PhD in Physics

PhD in Physics, cum laude at University of Catania and MATIS Labs.
Thesis title: Growth, properties and processing of group IV semiconductor nanowires
Advisor: prof. Francesco Priolo
Date: 2010, February 15

Publication output

• Generation and Self-Organization of Bimetallic Pd/Au Nanoparticles on SiO2 by Sequential Sputtering Depositions and Annealing Processes
  F. Ruffino, E. F. Pecora, M. G. Grimaldi
  Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 1 (2012)
• Kinetics of Si and Ge Nanowires Growth through Electron Beam Evaporation
  P. Artoni, E. F. Pecora, A. Irrera, F. Priolo
  Nanoscale Research Letters 6, 162 (2011)
• Heteroepitaxial growth of Ge nanowires on Si substrates
  P. Artoni, A. Irrera, E. F. Pecora, S. Boninelli, C. Spinella, F. Priolo
  International Journal of Photoenergy 2012, 782835 (2012)
• Ion beam-induced bending of silicon nanowires
  E. F. Pecora, A. Irrera, F. Priolo
  Physica E 44, 1074 (2012)
• Nanoscale amorphization, bending and recrystallization in silicon nanowires
  E. F. Pecora, A. Irrera, S. Boninelli, L. Romano, C. Spinella, F. Priolo
  Applied Physics A 102, 13 (2011)
  Invited paper
• Heteroepitaxial growth and faceting of Ge nanowires on (111) Si by electron beam evaporation
  E. F. Pecora, A. Irrera, P. Artoni, S. Boninelli, C. Bongiorno, C. Spinella, F. Priolo
  Electrochemical and Solid State Letters 13, K53 (2010)
• Influence of O contamination and Au cluster properties on the structural features of Si nanowires
  E. F. Pecora, A. Irrera, F. Priolo
  Thin Solid Films 518, 2562 (2010)
• Control of growth mechanisms and orientation in epitaxial Si nanowires grown by electron beam evaporation
  A. Irrera, E. F. Pecora, F. Priolo
  Nanotechnology 20, 135601 (2009)

Book / Book chapter

• Growth, properties and processing of group IV semiconductor nanowires
  E. F. Pecora
  VDM Verlag Dr. Muller (August 4, 2011), ISBN: 978-3639375763

Conference participation

• E-MRS Fall Meeting 2010 – Warsaw (PL) September 13-17, 2010 Oral presentation, Symposium E
• International School on “Materials for Renewable Energies” – Erice (TP, Italy) May 28 – June 2, 2010 Poster session
• E-MRS 2009 – Strasbourg (F) June 8-12, 2009 Oral presentation, Symposium I
• NODE International Summer School – Cortona (AR, Italy) July 1-5, 2008 Poster session
• XV International Winter School on “New Developments in Solid State Physics” – Bad HofGastein (Salzburg, AT) February 18-22, 2008
• XIII National School of Materials Science – Bressanone (Bz, Italy) September 30 – October 9, 2007 Poster session
• XV International conference on “Ion Beam Modification of Materials” – Taormina (ME, Italy) September 18-22, 2006 Poster session

Leadership experience

• Representative of Ph. D. Students in the Physics and Astronomy Department Council of the Catania University (2008 – 2009)
• Webmaster of www.matis.imm.cnr.it (2006 – 2011)