Directory Record for:

Carlo G. Pantano

Title(s):

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Director, Center for Glass Surfaces, Interfaces, and Coatings

Director, Materials Research Institute

Department:

Materials Science and Engineering

College/Admin. Unit:

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Office Address:

199 Materials Research Institute Building

University Park, PA 16802

Office Phone:

(814) 863-2071

Office Fax:

(814) 863-8561

E-Mail Address:

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Web Page(s):

http://www.mri.psu.edu/faculty/pantano/

http://www.matse.psu.edu/fac/profiles/pantano.htm

Research Synopsis:

Our work is focused on understanding and engineering fundamental features of glass surfaces and interfaces as a function of the glass composition, and its processing or manufacture. The glass surface composition, surface energy, surface charge, adsorptivity, cleanliness, nano/micro-texture, chemical durability and surface mechanical properties play critical roles in many applications, especially in the processing and performance of coated glasses.

Technologies Impacted by Research:

The majority of new and emerging applications for glasses require surface treatment or coating. In biotechnology, molecular and polymer coatings of various kinds are required. For flat panel display and energy technologies, the glass surface is a substrate for electronic and integrated optical materials, some deposited from vapor and some from solution. For lightweight composites and insulation, fiberglass is treated with multi-functional polymer-based coatings for protection or adhesion.

Selected Publications:

Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Silicon Oxycarbide Glass Thin Films by Reactive RF-Magnetron Sputtering, Joseph V. Ryan and C. G. Pantano, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 25(1), 153 (2007)
Silicate Glass Surfaces, Their Heterogeneity and Computer Simulations, V. A. Bakaev, W. A. Steele and C. G. Pantano, Powders and Fibers: Interfacial Science and Applications, M. Nardia, Editor, (CRC Press, US, 2007), pp 613-644.
Surface Characterization of Mono-, Di-, and Tri-Aminosilane Treated Glass Substrates, E. Metawalli, D. Haines, O. Becker, S. Conzone, and C. G. Pantano, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 298, 825 (2006).