News

05-03-2024.  Our latest research published in ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. explores the thermoelectric properties in AgSbTe2-based samples synthesized by arc-melting. Figure of merit (ZT) values of 1.25 were obtained in Ag0.7Sb1.12Te2 

23-02-2024.  Congratulations to Maja Ostojic for winning the Best Poster Award at the II Workshop on Materials for Photocatalysis, Energy, and Clean Environment (Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife).

22-02-2024. Jesús Prado-Gonjal, Marta María González-Barrios and Maja Ostojic attend the II Workshop on Materials for Photocatalysis, Energy, and Clean Environment hosted by Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife).  Jesús gives the invited talk  "Harvesting power from waste heat: Unveiling the potential of thermoelectric materials for clean energy generation", while Marta and Maja present two posters.

14-12-2023. Maja Ostojic joins the group. Welcome Maja! 

27-10-2023. The Linseis LSR3 equipment has arrived at our lab, thanks to the TED2021-129569A-I00 project. This instrument will empower our group to conduct precise thermoelectric measurements! 

01-09-2023.  Project TERMADES ("Enhancing the thermoelectric efficiency of materials by decoupling of their thermal and electrical properties") begins. Ref: CNS2022-135302 

16-08-2023.  Jesús Prado-Gonjal gives an oral presentation at 31st International Materials Research Congress (IMRC2023) in Mexico. 

17-07-2023. New publication about thermoelectric skutterudites: Lithium-Filled Skutterudites by Intercalation at Ambient Temperature. https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.202300087

06-07-2023. Jesús Prado-Gonjal and Marta María González Barrios present an oral communication on thermoelectric materials at the XVIIIth Conference of the European Ceramic Society in Lyon

22-06-2023. We're seeking a passionate young researcher to drive advancements in thermoelectric materials. Apply now! https://mcyt.educa.madrid.org/empleo/inscripcionDemandaProfesional/mostrar_oferta.asp?codigo=49481

21-06-2023. Congratulations to our PhD student Marta María González Barrios for the award of a PhD contract from Comunidad de Madrid. She will continue working on the development of new thermoelectric materials. 

18-05-2023. Project TERMADES ("Enhancing the thermoelectric efficiency of materials by decoupling of their thermal and electrical properties") proposed for funding in "Consolidacion Investigadora" call.  Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. 

30-03-2023. Marta María González Barrios shows initial results of MATTER project in the 3rd Iberian Thermoelectric Workshop (in Lisbon). The title of her talk was "Microwave-assisted synthesis of thermoelectric chalcogenides". 

26-01-2023. Jesús Prado-Gonjal talks about "Chemistry and the sustainable use of energy sources" in the series of conferences "Los Avances de la Química y su Impacto en la Sociedad", organized by Dr. Bernardo Herradón (IQOG-CSIC). 

01-12-2022. Our project MATTER has been granted! The project aims to design sustainable thermoelectric materials, which will be applied for waste-heat transformation into useful energy. Reference: TED2021-129569A-I00. «Proyectos Estratégicos Orientados a la Transición Ecológica y a la Transición Digital» 2021. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. 

30-11-2022. End of the PR65/19-22459 project "New strategies for the synthesis of thermoelectric materials".

28-10-2022. Jesús Prado Gonjal gives the invited talk "Microwave synthesis: a green chemistry approach for the preparation of energy materials" at 3-day International Conference on Materials Science in Verona (Italy) .

18-10-2022. Jesús Prado Gonjal participates at International Conference on Polymers and Advanced Materials (Huatulco, Mexico) with the invited oral communication "Synthesis and Processing of functional solid-state inorganic materials under microwave irradiation".

12-10-2022. Jesús Prado Gonjal gives an invited seminar titled "New thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery" at Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

27-06-2022. Marina Tabuyo Martínez, Marta María González Barrios participate at  XXXVIII Reunión Bienal de Química RSEQ, presenting an oral communication and a poster.

03-05-2022. Marina Tabuyo Martínez, Marta María González Barrios and Jesús Prado-Gonjal participate at LVIII Congress of the Ceramic and Glass Spanish Society presenting two oral communications and a poster about the synthesis and characterization of efficient and sustainable thermoelectric materials.

31-01-2022. Marina Tabuyo Martínez and Marta María González Barrios give the talks "Modificando las propiedades eléctricas de la mayenita para su estudio como material termoeléctrico" and "Síntesis ultrarrápida de calcogenuros de estaño para su aplicación en dispositivos de almacenamiento y conversión de energía", respectively  at QIES22 conference.  

14-01-2022.  Paper on "Microwave-assisted synthesis of thermoelectric oxides and chalcogenides", published in Ceramics International. 

19-11-2021.  Marina Tabuyo Martínez and Marta María González Barrios present the oral communications "Thermoelectric materials: converting waste heat to produce electricity" and "Ultrafast preparation of 2D metal chalcogenides for clean energy storage and conversion", respectively at IV research contest "Brain Wars: The Future is in your hands".

18-11-2021.  Jesús Prado Gonjal gives an invited talk titled "Microwave-assisted synthesis: a fast, efficient and sustainable approach for the development of clean energy materials" in the webinar cycle "Chemistry: an outstretched hand to society/La química: una mano tendida a la sociedad" organized by the Faculty of Chemistry (UCM, Madrid)

28-09-2021.  Marina Tabuyo Martínez and Marta María González-Barrios participate at "RSEQ symposium". 

21-09-2021.  Marta María González-Barrios awarded "Best oral communication" at "II Multimat conference", Universidad de Granada (Almuñecar, Spain). Well deserved, Marta!

21-09-2021.  Marta María González-Barrios and Marina Tabuyo-Martínez present the oral communications "Preparación ultrarrápida de calcogenuros de estaño para aplicaciones energéticas" and "Diseñando las propiedades electrónicas de la mayenita", respectively at "II Multimat conference", organized by Universidad de Granada (Almuñecar, Spain).

08-09-2021.  Marta María González-Barrios and Marina Tabuyo-Martínez present a flash communication at "V Jornada de Promoción de la Investigación Básica", Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Mostoles, Spain).

23-08-2021.  Jesús Prado Gonjal gives an invited talk titled "Microwave Chemistry: rapid and sustainable routes for the preparation of energy materials" at the European Advanced Materials Congress (Stockholm, Sweden).  

21-07-2021.  Jesús Prado Gonjal, Marina Tabuyo Martínez and Marta María González Barrios participate at Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics. Marta presents the poster "One-minute synthesis of SnQ (Q = S, Se) thermoelectric materials".

19-07-2021.  Congratulations to Marina Tabuyo Martinez, who passed her MSc viva with Distinction! 

19-07-2021.  Congratulations to Marta María González Barrios, who passed her MSc viva with Distinction! 

05-04-2021.  Marina Tabuyo Martínez and Marta María González Barrios participate at ACS Spring 2021 meeting. They present the posters "Alternative routes for the rapid and effective synthesis of thermoelectric materials" and "Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of multifunctional SnS".

01-04-2021.  Marta María González Barrios joins the group. Welcome Marta!

30-12-2020.   New position available in our team. See Vacancies section for more details.

13-11-2020.   Jesús Prado-Gonjal and Marina Tabuyo Martínez virtually attended the International conference on electron-phonon coupling and thermoelectric efficiency, organized by the University of the Basque Country.

01-11-2020.   Marina Tabuyo Martínez joins the group. Welcome Marina!

28-10-2020.   Jesús Prado-Gonjal and Elizabeth Castillo Martínez are co-authors of the invited communication "Fast Chemistry and Soft Chemistry routes for the preparation of materials for energy", presented by Elena Sánchez Ahijón (MSc student)  at "LVII Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio" in Castellón (Spain).

03-08-2020.   New position available in our team. See Vacancies section for more details.

21-07-2020. Jesús Prado-Gonjal and Norbert M. Nemes participate at Virtual Conference of Thermoelectrics.   

15-07-2020. Our research on skutterudites for thermoelectric applications is highlighted on ALBA synchrotron  website. The synchrotron X-ray diffraction study in BL04-MSPD beamline was essential to investigate the structural details of these compounds. 

12-07-2020. Article on the synchrotron X-ray diffraction study and the thermoelectric performance of single filled skutterudites prepared by high pressure synthesis published in Advanced Functional Materials. 

01-07-2020. Group awarded PR65/19 Community of Madrid funding for the project "New strategies for the synthesis of thermoelectric materials".