Enric Bertran Serra

Full professor

Knowledge area: Física Aplicada

Research group: Materials for Energy, Photonics & Catalysis (ENPHOCAMAT)

Contact Information
Department of Applied Physics
Av. Diagonal, 647.
934021135
ebertran(a)ub.edu

Projects

Nanocompuestos Híbridos de carbono y óxidos metálicos para su aplicación en supercondensadores (Programa Nacional de Energía) . 2015 - 2017 . Ref.ENE2014-56109-C3-1-R . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Enric Bertran Serra; Esther Pascual Miralles . (3 Researchers)
  • Nanocompuestos
  • Híbridos
  • Carbono
FÍSICA I ENGINYERIA DE MATERIALS AMORFS I NANOESTRUCTURATS, (FEMAN) (Ajuts de Suport als Grups de Recerca de Catalunya (SGR)) . 2014 - 2017 . Ref.2014SGR948 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Enric Bertran Serra . (22 Researchers)
  • PVD
  • CVD
  • CSD
Ajuts per impulsar la participació en projectes internacionals de recerca (2016) en el marc del programa Horizon 2020 i altres programes europeus. Modalitat C (Sense especificar) . 2016 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Enric Bertran Serra . (1 Researchers)
Assessorament en temes d'antibaf (Sense especificar) . 2015 . Ref.308099 . Advanced Nanotechnologies, S.L. . PI: Enric Bertran Serra . (1 Researchers)

Journal Publications

Pérez del Pino, A.; Gyorgy, E.; Hussain, S.; Andujar, J.L.; Pascual, E.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Laser induced nanostructuration of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes coated with nickel oxide nanoparticles. In Journal of Materials Science. Volume 52. Number 7. 2017 . Institutional Repository
A. Pérez del Pino; E. György; I. Alshaikh; F. Pantoja-Suárez; J.L. Andújar; E. Pascual; R. Amade; E. Bertran-Serra. Laser-driven coating of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with manganese oxide from metal organic precursors for energy storage. In Nanotechnology. Volume 28. Number 39. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aa81b1
Chaitoglou, S.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Evaluation of graphene/WO3 and graphene/CeOx structures as electrodes for supercapacitor applications. In Nanoscale Research Letters. Volume 12. Number 635. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-017-2385-1
Mohammad Reza Sanaee; Stefanos Chaitoglou; Noemí Aguiló-Aguayo; Enric Bertran. Size Control of Carbon Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles by Arc Discharge Plasma Method. In Applied Sciences. Volume 7. Number (1) 26. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.3390/app7010026
Aguilo-Aguayo, N.; Amade, R.; Hussain, S.; Bertran, E.; Bechtold, T. New three-dimensional porous electrode concept: vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes directly grown on embroidered copper structures. In Nanomaterials. Volume 7. Number 12. 2017 . Institutional Repository
Amade, R.; Moreno, H.A.; Hussain, S.; Vila-Costa, M.; Bertran, E. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes as anode and air-cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells. In Applied Physics Letters. Volume 109. Number 163904. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965297
Chaitoglou, S.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E.; Andujar, J.L. Effect of a Balanced Concentration of Hydrogen on Graphene CVD Growth. In Journal of Nanomaterials. Volume 2016. Number 9640935. 2016 . Institutional Repository
Stefanos Chaitoglou; Enric Bertran. Control of the Strain in Chemical Vapor Deposition-Grown Graphene over Copper via H2 Flow. In Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Volume 44. Number 120. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07055
Chaitoglou, S.; Bertran, E. Effect of pressure and hydrogen flow in nucleation density and morphology of graphene bidimensional crystals. In Materials Research Express. Volume 3. Number 7. 2016 . https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/3/7/075603
Kuntman, E.; Arteaga, O.; Antó, J; Cayuela, D.; Bertran, E. Conversion of a polarization microscope into a Mueller matrix microscope. Application to the measurement of textile fibers. In Óptica Pura y Aplicada. Volume 48. Number 4. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.7149/OPA.48.4.309
Arteaga, O.; Kuntman, E.; Antó, J.; Pascual, E.; Canillas, A.; Bertran, E. Mueller matrix microscopy on a Morpho butterfly. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Volume 605. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/605/1/012008
Pantoja-Suarez, L.; Morales, M.; Andujar, J.L.; Esteve, J.; Segarra, M.; Bertran, E. Plackett-Burman experimental design for pulsed-DC-plasma
deposition of DLC coatings
. In arXiv.org. 2015 . Open Source (http://arxiv.org/abs/1507.04267)
Martí-González, J.; Bertran, E. Mechanical and surface characterization of Diamond-like carbon coatings onto polymeric substrate. In arXiv.org. Volume 1509.08512. 2015 . Open Source (https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.08512)
Amade, R.; Vila-Costa, M.; Hussain, S.; Casamayor, E.O.; Bertran, E. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes coated with manganese dioxide as cathode material for microbial fuel cells. In Journal of Materials Science. Volume 50. Number 3. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8677-2
Carnicer, A.; Arteaga, O.; Pascual, E,; Canillas, A.; Vallmitjana, S.; Javidi, B.; Bertran, E. Optical security verification by synthesizing thin films with unique polarimetric signatures. In Optics Letters. Volume 40. Number 22. 2015 . Institutional Repository
Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Growth and Plasma Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes. In Journal of Cluster Science. Volume 26. Number 2. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-015-0862-1
Sanaee, M.R.; Bertran, E. Synthesis of Carbon encapsulated mono- and multi-iron nanoparticles. In Journal of Nanomaterials. Volume 2015. 2015 . Institutional Repository
Amade, R.; Hussain, S.; Ocaña, I.R.; Bertran, E. Growth and functionalization of carbon nanotubes on quartz filter for environmental applications. In Journal of Environmental Engineering & Ecological Science. Volume 3. Number 2. 2014 . Institutional Repository
Freire V.-M.; Ramírez A.; Pascual E.; Bertran E.; Andújar J.-L. Investigation of monolayer-formation time for the synthesis of graphene on copper/nickel/silicon using very-low pressure pulses of methane. In arXiv.org. 2014
Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Study of CNTs structural evolution during water assisted growth and transfer methodology for electrochemical applications. In Materials Chemistry and Physics. Volume 148. Number 3. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.08.070
Vilana, J.; Amade, R.; Shahzad, H.; Bertran, E.; Gómez, E.; Vallés, E. 3D distribution of magnetic CoNi alloy nanoparticles electrodeposited on vertically alligned MWCNT showing exceptional coercive field. In Materials Letters. Volume 124. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.03.033
Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Moreno, H.A.; Bertran, E. RF-PECVD growth and nitrogen plasma functionalization of CNTs on copper foil for electrochemical applications. In Diamond and Related Materials. Volume 49. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2014.08.006
Molina, R.; Gomez, M.; Kan, C.W.; Bertran, E. Hydrophilic-oleophobic coatings on cellulosic materials by plasma assisted polymerization in liquid phase and fluorosurfactant complexation. In Cellulose. Volume 21. Number 1. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-013-0131-0
Aguiló-Aguayo, N.; Maurizi, L.; Galmarini, S.; Ollivier-Beuzelin, M.G.; Coullerez, G.; Bertran, E.; Hofmann, H. Aqueous stabilisation of carbon-encapsulated superpararnagnetic alpha-iron nanoparticles for biomedical applications. In Dalton Transactions. Volume 43. Number 36. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt00085d
Chaitoglou, S.; Sanaee, M.R.; Aguilo-Aguayo, Naomi; Bertrán Serra, Enric. Arc-discharge synthesis of iron encapsulated in carbon nanoparticles for biomedical applications. In Journal of Nanomaterials. Number 178524. 2014 . Institutional Repository
Arteaga, O.; Baldrís, M.; Antó, J.; Canillas, A.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Mueller matrix microscope with a dual continuous rotating compensator setup and digital demodulation. In Applied Optics. Volume 53. Number 10. 2014 . Institutional Repository
Moreno, H.A.; Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Bertran, E. Growth and functionalization of CNTs on stainless steel electrodes for supercapacitor applications. In Materials Research Express. Volume 1. Number 035050. 2014 . https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/1/3/035050
Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Nitrogen plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes for supercapacitor applications. In Journal of Materials Science. Volume 48. Number 21. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7579-z
Freire, V-M.; Badia-Canal, J.; Corbella, C,; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E.; Andújar, J-L. Hot-wire chemical vapor deposition of few-layer graphene on copper substrates. In Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. Volume 52. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.52.01AK02
Molina, R.; Sole, I.; Vilchez, A.; Bertran, E.; Solans, C.; Esquena, J. Surface Functionalization of macroporous polymeric materials by treatment with air low temperature plasma. In Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Volume 13. Number SI. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2013.7369
Cabrera, E.J; Amade, R.; Jaller, L.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Template-growth of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes using self-assembled monolayers of SiO2 particles by Langmuir-Blodgett technique. In Journal Of Nanoparticle Research. Volume 16:2172. Number 1. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-2172-6
Molina, R.; Ligero, C.; Jovancic, P.; Bertran, E. In Situ Polymerization of aqueous solutions of NIPAAm initiated by atmospheric plasma treatment. In Plasma Processes And Polymers. Volume 10. Number 6. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201200121
Aguiló-Aguayo, N.; Liu, Z.; Bertrán, E.; Yang, J. Thermal-induced Structural Evolution of Carbon-encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles Generated by Two Different Methods. In Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Volume 117. Number 37. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1021/jp4025552
Cabrera, E.J.; Portal, S.M.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Self-Assembled Layers of Colloidal Crystals Submicron Spheres for Photonic Applications. In International Journal of Optomechatronics. 2013
Cabrera, E.J.; Jaller, L.M.; Amade, R.; Portal, S.M.; Pascual, E.; Bertran, E. Photonic characteristics of Langmuir-Blodgett self-assembled monolayers of colloidal silica particles. In Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters. Volume 5. Number 1. 2013 . Institutional Repository
Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Jover, E.; Bertran, E. Water plasma functionalized CNTs/MnO2 composites for supercapacitors. In Scientific World Journal. Number 832581. 2013 . https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/832581
Manuel Oliva-Ramírez; Victor J. Rico; Jorge Gil-Rostra; Oriol Arteaga; Enric Bertran; Rosalía Serna; Agustín R. González-Elipe; Francisco Yubero. Liquid switchable radial polarization converters made of sculptured thin films. In Applied Surface Science. Volume 475. 2019 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.10.231
Roger Amade; Arevik Muyshegyan-Avetisyan; Joan Martí González; Angel Pérez del Pino; Eniko György; Esther Pascual; José Luís Andújar; Enric Bertran Serra. Super-Capacitive Performance of Manganese Dioxide/Graphene Nano-Walls Electrodes Deposited on Stainless Steel Current Collectors. In Materials. Volume 12. Number 3. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Jose Marques-Hueso; J A S Morton; Xiangfu Wang; Enric Bertran-Serra; M P Y Desmulliez. Photolithographic nanoseeding method for selective synthesis of metal-catalysed nanostructures. In Nanotechnology. Volume 30. Number 1. 2019 . Institutional Repository
Stefanos Chaitoglou; Enric Bertran; Jose Luis Andujar. Growth Study and Characterization of Single-Layer Graphene Structures Deposited on Copper Substrate by Chemical Vapour Deposition. In Intech. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.5772/67439
Hussain, S.; Kovacevic, E.; Amade, R.; Berndt, J.; Pattyn, C.; Dias, A.; Boulmer-Leborgne, Ch.; Ammar, M.-R.; Bertran-Serra, E. Plasma synthesis of polyaniline enrobed carbon nanotubes for electrochemical applications. In Electrochimica Acta. Volume 268. 2018 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.112
Hussain, S.; Amade, R.; Boyd. A.; Musheghyan-Avetisyan, A.; Alshaikh, I.; Martí-Gonzalez, J.; Pascual, E.; Meenan, B.J.; Bertran-Serra, E. Three-dimensional Si / vertically oriented graphene nanowalls composite for supercapacitor applications. In Ceramics International. Volume 47. 2021 . Institutional Repository
A. Queralto; AP del Pino; C. Logofatu; A. Datcu; R. Amade; E. Bertran-Serra; E. Gyorgy. Reduced graphene oxide/iron oxide nanohybrid flexible electrodes grown by laser-based technique for energy storage applications. In Ceramics International. Volume 44. Number 16. 2018 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.08.034
Amade, R.; Alshaikh, I.; Musheghyan-Avetisyan, A.; Bertran-Serra, E. Enhanced capacitance of manganese oxide driven by hierarchically structured carbon nanotube-carbon nanowall composite. In Surface & Coatings Technology. Volume 428. Number 127885. 2021 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127885
Albert Queraltó; Ángel Pérez del Pino; Constantin Logofatu; Angela Datcu; Roger Amade; I. Alshaikh; Enric Bertran; Iuliana Urzica; Enikö György. MAPLE synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/silver nanocomposite electrodes: Influence of target composition and gas ambience. In Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Volume 726. 2017 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.08.052
Musheghyan-Avetisyan, A; Guell, F; Martinez-Alanis, PR; Amade, R; Marti-Gonzalez, J; Bertran-Serra, E. Photoluminescence from carbon structures grown by inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition. In Journal Of Vacuum Science & Technology A. Volume 38. Number 2. 2020 . Institutional Repository
Yu, PM; Coll, M; Amade, R; Alshaikh, I; Pantoja-Suarez, F; Pascual, E; Andujar, JL; Bertran-Serra, E. Homogeneous Fe2O3 coatings on carbon nanotube structures for supercapacitors. In Dalton Transactions. Volume 49. Number 13. 2020 . Institutional Repository
S. Chaitoglou; R. Amade; R. Ospina; E. Bertran. Hybrid Nanostructured Compounds of Mo2C on Vertical Graphene Nanoflakes for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis. In SSRN Electronic Journal. 2022 . https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4151703
Stefanos Chaitoglou; Roger Amade; Enric Bertran. Insights into the inherent properties of vertical graphene flakes towards hydrogen evolution reaction. In Applied Surface Science. Volume 592. 2022 . Institutional Repository

Thesis, minor thesis and research reports

Stefanos Chaitoglou . (2016) . Growth study and characterization of single layer graphene structures deposited on copper substrate by chemical vapor deposition (Ph.D. Thesis) . Universitat de Barcelona.
Mohammad Reza Sanaee . (2015) . Synthesis and Characterization of Engineered Carbon-based Nanoparticles by Arc-discharge Plasma (Ph.D. Thesis) . Barcelona.
Victor Manuel Freire Soler . (2014) . Fabrication and Characterization of Macroscopic Graphene Layers on Metallic Substrates (Ph.D. Thesis) . Universitat de Barcelona.
Shahzad Hussain . (2014) . Carbon Nanotubes Deposited by Hot Wire Plasma CVD and water assisted CVD for Energetic and Environmental Applications (Ph.D. Thesis) . Universitat de Barcelona.

Patents, Software and Database

Enric Bertran Serra; Roger Amade Rovira Ref. PCT/ES2015/070116. Superficie con propiedades de reducción de la luz difusa por condensación de agua y procedimiento de obtención de ésta (Patent Cooperation Treaty Countries, 20/02/2015 ) . Universitat de Barcelona / Advanced Nanotechnologies, S.L.
Enric Bertran Serra; Víctor Manuel Freire Soler; Adrià Ramírez Sánchez; Esther Pascual Miralles; José Luis Andújar Bella Ref. PCT/ES2014/070295. Procedimiento para la producción controlada de grafeno a muy baja presión y dispositivo para llevar a cabo el procedimiento (SPAIN, 10/04/2014 ) . Universitat de Barcelona
Enric Bertran Serra Ref. P201530555. Guía para corredera de soporte de cabezal de impresión de impresora, procedimiento de obtención de una guía de impresora e instalación para la obtención de esta guía (SPAIN, 23/04/2015 ) . Advanced Nanotechnologies, S.L.
Enric Bertran Serra; Roger Amade Rovira Ref. P201530440. Elemento fungible provisto de un blanco para bombardeo con partículas destinado a realizar deposición física de capa delgada en fase vapor sobre un sustrato, conjunto de dispositivo de bombardeo con partículas y elemento fungible y procedimiento de determinación del patrón de grabado por bombardeo de partículas de un blanco. (SPAIN, 31/03/2015 ) . Advanced Nanotechnologies, S.L.

Teaching imparted

Tecnologia Electromagnètica (Bachelor's degree) - Física - Universidad de Barcelona.
Micro i Nanotecnologia (Bachelor's degree) - Física - Universidad de Barcelona.
Tesi de Màster (University Master's Degree) - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Universidad de Barcelona.
Síntesi i Tractament de Materials (University Master's Degree) - Nanociencia y Nanotecnología - Universidad de Barcelona.
Fonaments d'Electromagnetisme i Òptica (Bachelor's degree) - Física - Universidad de Barcelona.
Processos en Sala Blanca (University Master's Degree) - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Universidad de Barcelona.
Nanomaterials: Síntesi i Processament (University Master's Degree) - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Universidad de Barcelona.