Nanoscience Papers

Papers published in the last 10 years

2020

1. Methanol and Humidity Capacitive Sensors Based on Thin Films of MOF Nanoparticles.
   M. A. Andrés, M. Teja Vijjapu, S. G. Surya, O. Shekhah, K. N. Salama, C. Serre, M. Eddaoudi, O. Roubeau, I. Gascón
   ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20763

2019

2. Vanadyl spin qubit 2D arrays and their integration on superconducting resonators.
   A. Urtizberea, E. Natividad, P. J. Alonso, L. Pérez-Martínez, M. A. Andrés, I. Gascón, I. Gimeno, F. Luis, O. Roubeau
   Materials Horizons, 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9MH01594A

3. Towards the design of effective multipodal contacts for use in the construction of Langmuir–Blodgett films and molecular junctions.
   E. Escorihuela, P. Cea, S. Bock, D. C. Milan, S. Naghibi, H. M. Osorio, R. J. Nichols, P. J. Low,
   S. Martin
   Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019, DOI: 10.1039/c9tc04710g

4. Towards the reproducible fabrication of homogeneous SERS substrates by Langmuir-Schaefer technique: a low cost and scalable approach for practical SERS based sensing applications.
   M. Lafuente, S. Ruiz-Rincón, R. Mallada, P. Cea, M. P. Pina
   Applied Surface Science, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144663

5. Ultrathin films of porous metal‐organic polyhedra for gas separation
   M. A. Andrés, A. Carné-Sánchez, J. Sánchez-Laínez, O. Roubeau, J. Coronas, D. Maspoch, I. Gascón
   Chemistry A European Journal, 2019, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904141

6. Single molecule vs large area design of molecular electronic devices incorporating an efficient 2-aminepyridine double anchoring group
   I. L. Herrer, A. K. Ismael, S. Martín, D. Costa Milan, J.L. Serrano, R. J.Nichols, C. Lambert, P. Cea
   Nanoscale, 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9NR05662A

7. Electrically transmissive alkyne-anchored monolayers on gold
   I. L. Herrer, A. González-Orive, S. Marqués-González, S. Martín, R. J.Nichols, J. L. Serrano, P. J.Low, P. Cea
   Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 7976-7985

8. New routes to organometallic molecular junctions via a simple thermal processing protocol
   R. Ezquerra, S. G. Eaves, S. Bock, B. W. Skelton, F. Pérez-Murano, P. Cea, S. Martín, P. J. Low
   Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9TC01305A

9. Ultrathin hydrophobic films based on the metal organic framework UiO-66-COOH(Zr)
   M. A. Andrés, C. Sicard, C. Serre, O. Roubeau, I. Gascón
   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2019, 10, 654–665

10. The fabrication of ultrathin films and their gas separation performance from polymers of intrinsic microporosity with two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) chain conformations
    J. Benito, J. Vidal, J. Sánchez-Laínez, B. Zornoza, C. Téllez, S. Martín, K. J. Msayib, B. Comesaña-Gándara, N. B. McKeown, J. Coronas, I. Gascón
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2019, 536, 474-482

2018

11. Unconventional single-molecule conductance behavior for a new heterocyclic anchoring group: Pyrazolyl
    I. L. Herrer, A. K. Ismael, D. C. Milán, A. Vezzoli, S. Martín, A. González-Orive, I. Grace, C. Lambert, J. L. Serrano, R. J. Nichols, P. Cea
    Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2018, 9, 5364−5372

12. Homogeneous thin coatings of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks prepared on quartz crystal sensors for CO2 adsorption
    L. Sarango, J. Benito, I. Gascón, B. Zornoza, J. Coronas
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2018, 272, 44-52

13. A porphyrin spin qubit and its 2D framework nanosheets
    A. Urtizberea, E. Natividad, P. J. Alonso, M. A. Andrés, I. Gascón, M. Goldmann, O. Roubeau
    Advanced Functional Materials 2018, 28, 1801695

14. Towards molecular electronic devices based on ‘all-carbon’ wires
    A. Moneo, A. González-Orive, S. Bock, M. Fenero, I. L. Herrer, D. C. Milan, M. Lorenzoni, R. J. Nichols, P. Cea, F. Perez-Murano, P. J. Low, S. Martin
    Nanoscale 2018, 10, 14128-14138

15. Fabrication of ultrathin MIL-96(Al) films and study of CO2 adsorption/desorption processes using Quartz Crystal Microbalance
    M. A. Andrés, M. Benzaqui, C. Serre, N. Steunou, I. Gascón
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2018, 519, 88-96

16. Thin-Film nanocomposite membrane with the minimum amount of MOF by the Langmuir−Schaefer technique for nanofiltration
    M. Navarro, J. Benito, L. Paseta, I. Gascón, J. Coronas, C. Téllez
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2018, 10, 1278-1287

2017

17. Influence of surface coverage on the formation of 4,4′- bipyridinium (viologen) single molecular junctions
    H. M. Osorio, S. Martín, D. C. Milan, A. González-Orive, J. B. C. Gluyas, S. J. Higgins, P. J. Low, R. J. Nichols, P. Cea
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2017, 5, 11717-11723
18. Ultrathin composite polymeric membranes for CO2/N2 separation with minimum thickness and high CO2 permeance
    J. Benito, J. Sánchez-Laínez, B. Zornoza, S. Martín, M. Carta, R. Malpass-Evans, C. Téllez, N. B. McKeown, J. Coronas, I. Gascón
    ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 4014-4017
19. High surface coverage of a self-assembled monolayer by in situ synthesis of palladium nanodeposits
    L. Herrer, V. Sebastian, S. Martin, A. Gonzalez Orive, F. Pérez-Murano, P. Low, J. L. Serrano, J. Santamaria and P. Cea
    Nanoscale 2017, 9, 13281-13290
20. How exfoliated Graphene Oxide nanosheets organize at water interface: evidences for a spontaneous bilayer self-assembly
    N. Bonatout, F. Muller, P. Fontaine, I. Gascon, O. Konovalov, M. Goldmann
    Nanoscale 2017, 9, 12543-12548
21. Reversible monolayer-bilayer transition in supported phospholipid LB films under the presence of water: morphological and nanomechanical behavior
    S. Ruiz-Rincón, A. González-Orive, J. M. de la Fuente, P. Cea
    Langmuir 2017, 33, 7538-7547
22. All-carbon electrode molecular electronic devices based on Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers
    S. Sangiao, S. Martín, A. González-Orive, C. Magén, P. J. Low, J. M. De Teresa, P. Cea
    Small 2017, 13, 1603207
23. Single-molecule conductance studies of organometallic complexes bearing 3-thienyl contacting groups
    S. Bock, O. A. Al-Owaedi, S. G. Eaves, D. C. Milan, M. Lemmer, B. W. Skelton, H. M. Osorio, R. J. Nichols, S. J.Higgins, P. Cea, N. L. Long, T. Albrecht, S. Martín, C. L. Lambert, P. J. Low
    Chemistry A European Journal 2017, 23, 2133-2143

2016

24. Towards a metallic top contact electrode in molecular electronic devices exhibiting a large surface coverage by photoreduction of silver cations
    S. Martín, L. M. Ballesteros, A. González-Orive, H. Oliva, S. Marqués-González, M. Lorenzoni, R. J. Nichols, F. Pérez-Murano, P. J. Low, P. Cea
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2016, 4, 9036-9043
25. Low variability of single-molecule conductance assisted by bulky metal-molecule contacts
    R. R. Ferradás, S. Marqués-González, H. M. Osorio, J. Ferrer, P. Cea, D. C. Milan, A. Vezzoli, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols, P. J. Low, V. M. García-Suárez, S. Martín
    RSC Advances 2016, 6, 75111-75121
26. Solvent Dependence of the Single Molecule Conductance of Oligoyne-Based Molecular Wires
    D. C. Milan, O. A. Al-Owaedi, M.-C. Oerthel, S. Marqués-González, R. J. Brooke, M. R. Bryce, P. Cea, J. Ferrer, S. J. Higgins, C. J. Lambert, P. J. Low, D. Zsolt-Manrique, S. Martín, R. J. Nichols, W. Schwarzacher, V. M. García-Suárez
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120, 15666–15674
27. Nanofabrication and Electrochemical Characterization of Self-assembled Monolayers sandwiched between Metal Nanoparticles and Electrode Surfaces
    P. Cea, S. Martín, A. González-Orive, H. M. Osorio, P. Quintín, L. Herrer
    Journal of Chemical Education 2016, 93, 1441–1445
28. Design and Synthesis of Aviram–Ratner-Type Dyads and Rectification Studies in Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) Films
    G. Jayamurugan, V. Gowri, D. Hernández, S. Martin, A. González-Orive, C. Dengiz, O. Dumele, F. Pérez-Murano, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, C. Boudon, W. B. Schweizer, B. Breiten, A. D. Finke, G. Jeschke, B. Bernet, L. Ruhlmann, P. Cea, F. Diederich
    Chemistry A European Journal 2016, 22, 10539–10547
29. Langmuir-Blodgett Films of the Metal-Organic Framework MIL-101(Cr): Preparation, Characterization and CO2 Adsorption Study Using a QCM-Based Setup
    J. Benito, S. Sorribas, I. Lucas, J. Coronas, I. Gascon
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2016, 8, 16486–16492

2015

30. Electrochemical single-molecule transistors with optimized gate coupling
    H. M. Osorio, S. Catarelli, P. Cea, J. B. G. Gluyas, F. Hartl, S. J. Higgins, E. Leary, P. J. Low, S. Martin, R. J. Nichols, J. Tory, J. Ulstrup, A. Vezzoli, Q. Zeng, D. C. Milan
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137, 14319–14328
31. Electrical characterization of single molecule and Langmuir–Blodgett monomolecular films of a pyridineterminated oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) derivative
    H. M. Osorio, S. Martín, M. C. López, S. Marqués-González, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols, P. J. Low, P. Cea
    Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnoly 2015, 6, 1145–1157
32. Metal-organic framework based mixed matrix membranes: a solution for highly efficient CO2 capture?
    B. Seoane, J. Coronas, I. Gascón, M. Etxeberría-Benavides, O. Karvan, J. Caro, F. Kapteijn, J. Gascón
    Chemical Society Reviews 2015, 44, 2421-2454
33. Fabrication of ultrathin films containing the metal organic framework Fe-MIL-88B-NH2 by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique
    J. Benito, M. Fenero, S. Sorribas, B. Zornoza, K. J. Msayib, N. B. McKeown, C. Tellez, J. Coronas, I. Gascón
    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2015, 470, 161–170
34. Single Gold Atom Containing Oligo(phenylene)ethynylene: Assembly into LB Films and Electrical Characterization
    L. M. Ballesteros, S. Martín, S. Marqués-González, M. C. López, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols, P. J. Low, P. Cea
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2015, 119 (1), 784-793.

2014

35. Nanofabrication techniques forhighly organized monolayers sandwiched between two electrodes for molecular electronics
    P. Cea, L. M. Ballesteros, S. Martín
    Nanofabrication 2014, 1, 96-117
36. Preparation of nascent molecular electronic devices from gold nanoparticles and terminal alkyne functionalised monolayer films
    H. M. Osorio, P. Cea, L. M. Ballesteros, I. Gascón, S. Marqués-González, R. J. Nichols, F. Pérez-Murano, P. J. Low, S. Martín
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2014, 2, 7348-7355
37. From an Organometallic Monolayer to an Organic Monolayer Covered by Metal Nanoislands: A Simple Thermal Protocol for the Fabrication of the Top Contact Electrode in Molecular Electronic Devices
    L. M. Ballesteros, S. Martín, J. Cortés, S. Marqués-González, F. Pérez-Murano, R. J. Nichols, P. J. Low, P. Cea
    Advanced Materials Interfaces 2014, 1, 1400128
38. Towards the Fabrication of the Top-Contact Electrode in Molecular Junctions by Photoreduction of a Metal Precursor
    S. Martín, G. Pera, L.M. Ballesteros, A.J. Hope, S. Marqués-González, P. J. Low, F. Pérez-Murano, R. J. Nichols, P. Cea
    Chemistry – A European Journal 2014, 17, 3421-3426
39. Characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of an octasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine
    J. Torrent-Burgés, P. Cea, I. Giner, E. Guaus
    Thin Solid Films 2014, 556, 485-494

2013

40. Study of an ethylene oxide-terminated bent-core compound: Synthesis and Langmuir-Blodgett film structure
    V. Pérez-Gregorio, M. Cano, I. Gascón, N. Gimeno, M. B. Ros, M. C. López
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2013, 406, 60-68
41. Controlling the Structural and Electrical Properties of Diacid Oligo(Phenylene Ethynylene) Langmuir-Blodgett Films.
    L.M. Ballesteros, S. Martín, J. Cortés, S. Marqués-González, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols, P. J. Low, P. Cea
    Chemistry A European Journal 2013, 19, 5352-5363
42. Simplifying the conductance profiles of molecular junctions: the use of the trimethylsilylethynyl moiety as a molecule-gold contact
    S. Marqués-González, D. S. Yufit, J. A. K. Howard, S. Martín, H. M. Osorio, V. M. García-Suárez, R. J. Nichols, S. J. Higgins, P. Cea, P. J. Low.
    Dalton Transactions 2013, 42, 338-341

2012

43. Influence of the liquid crystal behaviour on the Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett film supramolecular architecture of an ionic liquid crystal
    V. Pérez-Gregorio, I. Giner, M. C. López, I. Gascón, E. Cavero, R. Giménez
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 375, 2012, 94-101
44. Acetylene Used as a New Linker for Molecular Junctions in Phenylene-Ethynylene Oligomer Langmuir-Blodgett Films
    L. M. Ballesteros, S. Martín, C. Momblona, S. Marqués-González, M. C. López, R. Nichols, P. Low, P. Cea
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 16, 9142-9150
45. Comparison of the Conductance of Three Types of Porphyrin-Based Molecular Wires: -meso -Fused Tapes, meso-Butadiyne-Linked and Twisted meso-meso Linked Oligomers
    G. Sedghi, L. J. Esdaile, H. L. Anderson, S. Martin, D. Bethell, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols
    Advanced Materials 2012, 24, 653-657

2011

46. Long-range, phase-coherent tunnelling in oligo-porphyrin molecular wires
    G. Sedghi, V. M. García-Suárez, L. J. Esdaile, H. L. Anderson, C. J. Lambert, S. Martin, D. Bethell, S. J. Higgins, M. Elliott, N. Bennett, J. E. Macdonald, R. J. Nichols
    Nature Nanotechnology 2011, 6, 517-523
47. Air-water interfacial behavior of linear-dendritic block copolymers containing PEG and azobenzene chromophores
    I. Giner, M. Haro, I. Gascón, J. del Barrio, M. C. López
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2011, 359, 2, 389-398
48. Looking Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities in Organometallic Chemistry.
    S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols, S. Martin, P. Cea, H.S.J. van der Zant, M. M. Richter, P. J. Low.
    Organometallics 2011, 30, 7-12
49. Directionally Oriented LB Films of an OPE derivative: assembly, characterization, and electrical properties
    L. M. Ballesteros, S. Martín, G. Pera, P. A. Schauer, N. J. Kay, M. C. López, P. Low, R. J. Nichols, P. Cea
    Langmuir 2011, 27, 07, 3600-3610

2010

50. Identifying Diversity in Nanoscale Electrical Break Junctions
    S. Martin, I. Grace, M. R. Bryce, C. S. Wang, R. Jitchati, A. S. Batsanov S. J. Higgins, C. J. Lambert, R. J. Nichols
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010, 132, 9157-9164
51. Preparation and characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films from a pyridine-terminated stilbene
    G. Pera, P. Cea, L. M. Ballesteros, L. Oriol, M. C. López, F. M. Royo
    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2010, 367, 121-128
52. Time-Lapse Atomic Force Microscopy Observations of the Morphology, Growth Rate, and Spontaneous Alignment of Nanofibers Containing a Peptide-Amphiphile from the Hepatitis G Virus (NS3 Protein)
    K. J. Werónski, P. Cea, I. Diez-Peréz, M. A. Busquets, J. Prat, V. Girona.
    Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2010, 114, 620-625
53. Photochemical behavior of an acid-terminated azopolymer in solution and in Langmuir-Blodett films
    M. Haro, A. Villares, I. Gascón, S. Martín, L. Oriol, P. Cea
    Current Applied Physics 2010, 10, 874-879
54. Fabrication, Characterization, and Electrical Properties of Langmuir-Blodgett Films of an Acid Terminated Phenylene-Ethynylene Oligomer
    A. Villares, G. Pera, S. Martín, R. J. Nichols, D. P. Lydon, L. Applegarth, A. Beeby, P. J. Low, P. Cea.
    Chemistry of Materials 2010, 22, 2041-2049
55. Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions in Langmuir-Blodgett Films Using a New Linker: Trimethylsilane
    G. Pera, S. Martín, L. M. Ballesteros, A. J. Hope, P. J. Low, R. J. Nichols, P. Cea
    Chemistry-A European Journal 2010, 16, 13398-13405
56. The impact of E-Z photo-isomerization on single molecular conductance
    S. Martin, W. Haiss, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols
    Nano Letters 2010, 10, 2019-2023
57. The experimental determination of the conductance of single molecules R. J. Nichols, W. Haiss, S. J. Higgins, E. Leary, S. Martin, D. Bethell
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2010, 12, 2801-2815

2009

58. Supramolecular Architecture in Langmuir Films of a Luminescent Ionic Liquid Crystal
    I. Giner, I. Gascón, R. Giménez, P. Cea, M. C. López, C. Lafuente
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113, 43, 18827-18834
59. Molecular arrangement in Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a mesogenic bent-core carboxylic acid
    I. Giner, I. Gascón, J. Vergara, M. C. López, M. B. Ros, F. M. Royo
    Langmuir 2009, 25, 23, 12332-12339
60. Mixing Behaviour of a conjugated molecular wire candidate and an insulating fatty acid within Langmuir-Blodgett films
    A. Villares, G. Pera, D. P. Lydon, M. C. López, P. J. Low, P. Cea
    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2009, 346, 1-3, 170-176
61. The use of cyclic voltammetry to probe the passivation of electrode surfaces by well-ordered self-assembly and Langmuir-Blodgett films
    P. Cea, M. C. López, S. Martín, A. Villares, G. Pera, I. Giner
    Journal of Chemical Education 2009, 86, 6, 723-725