Dr. Florentino López-Urías
Main Area of Expertise: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Magnetism
Advanced Materials Department, IPICYT
Work Address: Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4ª Sección C.P. 78216, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México.
Work Phone: +52 (444) 8342000 ext. 7238
Electronic mail: flo@ipicyt.edu.mx, flo.lopezurias11@gmail.com
The main research of Dr. Florentino López-Urías is focused on the Theoretical and Experimental Study of Layered-Nanomaterials and Transition-Metal Nanostructures. Dr. López obtained his B.S. degree in Physics at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, and his M.S. in Physics at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi Mexico in 1996. In 2000 he obtained his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics at the Laboratoire de Physique Quantique, Institute de Recherche sur les Systèmes Complexes Atomiques et Moléculaire (IRSAMC), Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse France, with honors and congratulations of the thesis committee. In 2001 he joined the Advanced Materials Division of the San Luis Potosi Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (DMA-IPICYT), where he is now a Full Professor (Titular "C", Tenured Professor). He belongs to Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNI) since 2001 and was promoted to level 3 (maximum level) in 2011. Dr. López-Urías has published 124 articles in refereed journals, which have accumulated more than 9849 citations. His publications have an average impact factor of 7.15 (Journal Citation Report). Dr. López-Urías has peer-reviewed numerous grant proposals for CONACYT. He is a Reviewer in 100 different international journals. In 2012 he joined by one-year to the Department of Physics, University Park, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Professional info
Main Contributions
The main contributions of Dr. Florentino López Urías are in the area of quantum and classical theory of magnetism in finite systems (nanorings, nanoparticles, nanowires, fullerenes, laminar systems, nanotubes, nanoribbons, atomic clusters, among others). In these systems, Dr. López-Urias has implemented and used several models and approaches (London, Hückel, Hubbard, Heisenberg, Ising, Micromagnetism, First Principles, Tight-binding, etc.) to describe their magnetic properties as a function of size, morphology and chemical composition. Approaching these studies with such diverse models and theories, has allowed him to publish in more than 50 different scientific journals of international standing. He and his colleagueas have earned the cover of the month of Nanoletters, NanoResearch, Advanced Functional Materials, Journal of Materials Research, J. Materials Chemistry Journals, Advanced Engineering Materials, Surface Science, and Advanced Materials.
Among the issues highlighted in their research are: (1) Study of magnetic nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanotubes, (2) Magnetism in carbon and laminar systems such as graphene, nanobelts of zinc oxide (ZnO), molybdenum and tungsten disulfide (MoS2 and WS2) and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5), (3) Thermodynamics and electronic correlations in magnetic clusters, (4) Magnetic properties in chemically doped nanostructures, (5) Electron holography and Ion lithography (FIB) of magnetic nanomaterials. His research on these issues have given rise to important publications in the most prestigious journals in the field, such as: Nano today, Advanced materials, Nanoletters, ACS-Nano, Scientific Reports, Advanced Functional Materials, Physical Review Letters, Small, Nanoscale, J. Materials Chemistry, Physical Review B, NanoResearch, Chemical Physics Letters, Materials today, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Journal of International Nanosciences, among others.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Bachelor in Physics: Degree in Physics, 1990-1995 Physics and Mathematics School, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán México. Magnetic Anisotropy in the Interface Co/Pd. Advisor: Dr. Jesús Dorantes Dávila.
Master Degree: Master in Physics, 1994-1996 Instituto de Física "Manuel Sandoval Vallarta," Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosi, S.L.P., México: Magnetic Anisotropy of cobalt thin films on palladium: Pdm/Con/Pd (111). Advisor: Dr. Jesús Dorantes Dávila.
PhD. in Condensed Matter Physics, 1996-2000 Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. Laboratoire de Physique Quantique, Institute de Recherche sur les Systèmes Complexes Atomiques et Moléculaire (IRSAMC). Theory of magnetism of clusters: the role of electronic correlations, the structure and temperature. Advisor: Dr. Gustavo M. Pastor.
