Author: Carmen Ocal

Synergistic Effect of Solvent Vapor Annealing and Chemical Doping for Achieving High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors with Ideal Electrical Characteristics
J. Li, Adara Babuji, L. Fijahi, A. James, R. Resel, T. Salzillo, R. Pfattner, C. Ocal, E. Barrena, M. Mas-Torrent
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 4, 5521–5528 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c16760

Understanding the role of non-fullerene acceptor crystallinity in the charge transport properties and performance of organic solar cells
P. Mondelli, P. Kaienburg, F. Silvestri, R. Scatena, C. Welton, M. Grandjean, V. Lemaur, E. Solano, M. Nyman, P.N. Horton, S.J. Coles, E. Barrena, M. Riede, P. Radaelli, D. Beljonne, G.N.M.  Redd, G. Morse
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 16263 DOI: 10.1039/d3ta03284a

Activities of Women in Physics group in Spain
P. García-Martínez, A. X. López, M. Tórtola, C. Ocal, L. Chico, M. F. Morcillo-Arencibia, P. López-Sancho
AIP Conf. Proc. 2023, 3040, 050034, DOI: 10.1063/5.0175761 

SbSeI and SbSeBr micro-columnar solar cells by a novel high pressure-based synthesis process
I. Caño, A. Navarro-Güel, E. Maggi, M. Barrio, J.L. Tamarit, S. Svatek, E. Antolín, S. Yan, E. Barrena, B. Galiana, M. Placidi, J. Puigdollers, E. Saucedo
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 17616, DOI: 10.1039/d3ta03179a

On-surface products from de-fluorination of C60F48 on Ag(111): C60, C60Fx and silver fluoride formation
E. Barrena, R. Palacios-Rivera, A. Babuji, L. Schio, M. Tormen, L. Floreano, C. Ocal
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 2349-2356.  DOI:10.1039/D1CP05146F

Real-Space Image of Charged Patches in Tunable-Size Nanocrystals
J. Martínez-Esaín, A. Pérez-Rodríguez, J. Faraudo, E. Barrena, R. Yáñez, C. Ocal, S. Ricart
Materials 2022, 15, 1455. DOI:10.3390/ma15041455 

Chemical Doping of the Organic Semiconductor C8-BTBT-C8 Using an Aqueous Iodine Solution for Device Mobility Enhancement
J. Li, A. Babuji, I. Temiño, T. Salzillo, F. D’Amico, R. Pfattner, C. Ocal, E. Barrena, M. Mas-Torrent
Adv. Mat. Technol. 2022, 2101535(8) DOI: 10.1002/admt.202101535

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Understanding the blade coated to roll-to-roll coated performance gap in organic photovoltaics
R. Adel, G. Morse, F. Silvestri, E. Barrena, E. martínez-Ferrero, M. Campoy-Quiles, P. Tiwana, M. Stella
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2022, 245, 111852 DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111852

Charge-Transfer Complexes in Organic Field-Effect Transistors: Superior Suitability for Surface Doping 
A. Babuji,  A. Cazorla, E. Solano, C. Habenicht, H. Kleemann, C. Ocal, K. Leo, E. Barrena
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 39, 44632–44641  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09168

Temperature-induced polymorphism of a benzothiophene derivative: reversibility and impact on the thin film morphology
S. Yan, A. Cazorla, A. Babuji, E. Solano, Ch. Ruzié, Y.H. Geerts, C. Ocal, E. Barrena
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 24562-24569 DOI: 10.1039/D2CP03467K

Oscillations:Nonlinear theory and applications in AFM
S. Santos, T.A. Olukan, L. Elsherbiny, A. Verdaguer, M. Chiesa
UiT Norges arktiske universitet, 2022, 89p

Dielectric behavior of curcuminoid polymorphs on different substrates by direct soft vacuum deposition
D. Riba-López, R. Zaffino, D. Herrera, R. Matheu, F. Silvestri, J. Ferreira da Silva, E. C. Sañudo, M. Mas-Torrent, E. Barrena, R. Pfattner, E. Ruiz, A. González, N. Aliaga-Alcalde
IScience 25 (12), 105686 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105686

Measurement of stress distribution at the nanoscale: Towards stress nanotomography
A. Gómez, V.V.Palyuilin, G.V. Ryzhakov, N.V. Brillantov, E.V. Dubrovin, A. Verdaguer, J. Sort
J. of Mech. and Phys. of Solids 2022, 164, 104895  DOI:10.1016/j.jmps.2022.104895

Design Dependence of the Interface Structure and Crystalline Order of Organic Semiconductor/Dopant Heterojunctions: Pentacene/C60F48
F. Silvestri, L. Pithan, A. Babuji, C. Ocal, E. Barrena.  J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 9, 5363–5371.  DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c11439R

From high quality packing to disordered nucleation or phase separation in donor/acceptor interfaces: ClAlPc-C60 on Au(111)
E. Barrena, R. Palacios-Rivera, J.I. Martínez, C. Ocal.  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021,23, 14363-14371.  DOI: 10.1039/D1CP01312B

A liquid-Crystalline Non-fullerene Acceptor Enabling High Performance Organic Solar Cells
P. Mondelli, F. Silvestri, L. Ciammaruchi, E. Solano, E. Beltrán, E. Barrena, M. Riede, G. Morse.  J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 26917-26928. DOI: 10. 1039/D1TA07822D 

Effect of Humidity on the Writing Speed and Domain Wall Dynamics of Ferroelectric Domains
I. Spasojevic, A. Verdaguer, G. Catalan, Neus Domingo.  Adv. Electronic Mat., 2021, 2100650, DOI: 10.1002/aelm.202100650

Freezing efficiency of feldspars is affected by their history of previous freeze–thaw events
E. Pach, A. Verdaguer.  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 24905-24914. DOI: 10.1039/D1CP02548A

Oxidation processes at the surface of BaTiO3 thin films under environmental conditions
I. Spasojevic, G. Sauthier, J.M. Caicedo, A. Verdaguer, N. Domingo Appl. Surf.Sci 2021, 565, 150288, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150288

Local and correlated studies of humidity-mediated ferroelectric thin film surface charge dynamics
I. Gaponenko, L. Musy, N. Domingo, N. Stucki, A. Verdaguer, N. Bassiri-Gharb, P. Paruch. npj Comput Mater 2021, 7, 163. DOI:10.1038/s41524-021-00615-4

Nanoscale Wetting of Single Viruses
A. Calò, A. Eleta-Lopez, T. Ondarçuhu, A. Verdaguer, A.M. Bittner. Molecules 2021, 26, 5184. DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175184

Investigating the Ubiquitous Presence of Nanometric Water Films on Surfaces
S. Santos, C.A. Amadei, C.-Y. Lai, Tuza Olukan, J.-Y. Lu, J. Font, V. Barcons, A. Verdaguer, M. Chiesa. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 125, 15759-15772. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03767 COVER: https://pubs.acs.org/toc/jpccck/125/29

Advances in dynamic AFM: From nanoscale energy dissipation to material properties in the nanoscale
S. Santos, K. Gadelrab, C.-Y. Lai, Tuza Olukan, J.-Y. Lu, J. Font, V. Barcons, A. Verdaguer, M. Chiesa.  J. Appl. Phys. 2021, 129, 134302. DOI: 10.1063/5.0041366

Impact of Nanomorphology on Surface Doping of Organic Semiconductors: The Pentacene−C60F48 Interface
F. Silvestri, M.J. Prieto, A. Babuji, L.C. Tănase, L. de Souza Caldas, O. Solomeshch, Th. Schmidt, C. Ocal, E. Barrena
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 22, 25444–25452     DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c05583

Double Beneficial Role of Fluorinated Fullerene Dopants on Organic Thin Film Transistors: Structural Stability and Improved Performance
A. Babuji, I. Temiño, A. Pérez-Rodríguez, O. Solomeshch, N. Tessler, M. Vila, J. Li, M. Mas-Torrent, C. Ocal, E. Barrena
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 25, 28416–28425     DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06418

Surface specificity and mechanistic pathway of de-fluorination of C60F48 on coinage metals
R. Palacios-Rivera,  D. C. Malaspina,   N. Tessler, O. Solomeshch,  J. Faraudo, E. Barrena, C. Ocal
Nanoscale Adv., 2020,2, 4529-4538   DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00513D 
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Enhancing long-term device stability using thin film blends of small molecule semiconductors and insulating polymers to trap surface-induced polymorphs
T. Salzillo, A. Campos, A. Babuji, R. Santiago, S.T. Bromley, C. Ocal, E. Barrena, R. Jouclas, C. Ruzie, G. Schweicher, Y. H. Geerts, M. Mas-Torrent
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 2006115. DOI: 10.1002.admf.202006115

Effect of the Organic Semiconductor Side Groups on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Their Interface with Dopants
A. Babuji, F. Silvestri, L. Pithan, A. Richard, Y. H. Geerts, N. Tessler, O. Solomeshch, C. Ocal, E. Barrena
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 51, 57578–57586. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c172713