Chemistry at the edge
of carbon nanoscience
We design, synthesize and study functional carbon nanostructures — from fullerenes and nanographenes to carbon dots — for applications in photovoltaics, biomedicine, and molecular electronics.
Research Lines
Seven interconnected areas at the forefront of carbon nanoscience and molecular materials.
Chiral Allotropes of Carbon
Asymmetric synthesis on fullerenes and endofullerenes, and synthesis of chiral carbon nanostructures with precise stereochemical control.
Nanographenes
Bottom-up and top-down synthesis of molecular nanographenes and carbon dots (CDs), pulsed laser methods for advanced applications.
Carbon Nanostructures as Biomolecules
Glycofullerenes for inhibition of viral infections, and carbon nanostructures engineered for targeted biomedical applications.
Photovoltaics
Design and synthesis of new hole-transporting and electron-accepting materials for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells.
Organic Materials for Light Emission
Design and synthesis of TADF molecules — both donor–acceptor and multiresonant — for application in next-generation hyperfluorescent OLED devices.
Photophysics & Photochemistry
Photoinduced energy and electron transfer, singlet oxygen photosensitization, solar reactors and optical sensing of organic molecular materials.
On-surface Synthesis
Atomically precise fabrication of graphene nanostructures and 2D covalent frameworks on metallic substrates under UHV conditions.
News & Activities
Dr. Laura Rodríguez Pérez Recognised Among UCM's 124 Excellent Professors
The Universidad Complutense de Madrid honoured Dr. Laura Rodríguez Pérez (Faculty of Chemical Sciences) together with 123 other faculty members at a ceremony held in the Paraninfo Histórico de San Bernardo, recognising teaching excellence under the Docentia-UCM evaluation programme.
Read more →200 Years of Benzene: Six Carbon Atoms That Changed the World
Prof. Nazario Martín delivered a lecture at Fundación Ramón Areces commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery of benzene by Michael Faraday, tracing its impact from fundamental chemistry to nanographenes and molecular materials.
Prof. Nazario Martín Honoured with a Vítor at UCLM's Historic Paraninfo
The University of Castilla-La Mancha celebrated its 40th anniversary by honouring all Doctores Honoris Causa with a traditional vítor on the walls of the Paraninfo del Rectorado in Ciudad Real.
Prof. Nazario Martín Receives the Complutense Medal for Teaching and Research Excellence
The highest distinction of Universidad Complutense de Madrid awarded for outstanding academic trajectory.
Read more →Interview with Nobel Laureate Ben Feringa at UCM Summer Courses
A conversation on molecular machines, catalysis, and the future of chemistry.
Watch on YouTube →Prof. Martín Ranked Among Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University
Annual citation-based ranking of the most impactful researchers globally across all disciplines.
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