Study of biomimetic compounds and copper enzymes by paramagnetic NMR.
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.
Our research basically consists of the preparation and characterisation of new oxidative and/or hydrolytic metallo-nucleases, mainly based on metal ion coordination compounds of biological interest with triazole-type ligands and sulfonamide-type ligands.
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.
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.
Modeling exchange interactions in large magnetic clusters and low dimensional magnets: Determination of the Energy levels and magnetic properties; Study of the exchange interactions between orbitally degenerate centers. Crystal field interactions in single ion magnets for quantum computing. Double exchange and electron delocalization in molecular materials.
Development of oxide nanoparticles and their functionalisation with different receptors for catalysis, pharmacological application.
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.
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.
Synthesis of porous coordination polymers (PCPs or MOFs) - Host-guest chemistry of MOFs - Application of MOFs in catalysis - Application of MOFs in environmental remediation.
Design and use of magnetic molecules as qubits (in particular magnetic polyoxometalates). Study and optimization of the quantum decoherence in molecular spin qubits : dipolar and hyperfine effects; modeling the phonon and molecular vibration effects. Scalability of spin qubits and design of quantum spin solids (magnetic MOFs).
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.
