Dr. Piero Ferrari

Research Officer

piero.ferrariramirez@ru.nl

My research focuses on the use of infrared spectroscopy to study gas-phase molecules and small clusters, combining molecular beam experiments with quantum chemical calculations. My main current interests are:

De-excitation mechanisms of isolated clusters and molecules
Astrochemistry in the interstellar medium
Reactivity and catalytic activity of mono- and bi-metallic clusters
Chemical reactions in neutral organocatalysts
The interaction and dynamics of weakly bound complexes

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Research groups	Condensed Matter Physics FELIX Infrared and THz Spectroscopy

My publications

Roadmap on carbon molecular nanostructures in space

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Author(s)	Piero Ferrari, Jos Oomens, Giel Berder, Sandra Brüncken, Joost Bakker e.a.
Year	2025
Journal	The European Physical Journal D, Volume 79, article number 94

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Light on catalytic reaction mechanisms: uncovering the conformation of thiourea-based organocatalysts and their interaction with nitroolefins using mid-infrared spectroscopy

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Author(s)	Piero Ferrari, Alexander K. Lemmens, Wybren Jan Buma
Year	2025
Journal	The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol 16/Issue 24

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Infrared Spectroscopy of Neutral and Cationic Sumanene (C21H12 & C21H12+) in the Gas Phase: Implications for Interstellar Aromatic Infrared Bands (AIBs)

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Author(s)	Pavithraa Sundararajan, Piero Ferrari, Sandra Brünken, Wybren Jan Buma, Alessandra Candian, Alexander Tielens
Year	2025
Journal	ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Vol 9/Issue 4