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Espedito Vassallo
Experienced researcher in radio frequency technological low temperature plasmas and plasma diagnostics. Research expertise has been in fusion energy topic on the erosion phenomena in tokamak plasmas and in the understanding of the physical and chemical reactions in plasma processes, like grafting, etching, activation and polymerisation on different materials with different monomers and plasma parameters.
- EXPERTISE Plasma processes, Surface modification, Plasma wall interaction, PECVD
- ROLE Senior Researcher
- MAIL espedito.vassallo@istp.cnr.it
- PHONE +39 02 66173 245
- ISTP OFFICE Milano
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MY SELECTED
RESEARCH
PRODUCTS Effect of Low-Pressure Plasma Treatment on the Surface Wettability of Poly(butylene succinate) Films
Year: 2022 Product Type: Journal Article
Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus by the synergistic action of charged and reactive plasma particles
Year: 2020 Product Type: Journal Article
Deuterium retention and erosion in liquid Sn samples exposed to D2 and Ar plasmas in GyM device
Year: 2018 Product Type: Journal Article
Effect of alumina coatings on corrosion protection of steels in molten lead
Year: 2018 Product Type: Journal Article
Retention of nanocrystalline WNx layers exposed to high-fluence deuterium plasmas
Year: 2015 Product Type: Journal Article
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Coatings (Basel) 12 pp. 1105-1 - 1105-11 Year: 2022 DOI: 10.3390/coatings12081105
Synergistic Action of Reactive Plasma Particles and UV Radiation to Inactivate Staphylococcus Aureus
Vassallo E.; Pedroni M.; Aloisio M.; Silvetti T.; Morandi S.; Brasca M. -
ACS omega pp. A-1 - M-13 Year: 2022 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02740
Unraveling the mechanism of maskless nanopatterning of black-silicon by CF4/H2 plasma reactive ion etching
Ghezzi Francesco; Pedroni Matteo; Kovac Janez; Causa Federica; Cremona Anna; Anderle Mariano; Caniello Roberto; Pietralunga Silvia M.; Vassallo Espedito -
32nd Symposium on Fusion Technology - SOFT 2022, , Dubrovnik, Croatia / hybrid , 18-23 September 2022 Year: 2022
Assessment of ECRH vacuum compatibility with DTT plasma operation
Balbinot L.; Sartori E.; Bruschi A.; Fanale F.; Garavaglia S.; Granucci G.; Innocente P.; Romano A.; Vassallo E. -
21st joint workshop on electron cyclotron emission (ECE) and electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH), , Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France , 20-24 June 2022 Year: 2022
Development of the Multi-Beam Transmission Line for DTT ECRH system
Garavaglia S.; Balbinot L.; Bruschi A.; Fanale F.; Fanelli P.; Granucci G.; Moro A.; Romano A.; Salvitti A.; Sartori E.; Schmuck S.; Simonetto A.; Vassallo E. -
32nd Symposium on Fusion Technology - SOFT 2022, , Dubrovnik, Croatia / hybrid , 18-23 September 2022 Year: 2022
Preliminary gas desorption studies from tungsten exposed to He plasma in GyM linear device using Laser Induced Desorption Spectroscopy
Laguardia L.; Iafrati M.; Alonzo M.; Pedroni M.; Vassallo E.; De Angeli M.; Ghezzi F.; Gervasini G.; Uccello A.; Cremona A.; Mellera V.; Rufoloni A. -
Frontiers in Physics 11 pp. 1 - 14 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1108175
Linear plasma device GyM for plasma-material interaction studies
Uccello A.; Bin W.; Bruschi A.; Causa F.; Cremona A.; De Angeli M.; Farina D.; Gatto G.; Gervasini G.; Ghezzi F.; Gittini G.; Granucci G.; Grosso G.; Laguardia L.; Lontano M.; Mellera V.; Minelli D.; Nardone A.; Pedroni M.; Ripamonti [ Et al. ] -
19th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications - PFMC 19, , Bonn, Germany , 22-26 May 2023 Year: 2023
Study the role of roughness in the sputtering process of tungsten by GyM helium plasma: experiments and ERO2.0 modelling
Uccello A.; Alberti G.; Cremona A.; Ghezzi F.; Pedroni M.; Vassallo E.; Tonello E.; Vavassori D.; Dellasega D.; Passoni M. -
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 41 (4), pp. 044201-1 - 044201-9 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.1116/6.0002396
Development of the electron cyclotron resonance heating system for Divertor Tokamak Test
Garavaglia S.; Balbinot L.; Bruschi A.; Busi D.; Bussolan A.; Fanale F.; Granucci G.; Moro A.; Platania P.; Rispoli N.; Romano A.; Sartori E.; Schmuck S.; Simonetto A.; Vassallo E. -
19th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications - PFMC 19, , Bonn, Germany , 22-26 May 2023 Year: 2023
Investigation of the He content in W layers, deposited by Ar-He magnetron discharges, by LIDS, LIBS and TDS measurements
Laguardia L.; Iafrati M.; Alonzo M.; Almaviva S.; Pedroni M; Vassallo E.; De Angeli M.; Ghezzi F.; Gervasini G.; Cremona A.; Uccello A.; Mellera V.; Rufoloni A. -
Ceramics international 49 pp. 10608 - 10614 Year: 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.11.248
Plasma etching as a surface engineering technique for SiC/SiC composites to improve joint strength
De Zanet A.; Pedroni M.; Salvo M.; Vassallo E.; Casalegno V. -
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 41 pp. 032802-1 - 032802-9 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.1116/6.0002377
Study of process parameters and characteristics properties of W coatings deposited by rf plasma sputtering
Vassallo E.; Pedroni M.; Aloisio M.; Minelli D.; Nardone A.; Chen H.; Pietralunga S.M.; Stinchelli A.; Di Fonzo F. -
21st joint workshop on electron cyclotron emission (ECE) and electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH), , Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France , 20-24 June 2022 Year: 2022
Development of the Multi-Beam Transmission Line for DTT ECRH system
Garavaglia S.; Bruschi A.; Fanale F., Granucci G.; Moro A.; Platania P.; Romano A.; Schmuck S.; Simonetto A.; Vassallo E. -
AIV XXV Conference, , Napoli, Italy , 10-12 May 2022 Year: 2022
Development of the ECRH system for DTT
Garavaglia S.; Balbinot L.; Bruschi A.; Busi D.; Bussolan A.; Fanale F.; Moro A.; Granucci G.; Platania P.; Rispoli N.; Romano A.; Sartori E.; Schmuck S.; Simonetto A.; Vassallo E. -
The 24th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices - PSI-24, , Jeju, Korea (Virtual) , 25-29 January 2021 Year: 2021
ERO2.0 and SOLPS-ITER modelling of rough W coatings exposures to He plasmas in the linear machine GyM
Sala M.; Uccello A.; Dellasega D.; Tonello E.; Alberti G.; Vassallo E.; Pedroni M.; Romazanov J.; Eksaeva A.; Passoni M. -
Nuclear fusion 61 (11), pp. 116006-1 - 116006-13 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ac22d2
Gross and net erosion balance of plasma-facing materials in full-W tokamaks
Hakola, A.; Likonen, J.; Lahtinen, A.; Vuoriheimo, T.; Groth, M.; Kumpulainen, H.; Balden, M.; Krieger, K.; Mayer, M.; Schwarz-Selinger, T.; Brezinsek, S.; Kelemen, M.; Markelj, S.; Barac, M.; Gouasmia, S.; Radovic, I. Bogdanovic; Uccello, A.; Vassallo, E.; Dellasega, D.; Passoni, [ Et al. ] -
Journal of nuclear materials 555 pp. 153135-1 - 153135-10 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.153135
Influence of surface roughness on the sputter yield of Mo under keV D ion irradiation
Kelemen M.; Schwarz-Selinger T.; Mutzke A.; Balden M.; Vassallo E.; Pedroni M.; Dellasega D.; Passoni M.; Romeo F.; Hakola A.; Pelicon P.; Zaplotnik R.; Markelj S. -
Nuclear materials and energy 27 pp. 100987-1 - 100987-9 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2021.100987
The impact of surface morphology on the erosion of metallic surfaces – Modelling with the 3D Monte-Carlo code ERO2.0
Eksaeva A.; Borodin D.; Romazanov J.; Kirschner A.; Kreter A.; B.Goths; Rasinski M.; Unterberg B.; Brezinsek S.; Linsmeier C.; E.Vassallo; Passoni M.; Dellasega D.; Sala M.; Romeo F.; Borodkina I. -
Nuclear materials and energy 24 pp. 100779-1 - 100779-10 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2020.100779
Exposures of bulk W and nanostructured W coatings to medium flux D plasmas
Sala M.; Uccello A.; Dellasega D.; Pedroni M.; Vassallo E.; Passoni M. -
Physica scripta (Print) T171 (1), pp. 014057-1 - 014057-8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ab5810
ERO2.0 modelling of the effects of surface roughness on molybdenum erosion and redeposition in the PSI-2 linear plasma device
Eksaeva A.; Borodin D.; Romazanov J.; Kreter A.; Pospieszczyk A.; Dickheuer S.; Möller S.; Göths B.; Rasinski M.; Knoche U.; Terra A.; Kirschner A.; Borodkina I.; Eichler M.; Unterberg B.; Brezinsek S.; Linsmeier Ch.; Vassallo E.; Pedroni M.; Passoni M.; [ Et al. ] -
PSI-25, 25th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interaction in Controlled Fusion Devices, , Jeju, Korea , 12-17 June 2022 Year: 2022
ERO2.0 investigation of model surfaces microscale evolution after exposure to helium plasmas in the GyM linear device
Alberti G.; Dellasega D.; Uccello A.; Vassallo E.; Pedroni M.; Aloisio M.; Romazanov J.; Passoni M. -
Nuclear materials and energy 33 pp. 101266-1 - 101266-9 Year: 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2022.101266
Influence of surface morphology on erosion of plasma-facing components in H-mode plasmas of ASDEX Upgrade
Lahtinen A.; Hakola A.; Likonen J.; Balden M.; Krieger K.; Gouasmia S.; Radovic Bogdanovic I.; Provatas G.; Kelemen M.; Markelj S.; Pedroni M.; Uccello A.; Vassallo E.; Dellasega D.; Passoni M. -
PSI-25, 25th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interaction in Controlled Fusion Devices, , Korea , 13-17 June 2022 Year: 2022
Influence of surface morphology on erosion of plasma-facing components in H-mode plasmas of ASDEX Upgrade
Lahtinen A.; Hakola A.; Likonen J.; Balden M.; Krieger K.; Gouasmia S.; Bogdanovic Radovic I.; Provatas G.; Kelemen M.; Markelj S.; Pedroni M.; Uccello A.; Vassallo E.; Dellasega D.; Passoni M.; ASDEX Upgrade Team; EUROfusion MST1 Team -
AIV XXV Conference, , Napoli, Italy , 10-12 May 2022 Year: 2022
Surface modification of biodegradable polymers by low temperature plasma for improving their performances as food packaging
Pedroni M.; Vassallo E.; Aloisio M.; Brasca M.; Cerruti P.; Chen H.; Donnini R.; Firpo G.; Ghezzi F.; Morandi S.; Pietralunga S.M.; Silvetti T.; Virgili T. -
Coatings (Basel) 12 (2), pp. 220-1 - 220-13 Year: 2022 DOI: 10.3390/coatings12020220
Effect of Low-Pressure Plasma Treatment on the Surface Wettability of Poly(butylene succinate) Films
Vassallo E.; Aloisio M.; Pedroni M.; Ghezzi F.; Cerruti P.; Donnini R. -
Coatings (Basel) 11 (11), pp. 1281-1 - 1281-10 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.3390/coatings11111281
Plasma Sputtered Tungsten Oxide Thin Film on Poly(lactic acid) for Food Packaging Applications
Pedroni, Matteo; Vassallo, Espedito; Aloisio, Marco; Brasca, Milena; Chen, Hao; Firpo, Giuseppe; Ghezzi, Francesco; Morandi, Stefano; Pietralunga, Silvia Maria; Silvetti, Tiziana; Virgili, Tersilla -
Fusion engineering and design (Print) 168 pp. 112678-1 - 112678-7 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112678
Progress of DTT ECRH system design
Garavaglia S.; Baiocchi B.; Bruschi A.; Busi D.; Fanale F.; Figini L.; Granucci G.; Moro A.; Platania P.; Rispoli N.; Romano A.; Salvitti A.; Sartori E.; Schmuck S.; Vassallo E. -
Fusion engineering and design 168 pp. 112678-1 - 112678-7 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112678
Progress of DTT ECRH system design
Garavaglia S.; Baiocchi B.; Bruschi A.; Busi D.; Fanale F.; Figini L.; Granucci G.; Moro A.; Platania P.; Rispoli N.; Romano A.; Salvitti A.; Sartori E.; Schmuck S.; Vassallo E. -
Foods 10 (3), pp. 513-1 - 513-13 Year: 2021 DOI: 10.3390/foods10030513
Assessment of possible application of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet for shelf life extension of fresh-cut salad
Silvetti T.; Pedroni M.; Brasca M.; Vassallo E.; Cocetta G.; Ferrante A.; De Noni I.; Piazza L.; Morandi S. -
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 38 (1), pp. 012203 -1 - 012203 -8 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.1116/1.5129612
Bismuth vanadate photoanodes for water splitting deposited by radio frequency plasma reactive co-sputtering
Pedroni M.; Chiarello G.L.; Haghshenas N.; Canetti M.; Ripamonti D.; Selli E.; Vassallo E. -
Plasma Science & Technology 22 (8), pp. 085504-1 - 085504-7 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ab8c32
Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus by the synergistic action of charged and reactive plasma particles
Vassallo Espedito; Pedroni Matteo; Silvetti Tiziana; Morandi Stefano; Brasca Milena -
Materials letters (Gen. ed.) 272 pp. 127855-1 - 127855-4 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127855
A plasma pre-treatment to improve adhesion on SiC and Si3N4 ceramics
Casalegno V.; Ferraris M.; Perero S.; Suess M.; Wilhelmi C.; Pedroni M.; Vassallo E.; Salvo M. -
Surfaces (Basel) 3 (1), pp. 105 - 115 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.3390/surfaces3010010
Multilayer WO3/BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar-Driven Water Splitting Prepared by RF-Plasma Sputtering
Pedroni Matteo; Chiarello Gian Luca; Vassallo Espedito; Selli Elena -
46th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, pp. 1 - 4 , Milano - Italy , 8 - 12 July 2019 Year: 2019
Spectroscopic diagnostics for deriving electron temperature and density from an Argon plasma in GyM
Cremona A.; Giunta A.; O’Mullane M.; Causa F.; Ghezzi F.; Granucci G.; Mellera V.; Minelli D.; Nardone A.; Pedroni M.; Ricci D.; Rispoli N.; Uccello A.; Vassallo E. -
Nuclear materials and energy 18 pp. 18 - 22 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2018.12.002
The adhesion of tungsten dust on plasma-exposed tungsten surfaces
Tolias P.; De Angeli M.; Riva G.; Ratynskaia S.; Daminelli G.; Laguardia L.; Pedroni M.; Ripamonti D.; Uccello A.; Vassallo E.
