Research projects
- Controlled growth of inhomogeneous thin film by plasma spectroscopy, CONACyT Project No. 1081
- Design and fabrication of inhomogeneous interference filters with monitoring of the plasma spectrum
- Low emissivity interference filter for flat glass
- Physics experiments for elementary schools in rural areas
- Basic Science Project SEP-CONACyT, 255156. “FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF ABLATION INDUCED PLASMA USING LASER FOR MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION”. 201-2019
- Cátedras project, CONACyT, 1081. “CONTROLLED GROWTH OF INHOMOGENEOUS LAYERS BY PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY”. 2014 – current. Responsable technician: Dr. Roberto Machorro Mejía
Thesis projects
- Low thermal emissivity filters (low-e) with Al deposited by magnetron sputtering technique.
- Inhomogeneous thin film coatings controlled by plasma spectal lines
- In situ rebuilding process of thin film coating to match a goal target spectrum
- Refractive index of nanoparticles and nanofilms
- Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): Determining the viability of the use of miniature field spectrometers. Requires: Physics major.
- Characterization of material composition by LIBS. Required: Physics, Nanoscience, or engenireeng major.
- Characterization of thin film deposition by sputtering with magnetron and plasma diagnostic by emission spectroscopy. Required: Physics, Nanoscience, or engenireeng major.
- Development of a high resolution spectrometer for the study of laser induced plasma. Required: Physics or optics background
- Characterization of plasma generated by sputtering with magnetron by spectroscopy. Required: Physics, material engeneering, or nanoscience background.
- Characterization of the thin film deposition process in a sputtering system with magnetron in reactive atmospheres. Required: Physics, material engeneering, or nanoscience background.
Postdoc projects
- Plasma diagnostic by non-invasive techniques: optical spectroscopy, interferometry, and shadow photography.
- Laser theory and applications.
Students
![]() Alan Preciado Grijalva UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS STUDENT My research focuses on developing and implementing computational algorithms for the analysis of spectral lines of different materials obtained using LIBS. This is oriented to the construction of a portable and self-calibrated LIBS system. |
![]() BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (PHYSICS) I collaborate proposing and implementing numerical methods to approximate well-known atomic transition spectral lines to different spectra obtained by LIBS. I also contribute on developing user interfaces for LIBS data analysis. |
HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT Participation in the "Jovenes a la Investigacion" event at CNyN-UNAM. Aprenticeship in sputtering deposition and caracterization methods developed at SAOMLab. |
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