Energy storage systems
Within this field we are searching for more sustainable, cheaper and safer batteries and supercapacitors in order to improve the current energy storage technologies in the market. Based on Layered Double Hidroxides (LDH) and graphene derivatives, we focus on synthetic pathways that can be performed at room temperature, in bulk by standard industrial routes and without involving solvents other than water or critical raw materials.

Energy generation systems
Focused on the generation of green hydrogen, we are developing materials to be used as electrodes for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). We focus on low cost, single step synthetic processes that can be scaled up. The materials developed are suitable for electrolyzers performing alkaline water electrolysis, which are considered more effective than PEM electrolyzers.

Solar cells / Lighting devices
Based on hybrid organic semiconductors (perovskites) we are currently working in both, their development as solar cells and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). From the conception to the synthetic stages, and due to long standing collaborations with companies in both manufacturing sectors, the developed processes focus on maximizing efficiency both in energy generation or energy conversion via scalable fabrication techniques.

Electronics and molecular spintronics
Molecular spintronics may allow the development of nanoscale devices with improved performance or new functionalities, with use in fields such as information storage, magnetic sensors or quantum computing. We combine a synthetic and computational approach to obtain materials with tailored properties.

Chemical storage systems
Within this field we are searching for more sustainable, cheaper and safer batteries and supercapacitors in order to improve the current energy storage technologies in the market. Based on Layered Double Hidroxides (LDH) and graphene derivatives, we focus on synthetic pathways that can be performed at room temperature, in bulk by standard industrial routes and without involving solvents other than water or critical raw materials.

Purification systems
Based in the use of metal organic frameworks, we develop porous materials that can selectively retain molecules such as pesticides, biocides or antibiotics from complex water streams. In a step further, they can also be used to improve indoor air quality, by trapping and photochemically destroying pollutants such as formaldhyde. They can be embedded in membranes for water purification or paints for air quality applications.

Catalysts
Based in the use of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) due to their high porosity and hence tremendous surface area, we develop materials with applications in fields such as decarbonization, through trapping and valorization of CO2, or catalyzing selectively complex reactions, such as hydrogenation reactions, amongst others. The materials developed are free of critical raw materials and their synthesis can be scaled up to match industrial needs.

Sensors
Multiple technologies are under development in this field, from temperature sensors based on spin transition compounds, to sensing of specific molecules with materials based on MOFs. X-ray sensors based on perovskite technologies and molecular chemosensors for metals of biological or environmental relevance are also part of our portfolio.

Bioactive compounds
Our developments in this field include the development of new drugs with either antiparasitic or anti-inflamatory or antitumoral activity. And the design of compounds that mimic enzimes related to molecular oxygen metabolism.

Contrast agents
Development of new contrast agents that are useful for imaging arteriosclerotic injuries amongst others.

Drug delivery systems
MOF based biocomposites and nanoparticles can be used as scaffolds for the encapsulation and controlled release of bioactive molecules, ranging from enzimes to bioactive products such as essential oils.

Biosensors
Nanotechnology has a great role in the synthesis of biosensors based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET).