Calculations of water free energy in bulk and large biological systems 

    Coronas Serna, Luis Enrique (Fecha de defensa: 2023-03-28)

    [eng] This thesis develops, validates, and explores applications of the Franzese-Stanley (FS) coarse-grained model for bulk water, ultimately intended to represent the solvent in large-scale simulations of biological ...

    Calorimetric force spectroscopy experiments in DNA and protein folding 

    Rico Pastó, Marc (Fecha de defensa: 2022-03-22)

    In the present thesis, single-molecule experiments have been carried out using optical tweezers with a temperature controller. Employing equilibrium and non-equilibrium experiments, the free energy, enthalpy, and entropy ...

    Catalyst and reactor design for carbon dioxide methanation 

    Alarcón Avellán, Andreina (Fecha de defensa: 2021-04-12)

    The transformation of the current energy model towards a more sustainable mix, independent of fossil fuels, requires the exploration of new technologies that are capable of taking advantage of excess electricity derived ...

    Cell-adhesive nanopatterns for musculoskeletal tissue engineering 

    Casanellas Mercado, Ignasi (Fecha de defensa: 2022-03-17)

    Injuries and conditions of musculoskeletal tissues are among the main causes of disability worldwide and there is a wide need for improved regenerative therapies. In vitro platforms and biomaterials that aim to guide stem ...

    Chemical vapor deposition of hexagonal boron nitride and its use in electronic devices 

    Hui, Fei (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-23)

    Dielectrics are insulating materials used in many different electronic devices (e.g. capacitors, transistors, barristors), and play an important role in all of them. In fact, the dielectric is probably the most critical ...

    Climate variability predictions for the wind energy industry: a climate services perspective 

    Lledó Ponsatí, Llorenç (Fecha de defensa: 2020-12-09)

    In order to mitigate the climate change effects, the world is undergoing an energy transition from polluting sources towards renewable energies. This transition is turning the electricity system more dependent on atmospheric ...

    Cobalt-based Nanocatalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversion 

    Wang, Xiang (Fecha de defensa: 2022-07-11)

    Cobalt-based nanomaterials are an important class of electrocatalysts that own abundant and diverse d-orbital electronic structures, and can exhibit excellent HER, OER, EOR catalytic activity and stability in energy ...

    Coherent Flux Qubits for Quantum Annealing 

    López Núñez, David (Fecha de defensa: 2024-04-12)

    [eng] Quantum annealing is a heuristic analog quantum algorithm that promises potential quantum speedup over classical algorithms for a huge variety of optimization problems. Current existing annealers, despite their ...

    Colloidal Metal Phosphide Nanocrystals for Electrochemical Energy Technologies 

    Liu, Junfeng (Fecha de defensa: 2019-05-10)

    Metal phosphides are an important class of functional materials that exhibit a wide range of applications for energy storage and conversion. However, the synthesis of metal phosphide nanoparticles and its scalability is ...

    Combined Transmission Electron Microscopy and In-Situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Characterization of Nanomaterials 

    Martín Malpartida, Gemma (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-02)

    The main goal of this thesis has been to apply in-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) electrical measurements using a Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) tip, combined with TEM imaging and spectroscopic techniques, ...

    Competition and Response: from Active Matter to Electrolytes under Confinement 

    Dal Cengio, Sara (Fecha de defensa: 2020-12-16)

    Most systems in Nature manifest complex transport phenomena arising from the interplay of multiple time and length scales, be them intrinsic in the system’s dynamics or externally enforced. It is the case, for instance, ...

    Complex Oxide Heterostructures for Spin Electronics 

    Martín Río, Sergi (Fecha de defensa: 2022-07-05)

    The direct manipulation of spin currents with no charges involved along with the delicate interplay between charge, spin and orbital degrees of freedom in materials and structures has attracted a renewed interest in the ...

    Contribució al desenvolupament, optimització i regeneració de sensors d’oxigen per al control d’humitat en entorns d’alta temperatura 

    Blanes Guàrdia, Mireia (Fecha de defensa: 2021-12-13)

    Els treballs realitzats en aquesta tesi doctoral s’han dirigit cap al desenvolupament, optimització i regeneració dels sensors d’oxigen per a la detecció d’humitat en entorns d’alta temperatura per acomplir amb un objectiu ...

    Contribución al estudio de la influencia de los centros profundos en los diodos Schottky 

    Esteve Pujol, Joan (Fecha de defensa: 1976-10-01)

    Dentro del gran desarrollo que en nuestros dias tienen los dispositivos electrónicos de estado sólido, el contacto metal –semiconductor diodo Schottky ha encontrado recientemente un interés renovado. Diversos progresos ...

    Contribución al estudio de la turbiedad atmosférica en Barcelona 

    Lorente, Jeroni (Fecha de defensa: 1977-12-20)

    A partir de los cálculos de la atenuación de la radiación solar directa a incidencia normal en ciertos intervalos espectrales y utilizando como instrumentos de medida un actinómetro Linke-Feussner y varios heliofotómetros ...

    Corrección automática de sistemas ópticos mediante marchas exactas de rayos 

    Juvells Prades, Ignacio (Fecha de defensa: 1977-01-01)

    Los métodos de cálculo y corrección de sistemas ópticos sufrieron una total revolución hacia 1950 con la aparición de las calculadoras electrónicas programables. Su rapidez y potencia de cálculo permiten abordar los ...

    Cosmology on the Edge of Lambda-Cold Dark Matter 

    Bernal Mera, José Luis (Fecha de defensa: 2019-09-13)

    Cosmology is the science that studies the Universe as whole, aiming to understand its origin, composition and evolution. During the last decades, cosmology has transitioned from a “data staved” to a “data driven” science, ...

    Dark Matter and Massive Neutrinos: Cosmological Probes of Physics Beyond the Standard Model 

    Short, Kathleen (Fecha de defensa: 2022-12-12)

    [eng] The overwhelming evidence for the existence of dark matter in the Universe, and the discovery of the neutrino masses, are striking indicators of the need for new physics beyond the ΛCDM and Standard Model paradigms. ...

    DBD plasma reactor for CO2 methanation 

    Biset Peiró, Martí (Fecha de defensa: 2022-01-21)

    One of the most serious challenges facing society is the need to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), mainly caused by the widespread use of fossil fuels. The energy transition to renewable ...

    Decadal climate prediction and predictability for climate services 

    Delgado Torres, Carlos (Fecha de defensa: 2024-02-14)

    [eng] Climate variations at annual to decadal time scales affect many regions around the globe, causing direct impacts on the economy, ecosystems and society. Knowing these variations in advance allows for implementing ...