Research Lines

Our research can be broadly categorized into three main lines, focusing on the development, characterization, and application of advanced materials, most of them based on semiconducting oxides:

Fundamental Materials Science and Advanced Characterization 

Optoelectronic Materials 

Materials for energy storage, conversion and sensing

Granted projects (last 5 years): 

• Project, PID2024-155966-NB-I00: "Wide bandgap semiconducting oxides go quantum: a novel platform for single-photon sources". National project. MCIN. (2025- 2028)

• Project, PID2021-122562NB-I00: "Light-matter interaction in nano-membranes of wide bandgap metal oxides for self-powered devices". National project. MCIN. (2022- 2025)

• Proof of Concept, PDC2023-145868-I00: "Development of a multifunctional optical sensor based on gallium oxide microcavities” National project. MCIN (2024-2025). 

• AFOSR project: FA8655-23-1-7002 “Exploring optical cavities based on gallium oxide nanomaterials”. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2023-2026). 

•  International Cooperation project, PCI2023-143388: "“p-n heterojunctions of emergent wide band gap oxides for self-powered UVC sensing". National project. M.era.net MCIN. (2023- 2026) Coordinated by UCM. Partners: Nanovation (France) and Technical University Dresden (Germany)

•  Project for ecologic and digital transformation, TED2021-130139B-I00: "Gallium oxide nanostructures for energy saving and telecommunications". National project. MCIN. (2022- 2025) 

• Project on "Plan Complementario de Materiales Avanzados", MAD2D-CM-UCM-4: "Materiales disruptivos bidimensionales" (CM y PRTE) (2022-2025). 

• H2020 Project BAT4EVER: “Autonomous Self-Healing polymer based Components for high performant Lithium Ion Batteries” EU project (2020 – 2023).

• AFOSR project, FA8655-20-1-7013: “Exploring light-matter interaction in gallium oxide micro- and nanostructures”. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2020-2023).