Ana Catarina Lopes

Ikerbasque Research Fellow, UPV/EHU

Currently works at the Department of Physical Chemistry at University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

Research line:

Functional materials for energy applications.

PhD studentship from Fundación para la Ciencia y Tecnologia, Portugal (2009); Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2015). Since January 2023 Ramon y Cajal Fellow at the UPV/EHU.

Previous research experience in the area of electroactive and smart materials at the University of Minho (Portugal), BCMaterials (Spain) and at CIC energiGUNE (Spain).

Doctor in Sciences-Physics (2013) from the University of Minho, Portugal.

2024

Article / Magnetic polyurethane based composites as contactless valves in microfluidic applications

Reactive and Functional Polymers

Veloso-Fernández, A.; Muñana-González, S.; Laza, J.M.; Aguilera-Grande, A.; Jaramillo, D.S.; Ruiz-Rubio, L.; Pérez-Alvaréz, L.; Vilas-Vilela, J.L.; Lopes, A.C.

Article / Development of nanocrystallized magnetoelastic sensors with self-biased effect and improved mass sensitivity

Sensors and Actuators Reports

Lasheras, A.; Garitaonandia, J.S.; Quintana, I.; Vilas, J.L.; Lopes, A.C.

2023

Article / DFT calculation, a practical tool to predict the electrochemical behaviour of organic electrolytes in aqueous redox flow batteries

Journal of Power Sources

Asenjo-Pascual, J.; Salmeron-Sanchez, I.; Mauleón, P.; Agirre, M.; Lopes, A.C.; Zugazua, O.; Sánchez-Díez, E.; Avilés-Moreno, J.R.; Ocón, P.

2022

Article / Electro and magnetoactive printed bi-functional actuators based on alginate hybrid hydrogels

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Maiz-Fernández, S.; Pérez-Álvarez, L.; de Munain-Arroniz, I.L.; Zoco, A.; Lopes, A.C.; Silván, U.; Salazar, D.; Vilas-Vilela, J.L.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.

Review / Magnetoelastic Resonance Sensors: Principles, Applications, and Perspectives

ACS Sensors

Saiz, P.G.; Fernández De Luis, R.; Lasheras, A.; Arriortua, M.I.; Lopes, A.C.

2021

Letter / Enhanced performance of magnetoelectric laminated composites by geometry engineering for high frequency applications

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Lasheras, A.; Saiz, P.G.; Porro, J.M.; Quintana, I.; Polak, C.; Lopes, A.C.

Letter / Influence of the magnetic domain structure in the mass sensitivity of magnetoelastic sensors with different geometries

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Saiz, P.G.; Porro, J.M.; Lasheras, A.; Fernández de Luis, R.; Quintana, I.; Arriortua, M.I.; Lopes, A.C.

2020

Article / Chromium Speciation in Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Environmental Remediation

Chemistry - A European Journal

Saiz, P.G.; Iglesias, N.; González Navarrete, B.; Rosales, M.; Quintero, Y.M.; Reizabal, A.; Orive, J.; Fidalgo Marijuan, A.; Larrea, E.S.; Lopes, A.C.; Lezama, L.; García, A.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.; Arriortua, M.I.; Fernández de Luis, R.

Article / Magnetic, magnetoelastic and corrosion resistant properties of (Fe-Ni)-based metallic glasses for structural health monitoring applications

Materials

Sagasti, A.; Palomares, V.; Porro, J.M.; Orúe, I.; Sánchez-Ilárduya, M.B.; Lopes, A.C.; Gutiérrez, J.

Article / Rhombic-magnetoelastic/metal-organic framework functionalized resonators for highly sensitive toluene detection

Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Saiz, P.G.; De Luis, R.F.; Bartolome, L.; Gutiérrez, J.; Arriortua, M.I.; Lopes, A.C.