uring the Ph.D. period and at the beginning of my academic carrier (1988- 1998), I dealed with low-power
pulsed laser annealing (LPPLA) of ion-implanted III-V semiconductors. Then I studied solid-state laser
interaction applied to processing of various materials (ZnO, LiNbO3, glassy carbon). In this context, I gained
expertise on different analysis techniques, in particular transmission electron microscopy and electron
diffraction, spending also some periods of training at the Institute of Solid State Physics and Electron
Microscopy in Halle (Germany).
Marco ROSSI – Curriculum Vitae 5/66
Since 1993, my research interest is focused on the study of synthesis, modification and characterization of
carbon-based materials (diamond, diamond-like, nanotubes, nanocomposites, hybrid materials, etc). I used
extensively various electron and scanning microscopy, and diffraction techniques as means to investigate
structural and morphological features of the C-based materials of interest. The main achieved results
regarded the study of the interfaces diamond film/substrates and the identification of a new diamond
polytype and of modified forms of graphite; the synthesis of highly oriented diamond films and new forms of
hybrid materials.