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Lab Phone: (+30) 2810 391349
Email: izarcapel@iesl.forth.gr
2020 - present: ONRG post-doctoral fellow at IESL-FORTH; aims to develop solvo-thermal growth approaches and the understading of the global structure modifications, pertaining to the Tc evolution in intercalated, expaned-lattice FeSe-based supercoductors.
Education
- 2019, Ph.D. Chemistry; University of Leeds, UK
- 2015, M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry and Introduction to Chemical Research; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
Interests
- spin-crossover molecular materials
- light-induced switching in metal-organic frameworks
- magnetic materials and magnetism
- organometallic chemistry
- X-ray crystallography
- perovksites & energy conversion
Orbital-Selective Instabilities and Spin Fluctuations at the Verge of Superconductivity in Interlayer-Expanded Iron Selenide
Alexandros Lappas, Myrsini Kaitatzi, Alexandros Deltsidis, Izar Capel Berdiell, Laura Simonelli, Alexander Missyul, Martin Etter, and Emil S. Bozin
Chem. Mater., Volume:37, Issue:21, Page:8581, Year:2025, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01488
Lix(C5H5N)yFe2–zSe2: A Defect-Resilient Expanded-Lattice High-Temperature Superconductor
Alexandros Deltsidis, Laura Simonelli, Georgios Vailakis, Izar Capel Berdiell, Georgios Kopidakis, Anna Krztoń-Maziopa, Emil S. Bozin, Alexandros Lappas
Inorg. Chem., Volume:61, Page:12797, Year:2022, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01906
In Situ Visualization of Local Distortions in the High-Tc Molecule-Intercalated Lix(C5H5N)yFe2–zSe2 Superconductor
Izar Capel Berdiell, Edyta Pesko, Elijah Lator, Alexandros Deltsidis, Anna Krztoń-Maziopa, A. M. Milinda Abeykoon, Emil S. Bozin, and Alexandros Lappas
Inorg. Chem., Volume:61, Page:4350, Year:2022, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03610
An Incomplete Spin Transition Associated with a Z′=1 → Z′=24 Crystallographic Symmetry Breaking
I. Capel Berdiell, R. Kulmaczewski, O. Cespedes and M. A. Halcrow
Chem. Eur. J., Volume:24, Page:5055, Year:2018, DOI:doi.org/10.1002/chem.201704896
Heterometallic Coordination Polymer Gels Supported by 2,4,6-Tris(pyrazol-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine
I. Capel Berdiell, A. N. Kulak, S. L. Warriner and M. A. Halcrow
ACS Omega, Volume:3, Page:18466, Year:2018, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02508
Dr. Lukas F. Buchmann received his PhD degree in Physics from the University of Crete in 2010, having spent 3 years in our Group.
He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona (USA) and at the University of California, Berkeley (USA).
Between 2015 and 2017 Lukas was a joint research associate at Aarhus University (Denmark) and in our group. After staying
two more years at Aarhus University, Lukas went to Switzerland in 2019, where he is now a Senior Expert in Software and Optical
Measurements at FISBA AG.
Education
- 2010: PhD in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece
- 2007: M.Sc. in Elementary Particle Theory, University of Durham, Durham, England
- 2006: B.Sc. in Physics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Career
- 2015-2019 Research Associate, Aarhus University, Denmark
- 2013-2015 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, Post-Doctoral Researcher
- 2010-2013 Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Interests
- Quantum Technology & Metrology
- Quantum Optics
- Quantum/Classical Transition
- Nonlinear Phenomena
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2013-2015: SNSF Fellow
Controllability in tunable chains of coupled harmonic oscillators
L. F. Buchmann, K. Mølmer, and D. Petrosyan
Phys. Rev. A, Volume:97, Page:042111, Year:2018, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.042111
Creation and transfer of nonclassical states of motion using Rydberg dressing of atoms in a lattice
L. F. Buchmann, K. Mølmer, D. Petrosyan
Phys. Rev. A, Volume:95, Page:013403, Year:2017, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.013403
Education
- 2007, M.Sc. Finance; University of Liverpool, UK
- 2004, Ph.D. Physics; Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- 2001, M.Sc. Enngineering Physics; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Interests
- Magnetic oxides and noble metal nanocomposites
- Electronic structure modulations at interfaces
- Tunneling spectroscopy simulations
- Ab initio theoretical studies of hybvrid nanomaterials
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- 2006, University of Liverpool Alumni Scholarship, UK
- 2004, EU Descartes Research Prize finalist with the research group at CMS, Vienna, Austria
- 2001, Joint scholarship of Budapest University of Technology and Economics & Vienna University of Technology
Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Nanometer-size Iron-oxide Atomic Clusters: a Comparison Between GGA and GGA+U Approaches
K. Palotas, A.N. Andriotis, and A. Lappas
Phys. Rev. B, Volume:81, Page:075403, Year:2010, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.075403
Education
- 2006, Ph.D. Physics; Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- 2003, M.Sc. Materials Science; Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
- 1999, B.Sc. Materials Science; Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China.
Interests
- Transport from single functional organic molecules or nanocrystals
- Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured semiconductor materials
- Micro/nano fabrication technologies
- Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) materials
CdSe-Au Nanorod Networks Welded by Gold Domains: a Promising Structure for Nano-optoelectronic Components
P.G. Li, A. Lappas, R. Lavieville, Y. Zhang, and R. Krahne
J. Nanopart. Res., Volume:14, Page:978, Year:2012, DOI:doi.org/10.1007/s11051-012-0978-2
Education
- 2004, Ph.D. Chemistry; University of Brest, France.
- 1999, M.Sc. Chemistry; University of Brest, France.
- 1998, B.Sc. Chemistry; University of Brest, France.
Interests
- New molecular materials with magnetic and/or conducting properties
- Wet chemistry pathways for shape controlled nanoparticles
- Lattice mis-matched hybrid nanocrystals
- Nanomaterials for biological labelling or magneto-optical recording
Antibacterial Surface Coatings from Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Embedded in Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel Surface Layers
V. Schwartz, F. Thetiot, S. Pütz, S. Ritz, L. Choritz, A. Lappas, R. Förch, K. Landfester, and U. Jonas
Adv. Funct. Mater. , Volume:22, Page:2376, Year:2012, DOI:doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201102980
Colloidal Anisotropic ZnO-Fe@FexOy Nanoarchitectures with Interface-Mediated Exchange-Bias and Band-Edge Ultraviolet Fluorescence
A. Kostopoulou, F. Thetiot, I. Tsiaousis, M. Androulidaki, P.D. Cozzoli, and A. Lappas
Chem. Mater., Volume:24, Page:2722, Year:2012, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/cm3008182
Email: antonio.fernandez.martinez@upc.edu
Education
- 2003, B.Sc. Physics; University de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 2005, M.Sc. Solid State Physics; University of Barcelona, Spain
- 2014, Ph.D. Physics; University of Barcelona, Spain
Interests
- Nanomagnetism
- Mixed-valent manganites
- Microwave spectroscopy
Nanoscale Degeneracy Lifting in a Geometrically Frustrated Antiferromagnet
Benjamin A. Frandsen, Emil S. Bozin, Eleni Aza, Antonio Fernández Martínez, Mikhail Feygenson, Katharine Page, and Alexandros Lappas
Phys. Rev. B, Volume:101, Page:024423, Year:2020, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.024423
Email: i.bakaimi@soton.ac.uk
Ph.D. dissertation carried out at IESL-FORTH, entitled "Structural, Magnetic and Magnetodielectric Behavior of Geometrically Frustrated Manganese Oxides" (2014); degree awarded by the University of Crete (Physics Dept.).
Education
- 2005, M.Sc. Applied Physics; University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- 2004, B.Sc. Physics; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests
- synthesis and characterisation of frustrated magnets
- two-dimensional triangular systems of transition metal oxides
- custom-made setups for probing the magnetodielectric response
- X-ray and neutron powder diffraction
Hydration-induced spin-glass state in a frustrated Na-Mn-O triangular lattice
I. Bakaimi, R. Brescia, C.M. Brown, A.A. Tsirlin, M.A. Green, and A. Lappas
Phys. Rev. B, Volume:93, Page:184422, Year:2016, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.184422
Multiple Twinning as a Structure Directing Mechanism in Layered Rock-Salt-Type Oxides: NaMnO2 Polymorphism, Redox Potentials and Magnetism
A.M. Abakumov, A.A. Tsirlin, I. Bakaimi, G. Van Tendeloo, and A. Lappas
Chem. Mater. , Volume:26, Page:3306, Year:2014, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/cm5011696
Coupled Commensurate Cation and Charge Modulation in the Tunnelled Structure Na0.40(1)MnO2
I. Kruk, P. Zajdel, W.-van Beek, I. Bakaimi, A. Lappas, C. Stock, and M.A. Green
J. Am. Chem. Soc. , Volume:133, Page:13950, Year:2011, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/ja109707q
Multiferroicity and Hydrogen-Bond Ordering in (C2H5NH3)2CuCl4 Featuring Dominant Ferromagnetic Interactions
B. Kundys, A. Lappas, M. Viret, V. Kapustianyk, V. Rudyk, S. Romanyshyn, Ch. Simon, and I. Bakaimi
Phys. Rev. B, Volume:81, Page:224434, Year:2010, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.224434
Ph.D. dissertation carried out at IESL-FORTH, entitled "Microporous Mixed-valent Transition Metal Oxides: Synthesis - Structure - Magnetoelectric Properties" (2013); degree awarded by the University of Crete (Chemistry Dept.).
Career
- 2003, MSc. Department of Materials Science & Engineering; The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm–Sweden
- 1998, B.Eng. Department of Mining-Metallurgical Engineering; National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Interests
- mixed-valence transitional metal oxides
- spin-lattice interactions by neutron scattering
- synthesis of delafossites
- geometric frustration
Magnetic Inhomogeneity on a Triangular Lattice: the Magnetic-Exchange versus the Elastic Energy and the Role of Disorder
A. Zorko, J. Kokalj, M. Komelj, O. Adamopoulos, H. Luetkens, D. Arcon and A. Lappas
Sci. Rep. , Volume:5, Page:9272, Year:2015, DOI:doi.org/10.1038/srep09272
Frustration-induced Nanometre-scale Inhomogeneity in a Triangular Antiferromagnet
A. Zorko, O. Adamopoulos, M. Komelj, D. Arcon, and A. Lappas
Nat. Commun. , Volume:5, Page:3222, Year:2014, DOI:doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4222 (2014)
One-Dimensional Magnetic Fluctuations in the Spin-2 Triangular Lattice α-NaMnO2
C. Stock, L.C. Chapon, O. Adamopoulos, A. Lappas, M. Giot, J.W. Taylor, M.A. Green, C.M. Brown, and P.G. Radaelli,
Phys. Rev. Lett., Volume:103, Page:077202-4, Year:2009, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.077202
Magnetoelastic Coupling in the Frustrated Antiferromagnetic Triangular Lattice CuMnO2
C. Vecchini, M. Poienar, F. Damay, O. Adamopoulos, A. Daoud-Aladine, A. Lappas, J.M. Perez-Mato, L.C. Chapon, and C. Martin
Phys. Rev. B , Volume:82, Page:094404, Year:2010, DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.094404
Maria-Christina Velli is a PhD candidate at the Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Master’s Degree in “Advanced Physics”, from University of Crete, Greece, in 2016 and 2018 respectively, with her graduate thesis being in Astrophysics. In 2019, she joined the “Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing” Group of the IESL, FORTH. Her current research includes the development of machine learning algorithms and how they can be used to optimize the time consuming and costly nature of experiments and simulations, in ultrafast laser materials processing.
Education
- 2019 – Today, PhD Candidate - Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
- 2018, Master of Science, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
- 2016, Bachelor degree in Physics from University of Crete, Greece.
Career
- July 2019 - Today, PhD Candidate, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece - Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. PhD thesis: “Development of machine learning algorithms in ultrafast laser materials proce
- Fall Semester 2019, Teaching Assistant at the undergraduate course “Advanced Physics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof. Eleftherios Iliopoulos.
- October 2016 – February 2018, M.Sc. Advanced Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece.
- Fall Semester 2016, Teaching Assistant at the undergraduate course “Advanced Physics Laboratory”, Physics Department, University of Crete. Instructor: Prof. Eleftherios Iliopoulos.
Interests
- Laser induced periodic surface structures
- Biomimetic surfaces
- Data Science
- Machine Learning Algorithms
- Physical mechanisms of light – matter interaction
