Charge transport in organic semiconductors with application to optoelectronic devices 

    Montero Martín, Jose María (Date of defense: 2010-10-04)

    El estudio del transporte de carga en semiconductores orgánicos contribuye al desarrollo y optimización de LEDs orgánicos y nuevas células solares. En OLEDs de un sólo portador se ha encontrado una fórmula explícita de la ...

    Complex spatial shaping of femtosecond pulses with phase-only spatial light modulators 

    Carbonell Leal, Miguel (Date of defense: 2020-01-21)

    This thesis is focused on spatial manipulation of laser beams with a single phase only SLM. To achieve it, it is essential to arbitrarily modify a complex field with this kind of devices. In addition, it is intended to ...

    Development of perovskite optoelectronic devices on flexible substrates 

    Hassanabadi, Ehsan (Date of defense: 2022-03-08)

    In this thesis, first, the monolithic integration of a perovskite-based optical waveguide amplifier together with a photodetector on a nanocellulose substrate is shown to demonstrate the feasibility of a stretchable signal ...

    Elastic, Electrostatic and Magnetic Properties in Colloidal Quantum Wells 

    Llusar Camarelles, Jordi (Date of defense: 2022-06-22)

    The goal of this Ph.D. dissertation is to provide a better understanding of the photophysics of CdSe NPLs and CdSe-based hetero-NPLs through theoretical modelling of the electronic structure. We consider homo- and ...

    Electrophysiological characterization of membrane permeability: from protein channels to nanoparticles 

    Perini, Deborah Aurora (Date of defense: 2022-12-14)

    Cell membrane permeability is modulated by complex dynamical structures created by objects interacting with the lipid bilayer. Paying attention to the kinetics of ion transport in response to different bioelectrochemical ...

    Estudio de los procesos de intercalación en materiales electrómicos (a-WO3, polímeros conductores y viológenos) 

    García Cañadas, Jorge (Date of defense: 2006-10-06)

    This thesis presents thermodynamic studies performed by electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance and chronopotenciometry) in three of the most important electrochromic materials: a-WO3, ...

    Functional gels as microreactors 

    Singh, Nishant (Date of defense: 2016-11-04)

    Functionalized Hydrogels upon self-assembly demonslrate enzyme like catalysis owing to the formatin of hydrophobic pockets, increased local concentration of the catalytic sites, pKa change, pH shift etc. Here we present ...

    Influencia de la distribución de carga en los fenómenos electrocinéticos en canales iónicos y membranas microporosas 

    Aguilella i Arzo, Marcel (Date of defense: 2000-06-23)

    En esta Memoria se estudia el transporte de iones inorgánicos a través de membranas sintéticas microporosas y de canales iónicos abiertos en membranas biológicas. Se parte de una modificación del modelo estándar de carga ...

    Interfacial and Bulk Operation of Polymeric Solar Cells by Optoelectronics and Structural Techniques 

    Ripollés Sanchis, Teresa (Date of defense: 2014-07-15)

    This Ph.D. Thesis focuses on the investigation of organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology, especially in aspects of experimental device processing, and optoelectronic and electrical characterization on OPV devices to be ...

    Multidimensional Computational Imaging using Single-pixel Detectors 

    Soldevila Torres, Fernando (Date of defense: 2019-01-25)

    Humans depend on vision to gather information about their surroundings. However, our sight sense is limited: we cannot see very distant or small objects. To tackle these limitations, we have been developing optical sensing ...

    Optical microscopy techniques based on structured illumination and single-pixel detection 

    Rodríguez Jiménez, Ángel David (Date of defense: 2017-07-18)

    In this Thesis, we explore single-pixel microscopy to design and develop proof-of-principle experiments where the single-pixel detection strategy outperforms conventional optical array detection in wide-field microscopy. ...

    Optoelectronic Properties of Excitonic and Biexcitonic Complexes in Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanoplatelets 

    Macias Pinilla, David Francisco (Date of defense: 2022-11-14)

    Nanoplatelets (NPLs) are of particular interest for their unique properties, they have a precisely controlled thickness of a few atomic monolayers (MLs), and lateral dimensions ranging from hundreds of nm to few nms, where ...

    Organic Photovoltaics: cell processing, device physics and electrical characterization 

    Pérez Boix, Pablo (Date of defense: 2012-01-17)

    Esta tesis tiene como objetivo el estudio de las células solares basadas en materiales orgánicos, lo que nos permitirá tanto acceder a un conocimiento exhaustivo de sus mecanismos de operación como señalar posibles mejoras ...

    Potencial eléctrico observable en disoluciones no en equilibrio 

    López Peris, María Lidón (Date of defense: 1995-07-10)

    En esta memoria nos planteamos profundizar en el potencial eléctrico de disoluciones de electrolitos no en equilibrio. Los límites que imponemos son considerar al sistema en equilibrio mecánico y térmico, así como trabajar ...

    Regulación electrostática del transporte iónica en el poro bacterial OmpF 

    García Giménez, Elena (Date of defense: 2009-12-17)

    El canal iónico OmpF se encuentra en la membrana externa de la bacteria Escherichia coli. Este canal forma un poro ancho a través de la membrana que permite el intercambio de iones y solutos entre los lados periplásmico y ...

    Single-pixel Computational Imaging: Application to Fluorescence and Diffuse Optical Imaging 

    Lenz, Armin (Date of defense: 2024-03-13)

    In this dissertation, we demonstrate the use of single-pixel imaging methods in two important imaging modalities in biomedical applications, time-resolved fluorescence imaging and diffuse optical imaging. In fluorescence ...

    Sistemes formadors d’imatges multidimensionals amb detecció integrada 

    Clemente Pesudo, Pere Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-11-30)

    L`objectiu general de la tesi és el desenvolupament i anàlisi de sistemes formadors d`imatges multidimensionals amb detecció integrada. Les càmeres multidimensionals no sols enregistren la distribució espacial de la ...

    Solid-State Hosts Based on Fluorides with Europium: From the Crystal Structure toward the Optical Performance 

    Serna-Gallén, Pablo (Date of defense: 2023-12-21)

    The present Doctoral Thesis is framed within the Solid State Chemistry and Materials Science, focusing on the formulation of host lattices based on yttrium fluorides for photoluminescence applications, and establishing ...

    Synthesis of nanomaterials by high throughput pulsed-laser based systems: Application in biomedicine and material processing 

    Doñate Buendía, Carlos (Date of defense: 2019-12-17)

    The work developed in this thesis is based on the study of systems for the generation of nanoparticles in liquids by means of pulsed lasers, improving their production and using the generated nanoparticles in applications ...