María Moreno

María Moreno serves as Professor of Electronics in the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Salamanca, specializing in advanced electronic device development using two-dimensional materials. Her research bridges fundamental quantum phenomena with practical semiconductor applications.

Her academic journey includes a PhD in Physics from Complutense University of Madrid (conducted at the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid/CSIC), followed by postdoctoral research at Berlin's Paul-Drude Institute of Solid-State Electronics, a Ramón y Cajal researcher position at the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid, and research associate work with the Semiconductor Physics group at the University of Cambridge.

Her primary research domains encompass:

• Quantum Materials and 2D Material Systems (particularly Graphene)
• THz Technology and Next-Generation Solar Cells
• Quantum Nanosystems & Nonlinear Physics
• Colloids and Interfaces for Electronic Applications

Her 2022 Science Advances publication exemplifies her focus on quantum transport phenomena in low-dimensional systems, revealing fundamental insights into spin-charge separation in nanoscale conductors that inform next-generation electronic device design.

Within the Department of Applied Physics, she contributes to multiple research initiatives including Quantum Nanosystems development, advanced solar cell engineering, and THz technology applications, leveraging institutional facilities for materials characterization and device fabrication.