TERASSE project has achieved all its main objectives, providing the results listed below.
In terms of new mechanisms (WP 1 and WP2), TERASSE has provided theory and models for:
- THz antennas fed via Rabi- and Rabi-Bloch oscillations;
- optical and THz transitions in carbynes and cyclocarbons;
- light absorption and confinement in 2D materials with tilted Dirac cones;
- scattering from carbon nanotubes;
- electrostatically controllable gaps in graphene bipolar electron waveguides;
- control of nano-antenna radiation spectrum and radiation pattern;
- system-level analysis of nano- and mesoscopic systems with circuit models;
- a full-wave numerical FEM analysis of nanostructures;
- the electromagnetic response of nanocomposites, also based on homogenization techniques;
- the electrothermal response of nanocomposites, with special focus on industrial graphene.
In terms of fabrication, characterization, validation and proof of concept (WP 3), TERASSE project has demonstrated:
- the fabrication of new nanomaterials such as: polymer coated single-walled carbon nanotubes films; bi-layered graphene on copper foils; multilayered graphene directly deposited on the dielectric substrates;
- the fabrication and optical verification of graphene quantum dots structured at submicron scale;
- the fabrication of quantum dots in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides;
- the observation of “blinking” mechanism with hysteresis of the optical response vs temperature;
- the characterization of industrial-grade graphene with negative temperature coefficient of the electrical resistance;
TERASSE has also provided the experimental evidence of:
- the tunability of graphene in the THz range;
- the potential use of carbyde chains films as elements of optoelectronics devices;
- the potential use of 2D hybrid perovskites as photodetectors;
- the protective coatings for 2D layered photodetectors
In terms of dissemination and exploitation, the results of the TERASSE project have been presented in:
- 49 scientific publications in peer-reviewed and indexed journals and 5 conference papers;
- many international peer-reviewed conferences (IEEE COMCAS, URSI, IEEE RTSI, TERAMETANANO, OECS, Physica, ICCT, AT-AP-RASC, NPO, PLMCN, ICNMP);
- special sections of international conferences (IEEE COMCAS 2019 and 2023, URSI General Assembly 2020, Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, URSI AT-APRASC 2022, TERAMETANANO 2024);
- seminars and poster presentations for the general audience within science-fair events and open-days;
In addition, three summer courses have been organized on “Nanomaterials” (2021), “Nano and quantum technologies” (2022), and “Nanotechnology and Sensing Technologies” (2023) open young researchers.
The results of the TERASSE project are being eploited by the partners to launch new initiatives, including proposals submitted to both international (e.g. EU Horizon MSCA, Pathfinder) and national funding calls.
Some of these proposals have already been funded, enabling the partners to continue and expand upon the work initiated through TERASSE.
