DR. EDUARDO MAXIMIANO SÁNCHEZ CERVANTES
E-mail: eduardo.sanchezcv@uanl.edu.mx
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Eduardo Maximiano Sánchez Cervantes is a distinguished researcher at the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), with a PhD in Chemistry from Arizona State University. He specializes in materials for rechargeable batteries and nanocrystalline solar cells. As a professor-researcher, he leads the UANL-327 Consolidated Academic Body and has created the Materials Laboratory II. He has published numerous articles in high-impact journals, highlighting contributions in “Nature” and “Chemical Society Reviews”. He has been recognized with level III of the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico, and has received the UANL Research and Innovation Award on several occasions. With more than 2,800 citations and an h-index of 27, he has been an advisor for more than 50 undergraduate, master's and doctoral theses to date.

Lines of research:
Materials chemistry with emphasis on rechargeable batteries and perovskite solar cells.

Education:
PhD in Chemistry, 1994, Arizona State University, USA
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 1987, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico.

Honors and Awards:
– National System of Researchers, Level III
– Regular member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences
– Leader of the Consolidated Academic Body UANL-327 “Energy Storage and Conversion).
– UANL Research Award 2007 “Exact Sciences” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Research Award 2008 “Engineering and Technology” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Research Award 2009 “Exact Sciences” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Research Award 2011 “Exact Sciences” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Research Award 2014 “Engineering and Technology” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Innovation Award 2015, “Patent Modality” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Innovation Award 2016, “Patent Modality” Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
– UANL Innovation Award 2017, “Patent Modality” Autonomous University of Nuevo León

Research Interests:
Li/Na/Mg ion rechargeable batteries.
Perovskite Solar Cells.
Ionic liquids and electrolytes.

Funding achieved:
A little over a million dollars for infrastructure and consumables.

Human Resources Training:
Senior advisor to 6 PhDs in Science, 13 Masters in Science and 14 graduates in Industrial Chemistry.

Articles:
55 Articles in Citation Index journals and 2 patents with title.

Recent Posts:
– E. Gonzalez-Juarez, D. Gonzalez Quijano, D.F. Garcia-Gutierrez, D.I. Garcia Gutierrez, J. Ibarra-Rodriguez, E. Sanchez “Improving performance of perovskites solar cells using solvent engineering, via Lewis adduct of MAI-DMSO-PbI2 and incorporation of imidazolium cation” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 817 (2020) 153076.
– O.E. Gutierrez-Garza, L.L. Garza-Tovar, E. Quiroga-Gonzalez, N.A. Garcia-Gomez, Y. Peña-Mendez, E.M. Sanchez Cervantes “Solvothermal synthesis of Sb2S3 needles and study of the effect of their intergrowth on their optical properties” Chalcogenide Letters 17 (2020) 257-262.
– L. Rueda-Salaya, A. Hernandez-Ramirez, L. Hinojosa-Reyes, J.L. Guzman-Mar, M. Villanueva-Rodriguez, E. Sanchez-Cervantes “Solar photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac aqueous solution using fluorine doped zinc oxide as a catalyst” Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry 391 (2020) 112364.
– E.M. Sánchez Cervantes, A. M. Huerta Flores “Celdas solares nanocristalinas basadas en capas delgadas de sulfuro de antimonio y sulfuro de indio y método de su obtención” Título de patente: 364086 (11 Abril 2019).
– R.A. Hernández-Carrillo, G. Ramos-Sanchez, G. Guzman-Gonzalez, N.A. García-Gómez, I. González, E.M. Sánchez “Synthesis and characterization of iron – doped Li4Ti5O12 microspheres as anode for lithium-ion batteries” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 735:1871-1877 (2018).

Contributions to institutional development:
– Founding member of the committee for the creation of the postgraduate program in Materials Chemistry (Master's and PhD, both at PNPC since 2007).
– Creator and head of the Materials Laboratory II of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences UANL), the core activity base of the consolidated academic body UANL-CAC-327 of Materials for the Storage and Conversion of Energy.
– Active member of the teaching staff of the Industrial Chemistry program, the first program in Mexico to be endorsed by the Royal Society of Chemistry.