - Tensiometer - Rheometer DR * Shared with CEMIN Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. degli Studi Perugia ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Role of the solvent in protein dynamical transition. - Protein thermal stability as affected by solvent properties. -Dynamics and stability of proteins and DNA in glassy matrices. - Protein-protein interactions and protein aggregation. - DNA/surfactant and protein/surfactant supramolecular complexes. - Properties of water confined in reverse micelles. - Nafion membrane and related hydration features. HIGHLIGHTS Dynamics of protein in glycerolwater glassy matrices Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” PARTICIPANTS TECHNIQUES A. Bonincontro G. Risuleo - Radiowave Dielectric Spectroscopy 10 kHz – 100 MHz; 1 MHz – 1 GHz - Electrorotation set-up - Static Fluorescence - Differential Scanning Microcalorimetry* - Biomacromolecule Characterization Facilities * In cooperation with SOFT / PG Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Protein / protein interactions in amphiphilic environment - DNA and amphiphilic molecules - Structural properties of bacterial ribosome - Structural and functional alterations of biomembranes 96 a ε' 88 80 ε d '' 4 b 3 2 1 0 10 5 10 6 f [H z] 10 7 10 8 Permittivity ε’ (a) and relaxation dielectric loss εd’’ (b) as function of frequency of DNA/CTAB solutions at selected values of CTAB concentrations. The continuous lines have been obtained fitting the experimental data to the Cole-Cole equation. Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” TECHNIQUES High Resolution NMR at 7 Tesla Ultra High Gradient Diffusometry Single-sided NMR Low Resolution NMR 2÷40 MHz PARTICIPANTS F. De Luca C. Casieri D. D’Emiliano C. Testa L. Senni DR AS AS Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” HIGHLIGHTS 2004 Effects of different α and β configurations in molecular selfdiffusion coefficient of glucose ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES -Confined water dynamics in colloids and porous systems. -Ultra-slow diffusion dynamics in macromolecular aggregates. -NMR characterization of molecular clustering on lipid bilayer. -NMR and Molecular Dynamics studies of hydrophobic hydration mechanisms. -Porosity and pore-size distribution of porous materials. -Low-resolution non-invasive NMR characterization of Cultural Heritage materials. -1H NMR imaging of rare nuclei distribution. Chem.Phys.Lett 387, 295300 (2004) Dynamical Characteristics of Biological Systems from Neutron Scattering Experiments TECHNIQUES - Elastic (ENS) and Quasielastic (QENS) Neutron Scattering PARTICIPANTS Scientists A. Deriu M. Bée G. Zaccai M.-C. Bellissent Funel F. Natali * L. Bove * D. Russo * M. Tehei Technicians S. Vial S. Labbé-Lavigne * SOFT Personnel + SOFT Other Pers. (Univ. Parma) (Univ. “J. Fourier”, Grenoble) (IBS, CEA-CNRS, Grenoble) (LLB, CEA-CNRS, Saclay) TT TT TD (IBS, CEA-CNRS, (IBS, CEA-CNRS, (A1) (A3) Grenoble) Grenoble) Università di Parma Université J. Fourier Laboratoire Léon Brillouin Institut de Biologie Structurale Università di Parma Dynamical Characteristics of Biological Systems from Neutron Scattering Experiments Université J. Fourier Laboratoire Léon Brillouin Institut de Biologie Structurale HIGHLIGHTS Protein-lipid interactions in oriented lipid bilayers ONGOING AND PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Cellular response to external signals and extreme conditions Normalised Elastic Intensity Dynamics of organised structures of hydrated saccharides: - 0 5 10 15 Q 2(Å 1.0 0.8 2 - dynamics of proteins at high pressures, - dynamics of fonding states of small globular model proteins, - dynamic properties and structural stability of hemoproteins embedded in silica hydrogels, - effect of bio-protecting glassy matrices on the biomolecule dynamics 0.6 2 Molecular dynamics of proteins: 0 .1 <∆u > (Å ) - ganglioside aggregates, - lipid-membrane and lipid-protein interactions, - purple membrane 1 0.4 Normalised Elastic Intensity Dynamics of biological membranes and model systems: -2 20 25 ) 1 0.1 0 1 2 3 2 4 5 T2 -2 Q (Å ) homologue disaccharides: trehalose, maltose and sucrose, 0.0 amylose and amylopectine gels, 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 synergic xanthan-glucomannan gels, T (K ) chitosan and hyaluronate gels, pectin-sucrose gels (high pressure studies) Effect of Myelin Basic Protein on the Dynamics of Oriented Lipid Bilayers 0.2 T1 A. Gliozzi, A. Deriu, F. Natali, A. Relini, R. Rolandi,, P. Cavatorta, A. Fasano and P. Riccio (Dated Luly 2004) Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma Tre PARTICIPANTS G. Stefani A. Ruocco G. Paolicelli* F. Offi A. Fondacaro F. Evangelista F. Da Pieve S. Ugenti * SOFT Personnel TI (A1) TECHNIQUES •Electron Energy Loss (EELS) •Low Energy Electron Diff. (LEED) •Photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) •Auger spectroscopy (AES) •Photoelectron Diffraction (PED)+ •Grazing X-ray Diffraction (GXRD)+ •Near Edge Absorption (XANES)+ •Angle Resolved AugerPhotoelectron coincidence (ARAPECS)+ •High Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy* * Shared with VOLPE EU project + at ALOISA beam line Experimental chamber at the LASEC laboratory ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Charge transfer, electronic structure, and morphology at macromolecules/metal interfaces (PRIN 2003028141) -Local orbital magnetism studied by Angle Resolved Auger-Photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy -Novel instrumentation for electron spectroscopies: oncampus and at synchrotron facilities experiments. Dichroic effect in AR-APECS Molecular orientation at CuPc/Al interface -20 -3 ILoss/IElastic (x10 ) -High energy photoemission spectroscopy: methodology development and application to buried soft/hard matter interfaces (VOLPE EU project) HIGHLIGHTS 0 20 9.0 40 60 0.010 experiment 8.5 best fit (α=15°) 8.0 0.008 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 0.006 5.5 -40 -20 0 20 polar angle (deg.) 40 The orientation of a 3 layer thickness film of CuPc grown on Al(100) has been determined by means of Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Phys. Rev. B 67 155408 (2003) Collaborations: Roma1 (Betti, Mariani), Roma2 (Del Sole), TASC (Gotter, Morgante), Rutgers (Bartynski), MPI (Kirschner), TUWien(Werner), Bielefeld (Kabachnik) Spin selectivity from atomic alignment in angle resolved Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy (AR-APECS) from solids L O T U S LOw Temperature Ultraviolet Spectroscopy PARTICIPANTS Maria Grazia Betti Valeria Di Castro Chiara Baldacchini DR TECHNIQUES TECHNIQUES -Angular -AngularResolved ResolvedUltraviolet Ultraviolet Photoemission PhotoemissionSpectroscopy Spectroscopy. . (ARUPS) (ARUPS) -X-Ray -X-Rayphotoelectron photoelectron Spectroscopy Spectroscopy -Work -Workfunction functionand andionization ionization potential potential -Low -LowEnergy EnergyElectron ElectronDiffraction Diffraction -Auger Electron Spectroscopy -Auger Electron Spectroscopy -Thermal -Thermaldesorption desorption -OMBE(Organic -OMBE(OrganicMolecular MolecularBeam Beam Epitaxy) Epitaxy) --Liquid Liquidphase phaseorganic organicassembling assembling inininert atmosphere inert atmosphere Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” L O T U S Dipartimento di Fisica Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” LOw Temperature Ultraviolet Spectroscopy HIGHLIGHTS Surface potential modulation and phase transitions Benzentiolo on Copper ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Self assembling of organic molecules on metal surfaces - Functionalised surfaces -Adsorption energy at hybrid interfaces and potential at functionalised surfaces - Electronic properties of hybrid interfaces and of organic thin films M. G. Betti, V. Di Castro Benzenethiols assembled on Cu(1o0) surface Electronic states at hybrid interfaces Phtalocyanine on Gold M. G. Betti, F. Evangelista, C. Mariani, A. RuoccoExtended interface electronic states of πconjugated aromatic molecules assembled at the Au(110) surface Europhysics Letters (2004) Advanced X-ray Emission Spectroscopy PARTICIPANTS TECHNIQUES L. Braicovich C. Dallera G. Ghringhelli A. Tagliaferri E. Annese F. Fracassi in the soft X-range at the ESRF- Grenoble -Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (RIXS) -Fluorescence Spectroscopy -Integrated Resonant Raman Scattering (IRRS) -X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) -X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) -Dichroism in RIXS -Dichroism in IRRS -Polarisation analysis of scattered photons -Resonant Photoemission -Spin resolved photoemission -High Energy Photoemission with soft and hard X-rays DR DR Technical support by OGG technicians and Politecnico Milano technicians Dipartimento di Fisica Politecnico di Milano The main apparatus is AXES (Advanced X-Ray Emission Spectrograph) permanently installed at the public beamline ID08 of the ESRF-Grenoble Dipartimento di Fisica Politecnico di Milano Advanced X-ray Emission Spectroscopy RIXS in HighTc supercoductors Sum Rules in IRRS 1.0 -G. Balestrino and co. 80 Co-ferrite IRRS 0.5 (Roma 2) 70 Cu Labsorption L3 0.0 60 -G. Maritato and co. L2 CuO 50 (Salerno Un.) LaCuO 40 -R. Vaglio and co. SrCuOCl 30 (Napoli Un.) Nd Ce CuO 20 -C.M. Bertoni and co. x2 La Sr CuO Circ. Dichr. 10 (Modena Un.) x2 Bi-2212 780 790 800 810 0 -M. Fanciulli and co. -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 Incident Photon Energy (eV) (MDM-INFMRelative photon energy (eV) ST Microlectronics) L:Braicovich et al. Phys. Rev. G. Ghiringhelli et al. Phys. Rev. -N.B. Brookes (ESRF) Lett. 90, 117401 (2003) Lett. 92, 117406 (2004) -G. Van der Laan Recent Improvements (Daresbury Synchr. UK) in RIXS resolution -L.H. Tjeng and co. (Koeln Un. Ger.) 10 -A. Kotani and co. (Spring 8, Jap.) vertical polarisation L RIXS horizontal polarisation 3 -S. Suga and co. (Osaka Un. Jap.) 8 -F. Van der Veen and co. e L3 XAS 646 (Swiss Synchr, CH) 645 6 d 644 -C. Hague and co. (Paris 8 Un.)* e 643 4 -G. Kaindl and co.* d 642 c (Freie Univ. Berlin, Germ.) c 641 2 b -B. Denning (Oxfrod Un. UK)* b 640 Intensity (photons/s/eV) 3 2 4 2 2 2 1.85 0.15 1.85 0.15 -1 -1 * Not active at present 0 a -6 a -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 relative scattered photon energy (eV) 639 638 incident photon energy (eV) MnO Intensity (photons s eV ) - High resolution RIXS from cuprates and manganites at RT (at present) and at low temperature (planned) - High resolution RIXS from compounds of light Rare Earths -Symmetry breaking effects in Resonant Raman Scattering from: °Magnetic systems (circular dichroism in perpendicular geometry) ° Non-magnetic strongly correlated systems (linear dichroism) - Application of sum rules to RIXS and IRRS (instrument improvement also planned) - Fast collision approximation and beyond - Buried Interfaces -Spectroscopy of Zhang- Rice systems HIGHLIGHTS Collaborations and AXES users Intensity (arb. units) ONGOING and PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 4 4