By means of surface acoustic waves we dynamically control: 1) the optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures such as nanowires or quantum dots, for single photon emitters and 2) integrated photonics structures, for the realisation of tunable devices.
Validation of clinically useful tests.
Detection of genomic changes. Identification and characterisation of unusual cases.
Histological category determination and neuroblastic differentiation. Expression studies.
Analysis of the physical properties and chemical composition of cultural heritage objects and development of methodologies and products for their restoration and conservation. Adaptation and configuration of EDXRF and RAMAN spectrometers to the peculiar characteristics of cultural heritage objects.
Determination of chemiluminescence and bioluminescence mechanisms. Understanding of electronic structure properties necessary to produce an efficient chemical excitation. Characterisation of different mechanisms (non-catalysed, intra- and intermolecular catalysed, etc.)
Photophysics and photochemistry of water aggregates and their relevance to biological and nanotechnological systems.
Synthesis and characterisation of new bifunctional molecular materials capable of modulating the luminescent signal of a fluorophore by means of the electronic change that occurs during the spin crossover (SCO). Study of the synergy between luminescence and electronic spin crossover (SCO).
Synthesis, characterisation and processing of porous coordination polymers (PCPs or PMOFs) that integrate the spin crossover (SCO) phenomenon. Study of the molecular adsorption capacity and magnetic and optical response of these materials to adsorption-desorption processes.
Polyoxometalate chemistry, Inorganic magnetic clusters, Inorganic molecule-based magnets, New molecular conductors, Hybrid organic-inorganic molecular materials combining magnetism with conducting or optical properties, Organized magnetic films, Electroactive conducting polymers.
Study on the use of molecular gates in drug release. Application to different pathologies with emphasis inflammatory bowel disease.
Growth of materials using the techniques of: Bridgman, travelling heater method (THM), physical vapor deposition (PVD), metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), spray pyrolysis (SP). Currently, different types of oxides (CdO, MgO, ZnO and alliatges) are being grown.
Study of photoinduced processes that lead to the production of lesions on the DNA. Determination of photostability and photoreactivity properties of the DNA/RNA components. Function of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, low-energy electrons and other endogenous/exogenous reactive agents in DNA/RNA damage. Damage mechanisms by photosensitisation (photodynamic therapy for the treatment of cancer).
Within this framework, we are developing new biosensors based on polymeric conductors capable, for example, of recording electrical signals as well as measuring concentrations of relevant biological species directly in physiological media, in tissues or even in isolated cells.
Perovskite-based solar cells are an alternative to current silicon photovoltaic systems, as it is possible to reduce the cost of production. The group is working on the development of this type of device with the aim of achieving high yields and high efficiencies at a low cost, which would allow the scope of application of this technology to be extended.
Preparation of macroscopic and microscopic nanoporous materials for the development of energy sources, catalyst or nano-container sources. This line of research aims to propose alternative applications of well-established materials in completely different fields, innovating in the application but benefiting from the existing know-how. We focus on post-synthesis surface modifications, filling, and compound (antibiotic) release.
Theoretical development of methods for the precise simulation of linear and non-linear optical spectroscopy techniques and their application in molecular systems, particularly focused on the analysis of dynamic processes in the excited electronic state and the precise determination of absorption and emission intensities in condensed phases.
Development of OLEDs using air-stable materials, making it possible to dispense with encapsulation, considerably reducing manufacturing costs.
LECSs do not require encapsulation, so they are a cost-effective alternative to OLEDs and HyLEDs in some applications. Our goal is to develop and study LECs with longer lifetimes, shorter turn-on times and a wide colour range.
Use and improvement of tools for genetic diagnosis of tumours.
Design and synthesis of new chiral ligands capable of forming complexes with metal ions useful as chiral catalysts (Lewis acids). Design and synthesis of new chiral organic catalysts by proton transfer, hydrogen bridge formation or phase transfer.
Use of chiral catalysts (metal complexes and organocatalysts) in new reactions of interest in organic synthesis in which C-C bonds and stereogenic centres are generated simultaneously. Synthesis of chiral building blocks.
Development of polyaromatic structures through green processes from diols through dehydrogenative condensation reactions, with the aim of obtaining fluorescent nitrogenated polyaromatic benzocondensated systems with basic nitrogens (pyridine or quinoline) for the modification of their electronic properties through alkylation reactions.
Development of new hydrogen autotransfer processes for the generation of molecular complexity with the aim of preparing nitrogenous aromàtic heterocyclic compounds. Applications as sensors and drugs.
Detection. Quantification and objective topology of biological parameters in histological samples.
Quantum-chemical characterisation of the structural, electronic and optical properties of pi-conjugated donor-acceptor systems used as electroactive materials in organic optoelectronic (light-generating) or photovoltaic (electricity-generating) devices.
Theoretical study of the non-covalent interactions that determine the supramolecular organisation of electroactive molecules forming associates and polymers with conductive and optical properties of interest in molecular electronics.
Theoretical design of transition metal ionic complexes for use as light-emitting materials in OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) and LEC (Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells) electroluminescent devices.
Enantioselective synthesis of compounds with known or potential biological or pharmacological activity by chemical transformation of chiral products obtained by asymmetric catalysis.
To develop both analytical techniques to study the properties of the solution of certain fractional evolution problems, and approximation techniques to help solve specific problems suggested by applications.
Aplicación de técnicas de alta resolución espacial (menor que 1 micra) a la caracterización estructural, óptica y eléctrica de nanoestructuras semiconductoras y láminas de grafeno policristalino. Desarrollo de técnicas de alta sensibilidad para el estudio y detección de nanoestructuras y moléculas.
Cooperative phenomena and variability in information processing with bio-inspired nanostructures.
Design, synthesis and characterisation of molecular materials with various properties of interest that can be modulated by chemical design or external stimuli such as temperature, light, pressure, magnetic field or others.
Molecular Spintronics: SPIN- OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), SPIN Valves, OFETs (Organic Field Effect Transistors).
Design, synthesis and characterisation of sensors for the detection of molecules of biological and environmental interest. Among the molecules studied are nerve gases, pollutant gases and drugs of abuse.
Physico-chemical design, preparation and characterisation of multifunctional magnetic materials using Coordination Chemistry as a multidisciplinary tool.
Study of multistability and multiconmutability in polynuclear metal complexes that show the spin crossover phenomenon (SCO). Synthesis and characterisation of dinuclear, trinuclear, tetranuclear, etc. complexes that show the electronic spin transition phenomenon.
Theoretical and experimental study of polymeric nanopores, functionalised on their surface with molecules of specific properties, with applications to Micro and Nanofluidics.
Manufacture of photonic crystal fibres and special fibre optic components (diffraction gratings, acousto-optic devices and narrow fibres), their modelling and applications to lasers, light sources based on non-linear effects, sensors and microwave photonics.
Development of semiconductor nanostructures and polyfunctional polymers as the basis for photonic/plasmonic structures and devices. Structural-electronic-electrical-optical characterisation of nanomaterials and devices. Applications in chemical sensors and biosensors, telecommunications...
To develop new methods for non-linear partial differential equations that allow us to contribute to the solution of concrete problems, most of them suggested by applications.
To determine the reasons of the emitter/non-emitter behaviour of organic and inorganic molecules of interest in optoelectronics and photovoltaic devices. To improve efficiency by identifying and eliminating unwanted photochemical processes. Photochemistry of boranes and organic molecules with great pi-type conjugation.
Prediction of phenomena in which a chemical reaction induces a photochemical process without the use of light, and of biological, medical and nanotechnological relevance. Examples: Creation of UV-type lesions in the darkness; Activation of the vision process in the darkness.
Molecular mechanisms that mediate the absorption of high-energy light (VUV and higher) producing the loss of one or more electrons resulting in DNA photoionisation.
Magneto-structural properties (ac and dc susceptibilities, magnetization, ESR, Inelastic Neutron Scattering, single-crystal X-ray diffraction), Transport properties (single-crystal electrical conductivities, magnetoresistance).
Characterisation of physical properties, with special emphasis on optical properties: absorption, photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy.
Synthesis of porous coordination polymers (PCPs or MOFs) - Host-guest chemistry of MOFs - Application of MOFs in catalysis - Application of MOFs in environmental remediation.
Theoretical modelling (Molecular and electronic structure, optical properties, substituent effects, polymer limit, solvent models (PCM), intermolecular interactions, excitonic coupling, energy transfer, photochemical processes) of organic pi-conjugated materials using a wide range of QC methods.
Synthesis and investigation of the crystalline and electronic structure of semiconductors and materials of geophysical interest by spectroscopic techniques under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, in the laboratory or in large synchrotron radiation facilities.
Study of synergies between two phase transitions of different nature, one electronic (Spin Crossover, SCO) and the other structural (Crystal to Liquid Crystal). Synthesis and characterisation of new spin-crossover materials with metallogenic properties. Applications.
Characterisation using high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD), X-ray multiple diffraction (XRMD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM). The materials analysed can be bulk, layered or nanostructures.
Obtaining physical properties by means of first-principles models. Optical, magnetic, electronic properties.
Determination of sunlight absorption intensities of molecules in the atmosphere. Prediction of sunlight response mechanisms. Hg cycle in the Earth's atmosphere.
Development of protocols for the preparation of porous materials with specific characteristics, controlling parameters relating to their chemical nature (composition, functional groups and degree of functionalisation), the porous system (arrangement, pore size, pore type, etc.) and their aggregation.
Synthesis of different types of polymers (conductive, thermoplastic and thermosetting) from the corresponding monomers. Characterisation of the thermal, mechanical, rheological, spectroscopic and conductive properties of these polymers.
Preparation and characterisation of materials and nanomaterials of diverse and controlled chemical nature (composition, size and shape), and with electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, mechanical and chemical properties, among others, of applied interest.
The goal is to develop multiscale semiempirical methods for semiconductor nanostructure design and modelling. It is our guideline to show that proper implementations of empirical methods are capable of delivering new levels of understanding and design for both materials and devices alike.
Study of materials for the manufacture of thermoelectric devices, based on semiconductor nanostructures (nanowires), polymers and hybrid materials. Measurement of thermoelectric properties, such as the Seebeck effect, electrical and thermal conductivity, and thermoelectric efficiency.
