CURRENT PROJECTS

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National projects

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TITLE: Synthesis in solution and on surface of advanced molecular materials based on porphyrinoids.

REFERENCE: PID2023-151167NB-I00.

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. 

DURATION: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2027.

BUDGET: 375,000 €. 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Giovanni Bottari and Tomás Torres Cebada.

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TITLE: New strategies to overcome the challenge of hypoxia in photodynamics. Synthesis of metal-organic cages and porphyrinoid biohybrids.

REFERENCE: PID2023-149483NB-C21.

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. 

DURATION: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2027.

BUDGET: 159,375 €. 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Gema de la Torre Ponce.

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TITLE: Two-dimensional (2D) disruptive materials based on porphyrinoids.

REFERENCE: -. 

FUNDING BODIES: Community of Madrid and the Spanish State through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan [“MATERIALES DISRUPTIVOS BIDIMENSIONALES (2D)” (MAD2D-CM)-MRR MATERIALES AVANZADOS], and the European Union through the Next Generation EU funds.

DURATION: 01/01/2022 - 25/03/2025.

BUDGET: 478,360 € (UAM); 3,109,175 € (consortium).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Tomás Torres Cebada and Amadeo López Vázquez de Parga.

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TITLE: Espectrómetro de masas de alta resolución acoplado a cromatógrafo de gases (GC-EI/CI-HRMS) y espectrómetro de masas de alta resolución Q-TOF con celda de movilidad iónica acoplado a cromatógrafo de líquidos (UHPLC, ESI/APCI-IM-QTOF).

REFERENCE: EQC2021-007694-P.

CALL:  Adquisición de equipamiento científico-técnico 2021. 

FUNDING BODIES: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCINN) / Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) / European Union, “NextGenerationEU” / Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia (PRTR)

DURATION: 2022-2025

BUDGET: 854,305 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada

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TITLE: Red de Investigación en Nanociencia Molecular (NanoMolNet)

REFERENCE: RED2022-134713-T.

CALL: Redes de Investigación 2022

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

DURATION: 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2025

BUDGET: 15,000 €

COORDINATOR: Eugenio Coronado Miralles (ICMol, University of Valencia)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

TITLE: Photo- and electroactive disruptive materials for high-stability 2D hybrid perovskite solar cells (PERSOLAR)

REFERENCE: TED2021-131255B-C43

CALL: Proyectos orientados a la Transición Ecológica y a la Transición Digital 2021

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation 

PERIOD: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024.

BUDGET: 230,000 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada

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​FORMER PROJECTS

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European projects

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TITLE: Carbon based perovskite solar cells with unidirectional electron bulk transport: in the quest of a short time to market (UNIQUE)

REFERENCE: SOLAR-ERA.NET Cofund 2 N° 008/ PCI2019-111889-2

CALL: Proyectos de I+D+i "Programación conjunta internacional"

FUNDING BODIES: ERA-NET / Cofund scheme of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme of the European Commission / Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

DURATION: 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2022

BUDGET: 148,000 € (UAM); 1,204,477 € (consortium)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Friburg, Germany, A. Hinsch

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

IN COLABORATION WITH: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, T. Torres; The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, CEA, France, S. Cros; LEPMI - University of Savoie Mont Blanc, France, L. Perrin; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, A. Di Carlo; École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, Switzerland, Md. K. Nazeeruddin; Swansea University, United Kingdom, T. M. Watson; Dyenamo AB, H. Pettersson, Sweden; Solaronix SA, Switzerland, D. Martineau

 

TITLE: Dye-based metallo-supramolecular cages for molecular recognition, catalysis and biomedical applications (DyeMetalloCage)

REFERENCE: MSCA-IF-2020-101028059

CALL: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

FUNDING BODY: European Comission

DURATION: 2021-2024

BUDGET: 172,932 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres (Researcher: Sunit Kumar)

 

TITLE: Temperature responsive polypeptide nanocarriers for abdominal therapies (TEMPEAT)

REFERENCE: EuroNanoMed2017-191 / PCIN-2017-042

CALL: Ayudas a las Acciones de Programación Conjunta Internacional correspondientes al Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad 2017

FUNDING BODIES: EuroNanoMed III / ERA-NET / Cofund scheme of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme of the European Commission / Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

DURATION: 2017-2020

BUDGET: 138,000 € (UAM); 538,400 € (total to the network)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Jan Van Hest (Eindhoven University of Technology)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

IN COLABORATION WITH: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, T. Torres; Radboud University Nijmegen; University of Bordeaux, France; Ablynx, Belgium

 

TITLE: Exploiting supramolecular interactions in phthalocyanine (PhthaloSupra)

REFERENCE: MSCA-IF-EF-ST-752038

CALL: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, Call identifier: H2020-MSCA-IF-2017

FUNDING BODY: European Comission

DURATION: 2017-2019

BUDGET: 135,321 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada (Researcher: Sumit Chaurasia)

 

TITLE: Noνel nanotechnology-enabled system for endoνascular in νiνo near-infrared fluorescence molecular imaging and endoνascular near-infrared targeted photodynamic therapy of atherosclerοtic heart disease' (CosmoPHOS)

REFERENCE: 310337-2 CosmoPHOS CP-IP

CALL: Programme: Theme 4 - NMP - Nanosciences, NanotechnoΙogies, Materials and New Production Technologies, FP7-NMP-2012-LARGE-6

FUNDING BODY: European Comission

DURATION: 2013-2018

BUDGET: 679,426 € (UAM); 9,600,000 € (total to the network)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Seppo Ylä-Herttula (University of Eastern Findland, University of Kuopio Finland)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, T. Torres; CosmoPHOS Ltd, Greece; FREIE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN, Germany; Technical University of Munich, Germany; Fujikura Europe Ltd., UK; Copenhagen University, DK; Polyvation Bv, Nl; Seroscience Ltd., Hu; Toxicoop Ltd., Hu; Utrecht University, Nl; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Be; Biocontract Sp. Zo.O., Pl; Ifom Fondazione Firc Di Oncologia Molecolare, It; Nijmegen University, Nl; Louisiana State University, USA; National Hellenic Research Foundation, Gr, Euram Limited, UK

 

TITLE: Global solar spectrum harvesting through highly efficient photovoltaic and thermoelectric integrated cells (GLOBASOL)

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 309194

CALL: Programme "COOPERATION" Energy - Call identifier: "FP7-ENERGY-2012-J"

FUNDING BODY: European Comission

DURATION: 01.03.2013 - 29.02.2016

BUDGET: 342,000 € (UAM); 2,950,000 € (total to the network)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Leonardo Marchese (U. del Piemonte Orientale, Italy)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, T. Torres; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, EPFL, Switzerland, M. Graetzel; Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany, Alexander Eychmuller; Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE) and Physikalische Messtechnik (IPM),Freiburg, Germany, A.Hinsch and H. Bottner; Cardiff University, UK, G. Min; NLAB Solar AB, Stockholm,Sweden, G. Fili

 

TITLE: The singlet oxygen strategy: sustainable oxidation procedures for applications in material science, synthesis, wastewater treatment, diagnostics and therapeutics (SO2S)

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 316975

CALL: Marie Curie Actions, Initial Training Networks, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN

FUNDING BODY: European Comission

DURATION: 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2016

BUDGET: 385,502 € (UAM); 3,382,553 € (total to the network)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: A. M. Marder (Universiteit Gent (UG), Gent, Belgium)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, T. Torres; Inovapotek, Pharm. Res. Develop. LDA, Porto, Portugal, M. Ferreira;University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, G. Vasilikogiannakis;BIOTEZ BERLlN-BUCH GMBH, Berlin, Germany, U. Ahnert; ECOSYNTH, Oostende, Belgium, K. Huvaere;Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforshung und -Pruefung, Berlin, Germany, R. J. Schneider; U. de Aveiro, Portugal, J. Tome; BIOSENSOR S.R.L., Formello, Italy, G. Basile

 

TITLE: The development of quinoidal porphyrins, quinoidal phthalocyanines, and quinoidal diazaporphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells: into the red (QPorQPcQdaP)

GRANT AGREEMENT ID:  629222.

CALL: Programme “FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IIF". Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (IIF)

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC)

DURATION: 01/03/2014-31/10/2015

BUDGET: 144,475 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada (Researcher: Dr. Nathaniel L. Bill)

 

TITLE: Efficient, low-cost, stable tandem organic devices (X10D)

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 287818

CALL: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Large-scale integrating project (IP), FP7- ICT-2011.3.6

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC)

DURATION: 01/10/2011-30/09/2014

BUDGET: 360,000 € (UAM); 8,200,000 € (total to the network)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Tom Aernouts (IMEC, Belgium)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH: Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw, IMEC, Belgium (T. Aernouts, Coordinador); Commissariat à l’énergieatomiqueet aux énergies alternatives, CEA,France; Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, ECN The Netherlands (J.M. Kroon); Bavarian Center of Applied Energy Research ZAE Bayern, Germany (C. Brabec); Heliatek GmbH, HELIATEK, Germany (KarstenWalzer); Ikerlan S.COOP. IKERLAN, Spain (Roberto Pacios); Imperial College London, ICL, United Kingdom (Iain McCulloch); TechnischeUniversiteit Eindhoven, TUE, The Netherlands R. Janssen); TNO Industrie en Techniek, TNO, The Netherlands; The Solar Press Ltd. SP, United Kingdom; Stork Prints BV, SPG, The Netherlands; Solvay nv/sa, Solvay, Belgium; VDI/VDE-IT, VDI-VDE, Germany; Agfa-Gevaert NV, Agfa, Belgium; 3D-Micromac AG, 3DMM, Germany; Arkema, France; and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

 

TITLE: Supramolecular organization and application of functional nanostructures of phthalocyanine-like pi-conjugated molecules (SOAFNPCM).

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 230964.

CALL: Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013); FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-2-ERG. 

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC).

DURATION: 01/10/2008-30/09/2011.

BUDGET: 45,000 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada (Reintegration Grant for David González Rodríguez).

 

TITLE: Efficient and robust dye sensitized solar cells and modules (ROBUST DSC).

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 212792.

CALL: Collaborative Research Project (Small or medium scale focused research project); FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD.

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC).

DURATION: 2008-2011.

BUDGET: 300,000 €.

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: J. M. Kroon (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, ECN, The Netherlands).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, ECN, The Netherlands (Coordinador), IVF Industrial R&D corporation, IVF, Sweden; FraunhoferInstitutSolareEnergiesysteme, ISE, Germany; EcolePolytechniqueFederale de Lausanne, EPFL Switzerland (M. Graetzel); Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, ICL, United Kingdom (J. Durrant), Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, Spain (E. Palomares); OrionsolarPhotovoltaics, Ltd, Israel; Corning Glass, France; G24i Innovations Limited, United Kingdom.

 

TITLE: Development of N-type polymer materials used as alternative to soluble C60 derivatives and their use in organic solar cells (SOLAR n-TYPE).

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 35533.

CALL: Marie Curie Actions, Research Training Networks.

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC).

DURATION: 01/10/2006-30/09/2010.

BUDGET: 309,937 € (UAM); 3,264,824 € (total to the network).

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Laurence Lutzen (Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw , IMEC, Belgium).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, T. Torres; TechnischeUniversiteit Eindhoven (TUE), The Netherlands, R. Janssen; Max Planck  Institute for Polymer Research, Germany, K. Müllen; ConsiglioNazionaledelleRicerche, Italy, S. Luziati; Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium, Linzer InstitutfürOrganischeSolarzellen, Johannes KeplerUniversität Linz (LIOS), Austria, S. Sariciftci; Julius-Maximilians-UniversitätWürzburg, Germany, V. Diakonov; Konarka Austria Forschungs und Entwicklungsges GMBH, C. Brabec, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science Poland, A. Jablonski.

 

TITLE: Coordination action towards stable and low-cost organic solar cell technologies and their application (OrgaPVNet).

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 38889.

CALL: Programme “Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area” FP6-2005-Energy-4.

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC).

DURATION: 01/11/2006-31/07/2009.

BUDGET TO THE NETWORK:  1,352,631 €.

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Laurence Lutzen (Interuniversitair Micro-Elektronica Centrum vzw , IMEC, Belgium). 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: Belgium; Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine (ICL), United Kingdom;Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), The Netherlands:Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), FranceUniv. Angers - CNRS UMR 6136 (CNRS), France: Johannes Kepler University of Linz (JKULinz), Austria; EcolePolytechniqueFédérale de (EPFL) Switzerland; J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry Academy of Science (JHIP, Czech Republic; University of Valencia, Spain; Fraunhofer Institut Solare Energie systeme (FHG/ISE) Germany; Association for Solar Materials c/o Hahn-Meitner-Institute (HMI); Germany IVF Industrial R&D Corporation, Sweden; University of Patras; Greece ConsiglioNationaleRicerche Milano (CNR/ISMAC), Italy.

 

TITLE: Design and function of self-assembled light-energy conversion devices for catalysis.

REFERENCE: D35.

CALL: COST Action

FUNDING ENTITY: European Union (EU).

DURATION: 2006-2011.

BUDGET: -

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Villy Sundström (Lund University,  Sweden).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: University of Oxford, U.K. H. Anderson; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, T. Torres; Université Bordeaux, D. Bassani, France; University of Tartu, Estonia, A. Freiberg; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D. M. Guldi; Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg,  F. Wührtner; University of Mesinna, S. Campagna.

 

TITLE: Self-organised hybrid devices (SOHYD’s).

REFERENCE: 05-SONS-FP-021 SOHYD.

CALL: -

FUNDING ENTITIES: European Science Foundation (EU) and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.  

DURATION: 01/10/2006-31/03/2009.

BUDGET: 100,000 €.

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Dirk Vanderzande (University of Hasselt, Belgium).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: Imperial College London, UK, Saif Haque;  E. Polytechnique Federale de Laussane, CH, M. Grätzel; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, T. Torres; UCM, N. Martin; Univ. Jaume I, ES, J. Bisquert;  ICMol-Univ. de Valencia, ES, E. Coronado, Univ. Bayreuth, DE, M. Thelakkat.

 

TITLE: New generation of organic based photovoltaic devices (ORGANISOLAR).

REFERENCE: PC04-901.

CALL: -

FUNDING ENTITY: European Science Foundation.

DURATION: 01/09/2006-01/09/2010.

BUDGET: -

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: IMEC, Laurence Lutzen, IMOMEC, Diepenbeek, Belgium ; M. Graetzel, E. Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; S. Sariciftci, J. K. Univ. Linz, Linzer Institut für Organische Solarzellen (LIOS).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: Limburg Univ. Centrum, Diepenbeek, D. Vanderzande; Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, J.F. Nierengarten; Center Funct. Nanostr., Karlsruhe, T. S. Balaban;  Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D. M. Guldi; Univ. of Padova, M. Maggini; Universita' di Trieste, Maurizio Prato; Imperial College, London, James Durrant; Cambridge Univ., A. Holmes; R. Friend; UCM, Madrid, N. Martin; Castelló Univ. Jaume I, J. Bisquert; Univ. de Castilla-la Mancha, Toledo, F. Langa; Univ. of Valencia, ICMol, E. Coronado; Linköping Univ. IFM, O. Inganas; Avecia, Manchester, U.K.; Covion, Germany; Konarka Technologies, Austria; Merck, U. K. Kingdom; Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

 

TITLE: Nanocrystalline heterosupermolecular materials for optoelectronic applications (HETEROMOLMAT).

GRANT AGREEMENT ID: 516982.

CALL: Strategic Targeted Research Projects. 

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC).

DURATION: 01/11/2005-31/10/2008.

BUDGET: 230,000 € (UAM); 1,850,000 € (network).

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Emilio Palomares (Institut Català d’Investigació Química, Tarragona).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: James R. Durrant (Imperial Collage London, UK), E. Coronado (Institut de Ciencia Molecular, IcMol, Universitat de Valencia), M. Grätzel (Ecole Polithecnique Federale de Laussane), D. Fitzmaurice (University College Dublin), E. Constable (University of Basel), Heyrovsky Institute of Phys. Chemistry, Czech Republic, Institut Català d'Investigació Química, Johnson Matthey Ltd.

 

TITLE: Optical properties of phthalocyanines and related compounds.

REFERENCE: HPRN-CT-2000-00020.

CALL: Program: Human Potential-Research Training Networks. 

FUNDING ENTITY: European Comission (EC).

DURATION: 01/01/2000-31/12/2004.

BUDGET: 180,000 € (UAM); 1,056,000 € (network).

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH:R. Nolte (University of Nijmegen), M. Hanack (UniversitätTübingen, R.F.A.), W. Blau (Trinity College, University of Dublin), D. Wöhrle (Universität Bremen, RFA), M. Cook (University of East Anglia. Norwich, UK).

 

TITLE: Photo-induced charge transfer in the novel low bandgap polymer semiconductors and their use in photovoltaic devices. 

REFERENCE: HPRN-CT-2000-0127.

CALL: Programme "Human Potential-Research Training Networks".

FUNDING ENTITY: European Union (EU).

DURATION: 2000-2003.

BUDGET: 140,000 € (UAM); 1,421,000 € (network).

COORDINATOR: Prof. J. Parisi (Carl-von-Ossietzky-University of Oldenburg).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: S. Sariciftci (Christian Doppler Laboratory for Plastic Solar Cells, Linz), L de Schepper (Institute for Materials Research IMO, Diepenbeek, Belgium), S. Luzzati (ConsiglioNazionaledelleRicerche Roma), N. Martin (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), J. Salbeck (Gerhard-Mercator University of Duisburg), J. Poortmans (Interuniversity Microelectronics Center Leuven), H. von Seggern (Technical University of Darmstadt), E. Glötzl (Quantum Solar Energy Linz).

 

TITLE: Properties of phthalocyanines and related compounds.

REFERENCE: DE-01

CALL: COST ACTION 518 (Molecular materials and functional polymers for advanced devices). 

FUNDING ENTITY: European Union (EU).

DURATION: 1998-2001.

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Tomás Torres Cebada.

IN COLLABORATION WITH: R. Nolte (University of Nijmegen), M. Hanack (UniversitätTübingen, R.F.A.), W. Blau (Trinity College, University of Dublin), D. Wöhrle (Universität Bremen, RFA), J. Simon (ESPCI-CNRS. Paris, Francia), M. Cook (University of East Anglia. Norwich, UK), Özer Bekaroglu (Technical University of Istanbul), G. Zerbi (Politécnico di Milano), y participantes de otras 8 universidades y centros de investigación europeos.

 

TITLE: Synthetic electroactive materials.

REFERENCE: ERB4050PL922447 / ERBCHRXZT930160.

EU. HUMAN CAPITAL AND MOBILITY

DURATION: 1994-1996.

BUDGET: 25,000 €.

PARTICIPANTS BY UAM: Fernando Agulló López and Tomás Torres Cebada

IN COLLABORATION WITH:C. Taliani (Coordinator) (Istituto di Spettroscopia Molecolare, CNR, Bologna, Italia) and participants from other 16 european universities. 

 

TITLE: Oriented conducting polymers in a Langmuir-Blodgett supramo-lecular architecture.

CALL: COST Action (CHEMISTRY D-4)

FUNDING ENTITY: European Commision

DURATION: 1993-1995

PARTICIPANT: Tomás Torres Cebada

IN COLLABORATION WITH: A. Ruaudel-Teixier (Coordinator) (Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay. Gif sur Yvette, France), P. Sannicolo (Universitá di Milano, Italy) and P. Delhaes (CNRS, Pessac, France)

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OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

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TITLE: NETcure - Shine new light on neuroendocrine tumor therapy.

Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF), USA

DURATION: 2019-2020.

BUDGET: 70,000 $ (UAM); 300,000 $ (consortium).

COORDINATOR: Maarten Brom, Radboudumc, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

IN COLLABORATION WITH: Radboudumc, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands,  piCHEM Forschungs- und Entwickungs GmbH, Austria, and UAM

 

TITLE: Imidazole pyrene porphyrin- and phthalocyanine-carbon nanostructure materials assembled through supramolecular interactions for energy- and electronic-transference in photovoltaic solar cells integrated in smart devices

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Nacional Project, PTDC/QUI-QOR/31770/2017 BUDGET: € 239.955,28 

DURATION: 26/07/2018 - 25/07/2021

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Leandro M. O. Lourenço (QOPNA and LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro)

PARTICIPANT INSTITUTIONS: Universities of Lisbon, Autonoma de Madrid and Erlangen-Nuernberg.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

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TITLE: Supramolecular functionalization of carbon nanostructures with porphyrin and phthalocyanine derivatives for sustainable photoinduced energy­ and electronic­transfer materials

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Nacional Project, PTDC/QEQ-SUP/5355/2014. BUDGET:  171.408,00 €Period: 01-07-2016 to 31-12-2019.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Leandro M. O. Lourenço (QOPNA, University of Aveiro).

Participant institutions: Autonoma University of Madrid, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres

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TITLE: Thiazolothiazole-based dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Nacional Project, PTDC/QEQ-QOR/6160/2014. 3 years, Period: 1/07/2016 to 31/12/2019.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Augusto Tomé (University of Aveiro).

Participant institutions: Autonoma University of Madrid, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres

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TITLE: Synthesis of porphyrin–phthalocyanine–fullerene conjugates

FUNDING BODY: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

REFERENCE: PTDC/QEQ-QOR/1273/2012

DURATION: 01/05/2013 - 31/10/2015

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Augusto Tomé (University of Aveiro)

PARTICIPANT INSTITUTIONS: Autonoma University of Madrid and University of Erlangen-Nuernberg

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres

 

TITLE: Diseño, síntesis y caracterización de nuevos materiales orgánicos para la fabricación de celdas solares

FUNDING BODY: CONACyT – SENER (Secretaría de Energía) – Sustentabilidad Energética, Mexico.

DURATION: 2011-2014

 

TITLE: Modelling of primary stages of photosynthesis on the basis of nanosized supramolecular systems

FUNDING BODY: International Science and Technology Center (ISTC), Russia

DURATION: 2008-2012

 

TITLE: Research and development of photoelectrochemical light energy converters based on organic semiconductors using the principles of photobionics

FUNDING BODY: Internacional Science and Technology Center (ISTC), Russia

DURATION: 2004-2007

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TITLE: Nanocages and “bio”polymers for the recognization and solubilization of carbon nanotubes

FUNDING BODY: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

REFERENCE: PTDC/QUI/65228/2006

DURATION: 2006-2009

BUDGET: 122.352 € 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: João Paulo Costa Tomé (Universidade de Aveiro)

PARTICIPANT INSITUTIONS: Autonoma University of Madrid and University of Erlangen-Nuernberg

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT UAM: Tomás Torres

 

TITLE: Metaloftalocianinas con conjugación extendida y bismetaloftalocianinas como materiales ópticos no lineales

UAM-SCH

DURATION: 2004-2005

 

TITLE: Semiconductores moleculares intrínsecos. Aplicaciones a la detección de gases tóxicos

Integrated Actions Germany-Spain. Ref.: HA1998-0004

DURATION: 1998-2000 

 

TITLE: Preparación de películas de Langmuir-Blodgett de ftalocianinas y análogos: Estudio de sus propiedades de organización y ópticas no lineales"

Integrated Actions France-Spain. Ref.: HF96-21 y HF97-24

DURATION: 1997-1998

 

TITLE: Theoretical calculations on triazolephthalocyanines and other metallo-organic building blocks for the construction of new materials with potential applications on electronics and photonics

Cray Research, USA.

DURATION: 1996-1997

 

TITLE: Metaloftalocianinas como materiales moleculares orgánicos: Síntesis y estudio de sus propiedades eléctricas y ópticas

Integrated Actions Germany-Spain. Ref.: HA-072/1993, HA-51B/l994 y HA-025B/1995

DURATION: 1993-1995

 

TITLE: Nuevos derivados de porfirinas y ftalocianinas como potenciales metales moleculares

Integrated Actions Germany-Spain. Ref.: HA-8A/1990/1991 y 27A/1992

DURATION: 1990-1992

 

NATIONAL PROJECTS

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TITLE: Next-generation of porphyrinoids for molecular photovoltaics, on-surface synthesis and nanomedicine (PORPHYRINOIDS)

REFERENCE: PID2020-116490GB-I00

CALL: Proyectos de I+D en Generación de Conocimiento y Retos Investigación 2020

FUNDING ENTITY: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

DURATION: 2021-2024

BUDGET: 363,000 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Tomás Torres Cebada and Giovanni Bottari

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“Red de Investigación en Nanociencia Molecular” (NanoMolNet)

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICIU), RED2018-102792-T.

2019-2020; 15.000 €

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Eugenio Coronado Miralles (ICMol, Universidad de Valencia).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

“Ftalocianinas y Compuestos Relacionados: Sistemas Multicomponente, Quimica en Superficies, y Aplicaciones en Fotovoltaica Molecular y Terapia Fotodinamica” (Phthalophoto)

MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA Y COMPETITIVIDAD (MINECO), CTQ2017-85393-P.

2018-2020; 369.050 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

“Red de Excelencia Consolider en Nanociencia Molecular” (NANOMOLNet)

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), MAT2016-81989-REDC.

2017-2019; 40.000 Euros

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Eugenio Coronado Miralles (ICMol, Universidad de Valencia).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

“Sistemas foto- y electroactivos basados en ftalocianinas y compuestos Relacionados para fotovoltaica molecular y terapia fotodinámica” (HELIOS)

MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA Y COMPETITIVIDAD.

(MINECO), CTQ2014-52869-P.

2015-2018; 335.000 Euros

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

“Materiales avanzados de carbono para fotovoltaica molecular (FOTOCARBON)

Comunidad de Madrid, S2013/MIT-2841.

2015-2018

250.000 Euros. TOTAL NETWORK:738.400 Euros

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Nazario Martín (Universidad Complutense de Madrid).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH: N. Martín (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), I. Alcorta (Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Madrid), M. Yañez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), L. Lueer (Fundación IMDEA Nanociencia/ IMDEA Nanociencia)

 

TITLE: Red de Excelencia Consolider en Nanociencia Molecular (NANOMOLNet)

REFERENCE: MAT2014-52919-REDC

FUNDING BOD: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Compatitiveness (MINECO)

2014-2016; 37.000 €

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Eugenio Coronado Miralles (ICMol, Universidad de Valencia)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

TITLE: Endohedral fullerene donor-acceptor dyads for photovoltaic applications

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICINN)/NSF

REFERENCE: PRI-PIBUS-2011-1128

DURATION: 2011-2014

BUDGET: 115,000 €

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Luis Echegoyen (University of Texas at El Paso)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH: University of Texas at El Paso (L. Echegoyen), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (N. Martín), Universidad Rovira y Virgili, Tarragona (J. Poblet)

 

TITLE: Design and synthesis of novel porphyrinoids as active components in all-organic and dye-sensitized solar cells (Ftalosolar)

REFERENCE: CTQ2011-24187/BQU.

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

DURATION: 2012-2014

BUDGET: 369,000 €

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada

 

TITLE: Materiales foto- y electroactivos para células solares orgánicas e híbridas (MadriSolar2)

FUNDING BODY: Community of Madrid

REFERENCE: S2009/PPQ-1533

DURATION: 2010-2013

BUDGET: 280,000 € (UAM); 856,699 € (network)

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Nazario Martín (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada

COLLABORATION WITH: N. Martín (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), J. Elguero (Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Madrid), M. Yañez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), E. Coronado (Institut de Ciencia Molecular, IcMol, Universitat de Valencia), D. M. Guldi (Universität Erlangen, Alemania)

 

TITLE: Nanociencia Molecular (CONSOLIDER-INGENIO)

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture

REFERENCE: CSD2007-00010 

DURATION: 2007-2013

BUDGET: 350,000 €

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Eugenio Coronado (Institut de Ciencia Molecular, IcMol, Universitat de Valencia)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres

COLLABORATION WITH: Eugenio Coronado, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) de la Universidad de Valencia;  Nazario Martín, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Tomás Torres, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Rodolfo Miranda, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Antonio Hernando, Universidad Complutense de Madrid-RENFE, Sebastián Vieira, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; José López Carrascosa, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-CSIC, Fernando Palacio, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, Juan José Palacios, Universidad de Alicante.

 

TITLE: Exploración de nuevos porfirinoides para fotovoltaica molecular.

REFERENCE: PLE2009-0070.

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

DURATION: 2009-2013.

BUDGET: 40,000 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Nanoestructuración de materiales moleculares y aplicación en células solares orgánicas.

REFERENCE: CCG10-UAM/PPQ-5443

Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid – Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

DURACIÓN: 2011; 19.000 Euros

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: David González Rodríguez

 

TITLE: Diseño y preparación de materiales moleculares orgánicos basados en ftalocianinas para aplicaciones fotovoltaicas.

REFERENCE: CTQ2008-00418/BQU.

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture. 

DURATION: 2008-2011.

BUDGET: 368,700 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Materiales foto- y electroactivos para células solares orgánicas e híbridas (MADRISOLAR).

REFERENCE: S-0505/PPQ/000225.
COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, Área Productos y Procesos Químicos,

DURATION: 2006-2010.

BUDGET: 292,790 € (UAM);  892,659 (network).

COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK: Nazario Martín (Universidad Complutense de Madrid).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLLABORATION WITH: N. Martín (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), J. Elguero (Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Madrid), M. Yañez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), E. Coronado (Institut de Ciencia Molecular, IcMol, Universitat de Valencia), D. M. Guldi (Universität Erlangen, Alemania).

 

TITLE: Nuevos dispositivos fotovoltaicos basados en materiales moleculares: conceptos y Tecnologías de fabricación (FOTOMOL).

Ref.: PSS-120000-2009-8.

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.

DURATION: 2009-2010.

58,000 €.

COORDINATOR: Emilio Palomares (Institut Català d`Investigació Química, ICIQ).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Nuevos mecanismos fotovoltáicos basados en materiales moleculares: conceptos y Tecnologías de fabricación (FOTOMOL).

REFERENCE: PSS-120000-2007-1.

FUNDING BODY: Spanish Ministery of Science and Innovation. 

DURATION: 2008-2009.

BUDGET: 76,000 €.

COORDINATOR: Emilio Palomares (Institut Català d'Investigació Química, ICIQ).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR BY UAM: Tomás Torres Cebada.

COLABORATION WITH: Emilio Palomares, ICIQ; ISOFOTÓN S.A., Centro de Investigación Energética Medioambiental y Tecnológica (CIEMAT); Eugenio Coronado, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) de la Universidad de Valencia; Nazario Martín, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Tomás Torres, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Juan Bisquert, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, IKERLAN S. COOP.

 

TITLE: Síntesis y organización de sistemas moleculares y polímeros funcionales basados en ftalocianinas con propiedades ópticas convencionales y no convencionales.

M. E. C. Ref.: CTQ2005-08933/BQU

DURATION: 2005-2008.

 213,000 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Síntesis de nuevos derivados de ftalocianina y estudio de sus propiedades ópticas y de transferencia electrónica.

REFERENCE: GR/MAT/0513/2004

FUNDING BODY: Community of Madrid. 

DURATION: 2004-2005

BUDGET: 34,155 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Materiales moleculares y polímeros funcionales basados en ftalocianinas: Propiedades electrónicas y aplicaciones tecnológicas.

REFERENCE: BQU2002-04697.

FUNDING BODY:  Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT). 

DURATION: 2003-2005.

BUDGET: 180,000 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Materiales moleculares orgánicos basados en ftalocianinas como componentes activos para la preparación de dispositivos fotovoltáicos y optoelectrónicos.

REFERENCE: 07N/0030/2002.

FUNDING BODY: Community of Madrid. 

DURATION: 2003-2004.

BUDGET: 40,825 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Metaloftalocianinas; compuestos base para la preparación de materiales moleculares orgánicos con aplicación en optoelectrónica.

REFERENCE: 07N/0051/2001.

FUNDING BODY: Community of Madrid. 

DURATION: 2002.

BUDGET: 10,367 €.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Materiales moleculares y polímeros avanzados basados en derivados de ftalocianina. Estudio de sus propiedades eléctricas, ópticas y cristal-líquido.

REFERENCE: MAT-99-0180.

FUNDING BODY:  Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT).

DURATION: 1999-2002.

BUDGET: 21,750,000 ptas.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Síntesis y propiedades ópticas de ftalocianinas: materiales orgánicos para aplicaciones en optoelectrónica y en sensores ópticos.

REFERENCE: 07N/0020/1998.

FUNDING BODY:  Community of Madrid. 

DURATION: 1999-2000.

BUDGET: 10,895,000 pesetas.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Ingeniería supramolecular de semiconductores intrínsecos, moleculares y polímeros, basados en metaloftalocianinas. Aplicaciones como mecanismos electrónicos.

REFERENCE: MAT-96-0654.

FUNDING BODY:  Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT).

DURATION: 1997-1999.

BUDGET: 19,580,000 pesetas.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Preparación y propiedades ópticas no lineales de materiales moleculares basados en metaloftalocianinas y análogos.

REFERENCE: 06T/017/96.

FUNDING ENTITY: Community of Madrid.

DURATION: 1997-1998.

BUDGET: 11.546.000 ptas.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Metaloftalocianinas como materiales moleculares orgánicos. Preparación y estudio de sus propiedades eléctricas y ópticas.

REFERENCE: MAT-93-0075.

FUNDING BODY:  Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (CICYT).

DURATION: 1994-1996.

BUDGET: 15,972,000 pesetas.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada.

 

TITLE: Metaloftalocianinas como materiales moleculares orgánicos. Preparación y estudio de sus propiedades eléctricas y ópticas

REFERENCE: AE00139/94 and AE00333/95

CALL: Programa TEC

FUNDING BODY: Community of Madrid

DURATION: 1994-1995

BUDGET: 3,060,000 pesetas

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tomás Torres Cebada