publications

Publication in Scientific Journals

Xavier Vendrell, Julia Ramírez González, Zuo-Guang Ye, Anthony R. West*, Revealing the role of the constant phase element in relaxor ferroelectrics, Communications Physics 5 (2022) 1-9

Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Amade, Roger; Bertran-Serra, Enric, Insights into the inherent properties of vertical graphene flakes towards hydrogen evolution reaction, Applied Surface Science 592 (2022) 153327 

P. Garcıa Lebiere, A. Perez del Pino, G. Domenech Domingo, C. Logofatu, I. Martınez-Rovira, I. Yousef, E. György, Laser fabrication of hybrid electrodes composed of nanocarbons mixed with cerium and manganese oxides for supercapacitive energy storage, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 9 (2021) 1192-1206

P. García Lebiere, A. Perez del Pino, C. Logofatu, E. György, Laser synthesis of NixZnyO/reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube electrodes for energy storage applications, Applied Surface Science 563 (2021) 150234 (1-4)

Amade, Roger; Alshaikh, Islam; Musheghyan-Avetisyan, Arevik; Bertran-Serra, Enric, Enhanced capacitance of manganese oxide driven by hierarchically structured carbon nanotube-carbon nanowall composite, Surface & Coatings Technology 428 (2021) 127885

Alberto C. Sola, Pilar Ramírez de la Piscina, Narcís Homs*, Behaviour of Pt/TiO2 catalysts with different morphological and structural characteristics in the photocatalytic conversion of ethanol aqueous solutions, Catalysis Today 341 (2020) 13-20

Arturo Pajares, Hèctor Prats, Alexandre Romero, Francesc Viñes, Pilar Ramírez de la Piscina, RamonSayós, Narcís Homs*, Frances Illas*, Critical effect of carbon vacancies on the reverse water gas shift reaction over vanadium carbide catalysts, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 267 (2020) 118719

S. Chaitoglou, T. Giannakopoulou, G. Papanastasiou, D. Tsoutsou, A. Vavouliotis, C. Trapalis, A. Dimoulas, Cu vapor-assisted formation of nanostructured Mo2C electrocatalysts via direct chemical conversion of Mo surface for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction applications, Applied Surface Science 510 (2020) 145516

María J. Rivera-Chaverra,Elisabeth Restrepo-Parra*,Carlos D. Acosta-Medina, Alexandre. Mello and Rogelio Ospina, Synthesis of Oxide Iron Nanoparticles Using Laser Ablation for Possible Hyperthermia Applications, Nanomaterials 10 (2020) 1-12

Yufen Chen, Lluís Soler, Chenyang Xie, Xavier Vendrell, Jaroslaw Serafin, Daniel Crespo, Jordi Llorca, A straightforward method to prepare supported Au clusters by mechanochemistry and its application in photocatalysis, Applied Materials Today 21 (2020) 100873 

Amade, Roger; Muyshegyan-Avetisyan, Arevik; Marti Gonzalez, Joan; Perez del Pino, Angel; Gyorgy, Eniko; Pascual, Esther; Andújar, José Luis; Bertran Serra, Enric, Super-Capacitive Performance of Manganese Dioxide/Graphene Nano-Walls Electrodes Deposited on Stainless Steel Current Collectors, Materials 12 (2019) 1-13

A. Pérez del Pino, M. A. Ramadan, P. García Lebière, R. Ivan, C. Logofatu, I. Yousef, E György, Fabrication of graphene-based electrochemical capacitors through reactive inverse matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation,  Applied Surface Science 484 (2019) 245-256

 A. Datcu, M.L. Mendoza, A. Pérez del Pino, C. Logofatu, C. Luculescu, E. György, UV-visible light induced photocatalytic activity of TiO2: graphene oxide nanocomposite coatings,  Catalysis Today 321-322 (2019) 81-86 

Manuel Oliva-Ramírez; Victor J. Rico; Jorge Gil-Rostra; Oriol Arteaga; Enric Bertran; Rosalía Serna; Agustín R. González-Elipe; Francisco Yubero, Liquid switchable radial polarization converters made of sculptured thin films, Applied Surface Science 475(2019)230-236

J Marques-Hueso; J.A.S Morton; Xiangfu Wang; E Bertran-Serra; M.P.Y. Desmulliez,  Photolithographic nanoseeding method for selective synthesis of metal-catalysed nanostructures, Nanotechnology 30(2019)015302

E. György, A. Pérez del Pino, L. Duta, C. Logofatu, A. Duta, UV-visible light induced photocatalytic activity of TiO2: graphene oxide nanocomposite coatings,  Chapter 2 in "Graphene oxide. Advances in research and applications", Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, 2018

Hussain, S.; Kovacevic, E.; Amade, R.; Berndt, J.; Pattyn, C.; Dias, A.; Boulmer-Leborgne, Ch.; Ammar, M.-R.; Bertran-Serra, E., Plasma synthesis of polyaniline enrobed carbon nanotubes for electrochemical applications, Electrochimica Acta , 268(2018)218-225

A.Queraltó, A. Pérez del Pino, C.Logofatu, A.Datcu, R.Amade, E.Bertran-Serra, E.György, Reduced graphene oxide/iron oxide nanohybrid flexible electrodes grown by laser-based technique for energy storage applications, Ceramics International 44 (2018) 20409-20416

A. Pérez del Pino, A. Martínez Villarroya, A. Chuquitarqui, C. Logofatu, D. Tonti, E. György, Reactive laser synthesis of nitrogen doped hybrid graphene-based electrodes for energy storage,  Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6 (2018) 16074-16086 

D. Kepić, S. Sandoval, A. Pérez del Pino, E. György, A. Gómez, M. Pfannmoeller, G. Van Tendeloo, B. Ballesteros, G. Tobias, Selective laser-assisted synthesis of tubular van der Waals heterostructures of single-layered PbI2 within CNTs exhibiting carrier photogeneration,  ACS Nano 12 (2018) 6648-6656 

A. Pérez del Pino, Gonzalez-Campo, S. Giraldo, J. Peral, E. György, C. Logofatu, A. J. deMello, J. Puigmartí-Luis, Synthesis of graphene-based photocatalysts for water splitting by laser-induced doping with ionic liquids, Carbon 130 (2018) 48-58

E. György, C. Logofatu, A. Pérez del Pino, A. Datcu, O. Pascu, R. Ivan, Enhanced UV- and visible-light driven photocatalytic performances and recycling properties of graphene oxide/ZnO hybrid layers, Ceramics International 44 (2018) 1826-1835 

D. Kepić, S. Sandoval, A. Pérez del Pino, E. György, L. Cabana, B. Ballesteros, G. Tobias, Nanosecond laser-assisted nitrogen doping of graphene oxide dispersions, Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry 18 (2017) 935-941

Pérez del Pino, A.; Gyorgy, E.; Hussain, S.; Andujar, J.L.; Pascual, E.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Laser induced nanostructuration of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes coated with nickel oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Science. Volumen 52. Número 7. 2017 . 

Chaitoglou, S.; Bertran, E. Effect of temperature on graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition.  Journal of Materials Science. Volumen 52. Número 13. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1054-1A. 

Pérez del Pino; E. György; I. Alshaikh; F. Pantoja-Suárez; J.L. Andújar; E. Pascual; R. Amade; E. Bertran-Serra. Laser-driven coating of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with manganese oxide from metal organic precursors for energy storage.  Nanotechnology. Volumen 28. Número 39. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aa81b1

Chaitoglou, S.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Evaluation of graphene/WO3 and graphene/CeOx structures as electrodes for supercapacitor applications. Nanoscale Research Letters. Volumen 12. Número 635. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-017-2385-1

Mohammad Reza Sanaee; Stefanos Chaitoglou; Noemí Aguiló-Aguayo; Enric Bertran. Size Control of Carbon Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles by Arc Discharge Plasma Method. Applied Sciences-Basel. Volumen 7. Número (1) 26. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.3390/app7010026

Aguilo-Aguayo, N.; Amade, R.; Hussain, S.; Bertran, E.; Bechtold, T. New three-dimensional porous electrode concept: vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes directly grown on embroidered copper structures. Nanomaterials. Volumen 7. Número 438. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7120438

Amade, R.; Moreno, H.A.; Hussain, S.; Vila-Costa, M.; Bertran, E. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes as anode and air-cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells. Applied Physics Letters. Volumen 109. Número 163904. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965297

 A. Queraltó, A. Perez del Pino, M. de la Mata, J. Arbiol, M. Tristany, X. Obradors, T. Puig,  Ultrafast Epitaxial Growth of Functional Oxide Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Annealing of Chemical Solutions", Chemistry of Materials 28 (2016) 6136-6145.

Chaitoglou, S.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E.; Andujar, J.L. Effect of a Balanced Concentration of Hydrogen on Graphene CVD Growth. Journal of Nanomaterials. Volumen 2016. Número 9640935. 

Stefanos Chaitoglou; Enric Bertran. Control of the Strain in Chemical Vapor Deposition-Grown Graphene over Copper via H2 Flow. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Volumen 44. Número 120. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07055

Chaitoglou, S.; Bertran, E. Effect of pressure and hydrogen flow in nucleation density and morphology of graphene bidimensional crystals. Materials Research Express. Volumen 3. Número 7. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/3/7/075603

Kuntman, E.; Arteaga, O.; Antó, J; Cayuela, D.; Bertran, E. Conversion of a polarization microscope into a Mueller matrix microscope. Application to the measurement of textile fibers. Óptica Pura y Aplicada. Volumen 48. Número 4. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.7149/OPA.48.4.309

Arteaga, O.; Kuntman, E.; Antó, J.; Pascual, E.; Canillas, A.; Bertran, E. Mueller matrix microscopy on a Morpho butterfly. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Volumen 605. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/605/1/012008

Pantoja-Suarez, L.; Morales, M.; Andujar, J.L.; Esteve, J.; Segarra, M.; Bertran, E. Plackett-Burman experimental design for pulsed-DC-plasma deposition of DLC coatings. arXiv. 2015 . Open Source (https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.04267)

Martí-González, J.; Bertran, E. Mechanical and surface characterization of Diamond-like carbon coatings onto polymeric substrate. arXiv. Volumen 1509.08512. 2015 . Open Source (https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.08512)

Amade, R.; Vila-Costa, M.; Hussain, S.; Casamayor, E.O.; Bertran, E. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes coated with manganese dioxide as cathode material for microbial fuel cells. Journal of Materials Science. Volumen 50. Número 3. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8677-2

Carnicer, A.; Arteaga, O.; Pascual, E,; Canillas, A.; Vallmitjana, S.; Javidi, B.; Bertran, E. Optical security verification by synthesizing thin films with unique polarimetric signatures. Optics Letters. Volumen 40. Número 22. 2015 . 

Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Growth and Plasma Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Cluster Science. Volumen 26. Número 2. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-015-0862-1

Sanaee, M.R.; Bertran, E. Synthesis of Carbon encapsulated mono- and multi-iron nanoparticles. Journal of Nanomaterials. Volumen 2015. 2015 . 

Amade, R.; Hussain, S.; Ocaña, I.R.; Bertran, E. Growth and functionalization of carbon nanotubes on quartz filter for environmental applications. Journal of Environmental Engineering & Ecological Science. Volumen 3. Número 2. 2014 . 

Freire V.-M.; Ramírez A.; Pascual E.; Bertran E.; Andújar J.-L. Investigation of monolayer-formation time for the synthesis of graphene on copper/nickel/silicon using very-low pressure pulses of methane. arXiv. 2014

Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Study of CNTs structural evolution during water assisted growth and transfer methodology for electrochemical applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics. Volumen 148. Número 3. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/.jmatchemphys.2014.08.070

Vilana, J.; Amade, R.; Shahzad, H.; Bertran, E.; Gómez, E.; Vallés, E. 3D distribution of magnetic CoNi alloy nanoparticles electrodeposited on vertically alligned MWCNT showing exceptional coercive field. Materials Letters. Volumen 124. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.03.033

Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Moreno, H.A.; Bertran, E. RF-PECVD growth and nitrogen plasma functionalization of CNTs on copper foil for electrochemical applications. Diamond and Related Materials. Volumen 49. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2014.08.006

Molina, R.; Gomez, M.; Kan, C.W.; Bertran, E. Hydrophilic-oleophobic coatings on cellulosic materials by plasma assisted polymerization in liquid phase and fluorosurfactant complexation. Cellulose. Volumen 21. Número 1. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-013-0131-0

Aguiló-Aguayo, N.; Maurizi, L.; Galmarini, S.; Ollivier-Beuzelin, M.G.; Coullerez, G.; Bertran, E.; Hofmann, H. Aqueous stabilisation of carbon-encapsulated superpararnagnetic alpha-iron nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Dalton Transactions. Volumen 43. Número 36. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt00085d

Chaitoglou, S.; Sanaee, M.R.; Aguilo-Aguayo, Naomi; Bertrán Serra, Enric. Arc-discharge synthesis of iron encapsulated in carbon nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Journal of Nanomaterials. Número 178524. 2014 . 

Arteaga, O.; Baldrís, M.; Antó, J.; Canillas, A.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Mueller matrix microscope with a dual continuous rotating compensator setup and digital demodulation. Applied Optics. Volumen 53. Número 10. 2014 . 

Moreno, H.A.; Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Growth and functionalization of CNTs on stainless steel electrodes for supercapacitor applications. Materials Research Express. Volumen 1. Número 035050. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/1/3/035050

Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Nitrogen plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes for supercapacitor applications. Journal of Materials Science. Volumen 48. Número 21. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7579-z

Freire, V-M.; Badia-Canal, J.; Corbella, C,; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E.; Andújar, J-L. Hot-wire chemical vapor deposition of few-layer graphene on copper substrates. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. Volumen 52. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.52.01AK02

Molina, R.; Sole, I.; Vilchez, A.; Bertran, E.; Solans, C.; Esquena, J. Surface Functionalization of macroporous polymeric materials by treatment with air low temperature plasma. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Volumen 13. Número SI. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2013.7369

Cabrera, E.J; Amade, R.; Jaller, L.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Template-growth of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes using self-assembled monolayers of SiO2 particles by Langmuir-Blodgett technique. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. Volumen 16:2172. Número 1. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-2172-6

Molina, R.; Ligero, C.; Jovancic, P.; Bertran, E. In Situ Polymerization of aqueous solutions of NIPAAm initiated by atmospheric plasma treatment. Plasma Processes And Polymers. Volumen 10. Número 6. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201200121

Aguiló-Aguayo, N.; Liu, Z.; Bertran, E.; Yang, J. Thermal-induced Structural Evolution of Carbon-encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles Generated by Two Different Methods. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Volumen 117. Número 37. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1021/jp4025552

Cabrera, E.J.; Portal, S.M.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Self-Assembled Layers of Colloidal Crystals Submicron Spheres for Photonic Applications. International Journal of Optomechatronics. 2013

Cabrera, E.J.; Jaller, L.M.; Amade, R.; Portal, S.M.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Photonic characteristics of Langmuir-Blodgett self-assembled monolayers of colloidal silica particles. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters. Volumen 5. Número 1. 2013 . 

Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Water plasma functionalized CNTs/MnO2 composites for supercapacitors. Scientific World Journal.Número 832581. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/832581

Freire, V.M.; Corbella, C.; Bertran, E.; Portal-Marco, S.; Rubio-Roy, M.; Andújar, J.L. Anisotropic surface properties of micro/nanostructured a-C:H:F thin films with self-assembly applications. Journal of Applied Physics. Volumen 111. 2012 . 

Portal-Marco, S.; Vallve, M.A.; Arteaga, O.; Ignes-Mullol, J.; Corbella, C.; Bertran, E. Structure and physical properties of colloidal crystals made of silica particles. Colloids and Surfaces A-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. Volumen 401. 2012 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.03.007

Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes by water plasma. Nanotechnology. Volumen 23. Número 385604. 2012 . https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/23/38/385604

Smirnov, J.R.C.; Jover, E.; Amade, R.; Gabriel, G.; Villa, R.; Bertran, E. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes for microelectrode arrays applications. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Volumen 12. Número 9. 2012 . 

Cabrera, E.J.; Jaller, L.M.; Amade, R.; Portal, S.M.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Photonic Characteristics of Langmuir-Blodgett Self-Assembled Monolayers of Colloidal Silica Particles. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters. Volumen 4. 2012

Bertran, E.; Freire, V.M.; Cabrera, E.J.; Corbella, C.; Portal, S.; Pascual, E.; Andújar, J.L. Nanostructured DLC coatings for self-assembly applications. World Journal of Engineering. Volumen Supplement. Número 1. 2011 . 

B. F. Gordiets; M. J. Inestrosa-Izurieta; A. Navarro; E. Bertran. Nanoparticles in SiH4-Ar plasma: Modelling and comparison with experimental data. Journal of Applied Physics. Volumen 110. 2011.

Corbella, C.; Portal-Marco, S.; Rubio-Roy, M.; Bertran, E.; Oncins, G.; Vallve, MA.; Ignes-Mullol, J.; Andújar, J.L. Modifying surface properties of diamond-like carbon films via nanotexturing. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics. Volumen 44. Número 395301. 2011 . https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/39/395301

Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Caglar, B.; Mutlu, T.; Bertran, E. Optimization of MnO(2)/vertically aligned carbon nanotube composite for supercapacitor application. Journal of Power Sources. Volumen 196. 2011 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.02.029

Roger Amade; Eric Jover; Burak Caglar; Toygan Mutlu; Enric Bertran. Optimization of MnO2/vertically aligned carbon nanotube composite for supercapacitor application. Journal of Power Sources. Volumen 196. Número 13. 2011

Corbella, C.; Rubio-Roy, M.; Bertran, E.; Portal, S.; Pascual, E.; Polo, M.C.; Andújar, J.L. Ion energy distributions in bipolar pulsed-DC discharges of methane measured at the biased cathode. Plasma Sources Science & Technology. Volumen 20. Número 1. 2011 . https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/20/1/015006

García, J.A., Bertran, E.; Elbaile, L.; García-Céspedes, J.; Svalov, A. Magnetic behaviour of non-contacting Ni nanoparticles encapsulated in vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. Physica Status Solidi (c). Volumen 7. 2010

Barroso, F.; Bosch, S.; Tort, N.; Arteaga, O.; Sancho-Parramon, J.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E.; Canillas, A. Detection and characterization of single nanoparticles by interferometric phase modulated ellipsometry. Thin Solid Films. Volumen 519. 2010 . Repositorio Institucional