Introduction to EXTREMAT

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The research group of materials under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature (EXTREMAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in Spain, whose main researcher is Prof. Dr. Francisco Javier Manjón Herrera of the Applied Physics Department, is adscribed to the Instituto de Diseño y Fabricación (IDF).

EXTREMAT is a research group whose objective is the synthesis and characterization of the structural, vibrational, optical and electrical properties of materials and nanomaterials at extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, with especial emphasis in materials for Electronics and Optoelectronics applications and in minerals with interest in Geophysics or Astrophysics.

The main characterizations performed are:

· Structural characterization (X-ray diffraction and absorption).

· Morphologic characterization (AFM, SEM, HRTEM).

· Chemical characterization (x-ray fluorescence).

· Vibrational characterization (Raman and infrared spectroscopy, inelastic x-ray and neutron scattering).

· Optical characterization (transmittance, absorption and reflectivity in UV-VIS-NIR, photoluminescence).

· Electrical characterization (resistivity and Hall effect).

EXTREMAT is a very dynamic research group which holds many national and international collaborations with both experimental and theoretical research groups. The group has a wide experience in the analysis of experimental measurements performed in materials at extreme conditions and its comparison with ab initio or first-principles theoretical calculations in order to reach a better understanding of physical-chemical properties of studied materials.

Nowadays, EXTREMAT is composed by five permanent members at UPV. The group has experience in guiding both PhDs and postdoctoral students.