Dr. Matteo Salvato

Matteo Salvato graduated from University of Napoli “Federico II” in 1992 and soon after started his research activity in the field of condensed matter physics at the Physics Department of University of Salerno, working on the first Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) laboratory for superconducting thin films in Italy. Together with his group, he was the first in Italy to synthesize superconducting BSCCO and YBCO thin films by MBE, eventually assisted by an ozone source that he assembled. In the same period, he was also responsible for the Morphological and Structural Analysis Laboratory in the same department, consisting of x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy, and electron backscattering diffraction. In 2005, he moved to University of Roma Tor Vergata, where he continued his activity in the field of low temperature physics but expanded his interests toward new emerging materials following the discovery of graphene. He studied the transport properties of graphene and carbon nanotubes and their application as solar cells and photodetectors. More recently, topological insulators have attracted his interest for their possible application in nanoelectronics as well as for their electronic properties related to their surface structure. During his research activity, he collaborated with national and international laboratories and research centers both in superconductivity and nanomaterials.