Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. M. Gamero Castaño, A. Torrents, L. Valdevit, J.-G Zheng, “Pressure Induced Amorphization in Silicon Caused by the Impact of Electrosprayed Nanodroplets”, Physical Review Letters, 105, 145701 (2010). Link to pdf copy


  2. M. Gamero Castaño, “Energy Dissipation in Electrosprays and the Geometric Scaling of the Transition Region of Cone-Jets”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 662, 493-513 (2010). Link to pdf copy


  3. M. Gamero-Castaño and M. Mahadevan, “Sputtering Yields of Si, SiC and B4C under Nanodroplet Bombardment at Normal Incidence”, Journal of Applied Physics, 106, 054305 (2009).


  4. M. Gamero-Castaño and M. Mahadevan, “Sputtering of Silicon by a Beamlet of Electrosprayed Nanodroplets”, Applied Surface Science, 255, 8556-8561 (2009).


  5. M. Gamero-Castaño,“Comment on Enhanced Stability of Electrohydrodynamic Jets through Gas Ionization”, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 101, 059401 (2008). Link to pdf copy


  6. M. Gamero-Castaño, “The Structure of Electrospray Beams in Vacuum”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 604 , 339-368 (2008). Link to pdf copy


  7. M. Gamero-Castaño, “Characterization of the Electrosprays of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Bis(Trifluoromethylsulfonyl) Imide in Vacuum”, Physics of Fluids 20, 032103 (2008). Also in The Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 17, Issue 15 (2008). Link to pdf copy

  8. M. Gamero-Castaño, “An Induction Charge Detector with Multiple Sensing Stages”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 78, 043301 (2007). Link to pdf copy


  9. J. Fernandez de la Mora, B. A. Thomson & M. Gamero-Castaño, “Tandem mobility mass spectrometry study of electrosprayed tetraheptyl ammonium bromide clusters”,  Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 16, 717-732 (2005).


  10. M. Gamero-Castaño, “Characterization of a six emitter colloid thruster using a torsional balance”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 20, 736-741 (2004).     


  11. R. Bocanegra, J. Fernandez de la Mora & M. Gamero-Castaño, “Ammonium Electrolytes Quench Ion Evaporation in Colloidal propulsión”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 20, 728-735 (2004).     


  12. M. Gamero-Castaño, “A torsional balance for the characterization of microNewton thrusters”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 74, 4509-4514, (2003). Link to pdf copy


  13. I. Romero, R. Bocanegra, J. Fernandez de la Mora and M. Gamero-Castaño “A drop-free ion source from Taylor cones of ionic liquids”, Journal of Applied Physics, 94, 3599-3605 (2003). Link to pdf copy


  14. M. Gamero-Castaño, “Electric-field-induced ion evaporation from dielectric liquid”, Physical Review Letters, 89, 147602 (2002). Link to pdf copy


  15. M. Gamero-Castaño & J. Fernández de la Mora, “Ion-induced nucleation: measurement of the effect of embryo’s size and charge state on the critical supersaturation”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 117, 3345-3353 (2002).  Also in The Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 7 (2002). Link to pdf copy


  16. M. Gamero-Castaño & V. Hruby, “Electric measurements of charged sprays emitted by cone-jets”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 459, 245-276 (2002). Link to pdf copy


  17. M. Gamero-Castaño & V. Hruby.  “Electrospray as a source of nanoparticles for efficient colloid thrusters”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 17, 977-987 (2001). 


  18. M. Gamero-Castaño & J. Fernández de la Mora. “A condensation nucleus counter (CNC) sensitive to single charged sub-nanometer particles”, Journal of Aerosol Science, 31, 757-772 (2000).  


  19. M. Gamero-Castaño & J. Fernández de la Mora. “Direct measurement of ion evaporation kinetics from electrified liquid surfaces”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 113, 815-832 (2000). Link to pdf copy 


  20. M. Gamero-Castaño & J. Fernández de la Mora. “Modulations in the abundance of salt clusters in electrosprays”, Analytical Chemistry, 72, 1426-1429 (2000). 


  21. M. Gamero-Castaño & J. Fernández de la Mora.  “Mechanisms of electrospray ionization of singly and multiply charged salt clusters”, Analytica Chimica Acta, 406, 76-91 (2000). 


  22. M. Gamero-Castaño & J. Fernández de la Mora.  “Kinematics of small ion evaporation from the charge and mass distribution of multiply charged clusters in electrosprays”, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Special Feature, 35, 790-803 (2000). 


  23. M. Gamero-Castaño, I. Aguirre-de-Carcer, L. de Juan &  J. Fernández de la Mora.  “On the current emitted by Taylor cone jets of electrolytes in vacuo: implications for liquid metal ion sources”, Journal of Applied Physics, 83, 2428-2434 (1998). 


  24. J. Usero, M. Gamero, J. Morillo & I. Gracia.  “Comparative study of three sequential extraction procedures for metals in marine sediments”, Environmental International, 24, 487-496 (1998).