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  • 1988 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Miguel Jose-Yacaman is affiliated with The University of Texas at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with extensive contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atmospheric Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties

They have published in a variety of scientific venues with notable frequency in:

  • Methods in molecular biology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Materials

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Rubén Mendoza-Cruz
  • Lourdes Bazán-Díaz
  • J. Jesús Velázquez-Salazar
  • Germán Plascencia-Villa

Recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • "Synthesis and structural characterization of MoS2 micropyramids," 2020, Journal of Materials Science
  • "Procedures for the Synthesis and Capping of Metal Nanoparticles," 2020, Methods in molecular biology
  • "Gold Nanoclusters, Gold Nanoparticles, and Analytical Techniques for Their Characterization," 2020, Methods in molecular biology
  • "Thermoelectric properties of antimony selenide hexagonal nanotubes," 2020, Nanotechnology
  • "On the Electronic Structure of 2H-MoS2: Correlating DFT Calculations and In-Situ Mechanical Bending on TEM," 2022, Materials

In 1988, Miguel Jose-Yacaman was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. This award identifies notable contributions in their field.

Best Publications

  • Alfalfa sprouts: A natural source for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles

    Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Eduardo Gomez;Jose R. Peralta-Videa;Jason G. Parsons

  • Catalytic growth of carbon microtubules with fullerene structure

    M. José‐Yacamán;M. Miki‐Yoshida;L. Rendón;J. G. Santiesteban

  • Isolation of Smaller Nanocrystal Au Molecules: Robust Quantum Effects in Optical Spectra

    T. G. Schaaff;M. N. Shafigullin;J. T. Khoury;I. Vezmar

  • Size controlled gold nanoparticle formation by Avena sativa biomass: Use of plants in nanobiotechnology

    Veronica Armendariz;Isaac Herrera;Jose R. peralta-videa;Miguel Jose-yacaman;Miguel Jose-yacaman

  • Surface diffusion and coalescence of mobile metal nanoparticles.

    José-Yacaman M;Gutierrez-Wing C;Miki M;Yang Dq

  • Influence of Stoichiometry on the Optical and Electrical Properties of Chemical Vapor Deposition Derived MoS2

    In Soo Kim;Vinod K. Sangwan;Deep Jariwala;Joshua D. Wood

  • Maya Blue Paint: An Ancient Nanostructured Material

    M. José-Yacamán;Luis Rendón;J. Arenas;Mari Carmen Serra Puche

  • Three-layer core/shell structure in Au-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles.

    D. Ferrer;A. Torres-Castro;X. Gao;S. Sepúlveda-Guzmán

  • Preparation and characterization of individual peptide-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Vasiliki Zorbas;Alfonso Ortiz-Acevedo;Alan B. Dalton;Mario Miki Yoshida

  • Effect of silver nanoparticles on Candida albicans biofilms: an ultrastructural study

    Humberto H. Lara;Dulce G. Romero-Urbina;Christopher Pierce;Jose L. Lopez-Ribot

  • The structure and properties of amorphous indium oxide

    D. Bruce Buchholz;Qing Ma;Diego Alducin;Arturo Ponce

  • Influence of Stoichiometry on the Optical and Electrical Properties of Chemical Vapor Deposition Derived MoS$_{2}$

    In Soo Kim;Vinod K. Sangwan;Deep Jariwala;Joshua D. Wood

  • Comparative phytotoxicity of ZnO NPs, bulk ZnO, and ionic zinc onto the alfalfa plants symbiotically associated with Sinorhizobium meliloti in soil.

    Susmita Bandyopadhyay;Germán Plascencia-Villa;Arnab Mukherjee;Cyren M. Rico

  • Gold Nanoparticles Obtained by Bio-precipitation from Gold(III) Solutions

    J. L. Gardea-Torresdey;K. J. Tiemann;G. Gamez;K. Dokken

  • Plasmon resonance coupling of metal nanoparticles for molecular imaging of carcinogenesis in vivo

    Jesse Aaron;Nitin Nitin;Kort Travis;Sonia Kumar

  • Electrum, the Gold–Silver Alloy, from the Bulk Scale to the Nanoscale: Synthesis, Properties, and Segregation Rules

    Grégory Guisbiers;Rubén Mendoza-Cruz;Rubén Mendoza-Cruz;Lourdes Bazán-Díaz;Lourdes Bazán-Díaz;J. Jesús Velázquez-Salazar

  • Direct observation of the mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes and their junctions at the atomic level

    H. E. Troiani;M. Miki-Yoshida;G. A. Camacho-Bragado;M. A. L. Marques

  • Noble-metal nanoparticles directly conjugated to globular proteins.

    Justin L. Burt;Claudia Gutiérrez-Wing;Mario Miki-Yoshida;Miguel José-Yacamán

  • Synthesis of assembled ZnO structures by precipitation method in aqueous media

    S. Sepulveda-Guzman;B. Reeja-Jayan;E. de la Rosa;A. Torres-Castro

  • A new MEMS-based system for ultra-high-resolution imaging at elevated temperatures.

    Lawrence F. Allard;Wilbur C. Bigelow;Miguel Jose-Yacaman;David P. Nackashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alvaro Mayoral
Alvaro Mayoral ShanghaiTech University
Robert L. Whetten
Robert L. Whetten Northern Arizona University
Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey
Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey The University of Texas at El Paso
Carlos R. Cabrera
Carlos R. Cabrera University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Hynd Remita
Hynd Remita University of Paris-Saclay
Jose R. Peralta-Videa
Jose R. Peralta-Videa The University of Texas at El Paso
Sanjay K. Banerjee
Sanjay K. Banerjee The University of Texas at Austin
Benny D. Freeman
Benny D. Freeman The University of Texas at Austin
Haiqing Lin
Haiqing Lin State University of New York
Lawrence F. Allard
Lawrence F. Allard Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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