Phononic crystals (PnCs) control the transport of sound and heat similar to the control of
electric currents by semiconductors and metals or light by photonic crystals. Basic and …

We investigate the optical wavelength dependence of the photoacoustic (PA) signal,
detected with bandwidth (BW) in the MHz range, of gold nanospheres (NSs) immersed in …

In order to account for non-Fourier heat transport, occurring on short time and length scales,
the often-praised Dual-Phase-Lag (DPL) model was conceived, introducing a causality …

The mechanical vibrations of individual gold nanodisks nanopatterned on a sapphire
substrate are investigated using ultrafast time-resolved optical spectroscopy. The number …

Time-effective, unsupervised clustering techniques are exploited to discriminate nanometric
metal disks patterned on a dielectric substrate. The discrimination relies on cluster analysis …

Nanotechnology and the consequent emergence of miniaturized devices are driving the
need to improve our understanding of the mechanical properties of a myriad of materials …

Ultrathin metal nanoparticles coatings, synthesized by gas-phase deposition, are emerging
as go-to materials in a variety of fields ranging from pathogens control and sensing to …

The morphological and mechanical properties of nanoparticles-based ultrathin Ag films,
synthesized by supersonic cluster beam deposition over a sapphire substrate, are unveiled …

Accessing fluid infiltration in nanogranular coatings is an outstanding challenge, of
relevance for applications ranging from nanomedicine to catalysis. A sensing platform …

We study the band structure of elastic waves propagating in a nano-piezoelectric phononic
crystal consisting of a polymeric matrix reinforced by BaTiO3 inclusions in square …