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Materials Science
Spain
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
110
Citations
39214
World Ranking
711
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Semiconductor
  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Nanotechnology, Nanowire, Analytical chemistry, Optoelectronics and Chemical engineering. Her work carried out in the field of Nanotechnology brings together such families of science as Redox and Silicon. Her research integrates issues of Oxide, Molecular beam epitaxy, Epitaxy, Heterojunction and Wurtzite crystal structure in her study of Nanowire.

The various areas that Joan Ramon Morante examines in her Analytical chemistry study include Thin film, Annealing and Lanthanum. Her research in Optoelectronics tackles topics such as Scanning transmission electron microscopy which are related to areas like Dark field microscopy. Her Chemical engineering research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Doping, Phase, Surface states and Catalysis, Calcination.

Her most cited work include:

  • The complete Raman spectrum of nanometric SnO2 particles (513 citations)
  • Structural and optical properties of high quality zinc-blende/wurtzite GaAs nanowire heterostructures (361 citations)
  • Effects of Nb doping on the TiO2 anatase-to-rutile phase transition (269 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary areas of study are Analytical chemistry, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering and Silicon. Her Analytical chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Ion implantation, Annealing and Thin film. Her work is dedicated to discovering how Optoelectronics, Molecular beam epitaxy are connected with Condensed matter physics and Crystallography and other disciplines.

Her study in Nanowire, Nanocrystal, Nanostructure and Characterization are all subfields of Nanotechnology. Her work investigates the relationship between Nanowire and topics such as Oxide that intersect with problems in Metal and Inorganic chemistry. The Chemical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Electrolyte, Electrode and Catalysis, Calcination.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Analytical chemistry (29.10%)
  • Optoelectronics (23.86%)
  • Nanotechnology (24.19%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (23.75%)
  • Nanotechnology (24.19%)
  • Catalysis (11.37%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Joan Ramon Morante spends much of her time researching Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry and Optoelectronics. Her Chemical engineering research incorporates themes from Electrocatalyst, Electrolyte, Anode, Electrode and Electrochemistry. Her Nanotechnology research integrates issues from Oxide, Semiconductor and Renewable energy.

Her Inorganic chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phase, Adsorption, Transmission electron microscopy, Oxygen evolution and Nanomaterials. Her Optoelectronics research includes elements of Tandem, Absorption, Water splitting and Solar energy. Her Nanowire study incorporates themes from Heterojunction and Metal.

Between 2012 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics (257 citations)
  • Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics (257 citations)
  • Recent developments in organic redox flow batteries: A critical review (185 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Oxygen
  • Semiconductor
  • Hydrogen

Her main research concerns Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Photocatalysis. Her work deals with themes such as Renewable energy and Energy storage, which intersect with Nanotechnology. Her study in Inorganic chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Artificial photosynthesis, Hydrogen, Electrode and Electrocatalyst.

Her study looks at the relationship between Chemical engineering and topics such as Surface states, which overlap with Surface modification. The Photocatalysis study combines topics in areas such as Photochemistry and Methane. Nanowire is a subfield of Optoelectronics that she investigates.

Best Publications

  • The complete Raman spectrum of nanometric SnO2 particles

    A. Diéguez;A. Romano-Rodrı́guez;A. Vilà;J. R. Morante

  • Structural and optical properties of high quality zinc-blende/wurtzite GaAs nanowire heterostructures

    D. Spirkoska;J. Arbiol;Anders Gustafsson;S. Conesa-Boj

  • Recent developments in organic redox flow batteries: A critical review

    P. Leung;A.A. Shah;L. Sanz;C. Flox

  • Effects of Nb doping on the TiO2 anatase-to-rutile phase transition

    J. Arbiol;J. Cerdà;G. Dezanneau;A. Cirera

  • Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics

    M. Heiss;Y. Fontana;A. Gustafsson;G. Wüst

  • Analysis of the noble metal catalytic additives introduced by impregnation of as obtained SnO2 sol–gel nanocrystals for gas sensors

    A. Cabot;J. Arbiol;J.R. Morante;U. Weimar

  • Cr-doped TiO2 gas sensor for exhaust NO2 monitoring

    Ana M. Ruiz;Go Sakai;Albert Cornet;Kengo Shimanoe

  • Nucleation mechanism of gallium-assisted molecular beam epitaxy growth of gallium arsenide nanowires

    A. Fontcuberta i Morral;C. Colombo;G. Abstreiter;J. Arbiol

  • Review of zinc-based hybrid flow batteries: From fundamentals to applications

    A. Khor;A. Khor;P. Leung;M. R. Mohamed;C. Flox

  • Influence of average size and interface passivation on the spectral emission of Si nanocrystals embedded in SiO2

    B. Garrido Fernandez;M. López;C. Garcı́a;A. Pérez-Rodrı́guez

  • In-depth resolved Raman scattering analysis for the identification of secondary phases: Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 layers for solar cell applications

    X. Fontané;L. Calvo-Barrio;V. Izquierdo-Roca;E. Saucedo

  • Raman spectroscopy of wurtzite and zinc-blende GaAs nanowires: Polarization dependence, selection rules, and strain effects

    I. Zardo;S. Conesa-Boj;F. Peiro;J. R. Morante

  • Bi2O3 as a selective sensing material for NO detection

    A. Cabot;A. Marsal;J. Arbiol;J.R. Morante

  • Vibrational properties of stannite and kesterite type compounds: Raman scattering analysis of Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4

    X. Fontané;V. Izquierdo-Roca;E. Saucedo;S. Schorr

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Chromium‐Doped Mesoporous Tungsten Oxide for Gas Sensing Applications

    E. Rossinyol;A. Prim;E. Pellicer;J. Arbiol

  • Morphological analysis of nanocrystalline SnO2 for gas sensor applications

    A. Diéguez;A. Romano-Rodríguez;J.R. Morante;U. Weimar

  • Crystalline structure, defects and gas sensor response to NO2 and H2S of tungsten trioxide nanopowders

    I. Jiménez;J. Arbiol;G. Dezanneau;A. Cornet

  • Direct correlation of crystal structure and optical properties in wurtzite/zinc-blende GaAs nanowire heterostructures

    Martin Heiss;Martin Heiss;Sonia Conesa-Boj;Sonia Conesa-Boj;Jun Ren;Hsiang-Han Tseng

  • Engineering grain boundaries at the 2D limit for the hydrogen evolution reaction.

    Yongmin He;Peng-Yi Tang;Peng-Yi Tang;Zhili Hu;Zhili Hu;Qiyuang He

  • Nanostructured metal oxides synthesized by hard template method for gas sensing applications

    Emma Rossinyol;Jordi Arbiol;Francesca Peiró;Albert Cornet

  • Gallium–Indium–Zinc-Oxide-Based Thin-Film Transistors: Influence of the Source/Drain Material

    P. Barquinha;A.M. Vila;G. Goncalves;L. Pereira

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez
Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez University of Barcelona
Albert Romano-Rodriguez
Albert Romano-Rodriguez University of Barcelona
Teresa Andreu
Teresa Andreu University of Barcelona
Francesca Peiró
Francesca Peiró University of Barcelona
Josep Samitier
Josep Samitier University of Barcelona
Andreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Pietro Siciliano
Pietro Siciliano National Research Council (CNR)
Victor Izquierdo-Roca
Victor Izquierdo-Roca Catalonia Energy Research Institute
Sanjay Mathur
Sanjay Mathur University of Cologne

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