IFM staff

Dr Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo

Research interests:

Metal-air batteries, Ionic liquid, conducting polymers.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Chemistry (University of Manchester (England)- 2000- 2002)
• Honours thesis (University of Zaragoza (Spain)- 1998 - 1999)
• Degree in Chemistry (University of Zaragoza (Spain)- 1992 - 97)

Relevant employment history:

2012-present: Research Fellow at Deakin University (Australia) under the supervision of Prof. Maria Forsyth

2011: Research Fellow at Monash University (Australia) under the supervision of Prof. Alan Bond.

2006- 2010: Principal researcher and Head of Electrooptic Unit in the New Materials Department at CIDETEC (Centre for electrochemical technologies, San Sebastian, Spain).

2005-2006: Coordinator of Smart Materials strategic line in the New Materials Department at CIDETEC (Centre for electrochemical technologies, San Sebast¡an, Spain).

2004-2005: Project Manager in the New Materials Department at CIDETEC (Centre for electrochemical technologies, San Sebastian, Spain).

A list of the ten most significant relevant publications for the last five years:

1. Markus Dobbelin, Rebeca Marcilla, Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo and David Mecerreyes, Innovative Materials and Applications based on Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and Ionic Liquids, Journal of Material Chemistry, 2010, 20, 7613-7622.
2. Markus Dobbelin, Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Rebeca Marcilla, Raal Blanco, Jose L. Segura, Jose A. Pomposo, David Mecerreyes, "Electrochemical Synthesis of PEDOT Derivatives Bearing Imidazolium-Ionic Liquid Moieties", Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2009, 47, 3010-3021.
3. Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Maitane Salsamendi, Ana Vinuales, Jose A. Pomposo, Hans-Jurgen Grande, "Highly transparent electrochromic plastic device that changes to purple and to blue by increasing potential", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2009, 93, 2093-2097.
4. Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Maitane Salsamendi, Jose A. Pomposo, Hans-Jurgen Grande, Elena Yu. Schmidt , Yu. Yu. Rusakov, Boris A. Trofimov "The Influence of the Introduction of Short Alkyl Chains in Poly(2-(2-Thienyl)-1H-Pyrrole) on its Electrochromic Behavior", Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 6886 - 6894.
5. Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Rebeca Marcilla, Maitane Salsamendi, David Mecerreyes, Jose A. Pomposo, Javier Rodríguez, Henk J. Bolink. "PEDOT:poly(1-vinyl-3-ethylimidazolium) Dispersions as Alternative Materials for Optoelectronic Devices" Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2008, 46, 3150-3154.
6. Markus Dobbelin, Rebeca Marcilla, Maitane Salsamendi, Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Jose A. Pomposo, David Mecerreyes, "Influence of Ionic Liquids on the Electrical Conductivity and Morphology of PEDOT:PSS Films", Chemistry of Materials 2007, 19, 2147-2149.
7. Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Jose A. Pomposo, Juan A. Alduncin, Maitane Salsamendi, Al'bina I. Mikhaleva, Leonid B. Krivdin, Boris A. Trofimov, "Orange to black electrochromic behaviour in poly(2-(2-thienyl)-1h-pyrrole) thin films", Electrochimica Acta, 52, 2007, 4784-4791.
8. Marcilla, R.; Alcaide, F.; Sardon, H.; Pomposo, J.; Pozo-Gonzalo, C.; Mecerreyes, D., "Tailor-made polymer electrolyte based upon ionic liquids and their applications in all-plastic electrochromic devices", Electrochemistry Communications, 2006, 8, 482-488.
9. Berridge, R.; Skabara, PJ.; Pozo-Gonzalo, C.; Kanibolotsky, A.; Lohr, J.; McDouall, JJW.; McInnes, EJL:, Wolowska, J.; Winder, C.; Sariciftci, SN.; Harrigton, RW.; Clegg, W., "Incorporation of fused Tetrathiafulvalenes (TTF) into Polythiophene architectures: Varying the electroactive dominace of the TTF species in Hybrid Systems", J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 3140-3152.
10. Rebeca Marcilla, Estibalitz Ochoteco, Cristina Pozo, Hans Grande, Jose A. Pomposo, David Mecerreyes, "New Organic Dispersions based on Intrinsically Conducting Polymers using Polymeric Ionic Liquids as Steric Stabilizers", Molecular Rapid Communication, 2005, 26, 1122-1126.

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