PostDoc fellow
at Molecular Photonics Lab.
telephone +39 0649916941
lorenzo.dominici at gmail.com

• november 2010 / october 2011 – Scholarship at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, dept. of Electronic Engineering, CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), Studio delle caratteristiche di assorbimento e trasmissione luminosa in celle fotovoltaiche di tipo DSC. Experimental research in the field of DSC solar cells, with the aim to characterize optical parameters, angular effects on quantum efficiency and new photon management designs.
• november 2009 / october 2010 – Research grant by SAPIENZA University of Rome, department of Energetics, Propagazione di onde elettromagnetiche di superficie in film metallici e cristalli fotonici per applicazioni sensoristiche ed energetiche. Experimental activity on plasmonic and Bloch surface electromagnetic waves, with emphasis on the field localization and enhancement for sensors and solar cells.
• 22-26 september 2008 – ISOPHOS 2008, International School on Organic Photovoltaics organised by CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy) in Ventotene.
• 25-29 august 2008 – Organizing Committee and Conference Secretariat for the ECAPD'9, 9^th European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics, in Roma.
• april 2008 / october 2009 – Research grant at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, dept. of Electronic Engineering, CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), Studio di confinamento ottico da plasmoni di superficie in celle fotovoltaiche organiche. Experimental research in the field of DSC solar cells, with the aim to increase external quantum efficiency by means of surface plasmon polariton coupling and its optimization.
• febraury 2007 / january 2008 – Research grant by Politecnico of Turin, department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering for the project Sintesi e caratterizzazione di indicatori Tempo-Temperatura per il packaging alimentare basati su film polimerici contenenti molecole organiche coniugate con proprietà ottiche lineari e non lineari. Experimental research in the field of nonlinear polymers and semiconductors, with an insight of electrode poling and low temperature measurements by means of a cryostat.
• febraury 2006 / january 2007 – Research grant at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, dept. of Physics, titled Misure di r₃₃ in film sottili mediante il metodo di Teng e Man. Experimental research in the field of nonlinear polymers and semiconductors, electro-optic measurements.
• 07/02/2005 – PhD in Electronic Engineering achieved on 07/02/2005 at SAPIENZA, Studio di siti preferenziali di interazione bioelettromagnetica tramite codici di chimica computazionale. Numerical reasearch in the bioelectromagnetic interaction field at the Department of Electronic Enginering.
• 19-20 september 2002 – 1st PhD school in applied electromagnetism Ground Penetrating Radar, at the University of Ancona.
• 17-21 september 2001 – 2nd PhD school in applied electromagnetism Electromagnetism in wireless communications, organised in Anacapri.
• 2001 – Scientific collaboration with consortium Elettra2000 (www.elettra2000.it). The consortium develops scientific research, divulgation and technical formation on sanitary and environmental aspects of electromagnetic waves.
• 24/07/2000 – MSc in Materials Engineering, summa cum laude, at SAPIENZA University. Experimental thesis Caratterizzazione elettro-ottica non distruttiva di film polimerici per applicazioni in dispositivi elettro-luminescenti, at the Laboratory for Molecular Photonics of the Dept. of Energetics (two months passed at Sheffield Centre for Molecular Materials (UK), funded with a scholarship for thesis abroad).
• 20/07/1992 – High school diploma, scientific liceum L.S.S. Aristotele of Rome, 60/60.

Journal publications

1. D.D'Ercole, L.Dominici, T.M.Brown, F.Michelotti, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, Angular response of dye solar cells to solar and spectrally resolved light, Appl.Phys.Lett. 99, 213301 (2011).
2. E.Descrovi, T.Sfez, M.Quaglio, D.Brunazzo, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, H.P.Herzig, O.J.F.Martin, F.Giorgis, Guided Bloch Surface Waves on ultra-thin polymeric ridges, Nano Lett. 10, 2087 (2010).
3. T.Sfez, E.Descrovi, L.Yu, D.Brunazzo, M.Quaglio, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, O.J.F.Martin, and H.P.Herzig, Bloch surface waves in ultra-thin waveguides: near-field investigation of mode polarization and propagation, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27, 1617 (2010).
4. F.Giorgis, E.Descrovi, C.Summonte, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Experimental determination of the sensitivity of Bloch Surface Waves based sensors, Opt.Exp. 18 (8), 8087 (2010)  
   [also highlighted on Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics 5 (8), (2010)].
5. T.Sfez, E.Descrovi, L.Yu, M.Quaglio, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, H.-P.Herzig, Two-dimensional optics on silicon nitride multilayer: Refraction of Bloch surface waves, Appl.Phys.Lett. 96, 151101, (2010).
6. L.Dominici, L.Vesce, D.Colonna, F.Michelotti, T.Brown, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, Angular and prism coupling refractive enhancement in dye solar cells, Appl.Phys.Lett. 96, 103302 (2010).
7. F.Michelotti, B.Sciacca, L.Dominici, M.Quaglio, E.Descrovi, F.Giorgis, and F.Geobaldo, Fast optical vapour sensing by Bloch surface waves on porous silicon membranes, Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys. 12 (2), 502 (2010).
8. E.Celasco, M.Quaglio, A.Chiodoni, C.Ricciardi, C.F.Pirri, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, F.De Angelis, E.Di Fabrizio and F.Giorgis, Amorphous silicon and silicon nitride channel optical waveguides, Phys.Stat.Sol.C 7 (3-4), 836 (2010).
9. D.Colonna, L.Dominici, D.D'Ercole, A.Brunetti, F.Michelotti, T.M.Brown, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, Photocurrent enhancement of dye solar cells by efficient light management, Superlattice Microst. 47 (1), 197 (2010).
10. L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, T.M.Brown, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, Plasmon polaritons in the near infrared on fluorine doped tin oxide films, Opt.Exp. 17 (12), 10155 (2009).
11. F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, E.Descrovi, N.Danz, F.Menchini, Thickness dependence of surface plasmon polariton dispersion in transparent conducting oxide films at 1.55μm, Opt.Lett. 34 (6), 839 (2009).
12. T.Sfez, W.Nakagawa, H.-P.Herzig, E.Descrovi, F.Giorgis, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Near-field analysis of surface electromagnetic waves in the bandgap region of a polymeric grating written on a one-dimensional photonic crystal, Appl.Phys.Lett. 93, 061108 (2008).
13. E.Descrovi, T.Sfez, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, H.-P.Herzig, Near-field imaging of Bloch surface waves on silicon nitride one-dimensional photonic crystals, Opt.Exp. 16 (8), 5453 (2008)  
    [also highlighted on Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics 3 (5), (2008)].
14. E.Descrovi, F.Giorgis, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti,Experimental observation of optical bandgaps for surface electromagnetic waves in a periodically corrugated one-dimensional silicon nitride photonic crystal, Opt.Lett. 33 (3), 243 (2008).
15. E.Descrovi, F.Frascella, B.Sciacca, F.Geobaldo, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Coupling of surface waves in highly defined one-dimensional porous silicon photonic crystals for gas sensing applications, Appl.Phys.Lett. 91, 241109 (2007).
16. F.Michelotti, R.Canali, L.Dominici, A.Belardini, F.Menchini, G.Schoer, J.Mueller, Second order optical nonlinearity of ZnO/ZnO:Al bilayers deposited on glass by low temperature radio frequency sputtering, Appl.Phys.Lett. 90, 181110 (2007).
17. A.Belardini, L.Dominici, M.C.Larciprete, F.Michelotti, A.Rousseau, A.Ratsimihety, Enhanced stability of the second order optical properties of high-Tg fluorinated electro-optic copolymer, Appl.Phys.Lett. 89, 231110 (2006).
18. L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, S.Whitelegg, A.Campbell, D.D.C.Bradley, Comparative study of space-charge effects in polymer light emitting diodes by means of reflection electro-optic and electroabsorption techniques, Phys.Rev.B 69, 054201 (2004).
19. F.Michelotti, S.Bussi, L.Dominici, M.Bertolotti, Z.Bao, Space-charge effects in polymer-based light-emitting diodes studied by means of a polarisation sensitive electro-reflectance technique, J.Appl.Phys. 91 (9), 5521 (2002).
20. F.Michelotti, S.Bussi, L.Dominici, M.Bertolotti, Z.Bao, S.Whitelegg, P.A.Lane, D.D.C.Bradley, Dynamics of space charge distributions in side-chain PPV LEDs, Synth.Met. 124 (1), 45 (2001).

Book chapters

1. L.Dominici, D.Colonna, D.D'Ercole, G.Mincuzzi, R.Riccitelli, F.Michelotti, T.M.Brown, A.Reale, A.Di Carlo, Dye Solar Cells: Basic and Photon Management Strategies in Solar Cells – Dye-sensitized devices, Chap. 13, pp. 279-318, edited by L.Kosyachenko (InTech, Croatia, 2011).
2. F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, A.Belardini, Charge injection and trapping contributions to electro-optic response of mesoscopic polymer systems, in Microresonators as building blocks for VLSI photonics - International School of Quantum Electronics, 39th Course, edited by F.Michelotti, A.Driessen, M.Bertolotti (AIP Conference Proceedings 709, American Institute of Physics, NY, 2003).

Conference proceedings

1. P.Rivolo, G.Digregorio, F.Frascella, P.Mandracci, M.Ballarini, F.Giorgis, E.Descrovi, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Realtime antibody-antibody detection by means of Bloch surface waves on silicon- based multilayers, 2011 International Workshop on Biophotonics, 1-3, Parma (I), June 8-10 (2011) [doi: 10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954810]
2. T.Sfez, E.Descrovi, L.Yu, D.Brunazzo, M.Quaglio, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, O.J.F. Martin, H.P.Herzig, Ultrathin waveguides for Bloch Surface Waves: near-field analysis of propagation and polarization, IEEE Photonics Society, 23rd annual meeting, 449-450, Denver (USA), November 7-11 (2010) [doi: 10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698953]
3. I.V.Soboleva, E.Descrovi, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, A.A.Fedyanin, Visualization of surface electromagnetic waves in one-dimensional photonic crystal by fluorescence dye, Proc. SPIE 7356, 73560E (2009) [doi: 10.1117/12.820711]

Conferences

1. L.Dominici, D.D’Ercole, T.M. Brown, A.Reale, A.Di Carlo, F.Michelotti, Refractive path as a case of photon management in Dye Solar Cells, International Workshop on Advances in Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis (IWAPP2011), Munich (DE), July 21-22 (2011).
2. F.Bonfigli, M.A.Vincenti, R.M.Montereali, I.Chiamenti, L.N.Costa, H.J.Kalinowski, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, A.S.L.Gomes, Broad-Band Light-Emitting Waveguides Written in LiF Crystals by Femtosecond Laser, Fotonica 2011 - 13° Convegno Nazionale sulle Tecniche Fotoniche nelle Telecomunicazioni, Genova (I), May 9-11 (2011).
3. P.Rivolo, G.Digregorio, F.Frascella, M.Quaglio, E.Giuri, M.Cocuzza, P.Mandracci, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, E.Descrovi, Real time antibody-antigen detection by means of Bloch surface waves on silicon-based multilayers, Workshop del gruppo Biofotonica della Società Italiana di Ottica e Fotonica, Firenze (I), September 25th-26th (2010).
4. F.Bonfigli, I.Chiamenti, L.N.Costa, A.S.L.Gomes, L.Dominici, H.J.Kalinowski, F.Michelotti, R.M.Montereali, M.A.Vincenti, Guide d’onda basate su centri di colore nel fluoruro di litio prodotte mediante impulsi laser al femtosecondo, XCVI Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, Bologna (I), September 20th-24th (2010).
5. E.Descrovi, T.Sfez, M.Quaglio, D.Brunazzo, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, H.-P.Herzig, O.Martin, F.Giorgis, Guided Bloch surface waves on ultrathin polymer ridges, 36th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE2010), Genova (I), September 19th-22nd (2010).
6. T.Sfez, E.Descrovi, L.Yu, D.Brunazzo, M.Quaglio, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, O.J.F.Martin, H.-P.Herzig, Near-field polarization measurements based on two arbitrary, orthogonal optical field components, 5th EOS Topical Meeting on Advanced Imaging Techniques (AIT 2010), Engelberg (CH), June 29th-July 2nd (2010).
7. M.A.Vincenti, F.Bonfigli, I.Chiamenti, L.N.Costa, A.S.L.Gomes, L.Dominici, H.J.Kalinowski, F.Michelotti, R.M.Montereali, Colour centre waveguides produced in lithium fluoride crystals by femtosecond laser pulses, Naples Training School on Nanophotonics (SNAP2010), Naples (I), May 17th-21st (2010).
8. (invited) E.Descrovi, L.Dominici, F.Giorgis, P.Rivolo, T.Sfez, H.-P.Herzig, L.Yu, D.Brunazzo, M.Quaglio, O.J.F.Martin, F.Michelotti, Bloch surface waves propagation in amorphous silicon nitride photonic crystals for biosensing applications, Advances in Molecular Nonlinear Optics, Information Technology and Life Sciences (AMARIS’10), Paris (F), May 24th-28th (2010).
9. F.Michelotti, B.Sciacca, L.Dominici, M.Quaglio, F.Giorgis, E.Descrovi, F.Geobaldo, Fast optical vapour sensing by Bloch surface waves on porous silicon membranes bonded on transparent substrates, PSST-2010, Valencia (E), 14-19/03/2010.
10. E.Descrovi, P.Rivolo, G.Digregorio, F.Frascella, F.Giorgis, C.Summonte, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti Coupling of Bloch Surface Waves in silicon nitride multilayer structures for bio-sensing applications, NNC2009, Pavia (I), 21-22/09/2009.
11. F.Giorgis, E.Descrovi, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, C.Summonte, Coupling of Bloch Surface Waves in amorphous silicon nitride multilayer structures: fundamentals and sensing applications, ICANS23, Utrecht (NL), 23-28/08/2009.
12. E.Celasco, M.Quaglio, A.Chiodoni, C.Ricciardi, C.F.Pirri, F.Giorgis, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, F.DeAngelis, E.DiFabrizio, Amorphous silicon and silicon nitride optical waveguides, ICANS23, Utrecht (NL), 23-28/08/2009.
13. L.Dominici, L.Vesce, T.Brown, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, and F.Michelotti, Prism enhanced angular photocurrent in dye solar cells, E-MRS 2009 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (F), 8-12/06/2009.
14. E.Descrovi, F.Giorgis, F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, B.Sciacca, F.Frascella, F.Geobaldo, T.Sfez, H.-P.Herzig, Bloch Surface Waves on dielectric photonic crystals for sensing applications, 2009 DGaO/SIOF Joint Meeting, Brescia (I), 2-5/06/2009.
15. F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, E.Descrovi, B.Sciacca, M.Quaglio, P.Rivolo, G.Digregorio, F.Geobaldo, F.Giorgis, C.Summonte, T.Sfez, H.-P.Herzig, Experimental studies of surface electromagnetic waves propagation in truncated 1D, 1+1D and 1+2D inorganic/organic photonic crystals for gas- and bio- sensing applications, 8th ECONOS - 28th ECW, ENEA C.R., Frascati (I), 25-27/05/2009.
16. I.V.Soboleva, E.Descrovi, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, A.A.Fedyanin, Visualization of surface electromagnetic waves in one-dimensional photonic crystal by fluorescence dye, Optical Sensors 2009, Prague (CZ), April 20-22 (2009).
17. D.Colonna, L.Dominici, D.D'Ercole, A.Brunetti, F.Michelotti, T.M.Brown, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, Photocurrent enhancement of dye solar cells by efficient light management, PLMCN9, Lecce (I), 16-20/04/2009.
18. (invited) F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, E.Descrovi, F.Giorgis, T.Sfez, W.Nakagawa, H.-P.Herzig, Experimental study of surface electromagnetic waves propagation in truncated 1D, 1+1D, 1+2D inorganic/organic photonic crystals for gas and bio sensing applications, International Workshop on Advances in Nanoscale Nonlinear Optics, Roma (I), 8-10/10/2008.
19. E.Descrovi, B.Sciacca, F.Frascella, F.Geobaldo, F.Giorgis, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Bloch Surface Waves on a porous silicon one-dimensional photonic crystal for gas sensing applications, EOS Annual Meeting 2008, Paris (F), 29/09-02/10/2008.
20. T.Sfez, E.Descrovi, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis, H.-P.Herzig, Multi-heterodyne scanning near-field microscopy applied to surface electromagnetic waves on flat and corrugated multilayers, EOS Annual Meeting 2008, Paris (F), 29/09-02/10/2008.
21. I.V.Soboleva, A.A.Fedyanin, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, E.Descrovi, F.Giorgis, Fluorescence enhancement in surface electromagnetic waves in one-dimensional photonic crystal, MSCMP 2008, Chisinau (MD), 23-26/09/2008.
22. F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, E.Descrovi, N.Danz, Surface plasmon polariton propagation in ITO thin films and applications in IR emitting OLEDs, EL2008, Roma (I), 9-12/09/2008.
23. L.Dominici, A.Belardini, F.Michelotti, Dispersion of ZnO nonlinear optical response vs wavelength and driving frequency, ECAPD'9, Roma (I), 26-29/08/2008.
24. A.Belardini, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Complete characterisation of the electro-optic properties of poled polymers by using the Teng and Man technique, ECAPD'9, Roma (I), 26-29/08/2008.
25. E.Descrovi, T.Sfez, L.Dominici, W.Nakagawa, F.Michelotti, F.Giorgis and H.-P.Herzig, Far- and near-field study of surface electromagnetic waves on silicon nitride one-dimensional photonic crystals, FMNP 2008, Florence (I), 23-26/04/2008.
26. E.Descrovi, B.Sciacca, F.Frascella, F.Geobaldo, F.Giorgis, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Bloch Surface Waves on a porous silicon one-dimensional photonic crystal for efficient gas sensing, PSST-2008, Mallorca (E), 10-14/03/2008.
27. E.Descrovi, C.Ricciardi, F.Giorgis, F.Frascella, A.Venturello, F.Geobaldo, L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, Surface modes in one-dimensional Silicon-based photonic crystals, PECS VII, Monterey (USA), 8-11/04/2007.
28. L.Dominici, A.Belardini, F.Michelotti, G.Schoer, J.Mueller, Electro-optic response of ZnO sputtered films: polarisation and space charge contributions, ECAPD'8, Metz (F), 5-8/09/2006.
29. F.Apollonio, L.Dominici, S.Donatiello, G.d'Inzeo, Molecular simulations in bioelectromagnetic research: binding reaction in the heme system, BioEM 2005, Dublin (IRL), 19-24/06/2005.
30. F.Apollonio, G.d'Inzeo, L.Dominici, Studio dell'azione del campo elettromagnetico sul complesso molecolare dell'emoglobina, XV RiNEm, Cagliari (I), 13-16/09/2004.
31. G.d'Inzeo, F.Apollonio, M.Liberti, L.Dominici, A.Paffi, M.Cappelli, M.Giannì, Modellistica dell’azione dei campi elettromagnetici sui processi bioelettrochimici, 3°Convegno Nazionale “Interazione tra campi elettromagnetici e soggetti esposti”, MIUR/CNR-ENEA, Roma (I), 1-2/04/2004.
32. L.Dominici, F.Apollonio, G.d'Inzeo, M.Aschi, A.Amadei, Application of a computational chemistry study to model exogenous field action on molecular heme system, EBEA 6th Congress, Budapest (H), 12-15/11/2003.
33. L.Dominici, F.Apollonio, G.d'Inzeo, Analysis of static electric field interaction with ligand binding: a molecular computation approach, BEMS XXV Meeting, Maui (USA), 22-27/06/2003.
34. L.Dominici, Applicazione di metodi di chimica computazionale per lo studio dell’azione di un campo elettromagnetico esterno su sistemi molecolari biologici, SIEM 2003, Trento (I), 16-19/06/2003.
35. D.Spera, L.Dominici, F.Apollonio, G.d'Inzeo, Un approccio ai meccanismi di interazione biolettromagnetica in complessi protoporfirina IX-Fe2+, XIV RiNEm, Ancona (I), 16-19/09/2002.
36. F.Michelotti, L.Dominici, M.Bertolotti, Z.Bao, Dynamics of space charge distributions in polymer LEDs studied by means of an electro-optic technique, INFMeeting 2001, Roma (I), 18-22/06/2001.
37. F.Michelotti, S.Bussi, L.Dominici, M.Bertolotti, Z.Bao, S.Whitelegg, P.A.Lane, D.D.C.Bradley, Dynamics of space charge distributions in side-chain PPV LEDs, E-MRS 2000 Spring Conference, Strasbourg (F), 30/05-2/06/2000.

ATR simulation   ATR simulation of Reflectivity vs angle when varying the thickness of the TCO layer

media1  ATR R(k,w) of glass + FTO - simulation movie from ref. L.Dominici, F.Michelotti, T.M.Brown, A.Reale, A.DiCarlo, "Plasmon polaritons in the near infrared on fluorine doped tin oxide films", Opt.Exp. 17 (12), 10155 (2009).