To overcome these issues, we target ferrites featuring the so far unmet combinations of low magnetic loss and large values of magnetocrystalline anisotropy, magnetostriction or magnetoelectric coupling.
The objective of FeMiT is developing a novel family of orthorhombic ferrites based on ε-Fe2O3, a room-temperature multiferroic with large magnetocrystalline anisotropy. Those properties and unique structural features make it an excellent platform to develop the sought-after functional materials for future compact and energy-efficient wireless devices.
In FeMiT we are exploring the limits and diversity of this new family by exploiting rational chemical substitutions, high pressures and strain engineering. For that we are using soft chemistry and physical deposition methods. We characterize functional properties and selection of the best candidates to be integrated in composite and epitaxial films suitable for application. The expected outcomes are proof-of-concept self-biased or voltage-controlled signal-processing devices with low losses in the mm-wave to THz bands, with high potential impact in the development of future wireless technologies.
New analytical tools using cost-effective electrochemical methods can detect water pollutants in a faster and more user-friendly manner using compact low-power instrumentation. Despite an abundant scientific literature following this approach, the translation into a commercial product is still challenging. This is because several manual steps are needed to obtain reliable measurements, making in-field testing less convenient. In a recently patented development, our team (collaboration with Dr. César Fernández Sánchez at the Chemical Transducers Group at IMB-CSIC (http://gtq.imb-cnm.csic.es/en) has made a step-forward towards portable ready-to-use electrochemical sensors to analyze water pollutants which can be operated by non-experts, just requiring a simple addition of the sample. The potential of our technology is backed by the successful analysis of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), used as an indicator of water organic load, with a sensor prototype in an operational environment like a wastewater treatment plant.
CONTASENS aims at increasing the TRL of our proprietary technology and accelerating the path towards commercialization of a product for the sustainable management of water and sanitation and efficient use of natural resources.
Avui a les 18.00, la investigadora @AnnaRoig8 del grup @NNgroupICMAB fa la conferència “NANOMATERIALS AL SERVEI D’UNA MEDICINA EFECTIVA, SELECTIVA I PERSONALITZADA” en el marc del Cicle de conferències de Física Oberta. 👩🔬👩🔬
https://scfis.iec.cat/cicle-de-conferencies-de-fisica-oberta-2/
It was a grest pleasure to be part of this group that I can call now my scientific family. Thanks for all the shared moments, advice and evrything. I could not imagine a better envinroment to start my scientific career. See you soon! ❤️