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Profile : CSIC
Research group description:
The Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (CSIC), Spain, is a public research institute integrated in the National Research Council of Spain (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC). It is involved in several areas of the Spanish "New Materials Program". It also maintains a wide Scientific Service System for the scientific staff, where advanced resources and technological services are available. The Institute is integrated in the “Barcelona Nanotechnology Cluster-Bellaterra” (www.bnc-b.net), a virtual entity which integrates more than 400 scientists and a large pool of scientific and technological facilities and know how.
The Superconducting Materials and Large Scale Nanostructuration Group has at present 7 permanent staff scientists and 2 technicians, about 12 PhD students and 3 postdocs working on projects related to superconducting and magnetic materials, including processing and large scale nanostructuration based on chemical methods, structural and microstructural characterisation, physical properties and applications (www.CSIC.es). In addition, the group collaborates with other groups from CSIC in Barcelona being involved in the preparation of nanoparticles from nanoemulsions. The activities of the group are integrated in the broader Catalan network Center of Reference on Advanced Materials for Energy (CeRMAE) where complementary skills and services are developed. Recent EU projects where the group has been active include BYFAULT, SUPERCURRENTS, SUPERMACHINES, SOLSULET and HIPERCHEM, where CSIC has been the co-ordinator, SUPER3C and NESPA.
The group has developed an interdisciplinary research strategy during the last 15 years, where materials processing, micro-structural investigations, superconducting and magnetic properties and applications are continuously investigated. CSD of superconducting films and buffer layers and nano-structuring by CSD has recently become the dominating activity of the group. The cooperation with the Molecular and Supramolecular Department of CSIC has been critical for a success development of metal-organic precursors. The group has also a wide knowledge of vortex pinning and granularity issues.
Key scientific staff :
Prof. X. Obradors
Dr. X. Granados
