3rd International Symposium On Nanoscience and Nanomaterials.

CNyN-UNAM GENERAL PROGRAM
GENERAL PROGRAM

3
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International Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanomaterials
Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico, March 10-14, 2014

Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologa


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Gustavo A. Hirata
Dr. Oscar E. Contreras
Dr. Olivia Graeve
Dr. Ma. de la Paz Cruz
Dr. Felipe F. Castillon
Dr. Ruben D. Cadena
Lic. Margot Sainz R.

GRAPHIC DESIGN
LDG. Marina Curiel
Dr. Mario Curiel

EDITING
G.A. Hirata
Prakhar Sengar
Akhil Jain


CONFERENCE TOPICS

Bionanotechnology
Structural properties oI nanomaterials
Electronic, optical and transport properties oI nanostructures
Nanomagnetism and spintronics
Micro and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS)
Carbon and related systems
Quantum computing
SurIacess and interIaces
Thin Iilms
Synthesis oI nanomaterials
Nanocatalysis


SPEAKERS
Mario F. Borunda
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Olivia A. Graeve
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Alexander Orlov
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

J. E. Garay
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

Rommie E. Amaro
UREY HALL, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA.

Milan Makale
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Charles M. Knobler
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES.

Bogdan Dragneaa
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON

Jose Antonio Eiras
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Ravi Droopad
INGRAM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS

Joanna McKittrick
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO

Miguel JoseYacaman
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

Bhabendra Pradhan
CTO, NANOHOLDINGS LLCCOUNTRY
ROWAYTON, CT, USA

Manuel Quevedo
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, DALLAS

Raymundo Arroyave
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY


WEEK SCHEDULE
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March 10-14, 2014 - Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Time Monday10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14
8:00 9:00 Registration
9:00 9:20 Inauguration
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Meeting
oI
Multidisciplinary
Inter-
Institutional
International
Network
9:20 10:00
Plenary I
Mario Borunda
Plenary V
Rommie
Amaro
Plenary IX
1ose A. Eiras
Plenary XII
Miguel
Yacaman
10:00 10:20
Talk 1
Elena
Smolentseva
Plenary VI
Milan Makale
Talk 17
Luis Fuentes
Plenary XIII
Bhabendra
Pradhan
10:20 10:40
Talk 2
Brenda Acosta
Talk 18
Jesus Siqueiros
10:40 11:00
Talk 3
Viridiana
Evangelista
Talk 9
Lorena Sanchez
Talk 19
Jesus Heiras
Talk 23
Victor Garcia
11:00 11:20
Talk 4
Andrey
Simakov
Talk 10
Rees Garmann
Talk 20
Jose Romo
Talk 24
James Kelly
11:20 11:40 Coffee Break
11:40 12:20
Plenary II
Olivia A.
Graeve
Plenary VII
Charles
Knobler
Plenary X
Ravi Droopad
Plenary XIV
Manuel
Quevedo
12:20 13:00
Plenary III
Alexander
Orlov
Plenary VIII
Bogdan
Dragnea
Plenary XI
1oanna
McKittrick
Plenary XV
Raymundo
Arryave
13:00 13:20
Talk 5
Karla Juarez
Talk 11
Miguel Mendez
Talk 21
Hector Sanchez
Talk 25
MuIei Xiao
13:20 13:40
Talk 6
Cristina Torres
Talk 12
Katya
Novistkaya
Talk 22
Manuel Herrera
Talk 26
Amir
Maldonado
13:40 14:00
Talk 7
RaIael Navarro
Talk 13
Roberto
Vazquez
Photograph
Talk 27
Hugo Tiznado
14:00 16:00 Lunch
16:00 16:20
Plenary IV
1avier Garay
Talk 14
Oscar Jaime
Free time
Poster
Exhibition II

16:20 16:40
Talk 15
Rey Garcia
16:40 17:00
Talk 8
Nestor Perea
Talk 16
Catalina Lopez
17:00 18:00 Welcome
Cocktail
Poster
Exhibition I 18:00 Closing
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FORMAT RESTRICTION OF ABSTRACTS

The proceedings oI 3
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International Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanomaterials are a
compilation oI the accepted abstracts oI the plenary, contributed oral and poster presentations.
Due to Iormat restrictions Iigures and cited reIerence, although mentioned in the abstract, were
not included in the printed version. II you require additional inIormation please write to the
authors.
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PLENARY SESSION
PLENARY I

QUANTUM CONTROL AT THE NANOSCALE:
MANIPULATING ELECTRONS FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION
Mario F. Borunda
1
1
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74074 USA
amario.borundaokstate.edu
Keywords: Quantum Control, Quantum InIormation, Nanostructures.
The quest Ior solid-state quantum computing in semiconductor nanomaterials has led to break
through in the initialization, processing, and readout oI single- and two-particle states in coupled quantum
dots. Fast and accurate control oI electronic states is a key requirement Ior solid-state quantum
inIormation processing.I will present theory and calculations Ior coherent high-Iidelity quantum control
oI many-particle states and Ior the local control oI electronic charge. Coupling a two-electron double
quantum dot to a terahertz optical source enables targeted excitations that are one to two orders oI
magnitude Iaster and signiIicantly more accurate than those obtained with electric gates. I will also
present the idea oI local optimal control theory as a powerIul approach to Iind optimized gate voltages
that induce coherent transitions between electronic states. The proposed schemes achieve (i) Iaster
operation time and (ii) limits the Irequencies used in the control Iields to the experimentally accessible
range, while maximizing the Iidelity oI the processes. The ability to coherently control arbitrary two-
electron states to maximize their entanglement and coherently manipulate charge states opens up Iurther
opportunities in nanoscience and represents a clear advancement in solid-state quantum inIormation.
PLENARY II
CORRELATION BETWEEN PARTICLE SIZE AND SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF
NANOPOWDERS
Olivia A. Graeve
Olivia A. Graeve
1,2,a
, James T. Cahill,
1,b
Hoorshad Fathi,
2,c
James P. Kelly
1,2,d

1
Department oI Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University oI CaliIornia, San Diego 9500
Gilman Drive MC 0411, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411, USA
2
Kazuo Inamori School oI Engineering, AlIred University ,Pine Street, AlIred, NY 14802, USA
a
ograeveucsd.edu,
b
jtcahilleng.ucsd.edu,
c
hI3alIred.edu,
d
jkellyeng.ucsd.edu
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Keywords: Triboluminescence, nanopowders, coatings, crack detection, combustion synthesis, structural
health monitoring.
We present an overview oI Iundamental responses and limits oI precipitation processes Ior the
synthesis oI nanostructured ceramic nanopowders, with special emphasis on combustion synthesis Ior the
preparation oI borides and reverse micelle synthesis Ior the preparation oI oxides. Advanced sintering
techniques Ior nanostructured materials will also be described and a correlation between powder particle
size and sintered grain size will be presented. Boride compounds have proven essential Ior myriad
applications such as reinIorcing phases in metal-matrix composites and armor materials. One particular
sub-group in this large class oI materials includes the hexaborides. We will demonstrate the Iirst instance
oI the preparation oI boride materials by the eIIicient combustion synthesis technique at a temperature oI
320C. We will also present an analysis and systematic investigation oI the structure and stability oI
reverse micelle systems with the addition oI NH
4
OH, ZrOCl
2
, and Al(NO
3
)
3
salts. The concept oI an
electrical double layer, as it applies to reverse micelles, will be considered Ior explaining Ieatures oI
destabilization, including the initial decrease in reverse micelle size, the destabilization concentration, and
the eIIect oI cation valence. We propose that the reduction in size prior to instability is caused by
compression oI the reverse micelle electrical double layers, as higher concentrations oI salts are present.
All these eIIects have important implications Ior the preparation oI nanopowders by reverse micelle
synthesis. II the reverse micelles are unstable beIore the precipitates are Iormed then the advantage oI
reverse micelle synthesis is immediately lost.
PLENARY III
STUDIES OF SUPPORTED NOBLE METAL NANOPARTICLES FOR SUSTAINABLE FUELS
PRODUCTION
Alexander Orlov
1,a,
Peichuan Shen
1
, Yan Li
2
and Shen Zhao
1

1
Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
2
Computational Science Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
aalexander.orlovstonybrook.edu
Keywords: Nanoparticles, catalysts, photocatalysis, noble metals
Understanding the role oI noble metal nanoparticles in production oI H2 under light under solar
light is a growing area in sustainable energy research. Although there are numerous studies oI using these
metals as co-catalysts, the issues related to a size range where they lose their metallic properties is a very
promising area oI investigation. In this study we combine experimental studies oI primarily Pt based
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catalysts with DFT calculations, where we explore the issues related to shape and size oI these
nanoparticles. More speciIically, we utilize microscopy, spectroscopy and reactor studies to understand
the advantages oI using nanometer and sub-nanometer particles Ior photocatalytic water splitting and
water gas shiIt reactions. The results obtained Ior Pt nanoparticles will be compared to data obtained Ior
other noble metal catalysts.
PLENARY IV
PROCESSING OF NANOCRYSTALLINE TRANSPARENT CERAMICS FOR PHOTONIC
APPLICATIONS
E. H. Penilla
1
, A. T. Wieg
1
, C. L. Hardin
1
, Y. Kodera
1
and 1. E. Garay
1a

1
Materials Science and Engineering Program and Mechanical Engineering
University oI CaliIornia, Riverside
ajegarayengr.ucr.edu
Keywords: Photonic materials, ceramics, nanocrystalline.
It is well known that microstructure can signiIicantly aIIect the optical properties oI
polycrystalline ceramics. For example, holding the grain and pore sizes to length scales less than the
wavelength oI light can be signiIicantly increase transparency. Recently, the versatile material processing
technique oI current activated pressure assisted densiIication (CAPAD), oIten called Spark Plasma
Sintering (SPS) has been gaining momentum as a tool Ior producing optical ceramics. The primary reason
is that CAPAD is especially eIIective in overcoming the grain growth challenge. Additionally, there is
now evidence that the technique is capable oI producing non-equilibrium ceramics, i.e. materials that
cannot be made using conventional sintering. The method draws its eIIectiveness Irom large electric
current densities that serve to heat the materials and can also alter the processing kinetics. AIter an
overview oI our processing techniques, we will present results Irom ongoing work on tailoring the optical
properties oI oxide and nitride ceramics. We will discuss results showing improved visible light
transmittance and luminescence and will also show eIIorts on Iabricating near net shaped ceramics.

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PLENARY V
ENABLING CHEMICAL DISCOVERY THROUGH THE LENS OF A COMPUTATIONAL
MICROSCOPE
Rommie E. Amaro
1a

13234 Urey Hall, La Jolla, CaliIornia, 92093-0340, United States
aramaroucsd.edu
Keywords: molecular biophysics, drug discovery, rational design, cancer, p53
With exascale computing power on the horizon, computational studies have the opportunity to
make unprecedented contributions to drug discovery eIIorts. Steady increases in computational power,
coupled with improvements in the underlying algorithms and available structural experimental data, are
enabling new paradigms Ior discovery, where in computationally predicted ensembles Irom large-scale
biophysical simulations are being used in rational drug design eIIorts. Such investigations are driving
discovery eIIorts in collaboration with leading experimentalists. I will describe our work in this area that
has provided key insights into the systematic incorporation oI structural inIormation resulting Irom state-
oI-the-art biophysical simulations in to protocols Ior inhibitor and drug discovery, with emphasis on the
discovery oI novel druggable pockets that may not be apparent in crystal structures.
PLENARY VI
NANOTECHNOLOGY DERIVED STRATEGIES AS POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS
Milan Makale
University oI CaliIornia San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA, USA, 92093
mmakaleucsd.edu
Keywords: Radiotherapy; nanoparticle; cancer.
Standard chemo-radiotherapy Ialls Iar short in the most common and lethal Iorms oI brain
cancer in adults and children. These tumors are oIten distressingly resistant to radiation and
chemotherapy, and these standard protocols induce proIound liIe-long morbidity in the Iew surviving
patients. We believe there are two key issues in translational brain cancer research which are linked to
the stubborn resistance oI this tumor; (1) potent anti-tumor agents able to overcome resistant brain tumors
in culture have Iared poorly in preclinical development because oI pharmacokinetic, toxicity, and
targeting limitations, and (2) megavoltage radiotherapy oI the brain and spinal cord is an extremely useIul
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mainstay and palliative measure, but the required doses are too high, causing severe normal tissue
damage.
PLENARY VII
!"#$!%&' SELF-ASSEMBLED PLANT VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE VECTORS
FOR MAMMALIAN CELLS
Charles M. Knobler
Department oI Chemistry and Biochemistry, University oI CaliIornia, Los Angeles, CA USA
knoblerchem.ucla.edu
Keywords: In vitro assembly, plant viruses, RNA packaging, gene delivery
The Cowpea Chlorotic Mosaic Virus consists oI a protein shell called the capsid made up oI 180
identical proteins that surrounds and protects the genome, 3,000 nucleotide-long single-stranded positive-
sense RNA. Remarkably, the virus is capable oI selI-assembling when the pure RNA and pure protein are
mixed in an appropriate buIIer solution. More remarkable still, the capsid can assemble around non-viral
RNAs, ranging in length Irom 100 to 10,000 nt, as well as anionic polymers, quantum dots and nano-
emulsion droplets. This capacity to package a wide variety oI cargoes can be utilized Ior delivery oI
genetic inIormation to cells as demonstrated by recent experiments |Azizgolshani, et al. 'Reconstituted
Plant Viral Capsids Can Release Genes to Mammalian Cells, 2013Virol. 441, 12 17| that this plant
virus can be employed Ior transIection oI mammalian cells.
PLENARY VIII
ON THE ORIGIN OF INCOMPLETENESS IN IMMATURE HIV-GAG PARTICLES
Bogdan Dragnea
Chemistry Department Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47408, U.S.A.
adragneaindiana.edu
Keywords: SelI-assembly, HIV, virus assembly, nanoparticle, electron microscopy.
To understand and interIere with the stages oI the virus liIe cycle, knowledge oI the structural
properties oI viruses and their assembly intermediates is required. A case in point is the human
immunodeIiciency virus type 1 (HIV-1), which, despite intense study, still presents challenges coming
Irom a limited knowledge oI its architecture and the transIormations associated with its passage Irom the
noninIectious immature state to the inIectious mature state during the viral liIe cycle. An intriguing
Ieature oI the immature HIV-1 is the sizable gaps in its protein lattice observed by electron microscopy.
The origin oI the gaps is not understood but they may be important Ior the timing oI release oI the viral
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particle Irom the cellular membrane beIore assembly is completed. We hypothesize that the gaps are
unavoidable consequences oI the high aspect ratio oI the protein subunits constrained to assemble on a
spherical shell. We present experiments testing this hypothesis by nanoparticle directed assembly.
PLENARY IX
HT SINGLE PHASE MULTIFERROICS
1os Antonio Eiras

Universidade Federal de So Carlos - Departamento de Fisica

Grupo de Cermicas Ferroeletricas - CEP 13565-670 - So Carlos - SP Brazil

williamdI.uIscar.br
a
, roneydI.uIscar.br
b
, eirasdI.uIscar.br
c
Keywords: Magnetoelectric coupling (ME).
In the last decade, intensive research eIIorts have been devoted to produce magnetoelectrics
materials viewing to improve the electric control oI the magnetization and vice-versa at high
temperatures. Among the materials with potential characteristics to present improved magnetoelectric
coupling (ME) arise the single phase multiIerroics (SPM), that present the coexistence oI electric and
magnetic ordering below characteristics temperatures. The cross-coupling between the magnetic and
electric orders parameter, termed magnetoelectric coupling, brings novel physical phenomena and oIIers
potential ability to control or sense the material polarization or magnetization states with either magnetic
or electric Iield. This opens possibilities to develop devices (transducers, sensors, actuators.) Ior new
technological applications. The main challenge Ior practical application oI SPM lies in the diIIiculty to
obtain materials with multiIerroics characterisitics around room temperature. Typical lead based
perovskites that can present multiIerroics ordering are Pb(Fe
1/2
Nb
1/2
)O
3
and Pb(Fe
2/3
W
1/3
)O
3
. Reports
related to these materials attributed the magnetic ordering to the Fe
3
ions, while the Ierroelectric ordering
was related to the W
6
or Nb
5
ions. In this presentation experimental results oI Pb(Fe
1/2
Nb
1/2
)O
3
and (1-
x)Pb(Fe
2/3
W
1/3
)O
3
xPbTiO
3
(PFWPT) (0_ x_ 0.30) ceramics, viewing to the establishment oI the
magnetoelectric coupling around room temperature will be presented. The temperature intervals where
Ierroelectric or magnetic ordering occurs and coexists and the characteristics oI the magnetoelectric
coupling were investigated through magnetic, dielectric spectroscopy and anelastic measurements as a
Iunction oI the temperature. Evidences oI changes in magnetic ordering (above 500 K) and the presence
oI magnetoelectroelastic anomalies (in the temperature range oI 200k to 300 K), will be discussed.

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PLENARY X
INTEGRATION OF FUNCTIONAL OXIDES WITH SEMICONDUCTORS
Ravi Droopad
1, a
, R. Contreras-Guerrero
1
, Hanu Arava
1
, J. Rojas Ramirez
1
, Robert Klie
2
, Jeremy Levy
3
,
Byounghak Lee
1

1
Ingram School oI Engineering, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666
2
Dept. oI Physics, University oI Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607
3
Dept. oI Physics and Astronomy,University oI Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
4
Dept. oI Physics, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666
ardroopadtxstate.edu,
Keywords: Epitaxial oxides, molecular beam epitaxy, semiconductors.
Oxides have played an important role in the creation oI the transistor leading to the proliIeration
oI modern day consumer electronics. In this application the oxide layer is amorphous, act as a dielectric
with low leakage, and has a high quality interIace that is only possible with silicon. Crystalline oxides on
the other hand possess rich and diverse properties that can be exploited to create novel Iunctional devices
when integrated with other semiconductors. One such example is the use oI Ierroelectric layers to perturb
the 2 dimensional electron gas channels in III-V semiconductors leading to reconIigurability oI high
speed optoelectronic devices. Another is the use oI magnetic layers on semiconductors to Iabricate spin
transport devices and novel non-volatile memories. However the challenge is the integration oI these
crystalline oxide materials, and controlling the interIace quality, with semiconductors. With the recent
advances in oxide molecular beam epitaxy, high quality Iunctional oxides with near perIect interIace can
now be grown. In this presentation, I will outline the growth oI these crystalline oxides on both silicon
and GaAs which demonstrate Iunctionality. Bonding chemistry at the oxide/semiconductor
heterointerIaceis also investigated in an attempt to understand the atomic structure oI such interIaces.
PLENARY XI
NANOSCALE EFFECTS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICAL
MATERIALS
1oanna McKittrick
Department oI Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and
Engineering Program
University oI CaliIornia, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
jmckittrickucsd.edu
Keywords: Biological materials, mechanical properties
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Structural biologicl materials such as mollusk shells and bone are light weight, strong and
Iracture resistant. Due to the hierarchical structure oI these materials, each level presents a strengthening
and toughening mechanism. At then at nanoscale, Ieatures such as sacriIicial bonds, bridges and
viscoelastic stretching are present. This presentation will discuss how these Ieatures operate and interact
to result in these extraordinary properties oI biological materials.
PLENARY XII
WHAT IS NEXT IN HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
IN NANOTECHNOLOGY?
Miguel 1oseYacaman
University OI Texas at San Antonio, PhysicsDepartment
Miguel.yacamanutsa.edu
Modern electron microscopy has achieved an old dream to break the 1A resolution barrier.
Indeed Microscopes such as the ARM in UTSA have a resolution oI 0 .8 A (80 pm) that can be achieved
in a routine basis. Our microscope was the number one in the world until recently the DOE center at
Berkeley achieved 0.5 A. In real terms since the size oI the atom is in that range (Helium atom is 40 pm)
it means that the resolution that we have achieved is the limit oI can be achieved. Below the nuclear
interactions will dominate and other phenomena will dominate. So what is the Future oI Electron
Microscopy? It can be say that Irom now on all the improvements will be not in resolution but in other
areas. In this talk we will review the most signiIicant areas oI nanotechnology that demand signiIicant
improvements in Electron microscope techniques. Some examples are the need oI more accurate in situ
experimentation and measurements, single electron detection, need oI low voltage and many others.
PLENARY XIII
COMMERCIALIZATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AT UNIVERSITY:
CONCEPT TO PRODUCT
Bhabendra Pradhan
CTO, Nanoholdings LLCcountry
Rowayton, CT, USA
bhabendrananoholdings.com
Keywords: List the keywords that best describe the contents oI your paper.
One oI the biggest challenges Ior our society is to Iind ways provide energy needed Ior our
growing demand, and at the same time preserves our eco-system. Nanotechnology can contribute a
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positive development in this direction in several ways. University`s leading scientists invent many new
technologies at universities laboratory. OI ten university inventions Iall in the 'innovation gap which
reIers to the diIIiculty oI obtaining capital to develop the technology Iurther Ior commercialization or
materializing these new concepts into a viable product. This talk will discuss Iinding promising new
university innovations and starting new companies to develop and commercialize them. Nanoholdings is a
company whose business model is to Iill this gap Ior energy and water related nanotechnologies. Several
examples will be discussed which represent technology developments and commercialization at diIIerent
university worldwide that have enormous potential.
PLENARY XIV
OXIDE AND II-VI MATERIALS ENABLING NOVEL DEVICES FOR FLEXIBLE AND LARGE
AREA ELECTRONICS
Manuel Quevedo
Department oI Materials Science and Engineering, University oI Texas, Dallas
mquevedoutdallas.edu
Keywords: Radiation detectors, II-VI, Thin Film Transistors, Electrical PerIormance
Low temperature device technologies that have enabled Ilexible displays also present
opportunities Ior Ilexible electronics and Ilexible integrated systems. OI particular interest are possible
applications in Ilexible, low metal content, sensor systems Ior unattended ground sensors, smart medical
bandages, electronic ID tags Ior geo-location, conIormal antennas, neutron/gamma-ray/x-ray detectors,
etc. In this talk, our eIIorts to develop novel inorganic semiconductor materials based on oxides and II-VI
systems Ior novel CMOS integration schemes, circuits, memory, sensors as well as advanced metal
contacts, dielectrics and semiconductors Ior Ilexible electronics are presented. In particular, we discuss
Iundamental materials properties including crystalline structure, interIacial reactions, doping, etc. deIining
device perIormance and reliability oI inorganic oxides and II-VI materials. Materials characterization
methods including RBS, XPS, XRD, etc. are used to analyze materials deposited by pulsed laser
deposition, chemical bath deposition and inkjet printing. With the materials developed here thin Iilm
transistors (TFTs) with mobility`s as high as ~30 cm2/V s, Ion/IoII oI ~109 and VT shiIt oI less than ~0.1
eV are demonstrated. To achieve these TFTs characteristics, a variety oI contact materials, gate dielectric,
annealing conditions and device structures were studied. The Iactors aIIecting VT instability are also
presented and correlated to electrode materials, gate dielectric, and post-annealing conditions. In short,
TFT instability is correlated to traps and impurities at the dielectric/semiconductor and/or semiconductor
Iilm. In addition, integration oI these TFTs in CMOS circuits is demonstrated. In particular, a variety oI
logic gates and FRAM memory cells are demonstrated. The Ieasibility oI II-VI and oxides Ior Ilexible
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and transparent devices as well as novel radiation sensors is discussed. Finally, we demonstrate an
integrated neutron sensor Iully Iabricated at UT-Dallas that includes wireless communication to a mobile
device.)

PLENARY XV
PHASE STABILITY IN MULTILAYERED THIN FILMS
Raymundo Arryave
1,2,a
, Anchalee Junkaew
1,b
,Byoungsoo Ham
2,c ,

1
Department oI Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
2
Department oI Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
ararroyavetamu.edu, banchaleeneo.tamu.edu, c bshamtamu.edu, dzhangxtamu.edu
Keywords: Nano-Iilms, phase stability, thermodynamics
On the basis oI the underlying thermodynamic constraints, phase stability oI constituents in
metallic multilayer thin Iilms can be markedly diIIerent Irom the stability oI the same material in bulk
Iorm. In the absence oI size eIIects, metastable (and even unstable) phases can only be stabilized in bulk
Iorm under Iurther constraints, such as elevated-pressures and temperatures. On the other hand, interIacial
eIIects resulting Irom the growth oI nanolayer systems has been shown to stabilize these metastable
phases under ambient conditions, albeit under coherency constraints arising Irom the epitaxial growth oI
these Iilms. The stabilization oI these so-called pseudomorphic phases results Irom the competition
between bulk and interIacial contributions to the Iree energies oI the multilayer systems. In this work, a
classical thermodynamic approach has been used Ior describing the pseudomorphic growth in Mg/Nb
multilayer Iilms. The bi-phase diagram oI these Iilms has been predicted theoretically and the predictions
were veriIied experimentally by growing multiple Mg/Nb thin Iilms that were characterized through high
resolution transmission electron micrograph (HRTEM) and X-ray diIIraction (XRD) measurement. The
good agreement between predictions and experiments shows that the stability oI multilayer Iilms can be
explained through simple thermodynamic analysis on the competition between bulk and interIacial
energies.

ORAL SESSIONS
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O-001
FTIR study of benzyl alcohol and benzaldehyde adsorption on Au/Ce-Al-O catalysts
Elena Smolentseva
1, a
, Sergey Beloshapkin
2,b
, Elena V. Gusevskaya
3,c
, Sergio Fuentes
1,d
and Andrey
Simakov
1,e

1
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, km.107 carr.
Tijuana a Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
2
Materials & SurIace Science Institute, University oI Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
3
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
aelenacnyn.unam.mx,bserguei.belochapkineul.ie,celenauImg.br,dIuentescnyn.unam.mx,eandrey
cnyn.unam.mx,
Keywords: Gold catalysts, FTIR, benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde.
The oxidation oI alcohols is an important goal Ior synthetic organic chemistry. Gold catalyzed
oxidation oI alcohols, which involve O2 as an oxidant, is a good option because it is cheap, saIe and
produces only water as a by-product. The catalytic eIIiciency oI gold catalysts depends on the size oI Au
nanoparticles and the aIIinity oI the support to stabilize key reaction components. The present work was
dedicated to the FTIR study oI benzyl alcohol and benzaldehyde adsorption on the gold catalysts
supported on Ce-Al-O mixed oxides, alumina and ceria as well. Gold catalysts (3 wt.) were prepared by
deposition-precipitation with urea and activated in oxygen or in hydrogen at 350C. Samples were
characterized by FTIR, XPS, in situ UV-Visible spectroscopy and TEM. It was revealed that the nature oI
adsorbed complexes and their stability are determined by the nature oI supports and type oI catalyst redox
pretreatment. The data obtained are in a good correlation with the catalytic activity and selectivity oI
these gold catalysts in aerobic oxidation oI benzyl alcohol. The authors thank to E. Flores, P. Casillas,
V.Garcia, F.Ruiz, E.Aparicio, M. Sainz and J. Peralta Ior their kind technical support in this work. The
Iinancial support Irom CNPq, FAPEMIG and INCT-Catalise (Brazil), CONACyT (Mexico) and
DGAPAPAPIIT (UNAM, Mexico) through the grants 179619 and 203813, respectively, and SENER-
CONACyTby grant 117373.
O-002
ACTIVITY OF Au-Pd BIMETALLIC NANOREACTORS IN CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF
NITROPHENOLS
Brenda Acosta
1,a
, Viridiana Evangelista
1,b
, Sergio Fuentes
2,c
and Andrey Simakov
2,d

1
Posgrado en Fisica de Materiales, Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de
Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, B.C., 22860, Mexico.
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Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (CNyN-
UNAM), Ensenada, BC, 22860, Mexico.
a
bracostacnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Nanoreactors, Encapsulation, Au-Pd nanoparticles, Nitrophenol, SiO
2
and ZrO
2
.
In the last Iew years, the encapsulation oI catalytically active nanoparticles with Iormation such
structures as nanoreactors has become very attractive due to their high stability against the reaction
conditions. In order to enhance the catalytic perIormance oI these nanoreactors, the encapsulation oI
bimetallic nanoparticles has been proposed. The nanoreactors based on Au-Pd nanoparticles are very
promising because these nanoparticles are characterized with high eIIiciency in the multiple reactions oI
Iine and environmental chemistry. However, till now only Au-Pd encapsulated in silica (AuPdSiO
2
)
and tested in CO oxidation have been reported. On the other hand, the reduction oI nitrophenol into
aminophenol, the most common reaction Ior test oI nanoreactors, is relevant by two main reasons: (i)
hydrogenation oI nitro-compounds helps with the environmental pollution; and, (ii) the product,
aminophenol, is useIul in pharmaceutical industry and photographic. ThereIore, here is reported the
design oI AuPdZrO
2
nanoreactors with yolk shell structure and test oI their activity in the catalytic
reduction oI nitrophenols. The proposed AuPdZrO
2
nanoreactors, successIully prepared via the
traditional bottom-up route, were characterized with a mono dispersion oI Au-Pd cores inside the
inorganic shells. The porous structure oI the ZrO
2
shells allows Iree transport oI nitrophenol and
aminophenol during the reaction. Partial covering oI Au core with Pd signiIicantly improved catalytic
activity oI nanoreactors. Consequent catalytic runs revealed superior stability oI AuPdZrO
2

nanoreactors compared to the reIerence AuPd/ZrO
2
catalyst. To the best oI our knowledge this is the Iirst
study oI AuPdZrO
2
nanoreactors. The authors would like to thank O. Callejas, M. Vega, E. Flores, F.
Ruiz, J. Peralta andM. Sainz Ior technical assistance. This research project was supported partly by
CONACyT (Mexico) and PAPIIT-UNAM (Mexico) through grants 179619 and 203813, respectively.
O-003
EFFECT OF GOLD CORE DECORATION WITH CERIA IN AuZrO2 NANOREACTOR AT
THE REDUCTION OF 4-NITROPHENOL
Viridiana Evangelista
1,a
, Brenda Acosta
1,b
, Sergio Fuentes
2
,cand Andrey Simakov
2,d

1
Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, B.C., 22860 (Mexico).
2
UNAM), Ensenada, B.C., 22860 (Mexico).
a
vevangelcnyn.unam.mx,
b
bracostacnyn.unam.mx,
c
sergiocnyn.unam.mx,
d
andreycnyn.unam.mx
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Keywords: Gold, decoration, ceria, nanoreactors, nitrophenol reduction.
The catalytic reduction oI 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in the presence oI sodium borohydride
is perhaps the most oIten used reaction to test the catalytic activity oI metal nanoparticles in aqueous
solution at room temperature. The progress oI the reaction can be easily monitored via UVVis
absorption spectroscopy. Nanoreactors oI Yolk-Shell type reIer to structures with a distinctive spherical
shell layer, generally Iormed by oxides, and a metal core inside as the active phase. Catalytic activity oI
gold nanoparticles (cores) could be enhanced by the decoration oI them with some materials due to
Iormation oI highly active Au-oxide interIace. The target oI the present work was to decorate gold core
with ceria in AuSiO
2
and AuZrO
2
yolk-shell nanoreactors was trough the Iormation oI ceria species
in the void space oI nanoreactors via homogeneous hydrolysis oI the ceria precursor. The structure,
elemental distribution and core size distribution oI yolk-shell nanoreactors were determined by STEM.
Porous structure oI the prepared samples was evaluated using the BET method via N
2
adsorption.
Electronic properties oI gold cores were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The decoration oI gold cores
with ceria improved catalytic activity in the reduction oI 4-Nitrophenol. In addition, it was Iound that
catalytic perIormance oI Au-CeZrO
2
nanoreactor during 3 consecutive runs was increased. The latter
could be related with the some modiIication oI nanoreactors due to partial reduction oI ceria under
experimental conditions. The authors would like to thank E. Flores, F. Ruiz, J. Peralta, M. Sainzand O.
Callejas Ior their technical assistance. This research project was partly supported by CONACyT (Mexico)
and PAPIIT-UNAM (Mexico) through grants 179619 and 203813, respectively.
O-004
ONE-POT AMINATION OF MYRTENOL (TERPENE ALCOHOL) OVER AU AND Au-Pd
SUPPORTED CATALYSTS
Yu.S. Demidova
1,a,
I.L. Simakova
1,b
, M. Estrada
2,c
, E.V. Suslov
3,d
, K.P. Volcho
3,d
, N.F.
Salakhutdinov
3,d
, V. Kriventsov
1,e
, D.Yu. Murzin
4,I,
S. Beloshapkin
5,g
and A. Simakov
6,h

1
Boreskov Insitute oI Catalysis, pr.Lavrentieva 5, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
2
Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, B.C., 22860, Mexico.
3
Novosibirsk Institute oI Organic Chemistry, 630090, Novosibirsk, pr. Lavrentieva 9, Russia.
4
Process Chemistry Centre, AboAkademi University, FI-20500, Turku/Abo, Finland.
5
Materials and SurIace Science Institute, University oI Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
6
UNAM), Ensenada, BC, 22860, Mexico.
a
yulia.s.demidovagmail.com;
b
simakovacatalysis.ru;
c
mestradacnyn.unam.mx;
I
dmurzinabo.Ii;
g
serguei.belochaplineul.ie;
h
andreycnyn.unam.mx.
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Keywords: Amination, One-pot, gold catalysts, Myrtenol.
Terpene amines, synthesized Irom biorenewable materials, exhibit speciIic physiological
properties and can be used as intermediates oI potential drugs. A perspective way oI complicated amines
synthesisis the one-pot amination oI alcohol in the presence oI heterogeneous catalysts and consists oI
three consecutive steps: i) the dehydrogenation oI alcohol to aldehyde, ii) the condensation oI aldehyde
with amine to Iorm imine and iii) the hydrogen transIer to produce secondary amine. The present work is
aimed to the one-pot amination oI myrtenol (natural terpene alcohol) over heterogeneous gold-based
catalysts. The gold (3wt. ) on diIIerent metal oxides were supported as a gold hydroxide by deposition-
precipitation method. Palladium (1wt. ) was deposited over selected samples, dried at room
temperature, by chemisorption Irom the agues solution oI PdCl2. BeIore use all samples were pre-treated
in oxygen or in hydrogen Ilow at 350oC and characterized with XRD, TEM, XPS, EXAFS, FTIR and
MASS-UV-Vis in situ. The activity and selectivity oI the catalysts in the myrtenol amination with aniline
were tested in the liquid-phase at 5-9 bar nitrogen pressure within 100-180
o
C temperature interval. The
increase oI support acidity results in a relatively lower alcohol conversion which conIirms initial alcohol
activation on the basic sites oI metal oxide surIaces. On other hand, type oI sample pretreatment aIIect
electronic state oI gold changing relative contribution oI metallic and cationic species or, in case oI
bimetallic Pd-Au nanoparticles, the distribution oI metals over nanoparticle. The highest activity among
the tested catalysts was obtained over pre-oxidized Au/ZrO
2
catalyst with both acidic and basic surIace
sites. The data obtained are useIul Ior the design oI one-pot amination oI alcohols with production oI
various complicated amines to be used Ior the synthesis oI drugs Ior neurological diseases. The authors
would like to thank O. Callejas, M. Vega, E. Flores, F. Ruiz, J. Peralta and M. Sainz Ior technical
assistance. This research project was supported partly by CONACyT (Mexico) and PAPIIT-UNAM
(Mexico) through grants 179619 and 203813, respectively.
O-005
TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUNDS BY IMMOBILIZED
BIOCATALYST IN IMPREGNATED SBA-15 MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Karla 1urez-Moreno
1,a
, Yasmin Lozano Valenzuela
2,b
, Gabriel Alonso Nuez
1,c
, Sergio Fuentes
1,d
and
RaIael Vazquez-Duhalt
1,e

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Ensenada, BC, Mexico
2
Facultad de Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Diseo, Universidad Autonoma de Baja CaliIornia, Ensenada,
BC, Mexico
a
kjuarezcnyn.unam.mx,
b
ylozanouabc.edu.mx,
c
galonsocnyn.unam.mx,
d
Iuentescnyn.unam.mx,
e
rvdcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Enzyme-immobilization, bioreIinery, desulIurization.
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Immobilization oI biomolecules on mesoporous materials has been successIully used Ior
biotechnological purposes, including several industrial applications. The enzyme immobilization on
nanostructured materials takes advantage oI physicochemical properties Irom both biomolecules and
nanostructured supports. Herein we present the usage oI SBA-15 silica and diIIerent metal-impregnated
preparations, SBA-15/Ti, SBA-15/CoMo and SBA-15/CoMoTi, as support materials Ior the physical
immobilization oI the enzyme chloroperoxidase (CPO) Irom the black mold Caldariomyces Iumago. The
enzyme load Ior each support and its speciIic activity on monochlorodimedone (MCD) and on
dibenzothiophene (DBT) were determined. Our results showed that immobilized CPO in SBA-15 silica
materials exhibit a higher stability in the presence oI catalytic concentrations oI H
2
O
2
than Iree-CPO.
Although the total turnover (TTN) oI Iree-CPO on MCD was higher than immobilized-CPO, SBA-
15/CoMo showed similar TTN value than the Iree enzyme. In addition, the capacity oI immobilized CPO
to transIorm organosulIur compounds was tested. The biocatalytic transIormation oI several organosulIur
compound such as dibenzothiophene, 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene; benzyl sulIide; 1,2-
benzodiphenylene sulIide, thiophene and thianthrene were studied. Our results indicated that CPO
immobilized in SBA-15/Ti exhibit better speciIic activity with these compounds as compared to the other
enzymatic preparations. We can conclude that immobilization oI CPO into SBA-15 materials provides a
Iavorable nano-environment and allows the enzyme to exhibit a higher stability than Iree preparation. We
suggest that impregnation oI silica materials with Ti and CoMo enhances the oxidation oI organosulIur
compounds mediated by CPO. The use oI immobilized enzyme in mesoporous materials Ior the oil
biodesulIurization is discussed.
O-006
HOW TOXICARE COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES? STUDYING OXIDATIVE STRESS IN
SEA URCHIN EMBRYOS
Torres-Duarte Cristina
1,a
and Cherr Gary
1,b

1
Bodega Marine Laboratory, University oI CaliIornia Davis. 2099 Westside Road, PO Box 247. Bodega
Bay, CA 94923. United States.
a
ctorresdgmail.com,
b
gncherrucdavis.edu
Keywords: Sea urchin embryos, copper oxide nanoparticles, oxidative stress.
Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) are one oI the ten most produced engineered
nanomaterials. Their toxic properties make them useIul as additives in pesticides and paints oI boats
because they prevent the growth oI organisms. These applications increase the likelihood oI being
released to the soil and water, where they can also under go dissolution and induce oxidative stress
responses in non-target organisms leading to cell death, abnormal development and population declines.
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We analyzed the eIIects oI CuONPs exposure in sea urchin embryos, a well-known marine model
organism. AIter 96 h oI development, we did not detect signiIicant oxidative damage to proteins or lipids.
However, embryos exposed to 1 ppm CuONPs and greater developed abnormally and showed a decreased
total antioxidant capacity. At 5 ppm, 77 oI embryos were abnormal and total antioxidant capacity was
70 oI controls. In embryos exposed to 50 ppb oI copper sulIate as a source oI copper ions, the eIIects
were similar to the higher concentration oI CuONP: no signiIicant lipid or protein oxidation, 98
abnormal development, and 84 oI total antioxidant capacity in controls. Interestingly, the intracellular
copper concentration in the embryos exposed to 50 ppb copper sulIate and to 5 ppm CuONPs was 10 and
11 times higher than the concentration Iound in controls, respectively. Other studies have shown that at 10
ppm, ~1 oI CuONPs dissolve. This suggests that at 5 ppm, CuONPs would undergo dissolution to an
equivalent concentration oI ~50 ppb oI copper ions. Thus, the toxic eIIects observed Ior CuONPs may in
part be due to the copper ions absorbed by the embryos. Although no eIIects were observed at
concentrations oI CuONPs that are commonly observed in the environment, CuONPs can cause abnormal
development which may be linked to compromised antioxidant activity.
O-007
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF REVERSE MICELLAR SOLUTIONS WITH
SOLVATION SALTS.
Rafael Navarro
1,a
, Victor R. Vasquez
2,b
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,c

1
2
Department oI Chemical and Materials Engineering, University oI Nevada, Reno1664 N. Virginia Street
MS 388, Reno, NV 89557, USA
a
rnavarrosandi.net,
b
victor.vasquezunr.edu,
c
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Molecular dynamics, reverse micelles, microemulsions, AOT, isooctane.
Reverse micellar systems consisting oI water, AOT, and isooctane are studied using molecular
dynamics (MD) simulations. We have examined the distribution oI micelle size as the ratio oI water to
surIactant is varied as well as the addition oI model salts. We will present the critical value oI the ratio
that produces the two dynamical regimes that occur at low and high ratios oI water to surIactant. At low
ratios, there is a signiIicant deviation Irom sphericity and there exists oscillations oI the structure. At high
ratios, the spherical radius increases with the ratio oI water to surIactant. The positions oI AOT molecules
relative to the center oI the micelle have been tracked at high salt concentrations. High salt concentrations
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lead to a decrease in micelle size due to a disruption in the solvation layer. The Iree energy oI the system
has been measured with simulation time to ensure equilibrium oI the system.
O-008
LIGHT SENSING DEVICES BASED ON ATOMICALLY THIN TMDCS
Nstor Perea-Lpez
1a
, Ana Laura Elias
1
, Nihar Phradan
2
, Zhong Lin
1
, Bartolomeu Cruz-Viana
1
, Balicas
Luis
2
, Humberto Terrones
1
and Mauricio Terrones
1,3c

1
Department oI Physics and Center Ior 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
2
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee-FL 32310, USA
3
Department oI Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA & Research Center Ior Exotic Nanocarbons (JST),
Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-853, Japan
a
nup13psu.edu,
b
aue4psu.edu,
c
mut11psu.edu
Keywords: Low dimensional systems, 2D Materials, TMDCs, Photocurrent, FET.
Few-layered Iilms oI diIIerent transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) like MoS
2
, WS
2
, and
WSe
2
were successIully used as light sensors. The Iilm samples were structurally characterized by Raman
spectroscopy, atomic Iorce microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy. The produced samples consisted oI Iew layered sheets possessing up to 10 layers
obtained by diIIerent synthetic or isolation methods including low-pressure CVD, atmospheric-pressure
CVD and mechanical exIoliation. Current-voltage (I-V) and photo response measurements carried out at
room temperature were perIormed by connecting the TMDC layered sample with Au/Ti contacts. The
photocurrent measurements were carried out using Iive diIIerent laser lines ranging between 457 and 647
nm. The results indicate that the electrical response strongly depends on the photon energy Irom the
excitation lasers. In addition, it was Iound that the photocurrent varied non-linearly with the incident
power, and the generated photocurrent in the WS
2
samples varied as a squared root oI the incident power.
The device was tested Ior a long operation period at slow on and oII illumination revealing good stability
oI the photoswitching response. The response time oI the devices was also measured and resulted in the
order oI Iew microseconds, which is the Iastest response reported so Iar Ior Iew layered transition metal
dichalcogenide devices. Because oI its Iast response, good responsivity and stability Iew-layered TMDCs
are strong candidates Ior constructing novel optoelectronic devices.
O-009
VIRUS-LIKE NANOPARTICLES AS POTENTIAL CARRIERS OF CYTOCHROME P450 FOR
CHEMOTHERAPY PRO-DRUG ACTIVATION.
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Lorena Snchez-Snchez
1
, Ruben D. Cadena
2
, Jaime Ruiz-Garcia
3
, Melissa S. T. Koay
4
, Jeroen J.M.T.
Cornelissen
4
,Laura A. Palomares
1
and RaIael Vazquez-Duhalt
1
,
1
Institute oI Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Cuernavaca, Morelos.
2
Center Ior Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Ensenada,
Baja CaliIornia.
3
Institute oI Physics, Autonomous University oI San Luis, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico.
4
Department oI Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA Institute oI Nanotechnology, University oI
Twente, The Netherlands
rvdcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Bionanotechnology, CYP, Catalytic VPLs, TamoxiIen, Resveratrol.
This work shows Ior the Iirst time, the encapsidation oI a highly relevant protein in the
biomedical Iield into virus-like particles (VLPs). A bacterial CYP variant was eIIectively encapsidated in
VLPs constituted oI coat protein Irom cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV). The catalytic VLPs are
able to transIorm the chemotherapeutic pro-drug, tamoxiIen, and the emerging pro-drug resveratrol. The
chemical nature oI the products was identiIied, conIirming similar active products than those obtained
with human CYP. The enzymatic VLPs remain stable aIter the catalytic reaction. The aim and innovation
oI this work is to make more eIIicient chemotherapy drugs activating them mainly in the target tissue
avoiding the dramatic side eIIects and reducing the doses.
O-010
THE ASSEMBLY PATHWAY OF AN ICOSAHEDRAL SINGLE-STRANDED RNA VIRUS
Rees F. Garmann
Department oI Chemistry and Biochemistry, University oI CaliIornia, Los Angeles CA USA
rgarmannchem.ucla.edu
Keywords: SelI-assembly, RNA packaging, virus-like particle
The strength oI attraction between capsid proteins (CPs) oI Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
(CCMV) is controlled by the solution pH. Additionally, the strength oI attraction between CP and the
single-stranded (ss) RNA viral genome is controlled by ionic strength. By exploiting these properties, we
are able to control and monitor the in vitro co-assembly oI CCMV CP and ssRNA as a Iunction oI the
strength oI CP-CP and CP-RNA attraction. Using the techniques oI velocity sedimentation and electron
microscopy, we Iind that the successIul assembly oI nuclease-resistant virus-like particles (VLPs)
depends delicately on the strength oI CP-CP attraction relative to CP-RNA attraction. II the attractions are
too weak, the capsid cannot Iorm, iI they are too strong, the assembly suIIers Irom kinetic traps.
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Separating the process into two steps by Iirst turning on CP-RNA attraction, and then turning on CP-CP
attraction allows Ior the assembly oI well-Iormed VLPs under a wide range oI attraction strengths.
These observations establish a protocol Ior the eIIicient in vitro assembly oI CCMV VLPs, and suggest
potential strategies that the virus may employ in-vivo.
O-011
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE COATED FE3O4 NANOPARTICLES FOR DRUG
TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY
M.A. Mendez-Rojas
1,a
, G. Aguilera-Portillo
1, C
. Berry
2
, H. Patel
3
, O. Arias-Carrion
4

1
Departamento de Ciencias Quimico-Biologicas, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico;
2
Glasgow University, UK;
3
University oI Waterloo, Canada;
4
Unidad de Trastornosdel Movimiento y Sueo, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico
a
miguela.mendezudlap.mx
Keywords: Magnetite, Nanoparticles, Nanomedicine, Dopamine.
Super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have attracted extensive interest due to
their superparamagnetic properties and their potential applications in medicine. In particular,
neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson and Alzheimer disease) requiere innovative drug
transport/release systems. In this work we developed SPIONs coated with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
to evaluate their capacity Ior dopamine transport and drug delivery into the brain. SPIONs were
synthesized by chemical precipitation and Iurther Iunctionalized in their surIace with CMC. ModiIied
nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, SEM, DRX, FTIR and DLS. Magnetic nanoparticles oI 8-15
nm, monodistributed, highly stable and with good crystallinity were obtained. ConIocal Iluorescence
microscopy was used in order to determine nanoparticle internalization. Evaluation oI dopamine loading
and releasing in vitro demonstrated long-term controlled drug delivery (up to 10 hours). In addition,
SPIONs had low toxicity on cell cultures (Le2 type cells) and diminished motor symptoms in a rat model
oI Parkinson`s disease. ThereIore, SPIONCMC systems are promising Ior direct drug delivery into the
brain Ior the treatment oI neurological disorders.
O-012
DEVELOPMENT OF UNIQUE TRIBOLUMINESCENT COATINGS FOR STRUCTURAL
HEALTH MONITORING APPLICATIONS
Ekaterina Novistkaya
1,a,
Manuel Herrera Zaldivar,
2,b
Gustavo Hirata Flores,
2,c
Olivia A. Graeve
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2
Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia, Universidad NacionalAutonoma de Mexico Apdo. Postal 14,
CP 22800, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
a
eevdokimucsd.edu,bzaldivarcnyn.unam.mx,
c
hiratacnyn.unam.mxdograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Triboluminescence, nanopowders, coatings, crack detection, combustion synthesis, structural
health monitoring.
We present a completely new paradigm Ior structural health monitoring based on materials that
emit a visible light signal as cracks propogating through it. This phenomenon is known as
triboluminescence and it allows one to identiIy and monitor active cracks in situ. Models systems oI
luminescent Eu-doped Y
2
O
3
(Y
2
O
3
:Eu) and Eu-doped BaAl
2
Si
2
O
8
(BAS:Eu) powders were prepared via
solution combustion synthesis using nitrates as precursors and carbohydrazide as a Iuel. Morphology oI
powders was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), phase purity and crystallite size oI
powders in the as-synthesized condition as well as aIter calcination were characterized by X-ray
diIIraction (XRD). Particle size oI the powders was analyzed by dynamic light scattering technique
(DLS). Additionally, photoluminescence (PL) and cathodoluminescence (CL) response oI the powders
were measured. From the powders, luminescent paints were prepared by mixing the optimizedY
2
O
3
:Eu
and BAS:Eu powders in clear latex paint. SEM images oI the paints were taken to determine the uniIorm
distribution oI the powder inside the paint. Additionally, it was Iound that cracks were initiated in the
coating by the SEM electron beam. PL and CL spectra were measured Ior both types oI paints, showing a
strong response. Measurements in SEM were completed to quantiIy the triboluminescence response oI the
BAS paint. The technique Ior this measurement is unique and will be described in detail in this
presentation.
O-013
~EFFECT OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN ()"*!*) ),-!()".
Roberto Vazquez-Muoz
1,`, a,
Ernestina Castro Longoria
1,b
, Miguel Avalos-Borja
2,3,c

1
Departamento de Microbiologia, CICESE, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico
2
IPICT, Division de Materiales Avanzados, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. Mexico
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Ensenada, B.C.
a
vazquezmcnyn.unam.mx,
b
ecastrocicese.mx,
c
miguel.avalosipicyt.edu.mx.
Keywords: Candida albicans, silver nanoparticles, bionanotechnology, nanoantibiotics.
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are among the most studied materials in the Iield oI
bionanomedicine, due to the microbicidal properties oI silver. AgNPs could be more biocompatible than
colloidal silver, preserving or enhancing its microbicidal action. InIectious diseases are a major problem
worldwide. Fungal inIections are the Iourth leading cause oI death, where candidiasis is the most
common. This disease is generated by Candida spp, with Candida albicans as the most common. The use
oI antibiotics is not enough to combat inIectious diseases, so alternative treatments are studied, such as
nanotechnology. In this study we evaluate the eIIect oI AgNPs against C. albicans, due to its clinical
importance.The inhibitory concentrations (MIC and IC50) oI AgNPs were determined by the modiIied
micro dilutions test M27-A2 oI the CLSI, using the reIerence strain C. albicans ATCC SC5314. To
determine the intracellular distribution oI AgNPs, Iungal cells (2.5 x 106/ml) exposed to the MIC were
Iixed with 2 glutaraldehyde in phosphate buIIer and post Iixed with 1 OsO4. AIter Iixation, cells were
dehydrated and embedded in Spurr`s resin to Iinally obtain ultrathin sections. Samples were examined
under TEM without post-dying. Results show antiIungal activity at lower concentrations than those oI
Iluconazole. Currently, the mechanism oI action oI AgNPs is poorly understood. It was Iound that
AgNPs, accumulate outside the cell but also smaller NPs localize throughout the cytoplasm. Energy
dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and crystallography analysis conIirms the presence oI crystalline silver
inside the cells. From the results obtained it is assumed that AgNPs used Ior this study do not penetrate
the cell, but possibly Iree silver ions inIiltrate into the cell and AgNPs are Iormed by reduction with
soluble proteins present in the cytoplasm as no relationship was Iound with cell membrane or any
membranous organelle.
O-014
MORDENITE-BASED NANOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES: CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS
AND APPLICATIONS
O. E. 1aime-Acua
1,a
, H. Villavicencio
2
, V. Petranovskii
3
, R. Vazquez-Gonzalez
4
, Huerta-Saquero
3
, S.
guila
3
, R. Vazquez-Duhalt
3
, and O. Raymond
3,b

1
Posgrado en Fisica de Materiales, Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion superior
de Ensenada-Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,
Ensenada 22890, Baja CaliIornia Mexico.
2
Direccion Nacional de InIormatica Educativa, Ministerio de Educacion de Cuba, La Habana,
Cuba.
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, AP 14,
Ensenada 22890, Baja CaliIornia Mexico.
4
Departamento de GeoIisica de Exploracion, Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior
de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico.
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a
o.jaime.acunagmail.com,
b
raymondcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Synthesis, composites, active nanostructures, photoactivity, optic-spectral properties,
biological applications.
The synthesis oI porous materials is important Ior the chemical industry because oI the various
potential uses that they may have. Furthermore, the inclusion oI transition metals and/or semiconductors
nanoparticles in these matrices change their properties (optic-spectral and structural) allowing the design
and development oI new materials oriented to speciIic Iinal applications. DiIIerent Si and Al precursors
(including waste solid materials derived Irom geothermal energy conversion process) were used in this
work Iollowing the MX/a/2012/013218 patent route to synthesize metal/mordenite,
semiconductor/mordenite, and metal/semiconductor/mordenite composites, demonstrating the capability
to governing the morphology and chemical composition oI the obtained materials. Variations oI
morphology and chemical composition oI synthesized nanostructured mordenite-based composites were
characterized using XRD, HRTEM, SEM, EDS, ED, UV-Vis spectroscopic, inIrared and
photoluminescence techniques. Some applications such as photocatalysts, bacterial growth inhibitors and
enzyme supports are being tested and discussed. This work was partially supported by CONACYT
(Grants 127633 and 102907) and DGAPA-UNAM (Grants IN113312 and IN110713). The authors thank
E. Aparicio, I. Gradilla, and F. Ruiz Ior their technical assistance.
O-015
PINUS CONE MICROFIBER AS POLYSTYRENE REINFORCEMENT
Garca Mndez R. F.
1, 2, a
, G. Alonso-Nuez
3, b
,Y. Gochi-Ponce
1, c
.
1
Instituto Tecnologico de Oaxaca, Department oI Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Av. Ing.
Victor Bravo Ahuja 125 esquina Calzada Tecnologico, Oaxaca C. P. 68030, Mexico
2
Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Teposcolula, Paraje el Alarcon San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula,
Oaxaca, C. P. 69500, Mexico
3
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Center Ior Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Km 107
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C., C.P. 22860, Mexico
a
reyklelhotmail.com,
b
c
ygochigmail.com
Keywords: Polystyrene, microIibers, compounds, mechanical properties.
The present work shows the results oI the mechanical properties oI a polymeric compound made
Irom polystyrene and Pinus pseudostrobus var oaxacana cone microIibers. Actually, the Pinus conesare
only one part oI the biodiversity in the Mixteca region in Oaxaca State oI Mexico. In some cases, pine
cone Iibers are mainly used as biosorbent Ior metal and dye waste waters. Also, some works have shown
that the Iibrillar morphology and the good mechanical properties oI this plant allow their use as Iiller in
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the material. The use oI these materials in the development polymeric compound is an alternative Ior
speciIic applications. However, it is necessary to determine their mechanical properties beIore to apply
the resultant material. Herein the experimental procedure began with microIibers oI an approximate size
oI 850 m, and then the compounds Irom two concentrations were prepared: 10 and 20(wt.), and 0
(wt.) as reIerence sample. Based on the standard ASTM D-638 stress tests were carried out, we use a
strain oI 5 mm/min. Statistical analysis were perIormed Ior each mechanical property at a signiIicance
level oI 5. The results showed that the addition oI cone microIiber has a signiIicant eIIect in the
composite material. The higher concentration is proportional to the ultimate tensile stress and modulus oI
elasticity, and increases 16.59 MPa and 42.10 MPa, respectively. However, the tenacity as energy
indicator showed that the composite material could absorbs beIore to Iracture, it decreases at 0.54 J. The
strain statistically is not aIIect when the values are between 0.24 mm/mm and 0.20 mm/mm. Finally,
according to the stress-strain diagram, the addition oI cone microIibers becomes harder, tough and elastic
linearly beIore to Iracture the polymer compound. These results can be compared with the reIerence
sample.
O-016
OPTICAL SPECTRA OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES SUPPORTED ON ZEOLITES IN THE
PRESENCE OF VARIOUS CATIONS (NA, CU, NI, FE)
Catalina Lpez Bastidas
1,a
, Elena Smolentseva
1,b
, Roberto Machorro
1,c
and Vitalii Petranovskii
1,d

1
CNyN, UNAM Ensenada, Mexico
a
clopezcnyn.unam.mx,
b
elenacnyn.unam.mx,
c
robertocnyn.unam.mx,
d
vitaliicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Gold nanoparticles, zeolites, optical spectra.
The optical spectra oI supported gold nanoparticles is oI interest in both theoretical and practical
cases. In the Iirst case the inIormation obtained Irom the spectra leads to better understanding oI the
inIluence oI the environment on the Iundamental collective electronic states available to electrons that
Iorm the nanoparticle as well as the dynamic screening properties oI the substrate and the eIIects
identiIiable optically. This understanding can then be applied to the development oI optical tools to
monitor and eventually regulate the nanostructured material synthesis. In this work we present the
experimental and theoretical analysis oI optical spectra oI gold nanoparticles supported on zeolite
templates which have been pre-loaded with metallic nanoparticles oI diIIerent species. The permanence oI
the precursor aIter thermal treatment is discussed as well as the resulting reIlectance spectra.
O-017
PREDICTING THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TEXTURED POLYCRYSTALS
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Luis E. Fuentes-Cobas
1,a
, Alejandro Muoz-Romero
2,b,
Maria E. Montero-Cabrera
1,c
, Luis Fuentes-
Montero
3,d
and Maria E. Fuentes-Montero
4,e

1
Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua, Mexico
2
Delphi Automotive Systems, The Mexico Technical Center, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
3
Diamond Light Source Ltd., OxIordshire, UK
4
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
a
luis.Iuentescimav.edu.mx,
b
alejandro.munozdelphi.com,
c
elena.monterocimav.edu.mx,
d
luis.Iuentes-
monterodiamond.ac.uk,
e
mIuentesuach.mx
Keywords: Texture, properties prediction, magnetoelectricity, piezoelectricity
A system oI methods and programs Ior the prediction oI physical properties in polycrystals are
presented. Principal properties, which relates actions and responses within the same subsystem (electric,
elastic, ...), as well as 'coupling properties (e.g. piezoelectricity), linking actions and responses
associated with various subsystems (electro-elastic, magneto-electric ...) are analyzed. Tensor ranks Irom
1 to 4, with polar and axial characteristics, are considered. Virtual-time inversion (the case oI
magnetoelectricity) is taken into account. For both matrix and surIace representations, selection rules
derived Irom crystal and texture symmetries are applied. To predict the eIIective values oI coupling
properties, precautions required Ior application oI the Voigt, Reuss and Hill approximations are pointed
out. At all stages oI the proposed methodology, a symmetrized spherical harmonics treatment oI the
orientation distribution Iunctions, inverse pole Iigures and (single and polycrystals) physical properties is
applied. The established mathematical model has been systematized as a Iunctional program. For the
proposed application, the input data are the single-crystal tensor components, the polycrystal texture and
the sample stereography. Discussion oI piezoelectricity in a Ierro-piezoelectric ceramic with a typical
texture illustrates the application oI the suggested methodology. Coupling properties predicted by the
suggested route are satisIactorily close to experimentally measured ones.
O-018
ADVANCES IN MULTIFERROIC MATERIALS
1ess M. Siqueiros
1,a
, Oscar Raymond
1,b
, Ma. De la Paz Cruz
1,c
, Alejandro Duran
1,d
, Jesus Heiras
1,e
, Jose
Juan Gervacio
1,I
, Mario Curiel
2,g
, Jorge Portelles
3h
, Reynaldo Font
3,i
, Juan Fuentes
3,j
, Nelson Suarez
3,k
,
Dolores Durruthy
4,l
, Carlos Ostos
5,m
, Lourdes Mestres
6,n
, Dario Bueno-Baques
7,o
, Duilio Valdespino
8,p
,
Mayra Ramirez
9,q
Espiridion Martinez
9,r

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, B. C.,
MXICO, 22860.
2
Instituto de Ingenieria, UABC, Mexicali, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico 21280
3
Facultad de Fisica, Universidad de La Habana, San Lazaro y L, La Habana, 10400, CUBA.
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4
Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, ICIMAF, CITMA, 15 551, Vedado, La Habana, CP 10400, Cuba.
5
Instituto de Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin,
COLOMBIA.
6
Facultat de Quimica, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 648, 08028, Barcelona, ESPAA.
7
Centro de Investigacion en Quimica Aplicada, Saltillo 25253, Coahuila, Mexico
8
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingenieria de Materiales, UNAM
9
Posgrado en Fisica de Materiales, CICESE-UNAM, MXICO
a
siqueiroscnyn.unam.mx,
b
raymondcnyn.unam.mx,
c
mcruzcnyn.unam.mx,
d
duralcnyn.unam.mx,
e
heirascnyn.unam.mx,
I
gervaciocnyn.unam.mx,
g
mcurieluabc.edu.mx,
h
portellIisica.uh.cu,
i
rIontIisica.uh.cu,
j
jIuentesIisica.uh.cu,
k
nsaIisica.uh.cu,
l
doloresicimaI.cu,
m
ceostosogmail.com,
n
lourdes.mestresqi.ub.es,
o
dbuenociqa.mx,
p
shadowdvphotmail.com,
q
ceciliacnyn.unam.mx,
r
espiridcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: MultiIerroics, magnetoelectrics, Ierroelectrics, photovoltaic eIIect.
MultiIerroics are materials where at least two oI the Iour known Iorms or Ierroicity, that is,
Ierroelectricity, magnetism, Ierroelasticity and Ierrotoroidicity coexist. Materials that possess one oI those
properties have been extensively studied but those that show more than one are scarce and there is only a
handIul where coupling between those two properties is measurable. Responsible Ior such situation are d
electrons in transition metals that are essential Ior magnetism but hinder or prevent oII-center distortion
and, consequently, Ierroelectricity. To design and Iabricate multiIerroic ceramics and thin Iilms, several
methods have been tried. For instance, the existence oI two available sites Ior substitution in the
(perovskite) structure allows Ior one ion to be the Ierroelectric source (A-site) and the other (B-site) the
magnetic source. Another approach would be a biphasic multiIerroic material constituted oI a solid
solution oI a Ierroelectric and a magnetic material. An example could be a nanostructured compound
combining the properties oI BaTiO
3
, a Ierroelectric material and CoFe
2
O
4
a magnetic material. Still
another possibility would be the case where the Ierroelectric behavior results Irom redistribution oI charge
density oI the cell produced by a magnetic transition (type II multiIerroic) as seems to occur in
TbMnO
3
.Representative examples oI these three distinctive routes Ior obtaining mutiIerroicity are given
in this presentation. Experimental results on materials such as Pb(Fe
0.5
Nb
0.5
)O
3
(PFN), BiFeO
3
(BFO),
BaTiO
3
-CoFe
2
O
4
, YCrO
3
(YCO) and TbMnO
3
(TMO) as ceramics or thin Iilms are used to illustrate how
those diIIerent approaches render multiIerroic behavior. This line oI investigation plus the work being
done on lead Iree materials and bulk photoelectric eIIect in non-centro-symmetric materials sum up very
well the research being done in our group. Support Irom CoNaCyT (Grants 166286, 127633, 174391 and
101020) and DGAPA-UNAM (Grants IN106414, IN113312, IN107312,IN103213) is acknowledged. The
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authors thank E. Aparicio, F. Ruiz, I. Gradilla, F. Escobedo, P. Casillas, J. A. Diaz, D. Dominguez, and E.
Samano Ior their technical assistance.
O-019
TUNNELING BETWEEN WEIRD ELECTRODES THROUGH BIZARRE BARRIERS.
Gabriel D. Ramos R.
1a
and 1ess Heiras
2b

1
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingenieria de Materiales, CNyN, UNAM, Mexico
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Km 107 Carr.
Tij-EnsCol. Pedregal Playitas Ensenada B. C. cp 22860Mexico
a
ramosgdcnyn.unam.mx,
b
heirascnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Magnetic tunnel junctions, measurement oI tunneling characteristics, nonlinear devices
A tunnel junction is Iormed when an ultrathin insulating !lm is sandwiched between two metallic
electrodes. II metals and insulators belong to the same structural Iamily, Iully epitaxial junctions may be
realized. In principle, both barrier thickness and barrier/electrode interIaces can be controlled at the unit-
cell level. When Ierromagnetic metals are used as electrodes, their non-equivalent DOS Ior spin-up and
spin-down states bring about novel physical eIIects. The total tunnel current is the sum oI the currents Ior
spin-up and spin-down. Then, the conductance oI a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ, two Ierromagnetic
electrodes sandwich a dielectric tunnel barrier) in the parallel (P) and antiparallel (AP) con!gurations oI
the electrodes magnetization, is simply proportional to the product oI the DOS oI the electrodes. Materials
with a 100 spin polarization are called halI-metals: they are metallic Ior one spin direction and
insulating Ior the other. At the Fermi level, their DOS is !nite Ior one spin direction and zero (or
vanishingly small) Ior the other. Junctions with halI-metallic electrodes and Ierroelectric barrier will be
built to take advantage oI the Iour possible states combining the electrodes` spin polarization and the
electric polarization oI the barrier, leading to a tunnel electromagnetoresistance (TEMR) eIIect. To extract
the valuable inIormation included in tunneling, it is necessary to measure derivatives oI the tunneling
current, tunneling characteristics, with high resolution. A conductance bridge has been designed and it is
combined with a modulation technique to provide adequate resolution, reasonable precision and high
stability. The goal is to ampliIy the nonlinear deviations and subtle Ieatures oI I vs. V and its derivatives.
We are implementing a complete set up to obtain high quality measurements oI the derivatives oI I vs. V,
taking advantage oI the amazing power oI a Lock-In ampliIier and the conceptual beauty oI our
conductance bridge.
O-020
INSULATING AND PLUGGING-IN ELECTRONIC NANO-DEVICES.
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1.M. Romo-Herrera
1a
, D. Dominguez
1b
, M. Cardoza
1c
, J.R. Rodriguez
1d
,G. Alonso-Nuez1e, F.
Muoz-Muoz
1I
, H. Tiznado
1g
and O.E. Contreras
1h

1
CNyN-UNAM, Ensenada B.C., Mexico.
Posgrado en Fisica de Materiales CNyN-UNAM / CICESE.

a
jmromocnyn.unam.mx,
b
davidcnyn.unam.mx,
c
marlenenohemihotmail.com,
d
jrodrigcnyn.unam.m
x,
e
I
Irankmmcnyn.unam.mx,
g
htiznadocnyn.unam.mx, hedelcnyn.unam.mx

Keywords: nanotubes, atomic layer deposition, devices, nano-electronics.
The tendency to produce Iaster electronic products, has led to increase the device density
(miniaturization) oI integrated circuits (IC). The conventional manuIacturing methods are reaching their
limits. Thus, innovative Iabrication routes are being pursued. In this context, the synthesis and electronic
properties evaluation oI nano-devices are needed. Here we present some oI our recent results on this
electronics devices line. This includes electrical insulation oI Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and the
plugging-in oI semiconductor devices into the macro-world. It is shown how atomic layer deposition
(ALD) allows to coat nanotubes with an insulator (Al2O3) shell. This can be achieved in large quantities
(tens oI mg per batch) Ior electrical wiring purposes. The high resolution transmission electron
microscopy (TEM), together with the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) analysis allowed to
establish an abrupt interIace between the insulating coating and the conductor CNT wire. Additionally,
the advances in pugging-in electronic devices into electrical contacts are presented. This is achieved by a
photo-lithography process to grow the millimeter-contacts, Iollowed by in-situ manipulation in the
electron microscope oI the device, to end up with the Focus Ion Beam assisted deposition oI the micro-
contacts.Acknowledgements: We thank E. Aparicio, A. Tiznado, I. Gradilla F. Ruiz, J. Diaz and Eric
Flores Ior technical assistance; and projects DGAPA-PAPIIT IN-109612, IN114209-3 and IN104714 and
CONACyT 82984, 83275 and 174689 Ior Iinancial support.
O-021
PURELY ELECTRONIC THIRD ORDER NONLINEAR RESPONSE OF CONCAVE CUBE
GOLD NANOPARTICLES
Hctor Snchez
1,a
, Raul Rangel
1,b

1
CICESE, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No.3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
2
CNyN, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, AP 14, CP 22800, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
a
hecsancicese.edu.mx,
b
rrangelcicese.mx.
Keywords: Nonlinear response, Optical Kerr EIIect, Zscan technique, Ultrashort pulses.
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Gold nanoparticles have drawn interest in recent years due to their potential Ior applications in
the Iields oI photonics and biomedical uses. Due to this, eIIort has been done to develop specialized
symmetries that enhance certain optical properties oI the nanoparticle. It has been Iound that the presence
oI sharp edges and tips in a nanoparticle in dielectric medium provide a large enhancement oI the electric
Iield around it. It also has been Iound that the size, shape and composition oI the nanoparticles determine
the third order susceptibility ((3) ) oI the medium. We present the study oI purely electronic ((3) ) oI
concave cube Au nanoparticles diluted in distilled water. Nanoparticles oI 10nm, 50nm and 100nm side
length were studied, as well as the seeds. The real and imaginary parts oI the third order susceptibility
((3) ) were resolved using the Z-scan technique with 83 Is pulses in the near IR at a 94MHz repetition
rate and 200mW average optical power. In order to discriminate against the optical thermal response, a
pulse train chopper was utilized and as such, the purely electronic response was isolated Ior nanoparticles
oI 100nm side length. The purely electronic nonlinear reIractive index n2 related to the I((3) ) was
obtained Ior chopping Irequencies up to 600 Hz and Iound to be n23.8210(-17) m2"W. The
nonlinear absorption contribution related to the real part oI R((3) ) was Iound to be negligible Ior
all the samples under the experiment`s conditions.
O-022
GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Mn DOPED SnO2 NANOWORES, NANOBELTS,
AND MICROPLATES
M. Herrera
1,a
, D. Maestre
2,b
, A. Cremades
2,c
and J. Piqueras
2,d

1
Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Apdo. Postal 14,
2
Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Complutense de
Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
a
zaldivarcnyn.unam.mx,
b
davidmaterial.Iis.ucm.es,
c
cremadesmaterial.Iis.ucm.es,
d
piquerasmaterial.Iis.ucm.es
Keywords: Tin oxide, nanostructures, point deIects.
Undoped and Mn doped SnO
2
nanowires, nanobelts, and microplates have been grown by a
thermal evaporation method that enables the morphology and the Mn content in the structures to be
controlled. The structural and morphological characterization was carried out by scanning and
transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and electron back scattered diIIraction (EBSD). A
crystallographic model has been proposed to describe the SnO
2
:Mn microplates. X-ray photo electron
spectroscopy (XPS) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) demonstrated the incorporation oI Mn into
the SnO
2
lattice in concentrations up to 1.6 depending on the thermal treatment employed Ior the
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growth oI the structures. Variations in the luminescence oI the doped nanostructures as a Iunction oI the
Mn content have been studied. A correlation between Iacets oI the SnO
2
:Mn microplates, identiIied by
EBSD, with higher Mn content, and the increase oI the luminescence emissions associated to oxygen
vacancies related deIects was demonstrated.

O-023
ULTRASOUND POWERED NANOMOTORS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Victor Garcia-Gradilla
1,2,a
, Jahir Orozco
1
, Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit
1
, Fernando Soto
1
, Filiz Kuralay
1
,
Ashley Pourazary
1
, Adlai Katzenberg
1
, Wei Gao
1
, YuIeng Shen
1
, Joseph Wang
1,b

1
Department oI Nanoengineering, University oI CaliIornia, San Diego, La Jolla, CaliIornia 92093, USA.
2
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico CNyN. Km 107 Carr. Tij.-Ens. Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
a
vggcnyn.unam.mx,
b
josephwangucsd.edu
Keywords: Nanomotors, biomedical, ultrasound.
Nanomotors is an emerging research area due to de potential applications at micro and nano scale
like transport oI nano targets, bioisolation, nano surgery, directed drug delivery, nano Iabrication, etc.
DiIIerent designs and propulsion mechanisms have been developed to drive these Ieatured nanomachines.
One oI the most developed ones are the Iuel based nanomotors, but these category oI nanomachines are
limited by the viability oI the Iuel requirement in the working media. To overcome this limitation,
diIIerent eIIorts have been made to develop alternative strategies to propel nanomotors like magnetic,
light and ultrasound propelled nanomotors. In this work it is presented ultrasound powered nanomotors
Iabricated by template chemical electrodeposition. Advanced capabilities are incorporated to these
nanodevices like magnetic guidance, motion in diIIerent untreated media, cargo towing, isolation oI
biological targets and drug delivery. The Ieatured capabilities in addition to the Iabrication method, low
deleterious eIIects and the widely use oI ultrasound in medicine make this nanomachine highly promising
tool Ior in-vivo biomedical applications. This project received support Irom the DTRA-Joint Science and
Technology OIIice Ior Chemical and Biological DeIense (Grant no. HDTRA1-13-1-0002). V.G. is
acknowledges Iinancial support Irom CNyN-UNAM and DGAPA-UNAM Iellowship (Mexico).
O-024
BULK IRON-BASED AMORPHOUS ALLOYS AND COMPOSITES WITH ENHANCED
DENSITY
1ames P. Kelly
1,2,a
, Hoorshad Fathi-Kelly
1,2,b
, Linda E. Jones
2,c,
Olivia A. Graeve
1,2,c

1
Department oI Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University oI CaliIornia, San Diego
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9500 Gilman Drive MC 0411, La Jolla, CA 92093-0411, USA
2
Kazuo Inamori School oI Engineering, AlIred University, Pine Street, AlIred, NY 14802
a
jkellyeng.ucsd.edu,
b
hIathiucsd.edu,
c
jonesalIred.edu,
d
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Spark plasma sintering technique.
We recently developed a methodology Ior consolidating structurally amorphous metal powders
and composites using SAM2x5 as a base system. The high critical cooling rate oI this alloy prevents
obtaining thick parts by quenching techniques. We use a combination oI powder metallurgy and
Iundamentals oI glass science to obtain thick samples, up to 6 mm. Amorphous metal powders were
consolidated using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. A time-temperature-transIormation (TTT)
diagram was developed to establish critical SPS processing parameters. SAM2x5-tungsten composites
were prepared by using various tungsten particle sizes. Increased tungsten content could be added as the
particle size was increased. We were able to increase the density oI the base system by 34. Current
strategies Ior continuing to increase the density are discussed, by increasing the tungsten content oI the
matrix and dispersed phases by tungsten additions and thermodynamic modeling oI a new alloy
composition Ior the matrix. The modeling requires a quantitative determination oI the strain and the
liquid us temperature oI a given composition to determine the eutectic depth. The determination oI the
alloy eutectic depth requires equilibrium calculations to determine the stable phases as a Iunction oI
temperature. An optimum matrix composition will have as high oI tungsten content as possible, while
still maintaining suIIicient strain and depth oI eutectic to have adequate glass Iorming ability. We expect
to be able to produce samples with density at least 50 higher than the base system using this approach.
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SUPER-RESOLUTION IN TIME.
Mufei Xiao
1,a
and Jingsong Wei
2

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, km. 107
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia CP 22860, Mexico
2
Shanghai Institute oI Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy oI Sciences, Shanghai 201800,
China
a
emailmuIeicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Super-resolution; diIIraction in time; Moshinsky Iunction.
On-going work is reported about a novel idea to realize super-resolution in time domain. Optical
resolution is limited by the diIIraction. The smallest object one can see with an optical microscope is
about a halI oI the light wavelength. Various proposals have been so Iar reported to overcome this
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Iundamental limit, such as the near Iield microscopy. We herewith put Iorward a novel idea to overcome
the diIIraction limit. The idea is to realize a reduction oI the diIIraction in time. We previously published
a number oI papers about the transient propagation oI electromagnetic waves. The work is similar to the
atomic shutter problem addressed a long time ago by Mushinsy, and the solution involves a Mushinsky
Iunction. It was Iound that the transient propagation behaviors quite diIIerent Irom the stationery
propagation, and there appears a diIIraction in time. ThereIore, there seems a chance to reduce the
diIIraction in the time domain. We start with a thin metallic Iilm as a model Ior the concept oI transient
light, and relevant experimental eIIorts are being carried out.
O-026
MEASUREMENT OF DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS ON FLUID SURFACES.
Obed Lugo
1,a
and Amir Maldonado
,2,b

1
Posgrado en Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
a
obedlugohotmail.com,
b
maldonaguaymas.uson.mx
Keywords: Fluid surIaces, diIIusion, Iluorescence recovery aIter photobleaching.
Fluid surIaces are ubiquitous in materials science. Some examples are: the Iree surIaces oI liquids
or liquid droplets; the interIace between aqueous and oil domains in emulsions and microemulsions; the
layers oI smectic liquid crystals; and the membranes oI lyotropic liquid crystals. These systems have
applications in electronics, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, nanoparticle synthesis, etc. Among the physical
properties oI the Iluid surIaces, its Iluidity is important since it controls the rate oI selI-assembly oI
molecules. For this reason, the diIIusion coeIIicient oI molecules on the surIaces is a relevant parameter
oI these systems. In this work we describe the design and construction oI an experimental set up built Ior
the measurement oI diIIusion coeIIicients oI molecules conIined in or between Iluid surIaces. The set up
uses the Iluorescence recovery aIter photobleaching method, where a high power laser beam (488 nm)
bleaches the Iluorescence in a region oI the sample, in order to Iollow the recovery oI Iluorescence. We
illustrate the use oI the technique with an investigation oI the diIIusion coeIIicient oI both amphiphilic
and water-soluble molecules in the membranes oI lyotropic sponge phases.
O-027
PRODUCTION OF Ag NANOPARTICLES BY FLUIDIZED-BED ASSISTED WITH
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA.
E. Pahuamba
1a
, H. Tiznado
1b
,G. Soto
1c
, J. Romo-Herrera
1d
, D. Dominguez
1e
, O. Contreras
1I
.
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Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Km 107
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P 22860, Ensenada B.C. Mexico
a
vangogh7hotmail.com;
b
tiznadocnyn.unam.mx,
c
gerardocnyn.unam.mx,
d
jmromocnyn.unam.mx,
e
davidcnyn.unam.mx,
I
edelcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles; Plasma-Fluidized-bed.
It is presented the synthesis oI silver nanoparticles through a short duty method: Iluidized-bed
combined with plasma as the activation energy. Silver nanoparticles were obtained Irom AgNO
3
aIter a
Iew minutes processing time, as revealed by TEM images, where an average diameter oI 5 nm is
observed. Conventional resolution XPS showed that most oI the silver chemical state is metallic, while
CO-InIrared exposed some contribution Irom silver oxide species, which is later conIirmed through high
resolution XPS analysis. The main characteristics oI this method are the capability to operate at
atmospheric pressure and the commercial availability oI the plasma source (Multiplaz.com). These Iactors
make this technique very attractive Ior mass production oI nanoparticles. This work was supported by
DGAPA-UNAM IN114209-3and CONACyT 83275 projects.

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POSTER SESSION
P-001
DECOMPOSITION OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE TO CARBON FOR CATALYTIC
OXIDATIVE PYROLYSIS
Villaln Lpez U.A
1, a
, Quintana Melgoza J.M.
1, b
and valos Borja M.
2, 3, c

1
Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas e Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Baja CaliIornia, Calzada
Universidad, 14418, Parque Industrial Internacional Tijuana, Tijuana B.C. 22390.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Apdo. Postal 2681, C.P. 22800. Ensenada, B.C.,
Mexico.
3
On leave at Instituto Potosino de Investigacion CientiIica y Tecnologica, Division de Materiales
Avanzados. Camino a la Presa de San Jose 2055, Lomas 4ta seccion, C.P. 78216, San Luis Potosi,
S.L.P., Mexico.
a
ulises.villalonuabc.edu.mx,
b
quintanauabc.edu.mx,
c
miguel.avalosipicyt.edu.mx
Keywords: LDPE, Pyrolysis, Carbon, Catalysis, MSW, XRD, SEM, EDS. NiO, -Al
2
O
3
.
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Low density polyethylene (LDPE) is a major solid waste that accumulates 19 million ton/year on
the planet being, thereIore, a big environmental problem worldwide (in Mexico we produce 480 thousand
ton/year). The aim oI this work is to decompose LDPE into more environmentally Iriendly compounds.
The system used Ior this purpose uses NiO/-Al
2
O
3
(5 NiO) as catalyst, in airIlow at 400 C Ior 1 h.
Characterization oI this material was done by X-ray diIIraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy
(EDS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). AIter catalytic oxidative pyrolysis process, the
decomposed LDPE generates gaseous products (17) and solid hydrocarbons (68). However, in our
case, a Iraction oI the product is obtained in the Iorm oI carbon (15 oI the initial LDPE) that can be used
as precursor Ior the Iormation oI useIul allotropes. The authors thank CONACYT Ior a scholarship to
UAVL, and Iinancial support through grant CB-2010-01-151551. We are very grateIul to A.I. Pea
Maldonado and B.A. Rivera Escoto, Ior technical assistance. We also thank MyDCI-FCQI-UABC and
LINAN-IPICyT, Ior providing laboratory support.
P-002
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND TOXICOLOGICAL !"#$!%&' ACTIVITY OF
NANOCAPSULES CONTAINING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
E.Sanchez
1a
, F. Mercado
1b
, J. Soriano
1
,L. Flores
1
, R. Vazquez
1
, A. Alvarado
1
, M. Dominguez
1
, C.
Espinoza
1
, M.A. Mendez
2
, L. Hernandez
2
, R. Cachau
3
, Z. Juarez
1
, M. Miranda
1
, T.D. Palacios-
Hernandez
1,2c1

1
Ciencias Biologicas, UPAEP, Mexico.
2
Ciencias Quimico-Biologicas, UDLAP, Mexico.
3
Frederick National Laboratory Ior Cancer Research, Frederick MA, USA.
a
eddieguillermo.sanchezupaep.edu.mx,
b
Ilormaria.mercadoupaep.edu.mx,
c
teresadejesus.palaciosupaep.mx
Keywords: Nanocapsules, plant extracts, antimicrobial agents.
The synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity oI calcium alginate nanocapsules
containing active ingredients oI Matricaria chamomilla and Catharanthus roseus, is reported. Plants were
collected Irom Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, and stem, Ilowers, leaves and roots were employed to obtain
hexane, chloroIorm and methanol extracts oI both plants. The extracts obtained were dissolved in glycerol
and/or water. Synthesis oI calcium alginate nanocapsules was developed by micro emulsion method. The
nanocapsules obtained were characterized by Low Voltage Electron Microscopy (LVEM) at 45 kV,
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and DRIZZLE method. Antimicrobial activity oI extracts and
nanocapsules was evaluated employing antibiograms, upon S. aureus and E. coli. Results obtained by
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LVEM showed that nanocapsules size range was between 35-100 nm, with morphology previously
reported Ior soIt spheres (1). DLS demonstrated a hydrodynamic ratio between 13-100 nm, and large
aggregation oI 1 m. DRIZZLE analysis showed that aggregates were conIirmed by nanocapsules in a
size range oI 50-100 nm. Antimicrobial activity showed that nanocapsules containing chloroIormic
extracts oI Ilower and leaves in M. chamomilla, and nanocapsules containing hexane extracts oI C. roseus
inhibited bacterial growth.
P-003
UC CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY.
Andre E. Nel
1,a
, Arturo A. Keller
2
, Hilary Godwin
1
, Yoram Cohen
1
, Patricia Holden
2
1
University oI CaliIornia Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States.
2
University oI CaliIornia Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States.
a
anelmednet.ucla.edu
Keywords: Risk assessment, environmental implications, nanotoxicology.
The University oI CaliIornia Center Ior Environmental Implications oI Nanotechnology (UC
CEIN) was established in September 2008 with a long-term vision oI developing a multidisciplinary and
quantitative Iramework Ior assessing the potential environmental impact, hazard and exposure to ENMs,
in both their primary as well as commercial nano-enabled Iormulations. The Center also provides
Ieedback and guidance Ior the saIer implementation oI nanotechnology, including risk reduction and saIer
design strategies. The multidisciplinary approach oI the Center involves materials science, environmental
chemistry and engineering, toxicology, ecology, social science, computer science and modeling, statistics,
public health, law and policy Iormulation. The research oI the UC CEIN is carried out by 33 distinct but
interactive research projects across seven interdisciplinary research themes:
Theme 1: Compositional and Combinatorial ENM Libraries Ior Property-Activity Analysis
Theme 2: Molecular, Cellular, and Organism High-Throughput Screening Ior Hazard Assessment
Theme 3: Fate, Transport, Exposure, and LiIe Cycle Assessment
Theme 4: Terrestrial Ecosystems Impact and Hazard Assessment
Theme 5: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Impact and Toxicology
Theme 6: Environmental Decision Analysis Ior ENMs
Theme 7: Using CEIN Knowledge Generation to Engage and Impact Multiple Stakeholders
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Collectively, these themes address the complexity oI the ENM physicochemical properties
involved in hazard generation, establishment oI structure-activity relationships (SARs), and use oI
exposure assessment to evaluate ecosystems impact. The UC CEIN`s vision is to generate predictive tools
Ior environmental hazard and exposure assessment as well as to develop strategies to ensure the saIe
implementation oI nanotechnology to the beneIit oI society, the environment and the economy. These
tools and knowledge are disseminated through vibrant and impactIul educational and outreach programs.
Through the pursuit oI interdisciplinary, predictive and high throughput approaches, the UC CEIN has
made, and will continue to make, a transIormative impact on nanotechnology environmental health and
saIety assessment.
P-004
NO REDUCTION BY CO OVER NiO, CuO AND ZnO CATALYST
Flores-Snchez L.A.
1,a
, Quintana-Melgoza J.M.
1,b
, Gomez-Cortes A.
2,c,
Diaz G.
2,d
and valos-Borja M.
3,4,e

1
Universidad, 14418, Parque Industrial Internacional Tijuana, Tijuana B.C. 22390, Mexico.
2
Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Circuito de la Investigacion
CientiIica S/N, A. P. 20-364, C. P. 01000, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, A. P. 2681, Ensena, B. C. 22800, Mexico.
4
Instituto Potosino de Investigacion CientiIica y Tecnologica, Division de Materiales Avanzados, San
Luis Potosi, S.L.P., Mexico.
a
luis.antonio.Ilores.sanchezuabc.edu.mx,
b
c
gomezIisica.unam.mx,
d
diazIisica.unam.mx,
e
Keywords: Catalysts oxides, TOD method, transition metal, high activity, selectivity, NO reduction, CO.
NiO, CuO and ZnO catalytic materials were synthesized by thermal oxidative decomposition
(TOD) using Ni, Cu and Zn salts as precursors, in an oxidizing atmosphere. Catalysts were characterized
by X-ray diIIraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
and BET. The 3 catalyst were then tested Ior NO reduction with CO. NO reduction rate was in the range
oI 0.42 to 574.2 x106 mols1g1, and activation energy in the range oI 8 to 19 Kcalmol1K1.
Catalysts show the Iollowing decreasing order oI activity CuONiOZnO. CuO achieved 100 NO
conversion at 275 #C with 94 selectivity to N
2
.
P-005
CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF COCONUT SHELL TO OBTAIN CARBON PRODUCTS
Quintana-Melgoza 1.M.
1, a
, Mizraim G. Granados-Fitch
3, b
and valos-Borja M.
2,3,c

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1
Universidad, 14418, Parque Industrial Internacional Tijuana, Tijuana B.C. 22390, Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Apdo. 2681, C.P. 22800. Ensenada B.C. Mexico.
3
Instituto Potosino de Investigacion CientiIica y Tecnologica, Division de Materiales Avanzados. Camino
a la Presa San Jose 2055, Lomas 4ta sec., C.P.78216, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. Mexico.
a
b
mizraim.granadosipicyt.edu.mx,
c
Keywords: Pyrolysis, Coconut shell, catalyst, reductive atmosphere, C.
The catalytic pyrolysis oI coconut endocarp (coconut shell Irom Cocos nucifera L palm) has been
catalyzed by cobaltosic oxide (Co
3
O
4
) in hydrogen atmosphere at various temperature treatments in the
range oI 300 to 800 C. The reaction products were mainly amorphous carbon, SiO
2
, and possibly n-
diamond. The materials were characterized by X-ray diIIraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy
(EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), inIrared spectroscopy (IR), Raman spectroscopy (RS), and
electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). We thank CONACYT Ior a scholarship to Mizraim G. Fitch,
and Iinancial support through grant CB-2010-01-151551. We are very grateIul to E. Aparicio, E. Flores, I.
Gradilla, G.J. Labrada, A. Patron, B.A. Rivera, A.I. Pea and R. San Juan, Ior technical assistance. We
also thank MyDCI-FCQI-UABC, LINAN-IPICyT, IF-UNAM and CNyN-UNAM, Ior providing
laboratory support.
P-006
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SUB-MICRODIAMOND ON SI(111) BY HF-
CVD.
1. A. Montes a`, R. Garcia-Gutierrez
b
, M. Barboza-Flores
b
, R. Melendrez
b
, O. E. Contreras
c
and R.
Nemanich
d
,
a
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo,Sonora,Apdo. Postal5-088, C.P. 8300,
Mexico
b
Departamento de Investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Apdo. Postal5-088, C.P. 8300,
Hermosillo,Sonora,Mexico
c
Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apdo. Postal 14,
C.P. 22800, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
d
Department oI Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1504, USA
a
jorgea.montesgcorreoa.uson.mx
Keywords: Nano-diamonds, thermoluminiscence (TL), dosimetry, biosensors.
Micro- and nano-diamonds have been studied Ior its thermo luminescence properties in dosimetry
Iield and also due to its no-toxic bio-compatibility diamond is has been used recently in the industry oI
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biosensors. In this paper, a novel method to synthesize sub-microdiamonds on silicon (111) by Chemical
Vapor Deposition utilizing a hot Iilament as activator at relative low pressures (~150 Torr) is reported.
Using a CH
4
:H
2
mixture gases a thermal decomposition was conducted in a horizontal quartz-tube reactor
at 2200 C temperature Iilament and 1000 C temperature substrate yielding sub-microcrystallites
diamonds. The micro-diamond synthesized by this method have a spherical shape and consist oI a mixture
oI micro- and nano-sized crystallites. The diamonds synthesized in this work showed an excellent
6RAMAN and TL signals comparable to those obtained on the commercial nano-diamonds. Due to these
excellent properties, the diamonds obtained by this technique could be applied as-synthesized in the
biomedical industry.
P-007
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF NANOMATERIALS BASED FREQUENCY DOMAIN
SENSORS USING NUMBER THEORY.
Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico
1,a
, Vitalii Petranovskii
2,b
, and Oleg Yu. Sergiyenko
3,c

1
Center Ior ScientiIic Research and Higher Education oI Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
2
CNYN-UNAM, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
3
Engineering Institute oI Autonomous University oI Baja CaliIornia, Mexicali, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
a
Imurrietcicese.edu.mx,
b
vitaliicnyn.unam.mx,
c
srgnkiing.mxl.uabc.mx
Keywords: Sensors; Irequency measurement; FDS; Zeolite; Number theory
One oI the zeolite properties is the capacity oI size and shape selective absorption oI molecules
into their internal nanoporosity. Such molecular selectivity permits to detect very small concentrations oI
speciIic compounds in gases mixture, iI one will be able to estimate a mass change oI zeolite crystal due
to adsorbed compound. To achieve this eIIect, a resonant element (i.e. quartz crystal) is coated with a
zeolite, and a change on the crystal`s resonant Irequency due to the mass change produced in the zeolite
led to a proportional Irequency shiIt. A resonant element that produces a change on its Irequency as
consequence oI another physical parameter is known as a Irequency domain sensor (FDS). The
nanomaterials based FDS are capable oI measuring chemical compounds concentration with high
precision and selectivity. In addition, the FDS output has some outstanding properties: high sensitivity,
high resolution, wide dynamic range, anti-interIerence capacity and good stability. However, in order to
get accurate values, such sensors require a high-resolution Irequency measurement process. Most oI the
Irequency meters are not enough accurate, and required a suIIiciently long Iixed time Ior signal detecting.
For these reasons they are unable to use all the potential oI nanomaterial`s based FDS. A new Irequency
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measurement technique, applying number theory, is proposed Ior using on this kind oI sensors. Some
particular cases are examined.
P-008
ZnO NANOPARTICLES GROWN IN AMORPHOUS Zn
2
SiO
4
/SiO
2
COMPOSITE FILMS
DOPED WITH ALUMINUM AND PREPARED BY SOL-GEL.
H. Arizpe-Chavez
1
, M. A. Hernndez-Ochoa
1
, J. Alvarado-Rivera
1,2
, M. Flores-Acosta
1
, J. M. Yaez-
Limon
2
and R. Ramirez-Bon
2

1
Department oI Physics Research, University oI Sonora, 83190, Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico
2
Department oI Materials and Engineering Science CINVESTAV-Queretaro, Libramiento Norponiente
No. 2000 Fracc. Real de Juriquilla C.P. 76230 Queretaro,Qro., Mexico
harizpe.ciIus.uson.mx; manuelhahotmail.com; joseIina.alrivegmail.com
jmyanezqro.cinvestav.mx; rrbonqro.cinvestav.mx
Keywords: Sol-Gel; Composite Films; ZnO; Nanoparticles; structure characterization.
ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized in transparent TEOS-based SiO2 Iilms doped with
Aluminum and prepared by the sol-gel method. We used Tetraethyl-orthosilicate (TEOS), aluminum and
zinc nitrates as cation sources, ethanol and water as solvents. The Iilm depositions were carried out at
ambient conditions by dip coating at a withdrawal rate oI 8 cm min-1 on corning glass substrates. AIter
dipping, the samples were dried at 2000 C Ior 10 minutes, and then thermally annealed at 300, 400 and
5000 C Ior 30 minutes. II no aluminum was included into the process, the Iilms were amorphous, and
only showed the presence oI Willemite (Zn
2
SiO
4
) when annealed at 5000 C. When Aluminum was added
into the solutions, crystalline ZnO grains started to Iorm embedded into the amorphous matrix. The Iilms
Iabricated with a dopant concentration oI Al/Zn 0.0 at. , 0.2 at. and 1.0 at. , were characterized
by XR diIIraction, UV-VIS, IR Transmittance, XPS, and Photoluminescence. All the samples with a
thickness oI about 1 m, showed a transmittance higher than 85 over the visible wavelength region
and ZnO nanoparticles with sizes in the range Irom 4.6 to 24 nm were synthesized in the Aluminum-
doped Iilms. The nanoparticles also showed energy band-gaps greater than the bulk, which in this case
was produced by expansive strain. In this work we show that amorphous willemite Iormed in TEOS-
based sol gel matrixes annealed at temperatures below 5000 C inhibits the growth oI ZnO grains. The
addition oI aluminum as a dopant breaks the zinc silicate linkages, allowing the Iormation oI ZnO
crystalline nanoparticles. This work was supported by the University oI Sonora through the Division oI
Exact Sciences (Project number FEC-2012-03)
P-009
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NITROGEN DOPING CARBON NANOTUBES.
G. Elizalde
1
, D. Shimomoto
1
, Z. Bedolla
2
, I. Del Real
1
, E. Cervantes
3
, A. Guerrero4,
D. Dominguez
2
, H. Tiznado
2
, G. Alonso
2,a
, O. E. Contreras
2,b
and J. M. Romo-Herrera
2,c

1
Ingenieria en Nanotecnologia FIAD-UABC, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
2
3
FCFM-BUAP, Puebla Pue., Mexico. 4 ESFM-IPN, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
a
alonsocnyn.unam.mx,
b
edelcnyn.unam.mx,
c
jmromocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Nanotubes, doping, nitrogen, synthesis, spray-pyrolysis.
Current commercial interest in Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) is mainly based on their mechanical,
electronic and thermal conduction properties among others. One manner to Iine-tune such properties is by
the chemical modiIication oI the CNTs, introducing non-Carbon atoms into the Carbon network in tiny
amounts, phenomenon known as doping. Here is presented the doping oI CNTs by Nitrogen atoms during
synthesis, using the CVD spray pyrolysis technique. The main idea is to introduce a Nitrogen containing
organic precursor into the high temperature reactor (750 900 C) during the synthesis. The synthesis
parameters were optimized in order to obtain the best yield-quality compromise. The obtained samples
were characterized by SEM, TEM, TGA, XRD and Raman spectroscopy, to evaluate the powders
characteristics in order to Iind the optimum parameters. The TEM images revealed a bamboo like
structure oI the CNTs, characteristic oI Nitrogen doped CNTs, while XPS characterization presented the
Nitrogen peak. XPS spectrum allowed estimating the Nitrogen content around 1.8 with respect to
Carbon.We thank E. Aparicio, A. Tiznado, I. Gradilla, D. Dominguez, F. Ruiz and J.A. Diaz Ior technical
assistance; and projects DGAPA-PAPIIT IN-109612, DGAPA-PAPIIT IN-104714 and CONACyT
174689 Ior Iinancial support.
P-010
DEVITRIFICATION BEHAVIOR OF AMORPHOUS METAL FOILS DURING SPARK
PLASMA SINTERING
Boyao Zhang
1,a
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,b

1
a
boz016eng.ucsd.edu,
b
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Amorphous metals, spark plasma sintering, nanocrystallinity, devitriIication
We present a detailed study oI the devitriIication behavior oI Fe- and Ta-based amorphous metal
Ioils during sintering using spark plasma sintering. Samples oI about cm in thickness and ~20 mm in
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diameter were prepared by stacking circles oI the thin Ioil on top oI each other, either directly aligned or
staggered with respect to a center position. The arrangement oI the circles has an inIluence on the
devitriIication behavior, with the stacked samples resulting in CFe
2.5
, B
4
Si, Fe
3
C, and hexagonal and
cubic carbon. The staggered samples resulting in B
4
Si, B
13
C
2
, and hexagonal graphite, according to
detailed X-ray diIIraction (XRD) analysis. These results will be presented and analyzed. Microscopy oI
the samples will also be presented and correlated to the XRD phases.
P-011
FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS OF REVERSE MICELLE STABILITY FOR CONTROLLED
SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES
Hoorshad Fathi-Kelly
1,2,a,
James P. Kelly
1,2,b
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,2,C

1
Kazuo Inamori School oI Engineering, AlIred University,

Pine Street, AlIred, NY 14802
2
a
hIathiucsd.edu,
b
jkellyeng.ucsd.edu,
c
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Reverse micelles, microemulsions, dynamic light scattering.
Reverse micelle synthesis is a solution-based synthesis technique that uses conIined water
nanodomains in a bulk oil phase via selI-assembly oI surIactant molecules at the water-oil interIace. This
technique can be used Ior synthesizing Iunctional nanoparticles Ior a wide variety oI applications. The
technique can be used to make unagglomerated nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution or
compositionally layered nanoparticles, Ior example. Although some aspects oI this synthesis method are
well understood and agreed upon, other aspects remain based on trial-and-error modiIications. In this
study, we use model systems to study the Iundamental aspects oI electrostatic interactions on reverse
micelle synthesis. One oI the Iundamental aspects to be studied includes how solutes aIIect the size and
stability oI reverse micelles and deIines concentration stability limits. The interaction between a
precipitated particle in suspension and the stability oI the reverse micelle that contains the precipitate is
also evaluated to deIine precipitation limits. The eIIect oI surIactant substitution, non-aqueous solvent
substitution, and the water to surIactant ratio is evaluated Ior optimizing the combination oI solute
concentration stability and precipitation limits that can be used Ior the design oI controlled nanoparticle
Iormation.
P-012
PREPARATION OF HEXABORIDE NANOCUBES FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE
APPLICATIONS
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1ames T. Cahill
1,a,
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,b

1
a
jtcahilleng.ucsd.edu,
b
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Hexaborides, hydrogen storage, combustion synthesis.
Nanocubes oI CaB
6
, CaSrB
6
and SrB
6
have been synthesized using a low-temperature combustion
synthesis process. While traditionally used Ior the preparation oI oxides, combustion synthesis has also
been shown to eIIectively produce boride nanopowders, although this is the Iirst example oI calcium and
strontium hexaborides prepared in this Iashion. Combustion synthesis has several advantages over
traditional methods including low temperature, Iast heating rates, short reaction times and no need Ior a
protected atmosphere. The (M)B
6
powders were prepared using metal nitrates, organic Iuels
(carbohydrazide or urea) and amorphous boron as precursors. The reactions were carried out in a box
Iurnace at temperatures below 400C, a crucial step Ior obtaining sub-micron particles. AIter synthesis,
the powders were washed to remove any undesirable borate phases and then characterized by X-ray
diIIraction, scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Hexaboride compounds exhibit a
cubic crystal structure with octahedra oI boron atoms Iorming a 'cage around the respective metal ion.
The highly covalently bonded boron atoms make hexaborides thermally and chemically stable, while the
metal ion located in the center oI the unit cell can donate electrons to the structure, imparting a
semiconductor character in the case oI Ca
2
and Sr
2
. ModiIication oI dopants can lead towards control oI
internal ions in the structure that can serve as cages Ior hydrogen storage.
P-013
ANALYSIS OF GRAIN SIZE AND PARTICLE SIZE IN CERAMIC POWDERS
Keyur Karandikar
1,a
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,b

1
a
kkarandiucsd.edu,
b
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, spark plasma sintering, dynamic light scattering, crystallite
size, nanopowders.
We present a study Iocused on obtaining a better understanding and correlation between the
particle size oI various ceramic powders and the grain size oI the sintered specimens. Ceramic powders
oI ZrO
2
and CeO
2
oI various particle sizes have been used in this study. The powders were sintered by
spark plasma sintering, a process that involves the use oI a pulsed DC current and external pressure to
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cause localized Joule`s heating.The ceramic powders have been characterized Ior particle size distribution
using dynamic light scattering, while the grain sizes oI the sintered specimens were obtained through
image analysis by scanning electron microscopy. The result oI the study is to develop an empirical
relation/model between these two size distributions. This result is expected to play an important role in
optimizing diIIerent parameters oI the SPS process to develop advanced Iuture ceramic nano-composites.
In addition, it will help in understanding microstructural evolution, densiIication and other
mechanical/physical properties during ceramic powder processing. One oI the speciIic applications Ior
our study is the development oI multiphase nano-crystalline ceramics Ior nuclear reactors.
P-014
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GOLD/COBALT 1ANUS NANOPARTICLES
PREPARED USING VARIOUS SUBSTRATES
Kyungah Seo
1,a
, Olivia A. Graeve
2,b

1
a
k1seoeng.ucsd.edu,
b
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Janus particles, colloidal processing, metal deposition.
Ionic polymermetal composites (IPMC) are polymeric materials coated with conductive thin
metal layers such as gold or platinum. These materials can exhibit mechanical deIormation when applying
external electric Iields. By replacing gold/platinum thin layers oI IPMC with magnetic/plasmonic
bimetallic Janus nanoparticles, the composite could be actuated with magnetic Iields as well as electric
Iields, which can bring huge advantages to the IPMC device technology. Janus particles are well known
to have unique physical/chemical properties and directionality within a single particle because oI their
asymmetry. Especially, Janus particles with magnetic materials are very promising due to their easy and
reliable control on particle rotation/moving directions with external magnetic Iields. In this study,
magnetic/electric bimetallic Janus nanoparticles were prepared with one side gold (electric) and the other
side cobalt (magnetic) via spin coating and electron beam deposition methods. Various planar substrates
such as glass, NaCl and anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) substrates and polymer sacriIicial layers were
used to study the electric/magnetic property changes induced Irom size and shape changes oI the Iinal
particles. TEM/SEM and dynamic light scattering (DLS) were perIormed to characterize the sizes, shapes,
and morphologies oI the synthesized particles.
P-015
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SYNTHESIS AND DETERMINATION OF LUMINESCENT PROPERTIES OF DOPED
HYDROXYAPATITES
Luz Zavala
1,a
, Manuel Herrera Zaldivar,
1,b
Gustavo Hirata Flores,
1,c
Olivia A. Graeve
1,2,d

1
2
a
luzzavalaoutlook.com,
b
zaldivarcnyn.unam.mx,
c
hiratacnyn.unam.mx,
d
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Hydroxyapatite, luminescence, doping, nanoparticles.
This project aims to synthesize and characterize nanoparticles oI HAp doped with rare-earth ions
(Eu, Ce, Tb, Tm, and Er) and to incorporate those nanostructures in glass scaIIolds. Hydroxyapatite
(HAp) is one oI the primary constituents in biological hard tissue and has a huge interest in the medical
industry, mainly Ior its applications in bone regeneration. The doping oI rare earth HAp is oI particular
interest because oI its potential use as a Iluorescent probe Ior medical treatments, this due to its excellent
luminescent properties. In this project, HAp powders doped with Eu and Tm at diIIerent concentrations
were synthesized by combustion synthesis with dopant concentrations oI 2 and 5 mol. The powders
were thermally treated at 650C, 700C and 750C and characterized using scanning electron microscopy
and luminescence spectroscopy, concluding that the best temperature to achieve the proper morphology is
at 750C degrees. Higher calcination temperatures promote higher crystallinity oI the powders, but there
is a decrease oI the HAp |Ca
10
(PO
4
)
6
(OH)
2
| and an increase in the quantity oI the whitlockite phase
|Ca
3
(PO
4
)
2
, -TCP|. Also, it was Iound that the Eu luminescence distribution in the HAp powders is not
homogeneous, thus, there is an inhomogeneous distribution oI dopants.
P-016
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF REVERSE MICELLAR SOLUTIONS WITH
SOLVATION SALTS
Rafael Navarro
1,a
, Victor R. Vasquez
2,b
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,c

1
2
Department oI Chemical and Materials Engineering, University oI Nevada, Reno 1664 N. Virginia
Street MS 388, Reno, NV 89557, USA
a
rnavarrosandi.net,
b
victor.vasquezunr.edu,
c
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Molecular dynamics, reverse micelles, microemulsions, AOT, isooctane.
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Reverse micellar systems consisting oI water, AOT, and isooctane are studied using molecular
dynamics (MD) simulations. We have examined the distribution oI micelle size as the ratio oI water to
surIactant is varied as well as the addition oI model salts. We will present the critical value oI the ratio
that produces the two dynamical regimes that occur at low and high ratios oI water to surIactant. At low
ratios, there is a signiIicant deviation Irom sphericity and there exists oscillations oI the structure. At high
ratios, the spherical radius increases with the ratio oI water to surIactant. The positions oI AOT molecules
relative to the center oI the micelle have been tracked at high salt concentrations. High salt concentrations
lead to a decrease in micelle size due to a disruption in the solvation layer. The Iree energy oI the system
has been measured with simulation time to ensure equilibrium oI the system.
P-017
FABRICATION OF MONO-SIZED HEMISPHERICAL MESOPORES ON GOLD-COATED
POLYSTYRENE PARTICLE SURFACES
Seongcheol Choi
1,a
, RaIael Vazquez-Duhalt
2,b
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,2,c

1
2
a
sec047eng.ucsd.edu,
b
rvdcnyn.unam.mx,
c
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Nanoparticles, polystyrene, mesoporosity.
Gold-coated PS (polystyrene) particles with mono-sized hemispherical mesopores on the surIace
were prepared to investigate their use as scaIIolds Ior support oI CPO (chloroperoxidase) enzymes. First,
mono-sized polystyrene particles were Iabricated in water by soap-Iree emulsion polymerization. Second,
mono-sized silica nanoparticles were synthesized in water with L-lysine which acts as a dispersing agent
and a catalyst. Third, this mono-sized silica nanospheres were decorated on the polystyrene spherical
particles, which were Iunctionalized with PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone). Subsequently, the hydroxyl
groups on the surIace oI silica nanospheres on the PS particles were modiIied to methyl groups to make
their surIace hydrophobic. Gold was then deposited Irom HAuC
l4
4H
2
O using dimethylamine-borane as a
reducing agent onto the surIace oI PVP-adsorbed PS particle. Finally, the silica nanospheres were washed
Irom the mesoporous gold layer with hydroIluoric acid. The morphology oI the resulting mesoporous
particles will be described and process control will be analyzed.
P-018
SYNTHESIS OF MAGNESIUM POWDERS OF UNIQUE MORPHOLOGIES
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Shuang Qiao
1,a
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,b

1
a
qiaoshuang1990hotmail.com,
b
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Magnesium, nanoparticles,
We present a synthesis methodology Ior the preparation oI magnesium/gold nanoparticles oI
unique morphologies prepared using a galvanization process. Using a magnesium ribbon and Pt/Rg gauze
as anode and cathode, an electrolysis process was conducted in non-hydrous THF with 0.1M
tetrabutylammonium bromide and 70mg oI magnesium acetate, dissolved in THF by stirring. During the
process, a current oI 0.8mA was applied. The experiment was conducted in an inert atmosphere to protect
Irom oxidation. AIter galvanization, the magnesium powders were coated with gold to protect Irom
oxidation once the powders were exposed to air. A variety oI techniques were used to characterize the
powders, including scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and X-ray diIIraction.
Results Irom the analysis will be presented and discussed.
P-019
SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF DOPED ULTRA-HIGH
TEMPERATURE CARBIDE CERAMICS
Tianqi Ren
1,a
, Olivia A. Graeve
1,b

1
a
trenucsd.edu,
b
ograeveucsd.edu
Keywords: Tantalum carbide, solvothermal synthesis, dynamic light scattering, doping.
Many oI the Group IV-V transition metal carbides such as tantalum carbide (TaC), haInium
carbide (HIC), zirconium carbide (ZrC),and niobium carbide (NbC) are classiIied as ultra-high
temperature ceramics (UHTCs) because oI their high melting temperatures (usually greater than 3300 K).
These UHTCs are oI increasing interest in aerospace applications such as hypersonic vehicles and
scramjets due to their excellent thermo-mechanical properties. In this project we are exploring the
possibility oI morphology control oI transition metal carbides through dopant incorporation and Iocusing
on the TaC system. We are aiming at Iabricating highly Iaceted parallelepiped or cubic TaC particles
with less than 200 nm in size. We have employed the solvothermal synthesis method to produce nano-
sized TaC powders Irom several precursors including tantalum chloride (TaCl5), carbon, and lithium.
Quartz test tubes and a silicone oil heating bath were utilized to conduct the ignition process. Reaction
products were washed using acids to obtain Iinal powders. Combining the results Irom both dynamic light
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scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the as-synthesized powders possess particle
sizes ranging Irom 100 to 200 nm. Currently,we observe a small amount oI oxidation throughout the
samples, but TaC is the dominant phase in all samples. We have started to observe promising
morphological changes under SEM Ior 15 at doping oI the TaC having cubic-like sharp-edged particles.
P-020
CATHODOLUMINESCENCE OF GaN NANORODS AND NANOWIRES GROWN BY
THERMAL EVAPORATION
G. Guzman
1,a
and M. Herrera
1,b

1
a
lonchhehotmail.com,
b
zaldivarcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Gallium nitride, nanowires, point deIects.
GaN nanorods and nanowires have been grown by thermal evaporation oI GaN on Au/Si (100)
substrates. The nanorods recorded a surIace decorated with numerous grains with an average size oI about
100 nm. The nanowires grew onto the surIace oI the nanorods exhibiting multiple bends along them.
TEM measurements revealed the Iormation oI irregular porous and a polycrystalline structure in the
nanowires with diameter higher than 100 nm, while the nanowires with lower diameter showed a tubular
structure with wall thickness oI 10 nm. The luminescence oI the samples recorded three bands centered at
about 2.1, 2.74, and 3.2 eV, attributed to the GaN yellow emission and to the blue and UV emissions oI
the -Ga
2
O
3
, respectively. Ga-ion irradiation in samples revealed a decrease in the intensity oI the-Ga
2
O
3

blue emission attributed to the elimination oI gallium vacancies. A thermal annealing treatment at 800 C
in N
2
atmosphere generated a quenching oI the GaN yellow emission, due to the elimination oI nitrogen
vacancies.
P-021
CARBON NANOTUBES SYNTHESIS: OPTIMIZING THE SPRAY PYROLYSIS SYSTEM
Juan A. Salas
1
, Zaira Bedolla
2
, Oliver Becerra
2,
, Oscar E. Contreras
2,a
, Gabriel Alonso
2,b
and 1. M.
Romo-Herrera
2,c

1
Ingenieria en Materiales ITM, Morelia Mich., Mexico
2
CNyN-UNAM, Ensenada B.C., Mexico. Lic. Nanotecnologia CNyN-UNAM.
a
edelcnyn.unam.mx,
b
c
jmromocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Nanotubes, synthesis, optimization, spray-pyrolysis.
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Current commercial interest in Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) is mainly based on their mechanical,
electronic and thermal conduction properties; incorporating them in diverse products such as batteries,
sporting goods, automotive parts, boat hulls or water Iilters among others. The present stage in the CNTs
Iield calls Ior designing, learning and implementing processing methods in order to prepare Iunctional
and manageable materials that can make the most oI CNTs properties. A Iirst step towards these
processing methods is to improve the raw material quality directly Irom synthesis, increasing the
structural properties oI the CNTs and minimizing the by-products (iron carbides or amorphous carbon
among others) contained in the obtained powders. Here we present the optimization oI the synthesis
system to increase the overall quality oI the raw CNTs powders obtained Iollowing the CVD spray
pyrolysis approach. We analyzed the eIIect oI avoiding the entrance oI residual reactive during the
heating/cooling period. Once improved that, we adjusted the synthesis parameters (temperature and
reactive Ieeding Ilux) to obtain the best overall quality yield compromise Ior the samples synthesized.
Samples overall quality was evaluated by Raman spectroscopy, TGA, XRD, SEM and TEM. We thank E.
Aparicio, A. Tiznado, I. Gradilla, F. Ruiz and D. Dominguez Ior technical assistance; and projects
DGAPA-PAPIIT IN-109612, DGAPA-PAPIIT IN-104714 and CONACyT 174689 Ior Iinancial support.
P-022
DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CARRIER SYSTEM FOR BIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCES, USING NANOPARTICLES OF CHITOSAN AEROGELS
Caro Len Francisco 1avier
,a
, Lizardi Mendoza Jaime
,b
, Carvajal Millan Elizabeth
b
, Lopez Franco
Yolanda Leticia
b
, Clamont MonIort Gabriela Ramos
b
, Goycoolea Valencia Francisco Mc
a,b
Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo A.C., Carretera a La Victoria km 0.6,
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, C.P. 83304.
c
WestIlische Wilhelms-Universitt Mnster, Schlossplatz 2, 48149 Mnster, Germany
a
javier.caroestudiantes.ciad.mx,
b
jalimciad.mx,
b
ecarvajalciad.mx,
b
lopezIciad.mx,
b
gramosciad.mx,
c
goycooleuni-muenster.de
Keywords: Chitosan, aerogeles, nanoparticles, supercritical drying.
In this work, a system oI chitosan nanoparticles oI aerogels was produced using supercritical
drying with carbon dioxide (CO
2
). To obtain such systems, a colloidal water suspension oI chitosan
nanoparticles was produced by ionic gelation (Calvo et al., 1997) with sodium tripolyphosphate. DiIIerent
parameters were evaluated in order to obtain nanoparticles with small hydrodynamic diameter and low
polydispersity, like TPP concentration, pH and temperature (the hydrodynamic diameter was determined
by dynamic light scattering). Later, the supercritical drying with CO
2
was perIormed to produce the
nanoparticles oI aerogeles and the conditions oI temperature and pressure were standardized. This
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technique is could be used to obtain a mesoporous structure in the nanoparticles, in which is possible to
incorporate molecules into their cavities. Once the systems are produced, their properties such as surIace
area and pore size, particle size, surIace charge and morphology were studied by BET porosimetry
technique, particle dynamic light scattering, Z-potential, electron microscopy and atomic Iorce
microscopy.
P-023
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY FOR THE MICRO/NANOSCALE ANALYSIS OF
ERYTHROCYTES: MICROCYTOSIS AND MACROCYTOSIS
Gaytan-Ordaz
1, a
, J. Navarro-Henze
3, b
, E. Silva-Campa
1, c
, K. Santacruz-Gomez
2, d
and M. Pedroza-
Montero
1, e
.
1
Departamento de Investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000, Mexico
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000, Mexico
3
Hospital General Zona No 2 del IMSS, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000, Mexico
a
liriocristal.9gmail.com,
b
jlnhenzehotmail.com,
c
era015gmail.com,
d
santacruzkarlagmail.com,
e
mpedrozaciIus.uson.mx.
Keywords: Macrocytosis, microcytosis, AFM, MCV, morphometric parameters.
Microcytosis and macrocytosis reIers to a cells blood condition that describes erythrocytes small
and larger than normal, together with a decrease and increase oI mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
respectively. This, condition aIIects the cell Iunction that coexist with diIIerent pathologies. Despite the
easy identiIication oI these cellular alterations via microscopic analysis and hematic biometry, there is no
description oI their morphometric and mechanical changes in nanoscale. Atomic Iorce microscopy (AFM)
is powerIul nanobiomechanical tool considering its high-resolution topographical imaging approach to
biological samples in their physiological conditions. This work compared morphometric parameters such
as SA (surIace area), and depth with the MCV, as well as the morphological alterations in nanoscale.
Some lines patterns oI membrane central depth associated to MCV in damaged surIace were Iound. These
results have shown another perspective oI analysis in micro and macrocytosis on the use oI AFM.
However to obtain integral structure-Iunction relationship Iurther studies are required, especially bio-
nanomechanics.
P-024
NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE AS REINFORCEMENT OF HYDROGELS WITH
POTENTIAL APPLICATION AS BIOMATERIAL
Pia-Acosta, Juan Antonio
1,a
,Zizumbo-Lopez, Arturo
1
,band Licea-Claverie, ngel
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Centro de Graduados e Investigacionen Quimica. Instituto Tecnologico de TijuanaA.P. 1166, Tijuana, B.
C., Mexico. 22000
a
antonio.piac.90gmail.com,
b
azizumbohotmail.com,
c
aliceactectijuana.mx
Keywords: Nanocrystalline cellulose, Hydrogels, Nanocomposites, Biomaterials.
Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) is a high crystalline nanomaterial suitable Ior structural
reinIorcement due their excellent mechanical properties. NCC is characterized by a high aspect ratio, high
resistance to bending (10 GPa), high Young`s modulus (150 GPa), high superIicial area, low density, low
extension to break, very low thermal expansion coeIIicient, biodegradability, and biocompatibility.
Hydrogels are a tridimensional network structure oI polymeric chains containing hydrophilic groups that
allow the swelling oI the network in aqueous environments. The current polymerization techniques Ior
hydrogel preparation can cause Ilaws in the microstructure and lead to mechanical Iailures. The
introduction oI a nanometric material in the microstructure oI the hydrogels like Iillers may reinIorce and
enhance the mechanical properties oI the polymeric network in aqueous environments typical oI body
Iluids. In this work NCC was obtained by acid hydrolysis Irom commercial cotton.The physical and
chemical properties oI NCC were assessed by dynamic light scattering (DLS), polarized light microscopy
(PLM), atomic Iorce microscopy (AFM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). AFM micrographs show
that nanoIibers were obtained oI various lengths Irom 100-400 nm and a diameter between 5-10 nm.
Hydrogels oI 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and modiIied by addition oI polyethylene glycol
methyl ether acrylate (PEGA) were prepared by photopolymerization in aqueous systems. A methodology
was developed to disperse NCC into the reaction mixture to prepare transparent hydrogels oI PHEMA,
PHEMA-co-PEGA, and PHEMA with NCC Iiber inclusions. The chemical properties as well as their net
parameters were evaluated by inIrared spectroscopy, TGA and equilibrium swelling measurements.
Results demonstrate that the swelling capacity and average molecular weight between crosslinks changed
as a Iunction oI NCC content and also as a Iunction oI PEGA content.
P-025
MAGNETIC, DIELECTRIC AND STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS IN TBMNO3
MULTIFERROIC POLYCRYSTALS
Ivair A. Santos
1,a
, Gustavo S. Dias
1,b
, Luiz G. D. da Silveira
1,c
, Luiz F. Cotica
1,d
, D. Garcia
2,e
, and Jose A.
Eiras
2,I

1
Department oI Physics, State University oI Maringa. Maringa PR. Brazil. 87020900
2
Department oI Physics, Federal University oI So Carlos, So Carlos SP. Brazil. 13565905
a
iasantosdIi.uem.br,
b
sanguinodIi.uem.br,
c
lgsilveiradIi.uem.br,
d
lIcdIi.uem.br,
e
ducineidI.uIscar.br,
I
eirasdI.uIscar.br
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Keywords: MultiIerroic, Magnetoelectric, Neutron DiIIraction.
TbMnO
3
has attracted considerable interest due to the interesting and intriguing physics that
beyond its multiIerroism. Furthermore, its potentialities Ior multiIunctional devices application have also
attracted special attention, mainly Iocusing magnetically or electrically tunable devices. TbMnO
3
is a
multiIerroicmagnetoelectric material at cryogenic temperatures due to a transition between two distinct
magnetic states and, in single crystals, a paramagnetic-antiIerromagnetic transition is observed at TN ~41
K. Moreover, at 27 K,a polarization vector arises in the c axes direction oI the orthorhombic crystal. It
is worth noting that in TbMnO
3
single crystals the polarization Ilops into the a direction when a magnetic
Iield (higher than 4 T) is applied along the a or b directions, while the polarization is suppressed in the c
direction oI the orthorhombic cell. In this work, TbMnO
3
polycrystals, calcined and sintered under
controlled atmospheres (oxygen or argon), were submitted to structural (X-ray and Neutron diIIraction),
dielectric and magnetic investigations. The results revealed that the appearing oI the above mentioned
magnetic transitions, as well as speciIic dielectric relaxations, as those reported Ior single crystals, are
extremely dependent oI the atmosphere oI synthesis. Structural characterizations revealed strong ionic
Tb-O and Mn-O bonds and stable Mn
3
and Tb
3
valence states in all studied samples.
P-026
SYNTHESIS OF ACID CORE - POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) SHELL NANOGELS BY
SOAPLESS EMULSION POLYMERIZATION
Daz Duarte-Rodrguez Melissa
1a
, Cortez-Lemus, Norma Aide;
1b
Zizumbo-Lopez, Arturo;
1c
Licea-
Claverie, Angel
1

1
Centro de Graduados e Investigacion en Quimica. Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana. Apdo. Postal 1166.
Tijuana, B. C. 22000, Mexico.
a
melduartmsn.com,
b
normanaclyahoo.com,
c
azizumbotectijuana.mx,
d
Keywords: Emulsion polyemrization, core-shell nanogels, pH sensitive polymers.
Smart hydrogels are chemically crosslinked polymer networks that have the ability to respond
to external stimuli (such as changes in temperature, pH, etc.). II these polymer networks have dimensions
on the nanometer scale they are called nanogels, which in addition to reducing their response time
(expansion-contraction) acquire diIIerent properties than the macroscopic material (deIined spherical
shape, more resistance, the ability to trap other molecules inside, among others). Nanogels are studied in
various Iields oI science and technology, Iinding potential applications as: Iillers and coatings, drug
delivery systems, among others.pH-sensitive nanogels are interesting because their contraction and
expansion is sensitive to changes in pH oI the environment. This sensitivity can be achieved using
polymers containing acid groups that ionize in a basic environment. Nanogels can also be used as Iillers
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in dental composites because the structure oI a three-dimensional network can physically join to the
network structure oI the secondary material creating an interpenetrating network with greater strength
than that observed in the regular material, while reducing the shrinkage stress commonly observed in
photo curable materials. In this work acid nanogels with core oI poly(2-methacryloyloxybenzoic acid)
(2MBA) and polyethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) shell were synthesized by
emulsion polymerization without surIactant varying the mass ratios oI PEGMA:2MBA; the mol
proportions oI crosslinking agent and initiator, the temperature and pH oI the reaction medium and
reaction time in order to obtain core-shell nanogels oI diameters Irom 50 to 350 nm. Nanogels were
characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), inIrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic
resonance spectroscopy (NMR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and atomic Iorce microscopy (AFM).
Results show that the title nanogels were obtained with the desired size by adjusting the synthetic
conditions.
P-027
FORMATION OF SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOSTRUCTURES BY HOST-GUEST
INTERACTION USING UREAS BENZAMIDES AS ANION RECEPTORS
Moreno Valle Ramrez Bibiana
1,a
, Ochoa Teran Adrian
2,b

1
Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana, Ingenieria en Nanotecnologia, B.C., Mexico
2
Centro de Graduados e Investigacion en Quimica (CGIQ), Tijuana B.C., Mexico.
a
bibianamorenovallegmail.com,
b
ochoatectijuana.mx.
Keywords: Supramolecular complex, chromophore, anion.
In recent years research in supramolecular chemistry as an important part oI anion coordination
nanochemistry and has experienced tremendous growth under the important role oI the anions in the
biological world. They are also key players in environmental issues, such as phosphate (linked to
eutrophication oI rivers) or nitrate (which metabolites can be carcinogenic) present in water as a result oI
high Iertilizer use. This work aims at the evaluation oI a group oI ureasbenzamides as selective anion
receptors to Iorm supramolecular host-guest complexes with potential application in water treatment.
Analytical techniques to evaluate their eIIiciency were UV -Vis spectrometry and molecular Iluorescence,
due to the optic properties oI these receptors. The design oI these receptors considered a combination oI
the positions oI the urea groups and benzamide (ortho and meta), and the structure oI the chromophore
groups naphthyl and nitrophenyl, yielding a group oI Iour compounds which were evaluated using the
above techniques; doing titrations with tetrabutylammonium Iluoride (TBAF) and tetrabutylammonium
bromide (TBAB) solutions. The analysis results oI the spectrophotometric titrations determined that
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receptors on meta position relative to the chromophore Iavor the Iormation oI a supramolecular complex
between the urea and the anion, compared with those who were in the ortho position.
P-028
PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTIN FERROELECTRIC BISMUTH FERRATE THIN FILMS
E. Martinez
1
, J. M. Siqueiros
2,a
, M. P. Cruz
2
, J. J. Gervacio
2
, M. A. Curiel
3
.
1
Ensenada.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Km. 107,
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
3
Instituto de Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Baja CaliIornia, Blvd. Benito Juarez S/N CP 21280,
Mexicali, Mexico.
a
jesuscnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Domain walls, photovoltaic eIIect, Ierroelectric, BiFeO
3
, substrate.
In recent years, research on the photoelectric properties oI non-centrosymmetric materials has led
to the discovery oI the anomalous photovoltaic eIIect (APVE) in such materials. The anomaly is
maniIested by the appearance oI a steady-state current in a short-circuited Ierroelectric, under illumination
with light oI wavelengths corresponding to itsoptical absorption range. When compared with the well-
known photovoltaic eIIect in semiconductors, the principal diIIerence is the electron-hole separation
mechanism. In the case oI the non-centrosymmetric materials, APVE will be strongly related to the
existence oI periodic domain structures, with domain walls in the nanoscale range. The photo generated
voltage will turn out to be additive with every domain in the Iilm contributing equally to the measured
value between the electrodes. In 2011, Jan Seidel et al described the photovoltaic eIIect in BiFeO
3
(BFO)
thin Iilms obtained through the technique oI chemical vapor deposition. 71 and 109 domain structures
were obtained, their APVE characterized and a plausible explanation oI the physical phenomenon was
oIIered. In this study we present work in progress towards the characterization oI APVE in BFO thin
Iilms prepared by an ion sputtering technique, starting Irom the preparation oI the BFO sputtering target.
The ceramic was prepared by the traditional solid state method where a 94 density relative to theoretical
value was obtained. The preparation oI suitable substrates is crucial to the experiment and is described
here with detail. Single crystal SrTiO
3
slabs were etched in a 20 hydroIluoric solution Ior 14 minutes
and annealed aIterwards at 950
o
C Ior 150 minutes. The results are presented in Figures 2 and 3 and are
correlated with the preparation conditions. The epitaxial BFO Iilms are expected to grow 71 or 109
oriented domains depending on the crystallographic orientation oI the substrate.
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P-029
SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF IRON OLIVINE LITHIUM
PHOSPHATE
Joel O. Herrera Robles
1,a
, Luis E. Fuentes Cobas
2,b
, Sebastian Diaz de la Torre
3,c
,Hctor Camacho
Montes
1,d

1
Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Cd. Juarez, Chih., Mexico
2
Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
3
Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Cd. Mexico, Mexico
a
joel.obed.herrerahotmail.com,
b
luis.Iuentescimav.edu.mx,
c
sediaztipn.mx,
d
hcamachouacj.mx,
Keywords: Nanoparticles chemical synthesis, Rietveld reIinement, spark plasma sintering
The iron olivine lithium phosphate is a multiIunctional material with magnetoelectric and
multiIerroic properties. II carbon is added to Iorm a composite LiFePO
4
-C, electrochemical properties can
be obtained, then, this material is a good candidate Ior battery cathode. Even though, the promising
applications and the interesting properties oI this system, the attention received in the literature is
relatively low. The level oI diIIiculties to synthesize this material can be considered as high because oI
the rapid iron oxidation and the manipulation oI reducing atmosphere. In Iact, only Iew authors report the
synthesis oI the pure phase. In the present work, nanostructured LiFePO
4
is sought. A combination oI sol
gel chemical method, Ior obtaining nanoparticles, and spark plasma sintering (SPS), Ior avoiding grain
growth during Iiring and keeping the nanostructured ceramics, is implemented. Nanostructured LiFePO
4
is a Iield oI interest that deserves attentions. Herein, the synthesis and X-Ray characterization is reported.
According to X-ray diIIraction patterns reIined by the Rietveld method, LiFePO
4
is obtained almost pure
aIter calcination in a reducing 10 H
2
90 Ar atmosphere. AIter obtaining the ceramic sample by SPS,
the phase composition remains and low grain size can be observed.
P-030
THERMOSENSITIVE STAR POLYMER OF POLY (N-VINYL CAPROLACTAM) OF 4 ARMS
AND BIODEGRADABLE CORE OF POLY (-CAPROLACTONE)
Montoya-Villegas Kathleen A
1,a
, Cortez-Lemus, Norma A
1
,b, Licea-Claverie, ngel
1,c

1
Centro de Graduados e Investigacion. Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana. Apdo. Postal 1166. Tijuana, B.
C. 22000, Mexico.
a
Kathleen-AMVhotmail.com,
b
ncorteztectijuana.mx,
c
Keywords: Star polymers, copolymer, thermosensitive, biodegradable, polymerization RAFT, ROP.
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The star polymers have attracted considerable interest because oI their three-dimensional Iorm,
the architecture highly branched, and some oI their improved properties as compared to linear polymers;
these stars are polymer molecules branched in which a single branch point elicits multiple linear chains
also iI these have a hydrophobic core, they could store poorly soluble drugs in the core when in an
aqueous medium. The polymer star is one oI the most stable alternatives to carry and deliver drug at a
suitable location Ior a sensitive eIIect to changes in temperature, pH or other stimuli. It has been reported
in recent years that by controlled radical polymerization reversible addition-Iragmentation chain transIer
(RAFT) is possible to synthesize star copolymers, showing to be the best option because, it has
applicability to a wide range oI monomers, also is compatible with a variety oI solvents and reaction
conditions, and shows high tolerance to impurities3. Moreover, incorporating the method oI ring opening
polymerization (ROP) has been demonstrated to synthesize block copolymers Ieasibly star type with
biodegradable and biocompatible properties.In this work, the synthesis oI copolymers in block star type
well deIined are reported, with a biodegradable core oI poly(c-caprolactone) and thermosensitive arms oI
poly(N-vinylcaprolactam). For this, the Iirst experimental stage consist in the synthesis oI a chain transIer
agent (CTA) trithiocarbonate type. Moreover, star polymers oI poly(c-caprolactone) were prepared by
polymerizing ROP. Next, the CTA and the multiIunctional core is coupled via an esteriIication reaction,
and Iinally, the synthesized macroCTA was used Ior the controlled polymerization oI N-
vinylcaprolactam, Iinally obtaining star copolymers oI poly(c-caprolactone)-b-poly(N-vinylcaprolactam),
biodegradable and biocompatible. Figure 1 shows the structure oI the multiIunctional macroCTA that
contains poly(c-caprolactone) utilized to control polymerization NVCL.
P-031
DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRATHIN STRUCTURES BASED IN AMARANTH ()/)&)"%01.
023'(0'"*&!)(1.) PROTEIN AND PULLULAN, LOADED WITH NISIN A.
Soto-Martnez, Karen M.
1, a
, Herrera Martinez Etzuly T.
1
.Colchado Morales Sandra
1
; Mendoza Diaz
Mendoza-Diaz, Sandra O.
1,b
. Hernandez-Iturriaga, Montserrat
1
. Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel
2
. Loarca-Pia,
Ma. Guadalupe F.
1
.Gomez-Aldapa Carlos A.
3
.
1
Programa de posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la Republica , Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro,
Mexcio
2
Centro de investigacion y de estudios avanzados del IPN, Cinvestav, Queretaro, Mexico
3
Instituto de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierita, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico.
a
maguiezzzgmail.com,
b
smendozauaq.mx
Keywords: NanoIibers, nisin A, antimicrobial,
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Preventing Iood borne illness and Iood preservation are some oI the main concerns oI the Iood
industry, to achieve this purpose has conservation systems as it has developed in recent years, this process
is called bioconservation and is based on the use oI microorganisms or their metabolic products to inhibit
or destroy undesirable microorganisms. Some oI the metabolites produced by bacteria called bacteriocins
are deIined as biologically active proteins and peptides that have antimicrobial properties against species
closely related to or members oI the same species. Among the most representative bacteriocin in the Iood
industry is that Nisin has the drawback oI instability to be in a Iood matrix, so that it requires an
encapsulation system that prevents the decrease oI antimicrobial activity. The nanoIibers can be used Ior
the protection oI these compounds, in the present work amaranth protein Iibers and loaded pullulan were
perIormed with two concentrations 5 and 10 mg / mL oI nisin, obtaining smooth Iibers, uniIorm and
Ilawless with diameters between 249.5 9.87. It could be that the active observer dispatched uniIormly
along the Iibers. AIter the process oI electrospinning Iibers still retain their antimicrobial activity against
L. mesenteroides and L. sakei.
P-032
DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRATHIN STRUCTURES BASED IN AMARANTH PROTEIN USING
SURFACTANTS NON IONIC THROUGH ELECTROSPINNING
Etzuly Herrera Martnez, Magaly Soto Martinez, Sandra Colchado Morales, Adriana Blanco Padilla,
Sandra Mendoza Diaz
1

1
Departamento de Investigacion y Posgrado en Alimentos, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad Autonoma
de Queretaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Queretaro, Qro. 76010, Mexico.
hraIelt18hotmail.com, smendozauaq.mx
Keywords: Electrospining, nanoIibers, amaranth protein, surIactants.
Electrospinning is a technique to produce polymer Iibers Irom solutions with diameters
nanometric range. The electrospun nanostructures morphology is aIIected by the solution properties
(mainly by the viscosity, surIace tension and conductivity oI the polymer solution) and by the process
parameters (voltage, Ilow rate oI the solution, tip-to-collector distance). The electrospinning oI
biopolymer solutions has been proven to be diIIicult due to several Iactors such as the polycationic nature
oI many biopolymers, the low chain Ilexibility which complicates chain entanglements (essential Ior Iiber
Iormation) and their generally poor solubility in organic solvents. To improve the biopolymer solutions,
diIIerent surIactants have been added Ior various purposes, like to make compatible hydrophilic Iillers
with hydrophobic matrices, more importantly, to improve the spinnability oI polymer solutions, which are
normally a consequence oI the reduction in their surIace tension, thereIore reduce Iiber deIects. The
objective oI this work was developed and characterized electrospun Iibers Irom amaranth protein isolate
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(API) using diIIerent nonionic surIactants (Span 20, Tergitol, Triton X-100 and Tween 80). To
development oI nanoIibers by electrospinning was obtained using Iormic acid and mixtures oI amaranth
protein:pullulan (50:50 w/w) and surIactants (Span 20, Tergitol, Triton X-100 and Tween 80) at 30
w/w. The Iibers were imaged by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The experimental results, the
nanoIibers with larger diameter were with Triton X-100 (320 to 330 nm), while the Span 20 the surIace
morphologies show nanoIibers between diameters 180 to 220 nm, the nanoIibers with Tween 80 and
Tergitol their diameters were between 220 to 250 nm. The diIIerent diameters oI the nanoIibers were
because the electrical conductivity increased and diIIerent morphologies were obtained, probably because
the high electrical Iorces Iavored weak entanglements in the polymer. These results suggest that the
surIace morphologies oI nanoIibers changed with the addition oI diIIerent surIactants non ionics.
P-033
PEG AND TREG COATED MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES AS CONTRAST AGENTS FOR
MRI
M.A. Mendez-Rojas
1,a
,S. Hidalgo
2,4
, E. Gutierrez
3
, E. Santillan
1
, A. C. Lopez
1
, R. Gonzalez
4
, J.L.
CoIIer
4
, P. Dies-Suarez
5
, A. Angulo
1
, G. Delgado-Lopez
6
, J. Flores
7

1
Departamento de CienciasQuimico-Biologicas, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico;
2
Universidad AutonomaMetropolitana-Izapalapa, Mexico, UK;
3
Universidad Autonomadel Estado de Mexico, Mexico;
4
Texas Christian University, USA;
5
Hospital InIantil de Mexico 'Federico Gomez, Mexico;
6
Centro de Investigaciones Biomedicas de Oriente-IMSS, Mexico; 7Benemerita Universidad Autonoma
de Puebla, Mexico.
a
miguela.mendezudlap.mx
Keywords: Magnetite, mri, spion, toxicity, imaging.
Super-paramagnetic ion oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are oI interest due to their great potential
applicatirons in diverse Iields such as biomedicine. In this work we have prepared SPION nanoparticles
using the polyol technique, evaluated their toxicity in vitro and in vivo, and characterized their magnetic
properties Ior MRI in vivo use. |Fe(acac)
3
| was used as their oxide precursor and thermally decomposed
at high temperatures in triethyleneglycol (TREG). Nano-sized magnetite particles (8-20 nm) were
prepared by an adaptation oI the method proposed by Wei Cai et al. Cytotoxicity studies show no-toxicity
Ior the systems, and no tissue damage or physiological alterations were observed at the animal model. A
healthy rabbit injected with a suspension oI SPIONs was scanned on a clinical 1.5 T Philips MR scanner.
Images were taken in 2D mode with a mFFE sequence. Relaxation time T2 was obtained Irom the MR
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images. Images were obtained beIore contrast injection, 24 hours and 36 hours Iollowing SPIONs
administration. Signal decay at diIIerent Echo times Ior the prepared magnetic SPIONs, and diIIerent
contrast beIore and aIter contrast injection. It was visualized a concentration oI the contrast in brain and
liver and the results were compared with images obtained Irom histopathology.
P-034
RECENT ADVANCES IN THE MULTIFERROIC PROPERTIES OF La-DOPED BiFeO
3
-
PbTiO
3
.
Freitas V. F.
1,2,a
, TominagaT. T.
1
, MiyaharaR. Y.
1
, Cotica L. F.
2,3,b
, Garcia D.
4,c
, Eiras, J. A.
4,d
and Santos
I. A
.2,e

1
Departament oI Physics, UniversidadeEstadual do Centro-Oeste Unicentro, Guarapuava PR,Brasil,
2
Department oI Physics, UniversidadeEstadual de Maringa - UEM, Maringa PR,Brasil
3
Department oI Electric and Computer Engineering, University oI Texas, 78249, San Antonio - TX, USA
4
Department oI Physics, Universidade Federal de So Carlos, So Carlos - SP, Brazil
a
IreitasdIi.uem.br,
b
lIcoticayahoo.com.br,
c
ducineidI.uIiscar.br,
d
eirasdI.uIscar.br,
e
iasantosdIi.uem.br
Keywords: MultiIerroic, magnetoelectric, Ierroelectric, piezoelectric
MultiIerroic magnetoelectric materials, which exhibit coupled magnetic and Ierroelectric orders,
are hard to Iind. In this way, La doped BiFeO
3
-PbTiO
3
compounds (BFPT-L), that show Ierroelectric,
piezoelectric, (weak/anti) Ierromagnetic properties and magnetoelectric coupling at room temperature,
emerge as strong candidates Ior applications in smart advanced devices. However, Ior magnetoelectric
multiIerroic applications can be realized it is necessary beIore to Iind the balance oI
electric/magnetic/structural properties. In this way, diIIraction studies were conducted by Rietveld
reIinement oI Neutrons (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin) and X rays (Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory)
diIIraction data. The studies reveal the origin oI the Ierroelectric distortion by looking Ior the covalent
bonds between A site (Bi, Pb and La) and the three neighboring oxygen atoms. Interestingly, the electric
and magnetic dipole moments Iorm an angle with each other. This angle may be used as an order
parameter Ior investigating the magnetoelectric state/coupling in these materials. Furthermore, a strong
link between the structure oI the material and its properties were observed and a control mechanism using
atomic modiIication with La was appointed.
P-035
CO
2
ADSORPTION ON MEXICAN ERIONITE ZEOLITE WITH NANOPARTICLES OF
CALCIUM
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Corona Leobardo.
1,a
, Sanchez Andres.
2,b
, Ruiz Sinuhe.
3,c
, Hernandez M. ngel.
4,c

1,4
Departamento de Investigacion en zeolitas, Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales. Instituto de Ciencias de
la Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla. Mexico. P.C. 72570
2,3
Facultad de Ingenieria Quimica, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla. Mexico.
a
leobardo02hotmail.com,
b
androsagogmail.com,
c
sinuhe257gmail.com,
c
vaga1957gmail.com
Keywords: CO
2
, Adsorption, erionite zeolite, Ca nanoparticles.
Natural zeolite erionite oI Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico was characterized in its texture by N2
adsorption and subsequently this material was used to adsorb CO
2
. The adsorption oI CO
2
was carried out
in this zeolite in its natural and exchanged State with CaCl
2
salts at room temperature and during 24
hours. A gas chromatograph (GC) apparatus was used. Studied zeolites have been the substrate without
chemical treatment (ERIN) and erionite exchanged ionically with CaCl
2
, 0. 01N (250, 500 and 750 mL
each time). The interaction between the molecules oI adsorbate (CO
2
) and the structure oI the erionite
zeolite was evaluated through the isosteric heats oI adsorption. The experimental adsorption data oI CO
2

in this zeolite were evaluated through oI Freundlich, Langmuir and Dubinin-Astakhov equations in their
linear Iorm. These zeolites have been characterized by XRD, SEM, FDRX, and HRADS technics. The
goal oI this work is to study the adsorption capacity oI natural zeolite erionite exchanged with CaCl
2
in
order to adsorb CO
2
at 473, 503, 543, 588 and 623 K. The isotherms obtained correspond to type I in the
IUPAC classiIication. BET speciIic surIace area values obey the Iollowing declining trend: ERICa2
ERICa1 ERICa3 ERINAT. The same trend is Iollowed by total pore volume (V_). The Iunctions oI
pore size distribution (FDTP) oI the erionite zeolite under study were obtained by the Dubinin-astakhov
method (DA). The Iilling oI the supercavities oI the erionite zeolite (in length 1.51 nm and width 0.63
nm) and their interconnections through a zigzag path represent the main contribution to adsorbed volume.
P-036
THE ROLE OF LIGAND AGENT IN CONIMO/AL2O3 NANOCATALYSTS FOR DEEP
SULFUR REMOVAL
L. Prez
1,a
, C. Suresh
2
,J. N. Diaz De Leon
1
, T. A. Zepeda
1
,S. Fuentes
1
, G. Alonso
1,b

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-U.N.A.M., Ensenada B. C. Mexico
2
CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India.
a
pecluishotmail.com,
b
galonsocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Nanocatalysts, dibenzothiophene, deep hydrodesulIurization, ligand agent.
The use oI low sulIur diesel is a global trend. ReIineries are increasing the demand oI catalysts
that enable the production oI ultra-low sulIur diesel. As a result oI analyzing the national behavior in
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production oI gasoline and diesel, through the years, it appears that these Iuels up beIore 2008 were
diIIerent Irom sulIur-Iree Iuels. This research emphasizes the role oI a ligand agent in the synthesis oI
CoNiMo/Al
2
O
3
nanocatalysts.Catalysts were applied Ior the dibenzothiophenehydrodesulIurization (HDS)
reaction. The complex ligand precursors were characterized by ultraviolet visible, inIrared, Raman, and
thermogravimetric techniques. Four catalysts were prepared by co-impregnation technique, changing C:N
promoter ratio |CCo/(CoNi)| and N|Ni/(CoNi)|. We selected C:N ratio as a 65:35, 75:25, 85:15 and
95:05. Molybdenum was kept as a constant.The catalytic activity results was better Ior an optimum ratio
oI C:N95:05, which is in accord with DRX, N
2
physisorption, and TEM characterizations. So, we
examine the eIIect oI the complex ligand precursor decomposition, which has improve in metal dispersion
and reduce the metal-support interaction as an ultra-deep HDS kind nanocatalyst. The authors
acknowledge CONACyT Ior Iinancial support (Project 117373) and the valuable technical assistance to J.
Peralta, M. Sainz, F. Ruiz, E. Flores, I. Gradilla, and E. Aparicio.
P-037
SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES WITH IRPERSISTENT LUMINESCENCE
BIOCOMPATIBLES FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING BY COMBUSTION
N. 1. Ziga
1,a
, M.Barboza-Flores
2,b
,R.Garcia
2c
,R.Melendrez
2d

1
Departamento de Fisica, Doctorado en Nanotecnologia, Universidad de Sonora. Hermosillo, Sonora,
83000, Mexico
2
a
amatizta082hotmail.com,
b
mbarbozacajeme.
c
iIus.uson.mx,
c
rgarciacajeme,
d
rodrigociIus.uson.mx
Keywords: Silicates, Persistent Luminescence, Europium, combustion.
The phosphorescence is an optical phenomenon Irom the excitation oI a material with high
energy radiation, such as UV radiation, which produces an emission in the visible Ior prolonged periods
ranging Irom seconds to hours (LUMP). Most phosphors are represented by two known compounds as
aluminates and silicates, both doped with rare earths, the latter have been reported recently as luminescent
materials which emit in the near inIrared, as is the case oI CaMgSi
2
O
6
:Eu,Dy,Mn which has been used
with the diIIerent polymer covers which are biocompatible as in the case oI PEG Polyethyleneglycol,
reporting good signal in vivo. However, these systems have a problem, the autoIluorescence oI cells or
tissues. Our team develops a new material which is synthesized by combustion, allowing to obtain a
match with LUMP IR emission oI long times with some changes in the doping, the introduction oI
praseodymium in the matrix oI material, which will raise the intensity and the decay time oI this new
silicate, leaving behind the autoIluorescence.
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P-038
MORPHOLOGICAL, MICRO STRUCTURAL AND POLARIZATION CHARACTERIZATION
OF THE BARIUM TITANATE SYNTHESIZED BY MOLTEN SALTS.
J. M. Moxca-Mochca
1,a
, M Garcia-Guaderrama
2,b
M. Herrera
2,c
, A. Durn
2
.
1
Universidad Autonoma de Baja CaliIornia, Km. 103 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada. C. P. 2286, Ensenada,
B. C.; Mexico.
2
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Km. 107
carretera Tijuana-Ensenada. Apartado Postal 14, C. P. 22800, Ensenada, B. C. Mexico
3
Departamento de Quimica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Boulevard Marcelino Garcia Barragan 1421, CP
44430, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
a
luis.moxcauabc.edu.mx,
b
marco.garciared.cucei.udg.mx,
c
zldivarcnyn.unam.nx
d
duralcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Crystalline structure, microstructure, Ierroelectric, dielectric properties.
Submicron BaTiO
3
particles were obtained by molten salts synthesis (MSS) employing equimolar
mixture oI NaCl/KCl as the ionic solvent (1:4 ratio). Temperature synthesis between 800
o
C and 1200
o
C
were tested in order to Iound the optimal size, crystalline structure and, thus the better physical properties.
The morphology and crystal structure were characterized by a combination oI the SEM microscopy and
x-ray diIIraction. The results showed that the morphology, size and crystal structure were dependent oI
the synthesis condition. An increase oI the crystallinity oI the samples was obtained by post-annealing
treatment. In this work, the relation between synthesis-post annealing condition, structure, microstructure
and the polarization response were studied. Thanks are due to E. Aparicio Ior their technical assistance.
The work has been supported by PAPIIT-UNAM IN103213.
P-039
PROPERTIES OF COPPER-DOPED ZnTe THIN FILMS WITH APPLICATION ON TFT
G. Lastra
1,`
, M.A. Quevedo-Lopez
2
, A. Olivas
3

1
PCeIM, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, CP. 22860, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
2
Department oI Materials Science and Engineering, University oI Texas at Dallas, 75080, Richardson,
Texas, USA.
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, CP. 22860, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
1
lastra38hotmail.com,
2
mquevedoutdallas.edu,
3
aolivascnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: ZnTe; thin Iilms; Cu doping; thin-Iilm transistor.
ZnTe thin Iilms were deposited on SiO
2
substrate by pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) at room
temperature. The ZnTe Iilms were immersed in diIIerent concentrations oI Cu(NO
3
)
2
-3H
2
O solutions Ior
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1 minute, then heated at 200 and 300 C in a N
2
atmosphere. The X-ray diIIraction (XRD) showed the
hexagonal and orthorhombic ZnTe phases when the copper-doped Iilms were heated at 200 and 300 C
Ior 10 minutes respectively. The sheet resistance oI the undoped ZnTe Iilms decreased linearly Irom 1.77
1010 to 3.92 104 O/. and the resistivity decreased Irom 2.26 105 to 3.20 10-1 Ocm when they
were immersed in 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 mg Cu(NO
3
)
2
-3H
2
O solutions. The Iilms immersed in 15 and 60 mg
oI Cu(NO
3
)
2
-H
2
O solutions had similar values oI sheet resistance ~104 O/., resistivity ~10-1 Ocm,
speciIic contact resistance ~10-4 Ocm2, and hall mobility 5 cm2/Vs. Also, the copper-doped conditions
were used to dope the source and drain bias to make a thin-Iilm transistor oI ZnTe (TFT) by
photolithography.
P-040
LUMINESCENCE IN CaAl
2
O
4
:Eu
2+
, Dy
3+
PREPARED BY COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS.
Rafael Garcia-Gutierrez
1,a
, Marcelino Barboza-Flores
1,b
, and Oscar E. Contreras
2,c

1
Department oI Research in Physics, University oI Sonora, Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico 83000
2
Center oI Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, National Autonomous University oI Mexico, Ensenada
B.C., Mexico, 22860
a
rgarciaciIus.uson.mx,
b
mbarbozaciIus.uson.mx,
c
edelcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Nanopowders, Phosphors, Luminescence.
CaAl
2
O
4
:Eu
2,
Dy
3
is a member oI the large Iamily oI alkaline earth aluminates doped with rare
earth impurities. These phosphors are energy storage materials that absorb ionizing radiation, UV and
visible light and gradually emit light during a long time aIter the excitation source is turned oII. Currently,
most oI the doped phosphors are prepared by solid-state reactions at high temperatures. In this work, we
present the behavior oI thermally (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) created by beta rays
in a novel CaAl
2
O
4
:Eu
2
,Dy
3
prepared by combustion synthesis Iollowed by annealing at high
temperature. The combustion synthesis involves a highly exothermic redox reaction between nitrates
(oxidizer) and an organic Iuel (carbohydrazide, CH
6
ON
4
) to produce complex oxides. Due to the nature oI
the reaction, these oxides are highly porous material composed oI micro- and nanosized crystallites with
monoclinic and cubic structures. The TL and OSL properties oI irradiated CaAl
2
O
4
:Eu
2
,Dy
3
were
interpreted by the mechanism based on the transIormation oI Eu
2
and Dy
3
to Eu
3
and Dy
2
under
irradiation and their reverse transIormation under thermal or inIrared light stimulation. The Eu
2
ions are
the luminescent centers and the Dy
2
centers are the inIrared sensitive traps responsible Ior the TL peaks
and OSL.
P-041
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CONFORMAL COATING OF POWDERS BY THE ATOMIC LAYER METHOD
D. Domnguez
1a
, H. Tiznado
1b
, F. Muoz
1c
, J. Romo-Herrera
1d
, O.E. Contreras
1e
and G. Soto
1I
.
1
a
davidcnyn.unam.mx,
b
htiznadocnyn.unam.mx,
c
d
jmromocnyn.unam.mx,
e
edelcnyn.unam.mx,
I
gerardocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Atomic layer deposition; powder; coatings.
Coating technologies have been extensively used to modiIy the physical and chemical properties
oI materials. But with the development oI nanotechnology, coating technology has extended their
applications into conIormal coatings at the nanometer scale. Now, 3D shaped-surIace morphologies can
be coated conIormably with ultrathin layers. The resulting core-shell structures are being subject oI great
interest, triggering the development oI many approaches to produce them. ALD is a versatile technique
that can be used to coat and Iunctionalize surIaces either with single or multiple components. The
Ioremost advantage oI ALD is its ability to control the coating thickness down to the atomic level as a
Iunction oI number oI ALD cycles. The aim oI the present work is to demonstrate the Ieasibility oI ALD
reactors in the synthesis oI core-shell structures Ior research purposes. With very simple modiIications
implemented on a typical ALD system and without going into the Iluidized bed problematic, the resulting
setup can handle powders-like materials oI any density and diverse morphological characteristics and at
the same time planar substrates like silicon waIers and glass slides. To show the capabilities oI the ALD
setup, three powders with completely diIIerent characteristics were coated with Al
2
O
3
or TiO
2
with
excellent shell thickness control at the nano-level. Such illustrative cases correspond to carbon nanotubes
(CNTs), ZnO Ilower-like microarrays, and YCrO
3
Ierromagnetic particles. This work was Iinancially
supported by CONACyT 83275, 82984 and DGAPA IN114209-3 and IN109612. The authors
acknowledge the technical assistance oI M. Ruiz, A. Tiznado, N. Paredes, E. Medina, J. Diaz, F. Ruiz and
P. Piza. We thank to A. Duran and M. Herrera Ior supplying some oI the powder samples.
P-042
LUMINESCENT Y
2
O
3
:Eu
3+
SYNTHESIZED BY HYDROTHERMAL ROUTE
Tzipatly Anglica Esquivel Castro
1, a
, Antonieta Garcia Murillo
1, b
, Felipe de J. Carrillo Romo
1, c
, Jorge
Alberto Torres Rodriguez
1, d
, Haggeo Desirena Enriquez
2, e
, Solange Ivette Rivera Manrique
1, I

1
Instituto Politecnico Nacional CIITEC Azcapotzalco, Cerrada de Cecati S/N, Col. Santa Catarina, Del.
Azcapotzalco; C.P. 02250 Mexico, D.F.
2
Universidad de Guanajuato - CIO Leon Gto., Loma del Bosque 115, Col. Lomas de Campestre, C.P.
37150 Leon Gto. Mexico.
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a
tzipa.aecgmail.com,
b
angarciamipn.mx,
c
Icarrilloipn.mx,
d
jorge62442gmail.com,
e
hagdescio.mx,
I
solange.ivettegmail.com
Keywords: Y
2
O
3
:Eu
3
, Phosphor, Hydrothermal, Powders, Luminescent.
The rapid development oI new types oI high-resolution devices such as cathode-ray tubes
(CRTs), electroluminescence devices (ELDs), plasma display panels (PDPs) and Iield emission displays
(FEDs) has created the need Ior optical phosphors with new or enhanced properties. In recent years, many
studies oI oxide-based powders phosphors have been conducted because oI the inherent problems
presented by sulIides, such as chemical instability and sensitivity to moisture; in addition, oxide-based
phosphors can be easily doped in order to obtain good luminescent properties as in the case oI Y
2
O
3
:Eu
3

at 612 nm red emission produced by the
5
D
0
-
7
F
2
transition oI europium, is a useIul red phosphor Ior
lighting and displaying applications. One Iorm oI this material is synthesized by hydrothermal technique
which makes it possible to prepare phase-pure products in a single step, Irom inexpensive and easily
accessible precursors, and can be perIormed at a relatively moderate temperature and pressure using a
simple autoclave. Also can have very small particles oI the order oI nanometers. This work present the
synthesis oI luminescent glass ceramic powders described Y
2
O
3
: Eu
3
doping 5 oI Eu
3
, using the
hydrothermal method, with a temperature oI 200 C, several experiments were perIormed by changing
the pH starting Irom pH 7 to pH 12, with a higher perIormance oI the Y
2
O
3
: Eu
3
powder as pH increases.
The precursors used were yttrium oxide (Y
2
O
3
), nitric acid (HNO
3
), sodium hydroxide (NaOH),
europium nitrate Eu (NO
3
)
3
. Chemical and structural results carry out by FT- IR and XRD oI Y
2
O
3
: Eu
3

ceramic powders luminescent powders were analyzed. Chemical analysis carry out by FT-IR on Y
2
O
3
:
Eu
3
powders obtained at pH12 showed two inIrared characteristic bands assigned to OH stretching and
deIormation vibrations situated at around 3500 cm-1 and 1650 cm-1 respectively. Two main bands
occurring at 571 cm-1 and 471 cm-1 show the characteristic bands oI Y-O. The X-Ray studies revealed
the cubic structure aIter a thermal treatment oI 700 C and 2h.
P-043
SYNTHESIS OF SiO
2
AEROGELS UNDER SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS
Jorge Alberto Torres Rodriguez
1, a
, Antonieta Garcia Murillo
1, b
, Felipe de J. Carrillo Romo
1, c
, Tzipatly
Anglica Esquivel Castro
1, d
, Sebastian Diaz de la Torre
1, e

1
Instituto Politecnico Nacional CIITEC Azcapotzalco, Cerrada de Cecati S/N, Col. Santa Catarina, Del.
Azcapotzalco; C.P. 02250 Mexico, D.F.
a
jorge62442gmail.com,
b
angarciamipn.mx,
c
Icarrilloipn.mx,
d
tzipa.aecgmail.com,
e
sediaztyahoo.com.mx
Keywords: Aerogel, supercritical drying, insulator, sol gel.
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In recent years, silica aerogels have attracted great attention due to their unique properties and
potential applications in a wide variety oI technology areas. Silica aerogels have nanostructured high
surIace area, high porosity, low density, and excellent insulating properties. Aerogels are synthesized in
two steps, the Iirst gel is obtained using the sol- gel method, in the second, the gel is dried, and we have
mainly Iocused our study in this second step. In order to perIorm the drying oI silica gels, a supercritical
drying chamber had Iormed using a previously designed pattern. However, the eIIect oI rheological
agents (also called surIactants) in the synthesis oI the gel was studied. SpeciIically, this work, describe the
synthesis oI SiO
2
F127 and SiO
2
PVP aerogels using sol - gel and subsequent supercritical drying at
low temperature using supercritical drying equipment designed and varying concentrations oI surIactants.
The precursors used in the gel Iormation were tetramethylorthosilicate (TMOS), methanol (MeOH),
ammonium hydroxide as catalyst (NH
4
OH) and water in the molar ratio 1:7:0.7:2.7. Chemical, structural
and morphological results perIormed by FT-IR, XRD and SEM techniques oI the obtained silica aerogels
were analyzed. The XRD results shows an amorphous structure oI the SiO2 matrix, SEM micrographs
shows the change in particle size(-5 45 nm) and the change in porosity with the amount oI surIactant
used.
P-044
INFLUENCE OF SILVER/SILICA NANOPARTICLES ON STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF
BBB MODEL LANGMUIR MONOLAYERS
Eva D. Ruiz
1,a
, Jaime Ibarra
2,b
, Mario Almada
2,c
,Josue Juarez
2
,dand Miguel A. Valdez
2,e

1
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico.
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico.
a
evadan.ruizortcorreoa.uson.mx,
c
josuejuarezcorreo.Iisica.uson.mx,
d
miguel.valdezcorreo.Iisica.uson.mx
Keywords: Alzheimer, Blood-brain-barrier, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, Langmuir-Blodgett.
Alzheimer`s disease (AD) is a neurological disorder characterized by the Iormation oI insoluble
plaques comprising Iibrils oI aggregated -amyloid protein. The treatment oI Alzheimers disease and
many other brain-related disorders is limited because oI the presence oI the blood-brain barrier (BBB)
Iormed by brain endothelial capillary cells. The use oI nanoparticles able to pass through the BBB and
interact with -amyloid peptide is one oI the strategies that have been proposed in order to avoid peptide
aggregation oI toxic structures and discovering a new therapeutic approach Ior Alzheimers disease by
photothermal activity. With the aim to have better comprehension about the physiological behavior
between nanoparticles and endothelial cell membrane, Langmuir monolayer oI raw extract oI bovine
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brain phospholipids were using to studied the adsorption oI Silver/Silica nanoparticles at the airliquid
interIace. Silver/Silica nanocomposites were synthesized and characterized by Zeta potential, DLS, IR,
and the eIIect oI on the structural properties oI monolayers model has been investigated analyzed area-
surIace pressure isotherms, and AFM.

P-045
EFFECT OF FLOW RATIO N
2
/Ar ON STOICHIOMETRY AND THE HARDNESS OF
TANTALUM NITRIDE COATINGS
K. Valdez
1,a
and W. De La Cruz
2,b

1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada. Ensenada, B. C. Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, CNyN-UNAM.Ensenada, B. C. Mexico.
a
kvaldezcnyn.unam.mx,
b
wencelcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Tantalum nitride, depth proIiles and nanoindentation
TaNx thin Iilms were synthesized by magnetron sputtering on silicon (111) substrates. We used a
tantalum target oI high purity in the presence oI N
2
and Ar. The N
2
Ilow was varied Irom 1 to 3 sccm and
Ar Ilow was kept at 10 sccm. The deposits were made under the Iollowing conditions: power100 watts,
total pressure8 mTorr, substrate temperature500 C and time oI deposit45 min. The physic-chemical
characterization was made with a Scanning Auger Microprobe (SAM) oI PHI model 595. To determine
the hardness values were used a nanoindenter HysitronUbi 1, Inc with a Berkovich tip, applying the
method proposed by Oliver et al. and Korsunskyet al. The nanoindentation measurements reveal that the
maximum value oI hardness was 38 GPa Ior the Iilm deposited with N2 Ilow oI 2 sccm (ratio N2/ Ar 0.
2) and stoichiometry TaN0.40. Acknowledgements: This work was partially supported by Direccion
General Asuntos del Personal Academico (DGAPA) projects IN107213 and IN103711. KV received a
scholarshipIrom Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT), Mexico.
P-046
PULSED LASER DEPOSITION OF P-TYPE NIOX AND N-TYPE TIO
2
HETERO1UNCTION
THIN FILMS AND CURRENT-VOLTAGE MEASURAMENT WITH UV IRRADIATION.
A.Fajardo
1,2a
, Gustavo Hirata
1
, W. de la Cruz
1
, G. Guzman
1
, and J. McKittrick
3

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Apdo. Postal,
356, CP. 22800, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico,
2
Posgrado en Ciencias e Ingenieria-UNAM, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Apdo. Postal, 356,
CP. 22800, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University oI CaliIornia, -San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-
0411.

a
aIajardoxgmail.com
Keywords: Heterojunction, thin Iilm, semiconductor oxide.
Nickel oxide (NiO) has been used in photoelectrochromic devices due to its p-type intrinsic
behavior. Titanium oxide (TiO
2
) is an n-type semiconductor with excellent photocatalytic properties. In
this work, Ni and Ti Iilms were deposited by the PLD technique at room temperature and oxidized at
550C in air Ior 2 hours to Iorm NiO and TiO
2
, respectively. The third harmonic ( 355 nm) oI a
YAG:Nd pulsed laser operated at an energy Iluence oI 3 J/cm2 and 10 Hz repetition rate was used Ior the
laser ablation experiments. Microstructural development and chemical composition oI the Iilms were
analyzed by SEM, XRD, AES/XPS and XRD techniques. Hall EIIect and Van der Pauw measurements
conIirmed p- and n-type behavior oI NiO and TiO
2
Iilms, respectively. Heterojunctions have been
Iabricated by deposition oI p-type NiO on n-type TiO
2
on ITO coated glass substrates. The relationship
between electrical and photocatalytic properties oI NiO and TiO
2
thin Iilms irradiated with UV will be
discussed. Support Irom DGAPA-UNAM (Grant No. IN114010) and CONACYT (Grant No. 100555)
and technical assistance by E. Aparicio, D. Dominguez and I. Gradilla are acknowledged.
P-047
PULSER LASER DEPOSITION AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GAN / TIO2
HETERO1UNCTION THIN FILMS.
A.Fajardo
1,2a
, Gustavo Hirata
1
, P.Sengar
1,3,
, A.Jain
1,3

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada,Apdo. Postal,
356, CP. 22800, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico,
2
Posgrado en Ciencias e Ingenieria-UNAM, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada,Apdo. Postal, 356, CP.
22800, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico
3
Posgrado en Iisica de materiales del centro de investigacion cientiIica y de educacion superior de
ensenada

a
aIajardoxgmail.com
Keywords: Heterojunction , thin Iilm, semiconductor oxide.
Pulsed-laser deposition is now a largely used growth method to prepare Iunctional and
multiIunctional oxide !lms Ior application in microelectronics, spintronics, optics, materials Ior energy.
The Iunctional properties oI such oxide !lms are strongly depending on the crystalline structure, and on
the chemical composition through the local environment oI cationic species surrounded by oxygen. Rutile
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TiO
2
(100) thin !lms have been prepared on GaN by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method, using
Titanium and GaN targets. The annealing eIIects in the range oI 400-600 #C in a tubular Iurnace are
studied. The TiO
2
and GaN thin !lms were characterized by X-ray diIIraction (XRD), atomic Iorce
microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The technical assistance by E. Aparicio, D.
Dominguez and I. Gradilla are acknowledged.
PP-048
SYNTHESIS OF LUMINESCENT NANOPARTICLES COATED WITH BIOCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS
Hirata Flores G. A
1,a
, Reyes Garca A. A.
2,b

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ensenada, Baja
caliIornia, MX CP 22860, Mexico
2
Instituto Tecnologico de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Oax. MX CP 68030, Mexico
hiratacnyn.unam.mx, alejandroantonioreyesgarciahotmail.com
Keywords: SiO
2
shell thicnkness, luminescence, core/shell, phosphor.
In the present investigation, Luminescent nanoparticles coated with biocompatible materials were
developed, in order to attach a drug, which will be released in the brain to attack cancer in areas oI
diIIicult access. New advances in nanotechnology and biotechnology allow us to develop new non-
invasive methods Ior detection and treatment oI diseases, which are saIer and less risky than conventional
surgery. Oxide nanoparticles yttrium aluminum doped with praseodymium to 1 (YAG:Pr) was
synthesized by the method oI combustion synthesis, which were coated with diIIerent biocompatible
materials (polyethylene glycol) PEG (polyvinylpyrrolidone) PVP and silica classiIied three categories
labeled case A, B and C. Ten samples which were obtained were characterized by: luminescence,
quantum eIIiciency, XRD and SEM. In samples characterized by luminescence by UV / VIS
characteristic proIile was obtained YAG: Pr which showed an intense band at 318 nm emission when
excited with a wavelength oI 292 nm; oI these samples white and MA2 and MA3 cases were the most
eIIicient. The characterization by XRD, The characteristic diIIraction pattern is obtained YAG:Pr
corresponding to the cubic phase material. Characterization by EDS demonstrated the successIul
incorporation oI the desired results without the presence oI other elements. In the SEM micrographs at
1000 X scales oI diIIerent sizes were observed Ior 5, 10, 15 and 20 micrometers long and a thickness oI
0.2-0.6 micrometers. The micrograph obtained with the TEM could be seen coated with polyethylene
glycol, where a thin Iilm oI polymer attached to a nanoparticle oI about 120 nm by 300 nm oval
appearance shows. Which indicates that the nanoparticle can be biocompatible. The above results indicate
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that the material obtained is oI high quality and can be used as a bio-marker, drug carrier and in the
diagnosis oI certain diseases.

P-049
INTERACTION OF MAGNETITEPLGA NANOPARTICLE WITH CELL MEMBRANE
MODEL AT THE AIR-WATER INTERFACE
Baltazar H. Leal-Martnez
1,a
, Jaime M. Ibarra-Hurtado
1
, Julio Melendres
1
, Josue Juarez
2
, Miguel A.
Valdez
2,b

1
Posgrado en Nanotecnologia, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
a
bahlemargmail.com,
b
Keywords: Polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), Magnetite (FeO
4
), Phospholipids, biodegradable,
biocompatibility, Langmuir trough, Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer.
One oI the most important requirements Ior the use oI nanoparticles and other synthetic systems
as drug delivery systems Ior human therapy is their biodegradability and biocompatibility. In past two
decades poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) has been among the most attractive polymeric candidates
used to Iabricate devices Ior drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. PLGA is biocompatible
and biodegradable, exhibits a wide range oI erosion times, has tunable mechanical properties and most
importantly, is a FDA approved polymer. Besides synthesis oI magnetite (Fe
3
O
4
) nanoparticles has long
been oI great interest because oI their immense technological applications especially in the Iorm oI
IerroIluids. Nanoparticles with super-paramagnetic properties have great potential to achieve such
desirable properties. We synthesized and characterized magnetite nanoparticles coated with amphiphilic
block copolymer oI PLGA by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Zeta Potential. Also we studied the
interaction between magnetitePLGA nanoparticles in a cellular membrane model (raw extract oI bovine
brain phospholipids) in an air-water interphase using Langmuir-Blodgett trough. We obtain the isotherm
-A Irom the extract oI phospholipids. Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers were extracted as a Iunction oI
surIace pressure and magnetitePLGA nanoparticles concentration, and characterized by Atomic Force
Microscopy (AFM) and Fourier TransIorm InIrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).
P-050
SYNTHESIS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOPLATFORM FORMED BY MAGNETITE,
PLGA AND CHITOSAN WITH POTENTIAL THERANOSTIC PROPERTIES.
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Ibarra Hurtado 1M
1,a
, Almada Mario
1,b
, Julio Melendres
1,c
, Eva D. Ruiz
1
,d, Baltazar H. Leal-
Martinez
1,e
, Juarez Josue
1,I
, Valdes Miguel A.
1,g

1
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Transversal, 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico.

a
Jmibarra07hotmail.com,
g
Keywords: PLGA, nanoplatIorm, theranostic, magnetite, paclitaxel.
Polymeric nanoparticles made Irom biocompatible and biodegradable block copolymers as poly
(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) are commonly used Ior the controlled release oI drugs or to
encapsulate contrast agents that permit the use oI these nanosystems as a diagnostic tool, usually
perIorming only one Iunction at a time. Based on this, our work consists in the preparation oI a
multiIunctional nanoplatIorm with theranostic properties. The multiIunctional nanoplatIorm is constituted
by a core oI superparamagnetic particles oI magnetite embedded in a polymeric matrix oI PLGA, which
also encapsulate the active substance (paclitaxel); Iinally the polymer matrix is coated with the other
biocompatible polymer, chitosan. AIter the synthesis oI the nanoplatIorm, this was characterized in terms
oI size, shape and surIace charge, using techniques such as Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Atomic
Force Microscopy (AFM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Zeta Potential. Additionally,
InIrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was perIormed to monitor the diIIerent stages oI ensemble oI the diIIerent
materials building the nanoplatIorm. The analysis oI loading eIIiciency and release kinetics oI the drug
was perIormed using UV Visible spectroscopy. Finally, the prospect Ior our work is to evaluate the in
vitro cytotoxicity oI multiIunctional nanoplatIorm with speciIic tumor cell lines.
P-051
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COPPER TELLURIDE (CuTe) BY ION
EXCHANGE
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3
, R. Godoy-Rosas
1,4,a
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,b
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,c
, E. Chavez-
Mendiola
1,2
, T. Mendivil-Reynoso
1,5,6
,R.Ochoa-Landin
6
, S.J. Castillo
1

1
Departamento de investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Apdo. Postal 5-088 CP 83000,
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
2
Instituto Tecnologico de Hermosillo, Av. Tecnologico s/n Col. Sahuaro, CP 83170, Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico.
3
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Sonora N., Blvd. Enrique Mazon
Lopez No.965, CP 8300, Hermosillo, Son, Mexico.
4
Departamento de Matematicas, Universidad de Sonora, Luis Donaldo Colosio y Rosales s/n CP 83000,
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Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, Miguel de Cervantes 120, Complejo Industrial. CP
31109 Chihuahua, Chih, Mexico.
6
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Apdo. Postal 1626, CP 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico.

a
rodolIogodoyrosashotmail.com,
b
horanpilehotmail.com,
c
eIdtigreyahoo.com
Keywords: copper telluride, photometry XPS, FTIR, X-ray (EDS), bandgap, crystalline orthorhombic,
rongalite, tellurium ions.
The method used Ior the synthesis oI copper telluride is mainly based on chemical reaction
precursors containing tellurium and copper. Copper nitrate was used to produce copper, Ior tellurium
rongalite tellurium ions. The absorption spectrum Ior the sample oI copper telluride displays
corresponding values Ior direct bandgap 3.01 eV and 2.91 eV in-direct bandgap at room temperature.
FTIR studies were conducted corresponding to spectrum characteristic absorption peaks Ior copper
telluride 530 cm-1 which identiIies copper nanoparticles. The Raman study sample exhibits bands at 411,
438 and 471 cm-1 in tellurate hydrate copper (CuTeO
3
2H
2
O). XPS copper telluride, shows the peaks
Ior Te 3d3 and Te 3d5 corresponding to the value oI binding energy oI 575.5 eV, which identiIies
tellurium ions; Te 3d region shows that the valence oI Te is -2, while the Cu 3p valence region show Ior
copper 1. In the sample oI copper telluride TEM, one can observe an aspect oI a well-deIined nano-
caterpillar. Electron diIIraction shows interplanar distance 3.514 A and d 3.566 A very similar and
elucidated the crystal structure, these distances are typical Ior a crystalline compound CuTe orthorhombic
(JCPDS 22-0252), the study is achieved by magniIying the region until the 10 nm (400 000 extensions).
The study oI energy dispersive spectroscopy X-ray (EDS) quantiIies the elements in weight percent,
74.92 wt copper and 8.56 wt Ior tellurium.
P-052
PREPARATION OF NANO-STRUCTURED POWDER OF COBALT TELLURIDE (CoTe2) BY
ION EXCHANGE IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3,a
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,c
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,d
, E. Chavez-Mendiola
1,2,e
, R.
Godoy-Rosas
1,4,I
1,5,b
, R.Ochoa-Landin
6
,g,S.J. Castillo
1,h

1
2
Mexico.
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3
Lopez No.965, CP 8300, Hermosillo, Son, Mex.
4
5
6
Mexico.
a
oarellano28hotmail.com,
b
temis85hotmail.com,
c
d
eIdtigreyahoo.com
e
echavezhotmail.com,
I
g
rochoalcorreo.Iisica.uson.mx,
h
semiconduct
oresdiIus.uson.mx
Keywords: Nanoparticles, cobalt telluride, characterizations, ion Exchange
By using Cobalt Chloride and Tellurium ions in rongalite as precursors in the chemical reactions
Cobalt telluride was obtained in nano structured powder and characterized, obtaining this results: UV -Vis
direct and indirect bandgap 1.7 eV and 2.32 respectively. IR The sample was mixed with KBr pellets Ior
the reading oI the spectrum, it can be seen that the absorption peaks at FTIR Ior cobalt telluride shows
absorption peaks at 3446 and 1600 cm1 and at 524 cm - 1 corresponds to the vibrations oI Co-O bonds,
the existence oI this peak is ground Ior determining Iormation oI cobalt telluride nanoparticles. Cobalt
telluride Raman spectrum shows Irequencies that coincide with those in reIerences listed. XPS spectrum
Ior cobalt telluride compound includes two binding energies corresponding to tellurium Te 3d5/2 and Te
3d3/2, and cobalt 2 p/2 and 2 p1/2 Ior Ieatures shown. TEM the interplanar distance obtained were d
3.28 A and d 1.97 A. These distances are characteristic oI a corresponding orthorhombic structure
CoTe2 whose crystallographic planes are the |001| and |220| (JCPDS 65-2572)
P-053
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF STRONTIUM SELENIDE (SrSe) CHEMICAL
REACTION BY USING ION NITRATE COPPER AND SELENIUM IN RONGALITE
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3,a
1,4,6,b
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,c
,E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,d
, E.
Chavez-Mendiola
1,2,e
, R. Godoy-Rosas
1,4,I
, R.Ochoa-Landin
6
,g,S.J. Castillo
1,h

1
2
Mexico.
3
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Norte, Blvd. Enrique
Mazon Lopez No.965, CP 8300, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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Departamento de Matematicas, Universidad de Sonora, Luis Donaldo Colosio y Rosales S/N CP 83000,
5
31109 Chihuahua, Chih. Mexico.
6
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Apdo. Postal 1626 CP 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico.
a
b
temis85hotmail.com,
c
d
eIdtigreyahoo.com
e
echavezhotmail.com,
I
g
h
semiconduct
oresdiIus.uson.mx
Keywords: Strontium selenide, rongalite, semiconductor bandgap, optical absorption
SrSe is obtained using a chemical reaction by ion-exchange method, which are used with
strontium and selenium precursors. Characterization oI optical absorption in this work is similar to that
obtained in a previously reported mathematical model, the direct band gap that 2.9 was Iound both eV and
the indirect band gap that was 4.5 eV. The FTIR spectroscopy which shows this research Ior the selenuro
oI strontium, coincides with data previously reported, which validates the obtaining oI the SrSe, in the
inIrared spectrum, appear the same Ior bands at 3446 / 1600 cm-1 Ior the strontium selenide, and these
correspond to the O-H vibration and H -O - H, bending vibration respectively.
To use RAMAN spectroscopy to analyze SrSe, Irequencies that characterize it, we identiIied was
observed the peak corresponding to 192 cm-1, which is the SrSe2. Was also perIormed studies oI TEM
sample selenuro oI strontium with the purpose oI knowing its morphology, there are no deIined
arrangements, particles agglomerated to obtaining a single distance interplanar Ior this compound, which
it can be concluded that it corresponds to a cubic array, the distance interplanar oI this compound is d
3.27 A, which corresponds to crystallographic plane |200| JCPDS 10-0182).
P-054
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF STRONTIUM TELLURIDE (SrTe) BY
CHEMICAL BATH, AND USING STRONTIUM CHLORIDE ION IN RONGALITE
TELLURIUM.
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,b
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,c
1,2
, T. Mendivil-
Reynoso
1,5,6
, R. Godoy-Rosas
1,4,a
, R.Ochoa-Landin
6
, S.J. Castillo
1

1
2
Mexico.
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4
5
6
Mexico.

a
b
c
eIdtigreyahoo.com
Keywords: Strontium Telluraide, rongalite, semiconductors, bandgap, optical absorption
This work is a method oI obtaining the strontium Telluride, this work reports Iew related
investigations in which the strontium Telluride was synthesized and they are part oI this investigation,
since them, validate the results obtained in this document. New method oI synthesis, which are obtained
satisIactory results that are similar to those reported in other research is proposed. The method used Ior
the synthesis oI strontium Telluride is bath chemical based primarily on precursors containing tellurium
and strontium .Shows the characterization oI optical absorption where it was determined indirect bandgap
oI 1 eV and 3.3 eV direct bandgap. Subsequently be characterized the tellurium oI strontium with the
FTIR absorption peaks were observed approximately at 3446 and 1600 cm - 1 to metallic tellurium,
which correspond to the o-h vibration and vibration oI bending h-o - H, respectively, this is due to the
absorption oI H
2
O in these sample. The Iollowing characterization was RAMAN spectroscopy, yielding
approximately 158 cm-1, which is attributed to the binaries oI tellurium compounds oI strontium.
P-055
ADSORPTION OF MAGNETITEPLGA NANOPARTICLES IN A CELLULAR MODEL
1ulio Melendres
1, a
, Jaime M. Ibarra-Hurtado
1
, Baltazar H. Leal-Martinez
1
, Josue Juarez
2
, Miguel A.
Valdez
2, b

1
Posgrado en Nanotecnologia, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico

a
iscajumehotmail.com,
b
Keywords: Membrane model, Nanoparticles, Magnetite, PLGA, Viscoelastic properties
Nowadays, the major challenges Ior nanotechnology applied into the biomedical area is the
development oI devices capable to be used in the diagnosis and therapy oI a given diseases. In this
regards, due to its biodegradability and biocompatibility nanoparticles oI poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
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(PLGA) have great potential. In the development oI theragnostic nanoplatIorm, however; to achieve both
therapeutic action and diagnosis role, nanoparticles have to overcome several biological barriers,
especially with the cell membrane. Herein we studied the interaction oI magnetic core PLGA
(magnetitePLGA), nanoplatIorm with a cellular membrane model consisting oI raw bovine brain
phospholipids at the chloroIorm-water interIace. The adsorption process oI magnetitePLGA at the
cellular membrane was Iollowed by drop tensiometer and the mechanical properties oI interIace were
determined. Additionally, Ior reinIorcing the data, characterization tests with Atomic Force Microscopy
(AFM) and Fourier TransIorm InIrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and Zeta
potential were done.
P-056
ENERGY BANDS OF THE 1H-MOS2 OVER OXIDE OF GRAPHENE REDUCED
1uan Estrada-Cruz
1,a
, Sergio Fuentes-Moyado
2,b
and Donald Galvan-Martinez
2,c

1
Centro de Investigacion y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Baja
CaliIornia, Mexico

a
juakyeccnyn.unam.mx,
b
c
donaldcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Density Iunctional, MoS
2
, graphene, electronic properties, electrocatalyst.
The MoS
2
/RGO is a hybrid material exhibiting an extraordinary perIormance in lithium ion
battery (LIB) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This material is able to replace platinum in the
new generation oI nanostructured electrocatalyst. This extraordinary electrocatalyst used electronic
properties oI reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and the active sites on the edges oI MoS
2
. The behavior oI
this hybrid electrocatalyst suggests a synergy between the two systems. In this work we present the
adsorption RGO on a monolayer MoS2 using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) and synthesis oI
monolayer MoS
2
/RGO by solvothermal method. It was Iound the binding energy oI adsorption and the
distance between the layers is 3.7 meV and 3.33 A, respectively, showing a weak interaction between the
systems. We Iound stable Dirac cones displaced downward 0.3 eV oI the Fermi level indicating the
transIer oI electrons Irom MoS
2
to the RGO. This transIer oI electrons may be responsible Ior the synergy
between the systems. The images Irom (HR-TEM) and the diIIraction pattern show the MoS2 as
monolayers added to the high dispersion oI the MoS
2
sheets Iormed on RGO as well as oxygen residue in
the samples.
P-057
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LUMINESCENT MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF
CANCER BY THERMAL ABLATION
N. Izaguirre
1,a
, G.A. Hirata
2,b

1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana
No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C. P. 22860, Ensenada, B. C., Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Km. 107
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C. P. 22860, Ensenada, B. C., Mexico.

a
niecnyn.unam.mx and
a
nuyeligmail.com,
b
hiratacnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: magnetite, luminescent, multiIunctional nanoparticles
In recent years has increased the interest Ior developing multiIunctional materials which can be
used Ior diagnosis and therapies Ior major diseases such as cancer. The purpose oI this work is the
synthesis and characterization oI luminescent/magnetic nanoparticles (LMNPs) made oI magnetite
(Fe
3
O
4
) and their simultaneous combination with europium doped lanthanum oxide (La
2
O
3
:Eu), terbium
doped lanthanum oxide (La
2
O
3
:Tb) or thulium doped lanthanum oxide (La
2
O
3
:Tm) Ior possible
applications as contrast and thermal ablation agents in cancer treatment.
The method used to obtain the LMNPs is spray pyrolysis due it allows the synthesis oI
nanoparticles with narrow size distribution, adjustable size, high crystallinity and good stoichiometry.
Luminescent nanoparticles were prepared with diIIerent concentration oI dopant material and were post
annealed at diIIerent temperatures in order to Iind the best luminescent response. Once obtained the
luminescent materials with the highest luminescence, the synthesis oI luminescent/magnetic materials was
Iollowed. This second step was done Ior diIIerent concentration oI luminescent and magnetic
nanomaterials in order to obtain the best multiIunctional properties material. The determination oI the
best material was made by characterizing the nanoparticles with diIIerent techniques such as
spectroIluorometer, X-ray diIIractometer (XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), transmission
electronic microscopy (TEM), SQUID magnetometer and magnetic induction device. Partial support Irom
CONACyT (Grant 100555) and DGAPA-UNAM (Grant IN-109913) and technical work provided by E.
Aparicio, F. Ruiz and I. Gradilla is grateIully acknowledged.
P-058
AU SEEDS STABILITY
L. Avalos
1,a
, O.E. Contreras
2,b
, J.M. Romo-Herrera
2,c
E.I. Chaikina
1,d
, E.R. Mendez
1,e

1
Depto. Optica, Div. Fisica Aplicada CICESE, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
2
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a
avalosmcicese.edu.mx,
b
edelcnyn.unam.mx,
c
jmromocnyn.unam.mx,
d
chaikinacicese.mx,
e
emendezcicese.mx
Keywords: nanoparticles, gold, seeds, colloid chemistry.
Gold metal nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted great attention due to their ability to support
localized surIace plasmon resonances (LSPRs). These Plasmon modes can be tailored by modiIying the
size and shape oI the NPs. Such optical properties suggest them Ior sensing, imagining, diagnosis and
biomedical therapeutic applications among others.Colloidal techniques have become one oI the most
useIul techniques to synthesize such Au NPs, with the ability to obtain a high degree oI shape control by
means oI non-sophisticated equipment. SpeciIically, the seed-mediated approach gives access into a wide
range oI morphology when adjusting the synthesis parameters. There, the basic idea is to use a strong
reducing agent to prepare Au0 seeds (2-5nm sphere NPs) Irom gold salts in water as the Iirst step; to
subsequently use a weak reducing agent to reduce more gold salt onto the seed NPs as the a second step.
In the solution-phase synthesis, the shape displayed by the NPs is strongly dependent on the initial seeds.
Here we Iollow a common colloidal method to obtain the Au seeds (3-4nm sphere NPs) using NaBH4 as
the strong reducing agent. Once obtained, we have monitored the NPs stability when protected by
diIIerent capping agents. Besides, we have been able to Iinely tune the seeds size increasing their
diameter 1nm by 1nm; analyzing the role oI diIIerent capping agents into the diameter increment control.
Finally, we explore the aging eIIect oI the seeds Ior obtaining anisotropic NPs. The samples
characterization has been perIormed by UV-Vis spectroscopy and TEM. Acknowledgements: We thank J.
Mendoza, F. Ruiz, E. Flores and H.F. Alonso Ior technical assistance.
P-059
PEGYLATED LIPOSOMES FOR ENCAPSULATION OF ANTI-GLAUCOMA DRUG FOR THE
SUSTAINED TREATMENT OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
Lpez Milln A
1,a
, Jimenez Roman
J2
, Gutierrez Valenzuela
C1
, Hidalgo Martinez R.
A3
,b, Lopez
Esparza
R4
, Lopez Millan A.
1
Posgrado en Nanotecnologia, Depto. De Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
2
Asociacion Para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico (APEC) Mexico, D.F.
3
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Sonora, Mexico.
4
Depto. De Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
a
a213290189correoa.uson.mx,
b
roberto.hidalgomgmail.com
Keywords: Liposomes, drug, glaucoma.
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Topical medication remains the Iirst line treatment Ior glaucoma, however, the sustained release
oI drugs topically is diIIicult to achieve. Most drugs have poor penetration oI the cornea and are rapidly
degraded. The administration oI drugs in a sustained manner by the use oI structures, such as liposomes,
can provide the patient with an optimal dose oI the drug, with minimal local toxicity and avoid problems
such as allergies due to daily drug administration. We have obtained nanoliposomes oI
phosphatidylcholine (PC) with poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) and Travoprost (drug) by rehydration
technique Iollowed by extrusion, Ior the treatment oI glaucoma. Using Optical Microscopy oI DiIIerential
InterIerence Contrast (DIC), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Zeta Potential, Transmission Electron
Microscopy (TEM) and liquid chromatography (HPLC), we have characterized the morphology, size,
surIace charge and drug encapsulation eIIiciency in pegylated liposomes.The technique oI obtaining the
liposomes allows controlling their size that is versatile with respect to the initiation and composition. We
Iound that the incorporation oI PEG-Travoprost stabilizes the liposome system allowing its size and shape
remain without signiIicant changes over a period oI 4 weeks and the percentage oI Travoprost obtained
incorporated pegylated liposome membrane was signiIicantly higher. The molar ratio was 0.1 and the
more stable is proposed Ior Iurther study in animal models.
P-060
GREEN SYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES USING RUMEX HYMENOSEPALUS
Ramon A. Iiguez Palomares
1,a
, Ericka Rodriguez Leon
2,b
, Rosa Elena Navarro
3,c
, Obed Lugo
3,d
, Ronaldo
Herrera Urbina
2,e
, Judith Tanori
3,I
, Amir Maldonado
1,g

1
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000, Mexico
2
Departmento de Ingenieria Quimica y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000,
Mexico
3
Departmento de Polimeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000,
Mexico
ramon.iniguezgmail.com, ericka.rodriguezleongmail.com, navarro.rosaelenagmail.com,
rherreraguaymas.uson.mx, jtanorigmail.com, amaldonaguaymas.uson.mx
Keywords: gold nanoparticles, bioreductors agents, Rumex hymenosepalus.
The synthesis oI gold nanoparticles has generated huge interest by its optical properties and its
uses like medicaments. For biomedical applications is required a synthesis route that uses non toxics
compounds and biocompatible, by this reason many research groups have developed methods that employ
bioreductors agents. In this work we use an extract oI the plant Rumex hymenosepalus (this plant is
located in Sonora, Mexico and the southwest oI USA) Ior to synthesize oI gold nanoparticles with the use
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an aqueous solution oI Gold (III) chloride to this suspension we aggregate diIIerent concentrations oI
sodium chloride in the range oI 0 to 1M. The Rumex hymenosepalus plant contains catequins and stilbens
this polyphenols act like bioreductors and also like stabilizers. The results oI the uv-vis spectroscopy and
the transmission electronic microscopy indicate that the shape and size oI the nanoparticles obtained
changed with the sodium chloride concentration. The size oI the gold nanoparticles are 36.510.3nm Ior
the low concentration and 76.815.5nm Ior the high concentration oI sodium chloride. The shape
included hexagons, triangles, spheres and non-regular geometrical Iorms. The High resolution TEM
(HRTEM) show that Icc crystal structure is present in these nanoparticles.
P-061
DEVELOPMENT OF TRIMETALLIC NiMoW CATALYSTS SUPPORTED ON SBA-16
MODIFIED WITH TITANIUM BY DIRECT SYNTHESIS
O. Alonso-Prez
1,a
, R. Huirache-Acua
1,b
G. Alonso-Nuez
2,c
, B. Pawelec
3,d
,J.L.G. Fierro
3,e

1
Facultad de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Ciudad
Universitaria, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico.
3
Instituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica, CSIC, Madrid, Espaa.
a
alonsomo10hotmail.com,
b
raIaelhuiracheyahoo.it,
c
d
bgarciaicp.csic.es,
e
jlgIierroicp.csic.es
Keywords: SBA-16, direct synthesis method, NiMoW catalysts, hydrodesulIurization.
In the present work, mesoporous silica SBA-16 was modiIied with titanium by direct synthesis
method. From these supports NiMoW catalysts were developed in order to achieve higher perIormance
Ior removal oI sulIur in the reaction oI hydrodesulIurization (HDS) oI dibenzothiophene (DBT). To
determine the eIIects oI the incorporation oI titanium in the structure oI SBA-16, its interaction with the
active phases and the dispersion on the catalyst surIace, the samples were characterized by a variety oI
techniques as N
2
adsorption-desorption isotherms, XRD, TPR, TPD-NH3, DRS UV-vis and HRTEM.
P-062
SYNTHESIS OF BIODEGRADABLE PH-RESPONSIVE STAR BLOCK COPOLYMERS VIA
RAFT AND ROP
Huerta-Guerra Vernica
1,a ,
, Cortez-Lemus, Norma A.
1,b
Licea-Claverie, ngel
1,c

1
C. 22000, Mexico.
averonicajhggmail.com bncorteztectijuana.mx
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Keywords: Star polymers, pH-responsive polymers, copolymer, biodegradable, RAFT, ROP, nano-
aggregates.
Stars polymers are Iascinating materials with unique properties when compared to linear
polymers. For example, they have a hydrodynamic size much smaller and higher degree oI
Iunctionalization. Moreover, star polymers have attracted also increasing interest in liIe sciences. They
can serve as biomedical devices such as DNA delivery vehicles, they can also be used as unimolecular
containers and can be seen as well-deIined nanoparticles Ior applications in nanomedicine. Poly (2-
dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) PDMAEM is an amphiphilic molecule, a weak polybase with a pKa oI
about 8.0 and thereIore a pH responsive polymer. Above its pKa, PDMAEM homopolymer is
hydrophobic since its tertiary amine groups are deprotonated. Below its pKa, PDMAEM becomes a
cationic hydrophilic polymer, since its tertiary amine groups are protonated. Meanwhile, PDMAEM has
numerous potential uses which include its use as delivery material Ior plasmid DNA drug delivery in
general and many other applications. Recently, it has been reported the synthesis oI polymeric structures,
such as star block copolymers, by reversible addition-Iragmentation chain transIer (RAFT)
polymerization. Also, the ring opening polymerization (ROP), is an excellent method used Ior the
incorporation oI biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric chains. This work reports the synthesis oI
pH-sensitive star block copolymers via ROP and RAFT on a consecutive manner. Firstly, a
trithiocarbonate chain transIer agent (CTA) Iunctionalized with carboxyl groups was synthesized.
Secondly, c-caprolactone was polymerized by ROP. Thirdly, the macro-CTA was synthesized coupling
the poly(c-caprolactone) with the CTA by an esteriIication reaction. Finally, the multiIunctional macro-
CTA was used Ior the polymerization oI DMAEM via RAFT polymerization. The resulting star polymers
were characterized by RMN, FT-IR, GPC and DLS. Also, in aqueous solution, the star-type copolymers
PCL-b-PDMAEM prepared Iorm nano-aggregates with PCL core (hydrophobic block) and PNVCL shell
(hydrophilic block). These nano-aggregates were studied by DLS
P-063
ION-MEDIATED BACTERICIDAL EFFECT OF SILVER NANOMATERIALS
Meza-Villezcas
A.1
, Jaime-Acua,
O.2
, Raymond,
O.2
, Martynyuk,
O.2
, Bogdanchikova,
N.2
, Huerta-Saquero,
A.2

1
Facultad de Ciencias, UABC, Ensenada B.C.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
saquerocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles, silver/zeolite composites, bactericidal eIIect, toxicity.
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Silver nanoparticles have good antimicrobial eIIicacy against bacteria, viruses and other
eukaryotic micro-organisms. Nowadays, silver colloids and silver nanoparticles have been used in
medicine Ior burn treatment, dental materials, coating stainless steel materials, textile Iabrics, water
treatment, and sunscreen lotions, among others. Silver nanoparticles have low toxicity to human cells,
high thermal stability and low volatility.Controversy exists regarding the possible mechanism oI action oI
silver nanoparticles on microorganisms. In particular, iI the bactericidal eIIect oI silver nanoparticles is
due to direct contact oI the nanomaterial with bacteria, or by the release oI ions which alter the
membrane, and cause cell death, or by a combination oI eIIects. In this work we show that the release oI
silver ions Irom colloidal silver or silver/mordenite-based nanostructured composites is suIIicient to exert
a bactericidal eIIect, without any contact between the silver nanoparticles and bacteria. DiIIerent tests as
ICP-AES, UV-Vis spectroscopy and TEM, support our results. Acknowledgments: This work was
partially supported by CONACYT (Grant 127633) and DGAPA-UNAM (Grant IN113312).The authors
thank to M. Vega and F. Ruiz Ior technical assistance.
P-064
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Co-Ni LDHs NANOSHEETS AS
ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER OXIDATION
Ricardo Valdez
1, a
, Douglas B. Grotjahn
2, b
, J. M. Quintana
3, c
, Amelia Olivas
4, d

1
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingenieria de Materiales CNyN-UNAM, , Km. 107 Carr. Tij-Ens, 22860,
Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
2
San Diego State University, Department oI Chemistry, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CaliIornia
92182, United States.
3
Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas e Ingenieria., UABC. Calz. Tecnologico No. 14418, Otay, U.
Universitaria, 22390 Tijuana, Mexico
4
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Km. 107 Carr. Tij-Ens, 22860, Ensenada, B.C.
Mexico.
a
rvaldezcnyn.unam.mx,
b
dbgrotjahnmail.sdsu.edu,
c
d
aolivascnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: LDHs; oxygen evolving; water oxidation; nanosheets; electrocatalyst
A very elegant possibility exists to get Iuels by splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen
involving sunlight. To split water it is necessary to produce active, stable and reusable catalysts Ior water
oxidation reaction (WOR) and others Ior hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Since the synthesis oI a
catalyst Ior water oxidation is the masterpiece in the scheme to produce clean energy Irom water, here we
report the synthesis oI nanosheets based on CoNi LDHs with well-deIined morphology, where the
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3
)
2
, Cl
, and H
2
O to balance the charge oI the compound. The catalyst was
characterized by X-ray DiIIraction (XRD), Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM) and Inductively
Coupled PlasmaAtomic Emission Spectrocopy (ICPAES). The electrocatalytic measurements show
that oxygen is produced under mild conditions: pH 7, at room temperature and 1 atm.
P-065
SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PD WITH GEOMETRY
DEFINED TYPE CUBE
Velazquez Arjona, W.
1,a
, Arriaga Hurtado, L.
2,b
and Huerta Prez, C.
3,c

1
Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica CIDETEQ S.C., Pedro Escobedo,
Queretaro, Mexico
2
Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico en Electroquimica CIDETEQ S.C., Pedro Escobedo,
Queretaro, Mexico
3
a
nex1noplayerhotmail.com,
b
larriagacideteq.mx,
c
cesar.huerta.photmail.com
Keywords: Nanoparticles Pd with cubic geometry, synthesis, cube
By chemical synthesis were prepared nanoparticles oI Pd with type cube geometry, which were
characterized by cyclic voltammetry in acid medium, HR-TEM and EDS elemental analysis.

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POSTER SESSION
P-066
ELABORATION OF CADMIUM TELLURIDE THIN FILMS BY MEAN OF PULSED LASER
DEPOSITION
O.M. Rodriguez-Sanchez
1,2,a
, L. Morales-Peral
1,2,b
, M.A. Santana-Rojas
1,3,c
, M. A. Quiroga-de la
Torre
1,3,d
, S. J Castillo
1

1
2
3
Instituto Tecnologico de Hermosillo, Av. Tecnologico S/N Col. El Sahuaro, CP 83170, Hermosillo,
Sonora, Mexico.
a
oscarmargauss.mat.uson.mx,
b
linagauss.mat.uson.mx,
c
masun3hotmail.com
d
marianquthotmail.com
Keywords: Thin Iilms, semiconductors, Pulsed Laser Deposition, Cadmium Telluride
The purpose oI this work is to show the growth correlated with the deposition conditions oI CdTe
thin Iilms by means oI pulsed laser deposition method. Micrographies were obtained with scanning
electron microscopy Ieaturing top view so much as oI transverse sight with diIIerent scales oI
magniIication, which are indicated. The growth conditions oI these Iilms oI CdTe consisted oI
maintaining the substratum to a temperature oI 400C, 100 m oI pressure and a Irequency oI 10 Hz. A
device sketch oI a solar cell and description oI practical manuIacture method with a thickness oI 200 nm,
and uniIorm structure on top oI substrate.
P-067
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION OF NiMoW CATALYST SUPPORTED ON Ti
MODIFIED SBA-15
Silvia Yolanda Gmez Orozco
a
, RaIael Huirache Acua
a
b
, Eric Mauricio Rivera
Muoz
c
, Barbara Teresa Garcia Pawelec
d
.
1
Facultad de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Ciudad
Universitaria, Morelia, Michoacan, 58060, Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, CNyN, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,
UNAM, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, 22800, Mexico.
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Centro de Fisica Aplicada y Tecnologia Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A.P. 1-
1010, C.P. 76000 Queretaro, Mexico
4
Instituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica, CSIC, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, UAM, c/Marie Curie
2, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Espaa.
a
sygo.0901hotmail.com,
a
raIaelhuiracheyahoo.it,
b
galonsocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: HydrodesulIurization (HDS), Dibenzothiophene (DBT)
The hydro-treatment reactions are catalyzed by catalyzers Co(Ni)Mo(W) supported by alumina.
The evidence oI a strong interaction oI metal-support has generate investigations looking Ior new kinds oI
catalysts. The elevated surIace, the uniIorm size oI pore, large wall thickness, porosity texture and
thermal stability are great advantages and they contributed to extend the use oI materials mesoporous oI
siliceous SBA-15 (pure or superIicially modiIied) as support oI the active phases. It is proved that the
SBA-15 support when is superIicially modiIied whit titanium and is used as support Ior oxide NiMo
catalyzers, the results are highly catalytic activity comparing with the commercial catalyzer CoMo/Al
2
O
3
,
based on the reaction oI HDS oI DBT; which is related whit a better dispersion oI the active phases on
surIace oI the support by the eIIect oI titanium. Based on this and with the propose oI search Ior new
catalyzers oI HDS, with more and better catalytic activity, this work studies the eIIect oI SBA-15 support
modiIied with titanium on HDS oI DBT oI catalyzers ternaries oI Ni-Mo-W.
The mesoporous material oI silica with hexagonal structure P6mm SBA-15, was synthesize by
the published procedures oI D. Zhao y col. (1998). The modiIication oI the supports with titanium was in
diIIerent relations (x20, 40 y 60), adding titanium (IV) isopropoxide (Ti (i-PrO)
4
, 97, Aldrich) as a
Iorerunner. Each support was charged with a regular amount oI molybdenum (13.83 weight as MoO
3
),
tungsten (17.33 weight as WO
3
) y nickel (3.84 weight as NiO), by simultaneous impregnation by the
method oI early stage moisture. The prepared catalyzers and supports was Ieatured by diIIerent
techniques; isotherm oI adsorption-desorption NH
3
, XRD, programmed reduction oI temperature TPR-H
2
,
DRS UV-vis, spectroscopy micro-Raman, spectroscopy IR y HRTEM.
P-068
CHARACTERIZATION OF ZIRCONIA THIN FILMS BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION
1. R. Martinez-Castelo
1, a
, Tiznado H.
2, b
and M. H. Farias
3, c

1, 2, 3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apdo. Postal
14, C.P. 22800, Ensenada, Mexico
a
jesusmtzcnyn.unam.mx,
b
tiznadoyahoo.com,
c
mariocnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Thin Iilm, Zirconia, ALD, Atomic Layer Deposition
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Zirconium oxide (ZrO
2
), is considered a very attractive material Ior application as dielectric
gate as it exhibits good thermodynamic stability in contact with silicon, has a relatively high dielectric
constant (25 ~ 30), a large gap (5.8 eV), and high compatibility with current manuIacturing process oI
integrated circuits. The above properties are desirable Ior the gate dielectric oI the Iield-eIIect transistor
(FET) and other electronic devices. In order to obtain thin Iilms with speciIic values oI dielectric constant
and bandwidth, a deposition technique that allows controlling the thickness at the atomic level and coat
any surIace uniIormly, is required. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is the technique that best Iits these
requirements; it is selI-limited which ensures that the amount oI deposited material is highly controlled; is
able to cover porous surIaces; and does not limit the design oI dielectric systems, as it can be applied to a
wide variety oI materials.
In this work, ZrO
2
thin Iilms were deposited by ALD, using Cp
2
ZrCl
2
(Cp Ciclopentadienyl) as a
zirconium precursors and water as an oxidizing agent. The Iilms were deposited on silicon substrates
while the temperature used during the deposition process was adjusted to 300C. Under such conditions, a
deposition rate oI ~ 0.3A (cicle)-1 was obtained. Deposited Iilms were characterized by ellipsometry, and
electronic spectroscopy techniques, Ior example X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The materials
proposed in this work have high potential Ior application as MOS capacitors.
P-069
Mn-DOPED 0.94(Bi
0.5
Na
0.5
)TiO
3
-0.06BaTiO
3
EPITAXIAL THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY PLD
A. Gallegos-Melgar
1,a
, F. Martinez-Suarez
1,b
, A. I.Gutirrez-Prez
1,c
, N. Lemee
2,c
, A. Lahmar
2,d
, F.
Espinoza-Beltran
1,e
, J. Muoz-Saldaa
1,I

1
Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Santiago de Queretaro, Qro. Mexico
2
AIIiliation Laboratoire de Physique de la Matire Condensee (LPMC), EA 2081, Amiens, France
a
agallegosqro.cinvestav.mx,
b
I.martinezqro.cinvestav.mx,
c
nathalie.lemeeu-picardie.Ir,
d
abdel.ilah.lahmaru-picardie.Ir,
e
Iespinozaqro.cinvestav.mx,
I
jmunozqro.cinvestav.mx
Keywords: Thin Iilms, lead-Iree, Mn-doped.
Ferroelectric thin-Iilms based on Pb(Zr,Ti)O
3
(PZT) have been utilized to Iorm advanced
electronic devices. Considering the toxicity oI lead oxides, there is a general interest in the development
oI environmentally Iriendly lead-Iree materials. The quasi-binary BNT-BT system ((1-x)(Bi
0.5
Na
0.5
TiO
3
)-
x(BaTiO
3
)) is a good candidate Ior the replacement oI PZT ceramics. It has been reported that
compositions near the so-called morph tropic phase boundary (MPB) at 6 mol BT show higher
piezoelectric properties, and doping with diIIerent elements such as Mn is used to modiIy the
microstructure and piezoelectric properties. Mn-doped BNT-BT epitaxial thin Iilms in MPB compositions
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were grown by pulsed laser deposition. Based on the hypothesis that Bi
3
or Na
loss can occur during

PLD deposition, stoichiometric thin Iilms were grown using two Mn-doped BNT-BT targets with
diIIerent excess oI Bi
2
O
3
and Na
2
CO
3
. The thin Iilms were grown on 001 SrTiO
3
substrates varying
mainly the substrate temperature Irom 650 to 715 C, and the oxygen partial pressure in the chamber
between 0.1 and 0.3 mbar. The epitaxial growth oI the thin Iilms were in-situ characterized by RHEED
and by X-ray diIIraction. The low mosaicity oI the Iilms was evidenced by the similar values oI the
FWHM oI the rocking curve Ior the substrate and the Iilm. An average grain size oI 85 nm and RMS
roughness oI 1.2 nm were measured by AFM. The Ierroelectric response (by PFM), hysteresis loops,
leakage current and dielectric properties, are currently being measured.
P-070
IDENTIFICATION OF MPB IN (Bi
0.5
Na
0.5
) TiO
3
-(Bi
0.5
K
0.5
)TiO
3
-BaTiO
3
CERAMICS BY XRD
AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
M. A. Rivera-Gil
1,a
, A. I. Gutirrez-Prez
1,b
, D. G. Espinosa-Arbelaez
1,c
, J.A. Eiras
2,d
,M. P. Cruz-
Jauregui
3,e
, J. Muoz-Saldaa
1,I

1
Centro de Investigacion y de EstudiosAvanzados del IPN, Unidad Queretaro, Lib. Norp. 2000, Real de
Juriquilla, 76230, Queretaro, Qro.Mexico
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad Federal de So Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, km 235 - SP
310, So Carlos, Brasil
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia (CNyN)-UNAM.Km. 107, Carr.Tij.-Ens. 22860, Ensenada,
B.C., Mexico
amariveraqro.cinvestav.mx, baigutierrezqro.cinvestav.mx, cdespinosaqro.cinvestav.mx,
deirasdI.uIscar.br emcruzcnyn.unam.mx Ijmunozqro.cinvestav.mx
Keywords: Lead-Iree piezolectric ceramics, morphotropic phase boundary, Raman spectroscopy
The strongest lead-Iree candidates Ior substitution oI PZT piezoelectric ceramics (due to
international restriction on the usage oI lead) are bismuth based perovskites such as (Bi
0.5
Na
0.5
)TiO
3

(BNT), (Bi
0.5
K
0.5
)TiO
3
(BKT) and BaTiO
3
(BT).BNT crystals are rhombohedral meanwhile BKT and BT
are both tetragonal. At compositions near the morphotropic phase boundaries (MPB), where tetragonal
Irom rhombohedral symmetries coexist, Ierroelectric properties are maximized |1|. The reported MPB
compositions oI Bi-based piezoelectric systems as BNT-BT, BKT-BT and BNT-BKT-BT have
discrepancies in a wide range oI compositions. This contribution aims to determine the composition
ranges in the MPB oI the BKT-BNT-BT ternary system along BKT contents Irom 5 to 30 mol keeping
the BT constant at 2.5 mol. Ceramic samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method assisted
by high-energy ball milling. The characteristic rhombohedral diIIraction peaks (003)/ (021) gives way to
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a (111) single peak oI the tetragonal phase as the BKT content increases, and the single (202)
rhombohedral peak splits into the tetragonal (002)/(200) doublet. The Raman vibrational modes oI Na-O
at ~135 cm-1 vanishes as the BKT content increases and the peak shiIts to lower wavenumbers. ShiIting
to low Irequency vibrational modes have been attributed to the mass change oI the A site |2|. The
vibrational mode oI Ti-O bond and the TiO6 octahedron at ~285 cm-1increases its width and shiIts to
lower wavenumber as the tetragonal phase content increases in accordance to the addition oI the
tetragonal phase reported Ior the BNT-BT system. These results are in accordance with the maximum
remnant polarization Iound at 24.3 mol oI BKT. Thus, it can be implied, that the MPB range can be
Ioundbetween9 and 25 mol oI BKT.
P-071
OPTICAL NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF GALLIUM NITRIDE NANORODS ON
SILICON SURFACES WITH GOLD CATALYST
Gregorio Guadalupe Carbajal
1
, Conett Huerta Escamilla
2
and Mufei Xiao
2, a

1
Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierias, Universidad de Guadalajara, 1421 Blvd.
Marcelino Garcia Barragan, Guadalajara, Jalisco CP 44430, Mexico
2
muIeicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: GaN nanowires; Chemical vacuum deposition; Gold particle catalyst; Optical reIlection
spectroscopy.
Nanometric gallium-nitride rods were grown on a silicon (111) substrate through a chemical
vapor deposition process with gold particles as the catalyst. Randomly distributed gallium-nitride rods oI
20nm to 200 nm in diameter and oI various densities and lengths were Iormed under diIIerent deposition
conditions. Characterization analyses, such as scanning electron microscopy and optical reIlection
spectroscopy have been carried out on samples containing gallium-nitride rods diIIerent in size, shape,
length and density. While the scanning electron microscopy shows directly the images oI the sample
surIaces, the optical spectroscopy provides a nondestructive evaluation oI the sample surIaces, especially
helpIul Ior checking the uniIormity oI the samples.
P-072
UP-CONVERSION FLUORESCENCE AND OPTICAL THERMOMETRY
CHARACTERIZATION OF Er
3+
:Yb
3+
Co-DOPED SrF
2
POWDERS
NikiIor Rakov
1
, Glauco S. Maciel
2
and Mufei Xiao
2,a

1
Cincia dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Vale do So Francisco 48902-300 Juazeiro, BA, Brazil
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Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal Fluminense 24210-346 Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
3
muIeicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Up-conversion Iluorescence; optical temperature sensor; Er
3
:Yb
3
:SrF
2
powders.
The up-conversion (UC) Iluorescence perIormance oI codoped Er
3
:Yb
3
:SrF
2
powders prepared
by combustion synthesis was investigated under near-inIrared (980 nm) continuous wave laser excitation.
In order to conIirm surIace morphology and structure oI these Er
3
:Yb
3
:SrF
2
powders, scanning
electronic microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray powder diIIraction (XRPD)
proIiles have been carried out. Spectral UC Iluorescence shows bands centered at ~ 410, ~ 522, ~ 545 and
~ 660 nm, corresponding to transitions Irom upper levels 2H9/2, 2H11/2, 4S3/2 and 4F9/2 to the ground
state 4I15/2 , respectively, and identiIied as 4I-4I transitions Irom Er
3
excited states. Furthermore,
targeting to photonics applications, the optical temperature sensor perIormance oI this material was also
investigated and the maximum sensor sensitivity Iound Ior our material was 0.00396 K-1.
P-073
FLUORESCENCE DECAY OF A DIPOLAR EMITTER NEAR A PLASMONIC QUANTUM
PARTICLE
Mufei Xiao
muIeicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Fluorescence; quantum particle, small particle plasmon.
The Iluorescence decay process is studied with a selI-consistent theory Ior a dipolar emitter near a
metallic particle that is so small that its plasmonic properties depend signiIicantly on the quantum
conIinement oI the carriers. The selI-consistency enables a rigorous description oI the decay in time,
particularly Ior tightly coupled cases where the distance between the emitter and the particle can be
arbitrarily short or as short as possible. It is Iound that the decay in time is no longer exponential, and
thereIore it becomes inadequate and sometime meaningless to describe the decay process with a simple
decay rate (or a liIetime). On the other hand, the degree oI the quantum conIinement depends on the size
oI the particle and reducing the size causes a red shiIt as well as a reshape oI the spectrum, which, in turn,
inIluences signiIicantly the behavior oI the nearby emitter.
P-074
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CONTROL AND STABILIZATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES SIZE USING
POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Ibarra Hurtado 1M
1,a
, Carrillo Torres RC
1,b
, Eva D. Ruiz
1,c
, A. Virgen Ortiz
2,a
, Luna Velasco Antonia
3,a
.
1
Mexico.
2
Departamento de Ciencias Quimico Biologicas, Unidad Regional Sur, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd.
Lazaro Cardenas, No.100 Colonia Francisco Villa, 85880 Navojoa, Sonora Mexico.
3
Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Miguel de Cervantes 120, Complejo
Industrial Chihuahua, 31109, Chihuahua, Mexico.
a
Jmibarra07hotmail.com,
b
avirgennavojoa.uson.mx
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles, chemical reduction, stability, polyvinylpyrrolidone, hydrazine.
Silver nanoparticles are being considered in a variety oI applications ranging Irom biomedical to
electronic areas. Characteristics such as size, morphology and crystallinity are important parameters to
control Ior potential applications oI nanoparticles. Besides those parameter, the stability oI nanoparticles
in aqueous media at room temperature is oI vital importance in biological applications. In this study the
main purpose was to optimize the synthesis method oI silver nanoparticles by chemical reduction, in order
to obtain spherical nanoparticles with less than 20 nm in size and stable in aqueous media at room
temperature. In the synthesis process, silver nitrate was used as the metal precursor, polyvinylpyrrolidone
as a stabilizer and hydrazine as a reducing agent. The optimization method was mainly based on testing
diIIerent concentrations oI reactants as well as the modiIication oI temperature and reaction times.The
synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized in terms oI size (primary and hydrodynamic),
morphology, Z potential (surIace charge) and absorption spectrum, through the use oI advanced
techniques, such as Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM ), Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled
to Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM -EDX), dynamic light scattering mode (DLS), laser
Doppler velocimetry and UV-Visible Spectroscopy. The optimized synthesis method oI silver
nanoparticles by chemical reduction, consisted in reacting silver nitrate 25 mM (8 ml) with 1 ml oI
hydrazine 70 mM in presence oI 0.13 mM polyvinylpyrrolidone at a temperature oI 6 C. Resulting, silver
nanoparticles with spherical morphology oI an average size oI 16 nm , negative surIace charge and stable
in aqueous media at room temperature (Ior a period 6 months).
P-075
EFFECT OF pH ON ZnS THIN FILMS GROWN BY CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION
P.A. Luque
1,a
, Claudia M. Gomez Gutierrez
1,b
, M.A. Quevedo-Lopez
2,c
and A. Olivas
3,d

1
Facultad de Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Diseo, Universidad Autonoma de Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
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Department oI Materials Science and Engineering, University oI Texas at Dallas, USA.
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.
a
pluqueuabc.edu.mx,
b
cmgomezguabc.edu.mx,
c
mquevedoutdallas,
d
aolivascnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Zinc sulIide; Chemical bath deposition; thin Iilms
This work addresses the study oI zinc sulIide (ZnS) thin Iilms prepared by chemical bath
deposition. The depositions were carried out in the pH range oI 10 to 11. The materials used are zinc
acetate, tri-sodium citrate and thiourea, with tri-sodium citrate being used as complex Iorming agent.
Structure oI these Iilms was characterized by X-ray diIIraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy
(SEM). Optical properties were studied by spectrophotometric measurements. InIluence oI the increased
pH value on structural and optical properties is described and discussed in terms oI transmission
improvement in the visible range. The morphology oI the surIace showed that the samples are compact
and uniIorm, with some pinholes in the surIace depending on pH. Transmission spectra indicate a high
transmission coeIIicient (70). The direct band gap energy is Iound to be about 3.67 eV Ior the Iilms
prepared at pH equal to 11.5. The transmission spectrum indicates an average transmittance oI 80 to 87
in the spectra range Irom 300 nm to 800 nm, and the optical band gap oI the samples was around 3.68 to
3.76 eV Ior the Iilms prepared at pH equal to 10.5.
P-076
MOS STRUCTURES SITUABLES FOR APPLICATIONS IN UV DOSIMETERS AND VISIBLE
LIGHT DETECTORS
Abraham Arias
1,a
, Rigoberto Herrera
1,b
, Nicola Nedev
1,c
, Mario Curiel
1,d
, Benjamin Valdez
1,e
, David
Mateos
1,I
, Roumen Nedev
2,g
, Oscar Contreras
3,h
, Diana Nesheva
4,i
, Emil Manolov
4,j
, Valeri Dzhurkov
4,k
,
Jesus M. Siqueiros
2,l
.
1
Institute oI Engineering, Autonomous University oI Baja CaliIornia, Benito Juarez Blvd. esc. Calle de la
Normal, s/n, C. P. 21280 Mexicali, B. C., Mexico
2
Polytechnical University oI Baja CaliIornia, Calle de la Claridad s/n, C. P. 21376 Mexicali, B. C.,
Mexico
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A. P. 356, C. P.
22800 Ensenada, B.C. Mexico
4
Institute oI Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy oI Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd, 1784
SoIia, Bulgaria
a
arias.abrahamuabc.edu.mx,
b
rigoberto.herrerauabc.edu.mx,
c
nicolanuabc.edu.mx,
d
mcurieluabc.edu.mx,
e
benvaluabc.edu.mx,
I
david.mateosuabc.edu.mx,
g
rnikolovnupbc.edu.mx,
h
edelcnyn.unam.mx,
i
neshevaissp.bas.bg,
j
emmanissp.bas.bg,
k
babunecaabv.bg,
l
jesuscnyn.unam.mx
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Keywords: MOS Structures, UV Dosimeter, Silicon Nanocrystals,, Photo-detector, Visible Light, C-V.
The appearance oI new electronic products such as smartphones, tablets, cameras, etc increases
the demand oI optoelectronic devices compatible with the up to date silicon technology. In this work we
present results Ior two types oI Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) structures suitable Ior application in
UV dosimeters and optical sensors. The Iirst type oI structure is a MOS capacitor which contains Si
nanocrystals (Si NCs) in the gate dielectric. The nanocrystals were grown by high temperature annealing
oI SiO
1.3
at 1000
o
C Ior 60 min. This annealing process leads to complete phase separation and Iormation
oI Si NCs with diameter oI ~3-4 nm in a SiO
2
matrix. A semitransparent Au Iilm with thickness oI ~ 10
nm was used as a top electrode. The structures can be charged negatively by injecting electrons Irom the
Au electrode in the dielectric which remain trapped in the nanocrystals. The eIIect oI UV light was
studied by illumination oI the samples using a 395-400 nm, 5 mW source. The UV irradiation causes
discharge oI nanocrystals with a rate which varies in the range 2.5 mV/s - 5 mV/s. The discharge rate
depends on both the internal electric Iield in the gate dielectric and the applied gate voltage during
illumination. Preliminary experiments were carried out with MOS structures without nanocrystals and it
was shown that they can be employed in visible and near UV light detectors. The output signal is the
variation oI the inversion capacitance under light illumination at a given bias. Some advantages oI such
sensors are small size, weak dependence on the temperature and very low power consumption.
P-077
CL FROM IMPURITIES AND POINT DEFECTS IN ZnO:Mn NANORODS GROWN BY THE
HYDROTHERMAL METHOD
A. A. Guerrero
1,a
and M. Herrera
1,b

1
a
aldoalangshotmail.com,
b
zaldivarcnyn.unam.mx.
Keywords: Tin oxide, nanostructures, point deIects.
Cathodoluminescence (CL) is used to investigate the nature oI deIects and impurities generated
in ZnO: Mn nanorods grown by the hydrothermal method. The incorporation oI Mn in the ZnO nanorods
generated an increase in the surIace roughness and the Iormation oI a Mn complex-compound oI spinel
ZnMn
2
O
4
. CL measurements acquired at room temperature revealed two emissions at 3.2 and 2.3 eV,
associated with the ZnO near-band-edge emission and the luminescence oI spinel ZnMn
2
O
4
, respectively.
CL spectra at 100 K recorded the Mn
2
ion dd transitions as a broad CL emission, with energies between
2.6 and 3.1 eV. The well-known ZnO yellow emission (2.0 eV) was also present in the samples, recording
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2.0
/I
2.33
that increased when the temperature was dropped at 100 K. A thermal
annealing oI the samples at 400
C, in Ar atmosphere, generated strong decreases in the intensity oI the

deIects and Mn-related emissions, recording an intensity ratio I
band-edge
/I
deIects
oI about 15. DiIIusion oI Mn
Irom the ZnO surIace to the bulk is proposed to explain this eIIect.
P-078
INTERACTION OF GOLD NANORODS WITH A MODEL MEMBRANE AT THE AIR-
WATER INTERFACE
Almada Mario
1, a
, Valdes Miguel
1, b
Ibarra Jaime
1, c
and Juarez Josue
1, d

1
Mexico
a
marioalmada22gmail.com,
b
miguel.valdezcorreo.Iisica.uson.mx,
c
jmibarra07hotmail.com
d
Josue.Juarezcorreo.Iisica.uson.mx
Keywords: Gold, Nanorods, Langmuir, isotherms.
Gold nanorods exhibit a surIace plasmon resonance in the near inIrared, making them very
interesting Ior use as agents Ior treating several diseases by phototherapy. Recently, it has been proposed
to use these nanoparticles to degrade amyloid Iibrils causing Alzheimer`s disease. For this, is necessary
that the particles can be able to overcome the blood-brain barrier. The Langmuir trough is a tool that
allows the construction oI models membrane at the air-water interIace and can be utilize to study the
biophysical interactions oI several molecules or particles with the monolayer, in this way it is possible to
predict its ability to penetrate or disturb the cell membrane. In this work we assess the interaction oI gold
nanorods with a model membrane with a phospholipid mixture similar to which compose the endothelial
cells oI a blood-brain barrier. The gold nanorods were synthesized with the seed-mediated method and
were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, AFM, DLS and Zeta Potential. The monolayer was
characterized by pressure-area isotherms with PBS as subphase and it was assessed the eIIect oI nanorods
in the isotherm. The ability oI nanorods to penetrate or disturb the monolayer was assessed by monitoring
changes in the pressure aIter addition oI the particles at diIIerent initial pressures; Langmuir-Blodgett
Iilms were obtained, which were characterized by AFM and InIrared spectroscopy.
P-079
DIRECT FEMTOSECOND LASER WRITING AND MONITORING OF WAVEGUIDE-LIKE
PATTERNS OVER SILVER NANOPARTICLES SYSTEM EMBEDDED IN SILICA USING
NONLINEAR MICROSCOPY
1acob Licea-Rodrguez
1,a
, Israel Rocha-Mendoza
1,b
, Raul Rangel-Rojo
1,c
, Luis Rodriguez-Fernandez
2,d
and Alicia Oliver
2,e

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1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana
No. 3918, Zona Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, Baja CaliIornia, Mexico
2
Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito de la Investigacion CientiIica
S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Distrito Federal, Mexico
a
jliceacicese.edu.mx,
b
irochacicese.mx,
c
rrangelcicese.mx,
d
luisrIIisica.unam.mx,
e
oliverIisica.unam.mx
Keywords: Nonlinear optical materials, metallic nano-particles, nonlinear microscopy
Nanostructured materials composed oI metal nano-particles (NPs) are promising materials Ior
photonics nano-devices and plasmonic circuitry. These composite materials have also nonlinear optical
properties that could be considered as a plus Ior the very same purposes. By means oI second harmonic
generation (SHG), and z-scan experiments, we have recently studied the second- and third-order
nonlinearity, respectively, oI randomly organized spherical and elongated (but aligned in a preIerred
direction) silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) embedded in silica. We have Iound that both the linear and
nonlinear optical properties strongly depend on the nanoparticle geometry, size, and distribution, which
are physical parameters that can be controlled relatively easy during the Iormation process oI the
composites. The composites with spherical NPs are produced by ion-implantation oI silver nanoparticles
over silica glass Iollowed by a temperature annealing process. The composites with elongated NPs are
produced by a second irradiation oI Si ions over the composites with spherical NPs. In this context, we
are now generating waveguide-like patterns over our Ag-NP`s samples by using Is-laser irradiation and
characterizing them using a custom made nonlinear SHG microscopy, respectively. In this work we
present our preliminary results and discuss them as a prooI oI principle toward the generation oI optical
waveguides Ior nonlinear optical switching.
P-080
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BERYLIUM ALUMINATE DOPED WITH
EUROPIUM AND DYSPROSIUM (BeAl
2
O
4
:Eu
2+
,Dy
3+
) THROUGH COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS
P. Tirado
1a
, R. Garcia-Gutierrez
1
, J.A. Montes
1b
, M. Barboza-Flores
1c,
, O. E. Contreras
2

1
Departamento de 1Investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo,Sonora, 83000,Mexico
Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000, Mexico
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ensenada B.C.,
22800, Mexico
1
rgaciaciIus.uson.mx ,
1
aptc90msn.com
Keywords: Beryllium Aluminates, Semiconductor Materials.
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Beryllium aluminates doped with Eu
2
and Dy
3
are expected to show a high stability, very
high quantum eIIiciency and long persistence luminescence in the green region oI the visible spectrum. A
new method to synthesis this doped beryllium aluminates powder is presented in this work. Usually,
similar materials are synthesized through a solid-state reaction, the precursor mixture, including initiators
as SrO, Al
2
O
3
, Eu
2
O
3
and Dy
2
O
3
, under temperatures around 1400C Ior more than 10 hours. We are
presenting a novel method which aluminates beryllium powders doped with europium and dysprosium
were synthesized through combustion, involving a violent exothermic redox reaction between the metallic
nitrates, Al(NO
3
)
3
, Be(NO
3
)
2
, Eu(NO
3
)
3
and Dy(NO
3
)
3
and the organic Iuel carbohydryzide (CH
6
N
4
O) in a
Iraction oI time, and a considerable energy saving. It is also possible to control particle size with this
technique that ranges Irom micrometers to nanometers. To obtain the aluminates, the molar quantities oI
the precursors were respected and only the molar quantity oI the Iuel was changed (Irom 1 mole to 4 mole
oI carbohydrizide), once obtained the samples, the powder was analyzed with the purpose to obtain
results that indicate physical or structural changes with respect to similar materials. Thermo luminescence
and optical stimulated luminescence analysis were also conducted. The results oI analysis will be
presented during the presentation.
P-081
MAGNETIC MOMENT DISTRIBUTION IN SFmo RELATED MATERIALS
J. Pilo
1
, E. Carvajal
1,a
, R. Oviedo-Roa
2
, M. Cruz-Irisson
1
and O. Navarro
3

1
ESIME-Culhuacan, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Av. Santa Ana 1000, C.P. 04430, Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico.
2
Programa de Investigacion en Ingenieria Molecular, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Eje Central Lazaro
Cardenas Norte 152, 07730, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
3
Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A.P. 70-360,
04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.

a
ecarvajalqipn.mx
Keywords: Iuel cells, double perovskites, magnetic moments, clusters.
The double perovskite Sr
2
FeMoO
6
(SFMO) has been widely studied because oI their magnetic
properties; being a halI-metallic material has a huge potential to be employed in the development oI
spintronic devices. It is known that diIIerent double perovskite compounds vary their physical behavior
depending on the diIIerent concentrations oI the metal atomic species. In this work, starting with the
conventional SFMO double perovskite and using a supercell to obtain diIIerent iron rich compounds with
Iormula Sr
2
Fe
1x
Mo
1-x
O
6
, the bulk materials and some clusters excised Irom them, were studied. Within
the Density Functional Theory (DFT) scheme, with the Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA),
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with the PerdewBurkeErnzerhoI (PBE) Iunctional and Iine-accuracy options Ior all runs, the magnetic
moments Ior each atomic species were studied; also, the molecular orbitals around the Fermi level and the
related magnetic behavior were discussed Ior these compounds. A similar analysis was made Ior the
clusters, around the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals, seeking Ior light about
which states are Iavoring the diIIerent magnetic behaviors shown by the studied materials.
Acknowledgments: This work was partially supported by the multidisciplinary project 2014-1641 Irom
SIP-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, COFAA-IPN, PAPIIT-IN100313 Irom Universidad Nacional
Autonoma de Mexico and 131589 Irom Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT). J. Pilo
wants to acknowledge the scholarship Irom CONACYT.
P-082
IONS ENERGY IN A DOUBLE PEROVSKITE AND THEIR RELATED CLUSTERS
J. L. Rosas
1
, E. Carvajal
1,a
, R. Oviedo-Roa
2
, M. Cruz-Irisson
1
and O. Navarro
3

1
ESIME-Culhuacan, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Av. Santa Ana 1000, C.P. 04430, Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico.
2
Programa de Investigacion en Ingenieria Molecular, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Eje Central Lazaro
Cardenas Norte 152, 07730, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
3
Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,A.P. 70-360,
04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
a
ecarvajalqipn.mx
Keywords: Iuel cells, double perovskites, energy, ions, clusters.
The solid oxide Iuel cells (SOFC), among the diverse Iuel cells, have shown as an alternative to
produce electricity in a more eIIicient and clean way to Iace environmental problems. Hence, great eIIorts
are Iocused on the research and development oI devices in SOFCs, being one oI the challenges to develop
electrode materials that are good mixed ionic and electronic conductors (MIECs); although there are
already commercially used materials, the understanding oI the physical processes at the nanometer scale
will give us a better understanding Ior the development oI best materials. With this understanding, the
Sr
2
Fe
1x
Mo
1-x
O
6
compounds and some clusters excised Irom them were studied in this work. The energies
associated with certain ions placed at high symmetry points within and around the structures were
calculated; the aim is to make a proposal about the route taken by the species, to get more eIIicient power
generation in SOFCs. Single-point energy calculations were perIormed using the DMol3 module in the
generalized gradient approximation (GGA) with the PerdewBurkeErnzerhoI (PBE) Iunctional and Iine-
accuracy options Ior all runs. Acknowledgments: This work was partially supported by the
multidisciplinary project 2014-1641 Irom SIP-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, COFAA-IPN, PAPIIT-
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IN100313 Irom Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and 131589 Irom Consejo Nacional de
Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT). J. L. Rosas wants to acknowledge the scholarship Irom CONACYT.
P-083
STUDY OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF %4%&).30)4&) *1'*4()*!.
E. Arroyo
1,a
, Marcela Ovalle M
1,b
, L. Enriquez
2,c
, A. Sanchez
3,d
, A. Olivas
1,e

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-UNAM, Mexico.
2
Fac. Ciencias Marinas-UABC, Ensenada, B. C., Mexico.
3
CICESE, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
a
earroyo cnyn.unam.mx,
b
movallemcnyn.unam.mx,
c
lmenriquezuabc.edu.mx,
d
sagonzalcicese.mx,
e
aolivascnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Scanning electron microscopy; Tetrasphaera duodecadis; Growth curve; Freeze-dryer.
Here we present a study oI the Tetrasphaera duodecadis bacteria. In order to evaluate the
morphological characteristics oI the Tetrasphaera duodecadis bacteria Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM) was used throughout its diIIerent growth stages. These microorganisms were grown in B12
vitamin broths with 1 tryptone, 0.2 yeast extract, 0.1 glucose. The turbidimetric method was
employed Ior the determination oI bacterial concentration and Ior achieving establishes the bacterial
growth curve. The SEM results show small agglomerates, called cocci, oI 0.8 0.05 m in the lag phase,
and rod-like shapes oI 3.5 0.5 m during the exponential phase with similar shapes in the stationary
phase.
P-084
REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS CYTOTOXICS SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN FRESHWATER
MICROALGAE
Elva Guadalupe Robles 1arero
1,a
, Francisco Javier Galvez Gastelum
2,b
Irinea Yaez Sanchez
3,c
Celso
Velazquez Ordoez
4,d
y Maria Luisa Ojeda Martinez
5

1
Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biologicas y Agropecuarias-Universidad de Guadalajara, Carretera a
Nogales, Km 15.5, Zapopan, Jal. Mexico
2
Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud- Universidad de Guadalajara. Sierra Mojada 950, Colonia
Independencia, C.P. 44350
3, 4, 5
Centro Universitario de los Valles- Universidad de Guadalajara. Carretera Guadalajara - Ameca Km.
45.5, C.P. 46600, Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico.
a
erobles38gmail.com,
b
galvez1975hotmail.com,
c
irisys70hotmail.com,
d
celso.velazquezproIesores.valles.udg.mx
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Keywords: Freshwater microalgae, eIIects cytotoxic, Mexico
Silver nanoparticles (1-100 nm) are widely used in therapeutics, manuIacture oI cosmetics and
household products due to their potential antibacterial power. According to their size, are not retained by
the Iilters wastewater, and can reach the aquatic environment through urban and industrial discharges,
rain and air pollution, aIIecting primary producers. In studies conducted in the Iield and in experimental
environments with plants and microorganisms showed adverse reactions aIter a single dose oI silver
nanoparticles, decreasing by one third the biomass oI these organisms and causing genetic damage. At
present there is a lack oI saIety regulations in practice Ior the use oI these nanoparticles, and in our
country, having interactions with cells, their mechanisms oI consumption, distribution, excretion, and
toxicological endpoints mechanisms are unknown action. ThereIore, it is important to understand at a
deeper level the eIIects oI silver nanoparticles in Ireshwater microalgae and the ecological impact oI its
indiscriminate use in aquatic ecosystems.
P-085
SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) AND
POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) AS STABILIZING AGENTS, BY A GREEN CHEMISTRY
REDUCTION METHOD.
Cesar Diaz-Cruz
1
, Gabriel Alonso-Nuez
2
, Heriberto Espinoza-Gomez
3
,a, Lucia Z. Flores-Lopez
1,b
.
1
Centro de Graduados e Investigacion, Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana, Apartado Postal 1166, Tijuana,
B. C., Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia. UNAM-Ensenada. Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada.
Apdo Postal 14, C.P. 22800, Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
3
Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas e Ingenieria. UABC. Calzada Universidad 14418Parque Industrial
Internacional, C.P. 22390 Tijuana, B.C. Mexico.
a
hespinozauabc.edu.mx,
b
lzIloreshotmail.com
Keywords: Silver Nanoparticles, poly(ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl alcohol), green synthesis.
Today, the role that plays green chemistry in nanotechnology is very important, in the synthesis
oI diverse nanomaterials. In green chemistry, the election oI non-toxic solvents, biodegradable materials
and low-cost green chemicals, are key Iactors Ior the election oI an ideal stabilizer, reaction medium, and
green reducing agent; in the synthesis and stabilization oI metallic nanoparticles. In recent years, has
increased the interest Ior the use oI Ag and is considered one oI the most studied metal, due to the
antibacterial, antiviral and antiIungal properties it possesses. Here we report the research work oI the
green synthesis oI silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), with the chemical reduction method. Silver nitrate
(AgNO
3
) was used as the metal salt precursor, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(vinyl alcohol)
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(PVA) aqueous solutions oI diIIerent molecular weight, as stabilizing and reducing agent. The green
synthesis oI the silver nanoparticles was carried out in water, without organic solvent, saIely, and in a
single step; that represent a very eIIective environmental synthetic route. The silver nanoparticles were
characterized by UV-Vis, AFM, SEM-EDS and TEM. The main objective oI this work is determined how
the molecular weight oI poly (ethylene glycol) and poly(vinyl alcohol) aIIects the morphology, and size
distribution oI the AgNPs obtained.
P-086
BIO- ACCUMULATION OR BIO- MAGNIFICATION IN, CORN AND SUGARCANE, AT THE
LEVEL OF NANOPARTICLES.
Maciel-Flores R.
1,a
; Pea Garcia L.
E.1
.; Rosas-Elguera
J.2
; Alatorre-Zamora M.
A.3
y Garcia-Velasco J.
1
University Center Ior Biological and Agricultural Sciences, University oI Guadalajara,
2
University Center oI the Valleys. University oI Guadalajara
3
University Center oI Exact Sciences and Engineering. University oI GuadalajaraCamino Ramon Padilla
Sanchez Nextipac 2100, Zapopan, Jalisco Mexico.
romacielIhotmail.com
Keywords: Nano-particles, bio-accumulation, Bio-magniIication, Arsenic, Ameca Jalisco.
In the upper part oI the Ameca Basin, located within the states oI Jalisco and Nayarit, a water
analysis oI the Ameca River used on crops, which is partially geothermal water, was conducted in
December 2013, considering the Iollowing standards NMX -AA- 005- SCFI -2000, EPA - 6010B, NMX -
AA- 026- SCFI- 2001 NMX -AA- 008- SCFI -2000 and NMX NMX -AA -AA -058 -30- SCFI -2001 -
SCFI -2001. Arsenic (0.0798 mg / L), boron (4.532mg / L) and Phosphorus (0.7995mg / L) were Iound in
the water among other items. In order to determine whether these elements are present in the cultures oI
the area, nine samples taken in the Iield were analyzed by diIIerent techniques, used compost, soil, corn
and sugarcane. To determine whether bioaccumulation or bio- magniIication oI the above, at the level oI
nanoparticles, electron microscope elements scanning (JSM-6610 in the Centro de Instrumentacion
Transdisciplinaria y de Servicios oI the Universidad de Guadalajara), was used in the samples collected.
For each sample, three diIIerent quadrants oI on thousand m2 magniIied up to 50m, were perIormed,
so that in the 27 analysis the presence oI Iood items listed in the area irrigated with such water was not
Iound. Using a scanning electron microscope, can help determine iI a Iood has substances that can be
harmIul to the health oI the consuming population. In this case it was shown that no bioaccumulation or
bio-magniIication exists in crops.
P-087
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ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF TERNARY CU
3
NPd
X

I. Ponce
1,3,a
, Ma. Guadalupe Moreno-Armenta
2,b
, G. Soto
2,c
, and W. De laCruz
2,d
1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Tijuana-
Ensenada No. 3918, A. Postal 360, 22860, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
2
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
3
Facultad de Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Diseo, UABC, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
a
iponcecnyn.unam.mx,
b
morenocnyn.unam.mx,
c
cnyn.unam.mx,
d
wencelcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Copper-palladium Nitride, Reactive Sputtering, electrical properties, Semiconductor.
Copper nitride (Cu
3
N), an excellent semiconductor with many extraordinary properties due to
nontoxic stable in air at room temperature and low thermal decomposition temperature, and it is a
semiconductor with small band gap (0.9-1.9 eV) . Copper nitride (Cu
3
N) has an anti-ReO
3
structure in
which Cu atoms do not occupy perIectly the closely packed sites on (111) planes . Recently, it was Iound
that is possible to insert transition metal atoms into the Cu
3
N structure to induce signiIicant changes in
electrical properties. The ternary Cu
3
NPd Iilms, with Pd concentrations up to 21.7 at. were successIully
synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering using copper target modiIied by the insertion oI palladium
pellets. XPS and XRD data strongly suggest that Pd atoms occupy the centers oI the Cu
3
N unit cells
rather than simply substituting Ior the Cu atoms. A reduction in the electrical resistivity by Iive orders oI
magnitude was observed when the Pd concentration increases Irom zero to 21.7 at. . All deposits with
Pd exhibit an n-type conductivity behavior. All this indicates that it is an interesting material Ior
promising applications on nano-electronic and nano-photonic devices. Acknowledgments: The authors
are grateIul to D.A. Dominguez, E. Aparicio, J.A. Diaz , A. Tiznado, and E. Medina Ior valuable
technical assistance. This work was partially supported by Direccion General Asuntos del Personal
Academico (DGAPA) projects IN107213 and IN103711. IPC received a scholarship Irom Consejo
Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT), Mexico.
P-088
STUDY OF THE COPPER-GOLD NITRIDE FORMATION
I. Ponce
1, 3,a
, Ma. Guadalupe Moreno-Armenta
2,b
, G. Soto
2,c
and W. de la Cruz
2,d

1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera
TijuanaEnsenada No. 3918, A. Postal 360, 22860, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
2
Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
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Facultad de Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Diseo, UABC, Ensenada B.C., Mexico
a
iponcecnyn.unam.mx,
b
morenocnyn.unam.mx,
c
cnyn.unam.mx,
d
wencelcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Ab- initio calculations, Hall eIIect measurements, Intermetallic compounds, Reactive
Sputtering, Copper-Gold Nitride.
This work investigates the Iormation oI Cu3Au-nitride intermetallic compound using
experimental and computational methods. The intermetallic was deposited as thin Iilm by sputtering on
glass substrates, using a custom-made Cu-Au target. For all Iilms, DC power was 30 W during the
sputtering. The working and reactive gases were Ar and N
2
, respectively; the purity oI the gases was
99.999. In this work, nitrogen Ilows were 3 to 6 sccm, and argon Ilow was kept constant at 5 sccm. The
deposition time Ior each sample was 20 min and the pressure during the deposits was 20 mTorr. The
structure and composition oI the thin Iilms were characterized by spectroscopic and diIIraction
techniques. The mobility, carrier concentration and electrical resistivity were obtained Irom Van der
Pauw method at room temperature. Using Iirst principles calculations a structural model was constructed
that harmonize with the experimental observations. The crystalline system was cubic, Pm3m space group,
with halI and randomly Iilled Au-sites. The composition was close to Cu
3
Au
0.5
N. In agreement with the
electric measurements and the calculations, the Cu
3
N band structure was highly aIIected by the Au, where
Au acts like donor. The material was a semiconductor with high conductance at room temperature, which
gives it great potential Ior use in optoelectronics industry. Acknowledgments: The authors are grateIul to
D.A. Dominguez, E. Aparicio, J.A. Diaz , A. Tiznado, and E. Medina Ior valuable technical assistance.
This work was partially supported by Direccion General Asuntos del Personal Academico (DGAPA)
projects IN107213 and IN103711. IPC received a scholarship Irom Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y
Tecnologia (CONACyT), Mexico.
P-089
POLARIZATION SELECTABLE NONLINEAR RESPONSE OF ELONGATED AG
NANOPARTICLES EMBEDDED IN SIO2 STUDIED BY THE Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE
Bonifacio Can Uc
1,a
, Raul Rangel Rojo
1,b
, Luis Rodriguez Fernandez
2,c
and Alicia Oliver
2,d

1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Carretera Ensenada Tijuana
No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B. C. Mexico.
2
Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito de la Investigacion CientiIica
S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
a
bcancicese.edu.mx,
b
rrangelcicese.edu.mx,
c
luisrIIisica.unam.mx,
d
oliverIisica.unam.mx,
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Keywords: Nonlinear absorption, nonlinear reIraction, Elongated nanoparticles
We report the study oI the nonlinear response oI a composite material consisting oI elongated
silver nanoparticles that are aligned in a preIerential direction. The nanoparticles are contained in a thin
layer embedded in a silica host. The absorptive and reIractive contributions to the nonlinearity oI the
sample were studied using the z-scan technique with 80 Is pulses at 825 nm. The nonlinear response was
studied as a Iunction oI the intensity, and the polarization angle oI the light. A large anisotropy was
observed in both the reIractive and absorptive contributions to the nonlinearity. The Iast electronic and
slow thermal contributions to the nonlinear response were resolved by conducting experiments using a
chopper to change the thermal load to the sample, while maintaining a constant peak irradiance.
P-090
PARTICULAS ULTRAFINAS DE METALES PESADOS EN LEAVES FICUS,
METROPOLITAN AREA GUADALA1ARA, 1ALISCO. MEXICO
Laura Elizabeth Pea-Garca
1,a
, Roberto Maciel Flores
1
Javier Garcia Velasco
1
, Francisco Bautista
Zuiga
2
, Jose Rosas Elguera
3
, Victor Renteria Tapia
3
, Malva Liu Gonzalez
4
Laura Elizabeth Pea-Garcia.
Ponente
1
Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biologicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara- Camino
Ramon Padilla Sanchez 2100 Nextipac, Zapopan, Jalisco Mexico.
2
Centro de Investigaciones en GeograIia Ambiental UNAM, Antigua Carretera a Patzcuaro No. 8701,
Col. Ex-Hacienda de San Jose de la Huerta. C. P. 58190. Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
3
Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara. Carretera Guadalajara - Ameca Km.
45.5, C.P. 46600, Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico.
4
Servicio Central de Soporte a la Investigacion Experimental (SCSIE)-Universidad de Valencia. Dr
Moliner, 50 - EdiIicio de Investigacion, Lab -1.46/-1.51. 46100 Burjassot Valencia
p
glauraegmail.com
Keywords: Leaves Ficus; heavy metals less than 1 micron; health eIIects; metropolitan area oI
Guadalajara.
This work was carried out on March 30 2013, in the metropolitan area oI Guadalajara (ZMG),
Jalisco, Mexico, covering an area oI 2,734 km2 where sampling Ficus tree leaves was perIormed. The
ZMG worked with 11 Iield teams swept the entire work area, which was divided into quadrants each 2
km2, sampling was done in the center oI each quadrant. Once at the site trees over 3 meters in height,
where 30 mature leaves were collected were selected. The objective was to determine the contamination
by heavy metals in breathable level, about 1.30 meters tall. Each Iraction was analyzed in leaI scanning
electron microscope JSM- 6610 in the Instrumentation Center and Trans disciplinary Services University
oI Guadalajara. Samples were observed on a scale oI less than 1 micron, looking generally heavy metals.
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In 72 oI them were Iound tantalum, zirconium and 55 tungsten, 27 platinum, thallium and mercury
in 18 oI samples. SpeciIically copper, nickel, cadmium, cobalt, arsenic which is Iound in 82 oI
samples was sought. Zinc, titanium, Vanadium in 45 oI them. 36 lead and 27 oI chromium in the
samples. The health eIIects oI metals Iound as well as the distribution and origin oI them in the ZMG are
analyzed.
P-091
AB-INITIO STUDY OF In, Ru-DOPED CeO
2

Roberto Nez-Gonzlez
1, a
,Ricardo Rangel
2
, Donald H. Galvan
3
and lvaro Posada-Amarillas
4

1
Departamento de Matematicas, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico.
2
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas Hidalgo, Mexico.
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Mexico.
4
Departamento de Investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico.
a
ronunezgauss.mat.uson.mx
Keywords: DFT, electronic structure, ceria doped.
Structural and electronic properties oI Ceria doped with Indium and Ruthenium were calculated
using the Full-Potential Augmented Plane Waves with local orbital Method (APWlo), within the
Density Functional Theory. DFT calculations were perIormed Ior 1x1x2 and 2x2x2 super cells using
GGA and hybrid exchange-correlation potentials. For each cell the atoms were relaxed by minimizing
Iorces. Geometric and band structure results were examined and a comparison with pure ceria structural
and electronic properties was perIormed. R.N.G. acknowledges support Irom DCEN13-PI06 project.
R.N.G. acknowledges computational support Irom ACARUS-UNISON.
P-092
IMMOBILIZATION OF YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA LIPASE 2 ON LAYERED DOUBLE
HYDROXIDES
Ivanna Rivera
1,a
, Gregorio Carbajal
2,b
, Georgina Sandoval
1,c

1
Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseo del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ). Av.
Normalistas 800. 44260 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico.
2
Departamento de Quimica. Universidad de Guadalajara. Marcelino Garcia Barragan 1429. 44430
Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico.
a
ivannaiqgmail.com,
b
gregoriocarbajalyahoo.com.mx,
c
gsandovalgmx.com,
g
sandovalciatej,mx
Keywords: Lipase, immobilization, adsorption, layered double hydroxides, nanoclays
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The variety oI morphologies in nanostructures such as nanoporous particles, nano!bers,
nanotubes and nanolayers, as well as their particular physicochemical properties, result attractive Ior
enzyme immobilization. Layered double hydroxides (LDH), classiIied as synthetic clays, are
nanoparticles whose structure can be tuned with diIIerent degrees oI hydrophobicity, or even with
Iunctional groups capable to immobilize enzymes through adsorption or with covalent bonds with
diIIerent compounds such as aluminum, zinc, chloride, etc. Lipases are one oI the most used enzymes in
organic synthesis and these are versatile Ior applications in Iood, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, polymers and
energy industries. In this work, we report the immobilization oI lipase 2 Irom Yarrowia lipolytica by
adsorption on LDH synthetized by our working group (three types oI double layered zinc/aluminum
hydroxides and one zinc hydroxide). Interestingly, immobilizes shown activity only on LDHs having
aluminum. Other properties oI the immobilized lipase, like substrate preIerence, optimal temperature,
thermostability and solvent resistance, were also evaluated.
P-093
TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOTUBES IN SOLAR CELLS
F. Crdova
1,a
, A. Gaxiola
1,b
and L. Huerta
1,c

1
Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Escuela de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias Quimico-
Biologicas. Laboratorio de Nanotecnologia, Ex-hacienda de Sta. Catarina Martir, San Andres Cholula,
Puebla, Mexico
a
Ielipe.cordovaudlap.mx,
b
andrea.diazgaudlap.mx,
c
luis.huertahludlap.mx
Keywords: Titanium dioxide nanotubes, solar cells, dyes, sensitizers.
In this study we present the results oI solar cells sensitized by N
3
dye coupled to titanium dioxide
nanotubes (DSSC-TiO
2
NT). The nanotechnology has developed many structures where the surIace to
volume ratio oI this kind oI materials has been an important parameter to control many process. In the
conversion oI light energy to electric energy the electron transIer depends principally oI the surIace
structure oI photoanode material. In this regard, the nanotube structure oIIer a vast surIace area to
promote this electron transIer. In this manner, the rapid electron transIer makes that the energy eIIiciency
conversion oI this photoelectrochemical devices could be improved. Additionally, iI the electron transIer
oI the excited molecule to nanostructure photoanode is compensated with a good perIormance at the
cathode, this produce an excellent regeneration oI dye molecules via a redox reaction with the electrolyte
components. In this case, the best cathode material has been proposed as a Pt electrode supported on ITO
material. ThereIore in this work the DSSC-TiO
2
NT has been built generating TiO
2
NT by an
electrochemical method on ITO substrate and Pt cathode by a pyrolysis technique Irom a Pt solution. The
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evaluation oI energy conversion has shown that the DSSC-TiO
2
is better than the DSSC using TiO
2

nanoparticles.
P-094
PHOTOCATALYSIS OF DYE COMPOUNDS WITH TiO
2
-AG NP
F. Crdova
1,a
and D. Rosas
1,b

1
Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Escuela de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias Quimico-
Biologicas. Laboratorio de Nanotecnologia, Ex-hacienda de Sta. Catarina Martir, San Andres Cholula,
Puebla, Mexico
a
Ielipe.cordovaudlap.mx,
b
diego.rosasvaudlap.mx
Keywords: Photocatalysis, Organic Compounds, Nanoparticles, Advanced Oxidation Process.
Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) has been an alternative to incineration processes to destroy
hazardous material. In this processes a strong agent oxidant is generated Ior example with the use oI
photons. In this case, the OH radicals are Iormed on the surIace oI semiconductor materials. Doping the
semiconductor materials could be an alternative Ior expanding the activity oI semiconductors onto the
visible part oI the electromagnetic spectrum. ThereIore in the present work the results oI removal color oI
sodium3-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo)-1 naphthalenesulphonate best known as mordant black
17 are presented. The results have showed that the removal color depends on Ag content present in TiO
2

nanoparticles which has been obtained by sol-gel method, being 1.5 w/w Ag content the best
concentration used in the photocatalyst. At this concentration a 95.5 oI removal color is reached in a 2
hr reaction time. SEM analysis oI the semiconductor doped Ag nanoparticles have shown that the
nanoparticles as-obtained have a size average oI 80 nm which in solution were highly stable.
P-095
MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED SILICON NANOPARTICLES: RECOGNITION OF 3-
HYDROXYFLAVONE
Gracia-Soto,R.A.
1,a
, Aguilar-Garcia, D.G.
1,b
y Pina-Luis, G.
1,c

1
C. 22000, Mexico.
a
rags.nanogmail.com,
b
diana22ahotmail.com,
c
gpinaluistectijuana.mx.
Keywords: Molecularly imprinted polymer, silica nanoparticles, molecular recognition, 3-
hydroxyIlavone
The molecular imprinting technique has been successIully employed in recent years in the
Iormation oI highly speciIic artiIicial sites oI recognition Ior determining a template molecule through
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non-covalent interactions in a host-guest system. Recently, several research groups have explored an
alternative developing oI imprinted nanomaterials, which have very small dimensions with a very high
surIace to volume ratio, which ensures than most oI the molecules are located in the surIace. This leads to
imprinted polymer with a lot oI recognition sites on the surIace where the template can be adsorbed and
desorbed easily. So imprinted nanomaterials improve: binding capacity, kinetic oI binding sites and
accessibility oI imprinted materials. In this work we report the synthesis oI imprinted silicon
nanoparticles (NpSiO
2
) Ior the recognition oI 3-hydroxyIlavone. The NpSiO
2
were synthesized by the
hydrolysis oI the alkoxide precursor tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) in aqueous ammonia medium. The
molecular impression oI NpSiO
2
is perIormed using a sol-gel process where the complex oI pre-
polymerization between 3-hydroxyIlavone and monomer aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) is Iormed
and TEOS as cross linking agent is added in an acidic medium. A non- imprinted polymeric material
(control) was also prepared in the absence oI template molecule. The NPSiO2 beIore and aIter the
molecular impression oI the 3-hydroxyIlavone (NpSiO
2
- 3-hydroxyIlavone) were characterized using the
techniques oI dynamic light scattering (DLS), inIrared (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and
transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The interaction oI the imprinted NpSiO
2
and control were
evaluated against 3-hydroxyIlavone. The adsorption isotherms and the kinetics oI binding were
determined. The intermolecular interaction oI 3-hidroxyIlavone-APTES was conIirmed by HNMR and
molecular Iluorescence; this interaction indicated a monomer-template ratio 1:1, conIirming the existence
oI a pre-polymerization complex.
P-096
BIOSYNTHESIS OF ZnO NANOSTRUCTURES USING AQUEOUS MUCILAGE
1.Francisco-Escudero
1,a
, C.A.Lucho-Constantino
2,b
,M.A.Flores-Gonzalez
1,c
,M.Villanueva-Ibaez
1,d
1
Nanotecnologia y Sistemas Inteligentes- Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca Carr. Pachuca-Cd.
Sahagunkm 20, Rancho Luna, Ex-Hacienda de Santa Barbara. Zempoala, Hidalgo. CP. 42830. MEXICO
2
Departamento de Biotecnologia- Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca Carr. Pachuca-Cd. Sahagun km
20, Rancho Luna, Ex-Hacienda de Santa Barbara. Zempoala, Hidalgo. CP. 42830. MEXICO
a
juanIranciscomicorreo.upp.edu.mx,
b
luchoupp.edu.mx,
c
Iloresupp.edu.mx,
d
villanuevaupp.edu.mx
Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles, mucilage, biosynthesis
ZnO nanoparticles have been studied, because exhibit antibacterial, antiIungal, optical,
photochemical and electrical activity. ZnO nanoparticles possess various applications in several
nanosystems such as optoelectronic devices, biosensors or as a pigment in the production oI paints.
DiIIerent methods have been reported to prepare ZnO nanoparticles, however most oI them require
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expensive high technology or rely on the use oI organic solvents and toxic reducing agents. Green
synthesis by plant extracts is a method relatively simple and low cost, only Iew plants have already been
reported to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles such as Calotropis procera, Citrus aurantiIolia and Aloe
barbadensis Miller. In Mexico the tender cladodes oI Opuntia amychlaea are used Ior human
consumption, but the cladodes oI more than one year old are considered like residues. Opuntia amychlaea
is characterized by the production oI a hydrocolloid known as mucilage. In this work we report a simple
green synthesis by using the aqueous mucilage oI Opuntia amychlaea to obtain ZnO nanoparticles. ZnO
nanoparticles have a maximal UV-Vis absorption at 350 nm. XRD pattern oI synthesized ZnO
nanoparticles conIirms the hexagonal structure. TEM revealed well deIined shape oI ZnO nanoparticles
with an average crystal size in the order oI 20 nm. SEM with EDS authenticated the presence oI ZnO.
P-097
GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF A
MEDICINAL PLANT AND THEIR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY
V. P. Camargo Prez
1,a
, R. lvarez Garcia
2,b
, M.A. Hernandez- Perez
3,c
, M. A. Flores-Gonzalez
1,d
, M.
Villanueva-Ibaez
1,e

1
Nanotecnologia y Sistemas Inteligentes- Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca Carr. Pachuca-Cd.
Sahagun km 20, Rancho Luna, Ex-Hacienda de Santa Barbara. Zempoala, Hidalgo. CP. 42830. MEXICO
2
Departamento de Biotecnologia- Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca Carr. Pachuca-Cd. Sahagun km
20, Rancho Luna, Ex-Hacienda de Santa Barbara. Zempoala, Hidalgo. CP. 42830. MEXICO
3
Escuela Superior de Ingenieria Quimica e Industrias Extractivas- Instituto Politecnico Nacional, CP
07738, D.F., MEXICO
a
vickcamperhotmail.com,
b
ralvarezupp.edu.mx,
c
angeleshpyahoo.com,
d
Iloresupp.edu.mx,
e
villanuevaupp.edu.mx,
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles, green synthesis, medicinal plant.
Syntheses oI silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by various physical and chemical methods have been
actively researched. However, these methods employ toxic chemicals as reducing agents, thus limiting
their application in biological systems. Biological approaches using plant extracts Ior metal nanoparticle
synthesis have been suggested as an alternative to chemical methods and to obtain nanoparticles with
biomedical compatibility. In this work we propose using an abundantly distributed plant in the state oI
Hidalgo (Mexico) used in traditional medicine. The antioxidant contents such as polyphenols, Ilavonoids
and terpenes can act as reducing agents oI metal ions. The eIIect oI silver nitrate concentration and the
volume oI plant extract in the synthesis were studied. Silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis
spectrophotometry, Fourier transIorm inIrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy.
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The silver nanoparticles are spherical aggregates oI size approximately 30 nm. The AgNPs synthesized in
this process were Iound to have eIIicient antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria such as
Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
P-098
SYNTHESIS AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ZnS QUANTUM DOTS DOPED WITH
TRANSITION METALS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Beltrn-Mattar, E.I.
a
, Tirado-Guizar, A.
b
Pina-Luis, G.E.
c

Centro de Graduados e Investigacion. Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana. Apdo. Postal 1166. Tijuana, B. C.
22000, Mexico.
a
is.ebeltrgmail.com,
b
guizarantoniogmail.com,
c
gpinaluisyahoo.com
Keywords: Quantum dots, dopped, ddots, Iunctionalized
The quantum dots (QDs) are nanocrystalline semiconductors with optical and electrical properties
that are diIIerent than the corresponding bulk material, such as high photostability, high luminescent
eIIiciency, wavelength dependent on the size and narrow emission bands. The surIace properties oI QDs
are closely associated with dramatic changes in their optical properties. This characteristic oIIers many
opportunities to detect several speciIic analytes. Thus, the Iunctionalized QDs have become one oI the
most important Iluorescent probes Ior the detection oI a large number oI analytes including ions, small
molecules and biomacromolecules.The QDs are usually Iormed by combinations oI the elements oI group
IIB and VIA such as CdSe, CdTe, CdS, ZnSe, ZnS, etc.. Among this, the ZnS QDs doped with transition
metals (d-dots) are presented as a lower toxicity option than the QDs oI tellurides and/or selenides.Here
we reported a systematic study oI the synthesis oI ZnS d-dots Iunctionalized with MPA and doped with
diIIerent atomic percentages oI transition metals (Irom 0 to 12) such as cadmium and manganese. The
eIIect oI Cd:QD and Mn:QD molar ratios and pH on the reaction were studied in order to achieve better
quality QDs. The inIluence oI these parameters in the Iluorescence properties oI the QDs was established.
The corresponding QDs were obtained in simultaneous reactions with diIIerent doping concentrations in
oxygen-Iree water solution that was previously purged under argon Ior 15 minutes, at room temperature
with a 1:1 molar ratio oI ZnS. Finally, MPA was added and the sample is kept under stirring during 20
hours. The synthesis method used to obtain these nanoparticles is simple and has advantages over other
methods previously reported. These materials do not require a shell or high temperature reactions with
pyrophoric ligands and have excellent characteristics Ior use as sensors or in vivo imaging systems.
P-099
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THERMALLY INDUCED SPIN POLARIZATION IN RASHBA AND DRESSELHAUS SPIN-
ORBIT COUPLED SYSTEMS
Priscilla E. Iglesias Vzquez
1,a
and Jesus A. Maytorena Cordova
2,b

1
Posgrado en Fisica de Materiales, CICESE-UNAM. Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM. Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.
a
piglesiacnyn.unam.mx,
b
jesusmcnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Spin-orbit interaction, spin caloritronics, spin polarization
The new Iield oI spin caloritronics Iocuses on the interaction oI the spin degree oI Ireedom whit
temperature gradients. Low-dimensional electron systems with spin-orbit interaction (SOI) show a variety
oI interesting eIIects arising Irom the coupling between charge and spin. In this class oI systems the
dominant spin-orbit contribution are the Rashba and Dresselhaus couplings. It is well known that the
electric current in a system with SOI can induce a spin polarization oI conduction electrons. This
phenomenon has been studied theoretically and experimentally in various systems exhibiting SOI. More
recently, it has been proposed that a spin polarization density can be induced by a temperature gradient in
a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with Rashba SOI. In this work we investigate the thermally
induced spin polarization in a 2DEG Ior a general SOI within the linear response theory. The cases oI
Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling oI a sample grown in the main crystallographic directions are
considered.This work was supported Irom DGAPA-PAPIIT UNAM under Grants Nos. IN112012,
IN111013 and CONACyT-Mexico.
P-100
SYNTHESIS AND EFFECT OF UREA CONTAIN NANOSPHERES IN CULTURE
HYDROPONIC LETTUCE (LACTUCA SATIVA)
Aleana Ledezma Delgadillo
1,a
, Eduardo San Martin Martinez
2b

1,2
Centro de Investigacion y Ciencia Aplicada en Tecnologia Avanzada, Instituto Politecnico Nacional,
Legaria 694 colonia Irrigacion, deleg. Miguel Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, 11700, Mexico
a
aleanaldgmail.com,
b
sanmartineduhotmail.com
Keywords: Nanotechnology, biopolymers, chitosan, Iertilizers
In this project it is nanoencapsulated Urea (NH
2
-CO-NH
2
) in nanospheres and to study the
growing eIIects in a lettuce hydroponic cultivars and to compare eIIects between a conventional Iertilizer
and Urea nanocapsules synthesized with Chitosan (QS) and Methacrilyc Acid (MMA) It was done a data
Iractional Iactorial design considering signiIicant reaction parameters, then it was obtained that the main
parameters would be temperature and the QS concentration. AIterwards it was done a central composite
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design which indicated that the appropriate synthesis reaction conditions would be 0.01 QS and 0.59
MMA with a R2 0.83 to obtain a nanoparticle size oI about 110nm /-10nm, it was concluded then that
the less were the QS concentration the bigger the particle size would be. By employing FTIR spectrums it
was Iound the presence oI a characteristic peak at 154 cm-1, associated to the presence oI an Amide
Iunctional group, which then represents the reaction between the precursors employed and the
composition looked Ior. Also, by employing electronic microscopy, it was observed a nanoparticle size,
without employing Urea, oI about 50nm in a spherical shape. The nanoparticles size, with Urea, was
about 80-100nm.Besides it was chosen the hydroponic cultivars to evaluate the urea nanoparticles eIIect
in the lettuce growing because oI the control and production advantages associated to the hydroponic
systems. In a Iirst French lettuce cultivar Iertilized with the urea nanocapsules it was observed that
nanocapsules amount employed was not enough eIIective Ior an accurate lettuce growing, it was then
done a second cultivar, in which the leave number, aerial lettuce height and the root length were similar to
those Iertilized with conventional products, except Ior the aerial lettuce weight, probably due to a not
completely eIIective root urea nanocapsules absortion or an antagonism eIIect between the Potassium and
Nitrogen precursors.
P-101
STABILITY OF THE METALLIC SPECIES RESULTING OF THE THERMAL REDUCTION
OF BIMETALLIC Cu
2+
-Ag
+
SYSTEM EXCHANGED ON NATURAL CLINOPTILOLITE
Inocente Rodriguez-Iznaga
1,a
, Felipe Castillon Barraza
2,b
, and Vitalii Petranovskii
2,c

1
Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologia de Materiales (IMRE) Universidad de La Habana. Zapata y G, s/n
La Habana 10400. Cuba.
2
Departamento de Nanocatalisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia (CNyN) Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Km 107. Ensenada, B.C. Mexico.
a
inocenteimre.oc.uh.cu,
b
IIcbcnyn.unam.mx,
c
vitaliicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Natural zeolite, Clinoptilolite, Reduction, Nanoparticles, Copper, Silver.
The decay pattern oI metal nanospecies prepared by the thermal reduction in hydrogen Ilow oI
Cu
2
-Ag
bimetallic system, exchanged in natural clinoptilolite Irom Tasajeras deposit, Cuba, was
studied. The aim was to analyze the inIluence oI second metal on the stability oI the reduced species aIter
a long time aging in ambient conditions. Comparison oI observed degree oI declining oI the Ieatures
typical Ior the presence oI these species in the UV-Vis diIIuse reIlectance spectra is used as a measure oI
their stability. Analysis oI XRD data Ior metal nanoparticles Iormed at high temperature oI reduction
coincide with the conclusions made Irom UV-Vis spectra data. Pattern oI decomposition oI Ireshly
reduced nanospecies include complete oxidation oI metals to ionic species or Iormation oI nanoparticles
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oI smaller size and Iew-atomic clusters (Ag8 and Cun) as intermediate steps beIore Iinal complete
oxidation. Stability oI the nanoparticles, possessing plasmon peak in the UV-Vis spectra increases with
temperature oI reduction. They are much more stable in the samples reduced at 450
o
C compared with the
same materials reduced at 150
o
C, and they are absent in the samples reduced under lower temperatures. In
the same time stability is much higher Ior bimetallic system, comparing with the same zeolite exchanged
with Cu
2
-only and reduced in equal conditions. This work was supported by CONACYT, Mexico,
through the Project 102907 and UNAM-PAPIIT through the grant IN110713.
P-102
INFLUENCE OF LEWIS ACIDITY ON THE NANOPARTICLES SUPPORTED IN ZEOLITES
Elena Smolentseva
1,a
1,b

1
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, km.107 carr.
Tijuana a Ensenada, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
a
elenacnyn.unam.mx,
b
vitaliicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Nanoparticles, Lewis acidity, zeolites, metal cations
Zeolites, modiIied with metal cations, have been extensively studied during the last two decades,
because oI their wide application in diIIerent technologically important Iields such as catalysis, adsorption
and gas separation. Main attention was paid mostly to monometallic systems. At the same time, a growing
number oI Iragmented observations about signiIicant impact oI the zeolite matrix cationic composition on
the behavior oI the target metal was accumulated. Various Iorms oI reduced species and a signiIicant
change in the stability oI Iormed nanoparticles were observed in binary and ternary systems. The aim oI
this work was to summarize the observed inIluence oI second cation, such as proton, sodium, iron, nickel,
zinc etc. on the stabilization oI copper, silver and gold nanoparticles supported in the voids oI zeolite
matrixes, such as mordenite, clinoptilolite and Iaujasite. Known to be a Lewis acid, these cations
inIluence the donor-acceptor interaction, and in this way change the properties oI Iormed coinage metal
nanospecies and their chemical activity (i.e. stability). Selected zeolites, those usually are supplied in
sodium or hydrogen Iorms, were previously modiIied with iron, nickel or zinc cations using aqueous
solutions oI corresponding nitrates. Secondarily copper, silver, or gold were exchanged on these
pretreated samples. Prepared bimetallic Iorms were thermally treated in hydrogen or in air, and obtained
metal nanospecies were characterized with UV-Visible spectroscopy, XRD, TEM and SEM. It was Iound
that the Iormation and stabilization oI nanoparticles proceeds diIIerently, depending on the type oI zeolite,
and the nature and strength oI Lewis acidity oI cations. Comparison oI these bimetallic systems will be
done putting attention on a quantitative scale Ior Lewis acidity and the concept oI hard and soIt Lewis
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acids and bases. The authors thank to E. Flores, P. Casillas, I. Gradilla, F. Ruiz, E. Aparicio, M. Sainz
and J. Peralta Ior their kind technical support in this work. This work was Iinancially supported by
CONACYT, Mexico, through the Project 102907 and UNAM-PAPIIT through the grant IN110713,
respectively and SENER-CONACYT through the grant 117373.
P-103
SYNTHESIS OF Al
2
O
3
AND TiO
2
NANOTUBES BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION USING
CARBON NANOTUBES AS TEMPLATES
F. Muoz-Muoz
1a
, H. Tiznado
1b
, D. Dominguez
1c
, J. Romo-Herrera
1d
, G. Soto
1e
, O.E. Contreras
1I
and
G. Alonso
1g
.
1
a
b
htiznadocnyn.unam.mx,
c
davidcnyn.unam.mx
d
jmromocnyn.unam.mx,
e
gerardocnyn.unam.mx,
I
edelcnyn.unam.mx,
g
galonsocnyn.unam.mx.
Keywords: Vitreous metal nanotubes; Atomic layer deposition; Templates
The remarkable advance oI electronic, optoelectronic and electrochemical devices has promoted
the necessity oI develop nanostructures with speciIic characteristics related to the structure and chemical
composition such as tubes, rods or wires. In this Iield, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are highlighted by their
extensive adaptation in various technological devices. However, other substances have been successIully
attached on the surIace oI CNTs in order to generate new Iunctionalities or to improve signiIicantly their
physicochemical properties, such as low permeability, high thermal conductivity and dielectric constant,
etc. The combination oI CNTs with other materials may be proven to be key components in the next
generation oI catalysts, reinIorced nanoIibers, sensors, electronic, semiconductor, nanooptical and data
storage/processing devices. For this reason, recent studies have Iocused on the use oI CNTs as templates
Ior preparing metal oxide nanostructures using diIIerent methodologies. In this work is presented the
preparation oI aluminum (Al
2
O
3
) and titanium (TiO
2
) vitreous oxides nanotubes by atomic layer
deposition (ALD) technology using CNTs as templates, which are subsequently removed by calcination
in air using a slow temperature ramp. The vitreous nanotubes were observed by Transmission Electron
Microscopy (TEM); chemical composition was evaluated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS);
and thermal properties were analyzed by thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The purpose oI this study
was to obtain vitreous metal nanotubes with an excellent control in thickness and demonstrate that ALD is
a suitable technique Ior the coating oI nanostructures. This work was supported by DGAPA-UNAM
IN114209-3 and CONACyT project 83275, Mexico.
P-104
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SYNTHESIS OF DENDRIMERS OF GENERATION ZERO (G0 ) WITH ESTER GROUPS
Berenice Vargas
1,2a
, A. Olivas
1b
and D. Madrigal
2c

1
CNyN, UNAM, Ensenada, B. C. Mexico.
2
ITT-CG, Tijuana, B. C. Mexico
a
coronelberegmail.com,
b
aolivascnyn.unam.mx,
c
madrigaltectijuana.mx
Keywords: Dendrimer, synthesis divergent, ester.
The n-butyl acrylate is used mainly in the manuIacture oI synthetic Iibers and polymer
dispersions which are employed Ior the manuIacture oI leather and adhesives. It is also used in the
preparation oI polymers and macromolecules.1 The globular dendrimer2 are prepared through convergent
or divergent iterative synthesis was recently reported in the literature.3 some important biomedical
applications Ior dendrimers, with emphasis on their chemical composition and typology has inIluenced
the biocompatibility and pharmacokinetic proIile, some oI dendrimers most used in biomedicine
containing groups polyamidoamine, polyamines, polyamides, polyarylethers, polyesters, carbohydrates
and DNA in its structure.In this work, where the divergent synthesis is used as a core to which is made
pentaerythritol with butyl acrylate in order to produce dendrimers oI generation zero (G0), with groups
butyl ester in the periphery. The low nucleophilicity oI oxygen, made diIIicult by adding pentaerythritol
acrylate double bond was necessary to test various reaction conditions, using various solvents and
temperature control. The complicating Iactor was much polymerization obtaining products.And a mixture
oI compounds according to the evaluation in thin plate where observed the Iormation oI three products
that probably correspond to G0 dendrimers disubstituted, tri substituted and tetra substituted was
obtained. InIrared spectra oI the obtained results are in agreement with those expected Ior the ester where
obtained dendrimeric.
P-105
SCR OF NO WITH C
3
H
6
/CO OVER BIMETALLIC SYSTEM (AG/FE) SUPPORTED IN
ZEOLITES: EFFECT OF TYPE STRUCTURE
P. Snchez-Lopez
1,a
, R. Obeso-Estrella
1,b
, S. Miridonov
2,c
, S. Fuentes
3,d
, A. Simakov
3,e
, F. F. Castillon
Barraza
3,I
and V. Petranovskii
3,g

1
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingenieria de Materiales de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Apdo. Postal 14, C.P. 22800, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
2
Departamento de ptica, Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, C. P.
22860, Ensenada, B. C., Mexico
3
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Apdo. Postal
14, C.P. 22800, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
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a
perlaroecnyn.unam.mx,
b
reneoecnyn,unam.mx,
c
mirsevcicese.mx,
d
e
andreycnyn.unam.mx,
I
cbcnyn.unam.mx,
g
vitaliicnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Zeolites, mordenite, Ierrierite, ion exchange, SCR oI NO.
Mordenite and Ierrierite type zeolites with SiO
2
/Al
2
O
3
molar ratio oI 13 and 20, respectively,
were selected to prepare binary systems oI Ag:Fe/zeolite. Ag and Fe ions were introduced in zeolite
matrices by ion exchange Irom aqueous solutions oI FeSO
4
and AgNO
3
0.03 N concentration, varying the
Ag/Fe ratio and the order oI introduction oI the cations. The samples were characterized by EDS, XRD,
BET, UV-Vis, TPD, and evaluated in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) oI NO with a mixture oI
C
3
H
6
/CO in an oxidizing atmosphere. The results revealed that both the type oI zeolite structure and the
order oI cation exchange inIluenced the catalytic activity. It was observed that the catalysts supported on
mordenite were more active and eIIective Ior NO conversion reIerring to those supported on Ierrierite.
Authors acknowledge assistance oI E. Aparicio, I. Gradilla, J. Peralta and E. Flores, and support Irom
CONACYT 102907 and UNAM-PAPIIT IN110713 grants.

P-106
GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES FOR REMOVAL OF OPPS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA
Dhananjay Tripathi
1, a
, Supriy Verma
2, b
and D. K. Tiwari
3, c
1
Institute oI Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005,
India.
2
Department oI Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India.
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ensenada, B.C.
22800, Mexico.
a
dhatripathigmail.com ,
b
supriyaabhu302gmail.com,
c
dktphycnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Adsorption, ChlorpyriIos, Dimethoate, Graphene, Organophosphorous Pesticides, Phorate.
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are one oI the most widely used classes oI agricultural
Pesticides introduced in 1970s. This study was carried out to explore the use oI graphene oxide
nanocomposite Ior the removal oI organophosphorous pesticides (OPPs) like chlorpyriIos, dimethoate
and phorate Irom water under diIIerent conditions. They belong to the organophosphate group which are
second generation pesticides developed as substitutes to organochlorinated pesticides. In order to
delineate the removal mechanism and to comprehend the observed uptake capacity, an analysis using
!rst-principles pseudopotential-based density Iunctional theory was carried out. The observed adsorption
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capacities oI chlorpyriIos, dimethoate and phorate are as high as 1100, 700, and 1400 mg/g respectively.
Adsorption is Iound to be insensitive to pH or background ions. The adsorbent is reusable and can be
applied in the !eld. The analysis shows that the interaction between graphene nanocomposites, water and
pesticides is Iound to be stronger compared with the direct interaction oI graphene nanocomposites and
pesticides.
P-107
WO
3
TOXICITY ON SOIL BACTERIA
Marcela Ovalle
1a
, Eurydice C. Arroyo
1
, Luis Enriquez
2
, Amelia Olivas
1b

1
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia-Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
2
Laboratorio de Ecologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Marinas-Universidad Autonoma de Baja
CaliIornia, C.P. 22800 Ensenada, B. C., Mexico.
a
movallemcnyn.unam.mx,
b
aolivascnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: WO
3
microparticles, toxicity.
This work studies the eIIect oI Tungsten oxide on the on the growth oI the bacteria Tetrasphaera
duodecadis. To this eIIect, commercial WO
3
microparticles were added into the liquid and solid culture
media at diIIerent concentrations. A growth curve was elaborated based on the hourly samples taken Irom
the cellular suspension and the colony-Iorming units (CFU) were counted. The growth curve was as well,
contrasted to the measurement oI the optic density oI the suspension at 620 nm. The results obtained were
compared to the bacteria growth curve in the standard culture media. It was demonstrated that the WO3
microparticles do not present any kind oI toxicity in the bacteria growing; hence some biological
applications oI this particles are proposed.
P-108
ELABORATION OF CON1UGATED OF MULTIPLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES AND
PROTEINS
Vsquez Martnez C. A.
1a
, Aguilar Vazquez J.
1b
, Lopez Barroso J.
1c
, Perez-Campos E.
1d
, Gil-Gallegos
M.
1e
, Gochi Ponce Y.
1I
, Perez Santiago A. D.
1g

1
Instituto Tecnologico de Oaxaca, Av. Victor Bravo Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calz. Tecnologico, Oaxaca,
Oax. Mexico. C.P. 68030.
a
kerix1425hotmail.com,
b
jaz196hotmail.com,
c
juventinoim2009hotmail.com,
d
perezcampos123yahoo.es,
e
marichuygilhotmail.com,
I
ygochigmail.com,
g
aperezsantiagohotmail.com
Keywords: carbon nanotubes, lectins, Iunctionalization, biIunctional molecule.
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The carbon nanotubes are novel structures produced artiIicially, which have unusual physical
properties. Nowadays, these properties are being used in biology. However, its nature obstructs the
incorporation oI certain Iunctional groups. In order to solve this problem, some diIIerent methodologies
have been developed, whose objective is changing the superIicial properties oI the CNT by submitting
them to an acid environment (covalent interaction) or to an hydrophobic interaction (non-covalent
interaction), to get a better compatibility in watery environment and in organic solvents. This process is
known as 'Iunctionalization and it could be present in the extremities, on the cylindrical wall or inside
the nanoparticle. The CNT Iunctionalized have a particular potential Ior the transportation, release and
delivery oI biologically active molecules, and Ior the conjugation with proteins as lectins, which have a
very high capacity Ior recognizing carbohydrates on cell surIace, and, by this way, Ior interacting with
other cells. In this work, a non-covalent Iunctionalization oI a multiple wall CNT, with Con A and
Phaseolus lunatus, var. Silvester lectins, was perIormed using a biIunctional molecule. The lectins were
marked with FITC and, beIore the conjugation an agglutination tests, protein concentration and
agglutinant activity inhibition were Iound in them. For veriIying the Iunctionalization, a Iluorescence
microscopy, an inIrared spectroscopy and a Raman were realized. The spectrum obtained by inIrared and
Raman indicated the presence oI Iunctional groups in the nanotube surIace.
P-109
ENCAPSIDATION OF siRNA BY THE CCMV CAPSID PROTEINS
1. N. Zamudio-Ocadiz,
1,2,a
R. Vazquez-Duhalt
2,b
and R. D. Cadena-Nava.
2,c

1
Centro de Investigacion CientiIica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, B.C,
Mexico.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Ensenada,
B.C, Mexico.
a
jzamudiocicese.edu.mx,
b
rvdcnyn.unam.mx,
c
rcadenacnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: CCMV, siRNA, encapsidation, electrophoresis, TEM.
The Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus (CCMV) is a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) icosahedral
virus, which under certain conditions oI pH and ionic strength have been disassembled and reassembled
in vitro. In this work, we show the encapsidation oI small interIering RNA (siRNA) with the capsid
proteins oI CCMV. The siRNA is a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule with 21 base pairs oI
length, the most notable role oI siRNA is that can suppress the expression oI a target gene with
complementary nucleotide sequence. Synthesis oI siRNA molecules was done in vitro, with a T7 RNA
polymerase based system. The siRNA used in this work corresponds to a Renilla luciIerase protein. Gel
electrophoresis was perIormed to determine the synthesis oI siRNA and the assembled nanoparticles were
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analyzed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). We observed spherical and tubular capsids with
diameters oI 21 and 16 nm respectively, we observed large and short tubes. We propose the use oI
protein shells Irom the Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus (CCMV) to protect and delivery siRNA to target
cells. The results obtained in this work could be used to improve the siRNA-based therapies.
P-110
LACCASE FROM CORIOLOPSIS GALLICA IMMOBILIZED ON NANOSTRUCTURED
SUPPORTS
Dario J. Cruz Rios, Jose A. Tejeda Rodriguez, David Shimomoto Sanchez and Sergio A. guila Puentes.
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Ensenada B.C Mexico
jaczael.cruzuabc.edu.mx,jtejedauabc.edu.mx,dshimomotouabc.edu.mx,aguilacnyn.unam.mx.
Keywords: laccase, immobilization, nanostructured support
Laccase is an oxidoreductase enzyme in which the active site has Cu
2
atoms. It is divided into
three sites, according to data oI electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) T1, T2 and T3. T1 site (1 atom oI
Cu
) has a Iunction to subtract electrons and protons Irom substrates and transIer them to the site T2/T3
(3 Cu
2
) where O
2
is reduced to H
2
O, as shown in Figure 1. This enzyme was immobilized on mesoporous
supports (SBA-15, MCF, and MSU-F) and was characterized. The catalytic activity was determined and
compared with the Iree enzyme. The eIIect oI pH, hydrothermal stability and solvent (acetonitrile) was
also studied. To be able to study the hydrothermal stability oI the Iree and immobilized enzyme, it
remained in boiling point water bath (100 C) with increasing time and the residual activity was
determined. The eIIect oI pH was studied in the range Irom 4.5 to 10 and the solvent eIIect was
determined in the range oI 10 to 80. The results showed that the immobilized enzyme in nanostructured
supports has a catalyst stability improvement compared with the Iree enzyme.
P-111
EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE OF THE NON-TRANSMISSION RANGE ENLARGEMENT IN
PHONONIC HETEROSTRUCTURES
B. Manzanares-Martinez
1,a
, J. Manzanares-Martinez
2,b

1
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo 83190,
Mexico
2
Departamento de Investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 5-088, Hermosillo,
Sonora 83190, Mexico
a
new.jmanzagmail.com,
b
jmanzaciIus.uson.mx
Keywords: Phononic crystal, elastic wave, longitudinal, transverse
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In this work we present experimental evidence oI the enlargement oI the non-transmission range
in one-dimensional phononic crystal heterostructures. Heterostructures are composed by a tandem oI
diIIerent phononic crystal lattices. The constituent phononic crystal lattices have been properly chosen so
that their band gaps overlap each other to obtain a giant stop band. Heterostructures consisting oI a
periodic arrangement oI aluminum and epoxy layers were Iabricated and characterized. We have designed
giant stop bands in the range oI MHz obtaining a good agreement between theoretical and experimental
results.
P-112
OMNIDIRECTIONAL MIRROR BASED ON BRAGG STACKS WITH A PERIODIC GAIN-
LOSS MODULATION
1. Manzanares-Martinez
1,a
, B. Manzanares-Martinez
2,b
1
Departamento de Investigacion en Fisica, Universidad de Sonora,Apartado Postal 5-088, Hermosillo,
Sonora 83190, Mexico
2
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo 83190,
Mexico
a
jmanzaciIus.uson.mx,
b
new.jmanzagmail.com
Keywords: Omnidirectional Mirror, gain-loss, Bragg Stack
In this work we demonstrate that a Bragg Stack with a periodic gain-loss modulation can Iunction
as an Omnidirectional Mirror (OM) with complete reIlection at any angle oI incidence irrespective oI the
light polarization. The Bragg Stack is composed by the periodic variation oI two layers with the same
value oI the real part oI the reIractive index and a periodic modulation in the imaginary part. The origin oI
the band gaps is due to the interIerence oI complex waves with propagating and evanescent Iields in each
layer. It is Iound that the band gaps are wider as the contrast increases. We have Iound the ambient
conditions to obtain an OM considering an auxiliary medium n external to the Bragg Stack.
P-113
SYNTHESIS OF BIMODAL MESOSTRUCTURED KIT-6 MATERIALS.
Torres-Otez G.
1,a
, Diaz de Leon J. N.
1,b
, T. Zepeda
1,c
, S. Fuentes
1,d

1
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Ensenada B.C.,
Mexico
a
gilotanezcnyn.unam.mx,
b
noejdcnyn.unam.mx,
c
trinocnyn.unam.mx,
d
Iuentescnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Mesostructured; KIT-6; bimodal.
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Siliceous mesoporous materials have attracted great interest because oI their high surIace area
and ordered mesoporous structures. This kind oI materials has been used as a support oI several catalysts
due to the easy dispersion oI active phases. The impregnation density can be increased in comparison to
the typical supports as alumina kind. The structured porosity allows to obtain a better diIIusion oI the
reactants into the catalyst, increasing at the same time the eIIectiveness Iactor. The described above has a
direct impact in catalytic activity and selectivity. In this work, synthesis oI 2D siliceous nanomaterials
(2D-SM) has been done. The 2D-SM was characterized by N2 absorption-desorption isotherms, X-ray
diIIraction (XRD) and high resolution electron microscopy. SpeciIic surIace area (Sa) Ior the 2D-SM
sample was 813 m2g1, the pore volume (Pv) 0.65 cm3 g-1 and a bimodal pore size distribution centered
at 39 A and 60 A. This results have shown that this material have similar textural properties in
comparison to that reported synthetized with the same structure directing agent and in the range oI
standard siliceous materials (SBA, KIT-6 or MCM). Also, XRD analysis showed a low-angle peak at 0.5
2 degrees, characteristic oI a mesostructured material. The HRTEM micrographs have exhibited
hexagonal porosity arrangement as it has been anticipated. Nevertheless, unexpected semi concentric or
multiwall zones and uniIorm channels were observed. Fully characterization is in progress to get insight
oI this materials in order to use it as a hydrodesulIurization support catalyst.
P-114
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COPPER TELLURIDE (CUTE) BY ION
EXCHANGE
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3,a
, R. Godoy-Rosas
1,4,I
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,c
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,c
, E. Chavez-
Mendiola
1,2,e
1,5,6,b
,R.Ochoa-Landin
6,g
, S.J. Castillo
1,h

1
2
Mexico.
3
4
5
6
Mexico.
a
b
temis85hotmail.com,
c
d
eIdtigreyahoo.com
e
echavezhotmail.com,
I
g
h
semiconductoresdiIus.uson.mx
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Keywords: Copper telluride, Photometry XPS, FTIR, X-ray (EDS), Bandgap, Crystalline orthorhombic,
Rongalite, Tellurium ions
The method used Ior the synthesis oI copper telluride is mainly based on chemical reaction
precursors containing tellurium and copper. Copper nitrate was used to produce copper, Ior tellurium
rongalite tellurium ions. The absorption spectrum Ior the sample oI copper telluride displays
corresponding values Ior direct bandgap 3.01 eV and 2.91 eV indirect bandgap at room temperature.
FTIR studies were conducted corresponding to spectrum characteristic absorption peaks Ior copper
telluride 530 cm-1 which identiIies copper nanoparticles. The Raman study sample exhibits bands at 411,
438 and 471 cm-1 in tellurate hydrate copper (CuTeO
3
2H
2
O). XPS copper telluride, shows the peaks
Ior Te 3d3 and Te 3d5 corresponding to the value oI binding energy oI 575.5 eV, which identiIies
tellurium ions; Te 3d region shows that the valence oI Te is -2, while the Cu 3p valence region show Ior
copper 1. In the sample oI copper telluride TEM, one can observe an aspect oI a well-deIined nano-
caterpillar. Electron diIIraction shows interplanar distance 3.514 A and d 3.566 A very similar and
elucidated the crystal structure, these distances are typical Ior a crystalline compound CuTe orthorhombic
(JCPDS 22-0252), the study is achieved by magniIying the region until the 10 nm (400 000 extensions).
P-115
PREPARATION OF NANO-STRUCTURED POWDER OF COBALT TELLURIDE (COTE2) BY
ION EXCHANGE IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3,a
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,c
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,d
1,2,e
, R.
Godoy-Rosas
1,4,I
1,5,b
, R.Ochoa-Landin
6,g
, S.J. Castillo
1,h

1
2
Mexico.
3
4
5
6
Mexico.
a
b
temis85hotmail.com,
c
d
eIdtigreyahoo.com
e
echavezhotmail.com,
I
g
h
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Keywords: Nanoparticles, Cobalt telluride, Characterizations, Ion-Exchange
By using Cobalt Chloride and Tellurium ions in rongalite as precursors in the chemical reactions
Cobalt telluride was obtained in nano structured powder and characterized, obtaining this results: UV -Vis
direct and indirect bandgap 1.7 eV and 2.32 respectively. IR The sample was mixed with KBr pellets Ior
the reading oI the spectrum, it can be seen that the absorption peaks at FTIR Ior cobalt telluride shows
absorption peaks at 3446 and 1600 cm1 and at 524 cm - 1 corresponds to the vibrations oI Co-O bonds,
the existence oI this peak is ground Ior determining Iormation oI cobalt telluride nanoparticles. Cobalt
telluride Raman spectrum shows Irequencies that coincide with those in reIerences listed. XPS spectrum
Ior cobalt telluride compound includes two binding energies corresponding to tellurium Te 3d5/2 and Te
3d3/2, and cobalt 2 p/2 and 2 p1/2 Ior Ieatures shown. TEM the interplanar distance obtained were d
3.28 A and d 1.97 A. These distances are characteristic oI a corresponding orthorhombic structure
CoTe
2
whose crystallographic planes are the |001| and |220| (JCPDS 65-2572)
P-116
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF STRONTIUM SELENIDE (SrSe) CHEMICAL
REACTION BY USING ION NITRATE COPPER AND SELENIUM IN RONGALITE
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3,a
1,4,6,b
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,c
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,d
, E.
Chavez-Mendiola
1,2,e
, R. Godoy-Rosas
1,4,I,
R.Ochoa-Landin
6,g
, S.J. Castillo
1,h

1
2
Mexico.
3
4
5
6
Mexico.
aoarellano28hotmail.com, btemis85hotmail.com, choranpilehotmail.com, deIdtigreyahoo.com
eechavezhotmail.com, IrodolIogodoyrosashotmail.com, grochoalcorreo.Iisica.uson.mx,
hsemiconductoresdiIus.uson.mx
Keywords: Strontium selenide, Rongalite, Semiconductor bandgap, Optical absorption
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SrSe is obtained using a chemical reaction by ion-exchange method, which are used with
strontium and selenium precursors. Characterization oI optical absorption in this work is similar to that
obtained in a previously reported mathematical model, the direct band gap that 2.9 was Iound both eV and
the indirect band gap that was 4.5 eV. The FTIR spectroscopy which shows this research Ior the seleniuro
oI strontium, coincides with data previously reported, which validates the obtaining oI the SrSe, in the
inIrared spectrum, appear the same Ior bands at 3446 / 1600 cm-1 Ior the strontium selenide, and these
correspond to the O-H vibration and H -O - H, bending vibration respectively. To use RAMAN
spectroscopy to analyze SrSe, Irequencies that characterize it, we identiIied was observed the peak
corresponding to 192 cm-1, which is the SrSe2. Was also perIormed studies oI TEM sample seleniuro oI
strontium with the purpose oI knowing its morphology, there are no deIined arrangements, particles
agglomerated to obtaining a single distance interplanar Ior this compound, which it can be concluded that
it corresponds to a cubic array, the distance interplanar oI this compound is d 3.27 A, which
corresponds to crystallographic plane |200| JCPDS 10-0182).
P-117
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TELLURIDE STRONTIUM (SrTe
2
) BY
CHEMICAL BATH, AND USING STRONTIUM CHLORIDE ION IN RONGALITE
TELLURIUM.
O. Arellano-Tanori
1,2,3,a
1,4,6,b
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
1,4,c
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
1,2,d
, E.
Chavez-Mendiola
1,2,e
, R. Godoy-Rosas
1,4,I
, R.Ochoa-Landin
6,g
, S.J. Castillo
1,h

1
2
Mexico.
3
4
5
6
Mexico.
a
b
temis85hotmail.com,
c
d
eIdtigreyahoo.com
e
echavezhotmail.com,
I
g
h
Keywords: Telluride Strontium, Rongalite, Semiconductors, Bandgap, Optical absorption
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This work is a method oI obtaining the Telluride strontium, this work reports Iew related
investigations in which the Telluride strontium was synthesized and they are part oI this investigation,
since them, validate the results obtained in this document. New method oI synthesis, which are obtained
satisIactory results that are similar to those reported in other research is proposed. The method used Ior
the synthesis oI Telluride strontium is bath chemical based primarily on precursors containing tellurium
and strontium. Shows the characterization oI optical absorption where it was determined a indirect
bandgap oI 1 eV and 3.3 eV direct bandgap. Subsequently be characterized the tellurium oI strontium
with the FTIR absorption peaks were observed approximately at 3446 and 1600 cm - 1 to metallic
tellurium, which correspond to the o-h vibration and vibration oI bending h-o - H, respectively, this is due
to the absorption oI H
2
O in these sample. The Iollowing characterization was RAMAN spectroscopy,
yielding approximately 158 cm-1, which is attributed to the binaries oI tellurium compounds oI strontium.
P-118
GOLD NANOPARTICLES DEPOSITED BY DP AND IE: THE ROLE OF METHOD NATURE
Eunice Vargas
1,a
, Miguel Estrada
2,b
, Elena Smoletseva
3,c
, Felipe Castillon
3,d
, Sergio Fuentes
3,e
, Andrey
Simakov
3,I

1
Facultad de Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Diseo, UABC, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
2
Posgrado en Fisica de Materiales, CICESE, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
3
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, UNAM, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
a
euniceuabc.edu.mx,
b
mestradacnyn.unam.mx,
c
elenacnyn.unam.mx,
d
castillocnyn.unam.mx,
eIuentescnyn.unam.mx,
I
andreycnyn.unam.mx
Keywords: Gold NPs, Gold catalysts, Deposition-Precipitation, Ion-Exchange.
Owing to the moderate adsorption oI at least one oI reactants (Ior example, CO) on the edges and corners
oI Au nanoparticles (NPs) and to the activation oI the counter reactant (Ior example, O2) at the perimeter
interIace with the supports, supported Au nanoparticle catalysts exhibit unique and practically useIul
catalytic properties at relatively low temperature below 473K. The aim oI this work was a comparative
analysis oI gold catalysts supported on alumina, synthesized by two diIIerent methods. Catalysts (Au (3
wt)/Al2O3 DP and Au (1 wt)/Al2O3 IE) were synthesized by Deposition-Precipitation oI gold
precursor with urea and Ion exchange with Au |NH3|4(NO3)3, respectively. The dynamic oI gold species
activation under sample thermal treatment was characterized by UV-Vis and FTIR in situ in a Ilow
reactor equipped by valves with high speed accessory and mass spectrometer. Catalysts were tested on
CO oxidation and NO reduction. It was Iound that the average particle size was strongly aIIected by the
gold deposition method. There are two consequent steps oI a gold NPs Iormation Ior Au/Al2O3 DP
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sample: 1) slow Iormation oI gold nuclei due to thermal decomposition oI gold hydroxide; 2) Iast
Iormation oI gold NPs via agglomeration oI gold nuclei and gold hydroxide reduction with hydrogen. On
Au/Al2O3 IE sample the gold NPs were Iormed due to the thermal decomposition oI gold complex. The
catalytic behavior is determined by the nature oI gold species Iormed. Acknowledgments:The authors
thank to E. Flores, P. Casillas, V. Garcia, F. Ruiz, E. Aparicio, M. Sainz and J. Peralta Ior their kind
technical support in this work. This project was supported by DGAPAPAPIIT (UNAM, Mexico) and
CONACyT (Mexico) through grants 203813 and 179619, respectively. E. Vargas is grateIul Ior CNyN
Ior grants IMPULSA UNAM and CONACyT (Project 50547).
P-119
FUNCTIONALIZATION OF MWCNT WITH HYDROXYMETHYLENE GROUPS AND THE
REACTION WITH PHOSPHAZENE
Rubn Rodrguez 1imenez
1a
, Eduardo Rogel
1
2
Heriberto Espinoza Gomez
1
,
Ernesto Velez
1
, Francisco Paraguay Delgado
3

1
Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas e Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Baja CaliIornia. Ave. Calzada
Universidad 14418 Tijuana, B. C., Mexico, C.p. 22390.
2
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia de la UNAM, Km. 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada,
Ensenada B.C., Apdo. postal 356, C.p. 22860
3
Centro de Investigacion en materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua, Chi., Mexico, C.P. 31109

a
rodriguez.rubenuabc.edu.mx , eduardorogel60uabc.edu.mx
Keywords: MWCNT, Hidroxymethylene, Functionalization, Carbon Nanotubes, Phosphazene.
Technological advances have opened new doors to develop and implement new materials. OI
these technology areas is nanotechnology, with the discovery oI macromolecules named carbon
nanotubes, which has unique properties, such as mechanical, electronic, structural, and others.
Functionalization oI CNTs improves the chemical and physical properties. This work was made the
Iunctionalization and characterization oI CNTs added with CH2OH groups, later reacted with an
inorganic monomer known as phosphazene (Cl6N3P3), Ior their later characterization. In Iirst place, the
Iunctionalization was carry out by using 30 mg oI MWCNT, in a round bottom Ilask, adding 27 mL oI
Methanol and 300 mg oI benzoyl peroxide (BPO), which is the reagent that will generate the Iree radicals
oI -CH2OH. Then puriIied with methanol to remove the unreacted BPO, and the characterized with FT-
IR, Raman Spectra, Mass Spectra, TGA, TEM-EDX. ThereIore in this particular work we chose to add an
inorganic molecule the hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene. These molecules have various applications, and
covers areas ranging creating teeth, Iire retardant materials, biodegradable materials and Iuel cells. They
have determined that phosphazenes, in addition to the areas which are used, there are some oI them may
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even degrade and become less molecular weight molecules which can be incorporated without damaging
the environment, which makes molecules oI interest. ThereIore the reaction product oI this research
enables us to develop new subsequent amendments, to help us change the physical and chemical
properties oI nanotubes and their potential applications. Since Iunctionalized nanotube with the-CH2OH
group, is reacted with the HCCTF, each oI the reactants are dispersed in anhydrous tetrahydroIuran
(THF), to homogenize the mixture. We used sodium hydride (NaH) in order to Iorm alkoxides, in the
MWCNT-CH2OH and unite the Cl6N3P3 Ior subsequent characterization by FT-IR, Raman, TEM , SEM
and EDS, TGA and Mass Spectrometry.
P-120
SPHERE PACKING PROBLEM FOR BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLE SIZES IN
MATERIAL ENGINEERING
Larysa Burtseva
1,a
2,b
, Rainier Romero
3,c
and Benjamin Valdez
1,d

1
Engineering Institute oI the Autonomous University oI Baja CaliIornia, Mexicali, B. C., Mexico
2
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia, Ensenada,
B.C., Mexico
3
Polytechnical University oI Baja CaliIornia, Mexicali, B. C., Mexico
a
burtsevauabc.edu.mx,
b
vitaliicnyn.unam.mx,
c
rromeropupbc.edu.mxl,
d
benvaluabc.edu.mx
Keywords: Sphere; Packing; Bimodal distribution; Packing structure; Computer approach
Random packings oI spheres have many reIlections in material science. As an example, in
nanotechnology the Iilling oI porous media is modeled as packed arrangements oI hard spherical atoms.
Random close packings are studied experimentally, theoretically and by computer modelling, i.e.
perIorming analysis oI intrinsic structure and packing simulations. These simulations are subdivided into
two types. The Iirst is characterized by a kinetic nature and includes sedimentation oI spheres into a
randomly packed bed as well as molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods. The second type consists
oI simulations oI the densest packing`s and growth oI clusters. Such parameters as the void age and
density, as well as the distribution oI the coordination number are calculated. Simulated packings serve as
models Ior real structures oI particles, however, the assumptions that the particles are spheres and these
spheres are monosized are the common simpliIications. It means that only the monoatomic nanoparticles
in nanovoids oI porous matrices can be modeled. However, real materials include nanoparticles oI at least
two components, such as oxides or sulIides, with atoms oI two diIIerent sizes. The characteristics oI the
simulated packings oI bimodal particle sets should be at least similar to those oI the real structures
investigated. The common parameters have been reported in the literature Ior bimodal packings. Very
little is known about the intermediate structure when that is a conIined space or a cluster growing.
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Bimodal structures have higher density than unimodal ones. Study oI structures with bimodal diameter
distribution produces a wide spectrum oI new research problems, meanwhile the reported investigations
are limited to relatively simple packing systems. Optimization oI bimodal packing density permits an
interpretation as the Container Loading Problem, an extension oI Bin Packing, which is known to be NP-
hard in Computer Sciences. Most existing algorithms are stochastic, and there are no prooIs oI optimality
when the number oI spheres is large. The possible solutions lead to the Computer Geometry simulations,
as well as to Non-linear programming and Voronoy-Dealanau approaches.This work was supported by
CONACYT, Mexico, through the Project 102907 and UNAM-PAPIIT through the grant IN110713.
P-121
LUMINESCENT NANOPARTICLES AS POSSIBLE THERANOSTIC AGENTS: !"#$!$'
EVALUATION IN A MOUSE MELANOMA MODEL
Gonzlez Lpez Sandra Patricia
1,a
, Fernandez Garibay, Xiomara Gislen
1,b
; Minjares Espinoza,
Lizette
1,c
; Arteaga Cardona, Fernando
1,d
; Hernandez Gutierrez, Salomon
2,e
; Palacios Hernandez,
Teresa
1,3,I
; Flores Alonso, Juan Carlos
4,g
; Hirata Flores, Gustavo
5,h
and Angulo Molina, Aracely
1,i
.
1
Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP), Mexico
2
Universidad Panamericana (UP), Mexico
3
Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), Mexico
4
Centro de Investigaciones Biomedicas de Oriente (CIBIOR, IMSS), Mexico
5
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnologia (CNYN-UNAM), Mexico.
a.
sandra.gonzalezlzudlap.mx,
b.
xiomara.Iernandezgyudlap.mx,
c.
lizette.minjareseaudlap.mx,
d.

Iernando.arteagacaudlap.mx,
e.
shgbiomedicas.unam.mx,
I.
phteregmail.com,
g.
Iloresalonsojchotm
ail.com,
h
. hiratacnyn.unam.m,
i
. aracely.anguloudlap.mx.
Keywords: luminescent nanoparticles, theragnostic agent, murine melanoma model.
There is currently great interest in Iinding biocompatible luminescent nanomaterials Ior diagnosis
and treatment oI cancer. Materials that can have both uses are called theranostic agents. Luminescent
nanoparticles (Nps) with biomedical purposes have not been widely studied, however, they have
potential Ior use as contrast agents and as drug delivery systems. A murine melanoma model was
developed by xenotransplantation oI the B16F tumor cell line in BALB/c nude mice. Once the tumor was
established, we evaluated two types oI Nps, Y
2
O
3
:Eu and (EuLa)
2
O
3
, synthesized by a combustion
method in a Batch reactor. The nanoparticles were i.t. administrated at diIIerent doses. The in vivo
presence oI the nanoparticles was evaluated by x-rays and ultrasound. Subsequently, histological cross-
sections oI the tumor were analyzed by epiIluorescence microscopy.The Y
2
O
3
:Eu and (EuLa)
2
O
3
Nps
were detected in the tumor tissue. In the ultrasonogram, an elliptical hyperechoic homogeneous image
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with regular borders and with posterior acoustic shadow was identiIied. With x-rays, we observed a
radiodense image with regular borders, especially Ior Y
2
O
3
:Eu. The Nps resisted the standard treatment
Ior tissue Iixation and embedding in paraIIin, which allowed their observation by Iluorescence
microscopy. Y
2
O
3
:Eu and La
2
O
3
:Eu luminescent nanoparticles present good in-vivo photostability,
Iundamental properties Ior real time tracking and monitoring oI biological events in the cellular level.
P-122
COBALT SELENIDE PREPARATION BY CHEMICAL EXCHANGE REACTION
O. Arellano-Tanori
a,b,c
, T. Mendivil-Reynosoa,
e,I
, H.A.Pineda-Leon
a,d
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
a,b
, E. Chavez-
Mendiola
a,b
, R. Godoy-Rosas
a,d
, R.Ochoa-Landin
I
, S.J. Castillo
a

a
b
Mexico.
c
d
e
31109 Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico.
I
Mexico.
Keywords: Selenide Cobalt, nanoparticles, characterization, morphology.
Co-Se was obtained using the method oI chemical reaction by ion exchange, in which cobalt and
selenium precursors were used. The characterization oI optical absorption measured in this work
correspond to the reported Irom a previously mathematical model, the direct bandgap was 1.7eV and the
indirect bandgap 1.4eV was. The FTIR spectroscopy shows that this research Ior selenide cobalt,
coincides with previously reported data, which correspond to the one observed in the inIrared spectrum.
The corresponding bands appear in 3446 and 1600 cm -1 Ior the spectrum selenide cobalt and these
correspond to the O-H vibration and bending vibration oI H-O-H, respectively. By using Raman
spectroscopy to analyze Co-Se, the Irequencies that characterize identiIied, the corresponding peak was
observed at 192 cm -1 which is the CoSe2. Also in this document XPS study was perIormed Ior the Co-
Se is reported, yielding energies oI characteristics linked to cobalt and selenium. The characteristic peaks
oI cobalt 2p1 and 2p3 were determined at 802 eV and 782 eV , while the peaks oI selenium Iound in 163
eV and 57 eV , and are to 3d5 is 3p3. Finally, the study oI the TEM, where small clusters or aggregates oI
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the compound was observed and the corresponding interplanar distances d 2.28 A and d 1.94 A, which
are corresponding to an orthorhombic structure related to the compound were obtained Co-Se perIormed.
P-123
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COPPER SELENIDE BY CHEMICAL
REACTION USING COPPER NITRATE AND IONS OF SELENIUM IN RONGALITE.
O. Arellano-Tanori
a,b,c
, E.Chavez-Mendiola
a,b
, R. Godoy-Rosas
a,d,
, T.Mendivil-Reynoso
a,e,I
, H.A.Pineda-
Leona,
d
, E. Fernadez-Diaz
a,b
, R.Ochoa-Landin
I
, S.J. Castillo
a

a
b
Mexico.
c
d
Departamento de Matematicas, Universidad de Sonora, Luis Donaldo Colosio y Rosales CP 83000,
e
I
Mexico.
Keywords: Copper Selenide, rongalite, semiconductor, bandgap, and optical absorption.
This paper deals with a method oI obtaining copper selenide, this paper reports some
investigations in which it was synthesized copper selenide and Iorm part oI this research, because in them,
the results obtained in this paper are validated. Proposed new synthesis method, with which satisIactory
results are similar to those reported in other studies obtained. The method used Ior the synthesis oI copper
selenide by chemical reaction is mainly based on precursors containing selenium and copper. For the case
oI copper was used copper nitrate; Ior selenium source, selenium powder activated with rogalita and
ammonium hydroxide was used. Characterization oI optical absorption lead to a direct bandgap oI 2.79eV
and an indirect bandgap 1.36eV. Subsequently copper selenide was characterized by FTIR absorption
peaks were observed at approximately 3446 and 1600 cm-1 in to the spectrum oI copper selenide, which
correspond to the O-H vibration and H-O-H bending vibration, respectively, this is due to the absorption
H2O in these sample. The peak at 514 cm-1 is related to copper nanoparticles.The Iollowing
characterization was done by RAMAN spectroscopy, yielding approximately 258 cm-1, which is
attributed to the binary compounds oI copper selenide. XPS binding energies corresponding to Se 3d and
Cu 2p3, are 53 and 953 eV respectively. Using transmission electron microscopy, it was conIirmed that it
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was an orthorhombic crystal structure and the Miller indices were observed | 0 2 2 | | 0 2 3 | | 1 1 7 | | 1 3
3 | each index correspond to the interplanar distances 3.208 A, 3.026A, 3.029A y 1.906A.
P-124
THERMOLUMINESCENCE IN SRO THIN FILMS
C.F. Ruiz-Valdez
1,a
, D. Berman-Mendoza
1,b
T. Piters
1,c
, M. Aceves-Mijares
2,d

1
Universidad de Sonora (Mexico)
2
Instituto Nacional de AstroIisica, ptica y Electronica (Mexico)
a
carlosIr.ruizvacorreoa.uson.mx,
b
daiberciIus.uson.mx,
c
pitersciIus.uson.mx,
d
macevesinaoep.mx
Keywords: Thermolumiscence, silicon-rich oxide, luminescence, nanoparticles
DiIIerent irradiation sources were used to obtain thermoluminescence glow-curves oI 550 nm
silicon-rich oxide thin Iilms that were deposited on 3-5 O-cm n-type silicon substrates by LPCVD.
Samples with 12, 7 and 5 silicon excess were obtained by varying the Ilux rate oI the precursor gases
N
2
O and SiH
4
. Posterior annealing oI the Iilms was made to give place to Iormation oI nanoparticles that
are responsible Ior the diIIerent luminescence mechanisms in the material. These percentages and
obtained TL glow-curves can be used to compare previously obtained morphological, optical and
electrical characteristics oI the material.
P-125
NANODIAMOND CHARACTERIZATION BY THERMOLUMINESCENCE AND POSSIBLE
APPLICATION AS AND X -RAY DOSIMETER
M. Galindo-Bojorquez1a, R. C. Carrillo-Torres1, T. C. Medrano-Pesqueira
1
, R. Melendrez
2
, M. Pedroza-
Montero
2
, P.W. May
3
, H. A. Duran-Muoz
1
, V. Chernov
2
, and M. Barboza-Flores
2b

1
Posgrado en Nanotecnologia, Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico
2
3
School oI Chemistry, University oI Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
a
marien.galindobocorreoa.uson.mx,
b
mbarbozaciIus.uson.mx
Keywords: List the keywords that best describe the contents oI your paper.
Due that Nanodiamonds (NDs) are biologically compatible they have an extensive variety oI
exceptional properties applicable to biology and medicine. Another possible Iield is radiation dose
assessment by thermoluminescence (TL) Ior clinical applications. Nevertheless, Iew works in this matter
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exist in the literature and some oI them are questionable due to the low TL response, high TL substrate
response and small signal to noise ratios. In addition, the TL glow curve oI NDs may be aIIected by the
presence oI superIicial deIects, impurities, the substrate used Ior growing the ND and even matters related
to the experimental stage, making experiments diIIicult to perIorm. In the present work we have
succeeded in obtaining the TL glow curve oI MWCVD ND and determined its kinetic behavior associated
to the trapping and radiative recombination mechanisms. The growth conditions were H
2
(92.9),
N
2
(0.6) and CH
4
(6.5) at 1000 K chosen to give a nanocrystalline cauliIlower Iilm using manual
abrasion with microdiamond as the nucleation method, that gave grain size around 100 nm. The TL glow
curve Iound was a broad band Irom 320-625 K peaked around 480 K irrespective oI irradiation source
and with 6.0 reproducibility. The sample was Iurther characterized with Raman, SEM and AFM. To the
best oI our knowledge the present results are the Iirst ones on the TL behavior oI CVD nanodiamond and
compares well to the only available results on TL oI detonation nanodiamond |1|. The dose response oI
the NDs exhibited a linear dose behavior at very high doses up to 50 kGy which is consistent with the TL
recently reported in diIIerent nanomaterials revealing a high saturation at very high doses |1, 2|. The
results provide evidence oI a promising use oI CVD ND as TL dosimeter Ior high energy radiation Iields

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INDEX
GENERAL PROGRAM I
CONFERENCE CHAIR II
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE II
PRESENTATION III
CONFERENCE TOPICS IV
SPEAKERS V
WEEK SCHEDULE VI
FORMAT RESTRICTIONS OF ABSTRACTS VII
PLENARY SESSIONS 1
PLENARY I 1
PLENARY II 1
PLENARY III 2
PLENARY IJ 3
PLENARY J 4
PLENARY JI 4
PLENARY JII 5
PLENARY JIII 5
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PLENARY IX 6
PLENARY X 7
PLENARY XI 8
PLENARY XII 8
PLENARY XIII 8
PLENARY XIJ 9
PLENARY XJ 10

ORAL SESSIONS 11
O-001 11
O-002 11
O-003 12
O-004 13
O-005 14
O-006 15
O-007 16
O-008 17
O-009 18
O-010 18
O-011 19
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O-015 22
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O-018 25
O-019 25
O-020 26
O-021 27
O-022 28
O-023 29
O-024 29
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O-026 31
O-027 32
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ST
POSTER SESSION 33
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ND
POSTER SESSION 83
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