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Phil Andrews Research Group

Massimiliano Massi

Dr. Massimiliano Massi
Post-doctoral fellow

(Commenced: 25th July, 2005)

Phone: +61 3 9902 0125
Fax: +61 3 9905 4597

Massimiliano.Massi@sci.monash.edu.au

Educational qualifications

  • 2005: Ph.D. in Chemistry. Ph.D. Thesis “Molecular Engineering and Nanofabrication”. University of Bologna (Italy).
  • 2001: Laurea (eq. M. Sci) in Industrial Chemistry. Laurea Thesis “Functionalised Aryltetrazoles as Ligands in Organometallic Complexes”. Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, University of Bologna (Italy).

Research Areas

  • Medical Contrast Agents
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Lanthanide Chemistry
  • Macromolecular Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Conferences Attended

  • S. Stagni, M. Massi, S. Bordoni, A. Palazzi. "Conjugative properties of 5-aryl tetrazolates in mono and dinuclear metal complexes". XXIX Congresso Nazionale della Divisione di Chimica Inorganica della SCI; Giardini Naxos, Italy; 25-29 September 2001.
  • M. Massi, A. Palazzi, S. Stagni. "New perspectives in the study of mono and dinuclear 5-aryl tetrazolate metal complexes". Programmi di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale (PRIN); Ministero dell'Istruzione, Universita e Ricerca (MIUR); Bologna, Italy; 1-2 February 2002.
  • I. Bergneti, F. Biscarini, M. Cavallini, V. Dediu, M. Massi, F.C. Matacotta, J.F. Moulin, P. Nozar, C. Taliani, R. Zamboni. "Direct mapping of the spin gap in manganite films by spin-polarised STM at ambient conditions". European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 18-21 June 2002.
  • M. Cavallini, M. Massi, I. Bilotti, F. Biscarini. "Assisted nano-organization of conjugated molecular materials by unconventional parallel litography". Nano Chemistry Workshop; Wien, Austria; 26-29 September 2002.
  • M. Massi, M. Cavallini, F. Biscarini. "Assisted self organization of molecular architectures". Nanochemistry Workshop; Wien, Austria; 26-29 September 2002.
  • M. Massi, M. Cavallini, F. Biscarini. "Organisation of molecular materials". 2° Sigma Aldrich Young Chemists Symposium (II SAYCS); Riccione, Italy; 7-8 October 2002.
  • F. Biscarini, I. Bilotti, M. Cavallini, M. Massi. "Nanostructuring conjugated materials by lithographically controlled wetting". First International Conference on Nanoimprint and Nanoprint Tecnology (NNT); San Francisco, USA; 11-13 December 2002.
  • M. Cavallini, M. Massi, I. Bilotti and F. Biscarini. "Nanostructuring conjugated materials by lithographically controlled wetting". European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 10-13 June 2003.
  • M. Massi, M. Cavallini and Fabio Biscarini. "Fabrication of material patterns with two lenghtscales by grid assisted deposition". European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 10-13 June 2003.
  • M. Cavallini, M. Massi, I. Bilotti and F. Biscarini. "Nanostructuring molecular materials by lithographycally-controlled wetting". European Conference on Molecular Electronics; Avignon, France; 10-14 September 2003.
  • M. Massi, F. Dinelli and F. Biscarini. "Electrode modification for improving semiconductor/metal interfaces in organic thin film transistors" National Conference of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: the Molecular Approach; Bologna, Italy; 25-27 February 2004.
  • M. Massi, M. Cavallini and F. Biscarini. "Patterning preferential molecule/substrate interactions by local electrochemical oxidation". National Conference of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: the Molecular Approach; Bologna, Italy; 25-27 February 2004.
  • M. Massi, F. Dinelli and F. Biscarini. "Electrode modification for improving semiconductor/metal interfaces in organic thin film transistors". European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 24-28 May 2004.
  • M. Massi, M. Cavallini, S. Stagni, A. Palazzi and F. Biscarini. "Influence of wetting phenomena in the fabrication of material architectures with grid assisted deposition" European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 24-28 May 2004.
  • M. Massi, M. Facchini, M. Cavallini, S. Stagni, A. Palazzi and F. Biscarini. "Synthesis and patterning of functionalised polyanilines". European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 24-28 May 2004.
  • M. Massi, M. Facchini, C. Albonetti, M. Cavallini, F. Biscarini. "Synthesis and patterning of PANI doped with Al(III) coordination compounds" European Materials Reasearch Society, Spring Meeting; Strasbourg, France; 1-3 June 2005.
  • P. C. Andrews, G. B. Deacon, B. H. Fraser, P. C. Junk and M. Massi. “Synthesis of Lanthanide Complexes with Chelating Tetrazoles”. OZOM3, Gippsland, Australia, 8-11 January 2006.

Achievements

  • 2001: Laurea Thesis with Mark 110/110 summa cum laude.
  • 2003: Best Poster Award, Spring School on the Science and Applications of Conjugated Polymers and Related Materials; Siena, Italy; 25-30 May 2003.

Work Experience

  • 2003: Member of Organizing Committee for the Exibition "Linus Pauling and the Twentieth Century", CNR Bologna (Italy).

Selected Publications

  • "Spontaneous fabrication of microscopic arrays of molecular structures with submicron lenght scales", M. Cavallini, F. Biscarini, M. Massi, A. Farran-Morales, D. A. Leigh, F. Zerbetto, Nano Letters 2002, 2, 635.
  • "Electrochemical preparation of cobalt tips for scanning tunneling microscopy", C. Albonetti, I. Bergenti, M. Cavallini, V. Dediu, M. Massi, J. F. Moulin, F. Biscarini, Review of Scientific Instruments 2002, 73, 4254.
  • "Fabrication of material patterns by grid-assisted deposition", M. Massi, M. Cavallini, S. Stagni, A. Palazzi, F. Biscarini, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2003, 23, 923.
  • "Bottom-Up Nanofabrication of Materials for Organic Electronics", M. Facchini, M. Cavallini, M. Massi, F. Biscarini, Synthetic Metals 2004, 146, 283.
  • "Magnetic Information Storage on Polymers Using Patterned Single Molecule Magnets". M. Cavallini, J. Gomez-Segura, D. Ruiz-Molina, M. Massi, C. Albonetti, C. Rovira, J. Veciana, F. Biscarini, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2005, 44, 888.
  • “Electrochemical fabrication of cobalt and nickel tips for scanning tunneling microscopy”, C. Albonetti, M. Cavallini, M. Massi, J. F. Moulin, F. Biscarini, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 2005, 23, 2564.
  • “Effects of Surface Chemical Composition on the Early Growth Stages of ?-Sexithienyl Films on Silicon Oxide Substrates”, F. Dinelli, J. F. Moulin, M. A. Loi, E. Da Como, M. Massi, M. Murgia, M. Muccini, F. Biscarini, J. Wie, P. Kingshott, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110, 258.
  • “In Situ X-ray Synchrotron Study of Organic Semiconductor Ultrathin Films Growth”, J. F. Moulin, F. Dinelli, M. Massi, C. Albonetti, R. Kshirsagar, Nuclear Instuments and Methods in Physics Research, accepted for publication 9/10/2005.