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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, with its official English translation Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and acronym ICN2, is a non-profit international research institute located close to Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). It is devoted to the generation of knowledge, materials and devices in the broad fields of ICT, health, energy and the environment.
The expertise of the ICN2 lies at the nanoscale, where new properties, interactions and ways to exploit them in everyday life are being discovered. Among its goals is to bring together scientists from diverse backgrounds in the pursuit of better science, better training and better outreach to society, while also seeking out new ways to engage with local and global industry.
ICN2 was accredited in 2014 as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence, a recognition renewed in 2018 and 2023 for another 4-year period. The Severo Ochoa Programme, sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, aims to identify and support Spanish research centres that are among the world’s best in their specialty.
The trustees of the ICN2 are the Generalitat of Catalonia (Catalan Government), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where it is based. The ICN2 is a CERCA Center and also one of the founding members of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the Graphene Flagship.
Directed by:
Pablo Ordejón
Research lines
- Research lines:
- Fundamental properties of nanostructures
- Chemical routes to nanostructures
- Nanoscale Manipulation and Characterization
- Nanodevices
- Theory and Simulations
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Profiles
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Marta Gonzalez Silveira
- Department of Physics
- Grup de Propietats Tèrmiques de Materials en la Nanoescala (GTNaM)
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
Person: Affiliation to research, Associate lecturer (non-goverment employee)
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Aitor Lopeandia Fernandez
- Department of Physics
- Grup de Propietats Tèrmiques de Materials en la Nanoescala (GTNaM)
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
Person: Affiliation to research, Professor (non-goverment employee)
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Estudio de materiales de baja dimensionalidad para una gestión térmica y recuperación de energía eficiente
Rodriguez Viejo, J. (Investigator) & Lopeandia Fernandez, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Entity with its own legal personality projects
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Piroelectricidad en membranas de óxidos para recuperación de energia térmica
Rodriguez Viejo, J. (Principal Investigator)
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
1/12/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Entity with its own legal personality projects
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NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS DE OPTIMIZACION TERMOELECTRICA
Rodriguez Viejo, J. (Principal Investigator), Boarino, L. (Collaborator), Colombo, L. (Collaborator), RODA SALICHS, E. (Collaborator), Rodríguez Lopez, M. (Collaborator), Vila Costa, A. (Collaborator), Garcia Alonso, G. (Investigator), Gonzalez Silveira, M. (Investigator), López Martínez, A. M. (Investigator), Lopeandia Fernandez, A. (Investigator), Pi Vila, F. (Investigator), Rodriguez Tinoco, C. (Investigator) & Miguez Gonzalez, S. (Collaborator)
1/09/21 → 28/02/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
Research output
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Ambient one-step synthesis and direct coating of highly crystalline covalent organic frameworks on arbitrary surfaces
Farsani, J. K., Cavalieri, J. P., Mazaheri, O., Junghans, F., Albalad, J., Murdoch, B. J., Parker, C. J., Babarao, R., Maspoch, D., Rezk, A. R., Richardson, J. J. & Yeo, L. Y., 6 May 2026, In: Science advances. 12, 19, 12 p., eaee1769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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La IA a la universitat : aliada, companya… o motiu de recel?
Translated title of the contribution :AI at university :: an ally, a companion… or a cause for concern? Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Dissemination
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Oil-in-water emulsions prepared using vegetable oils and buttermilk as emulsifier: Unveiling the impact of high-pressure homogenization valve design on emulsion physical and oxidative stability
Turitich, L., Hebishy, E., Maspoch, D., Ferragut, V., Cano-Sarabia, M. & Trujillo, A. J., Mar 2026, In: Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. 108, 104410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Student theses
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FABRICATION OF A THERMOELECTRIC BASED AUTONOMOUS AIR FLUX SENSOR WITH ENHANCED SENSITIVITY
Alvarez Corzo, I. (Author), Lopeandia Fernandez, A. (Director), 2017Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Simulación mediante elementos finitos y caracterización experimental de un sensor de flujo basado en medidas resistivas
Acosta, J. (Author), Lopeandia Fernandez, A. (Director) & Alvarez Corzo, I. (Director), 2017Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIC THERMOELECTRICS
Zapata Arteaga, O. (Author), Mariano, C. Q. (Director) & Lopeandia Fernandez, A. (Tutor), 26 Mar 2021Student thesis: Doctoral thesis