|  Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain  | 
              
               
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                |  Name of the Laboratory  | 
                NEOEnergy - Novel Energy Oriented Nanomaterials 
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                |  Department  | 
                NEOEnergy - Novel Energy Oriented Nanomaterials | 
              
               
                |  Institution  | 
                  Catalan Institut of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology  | 
              
               
                |  Institution (Acronym)  | 
                CIN2 (CSIC-ICN) | 
              
               
                |  Contact Person (e-mail)  | 				
				
				GOMEZ ROMERO, Pedro / Omar Ayyad   / prof. Pedro GOMEZ-ROMERO / Vanesa Ruiz 
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                |  Address  | 
                Campus UAB | 
              
			   
                |  Postal code  | 
                08193 Bellaterra | 
              
               
                |  Province  | 
                
				Barcelona                 | 
              
               
                |  Autonomous Region  | 
                
				Cataluña                 | 
              
               
                |  Country  | 
                Spain | 
              
               
                |  Phone  | 
                +34-937373608 | 
              
               
                |  Fax  | 
                +34-935868020 | 
              
               
                |  Website  | 
                http://www.cin2.es/english/research-group.php?grupo=11  ;  http://www.cienciateca.com/pgri.html | 
              
               
                |  Main Research Areas  | 
                 
                   * Heat Transfer Nanofluids / Hybrid (organic-inorganic) nanocomposite materials 
                    * Alternative synthetic methods for complex materials 
                    * Energy storage and conversion applications 
                    * Lithium batteries, electrochemical supercapacitors, Fuel Cells                   
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                |  Participating Projects | 
              
               
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				 * “Nanowires for energy storage” NEST Coordinator: Gerard Bidan, CEA France IP (CSIC) Pedro Gómez-Romero. 2013-2015: Proyecto Europeo (VII FP) FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE ID 309143-2 
				* “Materiales Nanoestructurados de Carbono e Híbridos para Almacenamiento de Energía” (NANOCARHIBE) Coordinator: IP CIN2 (CSIC) Pedro Gómez Romero, IP UCM Eduardo Enciso. Coordinador: Pedro Gómez-Romero. 2013-15.: Proyecto Coordinado Plan Nacional  MAT2012-39199-C02-01 
				* “Development of novel SOlid MAterials for high power Li polymer BATteries Coordinator: Coordinador Ms. Mayte Gil Agustí. Asoc. Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía  IP (CSIC) Pedro Gómez-Romero. 2010-2013: (VII FP) FP7-2010-GC-ELECTROCHEMICAL-STORAGE. (PCOL-LARGE) 
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                |  Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013  | 
              
               
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				   * 				     				       Mihaela Baibarac* and Pedro Gómez-Romero* -  Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 6(2) Feb 2006, pp. 289-302.  (REVIEW)   Nanocomposites based on conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes. From fancy materials to functional applications                     
                   
                  * 				     				       D. Muñoz-Rojas,* J. Oro-Sole, O. Ayyad and P. Gomez-Romero* -  Small 2008, 4(9), 1301-6    Facile One-pot Synthesis of Self-Assembled Ag@Polypyrrole Core-Shell Nanosnakes.                     
                   
                  * 				     				       D. Muñoz-Rojas,* J. Oro-Sole and P. Gomez-Romero* -  Chem. Commun.( DOI: 10.1039/B910796G) 2009, 5913-5.  Spontaneous Self-Assembly of Cu2O@PPy Nanowires and Anisotropic Crystals.                     
                   
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                |  Instruments and equipment available  | 
              
               
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                   * Potenciostatos 
                    * Multichannel Battery cycler 
                    * Caja Seca Labconco 
                                        
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                |  Number of researchers (5)  | 
              
               
                |  Permanent positions (Prof, Dr)  | 
                1 | 
              
               
                |  PhD(contracted)  | 
                2 | 
              
               
                |  PhD Students  | 
                2 | 
              
               
                |  Technicians  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                |  Others  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                | PhD 2010-2013  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                | PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) | 
                0 | 
              
			  
               
                
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                |   Participation in other Networks  
                  Redes de Pilas de Combustible (Cataluña / España)  | 
              
			  
			  
			  
               
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                |   Other relevant information  
                  Libro: 
“Functional Hybrid Materials”  
Edited by P. Gómez-Romero and C. Sánchez. Wiley-VCH. Weinheim 2004 (Clave E)ISBN  3-527-30484-3.  | 
              
              
             
               
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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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				   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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				   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: Li Batteries, supercapacitors, Fuel Cells
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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: Matrix Chemistry
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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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