Principal investigator

Research Overview

The main aim of the group is to explore cutting-edge research in advanced materials for electrochemical systems, including batteries, (photo)electrocatalytic cells, and photoactive devices. Our work delves into the fundamental properties of these materials through in-depth analysis and modeling, while also pioneering innovative (photo)electrochemical approaches for energy storage and the synthesis of high-value chemicals. Additionally, we drive advancements in sensor technologies, microbial fuel cells, and foster collaboration with forward-thinking companies to accelerate innovation.

Group's research interests

  • Pioneering energy storage solutions, including batteries

  • (Photo)electrochemical Synthesis: Creating high-value products through innovative processes.

  • Green Hydrogen Production: Advancing clean and sustainable energy technologies.

  • Biomass Transformation: Converting renewable resources into essential chemicals.

  • Microbial Fuel Cells: Unlocking bio-driven power generation.

  • Development of novel characterization tools for a deep understanding of carrier dynamics on (photo)electrocatalytic.

Members

Germà Garcia-Belmonte's picture
Germà Garcia-Belmonte

Senior Researcher
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Carmen Mejuto's picture
Carmen Mejuto

Research Scientist
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Elena Segura Sanchis's picture
Elena Segura Sanchis

Research Scientist
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María Consuelo Barrantes Masot's picture
María Consuelo Barrantes Masot

Doctoral Candidate
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Jose Solera Rojas's picture
Jose Solera Rojas

Doctoral Candidate
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Kikaru Tabata's picture
Kikaru Tabata

Doctoral Candidate
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José Vicente Usó González's picture
José Vicente Usó González

Doctoral Candidate
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Joan Vicent Miranda Palau's picture
Joan Vicent Miranda Palau

Doctoral Candidate
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Joaquín Martínez Miralles's picture
Joaquín Martínez Miralles

Graduate Student
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Alex Rambla's picture
Alex Rambla

Graduate Student
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Publications

2025

  1. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2025, 16, 2785.

    Gutierrez-Blanco, A.; Mejuto, C.

    Understanding Biomass Valorization through Electrocatalysis: Transformation of Glycerol and Furan Derivatives.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03553

  2. Energy & Environmental Materials, 2025, x, e12886.

    Ferrer-Nicomedes, S.; Mormeneo-Segarra, A.; Vicente-Agut, N.; Barba-Juan, A.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.

    Electrochemical Response of Cold-Sintered Cathode-Hybrid Electrolyte Bilayers: Deep Insights into the Determining Kinetic Mechanisms via Operando Electrochemical Impedance Characterization.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eem2.12886

2024

  1. Chemical Science, 2024, 15, 13415-13420.

    Ibáñez, S.; Mejuto, C.; Cerón, K.; Sanz, P.J.; Peris, E.

    A corannulene-based metallobox for the encapsulation of fullerenes.

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/sc/d4sc03661a

  2. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, e202400670.

    Boddaert, H.; Tolley, L.C.; Mejuto, C.; González, A.; Martín, M.; Sola, E.; Fernández, I.; Karhu, A.J.; Bezuidenhout, D.I.; Guisado-Barrios, G.

    Catalytic Activity of Mono-and Bimetallic Rhodium(I) and Iridium(I) Complexes Bearing Carbon-Ether-Carbon (COC) Ligand for the Intramolecular Cyclization of 4-Pentynoic Acid.

    Article page: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejoc.202400670

  3. Green Chemistry, 2024, 26, 8768.

    Guenani, N.I.; Solera-Rojas, J.; Carvajal, D.; Mejuto, C.; Mollar-Cuni, A.; Guerrero, A.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Mata, J.A.; Mas-Marzá, E.

    Room temperature hydrogen production via electrodehydrogenation of amines into nitriles: advancements in Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers.

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2024/GC/D4GC01275E

  4. Advanced Electronic Materials, 2024, 10, 2400241.

    Alvarez, A.O.; García-Batlle, M.; Lédée, F.; Gros-Daillon, E.; Guillén, J.Mayén; Verilhac, J.M.; Lemercier, T.; Zaccaro, J.; Marsal, L.F.; Almora, O.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.

    Ion Migration and Space-Charge Zones in Metal Halide Perovskites Through Short-Circuit Transient Current and Numerical Simulations.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aelm.202400241

  5. Electrochimica Acta, 2024, 475, 143676.

    Carvajal, D.; Bolos-Sánchez, V.; Solera-Rojas, J.; Mejuto, C.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Mas-Marzá, E.

    Electrochemical reduction of HMF to synthesize added value compounds using CuAg electrodes.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468623018443?utm_campaign=STMJ_219742_AUTH_SERV_PA&utm_medium=email&utm_acid=279589369&SIS_ID=&dgcid=STMJ_219742_AUTH_SERV_PA&CMX_ID=&utm_in=DM438010&utm_source=AC_

  6. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2024, 311, 128510.

    Carvajal, D.; Arcas, R.; Gouda, L.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Mas-Marzá, E.

    Electrochemical valorization of HMF using Ni/Graphite electrodes.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S025405842301218X?via%3Dihub

2023

  1. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 73, 109136.

    Burgos, J.; Mondragon, R.; Martinez-Cuenca, R.; Nithiyanantham, U.; Barison, S.; Mancin, S.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Hernández, L.

    Photothermal properties and performance of hybrid carbon-paraffin/water emulsions.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352152X23025343?via%3Dihub

  2. Journal of Power Sources, 2023, 588, 233725.

    Pereira, J.; Mediayati, Y.; Sleutels, T.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Heijne, A.Ter

    Quantification of charge carriers and acetate diffusion lengths in intermittent electro-active biofilms using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378775323011011

  3. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2023, 7, 100386.

    Palmara, G.; Carvajal, D.; Zanatta, M.; Mas-Marzá, E.; Sans, V.

    Additive manufacturing technologies applied to the electrochemical valorization of biomass.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086523000322?via%3Dihub

  4. Physica Scripta, 2023, 98, 085525.

    Alvarez, A.O.; Riquelme, A.J.; Fuentes-Pineda, R.; Mas-Marzá, E.; Marsal, L.F.; Almora, O.; Anta, J.A.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.

    Correcting unintended changes in electroluminescence perturbation for reliable light intensity modulated spectroscopies.

    Article page: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1402-4896/ace4fc

  5. Journal of Catalysis, 2023, 428, 115155.

    Ibáñez-Ibáñez, L.; Lázaro, A.; Mejuto, C.; Crespo, M.; Vicent, C.; Rodríguez, L.; Mata, J.A.

    Visible light harvesting alkyne hydrosilylation mediated by pincer platinum complexes.

    Article page: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2023.115155

  6. ACS Physical Chemistry Au, 2023, 3, 386-393.

    Alvarez, A.O.; Lédée, F.; García-Batlle, M.; Lopez-Varo, P.; Gros-Daillon, E.; Guillén, J.Mayén; Verilhac, J.M.; Lemercier, T.; Zaccaro, J.; Marsal, L.F.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.; Almora, O.

    Ionic Field Screening in MAPbBr3 Crystals Revealed from Remnant Sensitivity in X-ray Detection.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsphyschemau.3c00002

2022

  1. Solar RRL, 2022, 6, 2200104.

    Burgos, J.; Mondragon, R.; Elcioglu, E.Begum; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Hernández, L.

    Experimental Characterization and Statistical Analysis of Water‐Based Gold Nanofluids for Solar Applications: Optical Properties and Photothermal Conversion Efficiency.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/solr.202200104

  2. Solar RRL, 2022, 6, 202200826.

    Alvarez, A.O.; Garcia-Tecedor, M.; Montañés, L.; Mas-Marzá, E.; Giménez, S.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.

    New Views on Carrier Diffusion and Recombination by Combining Small Perturbation Techniques: Application to BiVO 4 Photoelectrodes.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202200826

  3. ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 6238 – 6245 .

    Mejuto, C.; Ibáñez-Ibáñez, L.; Guisado-Barrios, G.; Mata, J.A.

    Visible-Light Promoted Iridium(III) Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles at Room Temperature..

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.2c01224

  4. physica status solidi (RRL) , 2022, 16, 2200336.

    Almora, O.; Miravet, D.; Gelmetti, I.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.

    Long-term Field Screening by Mobile Ions in Thick Metal Halide Perovskites: Understanding Saturation Currents.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pssr.202200336

  5. Advanced Photonics Research, 2022, 3, 2200136.

    García-Batlle, M.; Deumel, S.; Huerdler, J.E.; Tedde, S.F.; Almora, O.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.

    Effective Ion Mobility and Long-Term Dark Current of Metal Halide Perovskites with Different Crystallinities and Compositions.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adpr.202200136

  6. Solar RRL, 2022, 6, 2200173.

    García-Batlle, M.; Zia, W.; Aranda, C.; Saliba, M.; Almora, O.; Guerrero, A.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.

    Observation of Long-Term Stable Response in MAPbBr3 Single Crystals Monitored through Displacement Currents under Varying Illumination.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/solr.202200173
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