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giovanna.canu@cnr.it |
| Last update: 23/10/2025 | |
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Institution: |
National Research Council of Italy |
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Type of Institution: |
Research Center |
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ORCID number: |
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-9352
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Google Scholar: |
https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=AsqWx3cAAAAJ&hl=it
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Publons: |
B-9053-2015
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Research Gate: |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giovanna-Canu
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Country: |
Italy
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WEB address: |
via De Marini 6 |
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Working groups of interest |
| - | WG1 - Advances in Porous Materials and Technologies | | - | WG2 - Health | | - | WG3 - Energy | | - | WG5 - Management and Dissemination |
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| Keywords |
| - | | Energy | | - | | Macropores | | - | | Oxides |
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Research field (Free keywords) |
ferroelectrics, functional oxides, polymer matrix composites, energy harvesting |
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| Materials/technologies |
| - | | Inorganic Porous Materials (Porous Alumina, TiO2, ZnO) | | - | | Porous polymers |
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Scientific expertise |
Consolidated experience in: 1- lead-free, perovskite-type ceramics (e.g. BaTiO3, BNT-BT) and ferro/piezoelectric composites based on PVDF, with interest in the relationship between processing and functional properties; 2- materials compatibility studies with advanced charaterization tools; 3- powders synthesis and materials processing; 4-dielectric characterization of ceramics and composites |
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Capabilities |
Synthesis by solid-state and liquid-phase methods of oxide powders with dielectric/ferroelectric/piezoelectric/ionic conduction properties;
Ceramics consolidation and sintering;
Characterization of powders (BET, pycnometer) and ceramics/composites (density, XRD, SEM, dielectric properties from RT up to 200C) |
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Relevant publications
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| L. Padurariu et al., Role of Microstructures in the Dielectric Properties of PVDF-Based Nanocomposites Containing High-Permittivity Fillers for Energy Storage, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 10, 13535, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c23013 |
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| G. Canu and F. Valenza, Effect of Zr content on the wetting of BaTi1-xZrxO3 perovskites ceramics by Ag based liquids, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 42 (2022) 3886-3891, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.03.040 |
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| G. Canu et al., Characterisation of scheelite LaW0.16Nb0.84O4.08 ion conductor by combined synchrotron techniques: structure, W oxidation state and interdiffusion, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 857 (2021) 157532, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157532 |
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| E. Brunengo et al., Improved dielectric properties of PVDF–BaTiO3 composites by solvent-free processing, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 138 (2021) e50049, DOI: 10.1002/app.50049 |
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| G. Canu et al., Ferroelectric order driven Eu3+ photoluminescence in BaZrxTi1−xO3 perovskite, Scientific Reports 9 (2019) 1–11, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42897-1 |
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| G. Canu et al., Structure-property correlations and origin of relaxor behaviour in BaCexTi1-xO3, Acta Materialia 152 (2018) 258–268, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.04.038 |
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Projects
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| MODULA – Luminescence modulation of ferroelectric materials driven by external physical stimuli |
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| PolyCOM – engineered polymeric composites with high energy density |
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| SMART-UP – SMART non-woven fabrics for · multifUnctional wearable haPtic devices |
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