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Aim of the activity is the development of SiC based sensors for the detection of radiations and particles for different applications. Of particular interest are ones in the field of health care and human protection from UV hazard risks. SiC sensors are excellent candidates for EUV, x-ray and particles detection, of great interest for nuclear, solid state and astrophysical applications requiring also harsh environment and/or prohibitive temperature operation and/or reduced volume/weight (with respect to traditional photomultipliers).
Antonella Sciuto received the Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Catania, Italy, in 2004. From January 2013 she is in the permanent staff of the CNR-IMM of Catania principally working on SiC based opto-electronics and sensors fabrication and characterisation. Her current research interests include also nano-structure fabrication by electron-beam lithography for sensor, micro and nano-scaled applications. She gave oral presentations on international conferences and she is author of several patents, papers in international journals and conference proceedings.
Scientific Productions
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment [North-Holland], Volume: 1061 Pages: 169079
Insight on defects mechanically introduced by nanoindentation in 4H-SiC pn diode
Materials & Design [Elsevier], Pages: 112751
Portable Spectroscopy System for Environmental Monitoring. An SO2 Case Study
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE],
Growth, Electronic and Electrical Characterization of Ge-Rich Ge-Sb-Te Alloy.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) [], Volume: 12 Issue: 8
Radiation Hardness of 4H-SiC PN Junction UV Photo-Detector
Materials [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Pages: 264
arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.01561 [],
Materials & Design [Elsevier], Volume: 202 Pages: 109545
Correlation between Defects and Electrical Performances of Ion-Irradiated 4H-SiC p–n Junctions
Materials [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 14 Issue: 8 Pages: 1966
4H-SiC pn Junction Based Near IR Photon Source
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Pages: 1504-1509
Crystallization of nano amorphized regions in thin epitaxial layer of Ge2Sb2Te5
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics [IOP Publishing], Volume: 53 Issue: 19 Pages: 194001
Pulsed laser annealing for advanced technology nodes: modeling and calibration
Applied Surface Science [North-Holland], Volume: 505 Pages: 144470
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 14 Issue: 11 Pages: P11004
4H-SiC Schottky diodes with Ni2Si contacts for X-ray detection
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment [North-Holland], Volume: 940 Pages: 328-336
Investigation of ZnO-decorated CNTs for UV Light Detection Applications
Nanomaterials [MDPI], Volume: 9 Issue: 8 Pages: 1099
SO2 Monitoring with Solid State Based UV Spectroscopy Compact Apparatus
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 19 Issue: 16 Pages: 7089-7094
A New Approach to Calorimetry in Space-Based Experiments for High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Universe [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Pages: 72
Large area SiC-UV phothodiode for spectroscopy portable system
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE],
Large-Area SiC-UV Photodiode for Spectroscopy Portable System
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 19 Issue: 8 Pages: 2931-2936
CaloCube: a new concept calorimeter for the detection of high energy cosmic rays in space
Journal of Physics: Conference Series [IOP Publishing], Volume: 1162 Issue: 1 Pages: 012042
Eur. Phys. J. ST [], Volume: 228
Mechanical properties of amorphous Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 thin layers
Surface and Coatings Technology [Elsevier], Volume: 355 Pages: 227-233
Reversibility of surface damage induced in SiC detectors by low intensity laser plasma
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing [Pergamon], Volume: 86 Pages: 36-42
Carbon [Pergamon], Volume: 132 Pages: 141-151
Characterization of SiPMs with NIR Long-Pass Interferential and Plastic Filters
IEEE Photonics Journal [IEEE], Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-12
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 13 Issue: 02 Pages: P02016
4H-SiC Detector in High Photons and Ions Irradiation Regime
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices [IEEE], Volume: 65 Issue: 2 Pages: 599-604
Effects induced by high and low intensity laser plasma on SiC Schottky detectors
EPJ Web of Conferences [EDP Sciences], Volume: 167 Pages: 03005
Characterization of X-ray emission from laser generated plasma
EPJ Web of Conferences [EDP Sciences], Volume: 167 Pages: 03004
Advantages and limits of 4H-SIC detectors for high-and low-flux radiations
Journal of Electronic Materials [Springer US], Volume: 46 Issue: 11 Pages: 6403-6410
Astroparticle Physics [North-Holland], Volume: 96 Pages: 11-17
Structure of semiconductor detectors for characterization of ionizing radiation sources
5th Workshop-Plasmi, Sorgenti, Biofisica ed Applicazioni [], Volume: 2016 Pages: 23-27
SiC Detector for Sub-MeV Alpha Spectrometry
Journal of Electronic Materials [Springer US], Volume: 46 Issue: 7 Pages: 4242-4249
CaloCube: a novel calorimeter for high-energy cosmic rays in space
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 12 Issue: 06 Pages: C06004
Fully Planar 4H-SiC Avalanche Photodiode with Low Breakdown Voltage
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 17 Issue: 14 Pages: 4460-4465
Electro-Optical Characterization of SiPMs with Green Bandpass Dichroic Filters
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 17 Issue: 13 Pages: 4075-4082
Noise Reduction in Silicon Photomultipliers for Use in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences [IEEE], Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Pages: 212-220
SiC Detector for Sub-MeV Alpha Spectrometry
Journal of Electronic Materials [Springer],
CLASSiC: Cherenkov light detection with silicon carbide
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment [North-Holland], Volume: 845 Pages: 439-442
CLASSiC: Cherenkov light detection with silicon carbide
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment [North-Holland], Volume: 845 Pages: 439-442
Calibration of SiC Detectors for Nitrogen and Neon Plasma Emission Using Gas-Puff Target Sources
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices [IEEE], Volume: 64 Issue: 3 Pages: 1120-1126
UV-A Sensor Based on 6H-SiC Schottky Photodiode
IEEE Photonics Journal [IEEE], Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 11 Issue: 10 Pages: P10010
SiC interdigit detectors for post-accelerated ions generated by laser plasma
Vacuum [Pergamon], Volume: 131 Pages: 170-175
4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes for ultraviolet flame detection
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 10 Issue: 10 Pages: P10029
Electrical and ultraviolet characterization of 4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes
Optics express [Optical Society of America], Volume: 23 Issue: 17 Pages: 21657-21670
Laser-plasma X-ray detection by using fast 4H-SiC interdigit and ion collector detectors
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 10 Issue: 07 Pages: P07009
Visible Blind 4H-SiC P $^{+} $-N UV Photodiode Obtained by Al Implantation
IEEE Photonics Journal [IEEE], Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-6
Growth dynamics of quasi-one-dimensional confined Au nanoparticles on SiO 2 surface
Materials Letters [North-Holland], Volume: 141 Pages: 347-350
Journal of Instrumentation [IOP Publishing], Volume: 9 Issue: 12 Pages: P12001
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 15 Issue: 3 Pages: 1858-1863
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 15 Issue: 3 Pages: 1858-1863
Thin Metal Film Ni 2 Si/4H—SiC Vertical Schottky Photodiodes
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters [IEEE], Volume: 26 Issue: 17 Pages: 1782-1785
Very low dose ion‐implantation effect on heteroepitaxial 3C‐SiC mechanical properties
physica status solidi (a) [WILEY‐VCH Verlag], Volume: 209 Issue: 11 Pages: 2235-2240
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 100 Issue: 4 Pages: 042104
Temperature and light induced effects on the capacitance of 4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 12 Issue: 5 Pages: 1127-1130
Temperature and light induced effects on the capacitance of 4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 12 Issue: 5 Pages: 1127-1130
Interdigit 4H-SiC vertical Schottky diode for betavoltaic applications
IEEE transactions on electron devices [IEEE], Volume: 58 Issue: 3 Pages: 593-599
Interdigit 4H-SiC vertical Schottky diode for betavoltaic applications
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices [IEEE], Volume: 58 Issue: 3 Pages: 593-599
4H-SiC Schottky photodiode based demonstrator board for UV-Index monitoring
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Pages: 377-381
4H-SiC Schottky photodiode based demonstrator board for UV-Index monitoring
IEEE Sensors Journal [IEEE], Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Pages: 377-381
On the aging effects of 4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes under high intensity mercury lamp irradiation
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters [IEEE], Volume: 22 Issue: 11 Pages: 775-777
Synthesis of crystalline Si quantum dots by millisecond laser irradiation of SiO x N y layers
Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 107 Issue: 2 Pages: 023703
Highly efficient low reverse biased 4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes for UV-light detection
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters [IEEE], Volume: 21 Issue: 23 Pages: 1782-1784
Journal of Applied Physics [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 105 Issue: 6 Pages: 061634
LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Appl. Phys. Lett [], Volume: 94 Issue: 10
LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Appl. Phys. Lett [], Volume: 93 Issue: 8
LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Appl. Phys. Lett [], Volume: 92 Issue: 14 Pages: 142501
Electro-optical response of ion-irradiated 4 H-Si C Schottky ultraviolet photodetectors
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 92 Issue: 9 Pages: 093505
Schottky Barrier Lowering in 4H-SiC Schottky UV Detector
Materials Science Forum [], Volume: 768 Issue: 600 Pages: 1215
Photocurrent gain in 4 H-Si C interdigit Schottky UV detectors with a thermally grown oxide layer
Applied physics letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 90 Issue: 22 Pages: 223507
Materials Science Forum [Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications, 1984-], Volume: 556557 Pages: 945-948
High efficiency 4H-SiC Schottky UV-photodiodes using self-aligned semitransparent contacts
Superlattices and Microstructures [Academic Press], Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Pages: 29-35
High responsivity 4 H-Si C Schottky UV photodiodes based on the pinch-off surface effect
Applied physics letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 89 Issue: 8 Pages: 081111
Semiconductor science and technology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 21 Issue: 7 Pages: 890
Miniaturizable Si-based light intensity modulator for integrated sensing applications
Journal of lightwave technology [IEEE], Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Pages: 1403
Experimental evidences of carrier distribution and behavior in frequency in a BMFET modulator
IEEE transactions on electron devices [IEEE], Volume: 52 Issue: 11 Pages: 2374-2378
Miniaturizable Si-based electro-optical modulator working at 1.5 μm
Applied Physics Letters [American Institute of Physics], Volume: 86 Issue: 20 Pages: 201115
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices [New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Professional Technical Group on Electron Devices, 1963-], Volume: 52 Issue: 11 Pages: 2374-2378
A Miniaturizable Integrated Si-Based Light Modulator Antonella Sciuto, Sebania Libertino
Optoelectronic Integration on Silicon [SPIE], Pages: 94
Failure Strength Weibull Analysis of 4H-SiC Die through a 3-PB test
2021 22nd International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE) [IEEE], Pages: 1-6
2020 2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems (IESES) [IEEE], Volume: 1 Pages: 365-370
PCIM Europe digital days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management [VDE], Pages: 1-7
Mechanical characterization and modeling of different pad structures
2020 21st International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE) [IEEE], Pages: 1-5
Silicon photomultipliers with embedded optical filters for wearable healthcare applications
2017 IEEE SENSORS [IEEE], Pages: 1-3
20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS BY ION BEAMS [],
Amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 mechanical modification properties induced by Ge ions implantation
20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS BY ION BEAMS [],
Ni2Si/4H-SiC Schottky Photodiodes for Ultraviolet Light Detection
Materials Science Forum [Trans Tech Publications Ltd], Volume: 858 Pages: 1015-1018
Large Area Visible Blind 4H-SiC p+/N UV Photodiode Obtained by Aluminium Implantation
Materials Science Forum [Trans Tech Publications Ltd], Volume: 858 Pages: 1019-1022
4H-SiC detectors for ultraviolet light monitoring
Silicon Photonics X [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 9367 Pages: 93671B
2014 IEEE 9th Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) [IEEE], Pages: 31-33
4H-SiC Schottky photodiodes for ultraviolet light detection
2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record [IEEE], Pages: 1642-1646
Schottky Barrier Lowering in 4H-SiC Schottky UV Detector
Materials Science Forum [Trans Tech Publications Ltd], Volume: 600 Pages: 1215-1218
4H-SiC Schottky array photodiodes for UV imaging application based on the pinch-off surface effect
Materials science forum [Trans Tech Publications Ltd], Volume: 556 Pages: 945-948
Thermo-opto-electrical analysis of an optical modulator integrated in a silicon planar structure
Optoelectronic Devices: Physics, Fabrication, and Application II [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 6013 Pages: 60130K
Proceedings of 2005 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibres and Optical Passive Components, 2005. [IEEE], Pages: 265-270
A miniaturizable integrated Si-based light modulator
Optoelectronic Integration on Silicon II [International Society for Optics and Photonics], Volume: 5730 Pages: 94-101
Structural e photoluminescence properties of SiOxNy irradiated by CW laser IR
E-MRS 2011 SPRING MEETING [], Pages: 20-20
Electro-Optical Modulators in Silicon
Optical Interconnects [Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg], Pages: 53-95
Integrated electronic device for detecting ultraviolet radiation
US20160349108 [],