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Mr. Catalin Corneliu Parvulescu

Technological development engineer

- INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

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Associate Professor - UNIVERSITATEA NAȚIONALĂ DE ȘTIINȚĂ ȘI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREȘTI (Romania)

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Web of Science ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/R-7439-2016

Curriculum Vitae (26/04/2024)

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Advancing Transparent, Tunable Piezoresistive Coatings for NextGeneration Smart Buildings Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - ERANET-2023
ERANET-ClearSensTech 2025 - 2028

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS ROMANIA SRL (RO); Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V. (DE); Attophotonics Biosciences GmbH (AT); Dresden University of Technology (DE); C-marx GmbH (DE)

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With urban population rising, the architectural use of glass is increasing. This project addresses the need for safer and smarter building materials that can adapt to environmental stresses, and contribute to energy efficiency utilizing sustainable materials and processes. The sensing capabilities embedded within the glass will detect structural weaknesses early, reducing maintenance costs and enhancing building safety, while staying transparent and allow for energy-gains during cold seasons. Therefore, the main objective of the ClearSensTech project is to revolutionize architectural and civil engineering sectors by developing and demonstrating a transparent, piezoresistive coating material with tunable sensitivity, suitable for glass structures. This innovative material will enable real-time monitoring of structural integrity, enhancing the safety, sustainability, and functionality of buildings with the potential to build a network of sensor nodes in urban areas.

The consortium combines academic institutions (TUD), research centers (INFLPR, FhG ENAS, IMT), and industrial partners (SGG, C-marx, ATTO), each bringing unique expertise to ensure the project's success. This collaborative approach not only enhances the technological developments but also facilitates the effective transfer of these innovations from the lab, to market-ready applications. This project starts at a TRL of 2, and intends to advance to a TRL of 4 by its end.

This project represents a strategic response to the evolving needs of urban infrastructure, offering a pioneering solution that could redefine the use of glass in building construction and maintenance. By achieving the main goal of the project, significant impact on safety enhancement, sustainability, economic efficiency and market potential can be envisioned. In particular, the emphasis on recyclable, non-toxic materials support environmental sustainability and aligns with circular economy goals. Furthermore, by providing early warnings about potential structural failures, the coating material will make buildings and urban districts safer, and by addressing the growing demand for smart building materials, the project will position the consortium members as leaders in innovative construction technologies.

This cooperation enables sharing of resources, expertise, and best practices across borders, enhancing the research capabilities of each partner and ensuring the project aligns with international standards and market needs. The diverse consortium ensures a comprehensive approach to tackling the challenges of smart building materials, from material science to end-user applications.

Finally, the project aligns with the European Green Deal and the United Nations's Sustainable Development Goals on innovative materials and energy efficiency, contributing directly to EU and national objectives for reducing carbon signature. The material’s development and implementation also support the European Commission’s directives on smart and sustainable buildings, making it pertinent to several funding programs focused on innovation and sustainable development.

Romanian Centre of competence on Smart Systems for Sensing and Robotics Call name: P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - Parteneriate și misiuni europene
PN-IV-P8-8.1-PME-2025-0046 2025 - 2027

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

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The Romanian Centre of Competence in Smart Systems for Sensing and Robotics (RO-SMARTSYS) aims to strengthen Romania’s position within the European semiconductor ecosystem. The project addresses critical challenges posed by the growing demand for semiconductor technologies, driven by sectors such as healthcare, automotive, and industrial automation. Aligned with the objectives of the European Chips Act, RO-SMARTSYS will contribute to Europe's digital sovereignty by enhancing research and development capabilities, supporting SMEs and startups, and facilitating access to advanced design and fabrication infrastructures.

The project’s core focus is on establishing a fully operational Competence Centre that will provide national and European stakeholders, including SMEs, academia, and RTOs, with access to cutting-edge technical expertise, pilot lines, design platform and training in semiconductor technologies. RO-SMARTSYS will serve as an access point for national and European resources, offering services such as technology transfer, skills development, and hands-on training in key areas like micro-nanotechnology, robotics, and smart systems integration.

Through a structured work plan, the project will support the development and integration of advanced semiconductor solutions in various industries while fostering cross-border collaborations within the EU network of Competence Centres. By addressing gaps in infrastructure, skills, and innovation, RO-SMARTSYS will help reduce Europe’s dependency on foreign semiconductor imports, reinforce the digital technology supply chain, and drive forward the digital and green transition in line with EU policies.

Powering Satellites by a Combination of Solar and Microwave Energy Harvesting Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - Orizont Europa - Premiere Instituții - Competiție 2024
PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2024-0244 2025 - 2027

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

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POWERSAT focuses on scavenging the unexploited solar infrared (IR) spectrum by providing an original THz (10-400 THz) energy harvesting platform, thus completing the function of photovoltaics cells, and on harvesting the microwave spillover losses from satellite’s antennas and transform them into a DC power supply. POWERSAT will deliver an original solar-microwave combined platform based on rectennas to harvest a big part of the IR radiation coming from the sun and the spillover electric field radiated by satellite’s antennas in four main bands, i.e., C-band (4-8 GHz), X-band (8.2-12.4 GHz), Ku-band (12-18 GHz), and K-band (18-27 GHz). This harvested energy will be employed to fuel the low-power embedded electronics within satellites, including components like low-noise amplifiers, various sensors, and oscillators. Moreover, antennas designed for energy harvesting can also facilitate efficient and low-power inter-satellite links (ISLs). Satellites are often arranged in constellations, flying in formation as they orbit Earth. In such configurations, satellites can establish communication links with neighboring satellites using RF or laser links. These ISLs enable satellites to connect with others, allowing data to traverse different gateways within the satellite network. To achieve this, POWERSAT will propose five demonstrators, i.e., a solar energy harvesting platform integrating micro/nano-antennas and MIM diode-based rectifiers, and four demonstrators integrating several rectennas, each demonstrator being suitable for one of the four microwave bands mentioned before. These same antenna arrays will be instrumental in enabling low-power backscattering communications. The final goal is to provide a seamless integration of the newly developed rectennas into satellite’s electronic systems, which in perspective will allow the future partial replacement of satellite’s solar cells, thus lowering satellite’s overall weight and, hence, the launch costs.

Technology for producing spectrally intricate optically variable optical devices for advanced security of products and documents Call name: PNCDI IV, SP 5.7.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0827 2025 - 2027

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A.

Project partners: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA NAȚIONALĂ DE ȘTIINȚĂ ȘI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREȘTI (RO)

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The illicit trade in counterfeit products has increased due to rising global prices. Online commerce has increased and, as a result, the trade in counterfeit products. The demand for identity documents has increased due to refugees. Contracts, certificates, diploma are counterfeit. Taxable products are counterfeited to avoid paying taxes.

The project aims to develop a technology for manufacturing a variable optical device, spectrally intricate sticker with markers with other advanced nanotext security elements, to prevent illicit trade of products and falsification of documents.

The variable optical device is a multilevel structure that includes a security hologram, spectral markers intricate in the structure, special security elements. During 3 stages, a multilayer structure model will be developed, then an experimental model and then a prototype of production technology, optically variable devices to protect products and documents against counterfeiting. The experimental model will then be optimized and a prototype will result in a prototype that will be validated in industrial domain. The project contributes to the transfer of knowledge from UNSTPB to OPTOEL, to the consolidation of an innovation partnership between the two partners. The obtained results will be disseminated in articles, by participating in scientific conferences and in the online environment.

Technology development of ultrathin silicon solar microcells arrays suitable for flexible substrates Call name: PNCDI IV, SP 5.7.1 - Proiect experimental demonstrativ
PN-IV-P7-7.1-PED-2024-1971 2025 - 2027

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); MGM STAR CONSTRUCT S.R.L. (RO)

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The aim of the project Technology development of ultrathin silicon solar microcells arrays suitable for flexible substrates, (ULTRASiFLEX) is the development and validation of a new laboratory technology (TLR 4) for solar microcell matrices (μCS) based on ultrathin Si layers integrated in modules, assembled on flexible substrate. The design of the distances between the cells in the matrix offers the possibility to obtain different levels of transparency, thus creating opportunities for use at the windows for building, simultaneously with the generation of electrical power that can power some electronic command system.

The key aspects in the realization of the project consist in the development and optimization of the specific technological processes in the planar technology of IC; new processes developed for the handling of these microcells on ultrathin Si and development innovative method for increase the conversion efficiency by using micro-concentrator for traping incident solar radiation.

As a new element, it should be mentioned the increase of the efficiency of the modules with μCS on ultrathin Si, by coupling them with a concentrater with cylindtical leses. Another innovative method for improving the conversion efficiency of the modules with μCS is to minimize the reflection losses of the incident light is the texturization of the front surface of the μCS, to increase the generated power (Po) of the cell by 20% compared to the untextured ones and without concentrator.

Portable sensing system with real-time pollutant detection and wireless data transmission for STEM education Call name: PNCDI IV, SP 5.7.1 - Proiect experimental demonstrativ
PN-IV-P7-7.1-PED-2024-0167 2025 - 2027

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); CYBERLLENCE INOVATIE SRL (RO)

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The main scope of PORTABLE-SENS is to develop and test a wireless portable platform for the sensitive and selective detection of Bisphenol A (BPA) in real samples. This platform will integrate three key elements:

i) an electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted-graphene hybrid nanomaterials;

ii) a microcontroller integrated with solar cells;

iii) a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system.

The combination of portable 2D material-based sensors with captivating, user-friendly but robust IT solutions and with a passive microwave system for the wireless data transmission / reception of the data collected by the sensors will open new opportunities for modern educational purposes, we have the scope of this project.

The overall approach can be easily customized according to the type of sensed substance (e.g., not only BPA but also pesticide, water pollutant, gas, etc.). These sensors (designed and fabricated at IMT Bucharest) will be seamlessly integrated with 1) an in-house printed circuit board (PCB, IMT responsible) working as a potentiostat for the readout of the sensor and integrated with a solar cell-powered microcontroller (Nextlab responsible), which will process the output of the PCB and interface with 3) an RFID dual-antenna system (IMT responsible) with operation up to 6 GHz, suitable for the on-demand, real-time wireless data transmission of the sensed information with improved energy efficiency.

Advancing water quality monitoring with a portable herbicide detection system for sustainable resource management Call name: PNCDI IV, SP 5.7.1 - Proiect experimental demonstrativ
PN-IV-P7-7.1-PED-2024-0558 2025 - 2026

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); EPI-SISTEM S.R.L. (RO)

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WATERGUARD is an innovative project focused on developing a portable herbicide monitoring system using microfabricated sensors for sustainable water resource management. The system aims to detect glyphosate, a common herbicide, in surface waters. Utilizing advanced technology, including microfabricated electrodes and molecularly imprinted polymers, the project offers a precise and on-site solution for monitoring water quality. The integration of this technology into a portable device facilitates real-time measurements, contributing to the conservation of water resources, promoting sustainable agriculture, and safeguarding public health. With the involvement of the SME, EPI-SISTEM S.R.L., WATERGUARD aims to provide a practical tool for efficient water quality management, aligning with the broader goals of sustainable and responsible water resource practices.

Advanced research on micro-mamo-electronic and photonic devices, sensors and microsystems for societal applications-- μNanoEl Call name:
23 07 2023 - 2026

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/nucleu/index.htm

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Nano meta components for electronic smart wireless systems Call name: P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - Premiere Orizont Europa - Instituții - Competiția 2023
PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2023-0033 2023 - 2026

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/smartway/

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New communications and radar systems require small and tunable high-frequency devices, since their backbone is the Internet-of-Things (IoT). The need for ultrafast, low-energy-consumption information processing of an exponentially increasing data volume will lead to a global mobile traffic reaching 4394 EB by 2030, thus starting the 6G era (data rate up to 1 Tb/s) of an “ubiquitous virtual existence”. In today’s wireless applications, radar sensors play one of the major roles. Due to the increased need for higher sensitivity and non-destructive inspection systems, radar sensors with operating frequency in the microwave spectrum have been gaining increasing attention for smart home, non-destructive material classification, monitoring vital signals, and all the IoT application that need micro-motion detection. The market penetration for these sensors is now hampered by (i) the limited antenna performance and (ii) the frequency selectivity and tunability. SMARTWAY proposes novel architectures based on new paradigms that exhibit a significant decrease in energy consumption while improving speed/performance and miniaturization. The disruptive nature of the targeted approach relies on progress towards the wafer-scale integration of two-dimensional (2D) materials and metamaterials (MMs) into radar sensor suitable for IoT sensing applications. The final outcome of this support activity will be a band-pass filter in the 1–5 GHz range based on nanoscale ferroelectric and carbon-based materials, thus providing brand-new designs of nanoelectronics components with emphasis on compatibility and integration of different materials/technologies.

Innovative III-N alloys and structures for high EFFICIENcy solar cells on low cost Si platform Call name: P 4 - Proiecte de cercetare exploratorie - PCE-2021
PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1575 2022 - 2024

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/efficiensi/

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While trying to increase the solar cell efficiency conversion, the photovoltaic (PV) research community seeks also the reduction of the fabrication costs (0.25-0.5 Euro/Wp) by using a low cost, large diameter substrate from a material which is abundantly available on earth, such as silicon. Indeed, a true monolithic integration of the III-V semiconductors structures with silicon is receiving great interest since it will enable simultaneous high efficiency and low cost production. The group III-nitride alloys, such as InGaN, has the unique advantage of one of the widest adjustment of direct bandgaps from 0.65 eV (InN) to 3.42 eV (GaN) range. Compared to Si, GaAs, CuInGaSe, or Ge systems, it is the only semiconductor system that provides the perfect match to the solar spectrum (0.5 to 4 eV), which opens up an interesting opportunity for high-efficiency tandem cells. Thus, lots of efforts have been devoted so far into using InGaN as an absorber in Si-based solar cells. However, despite challenging results, the use of InGaN as a veritable PV material is still at early stages mainly due to the severe deterioration of material quality with In incorporation at high concentrations necessary to acquire the desired low bandgap in a tandem cell. Our approach comes to alleviate this annoying bottleneck in development of InGaN/AlN/Si solar cells by proposing an innovative BGaN material capable to be lattice matched to AlN, yet allowing the desired bandgap shrink.

Fabrication by Photolithography of Optical Components with Large Apertures and Complex Aspherical Surfaces Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-1233 2022 - 2024

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/LACAS

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The project titled Fabrication by photolithography of Optical Elements with Large Apertures and Complex Aspherical Surfaces (LACAS) will development of technology based on microfabrication methods for realizing large aperture optical elements with complex aspherical optical surfaces for generating helical wavefront beam carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) for high power lasers and Bessel beams of zeroth and higher order for free space optical communications. Also, in the framework of this project, free form optical components with the functionality of sorting beams with helical wavefronts as a function of their OAM and with applications in quantum information will be fabricated. The proper functionality of the fabricated components and a high quality of their optical surface will validate the technology

Strain and bandgap engineered InGaN/BGaN superlattice solar cells Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-3525 2022 - 2024

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/superCell/index.php

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Energy conversion efficiencies over 47% have been recently achieved using conventional III–V semiconductor compounds as photovoltaic materials in tandem cells. The revision of InN bandgap to a much narrower value has extended the fundamental bandgap of the group III-nitride alloy system over almost the entire spectral region (from 0.64 eV for InN to 3.4 eV for GaN or 6.2 eV for AlN), raising the possibility of a variety of new applications. The tunable bandgap, predicted high radiation resistance, and strong absorption coefficient of the InxGa1−xN material system are promising for high-efficiency photovoltaic tandem systems. During the past few years, the interest in InxGa1−xN solar cells has been remarkable. The development of high-performance solar cells using InxGa1−xN materials is one of the most important goals when compared with the existing solar cells using Si and other III–V materials. Significant efforts and progress have been made toward this goal, while great opportunities and grand challengies exist. Most of the today’s research and progress in III-nitride have been made on the heterojunction structure, e.g., p-GaN/InGaN/n-GaN structure, where an InGaN as an absorption layer or InGaN/(Al)GaN superlattice (SL) structure is sandwitched by p- and n-GaN layers. However, despite challenging results, the use of InGaN-on-GaN as a veritable photovoltaic material is still at early stages mainly due to the severe deterioration of material quality with high-In incorporation (phase segregation and highly compressive strain) necessary to achive the desired low bandgap cell in multijunction tandem cells. Our approach comes to aleviate this annoying botleneck in development of InGaN/GaN solar cell technology by proposing an innovative InGaN/BGaN superlattice capable to be grown lattice compatible to GaN, yet allowing the desired bandgap shrinking by dual incorporation of In and B. This opens the door for a completely lattice matched InGaN-based tandem on GaN templates

SMART multilayer holographic label manufacturing technology with temperature sensor and anticopying metal particles Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2021-0646 2022 - 2024

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A.

Project partners: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A. (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://smartholotemp.optoel.ro

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Globally, the trade in counterfeit goods is the second largest source of organized crime revenue and is surpassed only by illicit drug trafficking, reaching up to a value of $ 2,200 billion annually. An effective solution to these problems is to attach holographic anti-counterfeiting labels to the product/box. Lately, the need has arisen to introduce new security elements, the fulfillment of new technical parameters and new methods of integrating them with the product.

Taking into account these aspects, the project proposes the development of an innovative technology for the manufacture of a SMART multilayer holographic label with a high degree of security, which can be implemented using the existing infrastructure at OPTOEL. This label will contain different security elements: i) passive RFID structure with temperature sensor; ii) security element consisting of metal microparticles deposited randomly; iii) holographic label structure with nanotext security features; (iv) holographic security features with optical and morphological properties. The project will have an important impact on the consortium through: - the technology transfer carried out by IMT to OPTOEL, in order to implement the new security elements and technological stages necessary for their integration on the OPTOEL manufacturing line; - technology transfer from IMT to improve the optical and morphological properties of structures with a high degree of security by characterizing them in intermediate stages; - developing a partnership between the private environment and the research/development environment by assimilating the RDI results and transferring their knowledge to the economic agent; - increasing the innovation capacity of OPTOEL and strengthening it to the creation of new technologies and products with exploitation potential on the internal and external market.

Enhanced SOLar-blind photodetectors ARrays based on SiC for harsh environment applications Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-2688 2022 - 2024

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/SOLARSiC/index.php

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The fundamental goal of the SOLARSiC project is to propose innovative solutions regarding both the experimental design and active materials with superior properties in order to fabricate Schottky diodes (SDs) and interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) based solar-blind photodetectors (SB PDs) with high sensitivity and reliability in UV domain. In this regard, the project will develop, on the one hand, new processes for obtaining innovative devices on SiC, and, on the other hand, it will propose a novel, cost-effective technology, for fabrication SiC-SB PDs, which enables future integration in electronic circuits and generates the possibility to have a smart system for entire range of UV wavelengths. Both vertical type structures SiC-SD, with low density of electrical defects and a semitransparent electrode gate, and lateral type structures SiC-IDEs with good amplification of the photocurrent at wavelengths from UV to deep UV range will be designed and fabricated. Moreover, nano Schottky contacts based on metallic nanoparticles/nanowires will be employed in order to enhance further the efficiency. The standard analyses to certify their quality (morpho-structural, compositional, etc.) will be correlated with the electrical measurements’ results to understand, for example, which is the role of the defects arising at the metal/SiC interface on the UV photodetection performances. These investigations will allow us to optimize and to validate finally at laboratory scale (TRL 4) the best technological flow for a new SiC based SB UV PD with improved technical performances.

Piezoelectric Energy Source for Smart Factory Applications Call name: P 3 - SP 3.2 - Proiecte ERA.NET
ERANET-M-SmartEnergy 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); RENAULT TECHNOLOGIE ROUMANIE SRL (RO); Łukasiewicz Instytut Technologii Elektronowej (PL); École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH); Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability @ University of Zürich (CH); Medbryt sp. z o.o. (PL)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/smartenergy

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SmartEnergy aims to develop an integrated, miniaturized, highly energy efficient, maintenance-free and environmentally-friendly energy source, with extensive scalability and re-configurability. The system integrates a MEMS piezoelectric energy harvester, a rectifier circuit and a supercapacitor, and shows a great promise to replace conventional energy sources and significantly reduce the environmental impact.

The proposal covers a new technology based on advanced multifunctional materials, including highly efficient piezoelectric materials and arrays of decorated carbon nanotubes electrodes.

The project will start from TRL 3 and will reach TRL 5. The development is largely industry-driven, with Renault as the end-user looking to upgrade factory processes monitoring through autonomous sensor nodes. Thus our SmartEnergy source has a great potential to drive down cost, while making smart factory and IoT applications greener and smarter.

NANOMATERIALS ENABLING SMART ENERGY HARVESTING FOR NEXTGENERATION INTERNET-OF-THINGS Call name: P 3 - SP 3.6 - Premierea participării în Orizont 2020
PN-III-P3-3.6-H2020-2020-0072 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/NANO-EH_24.2021/

Abstract:

The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) builds on the Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm, as it relies upon the scenario of having billions of interconnected autonomous mobile devices, with unprecedented processing power, storage capacity and access to knowledge. At the same time, the 4IR should be increasingly eco-friendly, by exploiting technological breakthroughs in everyday life (such us artificial intelligence, wireless communication and quantum computing). The biggest bottleneck for 4IR is that in most situations, IoT devices/networks will be remotely deployed, so that maintenance may be either inconvenient or impossible. This implies that IoT devices either have to embed energy sources consistent with their operative lifespan or that clean and renewable energy convertors must sit on board. The significant broadening of the wireless communication spectrum in Europe makes the Radio frequency (RF) energy scavenging a highly desirable way forward for clean powering of the next generation IoT. NANO-EH has the ambitious vision of creating a pathway for translating forefront knowledge of unique high frequency properties of emerging classes of nanomaterials into advanced device engineering for scalable miniaturized energy harvesting/storage submodules. This target will be reached by developing non-toxic and rare earth/lead-free materials exhibiting CMOS-compatibility and scalability for low cost and large-scale manufacturing.

Tool Kit for Robotics for Manufacturing Electronic components and Nodes using Digital Fabrication Technologies Call name: P 3 - SP 3.2 - Proiecte ERA.NET
ERANET-MANUNET-TREND-1 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V (DE); C-marx GmbH (DE); FPT Robotik GmbH & Co. KG (DE); Trivitec GmbH (DE)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/trend

Abstract:

The proposed project “TREND” aims at developing a Digital Tool Kit (DTK) for smart robotics that would be relevant for Industry 4.0 & IoTs. The DTK will immensely benefit the commercial production based EU companies, where integration of smart robot and its advanced automation capabilities will allow sensing early damage, reduce manufacturing wastage & simultaneously facilitates customized products without the struggle to change the entire manufacturing workflow. TREND will focus on the challenges that explicitly describes the inarticulate capability of the industrial pick & place robots i.e. inability to sense product specific processing complexity & execute appropriate process regulation. We want to exploit consortium’s diverse interdisciplinary, but complementing core competencies in science & technology, by demonstrating the inline implementation of sensors & multifunctional features to the robot’s hand using advanced IT communications. It would be made possible to smartly detect the product variability, anticipate process complexities & run adapted routines to followup manufacturing of different products without changing the production line & with very low rampup costs.

Plamonic and dielectric metasurfaces as platforms for fluorescence enhancement Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-1300 2020 - 2022

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); DDS DIAGNOSTIC S.R.L. (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/metaflen/

Abstract:

This project aims to validate a novel plasmonic and dielectric structures for a considerable enhancement of fluorescent emission of a variety of fluorophores from the visible(VIS) to the near infrared(NIR) spectral domains, based on metasurfaces and explore its applicability in biosensing. It is well known that the fluorescence(FL) of a molecule depends on its quantum properties and the environment due to the Purcell effect. The changes in the FL properties result as the interplay between radiative and non-radiative decay which depend on the form of the electromagnetic (EM) fields. A method to enhance the FL is the employment of nanoparticles although it is difficult to control accurately the fields in their proximity. This project propose an ample investigation of geometry and configurations of the nano-antennas focusing on achieving the highest resonance at various wavelengths, in VIS and NIR, for optimal fluorescence enhancement(FLEN). The fabrication of the structures will be realized using electron beam lithography(EBL) or deep-UV and lift-off method, and FL spectroscopy will assess the FLEN obtained. The metasurfaces based FLEN is a field in the pioneer stage, therefore, different metals and dielectrics, with various plasma frequencies, as well as substrates will be studied for the appropriate FLEN. Also, due to the interactions of the EM field with individual fluorophores, we will develop various geometries giving the EM configuration and resonance at various wavelengths prone to FLEN. The FLEN is an important topic since it has a variety of applications in medical research and photonic devices. The final aim will be to obtain nanostructures that have resonance modes corresponding both to the fluorescence absorption and emission spectra to improve the efficiency of the metasurface for fluorescence applications, the functionalisation of the metasurfaces and covalent immobilisation of antibodies and proteins for experiments in biosensing application.

RANGE OF IMAGE OPTICAL SYSTEMS WITH ZOOM FOR MWIR SPECTRAL FIELD WITH SECURITY APPLICATIONS Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2019-0465 2020 - 2022

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: PRO OPTICA SA

Project partners: PRO OPTICA SA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://prooptica.ro/mwiro/

Abstract:

The idea of this project, to create an optical imaging system with diffractive elements in the MWIR field, appeared as a good opportunity to capitalize on the experience and know-how accumulated for the realization of an optical imaging system with diffractive elements in the LWIR field. . The diffractive elements were made lithographically, in a previous partnership PRO OPTICA- IMT, financed from European funds., The results obtained previously and those expected to be obtained in the present project, are in line with the directions of interest of Pro Optica to design and realize high performance imaging optical systems, continuous improvement of the technical performances and of the constructive solutions of the observation systems as well as in keeping with the evolution and market requirements. The project has emerged as a necessity to diversify the portfolio of products offered on the national and international market and to develop new products and competitive achievement technologies, with improved performances. Each of the four spectral domains currently used for observation, VIS, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR (the last 3 listed domains are included in the IR domain), has advantages and disadvantages and a perfect system should contain working capabilities for all these areas. Each of these areas has its own specific characteristics, but the use of IR technologies for different applications (car technique, surveillance, medicine, etc.) is very dynamic and in these areas the problems are mainly related to the increase of the performances and the realization of low prices.

Combined technologies for intelligent multi layer high security holograms development Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2019-0578 2020 - 2022

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A.

Project partners: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A. (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://tecomholisig.optoel.ro/

Abstract:

The project proposal aims to increase the competitiveness of Optoelectronics 2001 through technology transfer from a prestigious R&D entity recognized on the market. The project in partnership between a CD entity and an SME entity aims to develop a modern technology for the production of intelligent holograms that will allow an integration in the modern digital technologies so that the beneficiary and the consumer can benefit from what exists on the market. The consumer has a high degree of confidence that he will use original products safe for health, safe for traffic safety, etc. The beneficiary is in turn protected from financial losses, from loss of customer confidence. the beneficiary is also benefited by the introduction of new modern technologies with implications in logistics, traffic safety, reducing the running time of the stocks, the speed with which useful reports are determined and finally with financial and commercial advantages. A hologram will be developed. intelligence through combined technologies. The hologram will have a high degree of security and will integrate a passive RFID. In this way, the hologram becomes a new generation, adapted to the digitalization of the economy.

Artificial permittivity and permeability engineering for future generation sub wavelength analogue integrated circuits and systems Call name: P 3 - SP 3.6 - Premierea participării în Orizont 2020
PN-III-P3-3.6-H2020-2020-0084 2021 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/NANOPOLY/

Abstract:

NANOPOLY proposes a ground-breaking, yet cost effective, method to extend our control over impedance and parasitic phenomena in monolithic circuit components, by independently tuning electric permittivity and magnetic permeability of the integrated layers to values far beyond what nature can provide. This approach will re-define all components used in existing analogue circuit design regardless of technology. NANOPOLY will implement this concept on existing technology (such as SiGe) and will also employ novel 2D materials characterized by high mobility, in order to complement minimal thickness and transferability with impedance engineering, thus obtaining unprecedented performance of electronic components. This scheme (i.e. the meta-layers complemented with 2D materials) aims at providing an entirely novel concept of meta-electronics that promises a nano-sized circuit platform with a new performance envelope, useful in all future analogue applications such as miniaturized consumer electronics, health monitoring, high-end THz applications. NANOPOLY develops also 2D material SiGe-based Tx/Rx (emitting / receiving) modules including the antenna with a total footprint of λ/20 and state-of-the-art performance.

High-efficiency micro-textured photovoltaic cell system integrated into the wing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with applications in societal security Call name:
POC - C77.7D 2020 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY R&D SRL

Project partners: AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY R&D SRL (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY R&D SRL ()

Project website:

Abstract:

Development of realization technology for combustion gas sensors with hybrid nanocomposite materials based on titanium dioxide nanotubes and graphene Call name:
POC - C77.8D/09.08.2020 2020 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (); SITEX 45 SRL ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/TGE-PLAT

Abstract:

6. Innovative approaches in the treatment and control of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Soluţii - 2020 - 1
PN-III-P2-2.1-SOL-2020-0061 2020 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); SPITALUL CLINIC DE BOLI INFECŢIOASE "SF. PARASCHEVA" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GRIGORE T. POPA" DIN IAŞI (RO); SPITALUL CLINIC DE PNEUMOFTIZIOLOGIE (RO); DDS DIAGNOSTIC S.R.L. (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/AITC-SARS-CoV-2/

Abstract:

The aim of the project is to develop and test an innovative and effective “lab-on-a-chip” microfluidic system with a role in controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with moderate and severe forms. The project proposes the development of a "lab-on-a-chip" microfluidic device, "Point-of-care", for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 from samples of nasopharyngeal exudate, cheap, mass-produced, which integrates both modern nanoplasmonic amplification methods as well as methods for detecting amplified material, capable of performing detections with increased sensitivity and specificity in a much shorter time compared to conventional diagnostic methods. We will test and evaluate two modern nanoplasmonic methods for viral RNA amplification: chip nanoplasmonic PCR and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). In order to identify and quantify the amplified target molecules, the efficiency of an electrochemical and an impedimetric detection principle will be tested and evaluated. After evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of the amplification and detection methods, the final optimized device consisting of an amplification module and another molecular detection module will be performed. Thus, the innovative device developed will allow infection control in patients with different forms of severity and can be used to increase population testing capacity and prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Romania.

NANO components for electronic SMART wireless systems Call name: P 3 - SP 3.6 - Premierea participării în Orizont 2020
PN-III-P3-3.6-H2020-2020-0073 2021 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.imt.ro/NANOSMART_suport/

Abstract:

In the modern world everything goes wireless and everyone goes mobile. To sustain this trend, higher frequency, smaller, more complex analogue electronics with beam steering capabilities are needed. The objective of NANOSMART is to develop technology for future generation, smart monolithic Transmit / Receive front-end ICs capable of RF switching, power management, high efficiency, at a fraction of the footprint and cost of current solutions. NANOSMART addresses this need by developing a new technological platform based on CNT and 2D material electronics (the two most promising technologies to replace Silicon electronics in the future). NANOSMART develops unique concepts already proven by the consortium such as deep sub-wavelength antennae, CNT NEMS for RF switching, CNT-based nano-electromechanical reconfigurable filters and multiple FET technologies. Monolithic integration of all technologies mentioned above will provide a compact platform including new amplifier architecture, power management, RF switching and antennae on one monolithically integrated chip. Within the front-end IC, three sensor types (temperature, humidity and RF radiation built from novel technology) will also be integrated to provide smart, autonomous system reaction and thus improve accuracy, power efficiency and real-time system health monitoring and on-the-fly response to ambient conditions.

Sensors and Integrated Electronic and Photonic Systems for people and Infrastructures Security Call name: P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0419 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CHIMIE FIZICA - ILIE MURGULESCU (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA PITESTI (RO); Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Centrul de Cercetare Stiintifica pentru Aparare CBRN si Ecologie (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.sensis-ict.ro

Abstract:

The Complex Project “Sensors and Integrated Electronic and Photonic Systems for people and Infrastructures Security” aims to develop new sensors, new integrated electronic and photonic systems for detection of explosives used in terrorist attacks or accidentally released in military bases or industrial sites.

The Complex Project is developed through four distinct projects, called “components” which are converging to the Project goals by detection of explosive substances and increasing the security of people and infrastructures, as follows:

1) Design and development of a portable microsystem, based on TF BAR sensors arrays, for multiple detection of explosives (TATP, HMTD, TNT, RDX, NG, EGDN) used in terrorist attacks; 2) SiC-based hydrocarbons sensors for measuring the hydrogen and hydrocarbons in hostile industrial environments; 3) Infrared sensors for dangerous gases detection, such as explosive gases (methane) or pollutants (carbon dioxide / monoxide); 4) Design and development of a piezoelectric energy micro-harvester, able to generate electric power in the 100µW range, used for powering up sensors and portable microsystems used in explosive gases and substances detection.

The complex project description includes the novelty elements, detailed activities description, the working procedures within the consortium, expected results and deliverables. The deliverables has an average TRL 5, which means all four component projects will have a high technological level and the result’s maturity will reach at least successful laboratory testing.

The project will deliver the sensors and integrated systems along with the energy micro-harvester as physical objects and technologies, functional and laboratory- and real conditions tested, scientific papers and patents. The project’s high impact on the participants and also the social impact are detailed.

Developing quantum information and quantum technologies in Romania Call name: P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0338 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://roqnet.ro/qutech-ro/

Abstract:

Quantum information and quantum technologies are at the forefront of the second quantum revolution: quantum computers, quantum cryptography, quantum communication, quantum imaging/sensing etc. Quantum technologies are strategically important for the economic development -- the European Union recently announced a 1 Billion Euro Quantum Technologies Flagship (QT Flagship) program. Compared to other European countries, unfortunately these fields are seriously underdeveloped in Romania.

The project aims to develop quantum information and quantum technologies in Romania, such that the Romanian community will actively participate in the QT Flagship. The project director (R.I.) is National Quantum Coordinator for Romania in the coordination and support action preparing the European QT Flagship.

The project has three strategic objectives:

(i) research: developing the research capacity in quantum information and quantum technologies;

(ii) education: teaching and training PhD students, postdocs and researchers to work in these fields;

(iii) dissemination: disseminate and transfer the results to society in order to stimulate scientific and economic progress.

Each partner will be responsible for a project from the common research agenda:

1. IFIN-HH: developing theoretical and computational methods for quantum information and quantum technologies (Q-INFO)

2. INFLPR: developing the integrated quantum photonics platform (Q-CHIP)

3. IMT: quantum information with optical vortices (Q-VORTEX)

4. UPB: developing two research laboratories and a quantum source (Q-LAB)

(a) quantum computation lab: cloud programming the IBM-Q quantum computer;

(b) applied quantum information lab.

5. INCDTIM: developing theoretical models for quantum computation with Majorana fermions (Q-FERMI)

The project will result in the formation of the Romanian Quantum Network and the participation of Romania to the European QT Flagship.

Development of technology for production of metallic holographic security microparticles Call name:
TGE-PLAT C.77.4D 2018 - 2020

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A.

Project partners: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A. (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Project website:

Abstract:

Thin film nano-transistors implemented by nanotechnologies and organic technologies at room temperature Call name: P 4 - Proiecte de Cercetare Exploratorie
PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0480 2017 - 2019

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: https://www.dcae.pub.ro/en/proiecte/13/tftnanoel/

Abstract:

The main objective of this project is the fabrication and development of some electronic devices, having all in common a technology based on nano-core-shell NCS nanocomposite type. In IEEE Spectrum (2014), some NASA researchers claimed that the vacuum transistors or transistors made by Nothing are the immediate future devices suitable for co-integration within CMOS ICs. We start this project from preliminary results, developed in a POSDRU PostDoc Project (closed in 2013), accompanied by 12 papers, 2 patent about Organic thin film transistors (OTFT) and so called Nothing On Insulator (NOI) transistor - as exponents of thin film on insulator devices. For the first time, is offered a real solution to manufacture the NOI transistor, particularly by NCS-multi-layers assembling, validated by experimental tests. The CNT-related materials are promising to create NOI devices and are selected as alternative nanomaterials. Despite to a rapid progress of technology, OTFT with reasonable electronic characteristics, in absence of toxic precursors, remains a serious challenge. To improve the OTFT device performances we envisage the structure optimization by Silvaco tools simulations. To fabricate OTFT we select green routes, electing nanocomposites coated by green organic conductive polymers doped with organic ions to offer p or n type semiconductor behavior. This proposal has an interdisciplinary character, create a bridge nanotechnology for simple-TFT, SOI/NOI transistors and OTFT, get an innovative character by NCS nanocomposites and green-polymers used in nanoelectronics, respond to the international demands about other devices than CMOS to be co-integrated and offer room temperature technology for transistors, avoiding ultra-expensive clean room conditions. The disseminations mainly envisage papers publishing in ISI journals with accent to red-yellow code, conferences participation, 1 patent, 1 book or chapter, 1 IEEE Workshop, 1 Colloquium, 2 socio-cultural meetings.

Support technologies for micro-optical arrays dedicated to space applications Call name:
ID 560 2017 - 2019

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/micro-optech

Abstract:

The proposed project with the title “Support technologies for micro- optical arrays dedicated to space applications” and the acronym MICRO-OPTEH aims the development of technologies for the achievement of the arrays of micro- lenses and micro mirrors with applications, both in space and terrestrial field - optical devices for imaging and elements of detection. For the technologies validation under laboratory conditions it will be developed and realized an experimental model of micro-optical concentrator for solar radiation based on micro-lenses and micro-mirrors arrays. The technology for this micro-optical system will be elaborated. Project proposal is part of thematic area 9. Technology& Science Support, beeing a preparatory project for ESA Programme.

Demonstrator fabrication in planar technology of a tunneling transistor thru ultrathin insulators - a promotor of a nanodevices series and industrial usefulness emphasis Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0427 2017 - 2018

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://www.dcae.pub.ro/en/proiecte/14/demotun/

Abstract:

The main objective of this project is the fabrication of an electronic device prototype based on the ultra-thin insulator tunneling, as the first exponent of the so called Nothing On Insulator (NOI) transistor. In IEEE Spectrum (2014), some NASA researchers claimed that the vacuum transistors or transistors made by Nothing are the immediate future devices suitable for co-integration within CMOS ICs. For NOI, the insulator can be vacuum or oxide and is important to be ultra-thin of 2...10nm thickness. We propose in this project a planar p-NOI architecture, achievable in the Si-technology, with oxide as insulator. We start this project from preliminary results, developed in POSDRU PostDoc Project (closed in 2013), accompanied by 9 papers, 1 patent. The practical relevance of the project derives from a fabricated p-NOI device in multiple variants and the matching between experimental, theoretical and simulated curves. So that the future Atlas simulations to be anchored in a real technology, to accurate help in next projects. This obvious step of a NOI exponent fabrication was clearly demanded by the last reviewers from IEEE Transaction on Electron Devices and VLSI - as the community voice. The technical-scientific novelty and feasibility derive from: new device implementation by a well-controlled Si-planar technology, preliminary p-NOI variant already simulated in Atlas in this proposal and intermediary steps in the project plan (masks design and simulations, masks fabrication ~ intermediary steps for fabrication) and one activity of re-iteration of some technological steps to ensure the feasibility. The project management concerns the product management scheme: integration management, content, time, cost, human resources, dissemination, risk, and practical usefulness management.The experience of both teams, also demonstrated in previous common research projects and publishing, is a favorable reason to ensure the project scope and feasibility.

SAW Microsensors New Technologies for Specific Space Conditions Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-1653 2017 - 2018

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); ECONIRV SRL (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/saw-meteoritics/

Abstract:

The project aim is to obtain a new technology for SAW microsensors adapted to work in specific space conditions.The vehicle test will be a SAW msensor experimental model tested in laboratory for hydrazine detection.The msensor will be tested in specific space conditions (vacuum, low/high temperature.The TRL start at 2 and finish at 4. The strategic objective is to increase research capability and technological expertise in the field of piezo msensors for spatial applications.The work plan/main objectives are:

-Simulation and technological experiments for demonstrator model of SAW msensor(technological processes, sensitive film, advanced piezo substrates and design for specific conditions of working)(3 months)

-Technological design, characterization and driving electronics for the experimental model; develop assembly techniques Achieving the experimental model of SAW msensor structure(6 months)

-Experimental model of SAW msensor tested in laboratory conditions(3 months)

-Technological optimization, characterization and testing.Laboratory validation of new technology by testing in specific space conditions the hydrazine SAW microsensor(6 months)

The novelty of the research: using advanced piezoelectric substrates(lithium tantalite, lithium niobate, langasite); the use of a sensitive material for hydrazine detection; lay-outs; new technological processes designed; the driving electronics and assembly all designed for space applications conditions.

The project consortium:IMT-Bucharest(national R&D Institute) and ECONIRV(SME). Both entities having experience in micro/nanosensors technologies and in particular in piezoelectric micro/nanosensors.The partners are complementary in experience(IMT-Bucharest in technology and ECONIRV in design of SAW sensors) but their long history collaboration attenuate the differences of skills in the favour of competence as a team.

The infrastructure of the consortium is competitive(i.e. technological facility, reliability equipments.

Advanced Research in Micro/nanoelectronics, photonics and micro/nano-bio systems for development of applications in the domain of intelligent specialization Call name:
Contractul nr. 4N/2018 al IMT Bucuresti 2018 - 2018

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Project website: http://www.imt.ro

Abstract:

The project Advanced Research in Micro/nanoelectronics, photonics and micro/nano-bio systems for development of applications in the domain of intelligent specialization has had more objectives in the field of micro and nanotechnologies for integrated micro and nanosystems related to the IMT's specialization . Within this large project, there have been defined more advanced research objectives . Within this project my involvement was a a project manager for the direction related to devices based on carbon materials . The title of my project was "Processes and experimental investigations for the realization of electrochemical and environment sensors based on functional carbon materials.

The purpose of the project was the development of processes for the synthesis for new nanostructured materials with functional properties (nanocomposites obtained as powders and thin films) specific to the requirements of electrochemical and chemiresistive sensors and fabrication of the corresponding test structures. The aim of the chemiresistive structure was the detection of ethanol and humidity, and the fabrication of the test structures based on the carbon nanocmposites.

Technological transfer to increase the quality and security level of holographic labels Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2016-0072 2016 - 2018

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A.

Project partners: OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A. (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://optoel.ro/index.php/projects/national/TSCEH/ro/acasa

Abstract:

In this context, the economic agent, Optoelectronica 2001, through the TSCEH project, decided to increase the security level and the quality of their holographic labels, following a strategy based on technological transfer:

1. from the Microtechnology Institute of Bucharest, to include a new security element in the shape of submicrometric structures

2. from Politehnica University of Bucharest, to improve the optical and morphological properties, by iterative optimization of the characterization processes.

The results will be at TRL6:

obtaining a prototype of holographic label with a new security element, of submicrometric structure type (EHS), fabricated using a modified technology, demonstrated in industrial environment.

OPTOEL produces holographic labels using a technology based on a mask obtained with modulated laser beam. These labels contain many security elements as optical effects. The challenge of this project is to find the technological solutions to include in a free zone from this mask of the submicrometric structures made starting from electron beam lithography.

The innovative character of the TSCEH project is proven by:

1. Changes in the technological steps by finding the optimal solution to include the submicrometric structures

2. Improving the optical and morphological properties by setting the optimal values of the parameters involved in the technological processes.

Portable Microfluidic Biochip for T Lymphocyte Counter Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2016-0145 2016 - 2018

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: DDS DIAGNOSTIC S.R.L.

Project partners: DDS DIAGNOSTIC S.R.L. (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: https://ddsdiagnostic.com/biolimf/

Abstract:

This project will develop a biochip microfluidic prototype for determining the number of Total lymphocytes (CD3+), helper T lymphocytes (CD3+, CD4+), lymphocytes T suppressor/cytotoxic (CD3+, CD8+), lymphocytes immature T (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ ) from human blood. The device will be made of biocompatible polymers (PDMS) and will include a micro channels system with three compartments (one for sample and two for reagents), a reaction chamber in which the anti-CD3+, anti-CD4+, anti-CD8+ will be immobilized. The counting of the immune complexes formed will be realized directly in the reaction chamber using an electrochemical sensor. Using the Nyquist diagram by processing and data normalization, the number of T lymphocytes CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, will be realized and the development of a software will permit the data processing. This project also aims to connect the Romanian applied research and technological progress to the national and international socio-economic development and requirements. Particularly important is the development of partnerships between research institutions and the private sector, cooperation which will increase the investments of the DDS Diagnostic company for research and development activities. This project will determine the strengthening of the company's innovation capacity and will enhance its contribution to the creation of new products/technologies with great potential for commercial exploitation in national and international medical markets.

Integrated Crossbar of Microelectromechanical Selectors and Non-Volatile Memory Devices for Neuromorphic Computing Call name: P 3 - SP 3.6 - Premierea participării în Orizont 2020
PN-III-P3-3.6-H2020-2016-0026 2016 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/selectX/

Abstract:

The goal of the SelectX project is to propose a technologic alternative for the hardware implementation of the artificial neural networks in a flexible and energy efficient manner. The biological neural networks, although slow, have an extraordinary performance for certain types of problems, such as visual recognition, natural language processing, etc.

Trying to mimic in a rudimentary way the organization of biological neural networks, the artificial neural networks are becoming widely used in software (Google Machine Intelligence, Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research). Unfortunately, this approach is power intensive (kW of power) and requires a large amount of computational resources (hundreds of traditional multi-core processors).

The memristor is a passive two-terminal device which has an analog resistance, tunable through voltage pulses. This makes it attractive for use as artificial synapse. A hybrid system made of dense memristor synaptic matrices (“crossbars”), fabricated directly on the surface of a transistor (CMOS) neural chip could implement very complex artificial neural circuits.

A fundamental problem with the memristor passive matrix matrices is the existence of leakage currents which prevents the correct reading of the value of the memristor resistance and, consequently, the produces the incorrect operation of the circuit. These leakage currents can be reduced to insignificant values if the matrix contains components with high non-linearity.

Advanced research regarding development of fast method and techniques for pesticides detection from food chain Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-0826 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO); ECONIRV SRL (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://pesti-senz.icmct.ro

Abstract:

Pesticide pollution of the environment is an actual acute problem, with expansion on a global scale and tends to rise. These contaminants are released into the air, water and soil from where are taken by organisms. By ingestion, organophosphorus pesticides get in human and animal body where they cause serious diseases such as irreversible damage to the immune system, cancer, genetic disorders. For the safety and security of the population, devices and advanced techniques for pollutants detection and monitoring in food and agriculture, are necessary.

The project PESTI-SENZ meets these needs and proposes the development of micro-biosensors based on lead-free piezoelectric materials, undoped and doped with different ions (Na, K, Bi, Zr) with selective properties and high sensitivity for the detection and monitoring of pesticides in agriculture and food.

Piezoelectric biosensors are being increasingly investigated because such devices allow direct label-free biological detection by monitoring target molecules in real time.

Detecting and tracking the compound of interest is very important in order to study the function and behavior of biological systems. In this sense, the purpose of PESTI-SENZ project is to get the environment friendly piezoelectric materials (lead free) and deposited to different substrates in order to be used to build FBAR-type piezoelectric arrays microsensor, functionalized with sensitive biomolecules for detection of organophosphorus compounds in aqueous media.

The main objective of the project is films and membranes obtaining based on piezoceramic materials free lead, in order to make devices for analysis and detection of biochemical compounds using innovative laboratory processes and technologies. The specific objectives of the project will pursue solving important theoretical and experimental issues which will contribute to the development of micro-sensors devices which incorporates demonstrator device based on new nanocrystalline piezoceramic with similar characteristics like PZT, and will provide guarantee of a safe exploitation environment.

Methodologies, materials and techniques used in project take into consideration requirements and international standards regarding environmental protection, avoiding the potential damage of property, natural resources, research staff and population health.

The project research team aims to merge skills and complementary expertise of consortium partners, to develop innovative technologies to achieve high efficiency for a sensing device with global applications.

The original aspects of the project, partners expertise combined to achieve a specific aim correlated with the current needs of modern society, provides the foundation for national research network consisting of multidisciplinary teams capable to collaborate synergic and complementary to exploit the extensive research results designed to lead to the realization of a device to ensure safe operation without adverse effects on human health.

Also we propose that the scientific and technical results that we obtain to bring added value to national and international scientific and, as well economic value at least at the national level in the first stage.

Scientific and technical activities carried out within the project by the consortium members will be widely disseminated among national and international scientific community through scientific papers, participation in specialized scientific conferences, patents, presentations at meetings of business people.

Lab-on-a-chip for label free detection of cancer cells Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-0366 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); SPITAL LOTUS SRL (RO); DDS DIAGNOSTIC S.R.L. (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/cancellab

Abstract:

By implementing this project, realized in partnership between a research & development institute with the main activity the integration of micro-nano-info-biotechnologies and two industrial partners with activities in the applicative research and development of biomedical systems, we are proposing to capitalize the expertise and synergy complementarity for the development of portable technologies that can diagnose cancer in an early stage. The main idea of this project consists in the development, fabrication and testing up to an integrated biochip proof of concept for monitoring the melanoma cells and biomarkers activity associated to the different development stages of the malign melanoma.

The novelty of the device consists in the integration on the same chip of two biosensors, one electrochemical and the other plasmonic resonance, with signal acquiring and modulation from both sensors. The electrochemical biosensor is represented by an inter-digitated nano-electrodes network realised on silicon substrate, and the plasmon one by a periodic gold nano-cylinders network with a diameter of ~ 200 nm, height of ~ 300 nm and network constant of ~ 800 nm. The proposed methods in this project for the biological interactions monitoring at tumour cells level imply the use of real time modern characterization techniques of the processes that occur at the sensor interface with the bio-cells: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The analyte molecules from the liquid sample in contact with the electrochemical sensor determine the increase of double-layer capacitance and of charge transfer resistance at high frequencies, the increase of mass molecular transport (diffusion) at low frequencies. Also in contact with the plasmon sensor it determines the refraction index increase, the superficial plasmon propagation constant modification which by altering the coupling conditions it alters the wave characteristic coupled with the superficial plasmons, e.g. coupling angle, coupling wave length, wave’s intensity and phase.

By integrating the biochip with the signal amplification and processing module, a new miniaturised technique is developed, with a high degree of automating and the possibility of replacing the current laborious methods of individual quantification of the tumour biomarkers (ELISA, immunoturbidimetry, chemi-luminescence, immune detection techniques in laminar flux), with the purpose of monitoring the malign melanoma in different disease stages (I,II,II,IV). For this we develop a new lab-on-a-chip device (~0.5x0,25 mm2), connected to computer by a USB connector. The active area of the device will be ~1 mm2. The functioning principle of the device is the following: on the active areas of the device (inter-digitised nano-electrodes and plasmon nano-cylinders) the functionalized NPs are immobilized with the anti-tumour antibodies; the cells will recognise the specific antibodies, the direct detection methods becoming very sensible, which allows the detection limit drop to very low concentrations of tumour cells.

This technique allows the simultaneous and fast detection of 5 important biomarkers for monitoring and investigating the malign melanoma: TA-90 (Tumour-associated glycoprotein Antigen) , S100B protein, VEGF-A growth factor, Immunosuppressive Cytokine IL-10, IL-6 and C-Reactive protein (CRP). The detection of these 5 biomarkers is correlated in the first stage with the impedance, dielectric constants and refraction index variation for establishing the melanoma stage. Later on, the detection will be performed exclusively by determining the variation of the electrochemical and optical parameters.

In conclusion, this device allows the realization of a diagnose system with increased sensibility, high specificity and reliability, that ensures an efficient and qualitative medical assistance.

1D and 2D nanostructures based on ZnO and innovative tehnological processes for their direct integration into gas sensing and UV radiation detection devices - NANOZON Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-2104 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA "DUNAREA DE JOS" (RO); SELETRON-SOFTWARE SI AUTOMATIZARI S.R.L. (RO); APEL LASER S.R.L. (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/nanozon

Abstract:

Project "1D and 2D ZnO based nanostructures and innovative processes for direct integration in gas sensing devices and UV radiation detection” having acronym NANOZON, is in line with research direction 1.7 Nanoelectronics, photonics and micro / nano integrated systems. The whole concept behind NANOZON project is focused on development of 1D and 2D ZnO based nanostructure and on using their properties in order to obtain gas sensing and UV radiation detectors devices having superior performances. The fabrication of experimental gas sensor models and UV detectors at micro/nano scale, will be based on the development of innovative processes for obtaining ZnO nanostructures (1D and 2D) and zinc oxide nanoporous layers that are to be directly integrated into sensor structures. 1D and 2D ZnO nanostructures (nanowires, interconnected nanowire networks, nanowalls) and nanoporous layers that will be used in sensing devices, will be prepared by using innovative processes that will be developed in the project framework, starting from aqueous solution (Hydrothermal process ) and from thermal oxidation of zinc metallic layer. In order to increase the sensitivity and selectivity of the corresponding sensors the resulting ZnO nanostructures will be functionalized with metal nanoparticles and/or carbon nanodots . In order to obtain the sensors the resulting nanostructures will be integrated using a combination of two approchess - "bottom-up" (growth and self-assembly in solution of the nanostructures) and "top-down" (sellective/localised growth at micro/nano scale by using patterned substrates). The following two major improvements result by integrating ZnO nanostructures in the sensors: i) increasing the active surface area, which is the one exposed to gas ( two orders of magnitude for nanowires having an aspect ratio > 20) resulting in increased sensitivity, ii) a decrease of the operating temperature (room temperature up to 200 ⁰C maximum) by comparing with ZnO thin films based sensors (400-600 ⁰C). Research activities needed in order to meet the project goals are grouped into five work packages: WP1- Growth from aqueous solution of one-and two-dimensional ZnO nanostructures with controlled morphology on various substrates (P1/UDJG); WP2 - Innovative processes to obtain porous ZnO layers by using thermal oxidation of zinc metal layers (CO); WP3 – Complex characterisation, structural, morphological, electrical and optical of the synthesized and the functionalized ZnO nanostructures (CO); WP4-innovative processes for direct integration of ZnO nanostructures into micro/nano scale devices. Fabrication of experimental models of gas sensing structures and UV radiation detectors (CO, P1, P2, P3); WP5 - Design and fabrication of the electronic platform for functional characterization of sensors (P2, P3). In order to implement these activities a consortium of 4 partners with expertise and complementary facilities was constituted: 1 national institute - IMT Buc. with the role of CO, a university – University " Dunarea de Jos’’ Galati ( P1) and 2 co-financing SMEs, having research and development activities in the field of sensors, P2/SELETRON and P3/APEL LASER. The expected results and the project contribution are the following: optimized processes for the growth of 1D and 2D nanostructures and for porous zinc oxide layers; innovative process for nanostructures direct integration in sensing devices; methods for the characterization of the nanostructures and functionalized nanostructures, experimental models of gas sensors and UV detectors; published papers; communications at national and international conferences.

Compact spectrometer in infrared Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1988 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); OPTOELECTRONICA - 2001 S.A. (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU INGINERIE ELECTRICA ICPE - CA BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/cospir/

Abstract:

The proposed project aims the validation of new “proof of concept” for a compact spectrometer working in middle and long infrared. This spectrometer will retain the advantages of the current gas sensor optimized for the detection of one or a few gas species as the low cost, small volume but in the same time will offer the flexibility of the bulky, costly spectrometers. The previous research on such compact spectrometers considered dispersive devices based on MEMS – micro-electro-mechanical systems technology with movable small parts actuated electrostatically or thermally and nondispersive devices based on filters at fixed wavelengths. The nondispersive spectrometer employs either large movable parts as wheel filter or the beam splitting before entering the filter arrray. This project has as the main objective the design and fabrication of a compact spectrometer based on an array of filters without any movable parts which will eliminate the need for power splitting by using a configuration based on a sequential approach (all radiation enters the first filter and the rest of the radiation not transmitted is reflected and further used to enter the second filter, etc).

In order to obtain a spectrometer with good working characteristics it is necessary to design and fabricate high quality components both active (infrared thermal emitters and detectors) and passive (filters and Fresnel lenses). Since the research field on the infrared emitters and detectors is still open, the secondary objective of this project is to obtain original results regarding both infrared emitters and sources which will be published in ISI ranked journals and presented at conferences.

The consortium is made up from IMT-Bucharest as project coordinator, Optoelectronica-2001 as SME, and two other research organizations, ICPE-CA and INFLPR. There are four work packages in this project, the first ones deal with the design and fabrication of the active and passive components for spectrometer and the last two work packages will include the studies on the design and fabrication of the spectrometer.

The task of the design and fabrication of the active and passive components will be the assigned to IMT due to the high expertise of the research staff and also due to the availability of the equipments suitable for microfabrication technologies. There are also available dedicated software packages for electro-thermal-mechanical simulations for active components and optical simulations for passive components. The sensitive layers for the pyroelectric detectors will be deposited by ICPE-CA with RF sputtering or sol-gel method and INFLPR with Pulsed Laser Deposition. The fabrication of high quality infrared thermal detectors is critical for the successful end of the project, that is why the option to consider more deposition method for various sensitive layers has been considered. The characterization of the components will be made by Optoelectronica due the high expertise and equipments available ((sources, camera, FTIR spectrometer working in infrared)

The task of the spectrometer fabrication is assigned to Optoelectronica due to the team members experience in fabrication of optical devices and equipments integrated with control and command circuits. The testing procedure for the spectrometer validation and calibration will be performed by Optoelectronica with IMT.

The intellectual properties rights will be protected by filling patents and the results obtained in this project may be used by SME partner of the consortium – Optoelectronica for development into an product, or as a base of development into a product in cooperation with another company.

DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE AND SELECTIVE SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES EXPLOSIVES Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-0474 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO); Academia Tehnica Militara (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO); MIRA TELECOM S.R.L. (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://sensorex.incemc.ro/

Abstract:

Globalization of terrorism became a reality that can not be disputed, a threat to national and international security and, thus, a phenomenon under the responsibility of the entire international community. Terrorist threat, theatres of operations with explosive traps everywhere, with the possibility of using biological weapons of various viruses, drugs, etc are a constant threat to the civilian population, unwittingly victim of varied interests. It is an ongoing concern of many laboratories in the world to detect traces of explosives in the atmosphere, in order to minimize the risks arising from them. To avoid or prevent serious incidents that could endanger people's lives, EU adopted new security rules. These rules apply to security checkpoints at airports, the senior public institutions, in the cultural and artistic events with massive participation, etc. However, there are situations in which all efforts to prevent terrorist acts are not sufficiently effective, creating holes that are exploited by potential attackers. Therefore, rapid detection of explosive compounds is of great interest given the need to prevent any human casualties and material damages caused by their use in different ways and for destructive purposes. The principle SENSOREX will bring an additional performance in the field of detection devices for dangerous substances with the low response time, high specificity, greater functionality and last but not least a low production price. Practical relevance of the project subject is to develop innovative products and manufacturing processes that underlie the development of sensitive, selective, reliable and low cost sensors detection of explosives. Appearance is very important from the perspective of efficient procedures for prevention of terrorism threats by using them in areas where existing equipment besides being very expensive, are almost impossible to use due to ergonomic aspects, reducing processing time suspicious persons and packages various strategic points and last but not least reduce additional costs. The main objective of SENSOREX project is to develop through this national partnership, a sensor with high sensitivity detection of explosives traces . Implementation status of this sensitive platform will be a sensor – demonstrator model tested and calibrated with low response time, high sensitivity and specificity, easy to use and interpreted by a non-specialist user and not least a low cost. Progresses that SENSOREX project brings through its results are: innovative methodologies for obtaining titanium dioxide films and molecularly imprinted polymers; creating scientific premises for serial production of a device with high sensitivity to reduce the most important barriers to personal and group security; final product of the project, sensor – demonstrator model, by its future implementation in production strategy of the private company, partner in this project, it will cover a hole on external and internal market of the profile products.

Immunoassay Lab-on-a-chip for cellular apoptosis study Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 1
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.1-0052 2012 - 2016

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA BRASOV (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/cellimmunochip

Abstract:

The ambitious goal of this project is to combine fundamental research with complex applicative research in order to bring important scientific contributions both on the theoretical level and on the experimental one, in a high-end field: bio-nano-engineering, a new field in Romania and in expansion stage worldwide. Bio-nano-engineering assumes the integration of the physico-chemical processes with the biological ones by involving complex systems realized on the micro or nano scale, the applications of these systems being found in biomedicine The aim of this project is the development (design, fabrication and characterisation) of a versatile lab-on-a-chip integrated system, which is composed of a microfluidic platform, an interdigitated micro/nano-electrodes electrochemical biosensor and an array of spin valves for superparamagnetic nanoparticles - based immunoassay, and will be applied to the study of cellular apoptosis and detection of specific antigens as clinical diagnostics application. The screening reaction is based on a competitive immunoassay, enhanced by using functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles, prepared through a simple and reliable surface modification and protein conjugation process. The main advantage of this system is its re-usability. Also, its configuration can be changed easily so the user can try several electrode configurations with the same holder. Moreover, because the functionalized nanoparticles are magnetically trapped above the electrodes, the user can adjust the fluid flow rate to the kinetic parameters of chemical reactions under study to optimize detection. The superparamagnetic nanoparticles can be trapped by polarization of the spin valve array and can be released by blocking the magnetic field. We shall demonstrate how to take further advantage of the microfluidic system to determine enzyme activities or concentrations, as flow velocity can be adjusted to the rate of the reactions under study.

Prospective research regarding rapid prototyping processes for applications in the field of micro- and nanosystems realization Call name: Exploratory Research Projects - PCE-2011 call
PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0352 2011 - 2016

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microtehnologie

Project partners: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microtehnologie (RO)

Affiliation: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microtehnologie (RO)

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/3D-rapidpronano/

Abstract:

The Rapid Prototyping (RP) techniques have greatly evolved since their beginings. Their use in the field of micro / nanosystems remains elusive. Novel approaches are needed for overcoming the existing limitations. The objectives of the project are: a) prospecting for rapid prototyping (RP) techniques for making structures and devices at the micro / nanoscale; b) prospecting for RP techniques that lead to the creation of fully 3D nanostructures, especially at the sub-100 nm domain. The objectives will be addressed in two ways: 1) studying the way in which present RP techniques can be used / adapted to achieve the goals; 2) conceiving and developing novel solutions for RP techniques mainly for 3D nanoscale fabrication. For that purpose, the project will address Dip Pen Nanolithography, 3D Selective Laser Sintering, 3D single photon Photopolymerization. Novelty results from: a) these techniques will be used in novel ways; b) these techniques will be used for making new structures, applicable to micro / nanodevices, that were not made up to now and that use the specific features and benefits of these techniques; c) novel techniques will be developed. At the end of the project the team will have a better overview of the applicability of these RP techniques at the micro / nanoscale and will bring new concepts for 3D RP for nanofabrication. Some of the developed ideas will be directly applicable into practice, some will be developed here and put into to practice in other projects.

MICRO-CPVS Space Systems and Technology Call name:
ID 312 2013 - 2015

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Project website: http://www.imt.ro/micro-cpvs

Abstract:

MICRO-CPVS© is the short name of MICRO-CONCENTRATOR with Photo Voltaic Cell Systems designated for all space applications including an innovative design system architecture and system assembly based on the patented micro-technologies. This MICRO-CPVS© project proposal for space technology developments is set for Phase 1a (Q1-14) of joint AST and TASF joint industrial request to support the emergence of a key and promising technologies call on the improvements of the Next Generation European GEO telecommunication satellites competitiveness related to introduction and developments of the innovative technologies to support an increased performance efficiency by 15%, a mass reduction with 10%, increased reliability 15%, and cost savings of 20%. The overall MICRO-CPVS increasing for the required electric power supply for space applications is due to the additional subsystems developments for micro-concentrator and micro-heat sink subject of further evaluation

BioFET transistors for personalized analyses and cellular functional estimations, Complex Partnership Program PNII 12-095, Director Coordinator Call name:
CNMP-PNII-12-095 2008 - 2011

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU INGINERIE ELECTRICA ICPE - CA BUCURESTI (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE DIABET, NUTRITIE SI BOLI METABOLICE''PROF.DR.N.PAULESCU''BUCURESTI (); SELETRON-SOFTWARE SI AUTOMATIZARI S.R.L. ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

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Primul obiectiv al proiectului vizeaza realizarea unor biosenzori enzimatici interdigitati cu limitarea difuziei pe sisteme multistrat si cu terminal de control pentru analize personalizate. Structurile ce includ membrana senzitiva cu enzima cheie imobilizata, vor fi proiectate, caracterizate electric si mecanic, procesate tehnologic si testate. Problemele de modelare a BioFET vor fi dezvoltate gradat, in principal de catre Coordonatorul de proiect, extrapoland fenomenele de conductie din dispozitive electronice cu contact Metal-Semiconductor, catre structuri bazate pe contactul Metal-Solutie, mergand apoi spre contactul Metal-Tesut. Modelele vor fi aplicate in proiectare, dar vor fi utile si in domeniul diagnosticarii individualizate din sfera tulburarilor de mediator chimic din neuropsihiatrie, cu sprijinul medicilor de specialitate din echipa

Technologies with low polution grade to obtain photo voltaic cells using nanostructrated oxide materials Call name:
2008 - 2011

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

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Non-invasive technology for functional characterization of pancreatic beta-cellular mass with non-conventional biodevices, Complex Partnership 62-063, Director coordinator Call name:
CNMP-PNII-62-063 2008 - 2011

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE DIABET, NUTRITIE SI BOLI METABOLICE''PROF.DR.N.PAULESCU''BUCURESTI (); VIM SPECTRUM SRL ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

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Conform statisticilor OMS bolile metabolice, inclusiv diabetul, trec pe locul III dupa bolile cardiovasculare si cancer. Cel mai mare dezavantaj al metodei clasice in diagnosticarea diabetului este ca atunci cand apare hiperglicemia, pana la jumatate din masa beta celulara secretoare de insulina este deja distrusa, iar complicatiile neurologice s-au instalat.

In ceea ce priveste EPG Electro-Pancreato-Grama, principalul obiectiv din acest proiect este acela al identificarii si inregistrarii neinvaziv, la suprafata pielii, a activitatii electrice a insulelor pancreatice Langerhans. Cele ~ 1 milion de aglomerari celulare - insulele Langerhans, ce nu insumeaza mai mult de 1-2 g din masa intregului organ, care cantareste ~ 90-100 g, nu pot fi evaluate in prezent ca masa functionala totala cumulata, pancreasul fiind un organ dificil de invadat.

Scopul acestui proiect este realizarea unei instalatii electronice pilot – Electrograful Pancreatic – care va fi dotat la interfata cu subiectul uman cu electrozi senzitivi, ca biodispozitive. Ele vor fi dezvoltate gradat, de la contactul Metal-Semiconductor catre structuri neconventionale Metal-Umoare-Tesut.

Photovoltaic Cells having efficiency improved by the use of microsystems technology Call name:
PDT / 1274 INOVARE 2008 - 2010

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: SITEX 45 SRL

Project partners: SITEX 45 SRL (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (); UNIVERSITATEA "VALAHIA" TARGOVISTE (); UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

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In the MICROSYSCELL project was realized a PV Cell Prototype having an improved conversion efficiency by applying a new process, i. e. the microsystem technology.

The new process elaborated that improves the silicon solar cells performances is the surface texturization of the optic active surface to reduce losses by reflection of the incident radiation. Applying this new process is grown up the conversion efficiency, the principal parameter of these devices.

The new proposed process belongs to MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) and MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technologies and consist in the cell front surface texturization, operation implying the formation by anizotropic etching of reverse pyramids onto silicon surface improving the conversion efficiency of the cell. So, by eliminating the surface reflections are reduced the optical power losses.

The original technology for solar cells fabrication presented in here correspond to the market demands because realizes PV devices having high coversion efficiency at low costs.

The technological processes optimal design leads finally to the solar cells efficiency increment, to an important fabrication costs reduction (30%), because instead of 4 masks are used only 2 in the fabrication. The solar cell efficiency in function rises with 35% in this case, comparative with classical technological flows

Integrate research for high efficiency solar cells manufacturing based on quantum effects using nanotechnologies Call name:
2005 - 2008

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (); UNIVERSITATEA "VALAHIA" TARGOVISTE ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD ()

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Noi cercetări avansate în micro/nanoelectronică, fotonică şi micro/nano-bio sisteme pentru dezvoltarea de noi aplicaţii în domeniile de specializare inteligentă Call name: Programul Nucleu, competitia 2019-2022
NUCLEU-19 16 1999 - 1999

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microtehnologie - IMT Bucureşti

Project partners: Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microtehnologie - IMT Bucureşti (RO)

Affiliation: Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microtehnologie - IMT Bucureşti (RO)

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Obiectiv 1: Dispozitive nanoelectronice, fotonice si microsisteme
Obiectiv 2: Tehnologii pentru dispozitive si nanomateriale pe baza de carbon si aplicatii
Obiectiv 3: Dezvoltare de tehnologii, materiale si micro/nanosisteme pentru bio si chemosenzori

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