Quantum Beams & Computation for Sustainable Materials group


Based in the Materials Physics Center in Donostia San Sebastián, we are focused on the use and development of neutron-based and computation techniques to improve our knowledge of energy materials

Latest News

May 19, 2025 1 min read
The QBCSM group has a new web page!
The QBCSM group has a new web page!

Hello World! This is our first post on the new QBCSM web page.

We are excited to test this new platform for sharing our research and updates with the community. Stay tuned for more information about our projects, publications, and events!

Oct 4, 2023 1 min read
Visit to the Rezola cement factory
Visit to the Rezola cement factory

We visited the Rezola cement factory in Donostia - San Sebastián, where we learned about the intricate details for the production of this material. We also learned and discussed about their characterization process through neutron techniques.

Recent & Upcoming Events

Jul 6, 2025 — Jul 10, 2025 The Bella Center
International Conference on Neutron Scattering
International Conference on Neutron Scattering

Conference

Nov 5, 2024 — Nov 7, 2024 Institut Laue-Langevin ILL
MDanse School
MDanse School

School

Sep 23, 2024 — Sep 25, 2024 Universitat Politècnica de València
Conference at the Spanish Society of Neutron Techniques (SETN2024)
Conference at the Spanish Society of Neutron Techniques (SETN2024)

Conference

Sep 17, 2024 — Sep 19, 2024 University of Málaga
Invited to the 18th RES USERS CONFERENCE

Conference

Jul 16, 2024 — Jul 21, 2024 DIPC
XXI International Workshop on Quantum Atomic and Molecular Tunneling Systems (QAMTS2024)
XXI International Workshop on Quantum Atomic and Molecular Tunneling Systems (QAMTS2024)

Conference

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Latest Publications

Stephanie Willeit, Alexander Mauz, David Gutiérrez-Armayor, Joseph Arbash, Jesús Agustín Banda-Vázquez, Sergio Martí, Pedro B. Coto, Rubén D. Costa (2025). Ancestral Protein-Based Lighting. Adv. Mater. 2025, 2420303.

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Karin S. Thalmann, Kalith Mohamed Ismail Syed Sulaiman, R. K. Kathir, Diogo J. L. Rodrigues, Michael Thoss, Ángel Martín Pendás, Pedro B. Coto (2024). Role of the Radical Character in Singlet Fission: An Ab Initio and Quantum Chemical Topology Analysis. J. Phys. Chem. A 2025, 129, 1, 94-102.

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R. K. Kathir, Pedro B. Coto, Michael Thoss (2024). Spin Mixing in Intramolecular Singlet Fission: A First-Principles-Based Quantum Dynamical Study. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 46, 11517–11524.

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Tomas Stephen Northam de la Fuente, Irene Vettori, Kalith Mohamed Ismail Syed Sulaiman, Mattia Gaboardi, V. Di Lisio, D. Cangialosi, Pedro B. Coto, A. Otero-De-La-Roza, Felix Fernandez-Alonso (2024). New materials for the recovery and storage of thermal energy. EPJ Web of Conferences 310, 00008 (2024).

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A. Scognamiglio, K. S. Thalmann, S. Hartweg, N. Rendler, L. Bruder, Pedro B. Coto, M. Thoss, F. Stienkemeier (2024). Non-adiabatic electronic relaxation of tetracene from its brightest singlet excited state. J. Chem. Phys. 161, 024302 (2024).

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