Hi! I'm Luca, a researcher in low-dimensional nanomaterials and nanophotonics. My research focuses on the interaction between light and matter at the nanoscale. More specifically, I study the optical properties of low-dimensional quantum materials and their interaction with optical cavities and metasurfaces.

I obtained an MSc at the Material Science department at University of Bicocca Milan, Italy, in 2016. Here, I studied the optical properties of inorganic perovskite nano-crystals and began my exploration of optical spectroscopy techniques. I then moved to Sheffield to join the 2D material sub-group within the Low Dimensional Structures & Devices Group in the faculty of Physics. I earned my PhD in early 2020 at the University of Sheffield as part of the International Training Network (ITN) Spin-NANO, founded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. This opportunity allowed me to expand my research on quantum materials with 2D semiconductors, focusing on quantum optics and computing. My doctoral research primarily focused on excitonic physics in 2D materials and single-photon emitters, with an emphasis on experimental spectroscopy.

In October 2020, I started a new position as a postdoctoral researcher in the Chair of Hybrid Nanophotonics led by Prof. Stefan Maier at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, where I began to develop expertise in ultrafast spectroscopy, plasmonics, and optical metasurfaces. In May 2022, I embarked on a new journey in the same group with an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Since May 2024 I joined the Functional Nanophotonics group led by Prof. Andreas Tittl, with a focus on van der Waals nanophotonics and exciton-polaritons.

Outside my research, I love climbing, cinema and videogames.

Download CV HERE (updated 12/24)