Rafael González

Rafael González

Profesor Asociado - Director del Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de Materiales Avanzados

Licenciado en Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2005)

Doctor en Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011)

Investigador Postdoctoral, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile (2012-2016)

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Líneas de investigación

La línea de investigación principal es la simulación computacional de nanomateriales, dentro de los cuales se destacan los nanotubos de aluminosilicato conocidos como imogolita y nanotubos tipo imogolita, los nanotubos de carbono, grafeno y materiales 2D y nanopartículas metálicas. Además, usamos las técnicas computacionales para el estudio de materiales bajo daño por irradiación. Actualmente somos parte del Centro para el Desarrollo de la Nanociencia y Nanotecnología CEDENNA.

Actualmente participa como Investigador Principal en el Proyecto FONDECYT REGULAR 1241569 «Solar Salts modified with 2D nanomaterials: evaluation of thermophysical properties of molten salts» y como Co-investigador del proyecto FONDECYT REGULAR 1241151 «Towards optimal thermosolar energy storage efficiency: exploring solar salt modified with MXenes to obtain novel nanofluids».

Anteriormente participó como Investigador Principal en el proyecto FONDECYT INICIACIÓN 11180557 «Imogolite and imogolite-like nanotubes forming new nanostructures with 2D materilas for water remediation, gas storage and molecular sieve».

Palabras Clave: Simulación de Dinámica Molecular, Imogolita, Nanopartículas, Grafeno, Daño por Irradiación.

Publicaciones

1. Mechanical properties of nanoporous TiO2: Atomistic simulations and experiments
DOI: 10.1111/jace.70333

2. Epidemiological surveillance and incidence of respiratory viruses in Chile: Before and after COVID-19
DOI: 10.22354/24223794.1222

3. Simulation of the mechanical properties of crystalline diamond nanoparticles with an amorphous carbon shell
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2025.112188

4. MXene-enhanced nanofluids for superior thermal energy storage in concentrated solar power plants
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113461

5. Plasticity in diamond nanoparticles: dislocations and amorphization during loading and dislocation multiplication during unloading
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-023-09223-7

6. Probing radiation resistance in simulated metallic core–shell nanoparticles
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112304

7. Model based on COVID-19 evidence to predict and improve pandemic control
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286747

8. Plastic behavior of a nanoporous high-entropy alloy under compression
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112241

9. Nanoporous Amorphous Carbon with Exceptional Ultra-High Strength
DOI: 10.3390/nano13081429

10. Atomistic simulations of tensile deformation of a nanoporous high-entropy alloy
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-022-07862-w

11. Enhancing the Thermal Conductivity of Amorphous Carbon with Nanowires and Nanotubes
DOI: 10.3390/nano12162835

12. Interactions of Gas Particles with Graphene during High-Throughput Compressible Flow Exfoliation: A Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00425

13. Serological study of CoronaVac vaccine and booster doses in Chile: immunogenicity and persistence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02406-0

14. Simulations of plasticity in diamond nanoparticles showing ultrahigh strength
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109109

15. Nanoindentation of nanoporous tungsten: A molecular dynamics approach
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111336

16. Inducing a topological transition in graphene nanoribbon superlattices by external strain
DOI: 10.1039/D2CP00038E

17. Nanoparticle Shape Influence over Poly(lactic acid) Barrier Properties by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04589

18. Nanoindentation of Amorphous Carbon: a combined experimental and simulation approach
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.116485

19. Polycrystalline Ni nanotubes under compression: a molecular dynamics study
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76276-y

20. Simulated mechanical properties of finite-size graphene nanoribbons
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abc036

21. Collisions between amorphous carbon nanoparticles: phase transformations
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038183

22. Effect of the Generation of PAMAM Dendrimers on the Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00052

23. Magnon valley Hall effect in CrI3 -based van der Waals heterostructures
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.205425

24. Imogolite in water: Simulating the effects of nanotube curvature on structure and dynamics
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2020.105582

25. Formation of Hollow Gold Nanocrystals by Nanosecond Laser Irradiation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03574

26. Mechanical performance of lightweight polycrystalline Ni nanotubes
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.05.062

27. Hematene: a 2D magnetic material in van der Waals or non-van der Waals heterostructures
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/ab2501

28. Thermal stability of aluminum oxide nanoparticles: role of oxygen concentration
DOI: 10.1039/C8QI01398E

29. Molecular simulations of carbon allotropes in processes with creation and destruction of chemical bonds
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.11.081

30. Mechanical Properties Obtained by Indentation of Hollow Pd Nanoparticles
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07242

31. Growth of Ni nanoclusters on irradiated graphene: a molecular dynamics study
DOI: 10.1039/C7CP08642C

32. Toward Controlled Morphology of FeCu Nanoparticles: Cu Concentration and Size Effects
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11556

33. Ion implantation in nanodiamonds: size effect and energy dependence
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23434-y

34. Bending Energy of 2D Materials: Graphene, MoS2 and Imogolite
DOI: 10.1039/C7RA10983K

Contacto

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