Bio

Luigi Cigarini does research in Physical Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures at the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic), he teaches "Advanced Nanostructures" at the same University. His studies include contributions to a first principles approach for the reciprocal interaction between electronic structure and lattice vibrations in 2D and layered materials. He obtained his PhD (2018) in Physics and Nanosciences from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy), collaborating with the CNR-NANO S3 Research Center (Modena, Italy), contributing in addressing the theoretical description of thermoelectric responses in organic and hybrid materials. He obtained his Master’s Degree (2014) in Chemical Sciences from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy). //– CV –

Complete author’s bibliography: https://www.luigicigarini.me/Bibliography.pdf

E-mail: luigi@luigicigarini.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-985X

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HV0u7oAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luigi-Cigarini

Web of Science ResearcherID: AAL-5171-2021

SciProfiles: https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1664742

Academia.edu: https://independent.academia.edu/LuigiCigarini

Publications

• -,-,-,-,-. “Giant Linear and Nonlinear Excitonic Responses in an Atomically Thin Indirect Semiconductor Nitrogen Phosphide”. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(23), 12738–12757 (2021). Corrected in DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19617699, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22679380, www.luigicigarini.net/Corr_JPCC_Supp_Illogical.html and in https://www.luigicigarini.net/Corr_JPCC_Supp_Rational.html.

• Luigi Cigarini, Michal Novotný and František Karlický. “Lattice dynamics in the conformational environment of multilayered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) results in peculiar infrared optical responses”. arXiv:2006.13168. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(12), 7247-7260 (2021). Corrected in DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19619889 and in DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21941294.

• Luigi Cigarini, Alice Ruini, Alessandra Catellani and Arrigo Calzolari. “Conflicting effect of chemical doping on the thermoelectric response of ordered PEDOT aggregates”. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(7), 5021-5027 (2018).

• Luigi Cigarini, Alice Ruini, Alessandra Catellani and Arrigo Calzolari. “Thermoelectric figure of merit of polymeric systems for low-power generators”. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50(39), 395502-395509 (2017).

• Mauro Sassi, Matteo M. Salamone, Luca Beverina, Gianluca Longoni, Claudio Fontanesi, Davide Vanossi, Luigi Cigarini and Riccardo Ruffo. “An Integrated Theoretical/Experimental Study of Quinolinic–Isoquinolinic Derivatives Acting as Reversible Electrochromes”. Materials, 10(7), 802-815 (2017).

• Davide Vanossi, Luigi Cigarini, Andrea Giaccherini, Enrico Da Como and Claudio Fontanesi. “An Integrated Experimental/Theoretical Study of Structurally Related Poly-Thiophenes Used in Photovoltaic Systems”. Molecules, 21(1), 110-119 (2016).

• Luigi Cigarini, Davide Vanossi, Federica Bondioli and Claudio Fontanesi. “A novel synthetic strategy for magnetite-type compounds. A combined experimental and DFT-computational study”. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(32), 20522-20529 (2015).

Preprints

• Preprint: Luigi Cigarini. “Gedankenexperiment: a guide to rational thinking or Addendum 3 to the Corrigendum to: Giant Linear and Nonlinear Excitonic Responses in an Atomically Thin Indirect Semiconductor Nitrogen Phosphide”, https://www.luigicigarini.net/Corr_JPCC_Supp_Rational.html (2023).

• Preprint: Luigi Cigarini. “Maxwell’s demon: the illogical machine or Addendum 2 to the Corrigendum to: Giant Linear and Nonlinear Excitonic Responses in an Atomically Thin Indirect Semiconductor Nitrogen Phosphide”, www.luigicigarini.net/Corr_JPCC_Supp_Illogical.html (2023).

• Preprint: Luigi Cigarini. “The logical machine or Addendum 1 to the Corrigendum to: Giant Linear and Nonlinear Excitonic Responses in an Atomically Thin Indirect Semiconductor Nitrogen Phosphide”, www.luigicigarini.net/Corr_JPCC_Supp_Logical.html (2022).

Corrigenda

• Luigi Cigarini. “Addendum to the Corrigendum to: Lattice dynamics in the conformational environment of multilayered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) results in peculiar infrared optical responses”, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21941294, https://www.luigicigarini.me/Add_Corr_PCCP.html (2022).

• Luigi Cigarini. “Corrigendum to: Giant Linear and Nonlinear Excitonic Responses in an Atomically Thin Indirect Semiconductor Nitrogen Phosphide”, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19617699, www.luigicigarini.me/Corr_JPCC.html (2021).

• Luigi Cigarini. “Corrigendum to: Lattice dynamics in the conformational environment of multilayered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) results in peculiar infrared optical responses”, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19619889, www.luigicigarini.me/Corr_PCCP.html (2021).

Conference contributions

Posters (The name of the presenting author is underlined)

• Miroslav Kolos, Luigi Cigarini, Rekha Verma, František Karlický, Sitangshu Bhattacharya. “Electron-phonon coupling effects and temperature dependence of the excitonic response in a single layer hexagonal nitrogen phospide NP”, 14-18 June 2021, 2021 Virtual School on Electron-Phonon Physics and the EPW code.

• Luigi Cigarini, Michal Novotný, František Karlický. “Understanding the lattice dynamics of multilayered h-BN: peculiar infrared optical responses”. 4^th Users' Conference of IT4Innovations, 5 November 2020, Virtual conference.

• Luigi Cigarini, Michal Novotný, František Karlický. “Understanding the lattice dynamics of multilayered h-BN: peculiar infrared optical responses”. Graphene 2020, 19-23 October 2020, Virtual conference.

• Luigi Cigarini, Michal Novotný, František Karlický. “Understanding the stacking interaction and conformational environment of 3D h-BN: beyond the LDA approach”. Computational School on Electronic Excitations in Novel Materials Using the Yambo Code, 27-31 January 2020, Trieste, Italy.

• Michal Novotný, Luigi Cigarini, František Karlický. “Structural and vibrational properties of boron nitride”. ICAMM Rennes 2019 - International Conference on Advanced Materials Modelling, 1-3 July 2019, Rennes, France.

• Luigi Cigarini, Alice Ruini, Alessandra Catellani, Arrigo Calzolari. “First-principles calculation of the thermoelectric figure of merit of polymeric systems”. ECT 2016 - 14^th European Conference on Thermoelectrics, 20-23 September 2016, Lisbon, Portugal.

• Luigi Cigarini, Alice Ruini, Alessandra Catellani, Arrigo Calzolari. “First-principles calculation of the thermoelectric figure of merit of polymeric systems”. SINFO III 2016 - Surfaces, Interfaces and Functionalization Processes in Organic Compounds and Applications, 27-29 June 2016, Naples, Italy.

• Davide Vanossi, Luigi Cigarini, Andrea Giaccherini, Massimo Innocenti, Claudio Fontanesi. “Band gap revised: A computational study of structurally related poly-thiophenes for photovoltaics”. ENERCHEM 2016 - Congress of the Interdivisional Group of the Italian Chemical Society on Chemistry of Renewable Energies, 18-20 February 2016, Florence, Italy.

• Claudio Fontanesi, Davide Vanossi, Luigi Cigarini, Eleonora Ussano, Giovanni Valenti, Matteo Iurlo, Francesco Paolucci, Massimo Marcaccio. “A Theoretical Study on the Electrochemical Synthesis of Seizable PAH Nanostructures for ECL”. ECL 2014 - International meeting on Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence, 07-10 September 2014, Bertinoro, Italy.

• Claudio Fontanesi, Davide Vanossi, Luigi Cigarini, Adele Mucci, Enrico Da Como. “A DFT Computational Study of Structurally Related Poly-Thiophenes Used in Photovoltaic Systems”. WINTER MODELING 2014, 13-14 March 2014, Modena, Italy.

Theses

• Ph.D. Thesis: "Towards hybrid thermoelectrics: a theoretical approach". University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy and CNR-NANO S3 Modena, Italy (2018).

• Master’s Thesis (Italian): "Studio teorico del meccanismo di reazione per una sintesi sol-gel, in ambiente non acquoso, di ossido di ferro magnetico nanocristallino". University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy (2014).

• Bachelor’s Thesis (Italian): "Grafting di composti organici su superfici di silicio". University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy (2010).