Excellence Science

Integrating advanced methods, research infrastructures and know-how to gain fundamental knowledge in nanoscience and nanotechnologies, and to design advanced materials and biosystems

Advanced Infrastructures

IOM manages and operates strategic scientific infrastructures for the national and international communities

Open Access

IOM research facilities for experimental and theoretical nanoscience are open for access to the scientific and industrial communities through dedicated access portals

Development of Methods and Instrumentation

IOM has a longstanding tradition in designing and implementing new methods for research infrastructures, numerical modelling, HPC and data management.

News & Events

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08.11.2023

La ricerca del CNR in Umbria, un evento del centenario

Nell'ambito delle celebrazioni del centenario del CNR, i sei istituti CNR con sede in Umbria (IBBR, IOM, IRET, IRPI, ISAFOM e SCITEC), hanno organizzato il 7 novembre 2023, presso la Sala dei Notari di Palazzo dei Priori di Perugia, un incontro pubblico di carattere culturale e divulgativo dal titolo “La ricerca del CNR in Umbria”

Atomi metallici intrappolati nella rete del grafene: così nascono i materiali del futuro

Sintetizzato un potenziale catalizzatore bifunzionale spesso un solo atomo

Incontro del Sindaco con le Istituzioni Scientifiche di Trieste

Mission Areas

Energy and Environment

Chemical physics of materials, interfaces, and surfaces down to single atoms

Quantum Materials

Understanding and controlling quantum systems to enable novel technologies

Sensors and Devices

Exploring and tailoring the electronic, optical and magnetic properties of matter at the nanoscale

bIOMed

Biophysics, Nanomedicine, and Soft Matter

>300

Publications per year

>8000

Average citations per year

134

Staff members

89% scientific & technical - 11% administrative

80

Associated members

58 research associates & 22 PhD students

>18 M€

Funding from projects in 2023

81 active projects in 2023

>200

National and international users

accessing IOM facilities every year

Latest Publications

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Applied Surface Science, 680, 2025 doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161310

Comprehensive study of SrF2 growth on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG): Temperature-dependent van der Waals epitaxy

Borghi Mauro, Giovanelli Giulia, Montecchi Monica, Capelli Raffaella, Mescola Andrea, Paolicelli Guido, D'Addato Sergio, Grasser Tibor, Pasquali Luca

Biomaterials Advances, 166, 2025 doi:10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.214036

Core-shell electrospun polycaprolactone nanofibers loaded with rifampicin and coated with silver nanoparticles for tissue engineering applications

Musciacchio Luigi, Mardirossian Mario, Marussi Giovanna, Crosera Matteo, Turco Gianluca, Porrelli Davide

Nanoscale Advances, 2024 doi:10.1039/d4na00737a

Evidence of high electron mobility in magnetic kagome topological metal FeSn thin films

Mosesso Lorenzo, Tomarchio Luca, Bhattarai Niraj, Macis Salvatore, Gori Paola, Grilli Antonio, Cestelli Guidi Mariangela, Philip John, Pulci Olivia, Lupi Stefano

Headquarters

Istituto Officina dei Materiali - CNR-IOM

Q2 Building - Area Science Park Strada Statale 14 km 163,5 - 34149 Basovizza - Trieste

Other units

CNR-IOM Trieste-SISSA

c/o Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati - SISSA Via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste TS

CNR-IOM Perugia

c/o Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università di Perugia, Via Alessandro Pascoli, 06123 Perugia PG

CNR-IOM Grenoble OGG

c/o ESRF, 71, Avenue des Martyrs CS40220, 38043 Grenoble, France

CNR-IOM Cagliari

c/o Dipartimento di Fisica, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari

CNR-IOM Genova

Corso Ferdinando Maria Perrone, 24, 16152 Genova GE