Abargues Lopez, Rafael

Biography

 Rafael Abargues received his MSc in chemistry (2000) from the University of Valencia (Spain). In 2006 he obtained his PhD in chemistry from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) for his thesis on electrically conducting polymer synthesis for electron beam lithography in collaboration with Infineon Technologies AG. He then joined the Materials Science Institute of the University of Valencia as a postdoctoral fellow. His research interests focus on new nanomaterials for photonic and plasmonic applications. These include the synthesis and assembly of colloidal metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles, polymeric nanocomposites and conducting polymers with lithographic properties.  By the end of 2009, R. Abargues together with Juan P. Martinez-Pastor and José L. Valdés founded InteNanoMat S.L., a Spin-Off company of the Universtity of Valencia whose main business activity at present is the development and commercialization of different types of nanoparticles (metallic, semiconductor, magnetic and other) and nanocomposites for applications in cosmetics, biotechnology, biomedicine, environment, photovoltaics.

Research Interest

  Metalic, semiconducnting, magnetic and dielectric Nanoparticles * Nanocomposites * Conducting and dielectric Polymers * Optpelectronic devices