Caterina Cocchi

Contact
Prof. Dr. Caterina Cocchi
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 
Institut für Physik und IRIS Adlershof
Zum Grossen Windkanal 6, 12489 Berlin, Germany
phone: +49 (0)30 2093 66365
e-mail: caterina.cocchi[at]physik.hu-berlin.de


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Short CV
- 4/2017 - present: Juniorprofessor
   Physics Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- 1/2013 - 3/2017: Post-doctoral researcher
   Physics Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany 
   (Group of Prof. C. Draxl)
- 2012: Post-doctoral researcher
  "Centro S3", CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, Modena, Italy 
   (Group of Prof. E. Molinari)
- 2009 - 2011: PhD student
   Physics Department, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy 
   (Supervisor: Prof. E. Molinari)


Main research topics 
- theoretical spectroscopy
- optical and core-level excitations
- organic materials 
- low-dimensional materials
- graphene-based nanostructures 

Current projects
- SFB658 "Molecular switches at surfaces" 
- SFB951 "HIOS - Hybrid inorganic/organic systems for opto-electronics"
- GraFOx "Growth and fundamentals of oxides for electronic applications"

Publications
21. C. Cocchi and C. Draxl,
       Understanding effects of packing density and chemical terminations 
       on the optical properties of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers
       J. Phys.: Condens. Matter (2017) 10.1088/1361-648X/aa7ca7; arXiv:1706.00579.

20. C. Draxl and C. Cocchi,
      Exciting core-level spectroscopy
      Int. Tab. Cryst., in print (2017).

19. W. Aggoune, C. Cocchi, D. Nabok, K. Rezouali, M. A. Belkhir, and C. Draxl,
     Enhanced light-matter interaction in graphene/h-BN van der Waals heterostructures
     J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 1464-1471 (2017).

18. C. Vorwerk, C. Cocchi, and C. Draxl,
       Addressing electron-hole correlation of solids:
       An all-electron many-body approach from first principles
       Phys. Rev. B 95, 155121 (2017).

17. Q. Fu, C. Cocchi, D. Nabok, A. Gulans, and C.Draxl,
     Graphene-modulated photo-absorption in adsorbed azobenzene monolayers
     Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 6196 (2017).

16. C. Cocchi, T. Moldt, C. Gahl, M. Weinelt, and C. Draxl,
      Optical properties of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers:
      Intermolecular coupling and many-body interactions
      J. Chem. Phys. 145, 234701 (2016).

15. C. Cocchi, H. Zschiesche, D. Nabok, A. Mogilatenko, M. Albrecht, Z. Galazka, H. Kirmse, C. Draxl, and C. Koch,
    Atomic signatures of local environment from core-level spectroscopy in β-Ga2O3,
    Phys. Rev. B 94, 075147 (2016).

14. B. Klett, C. Cocchi, L. Pithan, S. Kowarik, and C. Draxl, 
    Polymorphism in alpha-sexithiophene crystals: Relative stability and transition path,
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 14603 (2016).

13. C. Vorwerk, C. Cocchi, and C. Draxl, 
   LayerOptics: Microscopic modelling of optical coefficients in layered materials, 
      Comp. Phys. Comm. 201, 119 (2016).

12. C. Cocchi and C. Draxl, 
    Optical spectra from molecules to crystals: Insight from many-body perturbation theory, 
    Phys. Rev. B 92, 205126 (2015).

11. C. Cocchi and C. Draxl, 
    Bound excitons and many-body effects in X-ray absorption spectra of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers, 
    Phys. Rev. B 92, 205105 (2015). 

10. L. Pithan, C. Cocchi, H. Zschiesche, C. Weber, A. Zykov, S. Bommel, S. J. Leake, P. Schäfer, C. Draxl, and S. Kowarik, 
    Light controls polymorphism in thin films of sexithiophene, 
    Cryst. Growth Des. 15, 1319 - 1324 (2015).

9. M. De Corato, C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, M. J. Caldas, E. Molinari, and A. Ruini, 
    Optical Properties of Bilayer Graphene Nanoflakes, 
    J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 23219 (2014).

8. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Ruini, M. J. Caldas, and E. Molinari, 
    Anisotropy and Size Effects on the Optical Spectra of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, 
    J. Phys. Chem. A 118, 6507 - 6513 (2014).

7. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Ruini, E. Molinari, and C. A. Rozzi, 
    Ab Initio Simulation of Optical Limiting: The Case of Metal-Free Phthalocyanine, 
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 198303 (2014).

6. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Ruini, M. J. Caldas, A. Fasolino, and E. Molinari, 
    Concavity Effects on the Optical Properties of Aromatic Hydrocarbons, 
    J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 12909 - 12915 (2013).

5. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Ruini, M. J. Caldas, and E. Molinari, 
      Electronics and Optics of Graphene Nanoflakes: Edge Functionalization and Structural Distortions, 
      J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 17328 - 17335 (2012).

4. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Ruini, M. J. Caldas, and E. Molinari, 
      Optical Excitations and Field Enhancement in Short Graphene Nanoribbons, 
      J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 3, 924 - 929 (2012).

3. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Ruini, M. J. Caldas, and E. Molinari, 
      Optical Properties and Charge Transfer Excitations in Edge Functionalized All-Graphene Nanojunctions, 
      J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 1315 - 1319 (2011).

2. C. Cocchi, A. Ruini, D. Prezzi, M. J. Caldas, and E. Molinari, 
      Designing All-Graphene Nanojunctions by Covalent Functionalization, 
      J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 2969 -- 2973 (2011).

1. C. Cocchi, D. Prezzi, A. Calzolari, and E. Molinari, 
      Spin-Transport Selectivity upon Co Adsorption on Antiferromagnetic Graphene Nanoribbons, 
      J. Chem. Phys. 133, 124703 (2010).

See also: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PkLdomgAAAAJ&hl=en

Teaching
- Hands-on tutorial on density-functional theory (SoSe 2015)
- Seminar on exciton dynamics (WiSe 2016) 
- Theory of excitations in materials (SoSe 2016, SoSe 2017)