Gvido Bratina

Research area

Electric charge transport in thin layers of organic semiconductors, graphene and organic-semiconductor/graphene blends. Initial stages of growth of thin layers of organic semiconductors on graphene and dielectric substrates. Optical, electronic and structural properties of organic semiconductor layers. Electronic properties of graphene and graphene-related compounds. Experimental methods: organic molecular beam deposition, atomic force microscopy, synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy, transient photocurrent measurements, transport methods, optical lithography. Recently I focus on van der Waals heterostructures, based on graphene and organic semiconductors and two dimensional dielectrics such as hexagonal boron nitride.

Education

1983: Engineer of Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
1988: Master of Science (magisterij) Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
1992: Doctor of Science (Dr.) University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Academic positions

2010-present: Professor of physics, University of Nova Gorica
1997-2022: Head and founder of the Laboratory for Organic Matter Physics, University of Nova Gorica.
2009-2022: Vice rector for science and arts, University of Nova Gorica
2000-2013: Dean of the School for applied sciences. University of Nova Gorica.
1999-2010: Director of the graduate program Materials Characterization. Nova Gorica Polytechnic

Past positions

1992-1996: Research Associate, University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Research on compound semiconductor interfaces, using molecular beam epitaxy, atomic force microscopy, and synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy.
1989-1992: Research assistant, Laboratory TASC-INFM, Trieste, Italy.
1985-1989: Development engineer, ISKRA Elektrooptika, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
1984-1985: Military service
1983-1984: Development engineer Iskra Avtoelektrika, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.

Awards

2018: Pregl Award for outstanding achievements in science

Service appointments

2017-2018: Member of the Working group for the preparation of the Research act. Appointed by the Ministry of education, science and sports, Republic of Slovenia
2010-2013: Member of the Higher education council of the Republic of the Republic of Slovenia
2004-2008: Member of the Commission for Natural sciences and mathematics at the Scientific council of Republic of Slovenia.
2001-2017: Member of the management board, Foundation University of Nova Gorica.
2006-2007: Head of the action group for the restructuring of the study programs in Physics at the University of Nova Gorica.
2005-2006: Organized and supervised a construction of a 2100 m2 building for the University of Nova Gorica.
2002-2005: Member of the Advisory board, Technology park of Primorska, Nova Gorica.
1998-2005: Responsible for the organization of the monthly scientific seminars at the University of Nova Gorica.
2003-2005: Member of the Personal nucleus for physics of the Slovenian scientific expert system, Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
2003-2004: Head of the action group for the preparation of the undergraduate program Instrumentation.
2003-2005: Member of the Executive committee, Slovenian vacuum society
1999-2000: Head of the action group for the preparation of the graduate program Materials characterization.
2000: Member of the Expert group for the foundation of the University of Primorska, Government of the Republic of Slovenia.

Referee

Physical Review Letters,
Physical Review B,
Applied Physics Letters,
Surface Science,
Physica E,
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Organic electronics