Dr. Francesco Scaravaggi

• Expertise in thermodynamic measurements led to in-depth understanding of the phase diagram of paradigmatic high-temperature superconductors. • Analysis, presentation, and discussion of scientific data that led to more than 10 scientific publications. • Technical responsible for the commercial equipment PPMS (by Quantum Design Ltd.) for the thermodynamic laboratories. • Proficiency in handling of cryogenic fluids, vacuum technologies, and high magnetic fields for low temperature measurements.

• Electrical characterization of organic semiconductors for thermoelectric applications. • Doping and deposition of organic conductive materials in a clean room environment. • Optimization of doping concentration led to improved electrical conductivity of state-of-the-art n-type conductive polymers.

Thesis: Electronic correlations and nematicity in 122 and 1111 Iron-based superconductors The project deals with the origin of high-temperature superconductivity in Fe-based compounds by use of thermodynamic methods, focusing on: (i) The relationship between structural and electronic properties and their role in promoting superconductivity; (ii) Tracing the phase diagram of the paradigmatic LaFeAsO compound to clarify the interplay between the “nematic”/magnetic and the superconducting phases.

Thesis: Transport properties of polymeric materials for thermoelectric applications Solid state physics, Surface and low dimensional systems physics, Physics of nanostructured materials, Physics of plasma, Photonics, Sustainable energy sources, Photovoltaic, Thermoelectricity.