Dr. Cristina Afonso
Physical sciences
CSIC
Physical sciences
Chemistry coordination, Chemistry, Molecular magnetism, Molecular electronics, Bioinorganics
Molecular design, Molecular electronics, Biomaterals, Sensors, Molecular magnetism
Salvador de Madariaga Fellowship, 2019
Salvador de Madariaga Programme. Open call 2018
Scientific stay at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Group leader Functional Nanomaterials & Surfaces, since 2014
Catalan, English, Spanish
A. C. Aragons, A. Martin-Rodrguez, D. Aravena, J. Puigmart-Luis, D. B. Amabilino, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, A. Gonzlez-Campo, E. Ruiz, I. Diez-Perez. 2020. "Tuning Single-Molecule Conductance in Metalloporphyrin-Based Wires via Supramolecular Interactions". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2 – 11.
I. J. Olavarria-Contreras, A. Etcheverry-Berrios, W. Qian, C. Gutierrez-Ceron, A. CamposOlguin, E. C. Sanudo, D. Dulic, E. Ruiz, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, M. Soler, H. S. J. van der Zant. 2018. “Electric-field induced bistability in single-molecule conductance measurements for boron coordinated curcuminoid compounds”. Chemical Science, 9, 34, 6988-6996.
W. Qian, A. González‐Campo, A. Pérez‐Rodríguez, S. Rodríguez‐Hermida, I. Imaz, K. Wurst, D. Maspoch, E. Ruiz, C. Ocal, C. Barrena, D. B. Amabilino, N. Aliaga‐Alcalde, 2018. "Boosting Self-Assembly Diversity in the Solid-State by Chiral/Non-Chiral ZnII-Porphyrin Crystallization”. Chemistry-A European Journal, 24, 12950-12960.
N. Portoles-Gil, A. Lanza, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, J. A. M. Ayllon, E. Gemmi, Mugnaioli, A. M. Lopez-Periago, C. Domingo. 2018. “Crystalline Curcumin bioMOF Obtained by Precipitation in Supercritical CO2 and Structural Determination by Electron Diffraction Tomography”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6, 9, 12309-12319.
I. Berlanga, A. Etcheverry-Berrios, A. Mella, D. Jullian, V. A. Gomez, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, V. Fuenzalida, Flores, M. Soler. 2017. “Formation of self-assembled monolayer of curcuminoid molecules on gold surfaces”. Applied Surface Science, 392, 834-840.
A. Etcheverry-Berríos, R. Díaz-Torres, D. Jullian, I. Ponce, S. O. Vásquez, I. Olavarria, M. L. Perrin, R. Frisenda, H. S. J. van der Zant, D. Dulić, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, M. Soler. 2016. “Multiscale approach to the study of the electronic properties of two thiophene curcuminoid molecules”. Chemistry – A European Journal, 22, 36, 12808-12818.
R. Díaz-Torres, M. Menelaou, O. Roubeau, A. Sorrenti, G. Brandariz-de Pedro, E. C. Sañudo, S. J. Teat, J. Fraxedas, E. Ruiz, N. Aliaga-Alcalde. 2016. “Multiscale study of mononuclear CoII SMMs based on curcuminoid ligands”. Chemical Science, 7, 2793-2803.
E. Burzuri, J. Island, R. Díaz-Torres, A. Fursina, A. González-Campo, O. Roubeau, S. J. Teat, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, E. Ruiz, H.S.J. van der Zant. 2016. “Sequential electron transport and vibrational excitations in an organic molecule coupled to few-layer graphene electrodes”. ACS Nano, 10(2), 2521-2527.
M. Menelaou, F. Farrahou, L. Rodríguez, O. Roubeau, S. J. Teat, N. Aliaga-Alcalde. 2012. “DyIII and YbIII-curcuminoid compounds: original fluorescent/single-ion magnet and magnetic/near-IR luminescent species”. Chemistry – A European Journal, 18, 11545-11549.
F. Prins, A. Barreiro, J. W. Ruitenberg, J. S. Seldenthuis, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, L. M. K. Vandersypen, H. S. J. van der Zant. 2011. “Room-temperature gating of molecular junctions using few-layer graphene nanogap electrodes”. Nano Letters, 11(11), 4607-4611.
Efficient electronic transport at room temperature by T-shaped molecules in graphene-based chemically modified three-terminal nanodevices. Financing agency: Financing agency: European Research Council (ID: Tmol4TRANS). Budget: 1.998.879 €
PI: N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2017 – 2022
Novel optimized interfaces toward molecular-based responsive devices. Financing agency: MINECO (ID: MAT2016-77852-C2-1-R). Budget: 242.000 €
co-PI: N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2016 – 2020
FUNmatApp Group. Financing agency: Generalitat de Catalunya, (AGAUR, Grup Consolidat, ID: 2017 SGR 1277). Budget: 20.000 €
PI: N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2017 – 2020
Medidas de Conductancia Unimolecular: Investigación de la Técnica Break Junction en Sistemas Curcuminoides. Financing agency: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (ID: PRX18/00390). Budget: 15.000 €
PI: N: Aliaga-Alcalde, 2019 – 2019
Curcuminoid-MOF-based systems to control the electronic response by reliable microscaled hybrid transistors obtained using sustainable CO2 methods. Financing agency: CSIC, Severo Ochoa (ID: FUNMAT-FIP-2016). Budget: 70.000 €
PI. N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2017 – 2019
Preparation of multifunctional hybrids based on curcuminoid and porphyrin systems. Financing agency: CSIC (ID: 201660E014). Budget: 57.000 €
PI: N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2016 – 2018
Estudio de nuevos sistemas curcuminoides en superficies funcionalizadas para la creación de transistores moleculares. Financing agency: CSIC, I-COOP+2016 (ID: COOPA20162). Budget: 11.000 €
PI: N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2016 – 2018
Supramolecular Chirality in Low Dimensions and Charge Transport: Preparison of Functional Chiral Organic Materials. Financing agency: MINECO (ID: MAT2013-47869-C4-2-P). Budget: 108.653,06 €
PI: N. Aliaga-Alcalde, 2014 – 2017
Editorial Board member of Inorganica Chimica Acta, since 2018
Member of the Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ), since 2015
Evaluator for the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva (ANEP) (e.g.: Plan Estatal Excelencia i+dB15) and CONICYT-FONDECYT (Gob. de Chile), since 2015
Editorial Board member of MAGNETOCHEMISTRY, 2015
Tribunal member in national/international Ph.D. theses, since 2009
Member of the local organizing committee XII SIJ from the RSEQ, 2015, Barcelona 3 – 6 Nov, Barcelona, Spain, 2014 – 2015
Member of the local organizing committee MOLMAT 2012, Barcelona 3 – 6 July, 2011 – 2012
Dissemination European Research (D.E.R.) Project (chemistry area) http://atomiumculture.eu/node/420
Frankfurter Allgemeine (Germany)
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/atomium-culture/molekuele-vomreissbrett-europe-s-next-top-metals-11068209.html
Rzeczpospolita (Poland)
Der Standard (Austria)
El País (Spain)
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Small/is/Good/Dressing/at/the/Nanoscale/elpepusoc/20110902elpepusoc_5/Tes
Interview program; "El problema de Gettier"
Member of “Madame Chatelet and her Instagram followers, since 2017
Program: “A researcher in your classroom”. Talks to high schools students, since 2015
Married with child, Maternity leave, Apr – Sep 2013
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