Master degree in Plasma Physics and doctorate in Solid State Physics at the University of Pisa.
During his postdoctoral research, he was deeply involved in the design, fabrication, and characterization of heterostructures, nano-cavities and metamaterials ; the primary goal being the development of a quantum cascade detector for THz and Mid-IR range, operating in the strong light-matter coupling regime. His expertise comprise measuring the electronic transport by means of spectroscopic techniques : transmission ; absorption ; reflectivity and photocurrent measurements. He was responsible for the fabrication of all the devices in the cleanroom, including lithography of nanostructures and the chemical and dry etching steps.
He also contributed in developing a theoretical model to predict the responsivity of these detectors, aiming to further optimize their performance. He also performed multiple simulations involving finite element electromagnetic solvers and Schrödinger-Poisson solver to optimize both the band structure and cavity design.