Who we are
Due2Lab s.r.l. is a start-up founded in January 2014 by a research group of the Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism (IMEM) of CNR in Parma.
Due2lab original founding members had years of experience in the field of ionizing radiation detection. IMEM-CNR institute in Parma operates historically in the field of Material Science and it is specialized in the sinthesis and characterization of semiconductors such as GaAs, InP, CIGS and CdTe. In particular, the research group led by Andrea Zappettini focused its reasearch interest on the study of the ternary compound CdZnTe (CZT), which is one of the most promising materials for radiation sensors manufacturing. The research group soon became one of the leading global players in this research field and decided to create Due2lab company.
Due2lab is nowadays focused on design and manufacturing of highly innovative X- and gamma-rays radiation detector, from the CZT sensor fabrication to the signal read-out and elaboration electronic system. The company has several collaborations with research institutions, italian and international, and various key industrial partners.
Nicola Zambelli and Giacomo Benassi are today the two main associates of Due2lab. They developed over the years a precious know-how in the realization of CZT detector devices. Their initial playground was the fabrication of prototype detectors by using CZT crystals sinthesized at IMEM-CNR.
Besides that, the impossibility of finding Italian and European companies able to provide this material, adequately functionalized, for the various research projects in which the institute and the group of research were involved. This technological development has led to the creation of state of the art detectors and the involvement of the Institute in important Basic Research projects with important Research Centers and National and International Universities.
In the years preceding Due2lab creation, several demands for radiation sensors from the industrial world turned to IMEM institute. This kind of demands were better suited for a company than a Research Institution, and this was one of the main driving forces that led to Due2lab foundation. In parallel, the exceptional improvement in the growth of high-quality CZT raw crystals and the associated material cost reduction boosted the spread of Due2lab technology, which is still growing.
Nowadays Due2lab is one of the few European company providing state of the art CZT radiation detectors on the national and international markets. Thanks to the synergy with IMEM-CNR Institute and the know-how of its team, Due2lab aims to become, in the coming years, one of the global reference points for the creation of highly innovative detectors and systems based on technology CZT.
Due2lab Scientific Publications
Fatemi, S., Altieri, S., Bortolussi, S., Postuma, I., Benassi, G., Zambelli, N., … & Protti, N. (2018). Preliminary characterization of a CdZnTe photon detector for BNCT-SPECT. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 903, 134-139.
Abbene, L., Principato, F., Gerardi, G., Bettelli, M., Seller, P., Veale, M. C., … & Zappettini, A. (2018). Digital fast pulse shape and height analysis on cadmium–zinc–telluride arrays for high‐flux energy‐resolved X‐ray imaging. Journal of synchrotron radiation, 25(1), 257-271.
Aleotti, J., Micconi, G., Caselli, S., Benassi, G., Zambelli, N., Bettelli, M., & Zappettini, A. (2017). Detection of Nuclear Sources by UAV Teleoperation Using a Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality Interface. Sensors, 17(10), 2234.
Abbene, L., Gerardi, G., Raso, G., Principato, F., Zambelli, N., Benassi, G., … & Zappettini, A. (2017). Development of new CdZnTe detectors for room‐temperature high‐flux radiation measurements. Journal of synchrotron radiation, 24(2), 429-438.
Turturici, A. A., Abbene, L., Gerardi, G., Benassi, G., Bettelli, M., Calestani, D., … & Principato, F. (2016). Electrical properties of Au/CdZnTe/Au detectors grown by the boron oxide encapsulated Vertical Bridgman technique. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 830, 243-250.
Abbene, L., Zambelli, N., Gerardi, G., Raso, G., Benassi, G., Bettelli, M., … & Zappettini, A. (2016, October). High bias voltage CZT detectors for high-flux measurements. In Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD), 2016 (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Abbene, L., Principato, F., Gerardi, G., Benassi, G., Zambelli, N., Zappettini, A., … & Veale, M. C. (2016, October). Digital CZT detector system for high flux energy-resolved X-ray imaging. In Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD), 2016 (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
Abbene, L., Gerardi, G., Turturici, A. A., Raso, G., Benassi, G., Bettelli, M., … & Principato, F. (2016). X-ray response of CdZnTe detectors grown by the vertical Bridgman technique: Energy, temperature and high flux effects. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 835, 1-12.
Micconi, G., Aleotti, J., Caselli, S., Benassi, G., Zambelli, N., & Zappettini, A. (2015, November). Haptic guided UAV for detection of radiation sources in outdoor environments. In Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS), 2015 Workshop on (pp. 265-271). IEEE.
Turturici, A. A., Abbene, L., Gerardi, G., Benassi, G., Calestani, D., Zambelli, N., … & Principato, F. (2015, October). Charge carrier transport mechanisms in CdZnTe detectors grown by the vertical Bridgman technique. In Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2015 IEEE (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Abbene, L., Gerardi, G., Turturici, A. A., Raso, G., Del Sordo, S., Caroli, E., … & Principato, F. (2015, October). Spectroscopic response and charge transport properties of CdZnTe detectors grown by the vertical Bridgman technique. In Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2015 IEEE (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Team Scientific Contributions
G. Piacentini, N. Zambelli, G. Benassi, D. Calestani, M. Pavesi, A. Zappettini, Two-step thermal process in tellurium vapor for tellurium inclusion annealing in high resistivity CdZnTe crystals, JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 415 April 2015, 15-19
N. Zambelli, G. Benassi, E. Gombia, M. Zanichelli, D. Calestani, Electroless gold patterning of CdZnTe crystals for radiation detection by scanning pipette technique, CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, 49(8), August 2014, 535-539
A. Zappettini, N. Zambelli, G. Benassi, D. Calestani, M. Pavesi, Live-monitoring of Te inclusions laser-induced thermo-diffusion and annealing in CdZnTe crystals, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 104(25), June 2014, 252105
I. Kuvvetli, C. Budtz-Jorgensen, A. Zappettini, N. Zambelli, G. Benassi, E. Kalemci, E. Caroli, JB. Stephen, N. Auricchio
A 3D CZT high resolution detector for X- and gamma-ray astronomy, PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE , 9154, June 2014, 9154X
A. Cavallini, B. Fraboni, A. Castaldini, L. Marchini, N. Zambelli, G. Benassi, A. Zappettini, Defect Characterization in Fully Encapsulated CdZnTe, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE , 60(4), August 2013, 2870-2874
G. Benassi, N. Zambelli, M. Villani, D. Calestani, M. Pavesi, A. Zappettini, L. Zanotti, C. Paorici, Oriented orthorhombic Lead Oxide film grown by vapour phase deposition for X-ray detector applications, CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY , 48(4), April 2013, 245-250
A. Zappettini, L. Marchini, M. Zha, G. Piacentini, N. Zambelli, G. Benassi, D. Calestani, Study of the anomalous zinc distribution in vertical Bridgman grown CdZnTe crystals, CRYSTENGCOMM , 15, March 2013, 2227-2231
N. Zambelli, L. Marchini, G. Benassi, D. Calestani, A. Zappettini, Modification of the Luminescence Properties of CZT Crystals Around Tellurium Inclusions, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE , 59(4), August 2012, 1526-1530
N. Zambelli, L. Marchini, G. Benassi, D. Calestani, E. Caroli, A. Zappettini, Electroless gold contact deposition on CdZnTe detectors by scanning pipette technique, JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION , 7(P08022), August 2012, 1-7
A. Zappettini, L. Marchini, M. Zha, G. Benassi, N. Zambelli, D. Calestani, L. Zanotti, E. Gombia, R. Mosca, M. Zanichelli, M. Pavesi, N. Auricchio, E. Caroli, Growth and Characterization of CZT Crystals by the Vertical Bridgman Method for X-Ray Detector Applications, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE , 58(5), October 2011, 2352-2356
L. Marchini, A. Zappettini, M. Zha, N. Zambelli, A. E. Bolotnikov, G. S. Camarda, and R. B. James, Crystal Defects in CdZnTe Crystals Grown by the Modified Low-Pressure Bridgman Method, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE , 59(2), April 2012, 264-267
L. Marchini, N. Zambelli, G. Piacentini, M. Zha, D. Calestani, E. Belas, A. Zappettini, Characterization of CZT crystals grown by the boron oxide encapsulated vertical Bridgman technique for the preparation of X-ray imaging detectors, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH A , 633, May 2011, S92-S94
N. Zambelli, L. Marchini, M. Zha, A. Zappettini, Three-dimensional mapping of tellurium inclusions in CdZnTe crystals by means of improved optical microscopy, JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH , 318 March 2011, 1167-1170
Kuvvetli, I., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Zappettini, A., Zambelli, N., Benassi, G., Kalemci, E., … & Auricchio, N. (2014, July). A 3D CZT high resolution detector for x-and gamma-ray astronomy. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes+ Instrumentation (pp. 91540X-91540X). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
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