The centre in nano science and technology (CeNano)

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The Centre in Nano science and technology (CeNano) is an organisation within Linköping Institute of Technology (LiTH) at Linköping University. CeNano acts for exposure and strengthening of the research in nano science and nano technology at LiTH.

The mission of CeNano is to strengthen and support the competence within nano science and nano technology at LiTH. This is done by gathering researchers with nano activities at LiTH in the centre and by acting for increased collaborations and joint projects in the nano realm. CeNano also acts for development and coordination of the graduate and under graduate education in this scientific area. Included in the mission of CeNano is also exposure of the nano activities at LiTH by seminars, actions for contact establishment, taking initiative to larger projects, etc.

The board of CeNano

Research highlights

CeNano symposium

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CeNano support

CeNano projects 2021

  • Samira Dorri “Can annealing enhance the crystalline quality in diboride
    superlattices?”
  • Henrik Pedersen “Towards a predictive model for surface-controlled deposition of
    nanometer thin films”
  • Zhangjun Hu & Oliver Gimm “Targetable fluorescent nanoprobes towards precise
    fluorescence-guided surgery”
  • Muyi Zhang & Utkarsh Singh “Exciton-Luminescent Lead-Free Halide Perovskites
    for Optoelectronic Devices”
  • Anna Du Rietz & Bela Nagy “Sample Optimization for Waveguide-Enhanced
    Neutron Fluorescence Measurements on Gd2O3 Nanoparticles”
  • Rickard Armiento “Quest for Single-photon Emitters in Silicon Carbide: A combined
    effort between Data Science and Material Science”
  • Jianwei Yu “Sputtered insulating-oxide interlayer for organic photovoltaic devices”
  • Zhixing Wu & Mikhail Vagin “Optimizing ionics and oxygen electrocatalysis for
    electrolytic hydrogen peroxide synthesis”Filip Genander & Maria Assenhöj “Gd-Ce nanoprobes, surface functionalization and
    the dynamics of protein corona formation”

Previous projects

CeNano support 2020

  • Michael Jury and Kalle Bunnfors “Magnetic-Nanoparticle mediated manipulation of cells in a hydrogel matrix”
  • Henrik Pedersen and Matts Karlsson “The importance of gas flow directions in surface-controlled deposition of nanometer thin films”
  • Xin Zhang "Highly Efficient Nano-Carrier for Drug Delivery Aiming at Cancer Treatment”
  • Per Eklund “Catalytically active, corrosion-resistant multicomponent nanostructured coatings”
  • Feng Gao and Mats Fahlman “Spectrally stable blue perovskite light-emitting diodes”
  • Niclas Solin “Optical and Mechanical studies of Bouligand Structures”
  • Zhixing Wu and Mikhail Vagin “Combining nanoporous transition metal oxides and conducting polymers for electrolytic hydrogen peroxide synthesis”
  • Marius Rodner and Andreas Skallberg “Graphene sensor for faster and cheaper determination of dioxins in environmental samples”
  • Freddy Leijon “Study of nano-sized borides as grain refiners in additively manufactures aluminum alloys”
  • Anna Du Rietz and Bela Nagy “Nanoparticle Based Pilot Samples for Waveguide-Enhanced Neutron Fluorescence Experiments”

CeNano support 2019

  • Xin Zhang och Karin Roberg “A Ratiometric Fluorescent System for Lysosome pH Detection”
  • Marius Rodner “Graphene-Nanoparticle hybrid gas sensor”
  • Babak Bakhit och Arman Molaei ” Exploring corrosion properties of self-organized core-shell nanostructured Zr1-xTaxBy thin films grown by hybrid Ta-HiPIMS/ZrB2-DCMS scheme”
  • Samiran Bairagi ”Optical and Mechanical studies of Bouligand Structures” 
  • Feng Gao and Mats Fahlman: “Towards Efficient and Stable Deep Blue Light-Emitting Diodes"
  • Peter Eriksson och Maria Assenhöj: "Protein corona formation on as-prepared and dextran coated Gd-CeNPs, possessing ROS-scavenging and MRI enhancing properties"
  • Michael Jury och Kalle Bunnfors “Magnetic-Nanoparticle mediated manipulation of cells in a hydrogel matrix”
  • Ru Lin Peng “Investigation of alumina scale development on PtAl and MCrAlY coatings during high temperature oxidation by PSLS for gas turbine application”
  • Anna Du Rietz “Nanoparticle activated Neutrophils studied by electrical means using a capacitive sensor chip”
  • Johan Klarbring och Fuxiang Ji ”Alloyed lead-free halide double perovskites for optoelectronic applications”

CeNano support 2018

  • Ru Lin Peng och Irina A. Buyanova: “PSLS study of protective alumina scale in MCrAlY coatings for gas turbine applications”
  • Kalle Bunnfors och Jonas Christoffersson “Nano-infarcts, a fast nanoparticle based detection method for Acute Myocardial Infarction”
  • Kenneth Järrendahl, Jens Birch and Niclas Solin: ”Optical and Mechanical Studies of Bouligand Structures”
  • Yanfeng Liu och Quanzheng Tao: "Introducing Mo1.33C Mxene into organic solar cells as the interfacial layer: toward high power conversion efficiency"
  • Xin Zhang, Zhangjun Hu, Daniel Andersson and Karin Roberg “Biocompatible and targetable fluorescent nanoprobe for in vivo and in vitro pH sensing” 
  • Peter Eriksson and Alexey Tal “Experimental characterization and theoretical modelling of the antioxidant/catalytic properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles”
  • Rickard Armiento: "Theoretical characterization of point defects in silicon carbide and other materials"
  • Feng Gao and Mats Fahlman: " Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskites Toward Efficient Blue Light-Emitting Diodes"

CeNano support 2017

  • Erik Ekström and Johan Klarbring: "Nanostructured single phase CaMnO3 thin films for thermoelectric applications"
  • Johan Moverare and Per Persson: "In situ observations of nanoparticle precipitation during cooling in Inconel 718"
  • Anderas Skallberg, Rickard Gunnarsson and Sebastian Ekeroth: “Characterization of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) formation on iron oxide and titanium oxide nanoparticle based surfaces”
  • Rickard Armiento: "Theoretical characterization of point defects in silicon carbide and other materials"
  • Peter Eriksson and Alexey Tal: “Experimental characterization and theoretical modelling of the antioxidant/catalytic properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles”
  • Feng Gao and Mats Fahlman: "High performance light-emitting diods based on nanometer-sized perovskite crystallites"
  • Ching-Lien Hsiao and Ferenc Tasnadi: "Utilization of surface directed spinodal decomposition to design nanorod based opto-electronic devices"
  • Yuqing Huang and Quanzheng Tao: "Exploring surface functionalized MXene for spin/polarization-sensitive optoelectronic applications"
  • Marius Rodner: "Graphene-nanoparticle hybrid gas sensor"
  • Henrik Pedersen and Kostas Sarakinos: “In situ spectroscopic ellipsometry as a tool to study reductive surface chemistry in plasma CVD"

CeNano support 2016

  • Peter Eriksson and Alexey Tal: “Experimental characterization and theoretical modelling of the antioxidant/catalytic properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles”
  • Yuqing Huang and Quanzheng Tao: “Exploring 2D topological insulating phase in surface functionalized MXene for spin-optoelectronic applications” 
  • Johan Klarbring and Erik Ekström: “Single phased and nanostructured thin CaMnO3 films for thermoelectric and fuel cell applications”
  • Anderas Skallberg, Rickard Gunnarsson and Sebastian Ekeroth: “Snapshot on cell response on nanoparticles as a function of size, shape and surface density to capture the moment of initial immune response”
  • Laurent Souqui and Annop Ektarawong: “Theoretical study and attempt of synthesis of boron subnitride and boron subcarbonitride”
  • Fengling Zhang: “Correlating performance of organic solar cells with nanostructures of active layer via studying the cross-sections of devices with SEM”
  • Christopher Aronsson and Jonas Christoffersson: "Supramolecular coiled coil-based hybrid hydrogels for 3D cell culture of primary liver cells"
  • Kenneth Järrendahl: “Synthesis and characterization of chiral organic nanostructures”
  • Henrik Pedersen and Kostas Sarakinos: "Self-limiting surface chemistry by in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry"
  • Jaywant Phopase and Magnus Jonsson: "Thermoplasmonic hydrogels for controlling cell adhesion and cell patterning"
  • Galia Pozina: "Polymorphic self-organized multiple quantum wells in III-N nanorods"
  • Ferenc Tasnádi and Naureen Ghafoor: "Interfacial coherency and strength in nanostructured nitrides"
  • G. Reza Yazdi and Mike Andersson: "High resolution graphene based gas/liquid sensor platform"

CeNano support 2015

  • Björn Alling and Henrik Pedersen: “The missing link between theory and experiment for the understanding of the nanostructure of amorphous boron carbide – the final steps”
  • Caroline Brommesson: “Biocompatibility studies of engineered nanoparticles aimed for use in biomedical applications”
  • Kenneth Järrendahl: “Synthesis and characterization of chiral organic nanostructures”
  • Omer Nour: “Developing self-powered wireless piezoelectric systems based on ZnO nanowires”
  • Galia Pozina and Ching-Lien Hsiao: ”Organic/inorganic hybrid structures fabricated utilizing III-N nanorods”
  • Zhangjun Hu: “Versatile water-dispersible ultrabright semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) as platform for biomedical ratiometric fluorescent sensing”
  • Igor Zozoulenko and Xavier Crispin: “Simulation and modeling of nanoscaled porous membranes and electrodes”

CeNano support 2014 (June)

  • Hans Arwin: "Sum decomposition of Mueller matrices of biological nanostructures"
  • Naureen Ghafoor and Ferenc Tasnádi: "Interface coherency studies in c-Ti1-xCrxN/h-AlN and c-Ti1-xZrxN/h-AlN (x=0-1) multilayers"
  • Zhangjun Hu: "Eu-doped Gd2O3 nanoparticles for specific dual-modal biomedical imaging"
  • Omer Nour: "Developing a smart electronic paper based on piezoelectric nanowires"
  • Per Persson: "Surface diffusion studies of non-carbide forming adatoms on graphene surfaces"
  • Mikhail Vagin and Martin Mak: "Registration of nanoparticle-microelectrode collisions: electroanalysis for nanomaterials characterization and environmental monitoring"

CeNano support 2014 (February)

  • Daniel Aili and Per Persson: "Imaging strategies for dynamic and responsive supramolecular nanostructures by applying low-kV and in-situ transmission electron microscopy"
  • Björn Alling: "The missing link between theory and experiment for the understanding of the nanostructure of amorphous boron carbide"
  • Caroline Brommesson: "Biocompatibility studies of engineered nanoparticles aimed for use in biomedical applications"
  • Volodymyr Khranovskyy: "Tailoring the light emission efficiency of ZnO nanoparticles via polymer coating for optoelectronic applications"
  • Urban Forsberg and Hans Högberg: "Investigating magnetron sputter epitaxy of ZrB2 on MOCVD grown GaN epi-layers for potential use in High Electron Mobility Transistors"
  • Galia Pozina: "Organic/inorganic hybrid structures fabricated utilizing III-N nanorods"
  • Rickard Gunnarsson: "Designed nanoparticles for graphene-based gas sensors"
  • Anne Henry: "Boron nitride - the ultimate substrate for graphene"
  • Kenneth Järrendahl: "Synthesis and Characterization of chiral organic nanostructures"
  • Maria Sunnerhagen: "Nanomechanical and nanodynamic properties of protein entities participating in dynamic conformational selection and multimodular recognition"
  • Xuanjun Zhang: "Ultrabright semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) for specific cancer cell targeting"

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