Organiser
Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos
Research Focus
Panos' research focuses on the theoretical elucidation of fundamental processes related to nanotechnology such as nanoparticle growth, coalescence, cluster-support interaction, etc., and the effect of structure on optical, chemical, electronic, magnetic, and other properties. For five years he has led the experimental Nanoparticles by Design Unit at OIST (under Prof M Sowwan), utilising cluster beam deposition for the design of tailored nanoparticles and their integration in various nanoarchitectures. Applications include (but are not limited to) gas- and bio-sensors, battery electrodes, and hydrogen storage, yielding a number of publications in esteemed peer-reviewed journals (Communications Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Science, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Physical Review B, etc.), as well as patented inventions and projects for the commercialisation of the invented technologies. Also, he is interested in determining the mechanical properties of both nano- and bulk materials in the field of nuclear materials and radiation damage.
Short Bio and Career Summary
Panos was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. He graduated from the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2000 and the Postgraduate Course "Physics of Materials" in 2002. He did his MSc thesis ("Crystallographic Aspects of Phase Transformations in Titanium", supervised by RC Pond) at the University of Liverpool, UK, where he returned in 2005 to do his EPSRC funded PhD on "Computer Simulation of Dislocation Interaction with Radiation-Induced Obstacles in Iron", supervised by DJ Bacon. He has worked as a Research Associate for NCSR Demokritos in Athens, Greece, and the University of Greenwich, UK. Since 2011 he is also collaborating with the University of Helsinki as a Visiting Researcher. Since November 2012 he has worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the "Nanoparticles by Design" Unit at OIST Graduate University, whereas in March 2016 he officially took over as Unit Leader for the same research Unit.
Since the Unit was disbanded in 2019, he has been working at OIST as an Independent Researcher, collaborating with various groups around the world, and maintaining the Unit's reputation and momentum. In this capacity, he single-handedly organised and hosted the ACBD workshop at OIST in October 2019.
Since 2020 he has held the position of Visiting Assistant Professor at the Particle Technology Laboratory at ETH Zurich, and that of Visiting Researcher at the Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies at Osaka University, where, as of September 2021, he holds the position of Specially Appointed Assistant Professor.
Panos is a peer reviewer for 39 international journals (54 articles) and 2 national grants. He has given 10 plenary/keynote/invited talks and 23 oral/poster presentations to international conferences and events, whereas he organised/chaired sessions in 7 international conferences.
Publications
Articles published in international journals
42. Nano-vault architecture mitigates stress in silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries
M. Haro, P. Kumar, J. Zhao, P. Koutsogiannis, A.J. Porkovich, Z. Ziadi, T. Bouloumis, V. Singh, E.J. Juarez-Perez, E. Toulkeridou, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, M. Sowwan, P. Grammatikopoulos*
Communications Materials 2 (2021) 16 (10pp) (no IF yet)
41. Aggregation vs. surface segregation: antagonism over the magnetic behavior of NiCr nanoparticles
M. Bohra, V. Alman, A. Showry, V. Singh, R.E. Diaz, M. Sowwan, P. Grammatikopoulos*
ACS Omega 5:51 (2020) 32883-32889 (IF: 3.512)
40. NanoMaterialsCAD: flexible software for the design of nanostructures
G. Nikoulis, P. Grammatikopoulos, S. Steinhauer, J. Kioseoglou
Advanced Theory and Simulations 4:1 (2021) 2000232 (9pp) (IF: 4.004)
S. Steinhauer, E. Lackner, F. Sosada-Ludwikowska, V. Singh, J. Krainer, R. Wimmer-Teubenbacher, P. Grammatikopoulos, Anton Köck, M. Sowwan
Materials Advances 1 (2020) 3200-3207 (front cover) (no IF yet)
38. Versatile gold-polymer nanointerfaces probed by GISAXS
M. Bohra, A.S. Bandaru, P. Grammatikopoulos, V. Singh
Materials Today Chemistry 17 (2020) 100297 (IF: 8.301)
A. Porkovich, Z. Ziadi, P. Kumar, J. Kioseoglou, N. Jian, L. Weng, S. Steinhauer, J. Vernieres, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
ACS Nano 13:11 (2019) 12425-12437 (IF: 15.881)
E. Danielson, V. Dhamodharan, A.J. Porkovich, P. Kumar, N. Jian, Z. Ziadi, P. Grammatikopoulos, V. Sontakke, Y. Yokobayashi, M. Sowwan
Scientific Reports 9 (2019) 17370 (10pp) (IF: 4.379)
A. Datta, A. Porkovich, P. Kumar, G. Nikoulis, J. Kioseoglou, T. Sasaki, S. Steinhauer, P. Grammatikopoulos*, M. Sowwan
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (2019) 26124-26135 (IF: 4.126)
34. Site-specific wetting of iron nanocubes by gold atoms in gas-phase synthesis
J. Vernieres, S. Steinhauer, J. Zhao, P. Grammatikopoulos, R. Ferrando, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, M. Sowwan
Advanced Science 6 (2019) 1900447 (8pp) (IF: 16.806)
33. Atomistic modeling of the nucleation and growth of pure and hybrid nanoparticles by cluster beam deposition (invited review)
P. Grammatikopoulos*
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 23 (2019) 164-173 (IF: 5.163)
32. Computational modeling of nanoparticle coalescence (invited review)
P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan, J. Kioseoglou
Advanced Theory & Simulations 1 (2019) 1900013 (26pp) (inside front cover) (top-cited article 2019-2020, top-downloaded article 2018-2019) (IF: 4.004)
31. Gas-phase synthesis of trimetallic nanoparticles
J.-G. Mattei, P. Grammatikopoulos*, J. Zhao, V. Singh, J. Vernieres, S. Steinhauer, A.J. Porkovich, E. Danielson, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, M. Sowwan
Chemistry of Materials 31:6 (2019) 2151-2163 (IF: 9.811)
A. Halder, J. Kioseoglou, B. Yang, K.L. Kolipaka, S. Seifert, J. Ilavsky, M. Pellin, M. Sowwan, P. Grammatikopoulos*, S. Vajda
Nanoscale 11 (2019) 4683-4687 (inside back cover) (IF: 7.790)
29. Simulation of the interaction between an edge dislocation and interstitial dislocation loops in α-iron
P. Grammatikopoulos*, D.J. Bacon, Y.N. Osetsky
Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids 174:3-4 (2019) 329-338 (IF: 0.642)
28. Hydrogen flux through size-selected Pd nanoparticles into underlying Mg nanofilms
S. Kumar, T. Pavloudis, V. Singh, H. Nguyen, S. Steinhauer, C. Pursell, B. Clemens, J. Kioseoglou, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Advanced Energy Materials 8 (2018) 1701326 (14pp) (inside front cover) (IF: 29.368)
27. Tuning the onset of ferromagnetism in heterogeneous bimetallic nanoparticles by gas phase doping
M. Bohra, P. Grammatikopoulos*, V. Singh, J. Zhao, E. Toulkeridou, S. Steinhauer, J. Kioseoglou, J.-F. Bobo, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, M. Sowwan
Physical Review Materials 1 (2017) 066001 (12pp) (IF: 3.989)
M. Haro, V. Singh, S. Steinhauer, E. Toulkeridou, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Advanced Science 4 (2017) 1700180 (10pp) (inside front cover) (IF: 16.806)
S. Steinhauer, J. Zhao, V. Singh, T. Pavloudis, J. Kioseoglou, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Chemistry of Materials 29:14 (2017) 6153-6160 (IF: 9.811)
S. Steinhauer, J. Vernieres, J. Krainer, A. Köck, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Nanoscale 9 (2017) 7380-7384 (inside back cover) (IF: 7.790)
S. Steinhauer, Z. Wang, Z. Zhou, J. Krainer, A. Köck, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Applied Physics Letters 110:9 (2017) 094103 (4pp) (IF: 3. 791)
22. Gas phase synthesis of multifunctional Fe-based nanocubes
J. Vernieres, S. Steinhauer, J. Zhao, A. Chapelle, P. Menini, N. Dufour, R.E. Diaz, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Advanced Functional Materials 27 (2017) 1605328 (12pp) (frontispiece) (IF: 18.808)
21. Kinetic trapping through coalescence and the formation of patterned Ag-Cu nanoparticles
P. Grammatikopoulos*, J. Kioseoglou, A. Galea, J. Vernieres, M. Benelmekki, R.E. Diaz, M. Sowwan
Nanoscale 8 (2016) 9780-9790 (IF: 7.790)
20. Formation mechanism of iron nanocubes in magnetron sputtering inert gas condensation
J. Zhao, E. Baibuz, J. Vernieres, P. Grammatikopoulos, V. Jansson, M. Nagel, S. Steinhauer, M. Sowwan, A. Kuronen, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova
ACS Nano 10:4 (2016) 4684-4694 (IF: 15.881)
P. Grammatikopoulos*, R.C. Pond
Acta Crystallografica B, 72 (2016) 67-74 (IF: 2.266)
18. Control of surface segregation in bimetallic NiCr nanoalloys immersed in Ag matrix
M. Bohra, V. Singh, P. Grammatikopoulos, E. Toulkeridou, R.E. Diaz, J.-F. Bobo, M. Sowwan
Scientific Reports 6 (2016) 19153 (IF: 4.379)
17. Nanoparticle design by gas-phase synthesis
P. Grammatikopoulos, S. Steinhauer, J. Vernieres, V. Singh, M. Sowwan
Advances in Physics: X 1:1 (2016) 81-100 (top-downloaded paper 2016-2017) (IF: 6.917)
M. Bohra, P. Grammatikopoulos, R.E. Diaz, V. Singh, J. Zhao, J.-F. Bobo, A. Kuronen, F. Djurabekova, K. Nordlund, M. Sowwan
Chemistry of Materials 27 (2015) 3216-3225 (IF: 9.811)
15. Crystallization of silicon nanoclusters with inert gas temperature control
J. Zhao, V. Singh, P. Grammatikopoulos, C. Cassidy, K. Aranishi, M. Sowwan, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova
Physical Review B 91 (2015) 035419 (12pp) (IF: 4.036)
14. Simple analytical model of nanocluster coalescence for porous thin film design
P. Grammatikopoulos*, E. Toulkeridou, K. Nordlund, M. Sowwan
Modelling & Simulation in Materials Science & Engineering 23 (2015) 015008 (15pp) (IF: 2.248)
M. Benelmekki, J. Vernieres, J.-H. Kim, R.E. Diaz, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Materials Chemistry & Physics 151 (2015) 275-281 (IF: 4.094)
12. Single-step gas phase synthesis of stable iron aluminide nanoparticles with soft magnetic properties
J. Vernieres, M. Benelmekki, J.-H. Kim, P. Grammatikopoulos, J.-F. Bobo, R.E. Diaz, M. Sowwan
APL Materials 2 (2014) 116105 (6pp) (IF: 5.096)
11. Coalescence-induced crystallisation wave in Pd nanoparticles
P. Grammatikopoulos*, C. Cassidy, V. Singh, M. Sowwan
Scientific Reports 4 (2014) 5779 (9pp) (IF: 4.379)
10. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Cr-precipitate demixing in FeCr alloys
P. Grammatikopoulos*, K. Nordlund
Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids 169:7 (2014) 646-654 (IF: 0.642)
V. Singh, C. Cassidy, P. Grammatikopoulos, F. Djurabekova, K. Nordlund, M. Sowwan
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118:25 (2014) 13869-13875 (IF: 4.126)
8. A facile single-step synthesis of ternary multicore magneto-plasmonic nanoparticles
M. Benelmekki, M. Bohra, J.-H. Kim, R.E. Diaz, J. Vernieres, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
Nanoscale 6 (2014) 3532-3535 (IF: 7.790)
7. Assembly of tantalum porous films with graded oxidation profile from size-selected nanoparticles
V. Singh, P. Grammatikopoulos, C. Cassidy, M. Benelmekki, M. Bohra, Z. Hawash, K.W. Baughman, M. Sowwan
Journal of Nanoparticle Research 16 (2014) 2373 (10pp) (IF: 2.132)
6. Endotaxially stabilized B2-FeSi nanodots in Si(100) via ion beam co-sputtering
C. Cassidy, J. Kioseoglou, V. Singh, P. Grammatikopoulos, C. Lal, M. Sowwan
Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014) 161903(5pp) (IF: 3.791)
P. Grammatikopoulos*, C. Cassidy, V. Singh, M. Benelmekki, M. Sowwan
Journal of Materials Science 49 (2014) 3890-3897 (IF: 3.553)
4. Inoculation of silicon nanoparticles with silver atoms
C. Cassidy, V. Singh, P. Grammatikopoulos, F. Djurabekova, K. Nordlund, M. Sowwan
Scientific Reports 3 (2013) 3083 (7pp) (IF: 4.379)
P. Grammatikopoulos, D.J. Bacon, Y.N. Osetsky
Modelling & Simulation in Materials Science & Engineering 19 (2011) 015004 (15pp) (IF: 2.248)
2. Geometrical aspects of dislocation-obstacle interaction in iron
P. Grammatikopoulos, D.J. Bacon, Y.N. Osetsky
Advances in Science and Technology 73 (2010) 109-117 (no IF)
1. Simulation of the interaction between an edge dislocation and a interstitial dislocation loop in α-iron
D. Terentyev, P. Grammatikopoulos, D.J. Bacon, Y.N. Osetsky
Acta Materialia 56 (2008) 5034-5046 (IF: 8.203)
Articles published in conference proceedings
2. Simulation of the interaction between an edge dislocation and an intermediate-size interstitial dislocation loop in α-iron
P. Grammatikopoulos, D.J. Bacon, Y.N. Osetsky
Proceedings of the XXVI Pan-Hellenic Conference on Solid State Physics and Materials Science, Ioannina, Greece (2010)
1. Hardening by completely and partially absorbed ½ and dislocation loops reacting with dislocations in α-Fe
D. Terentyev, D.J. Bacon, P. Grammatikopoulos, Y.N. Osetsky
Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, Tallahassee, Florida, USA (2008)
Book
1. Computational modelling of nanomaterials
P. Grammatikopoulos, editor, Elsevier, Oxford (2020), ISBN: 978-0-12-821495-4
Book chapters
4. Modelling of radiation-induced nanoscale defect production and interactions, chapter 10 of Computational modelling of nanomaterials
P. Grammatikopoulos, Elsevier, Oxford (2020), ISBN: 978-0-12-821495-4
3. Cluster nanoportals for the hydrogenation of underlying nanofilms, chapter 4 of Cluster beam deposition of functional nanomaterials and devices
P. Grammatikopoulos, S. Kumar, Elsevier, Oxford (2020), ISBN: 978-0-08-102515-4
2. Coating, chapter 14 of Gas-phase synthesis of nanoparticles
P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2017), ISBN: 978-3-527-34060-6
1. Nanoparticle formation via magnetron sputtering with inert gas aggregation, chapter 16 of Nanostructured semiconductors: amorphization and thermal properties
P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2017), ISBN: 978-9-814-74564-2
Patents
2. Nano-vault architecture dissipating stress in Si films for Li-ion batteries
P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Haro, E.J. Juarez-Perez, J. Zhao
World-wide (PCT) provisional patent application 63/075,455 (application date: September 8, 2020)
1. Controllable and reversible pH-responsive rollable 2D nano structures
J.-H. Kim, M. Bohra, V. Singh, C. Cassidy, A. Galea, P. Grammatikopoulos, M. Sowwan
World-wide (PCT) patent application WO/2015/125488 (priority filing date: February 20, 2014)
Media coverage and contribution to popular science publications
13. Article: A new way to shape metal nanoparticles – with a magnetic field, by Karmela Padavic-Calaghan, referring to Magnetic-field directed vapor-phase assembly of low fractal dimension metal nanostructures: experiment and theory
Interviewed for wired.com (2021)
12. Blog Post: What have the Romans ever done for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, by Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, referring to Nano-vault architecture mitigates stress in silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Contributed at Nature Research Device and Materials Engineering Community forum (2021)
11. Article: Silicon anode structure generates new potential for lithium-ion batteries, by Danielle Ellenby, referring to Nano-vault architecture mitigates stress in silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Circulated in popular science websites: EurekAlert, scitechdaily.com, californianewstimes.com, etc. (2021)
10. Article: Livestream available: metal to metal oxide progression, by Christopher Richardson, referring to In situ observation of metal to metal oxide progression: a study of charge transfer phenomenon at Ru-CuO interface
Circulated in popular science websites: Phys.org, EurekAlert, fxncc.com, businesstelegraph.co.uk, etc. (2019)
9. Article: Gold for iron nanocubes, by Johanna Pellinen, referring to Site-specific wetting of iron nanocubes by gold atoms in gas-phase synthesis
Circulated in popular science websites: Phys.org, Physnews, Pythom, ScienceDaily.com, etc. (2019)
8. Article: These labs are remarkably diverse – here’s why they’re winning at science, by Kendall Powell, referring to the overall performance of the Nanoparticles by Design Unit at OIST
Published in Nature (2018)
7. Article: Τα νανοσωματίδια και οι ιδιότητές τους (Nanoparticles and their properties)
Published in Phenomenon, the official journal of the Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (October 2017)
6. Article: Supercharging silicon batteries, by Wilko Duprez, referring to Nanoscale heterogeneity of multi-layered Si anodes with embedded nanoparticle scaffolds for Li-ion batteries
Circulated in popular science websites: Science Newsline, World Industrial Reporter, Nanowerk, Phys.org, Science Daily, newelectronics, Materialsgate, AZO Nano, Innovations Report, etc. (2017)
5. Articles: Shaping the future, by Sarah Wong, and There is no step two: simultaneous synthesis and application of nanoparticles, by Lisa Smith, referring to Gas phase synthesis of multifunctional Fe-based nanocubes
Circulated in popular science websites: Nano Magazine, Phys.org, Innovations Report, Nanowerk, Terra Daily, AZO Nano, etc. (2017)
4. Article and interview: 世界のモデル 沖縄から生み出す・沖縄科学技術大学院大学 (Model of the world-Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University), by Waka Mabuchi
Published at Times Jutaku Shimbun (2016)
3. Article: New ukidama nanoparticle structure revealed, by Rebecca Hofland, referring to Kinetic trapping through coalescence and the formation of patterned Ag-Cu nanoparticles
Circulated in popular science websites: MaterialsToday, MyWebMemo, Asian Scientist, The Medical News, Phys.org, EurekAlert, ScienceDaily.com, etc. (2016)
2. Article: Nanoparticles can grow in cubic shape, referring to Formation mechanism of Fe nanocubes by magnetron sputtering inert gas condensation
Circulated in popular science websites: Phys.org, EurekAlert, ScienceDaily.com, etc. (2016)
1. Article: Simulating the invisible, by Poncie Rutsch, referring to Coalescence-induced crystallisation wave in Pd nanoparticles
Circulated in popular science websites: Phys.org, Nanowerk.com, ScienceDaily.com, scientificcomputing.com, etc. (2014)