{"id":4313,"date":"2024-01-22T14:47:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iim.unam.mx\/?page_id=4313"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:13:14","slug":"rmendoza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iim.unam.mx\/en\/rmendoza\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Rub\u00e9n Mendoza Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-b970610\" data-block-id=\"b970610\"><style>.stk-b970610{height:100px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm34ba235\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gm34ba235 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gm763445\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm763445 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-7 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm763445\" class=\"section-gm763445 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-2ba94a78-58b1-4c91-85a5-f6759f8e4b3b\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-content-box gutentor-section gutentor-content-box-wrapper content-template1 no-gap text-left\"><div class=\"grid-container gutentor-rm-ct-space\"><div class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap gutentor-rm-row-space\"><div class=\"gutentor-grid-column grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><div class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><div class=\"gutentor-single-item-wrap\"><div class=\"gutentor-single-item-content\"><h3 class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Dr. Rub\u00e9n Mendoza Cruz<\/h3><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-desc\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-2714756c-42a2-400b-a932-e4e39000d5d5\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-list gutentor-section gutentor-list-wrapper list-template1 text-left\"><div class=\"grid-container gutentor-rm-ct-space\"><div class=\"gutentor-block-header\"><div class=\"gutentor-section-title enable-title-design seperator-bottom text-left\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-title\">Formaci\u00f3n profesional<\/h5><\/div><\/div><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon text-left gutentor-rm-row-space\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">2018-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow \u2013 Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), EEUU<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">2016-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow \u2013 Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), EEUU<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">2016 Ph.D. in Science and Engineering of Materials, Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico (UNAM), MEX<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-3\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">2011 Master in Science and Engineering of Materials, Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico (UNAM), MEX<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-4\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">2008 Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Oaxaca, MEX<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-bf4f84f4-94be-42e6-9866-8c0b66863e22\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-list gutentor-section gutentor-list-wrapper list-template1 text-left\"><div class=\"grid-container gutentor-rm-ct-space\"><div class=\"gutentor-block-header\"><div class=\"gutentor-section-title enable-title-design seperator-bottom text-left\"><h5 class=\"gutentor-title\">L\u00edneas de investigaci\u00f3n<\/h5><\/div><\/div><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon text-left gutentor-rm-row-space\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Nanoscience, Nanomaterials, and Materials Science<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Nanoparticles design with functional catalytic, optical, and optoelectronic properties<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Nanoalloys: The correlation of atomic structure and properties<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-3\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Properties of nanoalloys, crystallography, chemical ordering, atomic segregation, and stability<br><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-12 grid-12 gutentor-rm-col-space\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-4\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Application of Advanced Electron Microscopy for the atomic-scale study of nanomaterials<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gma887dc3\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gma887dc3 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gmaf2a4a\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmaf2a4a gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gmaf2a4a\" class=\"section-gmaf2a4a gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-marketing-button uagb-marketing-btn__align-center uagb-marketing-btn__align-text-center uagb-marketing-btn__icon-after uagb-block-583fa7bb wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Y8tZ_6sAAAAJ&amp;hl=es&amp;oi=ao\" class=\"uagb-marketing-btn__link wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-marketing-btn__title\">Google Scholar<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gmb10986\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmb10986 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gmb10986\" class=\"section-gmb10986 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-marketing-button uagb-marketing-btn__align-center uagb-marketing-btn__align-text-center uagb-marketing-btn__icon-after uagb-block-78d28eba wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Ruben_Mendoza-Cruz\" class=\"uagb-marketing-btn__link wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-marketing-btn__title\">P\u00e1gina personal<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gm246bca\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm246bca gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-5 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm246bca\" class=\"section-gm246bca gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<div id=\"section-g654b35\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g654b35 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iim.unam.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-12-1.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-6e3b5b7\" data-block-id=\"6e3b5b7\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investigador Titular \u201cA\u201d de T.C.<\/strong><br><strong>PRIDE:<\/strong>&#8220;C&#8221;<br><strong>SNI:<\/strong> II<br><strong>Correo: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hectordc@unam.mx?subject=&amp;body=\">rmendoza@materiales.unam.mx<\/a><br><strong>Tel\u00e9fono:<\/strong> (+52) (55) 56 22 47 32<br><strong>Ubicaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Edificio A<br><strong>Cub\u00edculo:<\/strong> 007<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"aca7f8\" class=\"section-aca7f8 gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion gutentor-module-accordion-enable-toggle\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"b30063\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m6-item section-b30063 gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion-item\"><div class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel g-a-panel-aca7f8\"><div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"gm-ah-aca7f8 gutentor-module-accordion-item-heading gutentor-module-icon-position-left\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-icon\"><i class=\"gm-aio-aca7f8 gutentor-module-accordion-icon-open fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><i class=\"gm-aic-aca7f8 gutentor-module-accordion-icon-close fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler-label\"><strong>\u00daLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"gm-ab-aca7f8 gutentor-module-accordion-body\">\n<div id=\"section-g678f95\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g678f95 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>Effect of support on the catalytic performance of Au-Co3O4 catalysts: An operando DRIFTS-MS study of the propane total oxidation.<br><\/strong>Hellmer, A., Mendoza-Cruz, R., Portales-Mart\u00ednez, B., &amp; Zanella, R. (2025). Chemical Engineering Journal, 503, 158215. Doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cej.2024.158215\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cej.2024.158215<\/a>\u00a0<br><br><strong>Kinetical Evolution from Icosahedrons to Triangular Nanotripods: Factors Affecting Symmetry Breaking in<br>Au\u2013Cu Multiply Twinned Nanoparticles, Ligand Exchange, and Repercussion in the Catalytic Activity.<\/strong><br>S.M. Lo\u0301pez-Lo\u0301pez, V. Herna\u0301ndez-Zempoaltecatl, L. Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, &amp; R. Mendoza-Cruz (2024).<br>Chemistry of Materials, 36 (16), 7690-7702. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.chemmater.4c00708<br><br><strong>Hydrodeoxygenation of anisole over SBA-15-supported Ni, Pd, and Pt mono-and bimetallic catalysts:<br>effect of the metal&#8217;s nature on catalytic activity and selectivity.<\/strong><br>P\u00e9rez-Estrada, D. E., Vargas-Villagr\u00e1n, H., Mendoza-Cruz, R., &amp; Klimova, T. E. (2024).<br>Nanoscale, 16, 11575-11591. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D4NR01222D<br><br><strong>Catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide at low temperature using AuRh\/TiO2 bimetallic catalysts: Effect of<br>the synthesis method.<\/strong><br>A. Mancilla, R. Mendoza-Cruz, B. Portales, &amp; R. Zanella. (2024).<br>Materials Today Chemistry, 38, 102092. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mtchem.2024.102092<br><br><strong>Experimental High-Resolution Observation of the Truncated Double-Icosahedron Structure: A Stable<br>Twinned Shell in Alloyed Au\u2013Ag Core@Shell Nanoparticles.<\/strong><br>Rub\u00e9n Mendoza-Cruz*, Juan Pedro Palomares-B\u00e1ez, Stephan Mario L\u00f3pez-L\u00f3pez, Juan Mart\u00edn Montejano-<br>Carrizales, Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez L\u00f3pez, Miguel Jos\u00e9 Yacam\u00e1n, Lourdes and Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz. (2024).<br>Nano Letters, 24 (14), 4072-4081. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.nanolett.3c04435<br><br><strong>Surfactant-tail Control of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystal Morphology.<\/strong><br>Yoarhy Alejandro Amador-S\u00e1nchez, Brenda Vargas-Rocha, Josu\u00e9 Esa\u00fa Romero-Ibarra, Rub\u00e9n Mendoza-Cruz,<br>Estrella Ramos, Diego Sol\u00eds-Ibarra. (2024).<br>Nanoscale Horizons, 9, 472-478. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D3NH00409K<br><br><strong>Structural and Vibrational Study of Porous CeO2 Nanoparticles.<\/strong><br>F. Ascencio, L. Rangel-Gamboa, B. Maqueda-Cabrera, C. Zorrilla, R. Herrera, and R. Mendoza-Cruz. (2024).<br>Materials Chemistry and Physics, 311, 128492. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.matchemphys.2023.128492<br><br><strong>Facet-dependent magnetic properties of magnetite nanoparticles coated with dodecyl amine and their<br>biological effect in hepatocarcinoma cell line.<\/strong><br>Yareli Rojas-Aguirre, Juan Rizo, Miguelina Mart\u00ednez-Aguilera, Adriana Rodr\u00edguez-Hern\u00e1ndez, Beatriz D\u00edaz-<br>Bello, Genaro V\u00e1zquez-Victorio, H\u00e9ctor Dom\u00ednguez, Rub\u00e9n Mendoza-Cruz, Israel Betancourt, Saret Ortega-<br>Galindo, &amp; Patricia Guadarrama.<br>Journal of Materials Science, (2024), 51, 991-1009. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10853-023-09235-3<br><br><strong>Small but Mighty: Unlocking the Catalytic Power of Individual Iridium Atoms on Titanium Oxide.<\/strong><br>M. Molina-Torres, O. Hern\u00e1ndez-Crist\u00f3bal, and R. Mendoza-Cruz.<br>Frontiers in Nanotechnology (2023), 5, 1257240. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fnano.2023.1257240<br><br><strong>Scrutinizing different catalytic processes in the (Gd-La) codoped CeO2-NiO-carbonate membrane reactor,<br>implying CO2 permeation mechanisms.<\/strong><br>D. Gonz\u00e1lez-Varela, J.F. G\u00f3mez-Garc\u00eda, R. Mendoza-Cruz, and H. Pfeiffer. (2023).<br>Journal of Membrane Science, 688, 122116. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.memsci.2023.122116<br><br><strong>PDDA Induced Step-Pyramidal Growth of Nickel-Platinum (Ni-Pt) Nanoparticles for Enhanced 4-<br>Nitrophenol Reduction.<\/strong><br>L. Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, A. P\u00e9rez, NKR Bogireddy, J.J. Vel\u00e1zquez-Salazar, I. Betancourt, M. Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n, R. Herrera-<br>Becerra, and R. Mendoza-Cruz.<br>Chemical Communications (2023), 53, 6845-684. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D3CC00791J<br><br><strong>Bimetallic AgPt Nanoalloys as an Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction: Synthesis, Structural<br>Analysis, and Electro-Catalytic Activity.<\/strong><br>F. Mares-Briones, A. Higareda, J.L. L\u00f3pez-Miranda, R. Mendoza-Cruz, R. Esparza. (2023).<br>Nanomaterials, 13 (8), 1396. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nano13081396<br><br><strong>The role of twinning in multi metallic alloys at the nanoscale.<\/strong><br>MJ Yacaman, JJ Velazquez-Salazar, R Mendoza-Cruz, A Lehr. (2023).<br>Journal of Solid-State Chemistry 317, 123641. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jssc.2022.123641<br><br><strong>Decahedra and Icosahedra Everywhere: The Anomalous Crystallization of Au and Other Metals at the<br>Nanoscale.<\/strong><br>B. Rogers, A. Lehr, J.J. Vel\u00e1zquez\u2010Salazar, R. Whetten, R. Mendoza\u2010Cruz, L. Baz\u00e1n\u2010Diaz, D. Bahena\u2010Uribe, M.<br>Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n.<br>J Crystal Research and Technology, (2023), 58, (4), 2200259. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crat.202200259<br><br><strong>Combined Rotating Disk Slurry Electrodeposition\u2013Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement for Pt-M (M = Co,<br>Ni, and Cu) Catalyst Synthesis for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media.<\/strong><br>J. J. Soto P\u00e9rez, A. Pe\u00f1a-Duarte, P. Trinidad, G. Quintana, X. Zhao, K. Sasaki, M. Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n, R. Mendoza-<br>Cruz, and C. R. Cabrera.<br>ACS Appl. Energy Mater., (2023), 5, (12), 15175\u201315187. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsaem.2c02843<br><br><strong>Effect of Alkyl Chain Length of Amines on the Micro-structural and Magnetic Properties of Stabilized Ni-<br>NiO Nanoparticles.<\/strong><br>Guerrero-Ortega, L. P. A., Ram\u00edrez-Meneses, E., Betancourt, I., Lartundo-Rojas, L., Mendoza-Cruz, R., Torres-<br>Huerta, A. M., &amp; Dom\u00ednguez-Crespo, M. A.<br>Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, (2023), 33, 368\u2013382. Doi:<br>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10904-022-02506-7<br><br><strong>Nanoalloys of multiple components the road to advance the field, experimental and theoretical<br>challenges.<\/strong><br>A. Lehr, J. J. Vel\u00e1zquez-Salazar, J. M. Montejano-Carrizales, S. Mejia-Rosales, R. Mendoza-Cruz, L. Baz\u00e1n-Diaz,<br>&amp; M. J. Yacam\u00e1n.<br>Faraday Discussions (2022), 242, 10-22. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D2FD00137C<br><br><strong>Titanium Substitution Effects on the Structure, Activity, and Stability of Nanoscale Ruthenium Oxide<br>Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts: Experimental and Computational Study.<\/strong><br>F God\u00ednez-Salom\u00f3n, L Albiter, R Mendoza-Cruz, C.P. Rhodes.<br>ACS Applied Nano Materials (2022), 5(8), 11752-11775. Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsanm.2c027601<br><br><strong>A Comparative Study of the Synthesis and Cathodoluminescence of BiOCl Nanostructures Using Synthetic Tannins.<\/strong><br>F Ascencio, JO Estevez, L Rangel-Gamboa, L Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, R Mendoza-Cruz, R Herrera-Becerra.<br>Mater Today Commun (2020) 25, 101614. Doi: 10.1016\/j.mtcomm.2020.101614.<br><br><strong>The Preparation and Characterization of Co\u2013Ni Nanoparticles and the Testing of a Heterogenized Co\u2013Ni\/Alumina Catalyst for CO Hydrogenation.<\/strong><br>J L\u00f3pez-Tinoco, R Mendoza-Cruz*(Co-corresponding), L Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, SC Karuturi, MMartinelli, DC Cronauer, A Jeremy Kropf, CL Marshall, G Jacobs.<br>Catalysts (2020), 10 (1), 18. Doi: 10.3390\/catal10010018.press. Doi: 10.1021\/acs.jpcc.9b07935<br><br><strong>Bimetallic Two-Dimensional Nanoframes: High Activity Acidic Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Electrocatalysts.<\/strong><br>F God\u00ednez-Salom\u00f3n, L Albiter, R Mendoza-Cruz, C P Rhodes.<br>ACS Applied Energy Materials (2020) 3 (3), 2404-2421. Doi: 10.1021\/acsaem.9b02051<br><br><strong>Synthesis and structural characterization of MoS2 micropyramids.<\/strong><br>JE Samaniego-Benitez, R Mendoza-Cruz, L Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, A Garcia-Garcia, MJ Arellano-Jimenez, JF Perez-Robles, G Plascencia-Villa, JJ Vel\u00e1zquez-Salazar, E Ortega, SE Favela-Camacho, M Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n.<br>J Mater Sci (2020) 55(26) 12203\u201312213. Doi: 10.1007\/s10853-020-04878-y.<br><br><strong>Gold Nanoclusters, Gold Nanoparticles, and Analytical Techniques for Their Characterization.<\/strong><br>Germ\u00e1n Plascencia-Villa, Rub\u00e9n Mendoza-Cruz, Lourdes Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, Miguel Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n.<br>Nanoparticles in Biology and Medicine (2020), 351-382. Doi: 10.1007\/978-1-0716-0319-2_26.<br><br><strong>Asymmetric Deposition of Platinum Atoms on Gold Nanorods Reduced the Plasmon Field Distortion Induced by the Substrate.<\/strong><br>L Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, R Mendoza-Cruz, C Liao, and MA Mahmoud.<br>J. Phys. Chem. C (2019), 123 (50) 30509-30518. Doi: 10.1021\/acs.jpcc.9b07935<br><br><strong>Orthorhombic Distortion in Au Nanoparticles Induced by High Pressure.<\/strong><br>R. Mendoza-Cruz*, P. Parajuli, HJ Ojeda-Galv\u00e1n, AG Rodr\u00edguez, H Navarro-Contreras, JJ Vel\u00e1zquez-Salazar, L Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, and M Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n.<br>CrystEngComm (2019), 21, 3451 \u2013 3459. Doi: 10.1039\/c9ce00104b<br><br><strong>Controlled Overgrowth of Five-Fold Concave Nanoparticles into Plasmonic Nanostars and their Single-Particle Scattering Properties.<\/strong><br>JJ Vel\u00e1zquez-Salazar, L Baz\u00e1n-D\u00edaz, QF Zhang, R Mendoza-Cruz, L Monta\u00f1o-Priede, G Guisbiers, N Large, S Link, and M Jos\u00e9-Yacam\u00e1n.<br>ACS Nano (2019), 13, 10113-10128. 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