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Last Updated: May 11, 2018

Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain

Name of the Laboratory
Department
Institution	Institute of Research on Electron Microscopy and Materials (IMEYMAT)
Institution (Acronym)	IMEYMAT
Contact Person (e-mail)	MORALES SÁNCHEZ, Francisco M.
Address	Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n Puerto Real
Postal code	11510
Province	Cádiz
Autonomous Region	Andalucia
Country	Spain
Phone	+34 956 016 349
Fax	+34 956 016 288
Website	http://imeymat.uca.es
Main Research Areas	* Electron Microscopy * Sonogel Carbon Sensors * Characterizacion of nanomaterials * Nanocomposites of polymeric matrix

Participating Projects
* Dispositivos activos fotónicos basados en nanoestructuras semiconductoras tipo perovskita y metamateriales hiperbólicos: caracterización y fabricación aditiva Coordinator: Molina Rubio, Sergio Ignacio: Plan Nacional I+D+i (163.000 €) * Fases 2D ultrafinas sobre óxidos con morfología controlada: plataforma de nanocatalizadores multicomponente con aplicaciones en protección del medio ambiente Coordinator: Calvino Gámez, Juan José: Plan Nacional I+D+i (242.000 €) * Green electronics with diamond power devices - H2020 - SC - SCEE - 640947 Coordinator: Araújo Gay, Daniel: Programas Europeos (220.000 €)

Three more relevant publications within 2015-2018
* 'Synthesis and photocatalytic application of visible-light active β-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 hybrid nanocomposites' Christoforidis, K.C., Montini, T., Bontempi, E., Zafeiratos, S., Jaén, J.J.D., Fornasiero, P. - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Volume 187, Pages 171-180, 2016 * 'New insights into organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 nanoparticles. An experimental and theoretical study of doping in Pb2+ sites with Sn2+, Sr2+, Cd2+ and Ca2+' Navas, J., Sánchez-Coronilla, A., Gallardo, J.J., Cruz Hernández, N., Piñero, J.C., Alcántara, R., Fernández-Lorenzo, C., De Los Santos, D.M., Aguilar - Nanoscale, Volume 7, Pages 6216-6229, 2015 * 'Position-controlled growth of GaN nanowires and nanotubes on diamond by molecular beam epitaxy' Schuster, F., Hetzl, M., Weiszer, S., Garrido, J.A., De La Mata, M., Magen, C., Arbiol, J., Stutzmann, M. - Nano Letters, Volume 15, Pages 1773-1779, 2015

Instruments and equipment available
* Microscopio TEM FEI Titan3 Themis 60-300 * Analizador DLS de tamaño de partículas MIC-NanotracWave; Medidor de tamaño de partícula, Malvern Zetasizer Nanoseries * Microscopio SEM FEI NanoSEM 450 * Espectrómetro FTIR, Mattson 5020, provisto de doble detector de tipo DTGS

Number of researchers (83)
Permanent positions (Prof, Dr)	41
PhD(contracted)	15
PhD Students	13
Technicians	2
Others	0
PhD 2015-2018	10
PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently)	2

Participation in other Networks SOCIEMAT (Sociedad Española de Materiales), SME (Sociedad de Microscopía de España), ENMat (European Network of Materials Research Centres)


Nanotechnology for structural applications
	Nano powered ceramics
	Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders
	Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
	Nanoparticulate coatings
	Other - specify:

NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission
	Nanoelectronics, materials and devices
	Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices
	Magnetic materials and devices
	Organic (opto) electronics
	Other - specify:

Nano(bio)technology for medical applications
	Drug encapsulation
	Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition
	Other - specify:

Nanotechnology for sensor applications
	Nanostructured sensors
	Sensors based on biological molecules
	Other - specify:

Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies
	Filtration
	Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface
	Other - specify:

Long-term research with generic applications
	Self- assembly
	Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical
	Interfacing to organic / biological molecules
	Other - specify:

Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies
	Analytical equipment and techniques
	Powder production and processing
	Deposition equipment and techniques
	Patterning equipment and techniques
	Other - specify: