Dr. Petronela PASCARIU / pascariu.petronela@icmpp.ro / senior researcher II (CS II)
Main scientific interests: Design, synthesis and investigation of nanoparticles, thin films and multilayers nanowires, metal oxide ceramic nanofibers (NiO, ZnO, NiO-ZnO, NiO-SnO2, ZnO-SnO2, ZnO:La; ZnO:RE (La, Er, Sm)) composites, polymer/inorganic nanoparticles nanostructures, with specific optical, electrical, photocatalytic and magnetic properties for use in various modern applications (photocatalysis, sensors, electronics and optoelectronics, electrochemical supercapacitors, etc), which are obtained by electrochemical and electrospinning method, respectively.
Experience in analysis and experimental techniques: Practical skills and expertise in materials characterization by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Sampling Electron Microscopy (SEM), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), UV-Vis Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, UV-Vis Absorption Spectroscopy, Photoluminescence Spectroscopy (FLS 980 fluorospectrometer from Edinburgh Instruments), Transient Absorption Spectrometry (LP980, Edinburgh Instruments), Cyclic Voltammetry, photocatalytic testing of organic pollutants under UV-Vis light irradiation. |
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