Sara Gómez Miralles

University of Valencia | UV · Institute for Molecular Science (ICMol)

The application of external magnetic fields to NiFe–graphene nanocomposites during the galvanostatic charge/discharge cycles induces a dramatic metal phase segregation, forming nanometric metal clusters of Ni with an outstanding electrochemical activity. This metal segregation leads to an enhancement in the capacitance of the nanocomposite, as desc...

The rapid rise in energy demand in the past years has prompted a search for low‐cost alternatives for energy storage, supercapacitors being one of the most important devices. It is shown that a dramatic enhancement (≈1100%, from 155 to 1850 F g⁻¹) of the specific capacitance of a hybrid stimuli‐responsive FeNi3–graphene electrode material can be ac...

The quest for a spin‐polarized organic light‐emitting diode (spin‐OLED) is a common goal in the emerging fields of molecular electronics and spintronics. In this device, two ferromagnetic (FM) electrodes are used to enhance the electroluminescence intensity of the OLED through a magnetic control of the spin polarization of the injected carriers. Th...

Molecules are proposed to be an efficient medium to host spin-polarized carriers, due to their weak spin relaxation mechanisms. While relatively long spin lifetimes are measured in molecular devices, the most promising route toward device functionalization is to use the chemical versatility of molecules to achieve a deterministic control and manipu...

A new family of chloroquinolinate lanthanoid complexes of formula A+[Ln(5,7Cl2q)4]-, with Ln = Y3+, Tb3+ and Dy3+ and A+ = Na+, NEt4+ and K0.5(NEt4)0.5+ is studied, both in bulk and as thin films. Several members are found to present single-molecule magnetic behavior in bulk. Interestingly, the sodium salts can be sublimed in high vacuum conditions...

Molybdenum oxide (MoOx)is a very promising material, as it creates an interfacial dipole that increases the metal work function of the electrode. In organic electronic devices, this causes an improvement of the injection of carriers from the metal electrode into the HOMO of the organic semiconductor. However, up to now, MoOx has never been employed...

Molecular spintronics has successfully crossed its first decade of life becoming an important player in the race towards the fabrication of next generation spintronic devices. The development and fabrication of spin OLEDs represents one of the key challenges in this area. Indeed, combining spin polarised injection with light emission is expected to...

To overcome the intrinsic shortcomings of the traditional iodide-triiodide redox couple and pursue a further performance improvement, intense efforts have been made to exploit alternative redox shuttles in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Herein, we report an energetic and kinetic view of DSCs when the iodine electrolyte is substituted with its t...

Water splitting at a semiconductor/solution interface with the only input of sunlight to generate hydrogen is one of the most attractive strategies to produce and store chemical energy. In the present study we have investigated carrier dynamics and interfacial kinetics of mesoporous TiO2 in an aqueous solution. The applicability of the transmission...

Diverse thiophene-containing blocks have been employed as the π-conjugated spacers of organic D-π-A dyes. In the case that multiple segments with distinguishable electronic features are applied, their conjugation sequence could potently affect optoelectric behaviors of photosensitizers in mesoscopic titania solar cells. In this work, we address thi...