Μιχάλης Φακής

• 2ου εξαμηνου:
  • Εργαστήριο Φυσικής ΙΙ: Εργαστήριο
• 3ου εξαμηνου:
  • Εργαστήριο Φυσικής ΙΙΙ: Εργαστήριο
• 7ου εξαμηνου:
  • Αρχές Λειτουργίας των Laser & Εργαστηριακές Ασκήσεις Laser: Διδάσκων
• 8ου εξαμηνου:
  • Εφαρμογές των Lasers: Διδάσκων
• Σε άλλο τμήμα Πανεπιστημίου:
  • Τμ. Βιολογίας-Φυσική για Βιολόγους: Εργαστήριο
  
  

Personal

Name: Mihalis Fakis

Date of Birth: 22 January 1976

Place of Birth: Athens, Greece

Married with two children

Work Address: Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece

Tel: +30 2610 996794, +30 2610 997488

Email: fakis@upatras.gr

Education 

B.Sc. in Physics, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Patras, Greece (1997)

M.Sc. in Physics with emphasis in Lasers, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Patras, Greece (1999)

Ph.D. Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Patras, Greece (2004)

         Thesis Title: "Study of laser action and excited state dynamics of novel conjugated polymers"  

Foreign Languages

·              English

·              French

Employment (research and teaching posts)

2011-today: Lecturer in Department of Physics, University of Patras, Greece

2005-2010: Post-doc researcher, Laser Laboratory, Dept of Physics University of Patras, Greece

2006-2010: Teaching Stuff, Technical Institute of Patras (courses: General Physics, Optical Physics)

July 2006-September 2006: Member of Technical Staff, Raycap Company, Maroussi Greece

 2000-2004: PhD student

1997-1999: MSc student

Funding-Scholarships

Scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation for M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies (1998-2002)

Scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation for post-doctoral research (2005-2006)

Project “Pythagoras I”. Project title: “Study of excited state dynamics of photonic polymers through time resolved femtosecond spectroscopy”  (2004-2005)

Project “Regional Operational Program of Western Greece”. Project title: “Study of interrogation systems of optical fiber sensors with Bragg Gratings for monitoring of civil structures” Greek Ministry of Development (2006-2008)

Research Interests  

·        Ultrafast Lasers, Time Resolved Spectroscopy, Optical properties and ultrafast phenomena in:

–        organic polymers, oligomers, dendrimers (solvation, aggregation, energy transfer, rotations)

–        organic chromophores-carbon nanotubes composites (quenching, electron transfer)

–        biomolecules, DNA (fluorescence decay, rotations, electron transfer)

–        organic chromophores-TiO2/ZnO interfaces (electron transfer dynamics for DSSCs)

–        organic chromophores on nanoporous materials (nanoconfinement in porous alumina, porous silicon)

·        Multiphoton Absorption, Nonlinear Optics:

–        Two-photon excited fluorescence

–        Two-photon microfabrication based on polymerization

–        Two photon induced data storage

–        z-scan technique

·        Development of polymer and dye lasers based on optical pumping

·        Optoelectronics

Fiber lasers, Fiber Bragg Gratings, Optical Fiber Sensors

Publications

Summary:

Journals: 38

Chapters in Books: 2

1. M. Fakis, J. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, J. Parthenios, A. Fragos, V. Giannetas, P.Persephonis and J. Mikroyannidis,, Novel class of pyrylium dyes with efficiency in lasing and two photon absorption fluorescence , Chemical Physics Letters, 323 , 111-116, 2000
2. Ι Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, J. Parthenios, A. Fragos, V. Giannetas, P.Persephonis and J. Mikroyannidis, Examination of spatial distribution of dyes and polymers in thin films through two photon microscopy, Chemical Monthly, 132 , 169-175, 2001
3. M. Fakis, G. Tsigaridas, Ι. Polyzos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, I. Spiliopoulos and J. Mikroyannidis, Intensity dependent nonlinear absorption of pyrylium chromophores, Chemical Physics Letters, 342, 155-161, 2001
4. M. Fakis, Ι. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, I. Spiliopoulos and J. Mikroyannidis, Laser action of two novel conjugated polymers in liquid and solid matrix. The effect of aggregates in the spontaneous and stimulated emission, Physical Review B, 65, 195-203, 2002
5. M. Fakis, G. Tsigaridas, I. Polyzos, V. Giannetas and P. Persephonis, Conjugated polymer in isolated and aggregated chain environments studied by amplified spontaneous emission, Physical Review B, 68, 035203, 2003
6. Ι. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis and J. Mikroyannidis, Two-photon absorption properties of novel organic materials for three - dimensional optical memories, Chemical Physics Letters ,369, 264-268, 2003
7. G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, P. Persephonis and V. Giannetas, Z-scan analysis for high-order nonlinearities through Gaussian decomposition, Optics Communications, 225, 253-268, 2003
8. G.Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, Ι. Polyzos, P. Persephonis and V. Giannetas, Z-scan analysis for near-Gaussian beams through Hermite Gaussian decomposition, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 20, 670-676, 2003
9. G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, P. Persephonis and V. Giannetas, Z-scan technique for elliptic Gaussian beams, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 77, 71-75, 2003
10. G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, Ι. Polyzos, V. Giannetas and P. Persephonis, Z-scan technique through beam radius measurements, Applied Physics B: Laser and Optics, 76 , 83-86, 2003
11. M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, I. Spiliopoulos and J. Mikroyannidis, Dual Amplified Spontaneous Emission and laser action from a model oligo(phenylene vinylene). Comparison with the corresponding polymer, Optical Materials, 27, 503-507, 2004
12. M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, V. Giannetas and P. Persephonis, Excited State dynamics of a partially conjugated polymer studied by femtosecond time resolved upconversion spectroscopy, Chemical Physics Letters 394, 372-376, 2004
13. P. Karastatiris, J. Microyannidis, I. Spiliopoulos, M. Fakis and P. Persephonis, Luminescent poly(phenylene vinylene) derivatives with m-terphenyl or 2,6-diphenylpyridine kinked segments along the main chain: Synthesis, characterization and stimulated emission, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 42, 2214-2224, 2004
14. G. Tsigaridas, A. Fragos, I. Polyzos, M. Fakis, A. Ioannou, V. Giannetas, and P. Persephonis, Evolution of near-soliton initial profiles in nonlinear wave equations through their Backlund transforms, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 23, 1841-1854, 2005
15. D. Anestopulos, M. Fakis, G. Tsigaridas, I. Polyzos, P. Persephonis and V. Giannetas, Study of the isotropic and anisotropic fluorescence of two oligothiophenes by femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109, 9476-9481, 2005
16. I. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, V. Giannetas and P. Persephonis, Three Photon Induced Photobleaching in a 3-D Memory Material, Optics Letters 30, 2654-2656, 2005
17. D. Anestopoulos, M. Fakis, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis and J. Mikroyannidis, Excitation Energy transfer in a water-soluble conjugated co-polymer studied through time resolved anisotropy and fluorescence dynamics, Chemical Physics Letters 421, 205–209, 2006
18. M. Fakis, D. Anestopoulos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis and J. Mikroyannidis, Femtosecond time resolved fluorescence dynamics of a cationic water-soluble poly(fluorenevinylene-co-phenylenevinylene), Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 12926-12931, 2006
19. M. Fakis, D. Anestopoulos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, Influence of aggregates and solvent aromaticity on the emission of conjugated polymers, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 24897-24902, 2006
20. I. Polyzos, G. Tsigaridas, M. Fakis, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis and J. Mikroyannidis, Substituent effect on the Photobleaching of Pyrylium salts under ultra-short pulsed illumination, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 2593-2597, 2006
21. I. Fitilis, M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, P. Vellis and J. Mikroyannidis, A two-photon absorption study of fluorene and carbazole derivatives. The role of the central core and the solvent polarity, Chemical Physics Letters 447, 300-304, 2007
22. D. Anestopoulos, M. Fakis, G. Mousdis, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, Fluorescence and anisotropy dynamics of a –CHO substituted terhiophene, Synthetic Metals 157, 30–34, 2007
23. I. Fitilis, M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, J. Mikroyannidis, Strong two-photon absorption and photophysical properties of symmetrical chromophores with electron accepting edge substituents, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 112, 4742-4748, 2008
24. D. Tasis, M. Fakis, J. Mikroyannidis, K. Papagelis, Carbon Nanotube-Fluorenevinylene Hybrids: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties, Chemical Physics Letters 483, 241 , 2009
25. M. Fakis, V. Gianneta, P. Persephonis, V. Giannetas, A.G. Nassiopoulou, Photoluminescence in the blue spectral region from fluorene molecules embedded in porous anodic alumina thin films on silicon, Optical Materials 31, 1184-1188, 2009
26. M. Fakis, P. Persephonis, V. Giannetas F. Zacharatos, V. Gianneta and A. G. Nassiopoulou, Photoluminescence properties of fluorenes-porous silicon composites, Materials Science and Engineering B, 252, 2009
27. J. Mikroyannidis, M. Fakis, I. Spiliopoulos, Photophysical and electrochemical characterization of new poly-arylenevinylene co-polymers containing quinoline or bis-quinoline segments, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 47, 3370-3379, 2009
28. M. Fakis, I. Fitilis, S. Stefanatos, P. Vellis, J. Mikroyannidis, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, Photophysics and two-photon absorption of a series of quadrupolar and tribranched molecules. The role of the edge substituent, Dyes and Pigments 81, 63-68, 2009
29. V. Hrobáriková, P. Hrobárik, P. Gajdoš, I. Fitilis, M. Fakis, P. Persephonis and P. Zahradník, Benzothiazole-Based Fluorophores of Donor-pi-Acceptor-pi-Donor Type Displaying High Two-Photon Absorption, Journal of Organic Chemistry 75, 3053, 2010
30. I. Fitilis, M. Fakis, J. Polyzos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, Two-photon polymerization of a diacrylate using fluorene photoinitiators-sensitizers, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 215, 25–30, 2010
31. . A. Trantakis, M. Fakis, S. S. Tragoulias, T. K. Christopoulos, P. Persephonis, V. Giannetas, P. Ioannou, Ultrafast fluorescence dynamics of Sybr Green I/DNA complexes, Chemical Physics Letters, 485, 187-190, 2010
32. M. Fakis, V. Giannetas, and J. Mikroyannidis, Ultrafast solvation and anisotropy dynamics in a new tribranched molecule based on triphenylamine core, Dyes and Pigments 87, 44, 2010
33. P. Hrobarik, V. Hrobarikova, I. Sigmundova, P. Zahradnik, M. Fakis, I. Polyzos, P. Persephonis, Benzothiazoles with Tunable Electron-Withdrawing Strength and Reverse Polarity:A Route to Triphenylamine-Based Chromophores with Enhanced Two-Photon Absorption, Journal of Organic Chemistry 76 , 8726–8736, 2011
34. M. Fakis, E. Stathatos, G. Tsigaridas, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, Femtosecond Decay and Electron Transfer Dynamics of the Organic Sensitizer D149 and Photovoltaic Performance in Quasi-Solid State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115, 13429-13437 , 2011
35. M. Giannouli, M. Fakis, Interfacial electron transfer dynamics and photovoltaic performance of TiO2 and ZnO solar cells sensitized with Coumarin 343 , Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 226 , 42-50, 2011
36. M. Fakis, P. Hrobárik, E. Stathatos, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, A time resolved fluorescence and quantum chemical study of the solar cell sensitizer , Dyes and Pigments 96, 304-312, 2013
37. M. Fakis, M. Dori, E. Stathatos, Hsien-Hsin Chou, Yung-Sheng Yen, Jiann T’suen Lin, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis, Electron injection in TiO2 films and quasi-solid state solar cells sensitized with a dipolar fluorene organic dye , Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 251 , 18–24, 2013
38. M. Dori, K. Seintis, E. Stathatos, G. Tsigaridas, T.-Y. Lin, J. T. Lin, M. Fakis, V. Giannetas, P. Persephonis , Electron injection studies on TiO2 nanocrystalline films sensitized with fluorene dyes and photovoltaic characterization. The effect of co-adsorption of a bile acid derivative. , Chemical Physics Letters, accepted, 2013