Elisabetta Nocerino

I am a Ph.D student at KTH investigating energy materials using the powerful tools of Neutron Scattering, µSR and X-ray techniques. My educational path is very peculiar because I have a High School leaving qualification in classical studies (so I know ancient Greek and Latin) but also a Master Degree in Physics. I performed my master thesis in novel technologies for astroparticle detection at the University of Naples Federico II (in the very south of Italy), with the screwdriver in one hand and the soldering iron in the other. My passions are ballet and Jazz dance, music, videogames (“The Legend of Zelda” saga is my very favourite), trips on the road, classical arts and pizza.

My project is within the field of Condensed Matter Physics and it is aimed at the understanding and at the development of novel quantum materials for sustainable energy applications. In particular, it involves a comprehensive approach to realize and study both novel low-dimensional organometallic quantum magnets (”spin-LEGO”) as well as nano-structured energy-related compounds. The key-points of the project can be summarized as follows:

1. Sample synthesis of organo-metallic compounds will be done both virtually through a unique modeling database (OMDB) at Nordita, as well as in practice by setting up a dedicated organo-metallic synthesis laboratory (OMSL) at Uppsala University. Further, nano-structured energy materials will also be synthesized by our collaborators at ETH Zürich.

2. Samples will be investigate using neutron scattering focusing on magnetic excitations as well as ion-dynamics. Also, other state-of-the-art large-scale experimental methods (muons and x-rays) will be used.

3. Finally, the obtained experimental data will be used as materials informatics to refine the models and fed back into the OMDB to improve future virtual materials synthesis.

University: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Thesis title: A Comprehensive Experimental Approach to Multifunctional Quantum Materials and their Physical Properties: Geometry and Physics in Condensed Matter

Publications

Na-ion dynamics in the solid solution NaxCa1−xCr2O4 studied by muon spin rotation and neutron diffraction. E. Nocerino, O.K. Forslund, H. Sakurai, N. Matsubara, A. Zubayer, F. Mazza, S. Cottrell, A. Koda, I. Watanabe, A. Hoshikawa, T. Saito, J. Sugiyama, Y. Sassa, M. Månsson. Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.13164

Nuclear and magnetic spin structure of the antiferromagnetic triangular lattice Compound LiCrTe2 investigated by µ+SR, neutron and X-ray diffraction. E. Nocerino, C. Witteveen, S. Kobayashi, O.K. Forslund, N. Matsubara, A. Zubayer, F. Mazza, S. Kawaguchi, A. Hoshikawa, I. Umegaki, J. Sugiyama, K. Yoshimura, Y. Sassa, F. von Rohr, M. Månsson. Scientific Reports (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2210.14079

The duel of magnetic interactions and structural instabilities: Itinerant frustration in the triangular lattice compound LiCrSe2. E. Nocerino, S. Kobayashi, C. Witteveen, O.K. Forslund, N. Matsubara, C. Tang, T. Matsukawa, A. Hoshikawa, A. Koda, K. Yoshimura, I. Umegaki, Y. Sassa, F. von Rahr, V. Pomjakushin, J.H. Brewer, J. Sugiyama, M. Månsson. Communication Physics (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.06864

Magnetic nature of wolframite MgReO4. E. Nocerino, O.K. Furslund, C. Wang, H. Sakuari, F. Elson, R. Palm, U. Miniotaite, Y. Ge, Y. Sassa, J. Sugiyama, M. Månsson. Journal of Physics (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2209.11966

Structural evolution and onset of the density wave transition in the CDW superconductor LaPt2Si2 clarified with synchrotron XRD. E. Nocerino, I. San Lorenzo, K. Papadopulos, M. Medarbe, J. Lyu, Y.M. Klein, A. Minelli, Z. Hossain, A. Thamizhavel, K. Lefmann, O. Ivashko, M. von Zommermann, Y. Sassa, M. Månsson. Communication Physics (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.12617

Engineering a pure Dirac regime in ZrTe5. J.I. Facio, E. Nocerino, I.C. Fulga, R. Wawrzynczak, J. Brown, G. Gu, Q. Li, M. Månsson, Y. Sassa, O. Ivashko, M. von Zimmermann, F. Mende, J. Gooth, S. Galeski, J. van den Brink, T. Meng. SciPost Physics (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2206.13957

Charge Order Stabilized Quantum Spin Liquid in Hollandite K2V8O16. O.K. Forslund, E. Nocerino, M. Isobe, D. Andreica, S. Cottrell, H. Takagi, Y. Sassa, J. Sugiyama, M. Månsson. Communication Physics (2022). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.06177

Pressure dependence of ferromagnetic phase boundary in BaVSe3 studied with high-pressure μ+SR. Jun Sugiyama, Wataru Higemoto, Daniel Andreica, Ola Kenji Forslund, Elisabetta Nocerino, Martin Mansson, Yasmine Sassa, Rustem Khasanov, Hiroto Ohta, and Hiroyuki Nakamura. Physical Review B 103, 104418 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.104418

Humidity-induced Nanoscale Restructuring in PEDOT:PSS and Cellulose Nanofibrils reinforced Bio-based Organic Electronics. Calvin J. Brett, Ola K. Forslund, Elisabetta Nocerino, Lucas P. Kreuzer, Tobias Widmann, Lionel Porcar, Norifumi L. Yamada, Nami Matsubara, Martin Månsson, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, L. Daniel Söderberg and Stephan V. Roth. Advanced Electronic Materials 2100137 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202100137

Quantifying Diffusion through Interfaces of Lithium Ion Batteries Active Materials. Peter Benedek, Ola K. Forslund, Elisabetta Nocerino, Nuri Yazdani, Nami Matsubara, Yasmine Sassa, Fanni Juranyi, Marisa Medarde, Mark Telling, Martin Månsson, and Vanessa Wood. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, 14, 16243 (2020)​. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b21470