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The research group Nanotechnology on Surfaces develops its activity at the “Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla” (ICMSE), a joint centre sponsored by the “Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas” (CSIC, National Research Council of Spain) and the University of Sevilla. CSIC is the largest public research organization in Spain with more than 3000 researchers and 10000 employees. CSIC carries out high quality research in fundamental and applied scientific domains. Development of the research and transfer of technology to the productive sectors are other of the main tasks of this institution. Recent international statistics recognizes the CSIC as the 8th research organization in the world in terms of scientific production.

The mission of our research group Nanotechnology on Surfaces is to develop advanced fuctionalisation processes at the nanoscale to get new functionalities for materials, particularly in the case of oxide, polymers, and hybrid organic/inorganic thin films. The development of new fundamental science and the transfer of the technical achivements to the industry are the two main objectives of our work. Our research activities are focussed on the nanoscale manipulation and modification of the surface of materials for advanced applications. Our main efforts are devoted to tailor the properties (optical, electrical, biocompatibility, etc.) of thin films and the surface of materials by careful control of their micro/nanostructure, composition, in-depth and lateral distribution. Applications of this activity connect with the following technological fields:

We participate in research projects (national and european funded), as well as in industrial projects (INDO S.A., Valeo S.A., Torrecid, Maier, Cosentino S.A., Hynergreen, Abengoa-Solar, SOS Cuetara, Air Products, ...)

The results of our latest research activity can be found in the following publication list...