Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Solid State Group

Academic Unit: Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

A1

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Natural sciences

Subarea

Physical sciences

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Strategic Focus

To research multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles synthesis methods and applications in medicine and remediation of polluted water.

To improve studies on collection and characterization of thin films of various materials. To develop research related to the study of infectious diseases.

To advance towards the construction of Raman, Mössbauer, magnetic measurements and MOKE equipment, and a semi-industrial camera for hard coatings.

To research in simulation of magnetic materials. To study various types of materials by means of first-principles calculations.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Mössbauer Spectroscopy.
Nanostructured Materials.
Thin Films.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Oscar Luis Arnache Olmos, MSc., PhD

Ph.D. in Physics.

Ghent University – Belgium.

Coordinator's Email

oscar.arnache@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

CIDEMAT (Center for Research, Innovation, and Development of Materials).
Malaria Group.
Scientific and Microelectronics Instrumentation.

Physical Metallurgy and Phase Transitions Theory Group.
Condensed Matter Group – UdeA.

Highlighted Projects

Nanostructured solar cells: development and application of technologies in non-interconnected or intermittent electricity schools of the Department of Antioquia.
Study of mechanical and thermodynamic properties of materials in architectural structures.
Theoretical study of first-principles of redox potentials of the CO2 molecule for conversion and storage of solar energy.
Study of Inorganic, Biological and Pharmaceutical Systems through Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Magnetic Measurements.

Key Research Findings

Influences of As(V), Sb(III), and Hg(II) ions on the nucleation and growth of akageneite. V. Villacorta et al. CrystEngComm, 21 (2019) 7155–7165. DOI: 10.1039/c9ce01345h
Ferromagnetism above room temperature in bulk and transparent thin films of Mn-doped ZnO, P. Sharma et al. Nature Materials, 2 (2003) 673–677. DOI: 10.1038/nmat984
Influence of Surface Treatment on Magnetic Properties of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Synthesized by Electrochemical Method, T. Marín et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120 (27) (2016) 6634-6645. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b01796
Structural Relaxation and Crystalline Phase Effects on the Exchange Bias Phenomenon in FeF2/Fe Core/Shell Nanoparticles. E.A. Velásquez et al. Advanced Materials, Volume7, Issue17 September 10, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202000862