Scientific publications

I. Maurtua, L. Susperregi, A. Fernández, C. Tubío, C. Perez, J. Rodríguez, T. Felsch, M. Ghrissi

MAINBOT – Mobile Robots for Inspection and Maintenance in Extensive Industrial Plants

MAINBOT project is developing service robots applications to autonomously execute inspection tasks in extensive industrial plants in equipment that is arranged horizontally (using ground robots) or vertically (climbing robots). 

Magazine/Book Energy Procedia Proceedings of the SolarPACES 2013 International Conference; Volume 49, 2014, Pages 1810–1819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.192
Date 2014
S. de Viteri, A. Igartua, R. Bayon, G. Barandika

Tribocorrosion and antibacterial behaviour of TiO2 coatings obtained by PEO technique

Ti6Al4V (grade 5) is the implant material of choice to be used in stems of hip joint implants due to its good mechanical properties, biocompatibility and its good corrosion resistance. 

Magazine/Book 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (Memea), 2014
Date 2014
Pages pp. 289-292, 2014
C. Zubizarreta, E. G. Berasategui, R. Bayon, R. E. Galindo, R. Barros, D. Gaspar, et al.

Evaluation of the optoelectronic properties and corrosion behavior of Al2O3-doped ZnO films prepared by dc pulsed magnetron sputtering

The main requirements for transparent conducting oxide (TCO) films acting as electrodes are a high transmission rate in the visible spectral region and low resistivity. 

Magazine/Book Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
Date 2014
Pages Vol. 47(48): 485501
A. Elfakir, T. S. Tlemçani, E. B. Benamar, A. Belayachi, E. Gutierrez-Berasategui, G. Schmerber, M. Balestrieri, S. Colis, A. Slaoui, A. Dinia, M. Abd-Lefdil

Structural, electrical and optical properties of sprayed Nd–F codoped ZnO thin films

Undoped ZnO, Nd doped ZnO (NZO), and Nd–F co-doped ZnO (NFZO) thin films were prepared at 350 °C on glass substrates by chemical spray pyrolysis method. 

Magazine/Book Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology DOI: 10.1007/s10971-014-3518-y
Date 2014
E. G-Berasategui, C. Zubizarreta, R. Bayón, J. Barriga, R. Barros, R. Martins, E. Fortunato

Study of the optical, electrical and corrosion resistance properties of AZO layers deposited by DC pulsed magnetron sputtering

Aluminium-doped zinc oxide (AZO) is a common material used as a front contact layer on chalcopyrite CuInGaSe2 (CIGS)-based thin-film solar cells since it combines optimum optical and electrical properties with low cost and abundant elemental availability. 

Magazine/Book Surface and Coatings Technology doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2014.12.062
Date 2014
M. Kalin, J. Vizintin, J. Barriga, K. Vercammen, K. Acker van, A. Arnsek

The effect of doping elements and oil additives on the tribological performance of boundary-lubricated DLC/DLC contacts

In the past decade the range of possible applications for diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings has changed significantly: from their conventional use in low-stress applications without lubricants, to their use in high-stress applications under lubricated conditions. 

Magazine/Book Tribology Letters
Date 2014
Pages 11/2004 17(4):679-688