Man

GLORIA INES CARDENAS JIRON

Full Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Quantum chemistry in Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines: design of materials and devices for dye-sensitized solar cells and molecular electronics

Educación

  •  PhD in Sciencies with mention in Chemistry, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1996
  •  Master in Chemical Sciences, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1993
  •  Teacher in Chemistry, UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION. Chile, 1987

Experiencia Académica

  •   Full Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Faculty of Chemistry and Biology

    Santiago, Chile

    1998 - At present

  •   Full Professor Full Time

    Director of Graduate Studies

    Academic Vicerrectory

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2015

  •   Full Professor Full Time

    Vice-Dean of Research and Graduate

    Faculty of Chemistry and Biology

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2012

  •   Full Professor Full Time

    Director of the Doctorate in Chemistry program

    Faculty of Chemistry and Biology

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2010

  •   Postdoctorante Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Química

    Santiago, Chile

    1998 - 1999

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Full Professor Full Time

    Universidad de Santiago de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1998 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Cantidad de Tesis dirigidas de Pregrado: 16
Cantidad de Tesis dirigidas de Doctorado: 10 (2 in process)
Cantidad de Postdoctorantes patrocinados: 7

POSTDOC IN THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY

7.- 2021 Project DICYT Postdoctorate USACH-CHILE, Caracterización teórica de procesos de oxidación avanzados. mecanismo de oxidación de colorantes textiles y propiedades de catalizadores modificados basados en dióxido de titanio Position: Responsible Researcher, PostDoc Researcher: Dr. Ricardo Pino Ríos.

6.- 2021-2023 Project FONDECYT Postdoctorate ANID-CHILE, Diseño teórico-computacional de dispositivos espintrónicos moleculares, basados en porfirinas y ftalocianinas metaladas. Responsible Researcher: Dr. Nicolás Montenegro Pohlhammer. Position: Sponsoring Researcher

5.- 2020 Project DICYT Postdoctorate N° 022041CJ, USACH-CHILE, Design of Dyes based in Expanded Porphyrins with Potential Applications in Solar Cells DSSC. Position: Responsible Researcher, PostDoc Researcher: Dr. Merlys Borges Martinez.

4.- 2019 Project DICYT Postdoctorate N° 021941CJ, USACH-CHILE, Quantum Chemical Study of Spintronics and Molecular Electronics Applied to Expanded Porphyrins and Metalled Phthalocyanines. Position: Responsible Researcher, PostDoc Researcher: Dr. Nicolás Montenegro Pohlhammer.

3.- 2019 Project DICYT Postdoctorate N° 021941CJ, USACH-CHILE, Theoretical Study of the Perovskite-TiO2 Junction Stability in APbX3 Perovskite Crystals with MA+, FA+ and AVA+ (A) Anions and Cl-, Br- and I- (X) Halides. Position: Responsible Researcher, PostDoc Researcher: Dr. Rodrigo Urzúa Leiva.

2.- 2018 Project DICYT Postdoctorate N° 021841CJ, USACH-CHILE, Theoretical Study of the Magnetic and Electron Transport Properties in Porphyrins and Metal Phthalocyanines with Potential Applications in Spintronics and Molecular Electronics. Position: Responsible Researcher, PostDoc Researcher: Dr. Nicolás Montenegro Pohlhammer.

1.- 2018-2020 Project FONDECYT Postdoctorate N° 3180119, CONICYT-CHILE, Computational Rational Design of Expanded Porphyrins as Potential Light Collectors for Application in Dyes Sensitized Solar Cells Supported on Titanium Oxide (TiO2). Responsible Researcher: Dr. Ricardo Pino Ríos. Position: Sponsoring Researcher

DOCTORATE IN CHEMISTRY

10.- August 2020- Kevin Granados, VIPO/USACH fellowship, (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Design and Characterization of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Materials Based on Zn (II) -Porphyrin / Expanded Porphyrin and C60 Semiconductor with Applications for Electronic Devices". Status: in process.

9.- August 2020- Michael Zambrano, VIPO/USACH fellowship, (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Theoretical Modeling of Visible and Near-Infrared Light Harvesters and Electronic Devices Based on Silicon and Zinc Phthalocyanines with Application to Solar Cells". Status: in process.

8.- June 2016- July 2019 Daniel Zuñiga Núñez, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón together to Dr. Alexis Aspée), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Theoretical - Experimental Study of Aminocumarines Liposoluble and Amphipathic Fluorescent Probes in Unilamellar Liposomes”. Status: Doctorate obtained.

7.- June 2016- August 2019 Merlys Borges Martínez, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Theoretical Study of the Electronic Transfer Process in Assemblies Conformed by Porphyrins-Chromophores-TiO2 as Potential Systems for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC)”. Status: Doctorate obtained.

6.- March 2008- December 2012 Luis Cortez Santibañez, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Theoretical Study of the Interactions in Supramolecular Assemblies of Cationic Porphyrin –Nucleic Acid DNA”. Status: Thesis ended.

5.- March 2009- April 2013 Diego Cortes Arriagada, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Theoretical Modelling of the Covalent and Non-Covalent Interactions in Supramolecular Arrays of Cobalt Phthalocyanine and Graphene Model Structures”. Status: Doctorate obtained.

4.- March 2003- March 2008 Mauricio Yañez Sánchez, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director together to Dr. Sergio Moya), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Catalytic Properties of Ruthenium Hidrure Complexes with Phosphynic and Polypiridinic Ligands". Status: Doctorate obtained.

3.- March 2002- April 2007, Cristhián Berrios Guiñez, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director together to Dr. Maria Soledad Ureta), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Chlorophenol Electrooxidation on Electrodes Modified with Nickel Complexes". Status: Doctorate obtained.

2.- March 2000- December 2005, Angel Ríos Escudero, CONICYT fellowship (thesis director together to Dr. Juan Costamagna) Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Ni(II) and Co(II) Macrocicles derivated of the 2,3-diaminonaftaleno Condensation with Symmetrically Substituted Dicetones. Theoretical Study, Photoactivation and Electroactivation of Carbone Dioxide”. Status: Doctorate obtained.

1.- March 1999- March 2004 Claudia Caro Díaz, CONICYT fellowship, (thesis director together to Dr. José H. Zagal), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Quantum Kinetic Model of Charge Transfer for Transition Metal Phthalocyanines”. Status: Doctorate obtained.

DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY

4.- September 2005- September 2006, Franklin Rosales (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Theoretical Hammet like Relationships Applied to the Study of Oxidation Mechanisms by Transition Metal Complexes". Status: Degree obtained.

3.- August 2004- June 2006, Francisco Espinoza (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Theoretical Characterization of Porphyrin Derivatives Used in the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy". Status: Degree obtained.

2.- August 2004- January 2006, Eduardo Parra (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Theoretical Determination of Oxidation and Reduction Potentials in Porphyrin Derivatives of Transition Metal". Status: Degree obtained.

1.- October 2003- December 2004, Carlos Venegas Morán (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. "Quantum Chemistry Characterization of Porphyrins with Medical Potential Use". Status: Degree obtained.

TEACHER IN CHEMISTRY

3.- March 2012- March 2013 Cristhy Gonzalez Salazar (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Departmento de Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion. "Theoretical Exploration by Molecular Dynamics of the Binding Modes of Sapphyrin-DNA". Status: Title obtained.

2.- September 2008- March 2010 Mireya Santander (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Departmento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación. "Aromaticity Analisis in Porphyrin Based Photosensitizers". Status: Title obtained.

1.- March 2008- March 2009 Diego Cortes Arriagada (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Departmento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación. "Theoretical Modelling of the Charge Transfer in Chlorophenol Oxidation Upon Tetrasulphonated Nickel Phthalocyanine". Status: Title obtained.

TEACHER IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY

1.- March 2016-September 2016 Jaime Contreras Vega, (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Elaboración de una Propuesta Didáctica para la Enseñanza y Aprendizaje del Concepto de Configuración Electrónica y Números Cuánticos”. Status: Title obtained.

2.- March 2016-September 2016 José Badillo Luna, (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. “Proposición de una Estrategia Didáctica para la Enseñanza en Educación Media de los Conceptos Asociados al Funcionamiento de Celdas Solares a través de las TICS”. Status: Title obtained.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

6.- October 2014 - July 2015 Mayra Rebolledo Herrera (thesis director Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. "Theoretical Study of Chitosan-MethylCellulose Complexes Modified with Anionic Porphyrin with Potential Antimicrobial Properties". Status: Title obtained.

5.- April 2014- July 2015 Yanara Figueroa (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. “Computational Assesment of the Effect of Doping in Graphene-Porphyrin Systems on Charge Transfer Properties”. Status: Title obtained.

4.- April 2014- April 2016 Francisco Padilla (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. “Theoretical Study of the Functionalization of Porphyrins in Cellulose based Materials and its Effect on Photosensitizing Properties”. Status: Title obtained.

3.- April 2014- August 2015 Eduardo Pacheco (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. “Computational Modeling of a Biomimetic Oxidation Catalyst: Hemin supported in Graphene”. Status: Title obtained.

2.- April 2014- August 2015 Cristián Oros (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. “Computational Design of Graphene-Porphyrin based Hybrid Materials with Photoelectronic Applications". Status: Title obtained.

1.- December 2011- March 2014 Andy Mella Orellana (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. “Docking and Molecular Dynamics Modeling Applied to the Interaction Cationic Porphyrin - DNA Nucleic Acid”. Status: Title obtained.

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

1.- August 2017 - Cristian Molina Bahamonde (thesis director: Dr. Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón), Escuela de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana. "Theoretical Investigation of the Photophysical, Redox and Aromaticity Properties of Hexaphyrins and Protonated Derivatives. Application in Solar Cells of Titanium Dioxide". Status: Thesis ended.


Difusión y Transferencia


Presentaciones en Congresos Nacionales e Internacionales
Número de presentaciones en el periodo 1985-2020: 120 (poster, oral)
Durante los últimos 5 años (2016-2020): 20

1.- 2016 Charge transfer excited states in light-harvesting systems based on porphyrin/smaragdyrin and fullerene/graphene, Tunna Baruah, Rajendra R. Zope, Ember Sikorski, Merlys Borges-Martínez, Gloria I. Cárdenas-Jirón, TLMC2 Segundo Taller Latinoamericano de Materiales de Carbono, 16-18 Noviembre 2016, Termas de Chillan, Chile

2.- 2016 Theoretical study of dyads formed by porphyrin - squaraine as potential dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells, Merlys Borges-Martínez, Raúl Mera-Adasme, Isaac Benkyi, Dage Sundholm, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLII Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 20-25 Noviembre, 2016, Montevideo, Uruguay

3.- 2016 Tuning the Antenna-Anchoring Moieties in Fluorescein-Porphyrin-based Chromophores in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Mario Saavedra-Torres, Jaime Contreras-Vega, Ramón López, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLII Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 20-25 Noviembre, 2016, Montevideo, Uruguay

4.- 2016 Functional and Basis Set Benchmark on TD-DFT Absorption Spectra for Porphyrin-Type Molecules, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, Mario Saavedra-Torres, Ramón López, XLII Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 20-25 Noviembre, 2016, Montevideo, Uruguay

5.- 2016 Theoretical Interpretation of Unusual Photophysical Properties of Non-Conjugated 7-Aminocoumarin-Chalcones, Daniel Zúñiga, Pablo Barrias, Cristian Tirapegui, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, Alexis Aspée, XLII Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 20-25 Noviembre, 2016, Montevideo, Uruguay

6.- 2017 Modulating Charge-Transfer Between Fluorescein-Porphyrin-based Chromophores and TiO2 in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, M. Saavedra-Torres, G. Cárdenas-Jirón, R. López, WATOC 2017 - 11th Triennial Congress of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists, 27 Agosto-1 Septiembre 2017, Munich, Alemania

7.- 2017 Computational Studies of Substituted Porphyrin-Squaraine Dyads as Chromophores for Solar Cells based on TiO2, Merlys Borges-Martínez, Raúl Mera-Adasme, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, WATOC 2017 - 11th Triennial Congress of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists, 27 Agosto-1 Septiembre 2017, Munich, Alemania

8.- 2018 Tuning the Properties of Porphyrins in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by using Density Functional Theory, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, Merlys Borges-Martinez, Cristian Molina, Ricardo Pino-Ríos, Raúl Mera-Adasme, Ramón López, María Isabel Menéndez, Tunna Baruah, Tenth International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-10), 1-6 July 2018, Munich, Alemania (Comunicación oral)

9.- 2018 New Insights of Expanded Porphyrins as Light-Harvesting for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile (Conferencia invitada)

10.- 2018 Theoretical Study of Expanded Porphyrins and Its Potential Use in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), Simone Morales-Lovera, Rodrigo Urzúa-Leiva, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, Maria I. Menéndez, Ramón López, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile

11.- 2018 Theoretical study of isomerization cis-trans of azobenzene derivative. Exploring the rotation versus inversion mechanism, Daniel Zuñiga-Núñez, Italo Orellana, Renato Contreras, Cristian Tirapegui, Alexis Aspee, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile

12.- 2018 Improving the photoelectronic properties of Orangarin by tuning its aromaticity: A TD-DFT, magnetically induced current density analysis and Born-Oppenheimmer molecular dynamics study, Ricardo Pino-Rios, William Tiznado, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile

13.- 2018 Ab Initio Electronic Transport Properties Study in Metallic Binuclear Naphthoisoamethyrin Complex, Nicolás Montenegro-Pohlhammer, Rodrigo Urzúa-Leiva, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile

14.- 2018 Theoretical Investigation of Photophysical, Redox and Aromaticity Properties of Hexaphyrins and Protonated Derivatives. Application in Titanium Dioxide-based Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Cristian Molina-Bahamondea, Ricardo Pino-Ríos, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile

15.- 2018 Theoretical Electronic Transport Study in Free Base and Metallic Expanded, Porphyrins, Merlys Borges-Martínez, Nicolás Montenegro Pohlhammer, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 Octubre 2018, Santiago, Chile

16.- 2018 Tuning the photosensitization properties of expanded fused/unfused porphyrins, Simone Morales, Rodrigo Urzúa-Leiva, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, Maria I. Menéndez, Ramón López, 11th Workshop on Computational Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy, 15-18 Octubre 2018, Concón, Chile

17.- 2018 Theoretical Study of the Magnetic Properties and Spin Resolved Transport in a Binuclear Copper(II) Naphthoisoamethyrin Complex, Nicolás Montenegro-Pohlhammer, Rodrigo Urzúa-Leiva, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, 11th Workshop on Computational Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy, 15-18 Octubre 2018, Concón, Chile

18.- 2018 Systematic study and rational design for the improvement of photoelectronic properties in Zn(II)-Porphyrin-TiO2 as potential Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Rodrigo Urzúa-Leiva, Ricardo Pino-Rios, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, 11th Workshop on Computational Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy, 15-18 Octubre 2018, Concón, Chile

19.- 2018 Aromaticity and Sensitization Properties of Dyads Oxasmaragdyrin-Bodipy Merlys Borges-Martínez, Daniel Álvarez, Maria I. Menéndez, Ramón López, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, 11th Workshop on Computational Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy, 15-18 Octubre 2018, Concón, Chile

20.- 2018 Foto-sensibilizadores de luz visible basados en porfirinas y porfirinas expandidas para celdas solares sensibilizadas por colorante, Gloria Cárdenas-Jirón, CONGRESO IBEROAMERICANO: 85 Años Sociedad Química del Perú, XXIX CONGRESO PERUANO DE QUÍMICA, 16-19 octubre, Lima, Perú (Conferencia invitada)

Comunicaciones Orales
Numero de comunicaciones orales en el periodo 1998-2020: 26
Durante los últimos 5 años (2016-2020): 7

1.- "How Can We Model the Photosensitization, Redox, and Charge Transport Properties of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines", Physics Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 18 de Febrero de 2016, Texas, USA.

2.- “How Can We Model the Properties of Photosensitization, Redox, and Charge Transport of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines”, Departamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 18 de Junio de 2016, Santiago, Chile.

3.- “Quantum Chemical Studies of Porphyrins and Expanded Porphyrins with Potential Use in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Molecular Electronics”, Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), 28 de Junio de 2018, Barcelona, España.

4.- “Tuning the Properties of Porphyrins in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by using Density Functional Theory”, Tenth International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-10), 1-6 de Julio de 2018, Munich, Alemania.

5.- “New Insights of Expanded Porphyrins as Light-Harvesting for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, XLIV Congreso de Químicos Teóricos de Expresión Latina, QUITEL, 8-12 de Octubre de 2018, Santiago, Chile.

6.- “Foto-sensibilizadores de luz visible basados en porfirinas y porfirinas expandidas para celdas solares sensibilizadas por colorante”, Congreso Iberoamericano: 85 Años Sociedad Química del Perú, XXIX Congreso Peruano de Química, 16-19 de Octubre de 2018, Lima, Perú.

7.- “Looking for the Best Photosensitizers-based in Expanded Porphyrins for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”, Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 11 de Marzo de 2020, Istanbul, Turkey.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Gloria Cardenas Jiron

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Chile, 2004

    Outstanding Academic of Faculty of Chemistry and Biology corresponding to the period 2003-2004

  •   Gloria Cardenas Jiron

    ACADEMIA CHILENA DE CIENCIAS

    Chile, 2004

    Researcher of Program "Frontier Science" of the Chilean Academy of Sciences for young outstanding researchers, 2004-2006

  •   Gloria Cardenas Jiron

    American Chemical Society-Sociedad Chilena de Quimica-Fundacion Andes

    Chile, 2001

    Summer fellowship for postdoctoral stay of two months

  •   Gloria Cardenas Jiron

    ACADEMIA CHILENA DE CIENCIAS

    Chile, 1997

    Prize to the best Doctorate Thesis in the Chemistry área awarded by Chilean Academy of Sciences

  •   Gloria Cardenas Jiron

    American Chemical Society-Sociedad Chilena de Quimica-Fundacion Andes

    Chile, 1997

    Summer fellowship for postdoctoral stay of two months


 

Article (107)

Computational demonstration of isomer- and spin-state-dependent charge transport in molecular junctions composed of charge-neutral iron(ii) spin-crossover complexes
Near-Infrared Absorption of Fused Core-Modified Expanded Porphyrins for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Photoconductive Metal-Organic Frameworks based on 10,20-meso-substituted Zn-Porphyrin and Fullerene C60
Synergistic effect of ultrasound and light to efficient singlet oxygen formation for photodynamic purposes
Theoretical study of lithium oxide clusters adsorbed on anatase TiO2 surface
A new sterically hindered asymmetric zinc phthalocyanine as an efficient sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells
Anisotropic Band-Edge Absorption of Millimeter-Sized Zn(3-ptz)2 Single-Crystal Metal-Organic Frameworks
Fullerene Binding Effects in Al(III)/Zn(II) Porphyrin/Phthalocyanine Photophysical Properties and Charge Transport
Tuning the visible-NIR absorption of azulenocyanine-based photosensitizers
A photo-induced spin crossover based molecular switch and spin filter operating at room temperature
Assessment of New Expanded Phorpholactones as UV/VIS/NIR chromophores for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells applications
Insight into effects of the anchoring groups on the photovoltaic performance of unsymmetrical phthalocyanine based dye-sensitized solar cells
The Bimetallic and the Anchoring Group Effects on both the Optical and Charge Transport Properties of Hexaphyrin Amethyrin
Zinc phthalocyanine absorbance in the near-infrared with application for transparent and colorless dye-sensitized solar cells
B12N12 Cluster as a Collector of Noble Gases: A Quantum Chemical Study
Effects of the methylammonium ion substitution by 5-ammoniumvaleric acid in lead trihalide perovskite solar cells: a combined experimental and theoretical investigation
Influence of cyano substituents on the electron density and catalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction for iron phthalocyanine. The case for Fe(II) 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octa(cyano)phthalocyanine
Local and macrocyclic (anti)aromaticity of porphyrinoids revealed by the topology of the induced magnetic field
The boron nitride (B116N124) fullerene: Stability and electronic properties from DFT simulations
Zn(II)-Porphyrin-Squaraine Dyads as Potential Components for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Quantum Chemical Study of Optical and Charge Transport Properties
Assessment of BODIPY-Oxasmaragdyrin Dyads for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Aromaticity, Photosensitization Capability and Charge Transport
Effect of New Asymmetrical Zn(II) Phthalocyanines on the Photovoltaic Performances of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Effect of the Meso/Beta Halogenation in the Photoelectronic Properties and Aromaticity of Expanded Porphyrins
Elucidating the Electronic Structure and Magnetic and Conducting Properties of μ-oxo Mn-phthalocyanine [MnPc(CN)]2O Complex
Interpreting Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity through Bifurcation Analysis of the Induced Magnetic Field
Orbital Weighted Dual Descriptor for the Study of Local Reactivity of Systems with Quasi-Degenerate States
Quantum Chemical Studies of Porphyrin- and Expanded Porphyrin-based Systems and Their Potential Applications on Nanoscience. Latin American Research Review
Spin-Filter Transport and Magnetics Properties in Binuclear Cu(II) Expanded Porphyrin Based Molecular Junction
Stability, electronic and optical properties of the boron nitride cage (B47N53) from quantum mechanical calculations
The Influence of Antenna and Anchoring Moieties on the Improvement of Photoelectronic Properties in Zn(II)-Porphyrin-TiO2 and Potential Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Atypical antioxidant activity of non-phenolic amino-coumarins
Theoretical Rationalisation of the Photophysics of TICT Excited State of Cinnamoyl-Coumarin Derivatives in Homogeneous and Biological Membrane Models
Covalent functionalization of octagraphene with magnetic octahedral B-6(-) and non-planar C-6(-) clusters
Excited States of Light-Harvesting Systems Based on Fullerene/Graphene Oxide and Porphyrin/Smaragdyrin
Insights on the Reactivity of Terminal Phosphanido Metal Complexes toward Activated Alkynes from Theoretical Computations
Reaction Kinetics of Phenolic Antioxidants Towards Photo-Induced Pyranine Free Radicals in Biological Models
Theoretical assessment of TD-DFT applied to a ferrocene-based complex
Doping Effects in the Charge Transport of Graphene-Porphyrins
Mechanistic Study of a Ruthenium Hydride Complex of type [RuH(CO)(N-N)(PR3)2]+ as Catalyst Precursor for the Hydroformylation Reaction of 1-hexene
Tautomerization Mechanism and Spectral Properties of Porphyrin-Glucose Complexes as Models of Antibacterial Material
Understanding the hydrolysis mechanism of ethyl acetate catalyzed by an aqueous molybdocene: A computational chemistry investigation
Theoretical Assessment of the Photosensitization Mechanisms of Porphyrin-Ruthenium(II) Complexes for the Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species
A three-layer ONIOM model for the outside binding of cationic porphyrins and nucleotide pair DNA.
Assessment of the photosensitization properties of cationic porphyrins in interaction with DNA nucleotide pairs
Electron Transport Properties through Graphene Oxide-Cobalt Phthalocyanine Complexes
Nitric Oxide Oxidation by Substituted Nickel Phthalocyanines: A Theoretical Viewpoint
A through-space charge transfer mechanism for explaining the oxidation of 2-chlorophenol on a tetrasulphonated nickel(III) phthalocyanine
Electrical Characteristics of Cobalt Phthalocyanine Complexes Adsorbed on Graphene
Quantitative Structure Property Relationships to Evaluate the Photosensitizing Capability in Porphyrins and Chlorins
Theoretical Study on the Electronic Excitations of a Porphyrin-Polypyridyl Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizer
Vibrational spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations of poly-D-mannuronate and heteropolymeric fractions from sodium alginate
A computational study on the stability-aromaticity correlation of triply N-confused porphyrins: CMMSE-09
A theoretical investigation on the spectroscopic properties and photosensitizing capability of 5, 10, 15, 20-tetraphenylsapphyrin and 5, 10, 15, 20-tetraphenyl-26,28-diheterosapphyrins with two O, S, or Se Atoms
Flow-Induced beta-Hairpin Folding of the Glycoprotein Ib alpha beta-Switch
Inhibitory effect of aromatic geranyl derivatives isolated from Heliotropium filifolium on infectious pancreatic necrosis virus replication
Synthesis and reactivity of eta(5)-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl-propenyl rhenium complexes: Molecular structure of [(eta(5):eta(2)-C(5)Me(4)CH(2)CH=CH(2))Re(CO)(2)]
Experimental and theoretical characterization of Ru(II) complexes with polypyridine and phosphine ligands
Theoretical study of the binding nature of glassy carbon with nickel(II) phthalocyanine complexes
Effect of Chlorin Structure on Theoretical Electronic Absorption Spectra and on the Energy Released by Porphyrin-Based Photosensitizers
Theoretical evidence of the Ni(III) participation in the chlorophenol oxidation on tetrasulphonated nickel phthalocyanine
Theoretical insight into pyrrole inversion and planarity in 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylsapphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-26,28-diheterosapphyrins with two O, S, or Se atoms
Molecular magnetic properties of heteroporphyrins: a theoretical analysis.
Theoretical and spectroscopic study of nickel(II) porphyrin derivatives
Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide induced by bis(N-R-2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldiminato)-copper(II) (R = n-octyl, n-dodecyl): Magnetic and theoretical studies and the X-ray structure of bis(N-n-octyl-2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldiminato)-copper(II)
Influence of 5-chloro and 5-methyl benzotriazole on the corrosion of copper in acid solution: an experimental and a theoretical approach
Nickel(II) complexes with tetraaza macrocycles in the electrocatalytic oxidation of sulfite
Theoretical modeling of the oxidation of hydrazine by iron(II) phthalocyanine in the gas phase. Influence of the metal character
Electropreparation and characterization of polyNiTSPc films. An EQCM study
Inverted correlations between rate constants and redox potential of the catalyst for the electrooxidation of 2-aminoethanethiol mediated by surface confined substituted cobalt-phthalocyanines
Synthesis of beta-Lactams by Ag+-Induced Ring Expansion of 1-Hydroxycyclopropylamines: A Theoretical Analysis
Synthetic N-substituted metal aza-macrocyclic complexes: Properties and applications
The coordination chemistry of boron porphyrin complexes B2OX2 (TpYPP) (X = OH, F; Y=Cl, CH3) and their chemical reactivities
The influence of aniline and its derivatives on the corrosion behaviour of copper in acid solution: a theoretical approach
Through-space and through-bond mixed charge transfer mechanisms on the hydrazine oxidation by cobalt(II) phthalocyanine in the gas phase
Aza nitrogens effect on the electronic properties of cobalt porphyrine and derivatives
Experimental and theoretical study of the activity of substituted metallophthalocyanines for nitrite electro-oxidation
Fukui indexes applied to the reduced and nonreduced species of the nickel(II) tetraazadinaphtho[14]annuiene complex and its protonated derivative
Solvent effect on density functional reactivity indexes applied to substituted nickel phthalocyanines
Application of condensed Fukui functions to cobalt macrocycle complexes
Reactivity descriptors applied to the study of cobalt porphyrin and their aza derivatives
Theoretical and experimental study of the electronic structure and spectra of Ni(II) tetraazadinaphtho[14]annulene complexes
Theoretical study of the electron transfer reaction of hydrazine with cobalt(II) phthalocyanine and substituted cobalt(II) phthalocyanines
Substituent effect in the chemical reactivity and selectivity of substituted cobalt phthalocyanines
Theoretical study of global and local charge transfer descriptors applied to the interaction of cobalt phthalocyanine with 2-mercaptoethanol and cobalt phthalocyanine with pyridine in the gas phase
Theoretical study of the interaction energy profile of cobalt phthalocyanine and 2-mercaptoethanol. Effect of the graphite on the global reactivity
Donor-acceptor intermolecular hardness on charge transfer reactions of substituted cobalt phthalocyanines
Reactivity of electrodes modified with substituted metallophthalocyanines. Correlations with redox potentials, Hammett parameters and donor-acceptor intermolecular hardness
Metal-centered redox chemistry of substituted cobalt phthalocyanines adsorbed on graphite and correlations with MO calculations and Hammett parameters. Electrocatalytic reduction of a disulfide
Reactivity of immobilized cobalt phthalocyanines for the electroreduction of molecular oxygen in terms of molecular hardness
A Theoretical Procedure to Determine Interaction Energies in Complex Systems. Application to the Oxygen-Iron Tetraazaporphyrin Interaction
Acetic Acid Molecular Aggregates: Energy and Softness of Hydrogen Bonding
Molecular Orbital Study of Crystalline p-Benzoquinone
Paradoxical Effect of the Redox Potential of Adsorbed Metallophthalocyanines on Their Activity for the Oxidation of 2-Mercaptoethanol. Inner versus Outer Sphere Electrocatalysis
Dynamical and Spectroscopic Study of Internal Rotation in Formic, Thiolformic, Thionformic and Dithioformic Acids into a Reduced Potential Model
Linear vs. Volcano Correlations Between Electrocatalytic Activity and Redox and Electronic Properties of Metallophthalocyanines
The Internal Rotation of Hydrogen Thioperoxide: Energy, Chemical Potential and Hardness Profiles
Fragment Chemistry of the Hydrogen Thioperoxide Molecule. Energy, Chemical Potential and Hardness
Relations between Potential Energy, Electronic Chemical Potential and Hardness Profiles
Hardness Profile and Activation Hardness for Rotational Isomerization Processes. I. Application to Nitrous Acid and Hydrogen Persulfide
Hardness Profile and Activation Hardness for Rotational Isomerization Processes. II. The Maximum Hardness Principle
A Model Potential for the Internal Rotation of Nitrosyl Hyperfluorite. Comparative Analysis of Different Theoretical Methods
Theoretical Analysis of the Internal Rotation, Molecular Structures and Electronic Properties of the XSSX Series of Molecules (X=H,F,Cl)
Análisis del Efecto de la Base de Orbitales Sobre el Potencial de Torsión de HO-NO
Theory of One-Dimension Rotational Isomerization: A Study of the Cis-Trans Isomerization of HS-NS Compared to That of HO-NO
On the Rotational Isomerism of One Rotor Molecules. A Comparative Study of the HSSH and HXNX (X=O,S) Series of Molecules
A. Potenciales Torsionales en Moléculas con un Rotor: Análisis del Isomerismo Rotacional de la Serie HXNX (X=O,S)
Infrared Assignment and Formation Mechanism of Trans-Anti Thymine Dimer

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Excited Electronic States of Porphyrin-Based Assemblies Using Density Functional Theory
Functionalized Graphene and Cobalt Phthalocyanine based Materials with Potential Use for Electrical Conduction
Characterization of Rotational Isomerization Processes in Monorotor Molecules.

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Atomic-Scale Modeling of Materials and Molecular Devices based on MetalPhthalocyanine and Organic Metal-Free Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Theoretical characterization of advanced oxidation processes. oxidation mechanism of textile dyes and properties of modified catalysts based on titanium dioxide
Theoretical-computational design of molecular spintronic devices, based on metalated porphyrins and phthalocyanines
Design of Dyes based in Expanded Porphyrins with Potential Applications in Solar Cells DSSC
Development of Near-Infrared Light Collectors based on Phthalocyanine for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Solar Driven Hydrogen Production
Hydrogenolysis and Catalytic Oxidation of Organosolv Lignin in Acidic Ionic Liquids: Selective Production of Aromatic Chemicals of Industrial Interest
Quantum Chemical Study of Spintronics and Molecular Electronics Applied to Expanded Porphyrins and Metalled Phthalocyanines
Computational Rational Design of Expanded Porphyrins as Potential Light Collectors for Application in Dyes Sensitized Solar Cells Supported on Titanium Oxide (TiO2)
Theoretical Study of the Magnetic and Electron Transport Properties in Porphyrins and Metal Phthalocyanines with Potential Applications in Spintronics and Molecular Electronics.
Visible Light Photosensitizers based in Porphyrins and Expanded Derivatives for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Consisting of Titanium Dioxide, Graphene and Fullerene as Semiconductors
Surface Chemistry based in Titanium Dioxide and Metal Carbides with Applications in Solar Cells and Heterogeneous Catalysis
Theoretical Assessment of the Photosensitization of Porphyrins Anchored on Titanium Dioxide and Organic Supports
Strengthening the areas of organic chemistry and polymers in teaching and research
Theoretical Study of the Porphyrin Binding Nature in Supramolecular Assemblies
Characterization of the Saphyrins as Photosensitizers in the Formation of Singlet Molecular Oxygen and Reactivity of Singlet Molecular Oxygen over Peptides
Theoretical Study of the Structural and Electronic Chemistry of Porphyrin Derivatives
Charge Transfer Processes in Electrocatalysis and Electrochemistry Corrosion
Energetic and Electronic Properties of Organic Molecular Aggregates and Crystals
Theoretical Characterization of the Reactivity of Transition Metal Macrocycles in Charge Transfer Processes
Theoretical Study of the Magnetic and Electron Transport Properties in Porphyrins and Metal Phthalocyanines with Potential Applications in Spintronics and Molecular Electronics
Theoretical Study of the Perovskite-TiO2 Junction Stability in APbX3 Perovskite Crystals with MA+, FA+ and AVA+ (A) Anions and Cl-, Br- and I- (X) Halides
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GLORIA CARDENAS

Full Professor

Department of Environmental Science

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Ricardo Pino

Académico Investigador

Ciencias Químicas y Farmaceuticas

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

2
Nicolas Montenegro

Post Doc

Facultad de Farmacia

Universidad de Sevilla

Sevilla, España

2
Ximena Zarate

Associate Profesor

Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Yoan Hidalgo

Postdoctoral researcher

Researcher Line 3

Universidad de Chile-Solar Energy Research Center CONICYT/FONDAP/15110019

Santiago de chile, Chile

1
Pablo Barrías

Profesor por hora

Ciencias del Ambiente

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Merlys Borges

Investigador postdoctoral y Profesor por horas

Ciencias del Ambiente

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Camilo López

prof. Asociado

Química Física

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Maria Soledad Ureta

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
William Tiznado

Full professor

Chemical Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

Santiago, Chile

1
Lina Ruiz

Academico Docente Investigador

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
César Zúñiga

Profesor Investigador

Instituto de Ciencias Naturales

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

1
Eduardo Pino

Acádemico

Ciencias del Ambiente

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile