Man

Diana Dulic

Associated Professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


The main scope of my research is studying charge transport in nano-devices. I measure the charge transport in nano-devices, seeking to understand the interplay of physics, chemistry and engineering at the nanometer scale.

Educación

  •  Physics, UNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN. Holanda, 2001
  •  Physics, Univerity of Belgrde. Yugoslavia, 1996

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associated Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - A la fecha

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    IMEC BELGICA

    Hasselt, Bélgica

    2012 - 2012

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    Faculty of Applied Sciences

    Delft, Holanda

    2009 - 2012

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    UNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

    Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

    Groningen, Holanda

    2001 - 2006

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    CEA Saclay

    Saclay, Francia

    2006 - 2009

Formación de Capital Humano


TEACHING (Undergraduate and graduate, course title)
- 2016 “Electromagnetism”. General undergraduate course compulsory for all students of the Faculty of Engineering, FCFM, University of Chile. Approximately 100 students.
- 2013-2022 “Experimental Methods”. General undergraduate course compulsory for students of the Faculty of Engineering, FCFM, University of Chile. Approximately 120 students and 150-200 online version.
- 2014-2019 “Introduction to Nanodevices”.. Elective undergraduate and graduate course open to all students of the Faculty of Engineering, FCFM, University of Chile. Approximately 20-40 students.
- 2016, 2018, 2019,2021 “Experimental Physics II”. General undergraduate course for physics students at the Faculty of Engineering, FCFM, University of Chile. Approximately 6 students.
- 2021 “Introduction to Experimental and Theoretical Research”. Undergraduate course for Physics students (5 students).

MENTORING EXPERIENCE (2012-2021)
- Mentoring of a professional title student Constanza Rivera Krumm at the FCFM, University of Chile (Graduated 2021). Project title: “Métodos de clasificación no supervisada de trazas de conductividad de la familia de las porferinas”.
- Mentoring of a Master's student Alfredo Rates at the FCFM, University of Chile (Graduated 2019). Project title: “Identifying conductance pathways in single porphyrin molecules”. A part of the project is funded by the EU grant.
- Co-supevising a Ph.D. project of Ignacio Olavarría Contreras at the TU Delft, the Netherlands (Graduated 2018).
Thesis title: “Single-molecule Conductance Measurements: Correlation Between Chemical Design and Electronic Properties”
- Mentoring a Master's student Jacqueline Labra at the FCFM, University of Chile (Graduated 2018). Project title: “Electrical characterization of protein networks and inorganic nanoparticles”. A part of the project is funded by the EU grant.
- Mentoring a Master's student Pablo Cabello at the FCFM, University of Chile (Graduated 2016). Project title: “Charge Transport in Nanoparticles”. A part of the project is funded by the EU grant.
- Mentoring of a Post Doc Cristian Gutierrezce at the FCFM, University of Chile (2014/2016). Project title: “Development of the liquid cell for MCBJ experiments”. (Funded by FONDECYT)
- Mentoring of an Electrical Engineering bachelor's student Rodrigo Carrasco at the FCFM, University of Chile (March 2014- present). Project title: Measurements and analysis of single-porphyrin-based molecular junctions.
- Mentoring a Physics bachelor's student Pablo Cabello at the FCFM, University of Chile (Graduated 2016). Project title: Analysis of the current-voltage characteristics in single-porphyrin-based molecular junctions.
- Mentoring of the three-month research project of a Mechanical Engineering bachelor student Stijn Balk at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (October - December 2011). Thesis title: Noise measurements of single-molecules.
- Co-mentoring of the one-year research project of a Master's student Max Koole at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (September 2011 –September 2012). Thesis title: Improvement of the electrostatic gate in three-terminal break junction devices.
- Co-supervising the Ph.D. project of Mickael Perrin at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (March 2011-now). Thesis topic: Electronic transport through single porphyrin molecules using the Mechanically Controllable Break Junction Technique.
- Mentoring of the six-month research project of a bachelor's student Ton Verhoeven at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (January – July 2011). Thesis title: Application of the Simmons Model in Mechanically Controllable Break Junction Experiments.
- Co-supervising the Ph.D. project of VenkatesSeshan and the post-doc Carlos Arroyo in the development of new fabrication methods for obtaining diamond nanostructures at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (March 2010- January 2012)


Premios y Distinciones

  •   “The best personal research grant award”

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2018

    Recognition from the University of Chile for being in the top 2% in the competition for the personal grants FONDECYT REGULAR 2018 in second place in the Chemistry Panel.

  •   “The best lecturer award”

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2017

    Recognition from the University of Chile for being the best lecturer at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Chile.


 

Article (31)

Mechanical conductance tunability of a porphyrin-cyclophane single-molecule junction
Porphyrins as building blocks for single-molecule devices
Mechanical Fixation by Porphyrin Connection: Synthesis and Transport Studies of a Bicyclic Dimer
Single-Molecule Transport of Fullerene-Based Curcuminoids
Synthesis and Transport Studies of a Cofacial Porphyrin Cyclophane
Trapping and electrical characterization of single core/shell iron-based nanoparticles in self-aligned nanogaps
Unravelling the conductance path through single-porphyrin junctions
Electric-field induced bistability in single-molecule conductance measurements for boron coordinated curcuminoid compounds
Mechanical Tuning of Through-Molecule Conductance in a Conjugated Calix[4]pyrrole
Charge Transport through a Single Molecule of trans-1-bis-Diazofluorene [60]fullerene
Multiscale Approach to the Study of the Electronic Properties of Two Thiophene Curcuminoid Molecules
Image effects in transport at metal-molecule interfaces
Large negative differential conductance in single-molecule break junctions
“Large tunable image-charge effect in single-molecule junctions.”
Current-induced nanogap formation and graphitization in boron-doped diamond films
Charge transport in a zinc–porphyrin single-molecule junction
Influence of the Chemical Structure on the Stability and Conductance of Porphyrin Single-Molecule Junctions
Controlled Stability of Molecular Junctions
Direct conductance measurements of short single DNA molecules in dry conditions
Temperature Gating of the Ring-Opening Process in Diarylethene Molecular Switches
Mechanics of lithographically defined break junctions
Molecular Switches Get Wired: Synthesis of Diarylethenes Containing One or Two Sulphurs
One-Way Optoelectronic Switching of Photochromic Molecules on Gold
Effects of Vortex Pinning and Thermal Fluctuations on the Josephson Plasma Resonance in Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 and YBa2Cu3O6.5
Magnetic Field Dependence of the Transverse Plasmon in SmLa0.8Sr0.2CuO4−δ
Observation of the Transverse Optical Plasmon in SmLa0.8Sr0.2CuO4−δ
C-axis optical properties of high Tc cuprates
c -axis penetration depth and interlayer conductivity in the thallium-based cuprate superconductors
Plasmon DOS in layered systems: two layers per unit cell
Systematics of c -axis phonons in the thallium- and bismuth-based cuprate superconductors
Global and local measures of the intrinsic Josephson coupling in Tl2Ba2CuO6 as a test of the interlayer tunnelling model

ConferencePaper (1)

Characterization of Electromigration‐induced Gold Nanogaps

Proyecto (6)

Bioinpired Molecular Electronics=> Understanding and Exploiting the Structure-Function Relationships in Single Molecule Junctions
FUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR MATERIALS BASED ON CURCUMINOID LIGANDS
“Designing Advanced Functionalities through controlled NanoElement integration in OXide thin films”
ESTUDIO DE LA CONDUCTANCIA ELÉCTRICA DE ALAMBRES UNIMOLECULARES BASADOS EN METALO-PORFIRINAS SUSTITUIDAS
PORPHYRONICS-PORPHYRIN BASED SINGLE MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS
“Escritora de Litografía óptica sin máscaras”
31
Diana Dulic

Associated Professor

Physics

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

4
Monica Soler

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials

University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Alvaro Etcheverry

Postdoctoral Research Associate

School of Chemistry

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Reino Unido

2
Ignacio Olavarría

Independiente

NA

NA

santiago, Chile

2
Cristian Gutiérrez

Investigador de Postdoctorado

Departemento Química de los Materiales

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Daniel Aravena

Assistant Professor

Quimica de los Materiales

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Sergio Vásquez

ACADÉMICO

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA, BIOTECNOLOGÍA Y MATERIALES,

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS Y MATEMÁTICAS. UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE.

Santiago, Chile