Our broad research focus is on the exploration of the emerging chalcogenide and chalcohalide based compound semiconductors for application in solar to energy conversion devices. The group leader Prof. Edgardo Saucedo have vast experience of developing kesterite (Cu2ZnSn(S/Se)4) based thin film photovoltaic technology and has made significant contribution in positioning IREC as a reference...
Among cathodes currently investigated for high-energy battery cells, three compositions stand as the most promising ones, which are Li1.1Ni0.35Mn0.55O2 (R3m + C2/m), LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (Fd3m) and LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (R3m). The three compositions have little or no cobalt, so being cheaper and more sustainable than current state-of-art materials, and maximize the energy stored at the cell level via...
Supercapacitors, one electrochemical energy storage device (EES), are fascinating devices due to their high power, low cost, long cycling performance and and fast charge/discharge rates. However, their energy density needs to be improved to compete with other ESS in the market, especially with batteries such as Li-ion tecnologies. The development of hybrid electrodes by means of combining...
The overall goal of the group of Magnetic Nanomaterials at the University of Barcelona, Spain (https://magneticnanomaterialsub.wordpress.com/) is to tailor magnetic and optical properties at the nanoscale taking advantage of the degrees of freedom associated with the actual nanostructure of the systems. We specialize, on the one hand, on the study of the intimate correlation between the...
Huge amounts of urea (CO[NH2]2) are industrially produced as fertilizers and naturally generated in livestock farming. Such massive production of urea releases large amounts of wastewater polluted with ammonium into the environment, which is a major concern for environmentally sustainable development. Not only do aquatic ecosystems close to intensive farms suffer from major urea-derived...
Most R&D activities of the IMB-CNM-CSIC aim to realize chip hardware, spanning transversally and combining the micro, nano and quantum technologies scales, and providing miniaturized devices and systems for verticals including energy, health or physics frontiers.
Related to energy harvesting and nanomaterials for thermoelectricity, the InCAEM approach (In-situ Correlative Facility for...
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) in combination with electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) is probably the most versatile spectroscopy technique to study materials at sub-nanometer length scales. For instance, nowadays it is possible to obtain chemical maps of composition, bonding information and dielectric response of materials [1]. EELS measurements and mapping were...
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful analytical tool with an increasing range of applications in life sciences. It combines traditional imaging methods with the advantages of untargeted mass spectrometric detection and identification of numerous classes of molecules, which allows for new insights into tissue samples by, e.g., the exchange of metabolites within the cellular...
The PROCOMAME (Metallic Materials Forming Processes) research group belongs to the Materials Science and Engineering department of the UPC. This research group devotes its activity to study the effect of the processing conditions on the evolution of the microstructure and consequently the properties of metallic materials. Through the years, the group has become experienced in high temperature...
