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    Integración de la tecnología cerámica multicapa 

    Ramos Pérez, Francisco Manuel (Date of defense: 2015-01-12)

    En esta tesis doctoral se estudia la problemática existente en la aplicación de los nanomateriales y la nanotecnología para la preparación de dispositivos basados en tecnología cerámica multicapa. Un punto clave de la ...

    Integrated Transformers and its Application to the RFIC Design. 

    Cabanillas Costa, Josep (Date of defense: 2002-12-13)

    The context of this thesis is the design of CMOS low power RFIC's suitable for direct conversion architectures. Our starting point is the analysis of the characteristics of the integrated passive components (inductors and ...

    Integrating nanoionics concepts in micro solid oxide fuel cells 

    Aruppukottai Muruga Bhupathi, Saranya (Date of defense: 2015-12-04)

    Fuel cells are one of the promising technology at present to meet the growing demand of clean energy and technology. Among the different varieties of fuel cells, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) research is advancing towards ...

    Integration of Si/Si-Ge nanostructures in micro-thermoelectric generators 

    Gadea, Gerard (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)

    Silicon and silicon-germanium nanostructures were grown, integrated, optimized and characterized for their application in thermoelectric generation. Specifically two kinds of nanostructures were worked: silicon and ...

    Integration of thin film based micro solid oxide fuel cells in silicon technology 

    Garbayo Senosiain, Iñigo (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)

    In the last decades, there has been a huge proliferation of portable devices. Among them, consumer electronics such as mobile phones, music players, e-books, etc. are greatly extended. In order to provide these ...

    Ion beam synthesis of silicon-carbon structures and related materials 

    Calvo Barrio, Lorenzo (Date of defense: 1999-07-16)

    The goal of this dissertation is the study and characterisation of high dose Carbon (C) implantation processes into Silicon (Si) and related materials for the synthesis of Silicon Carbide (SiC). The attainment of ...

    Metal Additive Distribution in TiO2 and SnO2 Semiconductor Gas Sensor Nanostructured Materials 

    Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi (Date of defense: 2001-07-19)

    Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the electronics world for those aspects related to semiconducting gas sensor (SGS) materials. In view of the increasingly strict legal limits for pollutant gas emissions, ...

    Metal Deposition on Silicon from Fluoride Solution. 

    Gorostiza Langa, Pablo Ignacio (Date of defense: 2000-02-18)

    Metallic deposits can be produced on the surface of silicon crystals by immersion in aqueous solutions containing fluoride and the metallic ions. This work aims to elucidate the general mechanism of the deposition process, ...

    Methods and tools for the design of RFICs 

    Carrasco Carrillo, Tomás (Date of defense: 2013-10-16)

    Ambient intelligence is going to focus the next advances in wireless technologies. Hence, the increasing demand on radio frequency (RF) devices and applications represents, not only a challenge for technological industries ...

    Microfluidic devices with integrated biosensors for biomedical applications 

    Parra Cabrera, César Alejandro (Date of defense: 2014-12-04)

    In recent years, the LOC community has focused most of its research in the biomedical and biotechnology fields, due to the need of portable, low power consumption and low cost theranostics microdevices. Some developing ...

    Modelling of the Chemical and Light Interactions in Individual Metal Oxide Nanowires for Sensing Applications 

    Prades García, Juan Daniel (Date of defense: 2009-01-29)

    En la presente tesis se analizan desde el punto de vista de la modelización teórica los mecanismos de interacción de gases y luz con nanohilos individuales de óxidos metálicos. Desde este enfoque novedoso, se pretende ...

    Multivariate Signal Processing for Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Ion Mobility Spectrometry data, applied to Biomedical Applications and Food Related Applications 

    Guamán Novillo, Ana Verónica (Date of defense: 2015-10-21)

    There are several applications where the measurement of VOC results to be useful, such as: toxic leaks, air quality measurements, explosive detection, monitoring of food and beverages quality, diagnosis of diseases, etc. ...

    Nanoscale electrical characterization of biological matter at microwave frequencies 

    Biagi, Maria Chiara (Date of defense: 2016-12-20)

    The microwaves electromagnetic properties, i.e. the complex permittivity, of single cells determine how this radiation is transmitted, reflected or absorbed by biological tissues. This information is important for the ...

    Nanoscale structural and mechanical properties of lipid bilayers in air environment / Propietats estructurals i mecàniques a la nanoescala de les bicapes lipídiques en aire 

    Dols Pérez, Aurora (Date of defense: 2012-12-04)

    Cell membranes are 2-D heterogeneous fluid systems that show nanoscale structures of great interest because of its importance in membrane functions. Due to the inherent complexity of natural membranes, the study of model ...

    New strategies in metal oxide nanowire based gas sensors 

    Shao, Feng (Date of defense: 2014-01-31)

    This thesis presents the results of applying new strategies to understand the mechanism and explore the sensing performance of metal oxide (MOX) nanowire based gas sensors by testing individual nanowire gas sensors, running ...

    New technologies and their characterisation for nanostructured SnO2 Gas sensor devices 

    Cirera Hernández, Albert (Date of defense: 2000-09-29)

    La presente tesis se ha centrado en el desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías para el desarrollo de sensores de gas semiconductores. Por tal motivo se han desarrollado dos técnicas para el desarrollo de nanopartículas de ...

    Novel sensors technologies applied to force spectroscopy in molecular biology 

    Gonzalez Claramonte, Laura (Date of defense: 2014-12-09)

    Force plays an essential role in all fields of biology. Measurement of these forces with high precision provides information about the structure, dynamics, intra and intermolecular interactions, and the mechanical properties ...

    Noves estructures LTCC i HTCC per a sensors de pressió capacitius i per a sensors lambda de tipus resistiu 

    Fernández Sanjuán, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2013-12-09)

    La tecnologia thick film pot definir-se com el procés on es du a terme la creació de dipòsits de circuits impresos en un substrat de ceràmica rígida mitjançant la tècnica de la serigrafia. Les pastes que s’utilitzen per ...

    Optical grating coupler biosensor and biomedical applications 

    Diéguez Moure, Lorena (Date of defense: 2012-07-27)

    Biosensors are nowadays a powerful tool to enable the detection of specific biological interactions and to evaluate the concentration dependence in the response. A biosensor usually consists of three different parts: the ...

    Optically active Si-rich Si3N4 Mu-cavities for sensoristic applications 

    Ferrarese Lupi, Federico (Date of defense: 2012-05-23)

    In this thesis we have presented a thorough study on the optical and sensoristic properties of SRSN Mu-disks, in an isolated configuration and when coupled to a passive Si3N4 waveguide placed underneath. The whole ...