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<div style="padding-left: 30px;">Welcome to the sputtering lab website of our group. Here a&nbsp;complete and versatile set of equipment for fabrication of thin films and nanostructured materials by physical vapor deposition techniques is available to develop a large variety of research topics on nanoscience and materials science.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 30px;">Labs: 001, 039 and 123 &nbsp;</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">Contact: cprieto at icmm.csic.es &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div>
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<p><strong>People</strong></p>
<p>Prof. Carlos Prieto (head)</p>
<p><a href="?page=member.php&amp;member=5">Dr. F&eacute;lix Jim&eacute;nez-Villacorta</a></p>
<p>Leo &Aacute;lvarez- Fraga</p>
<p>Adri&aacute;n Rodr&iacute;guez Palomo</p>
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<p><strong>External users / Collaborators</strong></p>
<p>Prof. Rafael Ram&iacute;rez (U. Carlos III)</p>
<p><a href="?page=member.php&amp;member=4">Dr. Jorge S&aacute;nchez-Marcos</a><a href="#" onclick="showmember('4')">&nbsp;</a>(U. Aut&oacute;noma Madrid)</p>
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<p><strong>Preparation techniques</strong></p>
<p>-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DC- and RF- magnetron sputtering.</p>
<p>-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Co-sputtering and sequential sputtering deposition.</p>
<p>-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gas phase aggregation technique for nanoparticle deposition.</p>
<p>-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Low and high substrate temperature deposition.</p>
<p>-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Electron beam physical physical deposition.</p>
<p>-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Low-pressure chemical vapor deposition.</p>
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<p><strong>Research topics</strong></p>
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<p>- &nbsp; &nbsp; Graphene-based and oxide transparent conductive materials (TCM).</p>
<p>- &nbsp; &nbsp; Selective coatings for thermo-solar receivers.</p>
<p>- &nbsp; &nbsp; Nanostructured magnetic materials.</p>
<p>- &nbsp; &nbsp; Thermoelectric thin films.</p>
<p>- &nbsp; &nbsp; Complex oxide thin films with multifunctional properties.</p>
<p>For a list of recent papers, please click <a href="#">here</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Projects</strong></p>
<p>-&nbsp; &nbsp; "Generaci&oacute;n de electricidad mediante materiales termoel&eacute;ctricos y recubrimientos selectivos solares, &iquest;pueden ser eficientes estos dispositivos?". (EXPLORA,&nbsp;MAT2014-61582-EXP). I. Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, (2015-2017). PI: C. Prieto</p>
<p>- &nbsp; &ldquo;New solar collector concept for high temperature operation in CSP applications&rdquo; (HITECO), SP1-Cooperation Collaborative project FP7-ENERGY-2010-1 (European Commission, Grant Agreement No. 256830). PI: C. Prieto</p>
<p>- &nbsp; &nbsp;<span lang="EN-US">&ldquo;Graphene-based hybrid materials for optoelectronic properties&rdquo; (MAT2012-37276) I. Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC) (2013-2015). PI: A. de Andr&eacute;s.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Equipment</strong></p>
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<p>- Vacuum chamber (Pfeiffer - PLS500) equipped with 3 magnetron sputtering sources and 4-boat electron-beam evaporator (6.08 kW), for sequential sputtering, co-sputtering and sputtering deposition at high substrate temperatures.</p>
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<p>- DC- and RF- power sources for magnetron sputtering.</p>
<p>- High-vacuum flow-controlled furnace.</p>
<p>- Oven for target sintering and standard heat treatment.</p>
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<p>-&nbsp;Cluster magnetron source for deposition of nanoparticles on substrate with controlled conditions; equipped with additional magnetron for sequential sputtering for fabrication of nanoparticle/film systems.</p>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">-&nbsp;Home-made magnetron sputtering system for deposition/coating on pieces and substrates with non-standard geometry.</td>
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<td style="text-align: left;">- Low-pressure chemical vapor deposition + Magnetron sputtering chamber for fabrication of graphene-based hybrid materials.</td>
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<p><strong>Previously, in the sputtering lab</strong></p>
<p>Xavier D&iacute;ez-Betri&uacute;</p>
<p>Eduardo Salas-Colera</p>
<p>Roc&iacute;o Mart&iacute;nez-Morillas</p>
<p>Ana Espinosa</p>
<p>Eva C&eacute;spedes</p>
<p>Jorge S&aacute;nchez-Marcos</p>
<p>M&ordf; &Aacute;ngeles Laguna-Marco</p>
<p>Isabel Mu&ntilde;oz-Ochando</p>
<p>Mercedes Vila</p>
<p>&Aacute;ngel Mu&ntilde;oz-Mart&iacute;n</p>
<p>Susana Taboada</p>
<p>Antonio Bernab&eacute;</p>
<p>Ram&oacute;n Casta&ntilde;er</p>
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<p align="center"><br /><strong>Phone: +34 91 349 000&nbsp;(Ext. 001 y 039)</strong></p>