Physical Chemistry of Hydroxyapatite
In this research area, we investigate the optical and electrical properties of vacancy-type defects in hydroxyapatite (HAp), both undoped and doped with magnetic impurities. We utilize advanced electron microscopy techniques, such as cathodoluminescence, to evaluate the luminescent properties of these HAp nanostructures. Additionally, we employ photoluminescence and paramagnetic electron resonance techniques to characterize and correlate point defects.
To further understand the physical chemistry properties of HAp, we use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Our research also includes assessing the biocompatibility of HAp to fabricate osteoinductive scaffolds and materials suitable for use as contrast agents in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging during bone regeneration treatments.
Heads of research:
Dr. Manuel Herrera Zaldivar (UNAM).
Recent publications of Prof M. Herrera's group:
Formation of oxygen vacancies in Cr3+-doped hydroxyapatite nanofibers and their role in generating paramagnetism
K. Carrera, V. Huerta, V. Orozco, J. Matutes, A. Urbieta, P. Fernández, F. Martínez, O. A. Graeve, and M. Herrera
Biomedical Materials and Devices (2024)
doi.org/10.1007/s44174-024-00191-3
Additive manufacturing of Zn-doped ZrO2 architectures
J. Winczewski, J. Arriaga, D. Maestre, M. Herrera, H. Gardeniers, A. Susarrey
Advanced Engineering Materials (2024) 2400187
doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400187
Decomposition of luminescent hydroxyapatite scaffolds in simulated body fluid
F. Martinez-Pallares, M. Herrera, and O. Graeve
ACS Applied Biomaterials 7 (2024) 3136-3142
doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.4c00154
Barium vacancies as the origin of triboluminescence in hexacelsian ceramics: An ab initio and experimental investigation.
E. Novitskaya, M. Amachraa, F. Martinez-Pallares, F. Guell, V. Gomez-Vidales, S. Ping Ong, M. Herrera, and O. A. Graeve
ACS Applied Optical Materials 2 (2024) 585-594
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.4c00010
White emission in 3D-printed phosphor microstructures.
Winczewski, M. Herrera, H. Gardeniers, A. Susarrey.
Chemical Communications 59 (2023) 3095
https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc06953a
Enabling high-quality transparent conductive oxide on 3D printed ZrO2 architectures through atomic layer deposition.
J. Arriaga, J. Winczewski, M. Herrera, E. Murillo, C. Rosero, N. Pineda, L. Cholula, I De León, H. Gardeniers, A. Susarrey, E. Martínez
Applied Surface Science 636 (2023) 157796
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157796
Influence of single-ionized oxygen vacancies on the generation of ferromagnetism in SnO2 and SnO2:Cr nanowires.
D. Montalvo, V. Gómez, W. de la Cruz, S. Camacho, I. Rivero, K. Carrera, V. Orozco, C. Santillán, J. Matutes, and M. Herrera
Applied Physics A 129 (2023) 537
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06790-z
Additive Manufacturing of 3D Luminescent ZrO2:Eu3+ Architectures
J Winczewski, M Herrera, C Cabriel, I Izeddin, S Gabel, B Merle, A Susarrey, H Gardeniers
Adv. Optical Mater. (2022), 2102758
doi.org/10.1002/adom.202102758
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Study on Tuning the Electrical and Optical Properties of Zr-Doped ZnO Thin Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition
C. Bohorquez, H. Bakkali, J. J. Delgado, E. Blanco, M Herrera, M. Domínguez
ACS Applied Electronic Materials 4 (2022) 925
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.1c01026
Additive Effect of inert ambient annealing on structural and defect characteristics of coaxial N-CNTs@ZnO nanotubes coated by atomic layer deposition.
H.A. Borbon, D. Domínguez , M. Herrera, J.M. Romo, R.C. Carrillo, F.F. Castillon, O.E. Contreras, G. Soto, H. Tiznado.
Ceramics International 48 (2022) 29829
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.06.245
Morphology control of tantalum carbide nanoparticles through dopant addition
T. Ren, R. Tran, S. Lee, A. Bandera, M. Herrera, X. Li, S. Ping-Ong and O. Graeve.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125 (2021) 10665- 10675
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01387
Effect of Oxygen Vacancies on the Mechanoluminescence Response of Magnesium Oxide.
E. Novitskaya, A. Manheim, M. Herrera, O. A. Graeve
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (2021) 854 - 864
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07674
Photoluminescence up-conversion and cathodoluminescence in quaternary CdxZnyOγSδ nanoparticles embedded on zeolite
O. E. Jaime-Acuña, R. E San-Juan Farfán, H. Villavicencio, M. Herrera, O. Raymond-Herrera
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 159 (2021) 110004
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2021.110004
A combined optical and morphological study of 2,5-bis(dodecanoxy) phenyleneethynylene-butadiynes films for oLEDs
B Kinzeeva, G Turlakov, I Moggio, E Arias, G Rodríguez, M Herrera, T Cooper, M Ottonelli, R F Ziolo.
Materials Science and Engineering B 263 (2021) 114779
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114779
Defect-related luminescence properties of hydroxyapatite nanobelts
V. Huerta, P. Fernández, V. Gómez, O. A. Graeve and M. Herrera
Applied Materials Today 21 (2020) 100822
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100822
Defect-related luminescence properties of hydroxyapatite nanobelts
V. Huerta, P. Fernández, V. Gómez, O. A. Graeve and M. Herrera
Applied Materials Today 21 (2020) 100822
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100822
Hole-mediated ferromagnetism in GaN doped with Cu and Mn.
G. Guzmán, D. Maestre and M. Herrera
Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 31 (2020)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10854-020-04070-7