Dr Matteo Palma
Reader in Nanoscience (Associate Professor)
Email: m.palma@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0)20 7882 6601Room Number: Room 1.11, Joseph Priestley Building
Profile
- Reader (Associate Professor), Queen Mary University of London, 10/2018 – present
- Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, 10/2017 – 09/2018
- Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Queen Mary University of London, 09/2013-09/2017
- Postdoctoral & Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University (U.S.A.)2008-2013
- PhD in Physical Chemistry, University Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg, France), 2004-2007
- BSc & MSc (1st) in Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy), 1998-2004
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I carried out my doctoral studies under the supervision of Professor Paolo Samorì, at the Institute of Supramolecular Science and Engineering (ISIS) (founded by Nobel laureate Professor. J.M. Lehn) of the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. During my doctoral career I have investigated the nanoscale structural and electronic properties of supramolecular assemblies for organic electronics, by the use of scanning probe techniques. My doctoral work has been awarded the “Young scientist award” by the European Materials Research Society.
I have then worked as a postdoctoral scientist in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics at Columbia University (New York, U.S.A.) as part of the groups of Professor James Hone and Dr. Shalom Wind. At Columbia University I have focused my research efforts on the use of surface chemistry and nanofabrication strategies to control (bio)molecular self-assembly at the nanometer scale, for: i) high throughput monitoring of bio-molecular interactions at the single-molecule level, and ii) controlled self-assembly of nanostructures in materials science.
Since September 2013 I am a Principal Investigator in the Department of Chemistry at Queen Mary University of London, where I lead a research group focusing on the controlled assembly of functional nanostructures, with single-molecule resolution. Applications range from studies in the field of molecular (opto)electronics, to biosensing and biological investigations at the single-molecule level.
Undergraduate Teaching
- Topics in Physical Chemistry (CHE304U)
- Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (CHE114)
- Essential Skills for Chemist (CHE100)
- Essential Skills for Chemist II (CHE210)
- Chemistry Research Project (CHE600)
- Chemistry Research Project (CHE700)
Research
Research Interests:
We are a physical chemistry group focusing on the controlled assembly of functional nanostructures, with single-molecule resolution. In particular we are interested in using (supra)molecular interactions to drive the self-organization of nano-moieties from solution to nanopatterned substrates. We typically employ two different building blocks for this: carbon nanostructures (as nano-electrodes) and DNA origami (as nanoscale scaffolds). Applications range from studies in the field of molecular (opto)electronics, to biosensing and biological investigations at the single-molecule level.
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Research department
Publications
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- Fernandez-Yague MA, Trotier A, Demir S et al. (2022), Correction to: A Self-Powered Piezo-Bioelectric Device Regulates Tendon Repair-Associated Signaling Pathways through Modulation of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels (Advanced Materials, (2021), 33, 40, (2008788), 10.1002/adma.202008788) $nameOfConference
- Zhang M, Xu X, Ahmed S et al. (2022), Phase transformations in an Aurivillius layer structured ferroelectric designed using the high entropy concept $nameOfConference
- Yue Y, Xu X, Zhang M et al. (2021), Grain Size Effects in Mn-Modified 0.67BiFeO
3 -0.33BaTiO3 Ceramics $nameOfConference
- Fernandez-Yague MA, Trotier A, Demir S et al. (2021), A Self-Powered Piezo-Bioelectric Device Regulates Tendon Repair-Associated Signaling Pathways through Modulation of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels $nameOfConference
- Xu X, Bowen BJ, Gwyther REA et al. (2021), Tuning Electrostatic Gating of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes by Controlling Protein Orientation in Biosensing Devices $nameOfConference
- Kousseff CJ, Taifakou FE, Neal WG et al. (2021), Controlling morphology, adhesion, and electrochromic behavior of PEDOT films through molecular design and processing $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1002/pol.20210522
- Ye Q, Xu X, Paghi A et al. (2021), Solution-Processable Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrids for Multiplexed Photoresponsive Devices $nameOfConference
- Degousée T, Untilova V, Vijaykumar V et al. (2021), High thermal conductivity states and enhanced figure of merit in aligned polymer thermoelectric materials $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/d1ta03377h
- Freeley M, Gwyther REA, Jones DD et al. (2021), DNA-Directed Assembly of Carbon Nanotube–Protein Hybrids $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.3390/biom11070955
- Xu X, Mukadam Z, Amoroso G et al. (2021), Directed assembly of multiplexed single chirality carbon nanotube devices $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1063/5.0035820
- Zhang M, Xu X, Yue Y et al. (2021), Multi elements substituted Aurivillius phase relaxor ferroelectrics using high entropy design concept $nameOfConference
- Zhang H, Gidden H, Saunders TG et al. (publicationYear), High Tunability and Low Loss in Layered Perovskite Dielectrics through Intrinsic Elimination of Oxygen Vacancies $nameOfConference
- Finn P, Jacobs IE, Armitage J et al. (2020), Effect of polar side chains on neutral and p-doped polythiophene $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/d0tc04290k
- Cervantes-Salguero K, Freeley M, Chávez JL et al. (2020), Single-molecule DNA origami aptasensors for real-time biomarker detection. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/d0tb01291b
- Parr ZS, Rashid RB, Paulsen BD et al. (2020), Semiconducting Small Molecules as Active Materials for p-Type Accumulation Mode Organic Electrochemical Transistors $nameOfConference
- Zhang H, Giddens H, Yue Y et al. (2020), Polar nano-clusters in nominally paraelectric ceramics demonstrating high microwave tunability for wireless communication $nameOfConference
- Amoroso G, Sapelkin A, Ye Q et al. (2020), DNA-Driven Dynamic Assembly of MoS2 Nanosheets $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/c9fd00118b
- Bode DC, Freeley M, Nield J et al. (2019), Amyloid-β oligomers have a profound detergent-like effect on lipid membrane bilayers, imaged by atomic force and electron microscopy. $nameOfConference
- Clément P, Xu X, Stoppiello CT et al. (2019), Direct synthesis of multiplexed metal nanowire based devices using carbon nanotubes as vector templates. $nameOfConference
- Clement P, Trinchera P, Cervantes-Salguero K et al. (2019), One‐step chemical strategy for the formation of carbon nanotube junctions in aqueous solution: The Reaction of DNA‐WrappedCarbon Nanotubes with Diazonium Salts $nameOfConference
- Hawkes W, Huang D, Reynolds P et al. (publicationYear), Probing the nanoscale organisation and multivalency of cell surface receptors: DNA origami nanoarrays for cellular studies with single-molecule control $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/c9fd00023b
- Amoroso G, Ye Q, Cervantes-Salguero K et al. (2019), DNA-Powered Stimuli-Responsive Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Junctions $nameOfConference
- HUANG D, PATEL K, Perez-Garrido S et al. (2019), DNA Origami Nanoarrays for Multivalent Investigations of Cancer Cell Spreading with Nanoscale Spatial Resolution and Single- Molecule Control $nameOfConference
- Freeley M, Attanzio A, Cecconello A et al. (2018), Tuning the Coupling in Single-Molecule Heterostructures: DNA-Programmed and Reconfigurable Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanohybrids. $nameOfConference
- Attanzio A, Rosillo-Lopez M, Zampetti A et al. (2018), Assembly of graphene nanoflake-quantum dot hybrids in aqueous solution and their performance in light-harvesting applications. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/c8nr06746e
- Vallejo-Giraldo C, Krukiewicz K, Calaresu I et al. (2018), Attenuated Glial Reactivity on Topographically Functionalized Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene):P-Toluene Sulfonate (PEDOT:PTS) Neuroelectrodes Fabricated by Microimprint Lithography. $nameOfConference
- Huang D, Freeley M, Palma M (2018), Single-Molecule Patterning via DNA Nanostructure Assembly: A Reusable Platform. $nameOfConference
- Xu X, Clément P, Eklöf-Österberg J et al. (2018), Reconfigurable Carbon Nanotube Multiplexed Sensing Devices. $nameOfConference
- Freeley M, Worthy HL, Ahmed R et al. (2017), Site-Specific One-to-One Click Coupling of Single Proteins to Individual Carbon Nanotubes: A Single-Molecule Approach. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07362
- Taroni PJ, SANTAGIULIANA G, WAN K et al. (2017), Toward Stretchable Self-Powered Sensors Based on the Thermoelectric Response of PEDOT:PSS/Polyurethane Blends $nameOfConference
- Biggs MJP, Fernandez M, Thomas D et al. (2017), The Functional Response of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Electron-Beam Patterned Elastomeric Surfaces Presenting Micrometer to Nanoscale Heterogeneous Rigidity $nameOfConference
- McMorrow J, Freeley M, Palma M (2017), DNA-Wrapped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Assemblies $nameOfConference
- Huang D, Freeley M, PALMA M (2017), DNA-Mediated Patterning of Single-Quantum Dot Nanoarrays: A Reusable Platform for Single-Molecule Control $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1038/srep45591
- Attanzio A, Sapelkin A, Gesuele F et al. (2017), Carbon Nanotube-Quantum Dot Nanohybrids: Coupling with Single Particle Control in Aqueous Solution $nameOfConference
- Wang J, Campos I, Wu F et al. (2016), The effect of gold nanoparticles on the impedance of microcapsules visualized by scanning photo-induced impedance microscopy $nameOfConference
- Hardy JG, Palma M, Wind SJ et al. (2016), Responsive Biomaterials: Advances in Materials Based on Shape-Memory Polymers. $nameOfConference
- Zhu J, McMorrow J, Crespo-Otero R et al. (2016), Solution-Processable Carbon Nanoelectrodes for Single-Molecule Investigations. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12086
- Penzo E, Palma M, Chenet DA et al. (2016), Directed Assembly of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors $nameOfConference
- PALMA M, Hardy JG, Tadayyon G et al. (2015), Advances in Functional Assemblies for Regenerative Medicine $nameOfConference
- Penzo E, Palma M, Wang R et al. (2015), Directed Assembly of End-Functionalized Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Segments $nameOfConference
- Cai H, Depoil D, Palma M et al. (2013), Bifunctional nanoarrays for probing the immune response at the single-molecule level. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1116/1.4823764
- Kinz-Thompson CD, Palma M, Pulukkunat DK et al. (2013), Robustly passivated, gold nanoaperture arrays for single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1021/nn403447s
- Palma M, Wang W, Penzo E et al. (2013), Controlled formation of carbon nanotube junctions via linker-induced assembly in aqueous solution. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1021/ja4018072
- Wang R, Palma M, Penzo E et al. (2013), Lithographically directed assembly of one-dimensional DNA nanostructures via bivalent binding interactions $nameOfConference
- Abramson J, Palma M, Wind SJ et al. (2012), Quantum dot nanoarrays: self-assembly with single-particle control and resolution. $nameOfConference
- Schiros T, Mannsfeld S, Chiu C-Y et al. (2012), Reticulated Organic Photovoltaics $nameOfConference
- Penzo E, Wang R, Palma M et al. (2011), Selective placement of DNA origami on substrates patterned by nanoimprint lithography $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1116/1.3646900
- Palma M, Abramson JJ, Gorodetsky AA et al. (2011), Selective biomolecular nanoarrays for parallel single-molecule investigations. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1021/ja201031g
- Schvartzman M, Palma M, Sable J et al. (2011), Nanolithographic control of the spatial organization of cellular adhesion receptors at the single-molecule level. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1021/nl104378f
- Palma M, Abramson JJ, Gorodetsky AA et al. (2011), Controlled confinement of DNA at the nanoscale: nanofabrication and surface bio-functionalization. $nameOfConference
- Savage RC, Mativetsky JM, Orgiu E et al. (2011), Integration of self-assembled discotic-based fibres into field-effect transistors: a comparison of preparation approaches $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/c0jm01754j
- Gorodetsky AA, Chiu C-Y, Schiros T et al. (2010), Reticulated heterojunctions for photovoltaic devices. $nameOfConference
- Mativetsky JM, Kastler M, Savage RC et al. (2009), Self-Assembly of a Donor-Acceptor Dyad Across Multiple Length Scales: Functional Architectures for Organic Electronics $nameOfConference
- Schvartzman M, Nguyen K, Palma M et al. (2009), Fabrication of Nanoscale Bioarrays for the Study of Cytoskeletal Protein Binding Interactions Using Nanoimprint Lithography. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1116/1.3043472
- Mativetsky JM, Palma M, Samorì P (2008), Exploring electronic transport in molecular junctions by conducting atomic force microscopy. $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1007/128_2007_25
- Palma M, Levin J, Debever O et al. (2008), Self-assembly of hydrogen-bond assisted supramolecular azatriphenylene architectures $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/b713570j
- Palermo V, Liscio A, Palma M et al. (2007), Exploring nanoscale electrical and electronic properties of organic and polymeric functional materials by atomic force microscopy based approaches $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1039/b701015j
- Palma M, Levin J, Lemaur V et al. (2006), Self-organization and nanoscale electronic properties of azatriphenylene-based architectures: A scanning probe microscopy study $nameOfConference
- Palermo V, Palma M, Samorì P (2006), Electronic Characterization of Organic Thin Films by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy $nameOfConference
- Palermo V, Morelli S, Palma M et al. (2006), Nanoscale structural and electronic properties of ultrathin blends of two polyaromatic molecules: A Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy investigation $nameOfConference
- Palermo V, Palma M, Samori P (2006), Electronic characterization of organic thin films by Kelvin probe force microscopy $nameOfConference
- Palma M, Pace G, Roussel O et al. (2006), STM investigation of alkylated thiotriphenylene monolayers at the solid-liquid interface: Structure and dynamics $nameOfConferenceDOI: 10.1071/CH06142
- Palermo V, Palma M, Tomovic Z et al. (2005), Influence of molecular order on the local work function of nanographene architectures: A Kelvin-probe force microscopy study $nameOfConference
- Palermo V, Palma M, Tomovic Z et al. (2004), Self-assembly of pi-conjugated discs on heterogeneous surfaces: effect of the micro- and nano-scale dewetting $nameOfConference
Supervision
Current PhD opportunity
PhD supervision
- William Neal
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Kai Chen
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Weiying Hong
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Tinting Zheng
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Caoimhe O’Neil
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Teymour Talha-Dean
Postdoctoral supervision
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Dr Chang-Seuk Lee
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Dr Gririraj Manoharan