The seminar entitled Liquid silicates as versatile tool for the top-down production of one- and two-dimensional nanoparticles will be given by Dr. Luca Bertolla from the Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences on June 25, 2026, at 10:00 am in the IPM lecture hall. The seminar will be held in English.
Nanosized particles play an increasingly important role in advanced materials synthesis due to their unique size-dependent properties and high specific surface area. However, their large-scale production remains challenged by significant issues related to scalability, process efficiency, cost, and quality.
The presentation will first provide an overview of the current state of the art and the related challenges of nanomaterial production, focusing on:
- Two-dimensional (2D) materials: such as graphene and hexagonal boron nitride.
- One-dimensional (1D) materials: such as cellulose nanofibres.
The seminar will then discuss the suitability of liquid silicates as versatile, inexpensive, and readily available processing media for the top-down production and storage of these materials. Finally, preliminary endeavors and results regarding the scalability of this method will be presented
Seminar Details:
Speaker: Dr. Luca Bertolla (IPM CAS).
Date and Time: Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:00 am (coffee/tea available from 9:30 am).
Venue: Lecture Hall, Institute of Physics of Materials CAS, Žižkova 22, Brno.
Language: English.
This institute-wide seminar is open to everyone interested in nanotechnology and advanced material synthesis.
