UltraLubrico2D The road to SuperLubricity through 2D materials.
Searching for methods to manifest superlubricity through 2D heterostructures.
UltraLubrico2D aims to prompt the kinetic state of superlubricity in few-layer thick 2D periodic phases through strain engineering. It’s ambition is to build a methodology to assess and propose novel 2D superlubric materials of minimal energy dissipation that preserve their properties beyond the micro-meter scale.
HPC Aristotelis
The institutional High Performance Computer cluster of the Aristotle University of Thesalloniki, Aristotelis, provided considerable computational resources for the conducting the computational part of the Project.
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Renishaw inVia Raman
Raman Spectroscopy combined with AFM It is simple to operate yet delivers outstanding performance and reliable results, for even the most challenging experiments. You can produce both rich, detailed, chemical images and highly specific data from discrete points. The Renishaw inVia offers unparalleled flexibility.
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AIXTRON BlackMagic
CVD synthesis of graphene, like magic! Production of high quality CVD graphene with in-house customized procedures. The end product fulfills a variety of our requirements for large-scale graphene samples.
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AFM Dimension Icon Bruker
Perhaps the most innovative, versatile and flexible AFM platform for morphological investigation of materials.
Learn moreAristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest university in Greece. The main campus is located in the centre of the city of Thessaloniki, and covers an area of about 33.4 hectares. It comprises 10 faculties which consist of 40 schools and 1 single-School Faculty.
Some educational and administrative facilities are located off campus for practical and operational reasons. A number of these facilities are located outside the city of Thessaloniki or even in other cities.
About 88.283 students study at the Aristotle University, 77.198 in undergraduate programmes and 6.588 in postgraduate programmes. There are also 3.952 at Doctoral level).
There are 1.682 faculty members. There are also 311 members of the Special Laboratory Teaching Personnel (S.L.T.P.).
Faculty members are also assisted by 144 members of the Special Technical Laboratory Personnel (S.T.L.P.).
The administration office consists of 278 permanent employees and 256 employees under a private law contract of indefinite duration.
Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences
The Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT) was established in 1984, as an Independent Academic Institute (initially under the name Institute of Chemical engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes). In 1987 ICE-HT became one of the founding Institutes of FORTH (Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas).
FORTH comprises eight Research Institutes (5 in Heraklion, 1 in Rethymnon, 1 in Chania, and 1 in Patras) and has been classified in all previous research assessments as "the first Research Centre in the whole of Greece". FORTH reports directly to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The eight Research Institutes of FORTH cooperate creatively as an integrated network for RTD.
During its operation ICE-HT has been developed into a world-leading centre for the advancement of high quality scientific knowledge in the fields of chemical engineering sciences. Currently, ICE-HT runs ca 46 RTD projects in cooperation with numerous industrial enterprises, universities and research institutes from Greece, as well as from other EU-member countries, USA, Japan, etc. These projects are funded by national and EU competitive R&D programs, and also directly by industrial enterprises.
Meet our team
Senior Researcher
Prof. Emmanuel N. Koukaras is an Assistant Professor in Applied Quantum Chemistry at the School of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).
Senior Researcher
Georgios Fanourgakis is an Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Quantum and Computational Chemistry of the School of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).
Senior Researcher
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Christos Garoufalis is a Faculty Member of the Department of Materials Science of the University of Patras.
Senior Researcher
Dr. Karamanis's research interests are broad yet focused on the innovative areas of quantum chemistry and materials science.
Senior Researcher
Prof. Michel Rérat's research interests are at the intersection of computational chemistry, material science, and quantum mechanics, with a significant focus on exploring and characterizing the physical and chemical properties of materials for technological applications.
Student
Emilia (Aimilia) Papasouli is a PhD student in Computational and Quantum Chemistry.
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Research Assistant – MSc Student in Quantum & Computational Chemistry
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M.Sc. Student at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the field of Quantum & Computational Chemistry. Quality Assurance Manager in a local industry
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M.Sc. Student at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the field of Quantum & Computational Chemistry.