Publications by Giovanni Boero

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Comparison of electrical and optical transduction modes of DNA-wrapped SWCNT nanosensors for the reversible detection of neurotransmitters

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Nergiz Sahin Solmaz

In this study, we compare the electrical and optical signal transduction of nanoscale biosensors based on single -walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Solution processable single-stranded (ss) DNA-wrapped SWCNTs were used for the fabrication of the distinct s ...

2022

Fabrication and characterization of NbTi microwave superconducting resonators

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Nergiz Sahin Solmaz, Reza Farsi, Hernán Furci, Roberto Russo, André Chatel

Superconducting resonators are widely used in fields spanning from quantum computing to electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. With the goal of realizing superconducting resonators, a broad variety and combination of superconducting materials, substra ...

ELSEVIER2023

Double-resonant x-ray and microwave absorption: Atomic spectroscopy of precessional orbital and spin dynamics

Giovanni Boero, Stefano Rusponi, Pietro Gambardella

We show that double-resonance spectra recorded during the simultaneous absorption of x-ray and microwave (MW) photons are a fingerprint of the perturbed electronic configuration of atomic species driven to ferromagnetic resonance. X-ray absorption measurem ...

2009

Nanopore Generation in Biodegradable Silk/Magnetic Nanoparticle Membranes by an External Magnetic Field for Implantable Drug Delivery

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Xiao Sheng Zhang, Ya Wang

Implantable devices for localized and controlled drug release are important, e.g., for therapies of cancer and chronic pain. However, most of the existing active implants are limited by the usage of nonbiodegradable materials; thus, surgery is needed to ex ...

2022

Photon energy dependence of the light pressure exerted onto a thin silicon slab

Giovanni Boero

We review the theory of ponderomotive forces of classical nonionizing electromagnetic (EM) radiation exerted on dispersive matter. Minkowski's EM energy and momentum density lack any dispersion term in contrast to Nelson's theory, where they are included n ...

2011

A continuous-wave and pulsed X-band electron spin resonance spectrometer operating in ultra-high vacuum for the study of low dimensional spin ensembles

Giovanni Boero, Fabio Donati, Soyoung Oh

We report the development of a continuous-wave and pulsed X-band electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer for the study of spins on ordered surfaces down to cryogenic temperatures. The spectrometer operates in ultra-high vacuum and utilizes a half-wavele ...

Aip Publishing2024

Laser-Induced Forward Transfer of SU-8 Microdisks as Carriers of Metallic Microdevices

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Zhiwei Yang

Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is a digital additive manufacturing technique that uses a pulsed laser to transfer various materials from a donor film to a receiver substrate placed in close proximity. In this work, we investigate the transfer of SU- ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2024

X-ray ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy

Harald Brune, Giovanni Boero, Radivoje Popovic, Stefano Rusponi, Pietro Gambardella

We present a method to measure continuous-wave ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectra based on the core-level absorption of circularly polarized x rays. The technique is demonstrated by using a monochromatic x-ray beam incident on an yttrium-iron-garnet sam ...

2005

Biodegradable Frequency‐Selective Magnesium Radio‐Frequency Microresonators for Transient Biomedical Implants

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Matthieu Jean Michel Rüegg

Bioresorbable implantable medical devices show a great potential for applications requiring medical care over well‐defined periods of time. Once their function is fulfilled, such implants naturally degrade and resorb in the body, which eliminates adverse l ...

2019

Towards optical MAS magnetic resonance using optical traps

Giovanni Boero, Jens Anders, Nergiz Sahin Solmaz, Reza Farsi

Higher magic angle spinning (MAS) frequencies than currently available are desirable to improve spectral resolution in NMR and EPR systems. While conventional strategies employ pneumatic spinning limited by fluid dynamics, this paper demonstrates the devel ...

Elsevier2023

A fully integrated IQ-receiver for NMR microscopy

Giovanni Boero, Jens Anders

We present a fully integrated CMOS receiver for micro-magnetic resonance imaging together with a custom-made micro-gradient system. The receiver is designed for an operating frequency of 300 MHz. The chip consists of an on-chip detection coil and tuning ca ...

Academic Press Inc - Elsevier Science2011

200 GHz single chip microsystems for dynamic nuclear polarization enhanced NMR spectroscopy

Giovanni Boero, Nergiz Sahin Solmaz, Reza Farsi

Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is one of the most powerful and versatile hyperpolarization methods to enhance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals. A major drawback of DNP is the cost and complexity of the required microwave hardware, especially at ...

Nature Research2024

A single-chip integrated transceiver for high field NMR magnetometry

Giovanni Boero, Marco Grisi, Gaurasundar Marc Conley

We present the design and performance of a broad-band single-chip integrated transceiver specifically conceived for nuclear magnetic resonance magnetometry. The single-chip transceiver is realized using a standard silicon complementary metal-oxide-semicond ...

AMER INST PHYSICS2019

Edge-Contact MoS2 Transistors Fabricated Using Thermal Scanning Probe Lithography

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Xia Liu, Ana Conde Rubio

The science and engineering of two-dimensional materials (2DMs), in particular, of 2D semiconductors, is advancing at a thriving pace. It is well known that these delicate few-atoms thick materials can be damaged during the processing toward their integrat ...

2022

Thermomechanical Nanostraining of Two-Dimensional Materials

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Xia Liu, Ana Conde Rubio, Samuel Tobias Howell

Local bandgap tuning in two-dimensional (2D) materials is of significant importance for electronic and optoelectronic devices but achieving controllable and reproducible strain engineering at the nanoscale remains a challenge. Here, we report on thermomech ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2020

500 MHz high resolution proximity sensors with fully integrated digital counter

Giovanni Boero, Nergiz Sahin Solmaz, Reza Farsi

We report on the design and characterization of two inductive proximity sensors based on LC oscillators operating at 500 MHz. The distance from the target is obtained by measuring the oscillation frequency variation. Both sensors contain an off-chip LC res ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023

Superconducting microwave oscillators as detectors for ESR spectroscopy

Nicola Brusadin, Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Yu Rao, Reza Farsi, Hernán Furci, Roberto Russo, André Chatel

Microwave superconducting resonators are extensively studied in fields such as quantum computing and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. However, the integration of superconducting resonators with feedback mechanisms to create ultra-low noise oscil ...

2025

NMR spectroscopy of a single mammalian early stage embryo

Jürgen Brugger, Giovanni Boero, Marco Grisi, Gaurasundar Marc Conley, Kyle Joel Rodriguez

The resolving power, chemical sensitivity and non-invasive nature of NMR have made it an established technique for in vivo studies of large organisms both for research and clinical applications. NMR would clearly be beneficial for analysis of entities at t ...

Academic Press Inc - Elsevier Science2022

A low-power high-sensitivity single-chip receiver for NMR microscopy

Giovanni Boero, Jens Anders

In this paper, we present a fully-integrated receiver for NMR microscopy applications manufactured in a 0.13 mu m CMOS technology. The design co-integrates a 10-turn planar detection coil together with a complete quadrature, low-IF downconversion receiver ...

Academic Press Inc - Elsevier Science2016

Single-chip detector for electron spin resonance spectroscopy

Giovanni Boero

We have realized an innovative integrated detector for electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The microsystem, consisting of an LC oscillator, a mixer, and a frequency division module, is integrated onto a single silicon chip using a conventional complement ...

2008