Publications

C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda*, P. M. Moreno-Romero, D. M. Torres-Herrera, C. A. Enríquez-Alamares, H. J. Cortina-Marrero, I. Montoya De Los Santos, M. Courel, F. J. Sánchez-Rodríguez, H. Hu, L. Hechavarría-Difur, "Impact of PC71BM layer on the performance of perovskite solar cells prepared at high moisture conditions using a low temperature annealed ZnO thin film as the electron transport layer," J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 265-276, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04766-w

A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, H. A. Ruiz-Segoviano, S. F. Rodríguez-Contreras, D. Yañez-Dávila, and A. Hernández-Granados, "Decrease of mobility, electricity demand, and NO2 emissions on COVID-19 times and their feedback on prevention measures," Sci. Total Environ. vol. 760, pp. 143382, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143382

C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, P. M. Moreno-Romero, A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, G. Suárez, M. Miranda-Hernandez, M. Sotelo-Lerma, and H. Hu, "Thermal evaporation-oxidation deposited aluminium oxide as an interfacial modifier to improve the performance and stability of zinc oxide-based planar perovskite solar cells," ACS Appl. Energy Mater. vol 3, no. 3, pp. 9618–9627, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c01106

D. K. Becerra-Paniagua, D. Cabrera-German, E. B. Díaz-Cruz, Z. Montiel-González, M. Sotelo-Lerma, and H. Hu, "Dispersion degree and sheet spacing control of graphene products via oxygen functionalities and its effect on electrical conductivities of P3HT:graphene composite coatings," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics vol. 31, pp. 19623–19637, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04489-y

G. Suárez-Campos, D. Cabrera-German, A. O. Castelo-González, C. Avila-Avendano, J. L. Fuentes Ríos, M.A. Quevedo-López, R. Aceves, H. Hu, and M. Sotelo-Lerma, "Characterization of aluminum oxide thin films obtained by chemical solution deposition and annealing for metal–insulator–metal dielectric capacitor applications," Applied Surface Science, vol. 513, pp. 145879, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145879

I. Montoya De Los Santosa, H. J. Cortina-Marrero, M. A. Ruíz-Sánchez, L. Hechavarría-Difur, F. J. Sánchez-Rodríguez, M. Courel, and Hailin Hu, Optimization of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells: A theoretical and experimental study," Solar Energy, vol. 199, pp. 198–205, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.02.026

C. F. Arias-Ramos, Y. Kumar, P. G. Abrego-Martínez, and H. Hu, “Efficient and stable hybrid perovskite prepared at 60% relative humidity with a hydrophobic additive in anti-solvent,” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, vol. 215, pp. 110625, Sep. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110625

D. M. Torres-Herrera, P. M. Moreno-Romero, D. Cabrera-German, H. J. Cortina-Marrero, M. Sotelo-Lerma, and H. Hu, “Thermal co-evaporated MoOx:Au thin films and its application as anode modifier in perovskite solar cells,” Sol. Energy, vol. 206, pp. 136–144, Aug. 2020 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.05.105

A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, B. S. Cruz-Silva, G. Ramirez-Zúñiga, P. M. Moreno-Romero, F. Liu, and H. Hu, “Use of magnetic fields for surface modification of PbI2 layers to increase the performance of hybrid perovskite solar cells,” J. Electron. Mater., vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 3106–3113, May 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-020-08009-w

P. M. Moreno-Romero, A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, M. A. Millán-Franco, C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, D. M. Torres-Herrera, F. Liu, H. Hu, “Roughness and structural modification of PbI₂ thin films by isopropanol treatment to improve methylammonium lead halide formation and solar cell efficiency,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol 30, no. 18, pp. 17491–17503, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02100-7

E. B. Díaz-Cruz, L. González-Espinoza, E. Regalado-Pérez, O. A. Castelo-González, M. C Arenas-Arrocena, H. Hu, “Tuning optoelectronic properties of SnS thin films by a kinetically controllable low temperature microwave hydrothermal method,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 797, pp. 537-547, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.05.002

A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, P. M. Moreno-Romero, and H. Hu, “Evaluation of Mulliken electronegativity on CH3NH3PbI3 hybrid perovskite as a thought-provoking activity,” ACS Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 96, no. 5, pp. 974-978, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00717

G. Suárez-Campos, D. Cabrera-German, J.A. García-Valenzuela, M. Cota-Leal, J.L. Fuentes-Ríos, M. Martínez-Gil, H. Hu, M. Sotelo-Lerma, “Controlled synthesis of Mg(OH)₂ thin films by chemical solution deposition and their thermal transformation to MgO thin films,” Ceramics International, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 10356-10363, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.02.093

F. Villanueva-Flores, M. Miranda-Hernández, J. O. Flores-Flores, A. Porras-Sanjuanico, H. Hu, L. Pérez-Martínez, O. T. Ramírez, L. A. Palomares, "Poly(vinyl alcohol co-vinyl acetate) as a novel scaffold for mammalian cell culture and controlled drug release,” Journal of Materials Science, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 7867–7882, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03402-1

A. Hernández-Granados, A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, P. M. Moreno-Romero, C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, J. E. Pascoe-Sussoni, O. A. Castelo-González, E. Carmina Menchaca-Campos, José Escorcia-García, Hailin Hu, “Optically uniform thin films of mesoporous TiO2 for perovskite solar cell applications,” Optical Materials, vol. 88, pp. 695-703, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.12.044

D. K. Becerra-Paniagua, M. Sotelo-Lerma, H. Hu, “Highly oxidized and exfoliated graphene using a modified Tour approach,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 3973- 3983, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-00683-9

A. Baray-Calderón, P. Acevedo-Peña, O. A. Castelo-González, C. Martínez-Alonso, M. Sotelo-Lerma, M. C. Arenas-Arrocena, H. Hu, “Cationic and anionic modification of CdS thin films by surface chemical treatment,” Applied Surface Science, vol. 475, pp. 676-683, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.12.201

O.A. Castelo-González, J.A. García-Valenzuela, D. Cabrera-German M. Cota-Leal, M. Sotelo-Lerma, H. Hu, “Tailoring the composition of nanostructured tin sulfide synthesized by a gas–liquid reaction method: Correlation with the relative permittivity of the solvent,” Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 222, pp. 333-337, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.10.030

W. J. Shin, A. Hernández Granados, W-H Huang, H. Hu, M. Tao, “Sulfurization of Hematite Fe₂O₃ and Anatase TiO₂ by Annealing in H₂S,” Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 222, pp. 152-158, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.10.008

A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, P. M. Moreno-Romero, and H. Hu, “Impact of magnetic fields on the morphology of hybrid perovskite films for solar cells,” AIP Advances, vol. 8, pp. 055221, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5026797

M. Fuentes-Pérez, M. E. Nicho*, H. Hu, C. Martínez-Alonso, G. Cadenas-Pliego, “Effect of Sb₂S₃ micro-rod incorporation on the polymerization of 3-hexylthiophene,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 29, no. 18, pp. 15715-15725, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9194-x

E. B. Díaz-Cruz, O. A. Castelo-González, C. Martínez-Alonso, Z. Montiel-González, M. C. Arenas-Arrocena, H. Hu, “Morphology control in microwave synthesized bismuth sulfide by using different bismuth salts,” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol. 75, pp. 311-318, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2017.10.042

M. E. Nicho, W. Jaimes, M. E. Rivas-Aguilar, H. Hu and M. A. Quevedo-López, “Synthesis of poly (3-hexylthiophene-2, 5-diyl) in presence of CdS nanoparticles: Microscopic and Spectroscopic Studies,” Revista Mexicana de Física vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 516-524, 2017.

J. García-Cerrillo, A. N. Corpus-Mendoza, P. M. Moreno-Romero, A. Hernández-Granados, H. Hu, “Improvement of the morphological and electrical characteristics of Al³⁺, Fe³⁺ and Bi³⁺-doped TiO₂ compact thin films and their incorporation into hybrid solar cells,” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing vol. 72, pp. 106- 114, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2017.08.027

E. Sierra, A. Miranda-Molina, E. Castillo, H. Hu, M. Ayala, “Chemoenzymatic synthesis of poly(phenylene disulfides) with insulating properties and resistant to high temperatures", Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. Vol. 92, no. 10, pp. 2691-2698, 2017. DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5290

P. Acevedo-Peña, A. Baray-Calderón, H. Hu, I. González, V. M. Ugalde-Saldivar, “Measurements of HOMO-LUMO levels of poly(3-hexylthiphene) thin films by a simple electrochemical method”, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, vol. 21, pp. 2407-2414, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3587-2

Z. Montiel-González, O.A. Castelo-González, M. T. Aguilar-Gama, E. Ramirez-Morales, H. Hu, “Thickness dependent growth of low temperature atomic layer deposited zinc oxide films”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 114, pp. 1145-1151, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.09.005

D. Hernández-Martíneza, M.E. Nicho, H. Hu, U. León-Silva, M. C. Arenas-Arrocena, C. H. García-Escolar, “Electrospinning of P3HT-PEO-CdS fibers by solution method and their properties”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol. 61 pp. 50 -56, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2016.12.039

C. Martínez-Alonso, E. U. Olivos-Peralta, M. Sotelo-Lerma, R. Y. Sato-Berrú, S. A. Mayén-Hernández, H. Hu, “Purity and crystallinity of microwave synthesized antimony sulfide microrods”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 186, pp. 390-398, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.11.010

A. Hernandéz-Granados, J. Escorcia-García, D. Peréz-Martínez, J. García-Cerrillo, C. Menchaca-Campos and H. Hu, “Effect of CdS in the Sb₂(S_xSe_1-x)₃ sensitized solar cells prepared by solution deposition methods”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol. 56, pp. 222-227, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2016.08.022

G. Alvarado-Tenorio, H. J. Cortina-Marrero, M. E. Nicho, P. A. Márquez-Aguilar, H. Hu, “Improvement of photovoltaic performance of inverted hybrid solar cells by adding single-wall carbon nanotubes in poly(3-hexylthiophene)”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol 56, pp. 37- 42, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2016.07.018

C. H. García-Escobar, M. E. Nicho, H. Hu, G. Alvarado-Tenorio, P. Altuzar-Coello, G. Cadenas-Pliego and D. Hernández-Martínez, “Study of the effect of microwave radiation on the P3HT synthesis with dichloromethane as solvent", International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2016, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1926972

C. S. Coria-Monroy, M. Sotelo-Lerma and H. Hu, “Influence of acid and alkaline sources on the optical, structural and photovoltaic properties of CdSe nanoparticles precipitated from aqueous solution”, Frontiers of Materials Science., vol. 10, Issue 2, pp. 168- 177, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-016-0336-x

C. S. Coria-Monroy, M. Sotelo-Lerma, C. Martínez-Alonso, P.M. Moreno-Romero, C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, I. Corona-Corona and H. Hu, "Photovoltaic properties of CdSe/CdS and CdS/CdSe core-shell particles synthesized in uninterrupted precipitation procedures”, Journal of Electronic Materials., vol. 44, Issue 10, pp 3302-3311, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-3906-2

M. T. Aguilar-Gama, E. Ramírez-Morales, Z. Montiel-González, A. Mendoza-Galván, M. Sotelo-Lerma, P.K. Nair, H. Hu, “Structure and Refractive Index of Thin Alumina Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics., vol. 26, Issue. 8, pp. 5546-5552, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2111-z

C. Martínez-Alonso, H. J. Cortina-Marrero, C. S. Coria-Monroy, M. C. Arenas, M.E. Nicho, H. Hu, “Solution synthesized CdS nanoparticles for hybrid solar cell applications”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics., vol. 26, Issue 8, pp. 5539-5545, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2072-2

C. S. Coria-Monroy, C. Martínez-Alonso, M. Sotelo-Lerma, J. M. Hernández, H. Hu, “Stabilizer-free CdSe/CdS core/shell particles from one-step solution precipitation and their application in hybrid solar cells”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics., Issue 8, vol. 26, pp. 5532-5538, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2071-3

J. A. García-Valenzuela, A. L. Nájera-Luna, M. M. Castillo-Ortega, H. Hu, and M. Sotelo-Lerma, “An inexpensive, rapid, safe, and recycling-favoring method for the fabrication of core/shell PVP/CdS composite fibers from a gas–solid reaction between H2S vapor and electrospun PVP/CdCl₂,” Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process., vol. 38, pp. 257–265, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2015.04.020

W. Jaimes, G. Alvarado-Tenorio, C. Martínez-Alonso, A. Quevedo-López, H. Hu, and M. E. Nicho, “Effect of CdS nanoparticle content on the in-situ polymerization of 3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl and the application of P3HT‐CdS products in hybrid solar cells,” Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process., vol. 37, pp. 259–265, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2015.03.055

C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, P. M. Moreno-Romero, C. Martínez-Alonso, and H. Hu, “Microwave Synthesized Monodisperse CdS Spheres of Different Size and Color for Solar Cell Applications,” J. Nanomater., vol. 2015, pp. 1–10, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/424635

C. Martínez-Alonso, C. A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, P. Moreno-Romero, C. S. Coria-Monroy, and H. Hu, “Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications,” Int. J. Photoenergy, vol. 2014, pp. 1–11, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/453747

H. J. Cortina-Marrero, P. K. Nair, and H. Hu, “Conductive carbon paint as an anode buffer layer in inverted CdS/Poly(3-hexylthiophene) solar cells,” Sol. Energy, vol. 98, no. PC, pp. 196–202, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2013.09.034

H. J. Cortina-Marrero, C. Martínez-Alonso, L. Hechavarría-Difur, and H. Hu, “Photovoltaic performance improvement in planar P3HT/CdS solar cells induced by structural, optical and electrical property modification in thermal annealed P3HT thin films,” Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 63, no. 1, p. 10201, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2013120361