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General Description of the Institution

The University of Genoa (UNIGE) is a teaching and research public institution, which was founded in 1933 although its history can be traced several centuries back (14th century). As of 2012 UNIGE has the following organizational structure: 22 Departments, 5 Schools, 10 Interuniversity Research and Services Centres, 2 Centers of Excellence. The personnel consist of about 1.300 academics and 1.400 administrative and technical staff. The University of Genoa has a strong participation both in EC Framework Programmes (over 100 projects in FP5, 92 projects in FP6 and over 100 projects currently running in FP7) and in other important European and International Research and Cooperation Programs.

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In TANGO project will be involved the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCIC). It consists of 51 professors and researchers and 33 technical and administrative employers. Over 40 doctoral students and post Docs contribute to research activities. Several research topics in many different facets of chemistry are tackled; all these researches are carried out in ample space, over 5000 m2 are devoted to research laboratories equipped with a wide range of modern instrumentation.

 

Field of expertise

The Nanostructure magnetic materials group is joint group between DCCI-UNIGE and Institute of Structure of Matter (ISM) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). Nm2 has gained international reputation in the study of magnetic nanoparticles, size dependence of magnetic properties, study of interactions and interface effects in exchange-coupled systems and investigation of magnetization processes. In addition, the Nm2 team has strong experience in designing (i.e., synthesis and characterization) magnetic nanoparticles by colloidal chemical methods (thermal decomposition of metallorganic precursor, polyol method). In particular, monodisperse spinel ferrite NPs (MeFe2O4; Me = Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+), also with complex stoichiometry, have been prepared with controlled chemical, structural and morphological (size and shape) properties.

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