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Research interests
Thermal transport, Nanoscale transport, Thermodynamics, Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 22 Jun 2008
Degree, Matemàtiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Sept 2006
Degree, Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Sept 2000
External positions
Professor de secundària, Escola Pia Mataró
1 Sept 2000 → 31 Aug 2009
Tècnic Informàtic, Allibert Manutención
1 Sept 1998 → 31 Aug 1999
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MICROSCOPIC-MACROSCOPIC UNIFIED PHONON HYDRODYNAMICS NONEQUILIBRIUM RESEARCH
Alvarez Calafell, F. X. (Principal Investigator), Bafaluy Bafaluy, F. J. (Investigator), Camacho Castro, J. (Investigator), Tur Prats, J. (Collaborator), Beardo Ricol, A. (Collaborator) & Sendra Molins, L. (Collaborator)
European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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nanoDecoTEG: Decoración de Capas ultra delgadas de Silicio para su uso en MicroGeneradores Termoeléctricos.
Lopeandia Fernandez, A. (Principal Investigator), Alvarez Calafell, F. X. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Rodriguez Tinoco, C. (Collaborator) & Gomez Torres, H. (Collaborator)
1/12/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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NOVEL ELECTRON AND PHONON DYNAMICS FOR EMERGING NANOTECHNOLOGIES: APPLICATION TO VAN DER WAALS 2D HETEROSTRUCTURES AND THZ DEVICES
Alvarez Calafell, F. X. (Principal Investigator), Bafaluy Bafaluy, F. J. (Investigator), Camacho Castro, J. (Investigator), Beardo Ricol, A. (Collaborator), Sendra Molins, L. (Collaborator) & Jou Mirabent, D. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/01/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Explorando los fundamentos físicos de la inteligencia entrópica
Campos Moreno, D. (Principal Investigator), Karatzas , D. (Collaborator), Soares de Andreade Jr., J. (Collaborator), Alvarez Calafell, F. X. (Investigator), Bartumeus Jené, F. (Investigator), Jou Mirabent, D. (Investigator) & Mendez Lopez, V. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
1/05/17 → 30/09/19
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Transporte fonónico en nanodispositivos para aplicaciones de bajo y cero consumo
Alvarez Calafell, F. X. (Principal Investigator), Torres Alvarez, P. (Collaborator), Bafaluy Bafaluy, F. J. (Investigator), Camacho Castro, J. (Investigator) & Jou Mirabent, D. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/01/16 → 31/12/19
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperature
Varghese, S., Tur-Prats, J., Mehew, J. D., Reig, D. S., Farris, R., Camacho, J., Haibeh, J. A., Sokolov, A., Ordejón, P., Huberman, S., Beardo, A., Alvarez, F. X. & Tielrooij, K. J., Jul 2026, In: Nature Physics. 22, p. 1057-1063 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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When volatility is not enough : classical and quantum behaviors in stock investment
Alvarez, F. X. & Sala, H., Jul 2026, In: North American Journal of Economics and Finance. 85, 19 p., 102667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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High-Order Anharmonicities Shape Phonon Hydrodynamic Effects in Graphene
Tur-Prats, J., Han, Z., Beardo, A., Ruan, X. & Alvarez, F. X., 9 Jul 2025, In: Nano Letters. 25, 29, p. 11203-11209 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Microscopic origin of heat vorticity in quasi ballistic phonon transport
Tur Prats, J., Gutiérrez, M., Bafaluy Bafaluy, F. J., Camacho Castro, J., Alvarez, F. X. & Beardo Ricol, A., Jul 2024, In: International journal of heat and mass transfer. 226, 125464 , p. 1-8 8 p., 125464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A computational model to simulate spectral modulation and speech perception experiments of cochlear implant users
Alvarez, F., Kipping, D. & Nogueira, W., 9 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics. 17, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Thesis
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Transport de calor en els règims difusiu i balístic. Aplicació a nanosistemes.
Álvarez Calafell, F. X. (Author), Jou Mirabent, D. (Director), 16 Jun 2009Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
Organisations
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Department of Physics
Organisational unit: Department