Research lines
Research lines associated with this Doctorate program are organised in five wide research fields:
1. Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition and molecular self-assembly in Nanoscience
2. Crystalline Engineering and Molecular Materials Design
3. Molecular electronics
4. Molecular Nanomagnetism
5. Applications of Molecular Nanoscience
1. Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition and molecular self-assembly in Nanoscience
Design of functional molecules and molecular-based nanostructures. Organization of molecules in surfaces and interfaces. Study of crystalline materials under extreme conditions.
2. Crystalline Engineering and Molecular Materials Design
Molecular conductors and superconductors. Magnetic molecular materials. Molecular photonic materials. Switchable molecular materials. Porous coordination polymers (MOFs) and 2D materials
3. Molecular electronics
Preparation, study and theoretical modelling of optoelectronics materials, nanostructures and devices (solar cells, OLEDs, OFETs, molecular lasers?). Carbon nanostructures (fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, etc.) and its use in molecular electronics. Preparation, study and theoretical modelling of unimolecular devices.
4. Molecular Nanomagnetism
Preparation, study and theoretical modelling of molecular nanomagnets and molecular nanostructures. Molecules and materials for molecular spintronics. Molecules and materials for molecular spintronics. Magnetic molecules for quantum computing. Structural, electronic and magnetic characterization of molecules and magnetic nanomaterials by proximity microscopy techniques (STM, AFM, MFM).
5. Applications of Molecular Nanoscience
Applications of coordination chemistry in molecular magnetism and spintronics. Applications of coordination chemistry in molecular electronics. Biomedical applications of molecules and molecular nanomaterials. Molecular sensors. Molecular optoelectronic devices (solar cells, OLEDs, molecular lasers, etc.). Direct fuel production with solar light. Molecular spintronics devices (molecular spin-valves, spin-OLEDs, spin-OFETs, etc.).
Thesis supervisors
Professors and researchers that take part in this PhD program, are associated in the following research teams.
Research lines: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Clemente Juan, Juan Modesto
Coronado Miralles, Eugenio
Forment Aliaga, Alicia
Lorenz Fonfria, Victor Armando
Mendoza Valderrey, Abraham
Soriano López, Joaquín
Lahoz Zamarro, Fernando
Ahrazem El Kadiri, Oussama
Colino García, José Miguel
De Toro Sánchez, Jose Angel
Gómez Gómez, Lourdes
Normile, Peter Stephen
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Gabriel
Research lines: 3 & 5
Aragó March, Juan
Bolink, Hendrik Jan
Ortí Guillén, Enrique
Sessolo, Michele
Tordera, Daniel
Caballero Briceño, Ruben
De la Cruz Manrique, Pilar
Douhal Alaui, Abderrazzak
Gómez-Escalonilla Romojaro, Maria Jose
Gutiérrez Tovar, Mario
Cohen Cohen, Boyko Youda
Langa de la Puente, Fernando
Díaz García, María A.
Sabater Piqueres, Carlos
Research lines: 1, 2 & 4
Albelda Gimeno, María Teresa
Bartual Murgui, Carlos
Blasco Llopis, Salvador
Cano Boquera, Joan
Castro Belda, Isabel
Clares García, Mª Paz
Ferrando Soria, Jesús
García-España Monsonís, Enrique
Gaspar Pedrós, Ana Belén
González García, Jorge
Llinares Berenguer, José Miguel
Lloret Pastor, Francisco
Martínez Lillo, Francisco José
Pardo Marín, Emilio
Real Cabezos, José Antonio
Stiriba Lakani, Salah-Eddine
Verdejo Viu, Begoña
Ruiz García, María José
Research lines: 2 & 3
Abánades Lázaro, Isabel
Abellán Saez, Gonzalo
Almora Barrios, Neyvis
Clemente León, Miguel
Giménez Marqués, Mónica
Lucherelli, Matteo Andrea
Marqués Hueso, José
Martí Gastaldo, Carlos
Mínguez Espallargas, Guillermo
Rubio Giménez, Víctor
Tatay Aguilar, Sergio
Ayala Díaz, Juan Heliodoro
González Platas, Javier
Lago Blanco, Ana Belén
Niza, Enrique
Denton Zanello, Cristian Diego
Research lines: 2, 3, 4 & 5
Baldoví Jachán, José Jaime
Bedoya Pinto, Amilcar
Canet Ferrer, Josep
Cantarero Sáez, Andrés
Cardona Serra, Salvador
Córdoba Castillo, Rosa
Gaita Ariño, Alejandro
Navarro Moratalla, Efrén
Del Castillo Vargas, Francisco Javier
Binns, Christopher
Gálvez Alonso, Fernando
Caturla Terol, María José
Fernández Rossier, Joaquín Ignacio
Fullana Font, Andrés
Jacob, David
Soriano, David
Untiedt Lecuona, Carlos
Facilities
The PhD program in "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" utilizes the facilities of the Departments, Faculties, and University Research Institutes where the participating research groups are located.
The available scientific equipment can be found on the websites of the corresponding groups/institutes/departments.
UV
• Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol)
• Central Service for Experimental Research (SCSIE)
UA
• Organic Electronics and Photonics Group
• Laboratory of Low Temperatures and Nanometric Systems (LT-Nanolab)
• Research Technical Services
ULL
• Research support general service
UCLM
• Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL)
• Organic Molecular Materials Group
• Magnetic Nanostructures, Superconductivity and Local Probe Microscopy Group
The fact that the research groups are integrated into various research networks and other European projects also allows access to the facilities of external research groups belonging to these consortia.
The available scientific equipment can be found on the websites of the corresponding groups/institutes/departments.
UV
• Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol)
• Central Service for Experimental Research (SCSIE)
UA
• Organic Electronics and Photonics Group
• Laboratory of Low Temperatures and Nanometric Systems (LT-Nanolab)
• Research Technical Services
ULL
• Research support general service
UCLM
• Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL)
• Organic Molecular Materials Group
• Magnetic Nanostructures, Superconductivity and Local Probe Microscopy Group
The fact that the research groups are integrated into various research networks and other European projects also allows access to the facilities of external research groups belonging to these consortia.
Regulations
Regulations for the deposit, evaluation and defense of the thesis are those established by the University of Valencia for all students, independently of where the student is enrolled.
Procedures and established deadlines for the assignment of a tutor and a thesis director will follow the regulations of the University of Valencia for all students.
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Procedures and established deadlines for the assignment of a tutor and a thesis director will follow the regulations of the University of Valencia for all students.
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PhD thesis database
List of doctoral thesis in process and the ones already defended within the PhD Program.
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in process
Universitat de València
PhD Student:
Néstor Calvo Galve
Tittle:
Interplay between spin transition and gas sorption in compartmentalized coordination polymers
Director/s:
Eugenio Coronado Miralles
| Guillermo Minguez Espallargas
PhD Student:
Bendikt Danekamp
Director/s:
Henk Bolink
| Michele Sessolo
International Doctorate Mention
PhD Student:
Garin Escorcia Ariza
Director/s:
Sergio Tatay Aguilar
| Carlos Martí-Gastaldo
PhD Student:
Alberto Lopera López
Director/s:
Enrique García-España Monsonís
| M Paz Clares García
International Doctorate Mention
PhD Student:
Álvaro Martínez Camarena
Tittle:
Complejos de ligandos azamacrocíclicos como miméticos de enzimas con actividad antioxidante
Director/s:
Enrique García-España Monsonís
| Jose Miguel Llinares Berenguer
| Roberto Tejero Toquero
International Doctorate Mention
PhD Student:
MariLuz Martínez Marco
Director/s:
Pedro Javier Rodríguez Cantó
| Rafael Abargues López
PhD Student:
Isabel Pont Niclòs
Director/s:
Enrique García-España Monsonís
| Mª Teresa Albelda Gimeno
| Jorge Gonzalez Garcia
International Doctorate Mention
Mención Internacional
PhD Student:
Carlos Rojas
Director/s:
Francesc Lloret
| Francisco José Martínez Lillo
PhD Student:
Víctor Rubio Giménez
Director/s:
Eugenio Coronado Miralles
| Carlos Martí-Gastaldo
International Doctorate Mention
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Extraordinary Doctorate Award
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NanoMatMol Group award to best PhD thesis presented in 2019
PhD Student:
Vittal Rao Thanjavur Prakasam
Director/s:
Henk Bolink
Co-director: Gerwin Gelinck
Co-director: Gerwin Gelinck
International Doctorate Mention
Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
PhD Student:
Lorenzo Angiolini
Director/s:
Abderrazzak Douhal Alaui
| Boiko Yuda Cohen Cohen
PhD Student:
Luis Miguel Arellano Castellanos
Director/s:
Fernando Langa Langa
| Maria Jose Gómez-Escalonilla Romojaro
International Doctorate Mention
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Extraordinary Doctorate Award
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Best Ph.D in Chemistry from the RSEQ-CLM and second Accesit for the Best PhD Thesis from the Specialized Group on Nanoscience and Molecular Materials (GENAM) of the RSEQ and RSEF
PhD Student:
Fernando García Guijarro
Tittle:
SYNTHESIS, ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF Π-CONJUGATED OLIGOMERS BASED ON THIOPHENE
Director/s:
Fernando Langa Langa
| Ruben Caballero Briceño
International Doctorate Mention