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ICN2 Groups and Units

Magnetic Nanostructures

Group leader: Josep Nogués

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Overview

Main research lines

  • Exchange coupling in bi-magnetic core/shell nanoparticles and nanostructures
  • Magneto-optic nanostructures for biomedical applications
  • Nano/micro-structures for environmental remediation
  • (Photo)electrochemical nanostructures with self-motility and magnetic coupling
  • Novel magnetic and structural characterisation tools for nanoparticles
  • Innovative fabrication approaches

Group leader

Josep Nogués

ICREA Research Professor and Group Leader

ICREA Research Professor Josep Nogués earned his degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in 1986. After obtaining his PhD at the Kungliga Tekniska Höskolan (Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm (Sweden) in 1993, he moved to the University of California San Diego (USA) to complete his postdoctoral studies. Four years later he returned to the UAB as an associate researcher, becoming an ICREA research professor in 2001 and a founding member of the former Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN) shortly thereafter. His Magnetic Nanostructures group was formally integrated into the ICN structure in 2006.

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Prof. Nogués has published 255 articles (including eight reviews), with over 19,500 citations and an H-index of 60. He is the author of three patents and his work has given rise to over 250 invited talks at international conferences and workshops.