Research

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Research fields

CIC nanoGUNE focuses its research activities on the following four major strategic areas:

Physics of low-dimensional structures, nanostructures and nanoscale structured complex systems.
Synthesis, assembling and nanofabrication of nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanotubes, thin films, nanocomposites) and nanostructured materials.
Development of nanodevices and its impact on molecular electronics, spintronics, nanomagnetism and nanophotonics.
Biofunctional nanoparticles and nanobiotechnology

The research programme is implemented through 10 research groups.

News: Research

Phononic SEIRA - Enhancing light-molecule interactions via crystal lattice vibrations

03/04/2018

Researchers from CIC-nanoGUNE (San Sebastián, Spain), in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center (San Sebastián, Spain), Materials Physics Center (CFM, CSIC-UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain) and University of Oviedo demonstrate a new way to strongly couple infrared light and molecular vibrations, by utilizing phonon polariton nanoresonators made of hexagonal boron nitride, a Van der Waals material. The results published in Light: Science & Applications open new avenues for fundamental studies of vibrational strong coupling, as well as for the development of novel infrared sensors for chemical recognition of very small amounts of molecules.

Agenda

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118 years of magnetic recording: impact and challenges ahead

23/04/2018

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24/04/2018

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Typical curly structure of electrospun fibres (optical micrograph)

Facilities & Equipment

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A unique infrastructure of 6 200 m² was set up to host a cleanroom of nearly 300m² and 15 ultra-sensitive laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment.

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