FQM335: APPLIED MAGNETISM AND OPTICS

Submitted by francisco.grimaldi on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 17:32
University
University of Cadiz
Faculty/school/department
SCIENCE FACULTY/ PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER/ PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER
Size of the team
number of researchers number of supporting staff number of PhD students
10
0
0
Composition of Joint Unit of Research, if relevant

The group has extensive experience in the synthesis of materials for magnetic and optical sensors by sol-gel, by dip-coating and sputtering, in its magnetic, optical and nanotextural characterization by magnetometry, ellipsometry and AFM, as well as in, magnetic and semiconducting, nanoparticles and thin films for biomedical and environmental applications, lines reinforced by new expert members in chemical and laser ablation nanoparticles synthesis and in the development of instrumentation based on magneto-optical techniques for space and medical applications.

PI
PI name
MANUEL DOMINGUEZ DE LA VEGA
PI email
manolo.dominguez@uca.es
PI bio

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7889-7220

His PhD thesis dealt with chalcogenide amorphous semiconductors. After a post-doc stay at UMD (USA), He focused on magnetic materials studied by magnetometry, FMR and AFM/MFM. He co-founded in 2002 the group Applied Magnetism and Optics and began working on composite materials with iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) for magneto-optical sensors. After that, several sensing, biomedical and environmental applications of magnetic and semiconducting NPs and thin films were explored, collaborating with other groups. He is responsible for Magnetometry and AFM/STM laboratories at IMEYMAT and Coordinator for the PhD Program on Nanoscience and Materials Technologies, UCA.

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
MANUEL DOMINGUEZ DE LA VEGA
Contact person e-mail
manolo.dominguez@uca.es
WWW
http://fqm335.uca.es/
Short description of research profile

Thin films and coatings characterization
Optical characterization of stainless steel surface
Organic contaminants in the sea environment
UV-Vis-NIR-IR Ellipsometry
Spintronics
Magnetometry
Photoluminescent materials
Nanostructured Photocatalytic Materials  for water contaminants removal
Thermochromic materials
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Magnetic Nanoparticles for environmental applications
Magnetic Nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Gravitational Waves
Plasmon Resonance
Magnetic Sensors
Magneto-optical sensors
Optical sensors
Medical Technology
Surface Laser Texturing

Research area
NATURAL SCIENCES » Physical sciences and astronomy » (UK) PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER
Scientific Themes (keywords)
ORGANO-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS; OPTICS; SOL-GEL; SENSORS; MAGNETISM; STAINLESS STEELS; Magnetoresistance; GENERATION OF NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; Laser texturing; Ellipsometry; THIN FILMS; Magnetometry; Force Microscopy
Publications

Representative publications

1. Enhanced performance of planar perovskite solar cells using dip-coated TiO2 as electron transporting layer A. El Haimeur, M. Makha, H. Bakkali, J.M. González-Leal, E. Blanco, M. Dominguez, Z.V. Voitenko Solar Energy   (2020) Vol: 195. Pgs: 475-482
2. (S)TEM structural and compositional nanoanalyses of chemically synthesized glutathione-shelled nanoparticles Beltrán, Ana M.; Mánuel, José M.; Litrán, Rocío; Félix, Eduardo; Santos, Antonio J.; Morales, Francisco M.; Bomatí-Miguel, Óscar Applied Nanoscience. 2020. Publicado online 27/04/2020
3. Design of a CubeSat payload to test a magnetic measurement system for space-borne gravitational wave detectors Mateos, Ignacio; Sánchez-Mínguez, Rubén; Ramos-Castro, Juan Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 2018. Vol. 273. Pgs. 311-316  
4. Engineering of III-Nitride Semiconductors on Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics Mánuel, José M.; Jiménez, Juan J.; Morales, Francisco M.; Lacroix, Bertrand; Santos, Antonio J.; García, Rafael; Blanco, Eduardo; Domínguez, Manuel; Ramírez, Milagrosa; Beltrán, Ana M.; Alexandrov, D.; Tot, J.;  Dubreuil, R.; Videkov, V.; Andreev, S.; Tzaneva, B.; Bartsch, H. Breiling, J.; Pezoldt, J.; Fischer, M.;  Müller, J. Scientific Reports. 2018. Vol: 8. Pgs. 6879
5. Photocatalytic TiO2 sol-gel thin films: Optical and morphological characterization Blanco, Eduardo; González-Leal, Juan María; Ramírez del Solar, Milagrosa Solar Energy. 2015. Vol: 122. Pgs.  11-23.

Link to extended list of publication

https://fqm335.uca.es/publicaciones-en-revistas/
Technology Expertise

UV-Vis_NIR Elipsometry
Magnetometry
Atomic Force Microscopies
Sol-Gel Technology
Chemical synthesis of nanoparticles
Fabrication of nanoparticles by laser ablation
Fabrication of thin films by dip coating and rf sputtering
Electronic Instrumentation for Medical and Aerospace Applications
Gravitational waves