My research. Up-to-date
My first steps in research
The vocation for the scientific world took me to starting a bachelor’s degree in physics and then continuing this research path with a PhD in nanotechnology on which I have studied the properties of real-life graphene (i.e. under non-ideal conditions) by a theoretical and computational approach.
Working in science during these last years has been a continuous challenge and a steep learning process. I can proudly account for fruitful results such as the publication of eight scientific papers in world-renowned peer-reviewed journals, participation in a dozen meetings and international conferences on which I mostly contributed with oral presentations and some very valuable scientific collaborations with reputable research groups mainly fed by my stays in Berkeley and Helsinki.
Education
Sep 2010 - Apr 2016
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
PhD in Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology
Thesis entitled "Characterizing Real-life Graphene through the Latest First-Principles Methodological Developments". Cum Laude. International mention.
- Properties of 2D materials
- Density Functional Theory (VASP, OpenMX, Fireball)
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope simulations
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope code development
- Computation in clusters and supercomputers
- Scientific writing
Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Master's degree in Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology
Master's Thesis entitled "Theoretical study of the electronic properties and STM images of (S)-Proline on Cu(110)”
- New materials and low dimensionality systems
- Self-assembled monolayers of organic molecules
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope simulations
Merit-based scholarship for postgraduate studies
- Funder: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- The scholarship covered all the master expenses
Master's Thesis Publication
This work was selected to be published in the first edition of "Masters de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid"
This work was selected to be published in the first edition of "Masters de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid"
Sep 2004 - Jun 2009
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Bachelor's degree in Physics
Excellence scholarship (2004-2005)
- Funder: Madrid Council
- Project name: Neutrino Oscillations
- Lead researcher: Belén Gavela Legazpi (Astroparticles group of the Theoretical Physics Department, UAM)
Initial research grant for students in their last year of studies (2008-2009)
- Funder: Spanish Research and Science Ministry
- Project name: Study of high density hadronic systems, from the point of view of the experiments of heavy atoms and its relevance within the theory of the fundamental interaction
- Lead researcher: Carlos Pena Ruano (Theoretical Physics Insitute, UAM)
Research contracts
Sep 2014 - Sep 2016
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Assistant Proffesor
The Ayudante Universidad LOU (020020060) job is a merit-based contract given by the university according to the progression of your research to fund the last years of your PhD. A teaching quota as assistant professor is also included in the contract.
Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Researcher
Predoctoral contract funded by a research project
- Project name: Force for Future: Advanced Force Technology for Future Nanoelectronics and Nanomedicine (Consolider Program)
- Project code: CSD2010-00024
- Project period: 27/12/2010 - 26/12/2015
- Lead researcher (Group 3): José María Gómez Rodríguez
- Coordinator: Ricardo García García
Jan 2014 - Jul 2014
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Researcher
Predoctoral contract funded by a research project
- Project name: Muestreo cuantitativo de la carga eléctrica a escala atómica usando fuerzas y corrientes
- Project code: MAT2011-23627
- Project period: 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2014
- Lead researcher: Rubén Pérez Pérez
Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
Comunidad de Madrid
Researcher
Predoctoral contract funded by a research project
- Project name: Nanoobjetos: desde átomos hasta virus
- Project code: S2009-MAT-1467
- Project period: 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013
- Lead researcher: Rubén Pérez Pérez
- Coordinator: Julio Gómez Herrero
Jan 2012 - Feb 2013
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Researcher
Predoctoral contract funded by a research project
- Project name: Force for Future: Advanced Force Technology for Future Nanoelectronics and Nanomedicine (Consolider Program)
- Project code: CSD2010-00024
- Project period: 27/12/2010 - 26/12/2015
- Lead researcher (Group 5): Rubén Pérez Pérez
- Coordinator: Ricardo García García
Oct 2010 - Jan 2012
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Researcher
Predoctoral contract funded by a research project
- Project name: Atomic Scale Friction - Molecules in Motion (AFRI)
- Project code: MAT2008-02939-E/MAT FANAS-EUROCORES
- Project period: 01/02/2009 - 31/01/2012
- Lead researcher: Rubén Pérez Pérez
Publications
Characterizing self-assembled molecular layers on weakly interacting substrates: the role of van der Waals and the chemical interactions
Lucía Rodrigo, Pablo Pou, Ruth Martínez, Antonio J. Martínez-Galera, Jose María Gómez-Rodríguez and Rubén Pérez
Covalent Functionalization of GaP(110) Surfaces via Staudinger-Type Reaction with Perfluorophenyl Azide
Miguel. M. Ugeda, Aaron J. Bradley, Lucía Rodrigo, Min Yu, Wenjun Liu, Peter Doak, Alexander Riss, Jeffrey B. Neaton, T. Don Tilley, Rubén Pérez and Michael F. Crommie
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronicand Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations
Lucía Rodrigo, Pablo Pou and Rubén Pérez
Interplay between Switching Driven by the Tunneling Current and Atomic Force of a Bistable Four-Atom Si Quantum Dot
Shiro Yamazaki, Keisuke Maeda, Yoshiaki Sugimoto, Masayuki Abe, Vladimír Zobač, Pablo Pou, Lucía Rodrigo, Pingo Mutombo, Rubén Pérez, Pavel Jelínek and Seizo Morita
Simultaneous Measurement of Multiple Independent Atomic-Scale Interactions Using Scanning Probe Microscopy: Data Interpretation and the Effect of Cross-talk
Mehmet Z. Baykara, Milica Todorović, Harry Mönig, Todd C. Schwendemann, Lucía Rodrigo, Eric I. Altman, Rubén Pérez and Udo D. Schwarz
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries
Pablo Merino, Lucía Rodrigo, Anna L. Pinardi, Javier Méndez, Maria Francisca López, Pablo Pou, Rubén Pérez and Jose Ángel Martín Gago
Atom-Specific Forces and Defect Identification on Surface-Oxidized Cu(100) with Combined 3D-AFM and STM Measurements
Mehmet Z. Baykara, Milica Todorović, Harry Mönig, Todd C. Schwendemann, Özhan Ünverdi, Lucía Rodrigo, Eric I. Altman, Rubén Pérez and Udo D. Schwarz
Understanding Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Contrast Mechanisms on Metal Oxides: A Case Study
Harry Mönig, Milica Todorović, Mehmet Z. Baykara, Todd C. Schwendemann, Lucía Rodrigo, Eric I. Altman, Rubén Pérez and Udo D. Schwarz
Conferences
13 - 15 Jan 2016
Cuenca (Spain)
IX Meeting of the Specialized Group on Solid State Physics
Poster presentation
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronic and Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou and R. Pérez)
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronic and Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou and R. Pérez)
18 Dec 2015
Madrid (Spain)
Instituto Nicolás Cabrera Young Researchers Meeting
Oral presentation
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronic and Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou and R. Pérez)
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronic and Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou and R. Pérez)
31 Aug - 4 Sep 2015
Barcelona (Spain)
31st European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS)
Oral presentation
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronic and Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou and R. Pérez)
Graphene Monovacancies: Electronic and Mechanical Properties from Large Scale Ab Initio Simulations (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou and R. Pérez)
21 - 25 Jun 2015
Trzebnica (Poland)
7th International Workshop on Surface Physics: Molecular Nanostructures
Oral presentation
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, R. Martínez, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, R. Martínez, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
4 Jun 2015
Madrid (Spain)
Seminar within the Seminar Season of the Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Department (UAM)
Oral presentation
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, R. Martínez, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, R. Martínez, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
27 - 31 Oct 2014
Barcelona (Spain)
15th Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT)
Oral presentation
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries (P. Merino, L. Rodrigo, A. L. Pinardi, J. Méndez, P. Pou, R. Pérez, J. A. Martín-Gago)
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries (P. Merino, L. Rodrigo, A. L. Pinardi, J. Méndez, P. Pou, R. Pérez, J. A. Martín-Gago)
27 - 29 Aug 2014
San Sebastián (Spain)
Fuerzas y Túnel Conference (FyT)
Poster presentation
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries (P. Merino, L. Rodrigo, A. L. Pinardi, J. Méndez, P. Pou, R. Pérez, J. A. Martín-Gago)
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries (P. Merino, L. Rodrigo, A. L. Pinardi, J. Méndez, P. Pou, R. Pérez, J. A. Martín-Gago)
9 - 13 Sep 2013
Paris (France)
19th International Vacuum Congress (IVC)
Oral presentation
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, R. Martínez, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, R. Martínez, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
17 - 18 Jul 2013
Valencia (Spain)
XXXIV Bienal meeting of the Spanish Physics Royal Society (Electronic Properties of Semiconductors, Graphene and Novel Two Dimensional Layered Materials Symposium)
Oral presentation
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries (P. Merino, L. Rodrigo, A. L. Pinardi, J. Méndez, P. Pou, R. Pérez, J. A. Martín-Gago)
Sublattice Localized Electronic States in Atomically Resolved Graphene-Pt(111) Edge-Boundaries (P. Merino, L. Rodrigo, A. L. Pinardi, J. Méndez, P. Pou, R. Pérez, J. A. Martín-Gago)
3 - 7 Sep 2012
Edimburgh (UK)
29th European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS)
Oral presentation
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
1 - 5 Jun 2012
Český Krumlov (Czech Republic)
15th International Conference on non-contact Atomic Force Microscopy (ncAFM)
Poster presentation
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
Study of the Substrate Influence on the Properties of Physisorbed Self-Assembled Molecular Layers: Azabenzene 1,3,5-Triazine on Graphite and Graphene on Metals (L. Rodrigo, P. Pou, A. J. Martínez-Galera, J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Pérez)
Research stays
12 May - 20 Jun 2014
Aalto University
(Helsinki, Finland)
(Helsinki, Finland)
Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) within an European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) project to visit the group of Proffesor Hannes Jonsson to work on problems about the energy barrier calculations using the Nudged Elastic Band method (NEB) in different systems
- Funder: European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies (CMST)
- Project name: Reducible oxide chemistry, structure and functions
- Project code: COST Action CM1104
- Project period: 19/04/2012 - 18/04/2016
- Lead researcher: Rubén Pérez Pérez
27 - 30 May 2013
Czech Academy of Science
(Prague, Czech Republic)
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Visit to the group of Professor Pavel Jelinek to work on the influence of the bias voltage in bistable systems
10 Oct - 10 Nov 2012
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(LBNL)
(Berkeley, California, USA)
(Berkeley, California, USA)
Visit to the group of Professor Mikel Salmeron to collaborate in common projects about the characterization of oxides and SAMs with SPM techniques
- Funder: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Project name: Theoretical-experimental analysis of the microscopic mechanisms associated to the catalysis in oxide surfaces
- Program name: Inter-University Cooperation Projects UAM-Santander Bank with USA
- Project period: 01/06/2011 - 31/12/2012
- Lead researcher: Rubén Pérez Pérez
12 May - 20 Jun 2012
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
(Berkeley, California, USA)
(Berkeley, California, USA)
Visit to the group of Professor Mikel Salmeron to collaborate in common projects about the characterization of oxides and SAMs with SPM techniques
- Funder: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Project name: Theoretical-experimental analysis of the microscopic mechanisms associated to the catalysis in oxide surfaces
- Program name: Inter-University Cooperation Projects UAM-Santander Bank with USA
- Project period: 01/06/2011 - 31/12/2012
- Lead researcher: Rubén Pérez Pérez
Teaching experience
2014 - 2016
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Teaching in the Experimental Techniques (I) subject
- 2015-2016: 1st year students of the Physics bachelor's degree (60 hours)
- 2014-2015: 1st year students of the Physics bachelor's degree (60 hours)
2011 - 2014
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Teaching at the General Physics Laboratory
- Mar 2014: 1st year students of the Chemistry bachelor's degree (21 hours)
- Mar 2013: 1st year students of the Chemical engineer bachelor's degree (16 hours)
- Feb 2012: 1st year students of the Chemical engineer bachelor's degree (16 hours)
- Feb 2011: 1st year students of the Chemical engineer bachelor's degree (16 hours)