Antonio TERRASI

Training and job positions

1. Degree in Physics cum laude in 1986 at the University of Catania.
2. Ph.D. in Physics in 1990.
3. Owner of several post-doctoral stages at the Consortium for Research on Microelectronics in Southern Italy (Co.Ri.M.Me.) and at the Sicilian Center for Nuclear Physics and Structure of Matter (CSFNSM) from the achievement of the title of doctor of research up to the end of 1993.
4. Visiting Scientist at the Synchrotron Radiation Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (U.S.) for different periods in the years 1988, 1989 and 1990. In particular from September 1988 to June 1989 continuously in the PhD program.
5. Scientific Officer at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (E.P.F.L.) for the whole of 1994.
6. Research at the National Research Council from 01-01-1995 to 30-03-1997.
7. Assistante professor at the University of Catania from 01-04-1997 to 19-03-2005.
8. Associate Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Catania from 20-03-2005 to 30 09-2018.
9. Full Professor of Experimental Physics at the Univerisity of Catania since 1-10-2018

Teaching and tutoring activities

1. Teaching of university courses

1. As a university researcher, assistant in the following degree courses V.O. in Physics:
2. Laboratory of General Physics I
3. Structure of the Matter
4. Solid State Physics

1. Holder of the following courses for the degrees in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science:

1. Materials Physics Laboratory (university degree in Materials Physics)
2. Electronics Technologies (Bachelor's Degree in Physics)
3. Photonics and Nanotechnologies (Bachelor's Degree in Physics)
4. General Physics 1 (Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics)
5. General Physics 2 (Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science)
6. Modern Physics for Computer Science (Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science)
7. Laboratory of Aggregate States (Master's Degree in Physics)
8. Thermodynamics of Solids (Master's Degree in Physics)
9. Materials Science (Master's Degree in Physics)
10. Materials Physics (Master's Degree in Physics)

Currently holder of the course Laboratory of General Physics 2 for the Bachelor degree in Physics and Physics of Materials for the Master Degree in Physics.

1. List of other teaching and tutoring held from 1997 to today.

1. Holder of the Mathematics and Physics courses for the University of Catania's Guidance and Training Center for the preparation of access exams in university courses with a programmed number.
2. Holder of courses for the SISSIS and IFST training schools
3. Professor of teaching in the project "Implementation of an Integrated Laboratory for the development of advanced equipment and new processes for the production of Silicon Carbide wafers (SiC) SiC.i.Lab."
4. Professor of teaching and tutoring for the PON project "ENERGETIC" at the University of Catania
5. Tutor responsible for the "PHOTOVOLTAIC" PON project at the University of Catania
6. Professor of PhD in "Materials Science and Nanotechnology" for the University of Catania
7. Speaker of numerous scientific seminars for the third mission in second grade secondary schools.
8. Lecturer at the EPFL (Lausanne - CH) for the course of "Travaux Pratiques"
9. Scientific and teaching tutor of about 60 university degree thesis, old degree, triennial, magistrale and research doctorate.

Participation in Collegiate Bodies and Coordination within the University of Catania

1. Coordinator of the Ph.D. in "Materials Science" of the University of Catania from the 18th to the 21st cycle.
2. Vice-coordinator of the PhD in "Materials Science and Nanotechnologies" up to the XXXI cycle.
3. Member of the Academic Board of the PhD in "Materials Science", subsequently named "Science of Materials and Nanotechnologies" of the University of Catania from the XXII to the XXXI cycle.
4. Member of the Academic Board of the Ph.D. in Physics from the XXXII cycle.
5. Currently a member of the Academic Board of the PhD in "Science of Materials and Nanotechnologies" of the University of Catania.
6. Former member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy for a four-year term
7. Former member of the "Spazi" Commission (with the appointment of the Director) of the Department of Physics and Astronomy for the management of spaces dedicated to teaching and research within the aforementioned Department.
8. Currently Member of the Presidium for Quality of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
9. Referent of the University of Catania for the framework agreement with the Colorado School of Mines (USA) for the five-year period 2014-2018.
10. Referent of the University of Catania for the "Blue Italian Growth" National Technology Cluster from October 2016 to date
11. Referent of the University of Catania for the permanent strategic technical table in the ENERGY area at the Regional Department of Productive Activities from June 2017 to today.
12. Contact from the University of Catania of the framework agreement between the University and ENEL from October 2017 to present.
13. Academic Senator of the University of Catania from November 2106 to October 2018, elected representative of the professors associated with the area 02.
14. Member of the Board of Direcotrs of the Micro and Nano Tech District Sicilia
15. President of the Consortium Cometa

Other managerial, organizational and responsibility roles

1. Delegated Director of the CNR-IMM Institute Catania (University) from 09/30/2015 to 09/30/2016
   Founder and Director of the permanent school "International School of Materials for Sustainable Development and Energy", at the Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture "Ettore Majorana" of Erice (Italy), on the appointment of the President of the Foundation, prof. Antonino Zichichi, from June 2017 to today.
2. Co-Chairman of the "OUR COMMON FUTURE: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT" Workshop at EXPO 2017. 30-31 August 2017, Astana (Kazakhstan)
3. Co-Chairman of the Cooperation Workshop between Italy and Israel "Materials and Technologies for Industrial Innovation", 16-17 October 2018 Catania (Italy)
4. Co-Chairman and member of the Scientific Committee of the "Renewable Energies and Environment" Session of the XXIV Conference of the Association of Science and Technology (AIV), 7-10 May 2019, Giardini-Naxos (Italy).
5. Co-Director of the following International Courses on Materials for Renewable Energies:
6. 2010: "Materials for Renewable Energy and Sustainability I", Erice's (Italy) International School of Solid State Physics at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture
7. 2012: "Materials for Renewable Energy and Sustainability II", International School of Solid State Physics at the "Ettore Majorana" Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture of Erice (Italy)
8. 2014: "Materials for Renewable Energy and Sustainability III", International School of Solid State Physics at the "Ettore Majorana" Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture of Erice (Italy)
9. 2015: "International School of Materials for Energy and Sustainability IV" at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden-Colorado (USA)
10. 2016: "Materials for Energy and Sustainability-V" and "EPS-SIF International School on Energy III", International School of Solid State Physics at the Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture "Ettore Majorana" of Erice (Italy)
11. 2017: "International School for Materials for Energy and Sustainability VI" at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena-California (USA)
12. 2018: "Materials for Renewable Energy and Sustainability VII", International School of Materials for Sustainable Development and Energy, at the "Ettore Majorana" Scientific Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture of Erice (Italy)
13. External Member of the Commission in an examination of University Researcher (Polytechnic of Turin).
14. President of the Commission for CTER examinations of the National Research Council (Rome).
15. External member in final exams for the Ph.D. degree (University of Padua)
16. Internal member for admission exams to various PhD programs in Materials Science and Materials Science and Nanotechnologies.
17. President of the Commission for the assignment of research and administrative assignments at the Catania-University site of the IMM Institute of the CNR.
18. Member of the Evaluation Commission for the final PhD exam at the Polytechnic of Turin
19. Member of the Commission for examinations relating to the position of first researcher of the CNR.
20. Director of the Sicilian Micro and Nano Technological District
21. President of the Cometa Consortium from November 2020 to today.
22. Member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Association of Vacuum Science and Technology.

Managerial and responsible roles in scientific projects

1. Responsible for the PAIS National Project financed by the National Institute for the Physics of Matter (ex INFM) 2002-2003
2. Participation in the National Project PRIN 2004, UniPD and UniCT: "Materials and processes for C-MOS devices with Silicon strained gate" from 01-01-2004 to 31-12-2005
3. Scientific Responsible of the research contract "Materials and devices for thin-film photovoltaics based on silicon", stipulated between STMicroelectronics and CNR-INFM for the period 2008-2009.
4. Head of Scientific Activity O.R. 1.5 as part of the "Energetic" PON Project of the Sicilian Micro Technology District and Nanosistemi, n. 713 / RIC of 29 October 2010
5. Scientific Responsible of the scientific advisory contract for thin film photovoltaics stipulated between Moncada Solar Equipment srl and CNR-IMM, for the period 2011-2012
6. Participation as a member of the CNR-IMM in research activities in the European project "NASCENT", Contract (STREP): NMP4-SL-2010-245977 from 01-09-2010 to 31-08-2013.
7. Participation in the OP ERDF 2007/2013 Project Intervention line 4.1.2.A, "Mediterranean Network for emerging nanomaterials (MedNETNA)" from 01-01-2013 to 31-12-2015.
8. Contact person of the University of Catania and scientific responsible for the project "BEST-4U" (Bifacial Efficient Solar cell Technology with 4 terminal architectures for Utility scales) in the framework of the PON R & I 2014-2020 and FSC, Industrial Research Projects and Experimental Development in the 12 areas of Specialization identified by the PNR 2015-2020, Energy area.
9. Contact person of the University of Catania and scientific responsible for the "PROMETEO" Project in the framework of the OP-FESR Sicily 2014-2020, action 1.2.3., Energy field. The project involves a cost of € 1,150,000 for the University of Catania, which participates with 8 different departments and the "BRIT" structure.
10. Contact person for the University of Catania and scientific manager of the "S5 - Smart Small Scale Solar Systems" Project, PON_206_2, in the SRI Sicily Sector: Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Regional Cluster on New Materials and Nanotechnologies / Smart Factory, High District Technology: DISAM - Sicilian District of Advanced Manufacturing Systems.

Research activity

List of fields of scientific activity carried out and referable to scientific publications and congress reports.

1. Absorption spectroscopies (EXAFS) and photoemission (XPS) with synchrotron radiation and laboratory X-ray sources;
2. Electronic and structural analysis of semiconductor and insulating materials through electrical measurements, optical and electronic microscopies, Rutherford backscattering of light ions (RBS);
3. Use of low-energy ion beams for assisted film modification and surface oxidation processes;
4. Thin film growth by evaporation in ultra high vacuum systems.
5. Formation of ion implantation clusters, low energy ion bombardment and ultra high vacuum evaporation;
6. Studies of the electronic structure of metal / semiconductor interfaces and heterojunctions (photoelectron spectroscopies);
7. Electronic structure of superconductors at a high critical temperature (photoelectron spectroscopy);
8. Electronic structure of low-dimensional compounds and study of Charge Density Waves transitions (photoelectronic spectroscopy);
9. Silicide formation and silicon film deposition with ion beam-assisted evaporation processes (CoSi2, -FeSi2, Al / Si) (electron microscopies, photoemission spectroscopies, RBS);
10. Formation of ultra-thin SiO2 films by high temperature thermal processes or at room temperature processes assisted by ion beams (electrical measurements, electron microscopes, photoelectron spectroscopies);
11. Er-O-doped growth for ion implantation and for MBE epitaxial deposition (electrical measurements, optical measurements, microscopy, EXFAS spectroscopy, RBS);
12. MBE epitaxial growth of Si doped with B for diffusion studies;
13. MBE epitaxial growth of Si, Si (1-x) Ge (x) and Si (1-x) C (x) (structural and electrical measurements) and of Ge and SiGe nanostructures;
14. Synthesis and structural-electrical-optical characterization of Si and Ge nanocrystals in oxide, nitride and Si carbide for applications in photodetectors and third generation photovoltaic cells.
15. Synthesis and characterization of Ge nanocrystals by colloidal route for photodetector applications.
16. Synthesis and characterization of thin films of Transparent Oxides Conductors (TCO) and Transparent Conductor Materials (TCM) based on TCO / Ag / TCO nanometric multilayers, also with Ag nanogrids, for photovoltaic applications.

Research activity

List of fields of scientific activities carried out and referable to scientific publications and congress reports.

1. Absorption spectroscopies (EXAFS) and photoemission (XPS) with synchrotron radiation and laboratory X-ray sources;
2. Electronic and structural analysis of semiconductor and insulating materials through electrical measurements, optical and electronic microscopies, Rutherford backscattering of light ions (RBS);
3. Use of low-energy ion beams for assisted film modification and surface oxidation processes;
4. Thin film growth by evaporation in ultra high vacuum systems.
5. Formation of ion implantation clusters, low energy ion bombardment and ultra high vacuum evaporation;
6. Studies of the electronic structure of metal / semiconductor interfaces and heterojunctions (photoelectron spectroscopies);
7. Electronic structure of superconductors at a high critical temperature (photoelectron spectroscopy);
8. Electronic structure of low-dimensional compounds and study of Charge Density Waves transitions (photoelectronic spectroscopy);
9. Silicide formation and silicon film deposition with ion beam-assisted evaporation processes (CoSi2, -FeSi2, Al / Si) (electron microscopies, photoemission spectroscopies, RBS);
10. Formation of ultra-thin SiO2 films by high temperature thermal processes or at room temperature processes assisted by ion beams (electrical measurements, electron microscopes, photoelectron spectroscopies);
11. Er-O-doped growth for ion implantation and for MBE epitaxial deposition (electrical measurements, optical measurements, microscopy, EXFAS spectroscopy, RBS);
12. MBE epitaxial growth of Si doped with B for diffusion studies;
13. MBE epitaxial growth of Si, Si (1-x) Ge (x) and Si (1-x) C (x) (structural and electrical measurements) and of Ge and SiGe nanostructures;
14. Synthesis and structural-electrical-optical characterization of Si and Ge nanocrystals in oxide, nitride and Si carbide for applications in photodetectors and third generation photovoltaic cells.
15. Synthesis and characterization of Ge nanocrystals by colloidal route for photodetector applications.
16. Synthesis and characterization of thin films of Transparent Oxides Conductors (TCO) and Transparent Conductor Materials (TCM) based on TCO / Ag / TCO nanometric multilayers, also with Ag nanogrids, for photovoltaic applications.

Referee of the following JCR Journals

1. Journal of Applied Physics
2. Applied Physics Letter
3. Physical Review B
4. Physical Review Letters
5. Thin Solid Films
6. Applied Physics A
7. Journal of Luminescence
8. Materials Science and Engineering B
9. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
10. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
11. Physica Status Solidi