CIC nanoGUNE focuses its research activities on the following four major strategic areas:

• Physics of low-dimensional structures, nanostructures and nanoscale structured complex systems.
• Synthesis, assembling, and nanofabrication of nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanotubes, thin films, nanocomposites) and nanostructured materials.
• Development of nanodevices and its impact on molecular electronics, spintronics, nanomagnetism, and nanophotonics.
• Biofunctional nanoparticles and nanobiotechnology.

The research programme of the CIC nanoGUNE will be implemented initially through 5 Research Groups as follows:

Nanomagnetism group (CIC1)

Focused on the development of electronic nanodevices and their impact on magnetism, spintronics, and molecular electronics.
Group Leader: Andreas Berger.
a.berger@nanogune.eu

Nanooptics group (CIC2)

Focused on near-field optics, optoelectronics, plasmonics, the development of microscopic optical equipment, and the development of nanodevices and their effect on nanophotonics.
Group Leader: Rainer Hillenbrand.
r.hillenbrand@nanogune.eu

Self-Assembly group (CIC3)

Focused on the synthesis and chemical functionalization of nanostructures for their assembly in nanomaterials.
Group Leader: Alexander Bittner .
a.bittner@nanogune.eu

Nanobiotechnology group (CIC4)

Focused on the area of biofunctional nanostructures and nanobiotechnology.
Group Leader: Igor Nabiev.
i.nabiev@nanogune.eu

Nanodevices group (CIC5)

Focused on the nanostructuring of a range of systems using advanced lithography and layer deposition techniques.
Group Leader: Luis Hueso.
l.hueso@nanogune.eu