Dipartimento di Fisica - Tesi di Dottorato: Recent submissions
Items 141-160 di 192
-
A Lévy Walk approach to the propagation of solar energetic particles
(2013-11-26)This thesis is dedicated to the problem of energetic particle propagation in the solar wind, with special emphasis on the propagation of solar energetic particles (SEPs). Those particles are accelerated either in the low ... -
Air quality and pollutant modelling in the mediterranean regionDocumenti elettronici
(2013-11-11)L'inquinamento atmosferico viene de nito come la presenza di sostanze che possono avere e etti dannosi sulla salute umana o sull'intero sistema ambientale (EC, 2008), causando e etti misurabili sugli animali, sulla ... -
Astroparticle physics as a telescope for solar interior, galactic and extragalactic structures
(2013-11-25)Astroparticle physics provide a fundamental tool to investigate the astrophysical structures at different scales. In this thesis the results are presented of three years of research focused on time variations on solar ... -
Properties of biomolecules at the interfaces: studies and characterization of chromonic mesogens, from the basis to applications
(2013-11-28)The study of the interaction between molecules, in particular biological molecules and liquid crystals (LC), has experienced a huge growth in the recent years because of the development in devices engineering applied not ... -
Absorpitive losses mitigation in gain-plasmon hybrid systems as optical metamaterials
(2013-11-29)In the past decade, plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) have gained a lot of interest due to their exceptional and fascinating properties which have been accomplishing vital role in emerging science and technology towards ... -
Strategies to control linear anisotropy and chirality in polymeric materials:from the basic issues to the micro-devices developments
(2016-10-05)The development of devices with increasing levels of functionality represents an important technological issue. To this aim, innovative materials with tunable functionalities play a crucial role. The challenge is to ... -
Active plasmonics in soft matter doped with gold nanoparticles plasmonica attiva in materia soffice drogata con nanoparticelle d'oro
(2013-11-29)The main objective of this study is active plasmonics. The work has been focussed on the design, characterization and theoretical interpretation of novel systems. Top-down and bottom-up, self-assembling, approaches have ... -
Synthesis and characterization of enstatite and talc doped with zinc and manganese
(2013-11-11)In recent years, particular interest has been addressed by researchers in the synthesis and study of silicates such as enstatite MgSiO3 and talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. The first one is useful for several technological applications ... -
Intelligent planning for curriculum personalization of e-Learning contents. Moodle as a case study
(2013-11-19)The use and enhancement of technology in the field of (distance) education has increased the adoption of e-learning. Nowadays, a simple connection to the Internet makes it possible to access any on-line content. Thus, ... -
Characterization of thin transparent polymeric films obtained by plasma polymerization technique and their application to liquid crystal cells
(2008-10-17)The aim of this work Although liquid crystal displays (LCD) are quite ubiquitous in the modern world, there is still a great run for better and cheaper LCD. The main physical phenomenon that makes LCD as valuable consists ... -
Turbulence and Stochastic Processes in Nematic Liquid Crystals
(2010-10-22)In this work we studied the electrohydrodynamics instabilities (EHD) from a different point of view. We used the traditional tools, belonging to the traditional fluid turbulence framework, to the world of liquid crystals. ... -
Scanning probe microscopy studies and dynamic behaviour of ferroelectric domains in PbZr0.53Ti0.47O3 thin films
(2009-11-09)Ferroelectric domains play an essential role in all ferroelectric materials applications, for example, microelectromechanical sensors systems (MEMS) and integrated optical systems. The prime interest in recent years is, ... -
Polarization holographic recording in polymeric and liquid crystalline materials
(2006)Optical studies related to polarization holographic recording in photosensitive materials, as azo compounds, liquid crystals and polymeric mixtures, and dye doped polymers, were carried out. The interest in this type of ... -
Order reconstruction in nematics
(2006-11-30)