Domenico DE FAZIO

Position
Associate Professor
Telephone
041 234 8917
E-mail
domenico.defazio@unive.it
Academic discipline
Experimental Physics of Matter and Applications [PHYS-03/A]
Website
https://www.unive.it/people/domenico.defazio (personal record)
 https://www.supervenice.com/lion
Office
Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
Website: https://www.unive.it/dep.dsmn
Where: Campus scientifico via Torino
Research Institute
Research Institute for Complexity
Safety Role
Preposto di Laboratorio
Responsabile dell’Attività di Didattica e Ricerca in Laboratorio (RDRL)

Teaching activity current year

Teaching activity previous years

Activities and research skills

Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale della materia e applicazioni [PHYS-03/A]
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare (SSD) affine
ELETTRONICA [ING-INF/01]
Geographic areas in which the research experience mainly applies
Internazionale: Europa, America Settentrionale, Balcani, Medio Oriente, Estremo Oriente, Africa Caraibi e Pacifico, Oceania, Russia e aree caucasiche, America Latina
Known languages
Italiano - Italian (scritto: madrelingua parlato: madrelingua)
Inglese - English (scritto: avanzato parlato: avanzato)
Spagnolo - Español (scritto: intermedio parlato: intermedio)
Optoelectronics
Description:
Optoelectronic devices based on graphene, layered materials and heterostructures
Keywords:
Experimental physics, Optical and dielectric properties, Applied optics

Publication highlights

Brazaca, Laís Canniatti; Moreno Lozano, Alvaro; Mayol, Beatriz; Scheidt, Desiree Tamara; De Fazio, Domenico; Kim, Enji; Maroli, Gabriel; Rosati, Giulio; Ates, Hatice Ceren; Wang, Hui; Kim, Hye Jin; Ha, Ji-Hwan; Yang, Jin; Jeon, Jisoo; Goldhahn, Jörg; Sonigara, Keval K.; Li, La; Zhou, Mingyu; Cho, Seokjoo; Fan, Shicheng; Wu, Shuang; Gonçalves, Vanessa Matos; Dei Santi, Vitor H. B.; Zhou, Weixin; Heng, Wenzheng; Chung, Won Gi; Li, Xinming; Zou, Yang; Jin, Yunxia; Wu, Zixuan; Bandodkar, Amay J.; Merkoçi, Arben; Dincer, Can; Lim, Chwee Teck; Kim, Dae-Hyeong; Carrilho, Emanuel; Salvatore, Giovanni Antonio; Shen, Guozhen; Park, Inkyu; Jeerapan, Itthipon; Park, Jang-Ung; Wu, Jin; Ho, John S.; Rogers, John; Wang, Joseph; Plaxco, Kevin W.; Ferreira de Oliveira, Maria Cristina; Pumera, Martin; Brasier, Noé; Veiseh, Omid; Lee, Pooi See; Tsukruk, Vladimir V.; Gao, Wei; Zhu, Yong; Wang, Zhong Lin; Li, Zhou; Sempionatto, Juliane; Oliveira, Osvaldo N. Advances and Challenges in Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring in ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, vol. 18, pp. 39567-39694 (ISSN 1944-8244)
DOI 2026, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5124613


De Fazio, Domenico; Castilla, Sebastián; Soundarapandian, Karuppasamy P.; Slipchenko, Tetiana; Vangelidis, Ioannis; Marconi, Simone; Bertini, Riccardo; Petrica, Vlad; Hao, Yang; Principi, Alessandro; Lidorikis, Elefterios; Kumar, Roshan K.; Martín-Moreno, Luis; Koppens, Frank H. L. Enhanced Terahertz Photoresponse via Acoustic Plasmon Cavity Resonances in Scalable Graphene in ACS PHOTONICS, vol. 13, pp. 4505-4517 (ISSN 2330-4022)
DOI 2026, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5124615


Zugliani, Lucio; Palermo, Alessandro; Scaparra, Bianca; Patra, Aniket; Wietschorke, Fabian; Metuh, Pietro; Paralikis, Athanasios; De Fazio, Domenico; Kastl, Christoph; Flaschmann, Rasmus; Munkhbat, Battulga; Müller, Kai; Finley, Jonathan J.; Barbone, Matteo Single-photon detection in few-layer NbSe2 superconducting nanowires in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 17 (ISSN 2041-1723)
DOI 2026, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5124617


Loudhaief, Nouha; Rozhin, Petr; Bertuol, Ilaria; Raza, Ali; Viti, Leonardo; Roy, Subhankar; Cavarzerani, Enrico; Sbuelz, Luca; Brilli, Matteo; Serinolli, Andrea; Nicoletti, Jacopo; Piccoli, Riccardo; Castilla, Sebastián; Zilio, Simone Dal; Rodríguez‐Castellón, Enrique; Vitiello, Miriam Serena; Selva, Maurizio; Rizzolio, Flavio; Perosa, Alvise; Salvatore, Giovanni Antonio; De Fazio, Domenico Broadband, Flexible, Skin‐Compatible Carbon Dots/Graphene Photodetectors for Wearable Applications in ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, vol. e23076 (ISSN 1616-301X)
DOI 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5109608


Nicoletti, Jacopo; Puppulin, Leonardo; Routurier, Julie; Frroku, Saimir; Loudhaief, Nouha; Crestini, Claudia; Perosa, Alvise; Selva, Maurizio; Gigli, Matteo; Back, Michele; Riello, Pietro; De Fazio, Domenico; Salvatore, Giovanni Antonio Enhanced Piezoelectricity in Sustainable-By-Design Chitosan Nanocomposite Soft Thin Films for Green Sensors in ACS NANO, vol. 19, pp. 35322-35332 (ISSN 1936-0851)
DOI - URL correlato 2025, Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5102157


List of publications

Curriculum vitae

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan 2022-Dec 2024

Tenure Track (RTDb):
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
Disciplinary sector PHYS-03/A "Experimental physics of matter and applications"

Oct 2021-Dec 2021

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Severo Ochoa Excellence Program:
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Castelldefels, Spain
Working on low-bias and bias-free photodetectors based on graphene in the infrared.
Supervisor: Prof. Frank H. L. Koppens

Oct 2018-Sep 2021

Postdoctoral Research Associate:
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Castelldefels, Spain
Working on the nano-fabrication and opto-electronic characterization of graphene-based broadband photodetectors.
Supervisor: Prof. Frank H. L. Koppens

Oct 2017-Sep 2018

Postdoctoral Research Associate:
Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Working on the nano-fabrication and characterization of graphene and layered material-based optoelectronic applications.
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea C. Ferrari

May 2013-Sep 2013

Research Assistant:
National Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
Working on the nano-fabrication and characterization of graphene-based terahertz detectors.
Supervisor: Dr Vittorio Pellegrini

Feb 2013-Apr 2013

Research Assistant:
National Institute for Metrological Research (INRIM), Turin, Italy
Working on the characterization of transition-edge sensors.
Supervisor: Dr Mauro Rajteri

EDUCATION

Oct 2013-Sep 2017

PhD in Electrical Engineering:
Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge and St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Thesis: “Graphene, layered materials and hybrid structures for advanced photodetectors”.
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea C. Ferrari

Sep 2012

Master of Science in Physics Engineering:
Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Final score: 110/110 cum laude
Final project: “Optimization of Thin Films for Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors”
Supervisors: Prof. Karl K. Berggren¹, Prof. Fabrizio Pirri² and Prof. Gianluca Ghigo²
¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge (MA), United States; ²Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Feb 2012-Aug 2012

Research Internship:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (MA), United States
Working on the growth and characterization of thin films for superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
Supervisor: Prof. Karl K. Berggren

Mar 2010

Bachelor of Science in Physics Engineering:
Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Final score: 110/110 cum laude

TEACHING

Jan 2022-Present

Lecturer: General Physics I and Laboratory (9 ECTS, code: CT0523)
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
Teaching in the bachelor course of “Chemistry and Sustainable Technology (CT7)”

Jan 2015-Sep 2018

Supervisor, Part IB, 2P5, Electrical. Courses: “Electrical Power” and “Electromagnetic Fields and Waves”
Pembroke College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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