Research Lines
Chemical Routes to Nanostructures
Inorganic Nanoparticles
ICREA Research Professor Víctor F. Puntes
- Design and development of synthetic strategies for the production of complex nanoparticles
- Surface functionalisation of nanoparticles with specific relevant (bio)molecules
- Study of their physicochemical and fundamental properties and reactivity
- Applicability of inorganic nanoparticles in biomedicine, energy harvesting and catalysis
Novel Energy-Oriented Materials
CSIC Research Professor Pedro Gómez-Romero
- Hybrid electrode materials for supercapacitors and hybrid energy storage devices
- Nanocarbons (graphenes, nanopipes, porous nanocarbons) for batteries and supercapacitors
- Nanofluids/Nanopastes for thermal and electrochemical applications
- Harvestorage materials and devices
- Graphene production and development of secondary products (nanofluids, composites, inks, etc.) for application in energy storage
Nanostructured Functional Materials
CSIC Tenured Scientist Daniel Ruiz-Molina
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Nanoscale functional polymers for health and social welfare
- Catechol-based polymers for functional coatings and drug delivery systems
- Engineering polymers for optimal micro/nanoencapsulation
- Coordination polymers for therapy and clinical imaging
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Chromogenic and emissive materials for energy efficient devices
- Photochromism
- Thermochromism
- Fluorescence
- Upconversion
- Smart Windows
- Optical Sensors
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Hybrid devices and 2D materials for emerging technologies
- 2D coordinatoin polymers
- Active molecular nanostructures on surfaces
Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy
CSIC Research Scientist Mónica Lira-Cantú
- Photovoltaics: next-generation thin film, organic, hybrid, dye-sensitised, halide perovskite and all-oxide solar cells
- Synthesis of nanomaterials by low-cost, low-temperature and green solution processing methods
- Solution processing methods for the fabrication of solar cells and printed electronics
- Degradation studies of the stability of solar cells following ISOS protocols
- Semiconductor oxides for energy, ICT applications and printed electronics
- Self-powered transparent, flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices
Supramolecular NanoChemistry and Materials
ICREA Research Professor Daniel Maspoch
- Nanoporous metal-organic frame works and related nanoparticles
- Micro- and nano-encapsulation technologies towards the design of new multifunctional nanocarriers
Manipulation and Characterisation at the Nanoscale
Advanced Electron Nanoscopy
ICREA Research Professor Jordi Arbiol
- Exploring the limits of physical resolution in advanced electron microscopy and related spectroscopies down to the atomic scale
- Understanding the behaviour of materials at the nano and atomic scales, from their growth mechanisms to their physical and chemical properties
- Design and study of new nanostructures for energy applications at the atomic scale, including the development of in-situ and in-operando TEM experiments to understand the physical and chemical phenomena underlying energy generation
- Analysis of the strain, relaxation and growth mechanisms in semiconductor/superconductor nanowire-based hybrid heterostructures for quantum technologies
- Development of automated methodologies based on AI (Machine/Deep Learning) for data analysis, data treatment and 3D atomic modelling
Atomic Manipulation and Spectroscopy
ICREA Research Professor Aitor Mugarza
- Graphene nanostructures
- Rashba alloys and topological insulators
- Metal-organic hybrid interfaces
Nanobiosensing Devices
Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices
ICREA Research Professor Jose Antonio Garrido
- Technology and micro/nanofabrication for advanced electronic devices and systems based on 2D materials
- Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide (e.g. MoS2) films
- Fundamental electronic and electrochemical phenomena of 2D materials
- Bioelectronics and biomedical technologies: neural interfaces, neuroprosthetics, cell bioelectronics
- Electronic and electrochemical biosensors
NanoBioelectronics and Biosensors
ICREA Research Professor Arben Merkoçi
- Catalytic/carrier nanomaterials: nanoparticles as electrocatalysts, nanoparticles as biomolecule carriers, and nanowires/nanotubes for non-enzymatic/enzyme mimic sensors
- Nanomicrofluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies
- Paper- and nanopaper-based nanobiosensors
- Nanochannels: nanoporous membranes as electrical sensing platforms
- Graphene: biosensors based on graphene-related materials
NanoBiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications
ICREA Research Professor Laura M. Lechuga
- Plasmonics (SPR) and nanoplasmonics (LSPR) for biosensors
- Nanophotonic biosensors based on integrated optics technology (MZI and BiMW)
- Customised polymer microfluidic devices and flow delivery systems
- Full integration in lab-on-a-chip and point-of-care biosensor analytical platforms
- Universal biofunctionalisation techniques and biochip packaging
- Bioanalytical applications in clinical, environmental and molecular biology, providing application-specific functionalities
Nanomedicine
Severo Ochoa Distinguished Professor Kostas Kostarelos
- Clinical translation of bioelectronic and microfluidic devices
- Nanomaterials as vector systems for therapeutic and diagnostic applications
- Development of graphene and 2D materials in medicine
- Discovery of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets in oncology and neurology
Nanodevice Fabrication and Properties
Magnetic Nanostructures
ICREA Research Professor Josep Nogués
- 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
Oxide Nanophysics
ICREA Research Professor Gustau Catalán
- Flexoelectricity and piezoelectricity: fundamentals and devices
- Electronic and electromechanical properties of oxide thin films
- Domain wall nanoelectronics
- Ferroelectrics, multiferroics, metal-insulator transitions
- Surface Science of Ferroelectric Materials
- Physical chemistry of ferroelectric surfaces
Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures
ICREA Research Professor Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres
- Nanophononics and nanophotonics
- Nanoscale thermal transport
- Optomechanics
- Nanofabrication
- Nanometrology
- Oxide-based nanostructures
Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices
ICREA Research Professor Sergio Valenzuela
- Development of novel nanodevice structures and nanofabrication methods to investigate the physical properties of materials at the nanoscale and their technological relevance
- Investigation of topological properties and low energy propagation of information in quantum anomalous edge states
- Spin and thermal transport in 2D systems such as topological insulators, graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides
- Control of the magnetic state of ferro- and antiferromagnetic systems by means of the spin-orbit interaction and, particularly, the spin Hall effect
- Coupling in hybrid magnon-phonon-photon systems
Thermal Properties of Nanoscale Materials
Professor Javier Rodríguez-Viejo
- Heat capacity of low-dimensional materials
- Phase transitions in ultrathin films with emphasis on size effects. Influence of external fields on heat capacity and phase transitions
- Cross-plane and in-plane thermal transport in thin films and low-dimensional materials, including membranes and single nanowires, characterized by electrical measurements
- Design, development and characterization of thermoelectric devices for energy harvesting and sensing applications
- Growth and characterization of ultrastable organic thin film glasses with applications in OLEDs and solar cells
Ultrafast Dynamics in Nanoscale Systems
Dr Klaas-Jan Tielrooij
- Heat and charge transport in nanoscale systems
- Ultrafast optics and optoelectronics
- Nonlinear optical phenomena
- Detection and harvesting of light
- Terahertz technologies
- Nanofabrication of systems based on 2D materials
Theory and Simulation
Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience
ICREA Research Professor Stephan Roche
- Theoretical research on quantum transport phenomena in topological quantum matter (topological insulators, Weyl semimetals)
- Spin dynamics and entanglement properties in Dirac matter (graphene, two-dimensional materials) and van der Waals heterostructures
- Molecular dynamics, thermal transport properties and thermoelectricity in nanomaterials of interest for microelectronics (amorphous Graphene and boron nitride)
- Predictive modelling and multiscale numerical simulation of complex nanomaterials and quantum nanodevices
Theory and Simulation
Distinguished Researcher Pablo Ordejón
- Development of theoretical methods, numerical algorithms and simulation tools for atomic-scale simulations: towards massive HPC facilities
- Computational tools: SIESTA development and its connection with other codes and computational infrastructures like AiiDA
- First-principles simulations at the nanoscale
- Physical properties and chemical processes in materials
