Prof Matteo Palma

Matteo Palma

Professor of Physical Chemistry and Nanomaterials
Head of the Centre for Chemical Research

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
research.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/m.palma/index.html
Centre for Chemical Research
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Research

Nanomaterials, NanoBiotechnology, Mixed-dimensional heterostructures, Biosensors, Optoelectronics, Nanohybrids

Interests

Our research focuses on the controlled assembly of functional nanostructures - with nanoscale spatial resolution towards single-molecule control - and their use in optoelectronics, biosensing and single-molecule biological investigations. We employ different building blocks, from carbon nanotubes and 2D nanomaterials (as nano-electrodes/transducers) to DNA origami (as nanoscale scaffolds). Thruogh (supra)molecular interactions-,including via DNA as linker and template, we drive the self-assembly of nanoscale heterostrucutres in solution and their organization on nanopatterned substrates in device configurations.