Grupo de Investigación PLATON
Universidad de Zaragoza

Awarded Projects

Towards a Carbon-based Electronic Industry: fabrication of molecular electronic devices using simple chemical procedures (INELCA Project)
Financial support: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Period: 2016-2019
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Pilar Cea Mingueza

Towards the fabrication of electronic molecular devices with size lower than 10 nm
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2017
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Santiago Martín Solans

Flexible Molecular Opto-Electronics: towards transparent and energetically self-sufficient devices (XIMENA Project)
Financial support: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Period: 2014-2016
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Pilar Cea Mingueza

Development of sensors based on ultrathin films containing metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2016
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Ignacio Gascón Sabaté

Towards the fabrication of molecular devices <10nm based on non-metallic electrodes: assembly of compounds with modulable electrical properties
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2016
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Pilar Cea Mingueza

Novel hybrid organic-inorganic functional molecular electronic devices using Langmuir-Blodgett and other bottom-up technologies (MODULAN Project)
Financial support: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Period: 2013-2015
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Pilar Cea Mingueza

Use of new organometallic compounds in molecular electronics devices
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2014
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Santiago Martín Solans

Design of New Approaches to the Resolution of the Top-Contact Problem on Monomolecular Langmuir-Blodgett Films Incorcoporating Molecular Wire Candidates
Financial support: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Period: 2010-2012
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Mª Carmen López Montanya

Modulation of physico-chemical properties of pyridinium-based ionic liquids in their mixtures with water or organic solvents
Financial support:Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Period: 2010
Suprevisor Researcher: Dr. Carlos Lafuente Dios

Study of aggregation behaviour in mixtures containing ionic liquids
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2009
Suprevisor Researcher: Dr. Ignacio Gascón Sabaté

Liquid-liquid equilibrium in binary mixtures containing ionic liquids
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2008
Suprevisor Researcher: Dr. Mª Carmen López Montanya

Termophysic characterization and theoric study of liquid mixtures
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 2007
Suprevisor Researcher: Dr. Pilar Cea Mingueza

Termophysic characterization of new organic solvents
Financial support: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Period:2007-2009
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Carlos Lafuente Dios

Study of polymers in LB films: conductors, modified electrodes and molecular sensors. Correlation of structure molecular architecture-physicochemical properties
Financial support: BQU2003-01765
Period: 2004- 2006
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Félix M. Royo Longás

Use of the Langmuir-Blodgett technique to prepare molecular buildings: correlation of structure molecular architecture-physicochemical properties
Financial support: BQU2000-1165
Period: 2001- 2003
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Félix M. Royo Longás

Study of organic molecules arranged in Langmuir-Blodgett films: preparation of organic conductors and molecular sensors
Financial support: D.G.A.
Period: 1997 – 2000
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. M. Carmen López Montanya

Physicochemical properties of bidimensional conductors (LB films)
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 1997 – 1997
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. M. Carmen López Montanya

Study of thermodynamic and transport properties of binary and ternary liquid mixtures
Financial support: University of Zaragoza
Period: 1995 – 1996
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Félix M. Royo Longás

Study of conducting molecules arranged in LB films
Financial support: D.G.I.C.Y.T.
Period: 1992 – 1995
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. M. Carmen López Montanya

Study of conductor Langmuir-Blodgett films
Financial support: C.O.N.A.I.
Period: 1991 – 1993
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Félix M. Royo Longás

Dilatometric studies of liquid mixtures with an alcoholic material
Financial support: IBERCAJA
Period: 1989 – 1990
Supervisor Researcher: Dr. Félix M. Royo Longás

Different group members have also participated in other research proyects

Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Zaragoza Departamento de Química Física Universidad de Zaragoza