Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group

Researchers

2

1

Accepted patents

1 Accepted patentsobtained during the
last 10 years

Indexed publications

85 Indexed publicationsobtained during the
last 10 years

Internal collaborations

  • 67 Co-publications Nº of co-publications
    in last 10 years
  • 1 Co-supervised postdoc Nº of co-supervised post-docs in the last 5 years
  • 2 Co-supervised thesis Nº of co-supervised
    thesis in last 5 years
  • 2 Joint project underway Nº of currently
    ongoing projects
  • 1 Joint projects in the past Nº of projects in last 5 years, that already finished
  • Same nat or internal network Nº of collaboration networks in last 10 years

Description

The group's research is focused on spectroscopy and photonic applications of nano-scale functional units, including semiconductor quantum dots and quantum wires, metal nanoparticles and nanoantennas and organic/inorganic nano-hybrid systems.

Main researcher

Yury Rakovich

Other researchers

Contact information

Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5
20018 San Sebastian
Gipuzkoa

+34 943018831

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Research center

Materials Physics Center

Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group Laboratoire Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) King's College London Trinity College - School of Physics International GI GI UBDX GI PV
Nonstructural collaboration / informal Joint project underway Joint projects in the past Intention to begin a joint project Co-supervised thesis Co-publications Co-supervised postdoc Same nat or internal network Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group Colloidal SystemsChemistry Laser Spectroscopyand Photonic Materials Molecular SpectroscopyGroup Nanomagnetismand magnetoplasmonics BionanoplasmonicsLaboratory Nanooptics Theory of NanophotonicsGroup
Development of novel healthcare treatments based on photonics Ageing society Energy efficiency (highly efficient energy generation, lighting, etc.) Green photonics (for example organic photovoltaics, OLEDs) Clean growth and clean environment Security and safety for society Security and safety for society Advanced sensing and imaging techniques Encryption technologies
Systems of diagnosis in the field of rare diseases Advanced materials and processes Health Biosciences Advanced manufacturing Strengthening the Oil & Gas Sector Energy
Light harvesting Advanced spectroscopy and imaging techniques Light-matter interaction and spectroscopy Quantum Technologies Optical probes Imaging &Spectrosopy Quantum optics Quantum optics Photonics devices and engineering Photophysics and photochemistry Artificial materials and metamaterials Light manipulation of matter Nanophotonics Material processing & synthesis Nanospectroscopy & nanoimaging Optical markers and biolabeling Plasmonics New optical materials Photonic materials Nanomaterials
  • Nanophotonics
  • Photonics
  • Nanomaterials
  • Microscopy
  • Imaging
  • Photonics devices and engineering
  • Optical probes
  • Advanced spectroscopy and imaging techniques
  • Image analysis and processing
  • Lighting
  • Light harvesting
  • Nanophotonics
  • Photophysics and photochemistry
  • Plasmonics
  • Artificial materials and metamaterials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Photonic materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Artificial materials and metamaterials
  • Plasmonics
  • New optical materials
  • Light manipulation of matter
  • Infrared & Raman spectroscopy
  • Light harvesting
  • Material processing & synthesis
  • Nanomaterials
  • Artificial materials and metamaterials
  • New optical materials
  • Lighting
  • Light harvesting
  • Imaging & Spectrosopy
  • Advanced spectroscopy and imaging techniques
  • Infrared & Raman spectroscopy
  • Image analysis and processing
  • Photophysics and photochemistry
  • Light-matter interaction and spectroscopy
  • Nanospectroscopy & nanoimaging
  • Circular Dichroism spectroscopy
  • Photophysics and photochemistry
  • Light-matter interaction and spectroscopy
  • Quantum optics
  • Nanomaterials
  • Artificial materials and metamaterials
  • Plasmonics
  • Quantum Technologies
  • Light manipulation of matter
  • Biophotonics
  • Photophysicsand photochemistry
  • Nanospectroscopy and nanoimaging
  • Nonlinear and superresolution microscopy

Confocal microscopy setup

  • Scanning confocal time-resolved photoluminescence microscopy setup (MicroTime200).
    Range of applications includes: 2D and 3D confocal photoluminescence microscopy imaging; single quantum dot or molecule imaging; 2D and 3D fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM); the minor carriers lifetime mapping; carriers recombination dynamics; fluorescence/photon correlation spectroscopy; fluorescence anisotropy and intensity time tracing; Forster resonance energy transfer.

 

Spectroscopy setups

  • QUEPRO high-performance spectrophotometer connected to IX71 Olympus microscope.
    Range of applications:  microphotoluminescence spectroscopy.
  • Cary50 spectrophotometer (Agilent).
    Range of applications: Absorption and Transmission Spectroscopy.
  • Cary Eclipse Spectrophotometer (Agilent).
    Range of applications includes: photoluminescence and photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy; photoluminescence anisotropy (polarization spectroscopy); photoluminescence kinetics; phosphorescence and delayed fluorescence lifetime measurements. 

 

Facilities for chemical functionalization

  • Chemical fume Hood.

 

Facilities for chemical functionalization

  • Chemical fume Hood.
    Range of applications: deposition of thin organic and inorganic films from solutions; self-assembly of nanostructures.
  • Luis M. Liz-Marzán, CICbiomaGune
  • Rainer Hillenbrand, CICnanoGune
  • Joaquín Fernandez, UPV-EHU
  • Javier Aizpurua. Materials Physics Center (CFM) in San Sebastian
  • Nikolai Gaponik, Technical University of Dresden
  • Jochen Feldmann, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • Yury Gunko, Trinity College Dublin
  • Energy
  • Strengthening the Oil & Gas Sector
  • Antenna systems for solar cells
  • Solar Energy Conversion
  • Health Biosciences
  • Biosensors
  • Systems of diagnosis in the field of rare diseases
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Advanced materials and processes
  • Ageing society
  • Development of novel healthcare treatments based on photonics
  • Clean growth and clean environment
  • Energy efficiency (highly efficient energy generation, lighting, etc.)
  • Green photonics (for example organic photovoltaics, OLEDs)
  • Security and safety for society
  • Advanced sensing and imaging techniques
  • Encryption technologies