Former people
PhD Students

Saul Estandía
Title: “Nanoscale study of epitaxial ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films and BaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices”
Period: 1/2017 – 28/5/2021
Supervisors: Florencio Sánchez and Jaume Gàzquez

Jike Lyu
Title: “Epitaxial ferroelectric thin films on Si(001): Strain tuning of BaTiO3 and stabilization of polar phase in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2”
Period: 1/1/2015 – 12/9/2019
Supervisors: Florencio Sánchez

Huan Tan
Title: “Ferroelectric nanoengineering for enhanced performance”
Starting: 1/9/2018
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Nico Dix
Title: “Photoelectric effects in BaTiO3 ferroelectric thin films”
Period: 27/4/2017
Supervisors: Florencio Sánchez and Josep Fontcuberta
Master Students

David Bugallo
Title: “Growth and characterization of ferrimagnetic Y3Fe12O5 and conducting transparent Ba0.95La0.05SnO3 thin films ”
Period: 21/7/2016
Supervisors: Florencio Sánchez

A.C. Robert
Title: “Ferroelectric properties of epitaxial La-doped HfO2 grown on different substrates”
Period: 2/2021 – 6/2021
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina and Florencio Sánchez

Tetiana Zakusylo
Title: “The influence of the top-contact metal on the ferroelectric properties of epitaxial ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films”
Period: 9/2019 – 10/2020
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Diego Vázquez
Title: “Ferroelectric materials for photovoltaics”
Period: 3/2017 – 9/2017
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina and Josep Fontcuberta
Bachelor Students

José Luis Ortolá Yano
Title: “Magnetoelectric effects in multiferroic HfO2 based devices”
Starting: 1/1/2023
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Sara Prats
Title: “Series resistance effects on HZO ferroelectric capacitors”
Starting: 1/1/2023
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Àxel Cortés
Title: “Switching spectroscopy in ferroelectric capacitors”
Starting: 15/9/2022
Supervisors: Alberto Quintana

Jaume Bruguera
Title: “Temperature dependent ferroelectric characterization in La:HfO2 films”
Period: 1/2022 – 6/2021
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Carlos Zarco
Title: “Magnetic properties of flexible FeRh thin films”
Period: 9/2020 – 1/2021
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Roger Silvestre
Title: “Memristive behaviour in BaTiO3 and LuMnO3 structures”
Period: 1/2020 – 6/2020
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Hector Fernández
Title: “Stability of ferroelectric loops against thermal cycling”
Period: 9/2019 – 1/2020
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Sara Ramió
Title: “Enhanced tunnel electroresistance in ferroelectric/dielectric bilayer”
Period: 1/2019 – 6/2019
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Lluís San José i Martínez
Title: “Development of a ferroelectric characterization set-up with temperature control”
Period: 1/2019 – 6/2019
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Jaume Sebastia Martorell Serra
Title: “Relation between polarization y photocurrent phenomena in BaTiO3 thin films”
Period: 1/2019 – 6/2019
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Laia Pascua
Title: “Photocurrent dependence on thickness in ferroelectric BaTiO3 films”
Period: 1/2019 – 6/2019
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Mateu Jaume Masferrer
Title: “Development of a room temperature characterization set for ferroelectrics materials”
Period: 9/2018 – 1/2019
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Blai Barberà
Title: “Surface plamons creation in BaTiO3 thin films to enhance photovoltaic efficiency”
Period: 9/2018 – 1/2019
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Guillermo Prieto
Title: “Ferroelectric components to mimic neurons”
Period: 2/2018 – 7/2018
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina

Carles Gómez
Title: “New materials for invisible memory devices”
Period: 2/2018 – 7/2018
Supervisors: Ignasi Fina