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By Prof. Rodrigo Barbosa Capaz, President of the Brazilian Society of Physics

Abstract: This talk is divided in two parts. In the first part, I'll briefly describe the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), an open facility for research and innovation in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology located in Campinas, Brazil, in the same campus as three other National Laboratories which include Sirius, a 4th generation synchrotron facility. In the second part, I´ll discuss our recent joint theory/experiment work on the formation and rupture of monatomic ZrO2 wires.

This work has been published in:

Stability and Rupture of an Ultrathin Ionic Wire, B. Focassio, T. E. R. Fiuza, J. Bettini, G. R. Schleder, M. H. M. Rodrigues, J. B. Souza Junior, E. R. Leite, A. Fazzio, and Rodrigo B. Capaz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 046101 (2022).

Biography: Prof. Rodrigo Barbosa Capaz is the President of the Brazilian Society of Physics. He is a Full Professor at the Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, director of the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNNano) at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), and vice-president of the Brazilian Physical Society (2021-2023). He has experience in the field of Physics, with an emphasis on Condensed Matter Physics, working mainly on the following topics: graphene and 2D materials, carbon nanotubes, semiconductors, and surfaces.

Hosted by Prof. Stephan Roche, Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group Leader at ICN2.