Nothing is perfect: defects in hexagonal Boron Nitride
Group Members
Stage M1 in 2022 and stage M2 in 2023.
Thesis:
Thermodynamics and optical properties of point defects in wurtzite Boron Nitride,
Phd thesis defended by M. Silvetti on October 7th, 2024, at Aix-Marseille University.
Publications:
Pressure Dependence of Electronic, Vibrational and Optical Properties of wurtzite-Boron Nitride
Workshop and Conference Contributions:
E. Cannuccia, M. Silvetti, Oral Presentation “Thermodynamics and optical properties of point defects in wurtzite boron nitride”, 27ème Congrès Générale de la Societé Française de Physique, Troyes, 30-4 July, 2025.
E. Cannuccia participated in the 2nd edition of the Festival Explore, organized by Aix-Marseille University in collaboration with CNRS and INSERM, on May 13th, 2025, to promote the research activities of the ANR project leaders.
E. Cannuccia, M. Silvetti, Oral Presentation “Thermodynamics and optical properties of point defects in wurtzite boron nitride”, Journée de la matière condensée 2024, Marseille, Oct 28-31, 2024.
M. Silvetti, E. Cannuccia, Poster presentation, “Ab-initio approach to point defects in wurtzite Boron Nitride”, Defect in Solids for Quantum Technologies, Budapest, Hungary, June 2024.
M. Silvetti, Oral Presentation “– Ab initio approach to point defect in wurtzite boron nitride”, 27th ETSF Workshop on Electronic Excitations, Marseille, June 3-7, 2024.
M. Silvetti, Poster Presentation – “Electronic and optical properties of boron nitride in the wurtzite phase”, Advanced Quantum Materials 2023 – International Workshop, Marseille, France, June 2023
M. Silvetti, Poster Presentation – “Electronic and optical properties of boron nitride in the wurtzite phase”, Inaugural Workshop on Boron Nitride-BNW2023, Montpellier, France, May 2023
M. Silvetti Oral Presentation, Point defects in wurtzite boron nitride. @CNRNano, Modena (Italy), February 2024.
M. Silvetti, E. Cannuccia, C. Attaccalite, Oral Presentation “Pressure Dependence of wutzite Boron Nitride Electronic and Optical Properties. The 18th ETSF Young Researchers’ Meeting Sep. 5-9 2022
https://www.etsfyrm2022.com/program