Lines of research
- Semiconductor materials for photovoltaic applications: analysis of crystal structure and atomic order, detection and analysis of defect formation and propagation, interdiffusion between interfaces.
- Nanomaterials (nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanowires): Size and distribution, chemical composition, crystalline structure.
- Metallic alloys for nuclear fusion: study of twins and vacancies, chemical analysis of precipitates.
- Nanostructured surfaces for magnetic and ferromagnetic applications: homogeneity of nanostructuring, chemical analysis, crystalline structure.
- Oxides with rare earth elements for fluorescent effects: distribution and chemical analysis, crystal structure.
- Dispuestos a colaborar en otras líneas de investigación.
Layered structure of the triple-junction solar cell we are developing (left) and TEM photograph of the corresponding cross-section.
TEM analysis of a vertical nanowire (NW). The NW exhibits a number of stacking faults visible in the high-resolution TEM image (a) and (c), as well as in the dark-field micrograph (b).
TEM image of a graded buffer layer of GaInP and the corresponding TED (Transmission Electron Diffraction) image with the map in reciprocal space of X-ray diffraction (XRD-RSM).
a) AFM image of the distribution of Fe-B nanoparticles deposited on a silicon substrate. b) and d) Bright-field TEM image of the NP distribution. c) HAAD Z-contrast image. e) Boron B (K) map. f) Iron Fe map.
