Research interests

Giovanni’s theoretical/computational research activity is focused on the structural characterization and on the investigation of the structure/properties relationship by means of hierarchical applications of multi-scale atomistic approaches, spanning from first-principles eletronic methods (mainly DFT) to the exploitation of classical and reactive dynamics. Some research activities cover: (i) investigation of structural, electronic, magnetic, optical and catalytic properties of metallic nanoparticles in different environments; (ii) electronic-structural characterization of systems made of ultrathin metallic oxides grown on metallic surfaces; (iii) investigation of the catalytic properties of materials made of carbonaceous matrix for sustainable catalytical applications.

Keywords: Multi-scale modeling, First-principles simulations, Global optimization algorithms, Structure-properties relationships, Hybrid organic/inorganic materials