Dr Álvaro Miranda Durán

@article{ROSAS2025137715,

title = {Doped germanene as anchoring material for lithium polysulfides for Li-S batteries: A DFT study},

author = {Sergio L. Rosas and Brandom J. Cid and Jos\'{e} E. Santana and Alma R. Heredia and Ivonne J. Hern\'{a}ndez-Hern\'{a}ndez and \'{A}lvaro Miranda},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X2401855X},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137715},

issn = {0167-577X},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Materials Letters},

volume = {379},

pages = {137715},

abstract = {Lithium-sulfur batteries face significant challenges due to the dissolution of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), commonly known as the shuttle effect, which leads to a loss in charge capacity. This study uses density functional theory (DFT) calculations, with van der Waals corrections, to investigate the polysulfide anchoring potential of a boron-doped germanene monolayer (B-2DGe). The results show that the adsorption energies of LiPSs on B-2DGe range from 1.46 to 3.39 eV. Furthermore, all LiPSs on B-2DGe exhibit conductive behavior. These findings suggest that B-2DGe, as a LiPS substrate, reduces the shuttle effect and prevents polysulfide agglomeration at electrodes, improving the performance of Li-S batteries.},

keywords = {2D materials, DFT, Doping, Energy, Germanene, Li-S battery},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{SANTANA2023102584,

title = {Highly sensitive amphetamine drug detection based on silicon nanowires: Theoretical investigation},

author = {Jos\'{e} Eduardo Santana and Akari Narayama Sosa and Francisco De Santiago and \'{A}lvaro Miranda and Luis Antonio P\'{e}rez and Alejandro Trejo and Fernando Salazar and Miguel Cruz-Irisson},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468023022008392},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102584},

issn = {2468-0230},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {Surfaces and Interfaces},

volume = {36},

pages = {102584},

abstract = {Amphetamine (AA) is used in some therapeutic treatments, but it is also one of the most widely used illicit drugs. Therefore, a correct tracking of AA in various environments is crucial for its controlled distribution even inside the human body. However, current sensors are still too large to fit inside the human body and their biocompatibility is still deficient. Since the discovery of nanostructures, especially silicon nanowires (SiNWs), the possibilities of sensors inside the human body have increased due to their enhanced properties and biocompatibility. However, theoretical studies about the capabilities of SiNWs with surface modifications as sensing materials are still scarce. Using Density Functional Theory, we investigate the effects of amphetamine adsorption on the work function, and other electronic and structural properties, of pristine and modified SiNWs. Two types of modifications were studied, i.e., substitutional doping with B, Al, and Ga atoms and surface functionalization with the same species. The adsorption energies of the amphetamine molecule are larger for the doped nanowires, followed by the functionalized ones, and lastly, the undoped Si nanowire.This study shows that undoped, doped, and functionalized SiNWs are excellent candidates for AA sensing, with B being the best chemical species for improving AA adsorption for both doped and functionalized schemes.},

keywords = {Amphetamine, DFT, Doping, Drug, Sensor, Silicon nanowires},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CID202241310,

title = {Enhanced reversible hydrogen storage performance of light metal-decorated boron-doped siligene: A DFT study},

author = {Brandom Jhoseph Cid and Akari Narayama Sosa and \'{A}lvaro Miranda and Luis Antonio P\'{e}rez and Fernando Salazar and Arturo I. Mtz-Enriquez and Miguel Cruz-Irisson},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319922012332},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.153},

issn = {0360-3199},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},

volume = {47},

number = {97},

pages = {41310-41319},

abstract = {The use of nanomaterials for hydrogen storage could play a very important role in the large-scale utilization of hydrogen as an energy source. However, nowadays several potential hydrogen storage nanomaterials do not have a large gravimetric density and stability at room temperature. In this work, we have investigated the hydrogen storage performances of Na-, K- and Ca-decorated B-doped siligene monolayer (BSiGeML) using density functional theory calculations. The results show that boron doping improves the interaction between the metal adatom and the siligene monolayer (SiGeML). The K- and Ca-decorated BSiGeMLs can bind up to seven H2 molecules per metal adatom, whereas Na-decorated BSiGeML only adsorb four H2 molecules per adsorption site. The effect of temperature and pressure on the hydrogen storage capacity of BSiGeMLs was also evaluated. At room temperature, all the H2 molecules adsorbed on Na-, and Ca-decorated BSiGeML are stable at mild pressure. The metal decoration of both sides of BSiGeML may lead to hydrogen gravimetric densities exceeding the target of 5.5 wt% proposed by DOE for the year 2025. K- and Ca-decorated BSiGeML could be efficient hydrogen molecular storage media compared to undoped SiGeML and other 2D pristine materials.},

note = {Future Energy \& Materials},

keywords = {2D materials, Doping, Energy storage, Hydrogen storage, Siligene},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{CID2021129743,

title = {Hydrogen storage on metal decorated pristine siligene and metal decorated boron-doped siligene},

author = {Brandom Jhoseph Cid and Akari Narayama Sosa and \'{A}lvaro Miranda and Luis A. P\'{e}rez and Fernando Salazar and Miguel Cruz-Irisson},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X21004390},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.129743},

issn = {0167-577X},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Materials Letters},

volume = {293},

pages = {129743},

abstract = {In this work, two schemes were studied to improve hydrogen storage on metal decorated two-dimensional siligene (SiGe). In the first one, Li-, Sc- and Ti atoms are adsorbed on pristine siligene monolayer (SiGeML), while in the second scheme Li-, Sc- and Ti atoms decorated B-doped siligene monolayer (BSiGeML). The results show that boron doping improves the interaction between metal atom and SiGeML. The numerical results indicate that H2 molecules are slightly physisorbed on the Li atom, while they are strongly physisorbed on Sc- and Ti-decorated monolayers. The Sc-decorated BSiGeML and Sc-decorated SiGeML have the highest hydrogen storage capacity, both systems were capable of storing five H2 molecules, whereas Li- and Ti-decorated BSiGeML and Ti-decorated SiGeML can adsorb up to four H2 molecules. SiGeML and BSiGeML decorated with Sc atoms could have potential as efficient hydrogen molecular storage media.},

keywords = {2D materials, Doping, Energy storage, Hydrogen storage, Siligene},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{DESANTIAGO2021149175,

title = {Silicon nanowires as acetone-adsorptive media for diabetes diagnosis},

author = {Francisco De Santiago and Jos\'{e} Eduardo Santana and \'{A}lvaro Miranda and Luis Antonio P\'{e}rez and Riccardo Rurali and Miguel Cruz-Irisson},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433221002518},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149175},

issn = {0169-4332},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Applied Surface Science},

volume = {547},

pages = {149175},

abstract = {Early detection of diabetes, a worldwide health issue, is key for its successful treatment. Acetone is a marker of diabetes, and efficient, non-invasive detection can be achieved with the use of nanotechnology. In this paper we investigate the effect of acetone adsorption on the electronic properties of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) by means of density functional theory. We considered hydrogenated SiNWs grown along the [111] bulk Si axis, with group-III impurities (B, Al, Ga), for which both surface substitutional doping and functionalizing schemes are considered. We present an analysis of the adsorption configuration, energetics, and electronic properties of the undoped and doped SiNWs. Upon acetone adsorption, the SiNW without impurities becomes an n-type semiconductor, while most substituted/functionalized cases have their HOMO-LUMO gap tuned, which could be harnessed in optical sensors. Acetone is always chemisorbed, although for the case without impurities, and the Al- and Ga-functionalization schemes, the chemisorption is very weak. These nanostructures could be used for acetone capture and detection, which could lead to applications in the medical treatment of diabetes.},

keywords = {Acetone, DFT, Diabetes, Doping, Sensor, Silicon nanowires},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}