Research groups

Research activities at the ICN2 are directed by senior scientists of international repute who lead teams of PhD students, postdocs and other senior scientists in the development of their respective areas of expertise. In 2021 the ICN2 gathered 19 research groups that together cover much of the breadth of nanoresearch:

• Advanced Electron Nanoscopy

  ICREA Prof. Jordi Arbiol

• Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices

  ICREA Prof. Jose A. Garrido

• Atomic Manipulation and Spectroscopy

  ICREA Prof. Aitor Mugarza

• Inorganic Nanoparticles

  ICREA Prof. Víctor F. Puntes

• Magnetic Nanostructures

  ICREA Prof. Josep Nogués

• Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors

  ICREA Prof. Arben Merkoçi

• Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications

  Prof. Laura M. Lechuga

• Nanomedicine

  Prof. Kostas Kostarelos

• Nanostructured Functional Materials

  Dr. Daniel Ruiz-Molina

• Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy

  Dr. Mónica Lira-Cantú

• Novel Energy-Oriented Materials

  Prof. Pedro Gómez-Romero

• Oxide Nanophysics

  ICREA Prof. Gustau Catalán

• Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures

  ICREA Prof. Dr. Clivia M. Sotomayor-Torres

• Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices

  ICREA Prof. Sergio O. Valenzuela

• Supramolecular Nanochemistry and Materials

  ICREA Prof. Daniel Maspoch

• Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience

  ICREA Prof. Stephan Roche

• Theory and Simulation

  Prof. Pablo Ordejón

• Thermal Properties of Nanoscale Materials

  Prof. Javier Rodríguez-Viejo

• Ultrafast Dynamics in Nanoscale Systems

  Dr. Klaas-Jan Tielrooij