Research Lines
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- Enhancement of photocatalytic action of large band-gap semiconductors materials (i.e, TiO2) by high intense UV-blue up-conversion photonics
- White ligth generation and colour tuneability by rare-earth doped upconversion luminescent materials (glasses, nano-glass-ceramics, etc)
Former research lines:
- Down and up-conversion processes in RE-doped nano-glass-ceramics for enhancement of silicon solar cells efficiency for photovoltaic applications
V.D. Rodríguez, V. K. Tikhomirov, J. Méndez-Ramos, A.C. Yanes, V.V. Moshchalkov
"Towards broad range and highly efficient down-conversion of solar spectrum by Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped nano-structured glass-ceramics"
Solar E
nergy Materials and Solar Cells. 94, pp. 1612 - 1617 (2010)
A.C. Yanes, J. del-Castillo, J. Méndez-Ramos, V.D. Rodríguez,
"Sol-Gel Glass-Ceramics Comprising rare-earth Doped SnO2 and LaF3 Nanocrystals: an efficient simultaneous UV and IR to visible converter"Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 13, pp. 7295 - 7301 (2011)
- Broad and flat gain cross-section of 1.5 micron for Erbium doped optical amplifier (Shape of 1.55 micron emission in Er3+-doped oxyfluoride nano-glass-ceramics)
V.D. Rodríguez, V.K. Tikhomirov, J. Méndez-Ramos, A.B. Seddon
"The shape of the 1.55micron emission band of the Er3+-dopant in oxyfluoride nano-scaled glass-ceramics"
EPL-Europhysics Letters. 69 - 1, pp. 128 - 134 (2005)
J. Méndez-Ramos, V.K. Tikhomirov, A.B. Seddon, V.D. Rodríguez
"Flat gain cross-section of 1.5 micron amplifier in Er3+-doped oxyfluoride glass-ceramics"
Physica Status Solidi (a). 201 - 9, pp. 57 - 59 (2004)