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Research Interests

​Use time-resolved laser spectroscopy and single-particle emission techniques to characterize and understand excited-state processes in photoactive materials.

Selected Publications

  • Correlation of Photoluminescence and Structural Morphologies at the Individual Nanoparticle Level
    L. Gutiérrez-Arzaluz, G.H. Ahmed, H. Yang, S. Shikin, O.M. Bakr, A.V. Malko, O.F. Mohammed
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 124, 4855-4860, (2020)
  • Access to Highly Efficient Energy Transfer in Metal–Organic Frameworks via Mixed Linkers Approach
    J. Jia, L. Gutiérrez-Arzaluz, O. Shekhah, N. Alsadun, J. Czaban-Jóźwiak, S. Zhou, O.M. Bak...
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, 8580-8584, (2020)
  • Nitrated Fluorophore Formation upon Two-Photon Excitation of an Azide with Extended Conjugation
    Luis Gutiérrez-Arzaluz, Rafael López-Arteaga, Fernando Cortés-Guzmán, Jorge Peon
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 121, 9910-9919, , (2017)

Education Profile

  • ​Ph.D. Chemical Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, 2018.

  • M.Sc. Chemical Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, 2013.

  • B.Sc. Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico, 2011.

Professional Profile

  • ​2019-Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Scientific and Professional Memberships

  • ​National System of Researches (SNI), CONACyT-Mexico. Level I

Awards

  • ​KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)