Roberto Nicoletti
Research Interests
My research project focuses on the development of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) employing carbon quantum dots (CQDs). In particular, it is aimed at enhancing the performance of phosphorus-based anodes through the unique properties of CQDs.
Educational background
PhD (Engineering and applied science for energy and industry)11/2024
Sapienza University of Rome, Itay
Topic: Electrochemically active carbon quantum dots (C-QDs) for versatile energy storage applications
Supervisor: Prof. Isabella Chiarotto, Dr. Pierpaolo Prosini
Master’s degree in Chemistry
02/2022 – 07/2024
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Topic: Detection of PFAS using optical transduction sensors
Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Paolesse
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry
10/2018 – 02/2022
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Topic: In silico study of gold (Au) surfaces functionalized with peptide monolayers for theranostic applications
Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Palleschi
Awards & Achievements
I° Bruno Scrosati Award
Presentation Topic: Electrochemically active carbon quantum dots (C-QDs) for phosphorus-based anodic materials
Conferences
April 2025
Bologna, Italy
E-tech Bologna 2025
September 2025
Milazzo, Italy
3rd National Conference of the Division of Chemistry for Technologies of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) and 14th National Conference of the Italian Association of Chemistry for Engineering (AICIng)
Poster Topic: “Sodium Iron Phosphate: Cathode Material for Large Scale Batteries”
Projects & Visits
June 2025
Trondheim, Norway
Summer School on „Mid- to Long-Term Hybrid Energy Storage”
Poster topic: Electrochemically active carbon quantum dots (C-QDs) for phosphorus-based anodic materials