Scientific Board
The Scientific Board is composed by some of the Tethis cofounder and by two scientists not directly involved in the firm’s
activities.
• 5 co-founders members:
• 2 external members:
- Prof. Paolo Milani
- Prof. Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, Director of
the
Experimental
Oncology
Dept.,
Europena Institue of Oncology, Milano
Prof. Massimo Sancrotti, Analytical
Division Leader, TASC-INFM National
Laboratory, Trieste, Italy
- Dott. Emanuele Barborini
- Dott. Paolo Piseri
- Dott. Andrea Ridi
- Dott. Simone Vinati
Board of Directors
The Board of directors is composed by six Tethis co-founders
and one delegate from the University of Milano.
• Six co-founders members:
- Dott. Stefano Morri - President
- Dott. Andrea Ridi - CEO
- Dott. Mario Zanone Poma
- Prof. Paolo Milani
- Ing. Giovanbattista Laghezza
- Dott. Massimo Gatelli
• One delegate from the University of Milano:
- Prof. Gianpiero Sironi
Main features of the
technology
• Production and deposition of thin films through cluster assembling
on metallic, semi-conducting, polymeric and organic substrates
• Compatible with traditional thin films deposition techniques, for the
production of nano-composite materials
• Compatible with microelectronics planar technologies
• Parallel production processes with high deposition rate
• Production of micro and nanopatterned films with high spatial
resolution and aspect ratio
Fields of application
Tethis’ technology provide an high versatility and has a very
broad application spectrum, i.e.:
• nanostructured sensor arrays for gas sensing, electronic nose,
multi-parametric sensors, environmental monitoring
• supercapacitors
• fuel cells
• photo-catalytic devices
• lab on a chip for bio-technological applications (proteomics,
genomics e post genomics)
• bio-compatible materials for tissue engineering
Technology (1)
The production technique, called Supersonic Cluster Beams
Deposition (SCBD), consists in the assembling of clusters
produced in supersonic expansions. The cluster source, called
Pulsed Microplasma Cluster Source (PMCS) was designed,
developed, and patented by three co-founders of Tethis
Source Chamber
Deposition Chamber
Cluster Beam
Nanostructured Thin Film
PMCS
To Vacuum Pump
To Vacuum Pump
Technology (2)
PMCS principle of operation
1
2
Injection of an
inert gas pulse
Pulsed Valve
Microplasma formation due
to an intense electric
discharge
Anode
Nozzle
Ion sputtering of cathode
surface
Cathode
Thermalization of the
ablated material and
cluster aggregation
3
Expansion of the mixture gas-clusters into
a supersonic cluster beam
4
Pre-Industrial Deposition Apparatus (1)
This apparatus is at the LGM Labs, University of Milano. It can
be used by Tethis personnel due to an agreement between Tethis,
INFM and the University of Milano
An example: Nanostructured composites
materials for electrochemical applications
Platinum content: 1% at.
Increase of Platinum content
Platinum content: 20% at.