BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//ZapCalLib 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nanostructured Columnar Thin Films by Magnetron Sputtering: From Fu ndamentals to Devices LOCATION:Chemistry A101 TZID:America/Denver DTSTART:20250926T160000 UID:2026-05-21-05-54-26@natsci.colostate.edu DTSTAMP:20260521T055426 Description:About the Seminar:\nIn the first part of this talk\, it will be shown that glancing angle deposition with magnetron sputtering is a user- friendly route to fabricate nanocolumnar thin films (NCTFs) of metals and metal-oxides in large areas of several square centimeters and above (scali ng-up is feasible) in a single-step process. This is in clear contrast to nanolithography techniques. The development of the nanocolumnar morphology is the result of atomic shadowing\, atomic diffusion\, and surface relaxa tion. In the second part of the talk\, several applications where NCTFs ar e of relevance will be described\, discussing how and why these nanostruct ured materials can be used in functional devices. For energy and environme nt: as magnetic nanopillars with tailored properties\, as nanostructured s urfaces with photo-induced self-cleaning properties\, as nanostructured la yers to improve perovskite solar cells\, and as black metal coatings in th e visible range. For biomedicine: as antibacterial coatings in orthopedic implants\, as bioelectrodes for electrical stimulation\, as templates for chemical sensing by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy\, and as working e lectrodes in the electrochemical detection of molecules. Finally\, for the aerospace industry: as nanostructured coatings that mitigate the undesira ble multipactor effect (which can prevent the correct performance of radio -frequency devices or even damage them).\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nDr. Josà © Miguel García-Martín is a research scientist in the Spanish National R esearch Council\, CSIC\, and he works at the Institute of Micro and Nanote chnology (Madrid). He is also a co-founder of Nanostine\, a spin-off compa ny that fabricates nanoparticles and nanostructured coatings by sputtering . He obtained his PhD in Physics at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1 999. He then spent about three years at the Solid-State Physics Lab at Par is-Saclay University (France) on an individual Marie Curie postdoctoral fe llowship. He joined CSIC in 2003. In 2017 he was a Fulbright Visiting Scho lar at Northeastern University (Boston). Currently\, he studies metal and metal-oxide nanostructures with applications in information and communicat ions technology\, energy\, and biomedicine. He has coordinated several int ernational projects with partners in the U.S.A.\, France\, Greece\, Mexico \, Chile\, Brazil\, and Colombia. He led the Nanoimplant project\, which i n 2014 won the IDEA2Madrid Award\, a partnership between the Madrid Govern ment and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2023 he received th e Award of The Royal Spanish Society of Physics (RSEF) and the BBVA Founda tion for the best dissemination article. He has co-authored 110 articles\, 7 book chapters and 3 patents\, and has given about 50 Invited talks. He is the Past Chair of the Spain chapter of IEEE Magnetics Society\, he is a member of the Administrative Committee of that Society and is its represe ntative on the IEEE Nanotechnology Council. He is also a member of the Cou ncil of Advisors of the Nanotechnology Engineer Program at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). 4:00 pm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR