Mario Aparicio

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Master in Fuel Cell and Supercapacitors, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (2003)
PhD Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1998)
BSc Chemistry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1991)

Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC) (Spain) (2005-7)
I3P-CSIC Research Fellow, 
Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC) (Spain) (2002-4)

Post-doc CSIC, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC) (Spain) (2001-2)

Post-doc Ministerio de Ciencia y Educación (Spain), Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey (USA) (1999-2001)

Pre-doc CSIC, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC) (Spain) (1994-8)

Head of materials laboratory, CEMOSA, Ingeniería y control (Madrid, Spain) (1991-4)

My expertise is based on the implementation of the sol-gel method for the synthesis of inorganic materials (glassy and crystalline) and organic-inorganic hybrid materials as coatings and membranes for various applications: electrolytes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC), electrodes and electrolytes for Li-ion batteries, corrosion protection of metals and alloys, and oxidation protection at high temperature of carbon based ceramic composites. The characterization of processed material includes structural (FT-IR, UV-Vis, RBS, XPS, ToF-SIMS, etc.) and electrochemical characterization (CV, polarization, EIS, etc.).

Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio (SECV)

The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)

Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Processing, Characterization and Applications
L. Klein, M. Aparicio, A. Jitianu. Second Edition, Springer, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-319-19454-7 (Print) 978-3-319-19454-7 (Online).

Sol-Gel Processing for Conventional and Alternative Energy
M. Aparicio, A. Jitianu, L. C. Klein. Springer, 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4614-1956-3. Series: “Advances in Sol-Gel Derived Materials and Technologies”, Series Editors: Michel A. Aegerter, Michel Prassas.

Infiltration of 40SiO2−40P2O5−20ZrO2 sol-gel in sSEBS membranes for PEMFCs application
P.G. Escribano, C. del Río, E. Morales, M. Aparicio, J. Mosa, Journal of Membrane Science 551 (2018) 136-144.

Thickness-properties synergy in organic–inorganic consolidated melting-gel coatings for protection of 304 stainless steel in NaCl solutions
M. Aparicio, A. Jitianu, G. Rodriguez, K. Al-Marzoki, M. Jitianu, J. Mosa, L. C. Klein, Surface & Coatings Technology 315 (2017) 426-435.

Covalent silica-PEO-LiTFSI hybrid solid electrolytes via sol-gel for Li-ion battery applications
J.F. Vélez, M. Aparicio, J. Mosa, Electrochimica Acta 213 (2016) 831-841.

Corrosion Protection of AISI 304 Stainless Steel with Melting Gel Coatings
M. Aparicio, A. Jitianu, G. Rodriguez, A. Degnah, K. Al-Marzoki, J. Mosa, L. C. Klein. Electrochimica Acta 202 (2016) 325-332.

Sulfonic acid-functionalized hybrid organic-inorganic proton exchange membranes synthesized by sol-gel using 3-mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane (MPTMS)
J. Mosa, A. Durán, M. Aparicio, Journal of Power Sources 297 (2015) 208-216.

Li4Ti5O12 thin-film electrodes by in-situ synthesis of lithium alkoxide for Li-ion microbatteries
J. Mosa, M. Aparicio, K. Tadanaga, A. Hayashi, M. Tatsumisago, Electrochimica Acta 149 (2014) 293-299.

Nanocrystalline mesoporous LiFePO4 thin-films as cathodes for Li-ion microbatteries
J. Mosa, M. Aparicio, A. Durán, C. Laberty-Robert, C. Sanchez, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (2014) 3038-3046.

Li4Ti5O12 thin-film electrodes by sol-gel for lithium-ion microbatteries
J. Mosa, J.F. Vélez, J.J. Reinosa, M. Aparicio, A. Yamaguchi, K. Tadanaga, M. Tatsumisago, Journal of Power Sources 244 (2013) 482-487.

Film-shaped sol–gel Li4Ti5O12 electrode for lithium-ion microbatteries
J. Mosa, J.F. Vélez, I. Lorite, N. Arconada, M. Aparicio, Journal of Power Sources 205 (2012) 491-494.

Epoxy-polystyrene-silica sol–gel membranes with high proton conductivity by combination of sulfonation and tungstophosphoric acid doping
J. Mosa, A. Durán and M. Aparicio, Journal of Membrane Science 361 (2010) 135-142.

Electrochemical techniques for practical evaluation of corrosion inhibitor effectiveness. Performance of cerium nitrate as corrosion inhibitor for AA2024T3 alloy
N.C. Rosero-Navarro, M. Curioni, R. Bingham, A. Durán, M. Aparicio, R.A. Cottis, G.E. Thompson, Corrosion Science 52 (2010) 3356-3366.

Proton conducting sol–gel sulfonated membranes produced from 2-allylphenol, 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane and tetraethyl orthosilicate
J. Mosa, A. Durán and M. Aparicio, Journal of Power Sources 192 (2009) 138-143.

Effects of Ce-containing sol–gel coatings reinforced with SiO2 nanoparticles on the protection of AA2024
N. C. Rosero-Navarro, S. A. Pellice, A. Durán and M. Aparicio, Corrosion Science 50 (2008) 1283–1291.

Synthesis and characterization of P2O5-ZrO2-SiO2 membranes doped with tungstophosphoric acid (PWA) for applications in PEMFC
J. Mosa, G. Larramona, A. Durán and M. Aparicio, Journal of Membrane Science 307 (2008) 21–27.

Synthesis and characterisation of proton conducting styrene-co-methacrylate/silica sol-gel membranes containing tungstophosphoric acid
M. Aparicio, Y. Castro and A. Durán, Solid State Ionics 176 (2005) 333-340.

Synthesis and characterization of Nafion/60SiO2-30P2O5-10ZrO2 sol-gel composite membranes for PEMFCs
M. Aparicio and L. C. Klein. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 152 [3] (2005) A493-A496.

Proton conducting methacrylate – silica sol-gel membranes containing tungstophosphoric acid
M. Aparicio, J. Mosa, M. Etienne and A. Durán, Journal of Power Sources 145 (2005) 231-236.

Preparation and characterization of cerium doped silica sol-gel coatings on glass and aluminium substrates
A. Pepe, M. Aparicio, S. Ceré and A. Durán, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 348 (2004) 162-171.

Characterization of SiO2-P2O5-ZrO2 sol-gel / NafionTM composite membranes
M. Aparicio, F. Damay and L. C. Klein, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 26 (2003) 1055-1059.

Yttrium silicate coatings for oxidation protection of carbon-silicon carbide composites
M. Aparicio and A. Durán. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 83 [6] (2000) 1351-1355.

Thick sol-gel coatings based on B2O3-SiO2 system
M. A. Villegas, M. Aparicio and A. Durán, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 218 (1997) 146-150.