Research Master's in Nanoscience

PhD PROGRAM

'Physics of Nanostructures and Advanced Materials'  is a Ph.D. program of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) which has been recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education as a highly-qualified Ph.D. program (Mención de Calidad MCD2007-00052).

This Ph.D. program consists in a first period (typically 1 year) where the student obtains a general background on nanoscience (Master in Nanoscience), acquiring at the same time the basic abilities for developing a short term research work (the Master Thesis). After completing this master program (or having an equivalent degree obtained in other university on related topics), the student must apply for the official registration of his/her Ph.D. Thesis project following the rules dictated by UPV/EHU. Application forms required to register the Ph.D. Thesis Project in the Department of Materials Physics are the following:

• Application form
• Description of the research project
• Support of the supervisor
• Agreement of the UPV/EHU advisor (only for PhD supervisors not belonging to the UPV/EHU staff).
• Copy of the official application for the diploma of the Master in Nanoscience, or alternatively, Original master diploma, or equivalent, obtained in a different University and a copy for authentication

The second period of the Ph.D. program (typically 2-3 years) will be mostly devoted to the reserach project. Nevertheless, the student may follow those courses that the Ph.D. supervisor could consider of interest, either at the UPV/EHU and/or in other universities or research centers.

At the end of this second period, the PhD work has to be defended at the UPV/EHU in order to obtain the official (Spanish) Ph.D. degree by the UPV/EHU. It is intended that the majority of the Ph.D. thesis works followed in the framework of this Ph.D. program will meet the requirements for obtaining the Doctor Europeus mention.

Research lines involved in the Ph.D. Program:

The research groups responsible of the PNAM Ph.D. program are those belonging to the Center of Material Physics (joint center CSIC-UPV/EHU) and/or the Material Physics Department (UPV/EHU). The main research lines of these groups are:

· Theory and modeling of nanostructures and low-dimensional systems.
· Nanostructures, biomolecules, and advanced materials.
· Experimental characterization of nanoscopic systems.
· Nanostructured polymeric materials.
· Photonic Nanomaterials.
· Magnetism of micro/nano-crystalline materials.

In addition, other research lines related with the applications of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, as those developped in several technological centers in the sourronding, are also considered. The connection between the various technological centers and the PNAM Ph.D. program is going to be coordinated by the research center CIC Nanogune.

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Ph.D. Thesis defended during the last years:


Title: "ELECTRONIC EXCITATIONS, ENERGY LOSS AND ELECTRON EMISSION IN THE INTERACTION OF CHARGED PARTICLES WITH METALLIC MATERIALS AND PLASMON MODES LOCALIZED AT SURFACE SINGULARITIES "
Defended by: REMI VINCENT
Supervised by: IÑAKI JUARISTI
Date: 11 December 2009

Title: "CO-ADSORPTION AND SELF-ASSEMBLY OF COMPLEMENTARY POLYARENES ON CRYSTAL METAL SURFACES. EUROPEAN THESIS"
Defended by: MIGUEL RUIZ OSES
Supervised by: ENRIQUE ORTEGA
Date: 10 December 2009

Title: "STUDY OF THE GEOMETRY AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS ON THE AU(111) SURFACE. EUROPEAN THESIS "
Defended by: NORA GONZALEZ LACUNZA
Supervised by: ANDRES ARNAU Y NICOLAS LORENTE
Date: 23 January 2009

Title: "ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTION IN METALS AND ELASTIC EFFECTS IN QUANTUM WELL RESONATORS"
Defended by: ARITZ LEONARDO LICERANZU
Supervised by: EUGENE TCHOULKOV
Date: 19 December 2008

Title: "STUDIES OF MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS MICROWIRES WITH HIGH TECHNOLOGICAL INTEREST"
Defended by: MIHAIL IPATOV
Supervised by: ARKADY ZHUKOV AND VALENTINA ZHUKOVA
Date: 7 March 2008


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Ph.D. Thesis projects in progress:

Title: "NANODIELECTRIC AND NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS"
Developed by: RIEDEL CLEMENT
Supervised by: JUAN COLMENERO DE LEON and PHILIPPE TORDJEMANN

Title: "ESTUDIO DE LA INTERACCION DE ESTADOS DE SUPERFICIE CON SUPERESTRUCTURAS PERIODICAS MEDIANTE MICROSCOPIA DE EFECTO TUNEL Y FOTOEMISION RESUELTA EN ANGULO"
Developed by: JAVIER CORDON VELAZ
Supervised by: JOSE ENRIQUE ORTEGA CONEJERO

Title: "ESTUDIO DE PRIMEROS PRINCIPIOS DE LAS PROPIEDADES DE NANOESTRUCTURAS DE CARBONO FUNCIONALIZADAS"
Developed by: ELTON JOSE GOMES DO SANTOS
Supervised by: ANDRÉS AYUELA, DANIÉL SANCHEZ PORTAL

Title: "THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF POLY(VINYL METHYL ETER) PVME AND PVME IN CONCENTRATED WATER SOLUTION: A STUDY BY NEUTRON SCATTERING AND MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS"
Developed by: SARA CAPPONI
Supervised by: JUAN COLMENERO DE LEON

Title: "NANOESTRUCTURAS PLASMONICAS PARA ESPECTROSCOPIA DE AUMENTO DE CAMPO Y MICROSCOPIA DE CAMPO CERCANO"
Developed by: AITZOL GARCIA ETXARRI
Supervised by: PEDRO MIGUEL ECHENIQUE LANDIRIBAR Y JAVIER AIZPURUA IRIAZABAL

Title: "CALCULOS DE PRIMEROS PRINCIPIOS DE ESTRUCTURA ELECTRONICA, RESPUESTA DIELECTRICA Y TIEMPOS DE VIDA DE EXCITACIONES ELECTRONICAS EN METALES CON FUERTE ACOPLO SPIN-ORBITA"
Developed by: XABIER ZUBIZARRETA IRIARTE
Supervised by: EUGENE CHULKOV

Title: "THEORY OF NONLINEAR PHENOMENA WITHIN TIME DEPENDENT FUNCTIONAL THEORY"
Developed by: XAVIER IAGO ANDRADE VALENCIA
Supervised by: ANGEL RUBIO SECADES

Title: "MOLECULAR DYNAMICS OF POLY(ETHYLENE-ALT-PROPYLENE) MELTS BY MEANS OF NEUTRON SCATTERING AND SIMULATIONS. BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FULLY ATOMISTIC AND COARSE-GRAINED MODELS"
Developed by: ROBERTO PEREZ APARICIO
Supervised by: JUAN COLMENERO AND FERNANDO ALVAREZ

Title: "EXCITACIONES ELECTRÓNICAS COLECTIVAS Y LA DINÁMICA ELECTRÓNICA EN SISTEMAS DE SIMETRÍA REDUCIDA"
Developed by: JUAN PABLO ECHEVERRY ENCISO
Supervised by: EUGENE V. CHULKOV

Title: "LINEAR AND NONLINEAR RESPONSE FUNCTIONS WITH DFT"
Developed by: FULVIO BERARDI
Supervised by: ANGEL RUBIO SECADES

Title: "APLICACIONES EN LA FRONTERA DE LA ESPECTROSCOPÍA TEÓRICA: NANOESTRUCTURAS Y SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS"
Developed by: JOHANNA FUKS LOEB
Supervised by: ANGEL RUBIO SECADES

Title: "THE ROLE OF THE INTRAMOLECULAR BARRIERS ON THE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF POLYMER SYSTEMS"
Developed by: MARCO BERNABEI
Supervised by: ANGEL JOSE MORENO

Title: "FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS AS A TOOL FOR INVESTIGATING THE COMPONENT DYNAMICS OF POLYMER BLENDS"
Developed by: SANDRA PLAZA GARCIA
Supervised by: ANGEL ALEGRIA

Title: "DINÁMICA MOLECULAR EN MATERIALES POLIMÉRICOS MULTICOMPONENTES Y NANO-ESTRUCTURADOS"
Developed by: LOURDES DEL VALLE CARRANDI
Supervised by: JUAN COLMENERO

Title: "NANOSCALE RESOLVED FREE-CARRIER MAPPING IN NANOSTRUCTURES BY INFRARED NEAR-FIELD MICROSCOPY"
Developed by: JOHANNES MICHAEL STIEGLER
Supervised by: RAINER HILLENBRAND

Title: "ORGANIC SPIN TUNNEL DEVICES"
Developed by: MARCO GOBBI
Supervised by: LUIS EDUARDO HUESO

Title: "ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO DE LA DINÁMICA DE ADSORCIÓN DE MOLÉCULAS DE NITRÓGENO EN SUPERFICIES DE FE(110) Y MONOCAPAS DE FE SOBRE W(110)"
Developed by: ITZIAR GOIKOETXEA MARTINEZ
Supervised by: JOSEBA IÑAKI JUARISTI

Title: "ESTUDIO DE ANTENAS PLASMONICAS Y FALSOS POLARITONES DE SUPERFICIE MEDIANTE MICROSCOPÍA DE CAMPO CERCANO"
Developed by: MARTIN SCHNELL
Supervised by: RAINER HILLENBRAND

Title: "NANO-BIO HYBRID MATERIALS WITH ENERGY TRANSFER PROPERTIES (PHOTONAN)"
Developed by: ROMANS KRUTOHOVSTOVS
Supervised by: IGOR NABIEV

Title: "ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT THROUGH MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS"
Developed by: GIUSEPPE FOTI
Supervised by: THOMAS FREDERIKSEN, DANIEL SANCHEZ Y ANDRES ARNAU

Title: "ESTUDIO DE SISTEMAS CUASI-UNIDIMENSIONALES ACOPLADOS A ENTORNOS DINÁMICOS"
Developed by: ENEKO MALATSETXEBERRIA ELIZEGI
Supervised by: MIGUEL ANGEL CAZALILLA GUTIERRES

Title: "RESISTIVITY SWITCHING IN OXIDES"
Developed by: RAUL ZAZPE MENDIOROZ
Supervised by: LUIS EDUARDO HUESO ARROYO

Title: "ESTUDIO DE SISTEMAS CUASI-UNIDIMENSIONALES ACOPLADOS A ENTORNOS DINÁMICOS"
Developed by: ENEKO MALATSETXEBERRIA ELIZEGI
Supervised by: MIGUEL ANGEL CAZALILLA GUTIERRES

Title: "RESISTIVITY SWITCHING IN OXIDES"
Developed by: RAUL ZAZPE MENDIOROZ
Supervised by: LUIS EDUARDO HUESO ARROYO

Title: "STRUCTURAL/ELECTRONIC INTERPLAY IN TUNABLE METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURES SELF-ASSEMBLED ON NOBLE METAL SURFACES"
Developed by: ZAKARIA MOHAMMED, MAHMOUD ABD EL-FATTAH
Supervised by: JOSÉ ENRIQUE ORTEGA CONEJERO

Title: "THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF BILOGICAL SYSTEMS WITH TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY"
Developed by: LEONARDO ANDRES ESPINOSA LEAL
Supervised by: ANGEL RUBIO SECADES