Associate Professor Enrico Della Gaspera
Details
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College: School of Science
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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enrico.dellagaspera@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Enrico is currently a Professor of chemistry and nanoscience within the School of Science. His research interests include nanomaterials and nanostructured coatings for energy applications.
Enrico is a materials chemist with a specific interest in nanotechnology. Before joining RMIT in 2016, he worked in leading institutions worldwide (University of Padova, UCLA, Stanford, CSIRO) where he acquired a cross-disciplinary experience in chemistry, materials engineering, nanotechnology and energy & sustainability.
He currently leads a research group composed of postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and undergraduate interns. The group’s research interests are mainly in the areas of chemical syntheses of nanoparticles and nanostructured surfaces for applications in optoelectronics, energy and photocatalysis.
In addition to his research activities, Enrico actively teaches chemistry and nanotechnology courses within the School of Science at RMIT.
He has won many competitive research fellowships and grants, and has also won both research and teaching awards throughout his career.
More details on Enrico’s research and expertise, including full publication list, available research projects and updates on the group's activities can be found on his Bluesky, LinkedIn and Twitter profiles, and on Google Scholar.
Research fields
- 340301 Inorganic materials (incl. nanomaterials)
- 340303 Nanochemistry
- 340603 Colloid and surface chemistry
- 401605 Functional materials
- 401807 Nanomaterials
- 401805 Nanofabrication, growth and self assembly
UN sustainable development goals
- 13 Climate Action
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Supervisor projects
- Photo-activity of Atomically Engineered Semiconductor Nanostructures
- 1 Jan 2024
- Metal Oxide Thin Films for Solar Water Splitting
- 11 Aug 2023
- Scalable atom-thin materials for monolithic electronics & optoelectronics
- 13 Jun 2023
- Photo-activity of atomically engineered semiconductor nanostructure.
- 16 Jan 2023
- Photo-activity of Atomically Engineered Semiconductor Nanostructures
- 22 Dec 2022
- Enhancing solar to chemical energy conversion with optical nanoantennas
- 27 Jul 2022
- Fabrication of III-Nitride and Metal Chalcogen Heterostructure for Broadband Photodetection
- 1 Jan 2022
- irconia-based solid acid catalysts for biomass conversion
- 10 Mar 2021
- Artificial photosynthesis: catalytic production of solar fuels and chemicals
- 21 Jan 2021
- Investigation of Doped Barium Stannate Nanocrystals for Transparent Electrode Applications
- 22 May 2020
- Plasmonic Semiconducting Nanocrystals: Bridging the Gap Between Metals and Semiconductors
- 20 Dec 2019
- Atomically Engineered Semiconductor Nanostructures for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
- 11 Jun 2019
- Charge and Energy Transfer in Plasmonic Nanostructures
- 12 Mar 2019
- Spectroscopic analyses of the biochemical composition of cheeses
- 6 Mar 2019
- Fabrication of Antimony Selenide Thin Film and Solar Cells Using Rapid Thermal Evaporation
- 8 Jan 2019
- Strong Light-Matter Coupling With Plasmonic Nanostructures
- 21 Nov 2018
- Growth of Sb2Se3 Thin Films by Vapour Transport Deposition for Inorganic Solar Cells
- 30 Oct 2018
- Deposition of transparent conducting oxide coatings via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis
- 1 Oct 2018
- Solution-Processed Pnictogen Halide Thin Film Semiconductors
- 21 Aug 2017
- Synthesis of Bismuth Halides and Chalcohalides for Optoelectronic Applications
- 1 Mar 2017
- Design, Synthesis and Applications of Novel Hole Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells
- 30 Dec 2016
Teaching interests
Teaching activities
Enrico teaches multiple undergraduate courses, including first-year physical and inorganic chemistry, second-year aquatic chemistry, and third-year nanotechnology courses.
Supervisor interests
Nanoparticles, Synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals, Optoelectronic devices, Inorganic thin films, Doping of semiconductors, Plasmonics, Sensing, Catalysis, Water Splitting
Research interests
Research activities and projects:
• Metal oxide nanostructures for energy applications, such as solar water splitting, solar cells and photodetectors
• Doping of nano-semiconductors and fabrication of nanocrystal inks for optoelectronics and smart coatings
• Ultrasonic spray deposition of nanostructured thin-film coatings
• Energy saving/generating windows for smart homes
• Wet chemical approaches for the synthesis of novel nanomaterials
