The Multifunctional Nanocomposites Group @ImdeaMaterials is interested in nanomaterials and the exploitation of their properties on the macroscopic scale
Madrid, Spain
Joined September 2017
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Dr. Soheila Ebrahimi presented at the FZJ–KIST Advanced Carbon Workshop in Germany!
Her talk explored how intercalation turns CNT fibers into multifunctional, binder-free battery electrodes for next-gen energy storage.
#EnergyStorage #CarbonNanotubes #Batteries #Electrochemistry
Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan gave an invited talk on CNT macromaterials at the CERN-Bath workshop in the UK, addressing key challenges in accelerator technology (more info: materials.imdea.org/groups/m…)
Hiring - Research Support in Battery Materials at IMDEA Materials.
FP/BSc in Chemistry or Eng. Experience in electrochemical testing & cell assembly.
English fluent.
Legal: Age 16-29, registered unemployed at SEPE, no recent IMDEA contract.
Apply: jobs.materials.imdea.org/off…
🔬 Don't miss Dr. Juan José Vilatela's talk tomorrow at Rice University’s Smalley-Curl Institute! He’ll present on "Intercalated carbon nanotube fibers with high specific electrical conductivity."
📅 Tomorrow, May 5
⏰ 1:30 - 2:30 PM
📍 OES 130
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⚡Researchers from IMDEA Materials and @INMAdivulga demonstrate a scalable manufacturing process for carbon nanotube (#CNT) fibres with electrical conductivity comparable to that of copper and aluminium.
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
@LMA_UNIZAR, @MNGMaterials, @ScienceMagazine
Proud to share that Dr. Juan José Vilatela helped prepare a C&EN news article on a new reactor that boosts carbon nanotube & hydrogen production efficiency — a major advance for sustainable materials and clean energy!
Read more: cen.acs.org/synthesis/proces…
📢 New publication!
Our group leader has published “Interfacial Crystallization of Poly(L-Lactic Acid) Induced by Carbon Nanotubes in Single Fiber Composites” in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics.
🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The MNG Group joined the 3rd Int. Workshop on Multifunctional Nanocarbon Fibers (Cambridge, Sept 11–13). Great talks & posters by David Tilve, Ana Inés de Isidro, Kathryn Dale & Felipe Lozano-Steinmetz! 👏
👏 Proud moment at the 76th ISE Annual Meeting (Mainz, Sep 7–12, 2025)!
Rafael Tomey Prieto won Best Poster for his work on Si nanowire anodes & presented Dr. Ebrahimi K’s research on CNT cathodes.
Elena Sánchez-Ahijón presented on SiNWs anodes for solid-state Li-ion batteries🔋
📢 We are hiring!
Join the Multifunctional Nanocomposites Group at @ImdeaMaterials as a Postdoc in nanowire synthesis by aerosol CVD.
🔗 More info & apply: jobs.materials.imdea.org/off…
Our colleague Nabil Abomailek Rubio represented our group at the European Aerosol Conference (EAC 2025), held in Lecce, Italy, from 31 August to 5 September 2025.
He presented the poster: “A DLCA methodology for simulating Brownian agglomeration of nanowire aerosols”.
🌟 Excited to share that two of our group members took part in Nanowire Week 2025 at Cambridge!
🔬 Dr. Isabel Gómez Palos presented on SnO nanowires via FCCVD
📊 Raúl de Armas explored SiC nanowire polytypism
For more info 👉 linkedin.com/posts/multifunc…
Our new article "Ordered silicon nanowire bundle networks from aqueous dispersions" is now out in Nanotechnology (IOP Publishing)!
Discover how we created macroscopic, highly aligned Si nanowire networks in paper-like structures.
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Dr. Soheila Ebrahimi & Elena Sanchez presented at Power Our Future 2025 in Vitoria-Gasteiz 🇪🇸! Their talks covered cutting-edge cathodes and Si nanowire anodes for next-gen Li-ion batteries. #BatteryResearch #POF2025
We’d like to congratulate Rafael Tomey for successfully passing his First Year Assessment titled "Investigating and Addressing Degradation Mechanisms in 100% Silicon Nanowire Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries." Wishing him continued success throughout his PhD journey!
🏆 Dr. David Tilve Martínez wins the 2025 Young Researcher Award at #Carbon2025 in Saint-Malo 🇫🇷, recognizing his impactful work on carbon materials.
He also gave a keynote on Additive Manufacturing of Nanocarbon Conductive Composites.
Congrats, David! 👏
Dr. Juan José Vilatela gave an invited talk at the 11th European Silicon Days. He presented to leading companies and scientists our approach for producing silicon nanowire paper and its application in high-performance batteries.
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👩🔬 Last Friday, we were thrilled to welcome a guest seminar from Dr. Maria Crespo from @QMUL on Na-ion batteries: from materials sustainability to operando characterisation techniques.
🙏 We thank her for taking the time to share her insights and expertise!
@MNGMaterials
We are excited to welcome Rodrigo Muelas, Alexei Caballero, and Kathryn Dale! They will be joining our group for a summer internship. Find out what each of them will be working on here 👉 materials.imdea.org/groups/m…
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🎉 ¡Enhorabuena a Floatech, nuestra primera spin-off, por haber recibido el Premio de Emprendimiento de @BASF_ES-ICIQ!
Este premio reconoce su innovador proceso químico para producir materiales destinados a baterías avanzadas. #PremiosBASFICIQ, @ICIQchem.
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