| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Metastable and Nanostructured Materials
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| Department |
Applied Physics |
| Institution |
Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya |
| Institution (Acronym) |
UPC-Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
CALDERON MORENO, Jose / CRESPO Daniel |
| Address |
Av. del Canal Olímpico s/n |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 934137185 |
| Fax |
+34 934137007 |
| Website |
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| Main Research Areas |
* Soft magnetic materials.
* Mössbauer spectroscopy.
* Nanomaterials synthesis using aqueous solution.
* Aplications of synchrotron radiation to nanostructured inorganic materials.
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| Participating Projects |
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* Procesado de materiales férricos y ligeros orientado a la obtención de micro y nano estructuras
Coordinator: Daniel Crespo: MEC (45.000 €)
* Materials Characterization Group
Coordinator: J. L. Tamarit Mur: Generalitat de Catalunya (70.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2006-2009 |
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* V. Torres, M. Popa, D. Crespo, J. M. Calderón Moreno - Microelectronic Engineering 84 (2007) 1665-1668
* M. Popa, T. Pradell, D. Crespo, J. M. Calderón Moreno - Colloids and Surfaces A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 303 (2007) 184-190
* M. Popa, D. Crespo, J.M. Calderon-Moreno, S. Preda, V. Fruth - Journal of the American Ceramic Society 90 (9): 2723-2727
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Mössbauer spectroscopy
* XRD-synchrotron
* High resolution electron microscopy
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| Number of researchers (13) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
3 |
| PhD(contracted) |
3 |
| PhD Students |
3 |
| Technicians |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
| PhD 2006-2009 |
2 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
2 |
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Nanotechnology for structural applications |
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Nano powered ceramics |
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Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders |
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Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes |
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Nanoparticulate coatings |
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Other - specify: |
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NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission |
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Nanoelectronics, materials and devices |
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Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices |
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Magnetic materials and devices |
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Organic (opto) electronics |
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Other - specify: |
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Nano(bio)technology for medical applications |
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Drug encapsulation |
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Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition |
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Other - specify: |
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Nanotechnology for sensor applications |
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Nanostructured sensors |
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Sensors based on biological molecules |
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Other - specify: |
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Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies |
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Filtration |
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Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface |
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Other - specify: |
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Long-term research with generic applications |
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Self- assembly |
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Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical |
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Interfacing to organic / biological molecules |
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Other - specify: |
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Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies |
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Analytical equipment and techniques |
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Powder production and processing |
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Deposition equipment and techniques |
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Patterning equipment and techniques |
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Other - specify: |
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