Publications

2024

R.M. Calderón-Olvera, R. Mendoza-Pérez, E. Arroyo, M. García-Hipólito, C. Falcony, E. Álvarez-Zauco
Zn_2-xGeO₄-GeO₂:(x)Mn²⁺ films with long persistence, intense brightness and high quantum efficiency, deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis
Optical Materials, 2024, 157, 116132, DOI : 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116132 (LINK)

E. Gómez-González, C. Caro, N. O. Núñez, D. GonzálezMancebo, J. D. Urbano-Gámez, M. L. Garcia-Martin, M. Ocaña*
Sodium lanthanide tungstate-based nanoparticles as bimodal contrast agents for in vivo high-field MRI and CT imaging
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01157K (LINK)

X. Fang, V. Castaing, A. I. Becerro, W. Cao, E. Veron, D. Zanghi, M. S. Dyer, C. Genevois, M. Allix, M. J. Pitcher*
Realization of Extreme Nonstoichiometry in Gadolinium Aluminate Garnets by Glass Crystallization Synthesis
Chemistry of Materials 2024, DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02266 (LINK)

E. Gómez-González, N. O. Núñez, C. Caro, M. L. García-Martín, A. I. Becerro, M. Ocaña*
Lanthanide vanadate-based nanoparticles as multimodal T1 -T2 MRI contrast agent and NIR luminescent imaging probe
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2024, 1003, 175647.  DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175647 (LINK)

D. González-Mancebo, A. I. Becerro,* C. Caro, E. Gómez-González, M. L. Luisa García-Martín, M. Ocaña
Nanoparticulated Bimodal Contrast Agent for Ultra-High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectral X-ray Computed Tomography
Inorganic Chemistry 2024, 63, 10648−10656. DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01114 (LINK)

2023

D. González-Mancebo, E, Arroyo, A. I. Becerro,* M. Ocaña.*
Mn2+-doped MgGeO3 nanophosphors with controlled shape and optimized persistent luminescence
Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 36791-36799. DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.09.008 (LINK)

M. Calderón-Olvera, N. O. Núñez, D. González-Mancebo, J. M. Monje-Moreno, M. J. Muñoz-Rui, E. Gómez-González, E. Arroyo, B. Torres-Herrero, J. M. de la Fuente, M. Ocaña
Europium doped-double sodium bismuth molybdate nanoparticles as contrast agents for luminescence bioimaging and X-ray computed tomography
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023, 10, 3202-3212. DOI 10.1039/D2QI02664C (LINK)

E. Gómez-González, D. González-Mancebo, N. O. Núñez, C. Caro, M. L. García-Martín, A. I. Becerro, M. Ocaña*
Lanthanide vanadate-based trimodal probes for near-infrared luminescent bioimaging, high-field magnetic resonance imaging, and X-ray computed tomography
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023, 646, 721-731. DOI 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.078 (LINK)

R. M. Calderón-Olvera, E. Arroyo, A. M. Jankelow, R. Bashir, E. Valera, M. Ocaña, A. I. Becerro*
Persistent Luminescence Zn₂GeO₄:Mn²⁺ Nanoparticles Functionalized with Polyacrylic Acid: One-pot Synthesis and Biosensing Applications
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023, 15-17, 20613–20624. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21735 (LINK)

W. Cao, A. I. Becerro, V. Castaing, X. Fang, P. Florian, F. Fayon, D. Zanghi, E. Veron, A. Zandonà, C. Genevois, M. J. Pitcher,* M. Allix
Highly Nonstoichiometric YAG Ceramics with Modified Luminescence Properties
Advanced Fucntional Materials 2023, 2213418. DOI 10.1002/adfm.202213418 (LINK)

A. Zandona*, V. Castaing, A. I. Shames, G. Helsch, J. Deubener, A.I. Becerro, M. Allix, A Goldstein
Oxidation and coordination states assumed by transition metal dopants in an invert ultrabasic silicate glass
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids  2023, 603, 122094. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2022.122094 (LINK)

E. Gómez-González, N. O. Núñez, C. Caro, M. L. García-Martín, M. Ocaña*
Carboxylate functionalized NaDy(MoO₄)₂ nanoparticles with tunable size and shape as high magnetic field MRI contrast agents
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023, 629, 310-321. DOI 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.130 (LINK)

2022

E. Gómez-González, C. Caro, M. L. García-Martín, A. I. Becerro,* M Ocaña
Outstanding MRI contrast with Dysprosium phosphate Nanoparticles of tuneable size
Nanoscale 2022, 14, 11461-11470. DOI: 10.1039/D2NR02630A (LINK)

D. González-Mancebo, A. I. Becerro, R. M. Calderón-Olvera, E. Cantelar, A. Corral, M. Balcerzyk, J. M.de la Fuente. M. Ocaña*
Neodymium doped lanthanide fluoride nanoparticles as contrast agents for luminescent bioimaging and X-ray computed tomography 
Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, 2022, 61, S40-S49. DOI 10.1016/j.bsecv.2021.07.004 (LINK)

E. Arroyo, B. Torres-Herrero, J.M. de la Fuente, M. Ocaña, A. I. Becerro*
Highly uniform Y3Al2Ga3O12-based nanophosphors for persistent luminescence bioimaging in the visible and NIR regions
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022, 9, 24-2461. DOI: 10.1039/D2QI00480A (LINK)

2021

N.O. Núñez, E. Gómez-González, R.M. Calderón-Olvera, A.I. Becerro, G. Colón, M. Ocaña^*
NaY(MoO4)2-based nanoparticles: synthesis, luminescence and photocatalytic properties
Dalton Transactions 2021,50, 16539. DOI 10.1039/d1dt02365a (LINK)

V. Castaing,^* E. Arroyo, A.I. Becerro, M. Ocaña, G. Lozano,^* H. Míguez
Persistent luminescent nanoparticles: challenges and opportunities for a shimmering future
Journal of Applied Physics 2021, 130, 080902. DOI 10.1063/5.0053283 (LINK)

T. Ngo, E. Cabello-Olmo, E. Arroyo, A.I. Becerro,^* M. Ocaña, G. Lozano,^* H. Míguez
Highly versatile up-converting oxyfluoride-based nanophosphor films
ACS Applied Materials Interfaces 2021, 13, 30051−30060. DOI 10.1021/acsami.1c07012 (LINK)

E. Arroyo, B. Medrán, V. Castaing, G. Lozano,^* M. Ocaña, A. I. Becerro*
Persistent Luminescence of Transparent ZnGa₂O₄:Cr³⁺ Thin Films from Colloidal Nanoparticles of Tunable Size.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2021, 9, 4474 – 4485. DOI: 10.1039/d1tc00258a (LINK)

E. Gómez-Gónzalez, N. O. Núñez, C. Caro, M. L. García-Martín, Y. Fernández-Afonso, J. M. de la Fuente, M. Balcerzyk, M. Ocaña*.
Dysprosium and Holmium Vanadate Nanoprobes as High-Performance Contrast Agents for High-Field Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography Imaging.
Inorganic Chemistry 2021, 60, 152 (LINK)

E. Gómez-González, C. Caro, D. Martínez-Gutiérrez, María L. García-Martín, M. Ocaña, A. I. Becerro*.
Holmium phosphate nanoparticles as negative contrast agents for high-field magnetic resonance imaging: Synthesis, magnetic relaxivity study and in vivo evaluation
Journal of Colloids and Interface Science 2021, 587, 131-140 (LINK)

2020

D. González-Mancebo, A.I. Becerro,* A. Corral, S. García-Embid, M. Balcerzyk, M.L. Garcia-Martin, J.M. de la Fuente, M. Ocaña.
Design of a nanoprobe for high field magnetic resonance imaging, dual energy X-ray computed tomography and luminescent imaging
Journal of Colloids and Interface Science 2020, 573, 278 (LINK)

N.O. Nuñez, F. Cussó, E. Cantelar, B. Martin-Gracia, J.M. de la Fuente, A. Corral, M. Balcerzyk, M. Ocaña*
Bimodal Nd-Doped LuVO₄ Nanoprobes Functionalized with Polyacrilic Acid for X-Ray Computed Tomography and NIR Luminescent Imaging
Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 149 (LINK)

2019

C. Luna, D. Castañeda-Rodríguez, E. Díaz Barriga-Castro, N.O. Núñez, R. Mendoza-Reséndez
Monodisperse Gold Cuboctahedral Nanocrystals Directly Synthesized in Reverse Micelles: Preparation, Colloidal Dispersion in Organic Solvents and Water, Reversible Self-Assembly and Plasmonic Properties.
Langmuir 2019, 35, 14291 (LINK)

S. Rahmani, C. Mauriello, D. Aggad, D. González-Mancebo, M. Ocaña, L.M.A. Ali, C. Nguyen, A.I. Becerro, et al.
Encapsulation of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas
Molecules 2019, 24, 4054 (LINK)

D. González-Mancebo, A.I. Becerro,* A. Corral, M. Balcerzyk, M. Ocaña.
Luminescence and X-ray Absorption Properties of Uniform Eu³⁺:(H₃O)Lu₃F₁₀ Nanoprobes
Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1183 (LINK)

M. Walas,* M. Lisowska, T. Lewandowski, A.I. Becerro, M. Łapiński, A. Synak, W. Sadowski, B. Kościelsk.
From structure to luminescence investigation of oxyfluoride transparent glasses and glass-ceramics doped with Eu3+/Dy3+ ions
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2019, 810, 151935 (LINK)

M. Laguna, N.O. Nuñez, A.I. Becerro, G. Lozano, M. Moros, J.M. de la Fuente, A. Corral, M. Balcerzyk, M. Ocaña*.
Synthesis, functionalization and properties of uniform europium-doped sodium lanthanum tungstate and molybdate (NaLa(XO₄)₂, X = Mo,W) probes for luminescent and X-ray computed tomography bioimaging
Journal of Colloids and Interface Science 2019, 554, 520-530 (LINK)

D. González-Mancebo, A.I. Becerro,* A. Corral, M. Moros, M. Balcerzyk, J.M. de la Fuente, M. Ocaña
Enhancing luminescence and X-ray absorption capacity of Eu³⁺:LaF₃ nanoparticles by Bi³⁺-codoping.
ACS Omega 2019, 4, 765-774 (LINK)

B. Pem, D. González-Mancebo, M. Moros, M. Ocaña, A.I. Becerro, I. Pavičić, A. Selmani, M. Babič, D. Horák, I. Vinković Vrček.*
Biocompatibility assessment of up-and down-converting nanoparticles: implications of interferences with in vitro assays.
Methods Appl. Fluoresc. 2019, 7, 014001 (LINK)

2018

A.I. Becerro,* M. Allix, M. Laguna, D. González-Mancebo, C. Genevois, A. Caballero, G. Lozano, N.O. Núñez, M. Ocaña.
Revealing substitution mechanism in Eu³⁺:CaMoO₄ and Eu³⁺,Na⁺:CaMoO₄ phosphors.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6, 12830 – 12840 (LINK)

D. González-Mancebo, A.I. Becerro,* C. Genevois, M. Allix, A. Corral, A. Parrado-Gallego, M. Ocaña
Structural, optical and X-ray attenuation properties of Tb³⁺:Ba_xCe_1-xF_3-x (x=0.18 – 0.48) nanospheres synthesized in polyol medium.
Dalton Transactions, 2018, 47, 8382-8391 (LINK)

D. González Mancebo, A.I. Becerro,* T.C. Rojas, A. Olivencia, A. Corral, M. Balcerzyk, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó, M. Ocaña
Room Temperature Synthesis of Water-dispersible Ln³⁺:CeF₃ (Ln= Nd, Tb) Nanoparticles with different Morphology as Bimodal Probes for Fluorescence and CT Imaging
Journal of Colloids and Interface Science, 2018, 520, 134-144 (LINK)
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M. Laguna, N.O. Núñez, M. Fernandez, M. Ocaña*
Synthesis and optical properties of environmentally benign and highly uniform NaCe(MoO4)2 based yellow nanopigments
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 739, 542-548 (LINK)

2017

Alberto J. Fernandez-Carrion, Kholoud Al Saghir, Emmanuel Veron, Ana I. Becerro, Florence Porcher, Wolfgang Wisniewski, Guy Matzen, Franck Fayon, Mathieu Allix*
Local Disorder and Tunable Luminescence in Sr1−x/2Al2−xSixO4 (0.2 ≤ x2 ≤ 0.5) Transparent Ceramics
Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 56, 14446-14458 (LINK)

Mariano Laguna, Nuria O. Núñez, Francisco J. Garcia, Ariadna Corral, Ángel Parrado-Gallego, Marcin Balcerzyk, Ana I. Becerro, Manuel Ocaña*
Microemulsion-Mediated Synthesis and Properties of Uniform Ln:CaWO4 (Ln = Eu, Dy) Nanophosphors with Multicolor Luminescence for Optical and CT Imaging
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 5158–5168 (LINK)

Mariano Laguna, Alberto Escudero, Nuria O. Núñez, Ana I. Becerro, Manuel Ocaña*
Europium-doped NaGd(WO4)2 nanophosphors: synthesis, luminescence and their coating with fluorescein for pH sensing
Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46, 11575  (LINK)

Alberto Escudero,* Ana I. Becerro, Carolina Carrillo-Carrion, Nuria O. Nunez, Mikhail V. Zyuzin, Mariano Laguna, Daniel Gonzalez-Mancebo, Manuel Ocana, Wolfgang J. Parak
Rare earth based nanostructured materials: synthesis, functionalization, properties and bioimaging and biosensing applications
Nanophotonics, 2017, 6, 881-921 (LINK)

Daniel González-Mancebo, Ana I. Becerro,* T. Cristina Rojas, Maria L García-Martín, Jesús M de la Fuente, Manuel Ocaña
HoF₃ and DyF₃ Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents for High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Particle and Particle systems characterization, 2017, 34, 1700116 (LINK)

Dongling Geng, Gabriel Lozano,* Mauricio E. Calvo, Nuria O. Núñez, Ana I. Becerro, Manuel Ocaña, Hernán Míguez*
Photonic Tuning of the Emission Color of Nanophosphor Films Processed at High Temperature
Advanced Optical Materials, 2017, 5, 1700099 (LINK)

Daniel González-Mancebo, Ana Isabel Becerro,* Eugenio Cantelar, Fernando Cussó, Arnaud Briat, Damien Boyer, Manuel Ocaña
Crystal structure, NIR luminescence and X-ray computed tomography of Nd³⁺:Ba_0.3Lu_0.7F_2.7 nanospheres
Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46, 6580 (LINK)

Mariano Laguna, Nuria O. Nuñez,* Ana I Becerro, Manuel Ocaña.
Morphology control of uniform CaMoO4 microarchitectures and development of white light emitting phosphors by Ln   doping (Ln = Dy3+,Eu3+)
CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 1590  (LINK)

2016

Carlos Luna,* Enrique Díaz Barriga-Castro, Alberto Gómez-Treviño, Nuria O. Nuñez, Raquel Mendoza-Reséndez.
Microstructural, spectroscopic, and antibacterial properties of silver-based hybrid nanostructures biosynthesized using extracts of coriander leaves and seeds.
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 11, 2016, 4787. (LINK)

Carlos Luna,* Aída D. Cuan-Guerra, Enrique D. Barriga-Castro, Nuria O. Nuñez, Raquel Mendoza-Reséndez.
Confinement and surface effects on the physical properties of rhombohedral-shape hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) nanocrystals
Materials Research Bulletin, 80, 2016, 44 (LINK)

Mariano Laguna, Nuria O. Nuñez,* Verónica Rodríguez, Eugenio Cantelar, Grazyna Stepien, María Luisa García, Jesús M. de la Fuente and Manuel Ocaña
Multifunctional Eu-doped NaGd(MoO4)2 nanoparticles functionalized with poly(L-lysine) for optical and MRI imaging
Dalton Transactions, 45, 16354 (2016) (LINK)

Sumaira Ashraf,* Beatriz Pelaz, Pablo del Pino, Mónica Carril, Alberto Escudero, Wolfgang J. Parak, Mahmoud G. Soliman, Qian Zhang, Carolina Carrillo-Carrion*
Gold-Based Nanomaterials for Applications in Nanomedicine
Topics in Current Chemistry 370 169-202 (2016) (LINK)

Alberto Escudero,* Carolina Carrillo-Carrión, Mikhail V. Zyuzin, Wolfgang J. Parak
Luminescent Rare-earth-based Nanoparticles: A Summarized Overview of their Synthesis, Functionalization, and Applications.
Topics in Current Chemistry (Z) 374, 48 (2016) (LINK)

Alberto Escudero,* Carolina Carrillo-Carrion, Mikhail V Zyuzin,  Sumaira Ashraf, Raimo Hartmann, Nuria O. Nunez, Manuel Ocana, Wolfgang J Parak.
Synthesis and functionalization of monodisperse near-ultraviolet and visible excitable multifunctional Eu³⁺ , Bi³⁺ :REVO4 nanophosphors for bioimaging and biosensing applications.
Nanoscale 8, 12221-36 (2016) (LINK)

Neus Feliu, Jonas Hühn, Mikhail V. Zyuzin, Sumaira Ashraf, Daniel Valdeperez, Atif Masooda, Alaa Hassan Said, Alberto Escudero, Beatriz Pelaz, Elena Gonzalez, Miguel A. Correa Duarte, Sathi Roy, Indranath Chakraborty, Mei L. Limb, Sebastian Sjöqvist, Philipp Jungebluth, Wolfgang J. Parak*
Quantitative uptake of colloidal particles by cell cultures
Science of the Total Environment 568, 819–828 (2016) (LINK)

Marina Boyer,* Alberto Jose Fernandez Carrion, Sandra Ory, Ana Isabel Becerro, Sandrine Villette, Svetlana V. Eliseeva, Stephane Petoud, Pierre Aballea, Guy Matzena and Mathieu Allix*
Transparent polycrystalline SrREGa3O7 melilite ceramics: potential phosphors for tuneable solid state lighting.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 4, 3238-3247 (2016) (LINK)

Ana I. Becerro,* Daniel González-Mancebo, Eugenio Cantelar, Fernando Cussó, Grazyna Stepien, Jesús M. de la Fuente, Manuel Ocaña
Ligand-free synthesis of tunable size Ln:BaGdF₅ (Ln= Eu³⁺ and Nd³⁺) nanoparticles: Luminescence, magnetic properties, and biocompatibility
Langmuir 32, 411–420 (2016) (LINK)

Elisa Moretti,* Giorgia Pizzol, Marina Fantin, Francesco Enrichi, Paolo Scopece, Nuria O. Nuñez, Manuel Ocaña, Alvise Benedetti, Stefano Polizzi
Deposition of silica protected luminescent layers of Eu:GdVO4 nanoparticles assisted by atmospheric pressure plasma jet
Thin Solid Films 598, 88-94 (2016) (LINK) 

2015

J. Garcia Sevillano,* E. Cantelar, F. Cussó, M. Ocaña
Up-conversion in Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped LaPO₄ submicron-sized spheres
Optical Materials 41, 104-107 (2015) (LINK)

N.O. Nuñez,* P. Zambrano, J. García-Sevillano, E. Cantelar, S. Rivera-Fernández, J.M. de la Fuente, and M. Ocaña
Uniform Poly(acrylic acid)-Functionalized Lanthanide-Doped LaVO₄ Nanophosphors with High Colloidal Stability and Biocompatibility
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 4546–4554 (2015)  (LINK)

M. Boyer, E. Véron, A.I. Becerro, F. Porcher, M. Suchomel, G. Matzen and M. Allix*
BaGa₄O₇, a New A₃BC₁₀O₂₀ Crystalline Phase: Synthesis, Structural Determination and Luminescence Properties
CrsytEngComm 17, 6127-6135 (2015)  (LINK)

Ana I. Becerro* and Manuel Ocaña.
Quick synthesis, functionalization and properties of uniform, luminescent LuPO₄-based nanoparticles.
RSC Advances 5, 34517 (2015) (LINK)

Ana I. Becerro,* Daniel Gonzalez Mancebo, Manuel Ocaña.
Uniform, luminescent Eu:LuF₃ nanoparticles.
J. Nanoparticle Research 17, 58 (2015) (LINK)

Carlos Luna,* V.H.G. Chávez, Enrique Díaz Barriga-Castro, Nuria O. Núñez,,Raquel Mendoza-Reséndez
Biosynthesis of silver fine particles and particles decorated with nanoparticles using the extract of Illicium verum (star anise) seeds
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 141, 43–50 (2015) (LINK)

Elisa Martinez-Castro, Jorge Garcia-Sevillano, Fernando Cusso,  Manuel Ocaña*
Template-free synthesis and luminescent properties of hollow Ln:YOF (Ln = Eu or Er+Yb) microspheres
J . Alloys Compounds , 619, 44-51 (2015) (LINK)

2014

Raquel Mendoza-Reséndez,* Alberto Gómez-Treviño, Enrique Díaz Barriga-Castro, Nuria O. Núñez, Carlos Luna*
Synthesis of antibacterial silver-based nanodisks and dendritic structures mediated by royal jelly
RSC Advances, 4, 1650-1658 (2014) (LINK)

Anna Kubacka, Ana Iglesias-Juez, Marco di Michiel, Ana Isabel Becerro and Marcos Fernández-García*
Morphological and structural behavior of TiO2 nanoparticles in the presence of WO3: crystallization of the oxide composite system
Physcial Chemsitry Chemical Physics 16, 19540-19549 (2014) (LINK)

Alberto José Fernández-Carrión, Manuel Ocaña, Jorge García-Sevillano, Eugenio Cantelar, and Ana Isabel Becerro*
New single-phase, white light-emitting phosphorsbased on δ-Gd₂Si₂O₇ for solid state lighting
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118, 18035–18043 (2014) (LINK)

Nuria O. Nuñez, María García, Jorge García-Sevillano, Sara Rivera-Fernández, Jesús M. de la Fuente, Manuel Ocaña
One-Step Synthesis and Polyacrylic Acid Functionalization of Multifunctional Europium-Doped NaGdF4 Nanoparticles with Selected Size for Optical and MRI Imaging
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 6075–6084 (2014) (LINK)

Ana Isabel Becerro,* Joaquín Criado, Lionel C. Gontard, Sergio Obregón, Asunción Fernández, Gerardo Colón, and Manuel Ocaña
Bifunctional, Monodisperse BiPO4‑Based Nanostars: Photocatalytic Activity and Luminescent Applications
Crystal Growth & Design, 14, 3319-3326 (2014) (LINK)

Alberto Escudero, Elisa Moretti, and Manuel Ocaña
Synthesis and luminescence of uniform europium-doped bismuth fluoride and bismuth oxyfluoride particles with different morphologies
CrystEngComm, 16, 3274-3283 (2014) (LINK)

2013

Alberto J. Fernández-Carrión, Mathieu Allix, Manuel Ocaña, Jorge Garcı́a-Sevillano, Fernando Cusso, Andrew N. Fitch, Emmanuelle Suard, and Ana I. Becerro*
Crystal Structures and Photoluminescence across the La₂Si₂O₇–Ho₂Si₂O₇ System
Inorganic Chemistry 52, 13469-13479 (2013) (LINK)

S. Alahraché, K. Al Saghir, S. Chenu, E. Véron, D. De Sousa Meneses, A.I. Becerro, M. Ocaña, F. Moretti, G. Patton, C. Dujardin, F. Cussó , J.P. Guin , M. Nivard , J.C. Sangleboeuf , G. Matzen, and M. Allix.
Perfectly Transparent Sr3Al2O6 Polycrystalline Ceramic Elaborated from Glass Crystallization
Chemistry of Materials, 25 , 4017–4024 (2013) (LINK)

Sara Usai, Sergio Obregón-Alfaro, Ana Isabel Becerro and Gerardo Colón.
Monoclinic-Tetragonal Heterostructured BiVO₄ by Yttrium-Doping with Improved Photocatalytic Activity.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117, 24479-24484 (2013) (LINK)

Alberto J. Fernández-Carrión, Manuel Ocaña, Pierre Florian, Jorge García-Sevillano, Eugenio Cantelar, Andrew N. Fitch, Matthew R. Suchomel, and Ana I. Becerro*
Crystal Structure and Luminescent Properties of Eu³⁺-doped A-La₂Si₂O₇ Tetragonal Phase Stabilized by Spray Pyrolysis Synthesis.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117, 20876- 20886 (2013) (LINK)

Marta Quintanilla, Nuria O. Núñez, Eugenio Cantelar, M Ocaña and F Cussó.
Efficiency of the infrared energy transfer in up-converting YF₃:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ nanocrystals
Journal of Applied Physics, article nº174308  (2013) (LINK)

Nuria O. Núñez,  Sara Rivera, David Alcántara, J.M. de la Fuente, Manuel Ocaña.
Surface modified Eu:GdVO₄ nanocrystals for optical and MRI imaging
Dalton Trans.  42, 10725-10734 (2013) (LINK)

Elena Arellano-Orden, Auxiliadora Romero-Falcon, José Martin Juan, Manuel Ocaña, Francisco Rodriguez-Panadero, Ana Montes-Worboys.
Small Particle-Size Talc Is Associated with Poor Outcome and Increased Inflammation in Thoracoscopic Pleurodesis.
Respiration 86, 201-209 (2013)  (LINK)

Sonia Rodríguez-Liviano, Nuria O. Núñez, Sara Rivera-Fernández, Jesús de la Fuente, Manuel Ocaña
Ionic Liquid Mediated Synthesis and Surface Modification of Multifunctional Mesoporous Eu:GdF3 Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Langmuir 29, 3411-3418 (2013) (LINK)

Alberto J. Fernández-Carrión, Mathieu Allix, and Ana I. Becerro
Thermal Expansion of Rare-Earth Pyrosilicates
Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2013) DOI: 10.1111/jace.12388

Jorge García-Sevillano, Eugenio Cantelar, Angel Justo, Manuel Ocaña, Fernando Cussó
LaPO4:Er microspheres with high NIR luminescent quantum yield
Materials Chemistry and Physics 138, 666- 671 (2013) (LINK)

Sonia Rodriguez-Liviano, Francisco J. Aparicio, Ana I. Becerro, Jorge García-Sevillano, Eugenio Cantelar, Sara Rivera, Yulán Hernandez, Jesús de la Fuente, Manuel Ocaña
Synthesis and functionalization of biocompatible Tb:CePO4 nanophosphors with spindle-like shape
Journal of Nanoparticle Reseacrh 15, 1402-1407 (2013) (LINK)

Sonia Rodriguez-Liviano,  Ana I. Becerro, David Alcántara, Valeria Grazú, Jesus M. de la Fuente, and Manuel Ocaña
Synthesis and Properties of Multifunctional Tetragonal Eu:GdPO4 Nanocubes for Optical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications
Inorganic Chemistry 52, 647–654 (2013) (LINK)

Escudero, A., Calvo, M., Rivera, S., M. de la Fuente, J., Ocaña, M.
Microwave assisted synthesis of biocompatible europium-doped calcium hydroxyapatite and fluoroapatite luminescent nanospindles functionalized with Poly (acrylic acid)
Langmuir 29, 1985–1994 (2013) (LINK)

Núñez, N., Sabek, J., García-Sevillano, J., Cantelar, E., Escudero, A., Ocaña. M.
Solvent-Controlled Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Uniform Eu:YVO4 Nanophosphors with Different Morphologies
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201201016 (LINK)

Becerro A.I., Rodríguez-Liviano S.,  Fernández-Carrión A.J., Ocaña M.
A novel 3D architecture of GdPO₄ nanophosphors with multicolor and white light emissions.
Crystal Growth & Design 13, 526-535 (2013)  (LINK)

Raquel Mendoza-Reséndez, Nuria O. Núñez, Enrique Díaz Barriga-Castro, Carlos Luna
Synthesis of metallic silver nanoparticles and silver organometallic nanodisks mediated by extracts of Capsicum annuum var. aviculare (piquin) fruits
RSC Advances, 3, 20765-20771 (2013) (LINK)

2012

 
Fernández-Carrión, A. J., Allix, M., Florian, P., Suchomel, M. R. and Becerro, A. I.
Revealing Structural Detail in the High Temperature La₂Si₂O₇-Y₂Si₂O₇ Phase Diagram by Synchrotron Powder Diffraction and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 21523-21535 (LINK)

A.L. Rollet, M. Allix, E. Veron, M. Deschamps, V. Montouilloot, M.R. Suchomel, E. Suard, M. Barre, M. Ocaña, A. Sadoc, F. Boucher, C. Bessada, D. Massiot, F. Fayon
Synthesis and structure resolution of RbLaF4.
Inorganic Chem. 51, 2272-2282 (2012) (LINK)

Escudero, A., Langenhorst, F.
Chromium incorporation into TiO₂ at high pressure
J. Solid State Chem. 190, 61 – 67 (2012) (LINK)

Escudero, A., Langenhorst, F.
Aluminum incorporation in α-PbO₂ type TiO₂ at pressures up to 20 GPa.
Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 190–191, 87–94 (2012) (LINK)

Escudero, A., Langenhorst, F.
Incorporation of Si into TiO₂ phases at high pressure.
Am. Miner. 97, 524–531 (2012) (LINK)

Escudero, A., Langenhorst, F., Müller, W.F.
Aluminum solubility in TiO₂ rutile at high pressure and experimental evidence for a CaCl₂ structured polymorph.
Am. Miner. 97, 1075–1082 (2012) (LINK)

Escudero, A., Miyajima, N., Langenhorst, F.
Microstructure, composition and P-T conditions of rutile from diamondiferous gneiss of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany.
Chem Erde-Geochem. 92,  25 – 30 (2012) (LINK)

A.J. Fernández-Carrión, A. Escudero, M.R. Suchomel, A.I. Becerro
Structural and kinetic study of phase transitions in LaYSi₂O_7.
J Eur. Ceram. Soc. 32, 2477-2486 (2012) (LINK)

S. Rodriguez-Liviano, F.J. Aparicio, T.C. Rojas, A.B. Hungría, L.E. Chinchilla, and M. Ocaña
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Luminescence of Mesoporous RE-Doped YPO4 (RE = Eu, Ce, Tb, and Ce + Tb) Nanophosphors with Lenticular Shape.
Cryst. Growth Des. 12, 635−645 (2012) (LINK)

2011

M. Ocaña, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó
A simple single-step procedure for the synthesis of down and up-conversion Ln³⁺:YVO₄ (Ln = Eu or Er+Yb)-silica nanocomposites and their luminescent properties.
Mater. Chem. Phys. 125, 224-230 (2011) (LINK)

M. Quintanilla, N. O. Núñez, E. Cantelar, M. Ocaña, F. Cussó
Tuning from blue to magenta up-converting emissions in YF₃:Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺nanocrystals.
Nanoscale3, 1046-1052 (2011) (LINK)

M. Ocaña, J. P. Espinós, J. Carda
Synthesis, through pyrolysis of aerosols, of YIn_1-xMn_xO₃ blue pigments and their efficiency for colouring glazes.
Dyes and  Pigments  91, 501-507 (2011) (LINK)

O. Sánchez-Sobrado, A. M. Yacomotti, M. E. Calvo, O. E. Martinez M. Ocaña, N. Núñez, J. A. Levenson, H. Míguez
Angular emission properties of a layer of rare-earth-based nanophosphors embedded in one-dimensional photonic crystal coatings.
Appl. Phys. Letter99, 051111 (2011) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro, A. Escudero and M. Mantovani.
Influence of OH concentration on the illitization of kaolinite.
Appl. Clay Sci.51, 220-225(2011) (LINK)

M. Allix, M.D. Alba, P. Florian, A.J. Fernandez-Carrion, M. Suchomel, A. Escudero, E. Suard and A.I. Becerro
Structural Elucidation of β-(Y,Sc)₂Si₂O₇: Combined use of ⁸⁹Y MAS-NMR and powder diffraction.
J.Appl. Cryst.44, 846-852(2011) (LINK)

A.J. Fernandez-Carrion, ,A. Escudero, M.D. Alba, and A.I. Becerro
Solid solubility of Yb₂Si₂O₇ in β-, γ- and δ-Y₂Si₂O₇.
J. Solid State Chem.184, 1882-1889(2011) (LINK)

A.Escudero, L. Delevoye, F. Langenhorst
Aluminum Incorporation in TiO₂ Rutile at High Pressure: An XRD and High-Resolution ²⁷Al NMR Study.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115, 12196–12201 (2011) (LINK)

2010

N. O. Nuñez, H. Míguez, M. Quintanilla, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó and M. Ocaña
Uniform Yb,Er:YF₃up-conversion nanophosphors of various morphologies synthesised in polyol media through an ionic liquid.
J. Nanoparticle Res. 12, 2553-2565 (2010) (LINK)

O. Sánchez-Sobrado, M. E. Calvo, N. Núñez, M. Ocaña, G. Lozano, H. Míguez
Environmentally Responsive All-Nanoparticle based Optical Resonators.
Nanoscale2, 936-941 (2010) (LINK)

Nuria O. Nuñez, Sonia Rodríguez and Manuel Ocaña
Citrate mediated synthesis and properties of uniform spheres of LnPO₄ (Ln = La, Ce) monazite and Ln:LaPO₄ (Ln = Eu, Ce, Ce+Tb) phosphors.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 349, 484-491 (2010) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro and M. Mantovani
Illitization of kaolinite: The effect of pressure on the reaction rate.
Clays and Clay Miner.58, 766-771 (2010) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro, A. Escudero and M. Mantovani
Effect of pressure on kaolinite illitization.
Appl. Clay Sci. 50, 342-347 (2010) (LINK)

2009

T. StoyanovaLyubenova, F. Matteucci, A. L. Costa, M. Dondi, M. Ocaña, J. Carda
Synthesis of Cr-doped CaTiSiO5 ceramic pigments by spray drying.
Mater. Res. Bull. 44, 918-924 (2009) (LINK)

S. Colodrero, A. Mihi, L. Häggman, M. Ocaña, G. Boschloo, A. Hagfeldt, H. Míguez
Porous One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Improve Power Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells.
Adv. Mater. 21, 764- 770 (2009) (LINK)

T. StoyanovaLyubenova, J. Carda, M. Ocaña
Synthesis by pyrolysis of aerosol and ceramic application of Cr-doped CaYAlO₄ red-orange pigments.
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 29, 2193-8 (2009) (LINK)

S. Colodrero, M. Ocaña, J. Anta, A. Mihi, H. Míguez
Experimental demonstration of the mechanism of light harvesting enhancement in photonic crystal based dye sensitised solar cells.
J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 1150-1154 (2009) (LINK)

M. Dondi, T. StoyanovaLyubenova, J. Carda, M. Ocaña
M-doped Al₂TiO₅ (M= Cr, Mn, Co) solid solutions and their use as ceramic pigments.
J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 92, 1972-1980 (2009) (LINK)

C. Delitala, M.D. Alba, A.I. Becerro, D. Delpiano, D. Meloni, E. Musu, I. Ferino
Synthesis of MCM-22 zeolites of different Si/Al ratio and their structural, morphological and textural characterisation.
Micr. Mes. Mater. 118, 1-10 (2009) (LINK)

C. Delitala, M.D. Alba, A.I. Becerro, E. Cadoni, D. Delpiano, D. Meloni,  I. Ferino
Liquid-phase Thiophene adsorption on MCM-22 zeolites.Acidity, adsorption behaviour and nature of the adsorbed products.
Micr. Mes. Mater. 118, 11-20 (2009) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro, M. Mantovani, and A. Escudero
Application of ²⁹Si and ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectroscopy to the study of the reaction mechanism of kaolinite to illite/muscovite.
Clays and Clay Minerals 57, 302-310 (2009) (LINK)

M. Mantovani, A. Escudero, A.I. Becerro
Stability of phyllosilicates in Ca(OH)₂ solution. Influence of layer nature, octahedral occupation, presence of tetrahedral Al and degree of crystallinity.
Appl. Geochem.24, 1251-1260(2009) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro, A. Escudero and M. Mantovani
Mineralogical stability of phyllosilicates in hyperalkaline fluids: Influence of layer nature, octahedral occupation and presence of tetrahedral Al.
Am. Mineral. 94, 1187-1197(2009) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro, M. Mantovani and A. Escudero
Hydrothermal synthesis of kalsilite: A Simple and Economic Method.
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 92, 2204-2206 (2009) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro, A. Escudero and M. Mantovani
The hydrothermal conversion of kaolinite to kalsilite: Influence of time, temperature and pH.
Am. Mineral. 94, 1672-1678 (2009) (LINK)

2008

S. Colodrero, M. Ocaña, H. Míguez
Nanoparticle based one-dimensional photonic crystals.
Langmuir, 24, 4430-34 (2008) (LINK)

M. E. Calvo, S. Colodrero, M. Ocaña, H. Míguez
Photoconducting Bragg Mirrors based on Periodically Nanostructured TiO₂ .
Adv. Func. Mater. 18, 2708-2715 (2008) (LINK)

T. Stoyanova-Lyubenova, M. Ocaña, J. B. Carda
Brown ceramic pigments based on chromium (III)-doped titanite obtained by spray pyrolysis.
Dyes and Pigments, 79, 265-269 (2008) (LINK)

J. L. Hueso; A. Caballero; M. Ocaña; A. R González-Elipe
Reactivity of lanthanum substituted cobaltites towards carbon particles.
J. Catalysis,  257, 334-344 (2008) (LINK)

Nuria O. Nuñez, Hernán Míguez, M. Quintanilla, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó and Manuel Ocaña
Synthesis of spherical down and up-conversion NaYF₄-based nanophosphors with tuneable size in ethylene glycol without surfactants or capping additives.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., Issue 29, 4517-4524 (2008) (LINK)

S. Colodrero, M. Ocaña, A. R. Gonzalez-Elipe, H. Míguez
Response of Nanoparticle based One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals to Ambient Vapour Pressure.
Langmuir24, 9135-9139 (2008) (LINK)

E. M. Gonzalez, N. O. Nunez, J. V. Anguita, J. L. Vicent
Response to Comment on ‘Transverse rectification in superconducting thin films with arrays of asymmetric defects.
Applied Physics Letters, 92, 176102-1 (2008) (LINK)

M.D. Alba, A.I. Becerro, P. Chain, A. Escudero and T. González-Carrascosa
Getting more out of X₂T₂O₇ compounds with thortveitite structure: The bond-valence model.
J. Solid State Chem. 181, 340-344(2008) (LINK)

2007

J. F. Galisteo-López, M. Galli, M. Patrini and L. C. Andreani, A. Mihi, R. Pozas, M. Ocaña and H. Míguez
Phase delay and group velocity determination at a localized state in 3D opal based photonic crystals.
Appl. Phys. Letters 90, 101113-5 (2007) (LINK)

R. Pozas, M. Ocaña,  M. P. Morales, P. Bonville and Carlos J. Serna
Improving Co distribution in acicular Fe-Co nanoparticles and its effect on their magnetic properties.
Nanotechnology 18, 205601(2007) (LINK)

N.O. nuñez, M. Ocaña
An ionic liquid based synthesis method for uniform luminescent lanthanide fluoride nanoparticles.
Nanotechnology 18, 455606 (2007) (LINK)

E. M. Gonzalez,  N. O. Nuñez, J. V. Anguita, J. L. Vicent.
Transverse rectification in superconducting thin films with arrays of asymmetric defects.
Applied Physics Letters, 91, 062505-1-062505-3 (2007) (LINK)

J. Colino, M. A. Arranz, M. T. Cuberes, M. García-Hernandez, N. O. Núñez, J. L. Vicent
Granular Co/Ag multilayers with crystalline coherence.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 310, 772-774(2007) (LINK)

A.Escudero, M.D. Alba and A.I. Becerro
Polymorphism in the Sc₂Si₂O₇-Y₂Si₂O₇ system.
J. Solid State Chem. 180, 1436-1445 (2007) (LINK)

H. Ohashi, M.D. Alba, A.I. Becerro, P. Chain and A. Escudero
Structural study of the Lu₂Si₂O₇-Sc₂Si₂O₇ system.
J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 68, 464-469(2007) (LINK)

A.Escudero, and A.I. Becerro.
Stability of the low temperature polymorphs (y and α) of Lu-doped Y₂Si₂O₇.
J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 68, 1348-1353 (2007) (LINK)

2006

M. Ocaña, M. Andres-Verges, R. Pozas and Carlos J. Serna
Spherical iron/silica nanocomposites from core-shell particles.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 294, 355-361 (2006) (LINK)

R. Pozas, A. Mihi, M. Ocaña, H. Míguez
Building Nanocrystalline Planar Defects within Self-Assembled Photonic Crystals by Spin Coating.
Adv. Mater. 18, 1183-1187 (2006) (LINK)

R. Pozas, M. Ocaña, M. P. Morales and C. J. Serna
The influence of protective coatings on the magnetic properties of acicular iron nanoparticles.
Nanotechnology, 17, 1421-1427 (2006) (LINK)

M. Ocaña, C. Pecharromán, F. Gracía, and A. R. González-Elipe
Analysis of texture and microstructure of anatase thin films by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
Thin Solid Films, 515, 1585-91 (2006) (LINK)

Mihi, M. Ocaña, H. Míguez
Oriented Colloidal Crystal Thin Films by Spin Coating Microspheres Dispersed in Volatile Media.
Adv. Mater. 18, 2244-2249 (2006) (LINK)

E. M. Gonzalez, M. P. Gonzalez, N. O. Núñez, J. E. Villegas, J. V. Anguita, M. Jaafa, A. Asenjo, J. L. Vicent
Reversible rectification of vortex motion in magnetic and non-magnetic asymmetric pinning potentials.
Physica C: Superconductivity, 437-438, 77-81 (2006) (LINK)

J. E.Villegas, N.O. Nuñez, M.P. Gonzalez, E.M. Gonzalez, J.L. Vicent
Experimental adiabatic vortex ratchet effect in Nb films with asymmetric pinning trap.
PRAMANA-Journal of Physics, 66 (1), 289-294 (2006) (LINK)

N. O. Núñez, P. Tartaj, M. P. Morales, T. Gonzalez-Carreño and C. J. Serna.
Correlation between microstructural features and magnetic behavior of Fe-based metallic nanoneedles.
Acta Materialia, 54, 219-224 (2006) (LINK)

A.I. Becerro and A. Escudero
Polymorphism in the Lu_2-xY_xSi₂O₇ system at high temperatures.
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 26, 2293-2299 (2006) (LINK)