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Mexico, France

Biography

Francisco holds dual PhDs in Physics (Le Mans Université, France) and Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (Cinvestav, Mexico). His research has focuses on the synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanostructures, particularly TiO₂ and graphene oxide (GO) composites, to optimize photocatalysis and adsorption for water treatment. He has also worked with ZnO and BiVO₄ for organic pollutant degradation and ZrO₂ stabilized with Y₂O₃ as environmental barriers. Francisco also conducts theoretical studies using density functional theory (DFT) on TiO₂, GO, and metal halide perovskites (MHP). Currently, he develops nanomaterials derived from waste or biomass for innovative water contaminant removal applications.

Francisco has presented his work at international conferences Europe and Latin America and, in 2023, expanded his expertise in DFT calculations as a visiting scholar at Jan Dlugosz University, Poland. Since 2021, he has authored/co-authored several publications in journals, including Elsevier, Springer US and IEEE. Francisco applies nanotechnology to develop solutions for water remediation and environmental protection.

Activities

Employment (2)

Kolon Industries Inc: Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila de Zaragoza, MX

2018-10-18 to 2020-08-15 | Engineer (Environmental Health and Safety )
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Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE): Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México, MX

2015-01-01 to 2015-08-31 | Electoral Trainer (Vocalia de Capacitación Electoral y Educación Cívica)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Le Mans Université: Le Mans, Le Mans, FR

2021-09-01 to 2024-08-31 | PhD in Physics (Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM))
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Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional: Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de México, MX

2020-09-01 to 2024-08-31 | PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Multidisciplinary Programmes)
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Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados - Unidad Saltillo: Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, MX

2016-08-01 to 2018-08-17 | Master of Science in Ceramic Engineering (Ceramic Engineering)
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Universidad Politecnica de Chiapas: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, MX

2011-08-01 to 2015-01-16 | Environmental Engineer (Environmental Engineering)
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Professional activities (7)

Universidad Politécnica del Estado de Guerrero: Guerrero, México, MX

2024-03-01 to present | Member of the Arbitration Council (Revista - Divulgación de Ciencia y Educación, Redicye, ISSN: 2992-7153)
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Instituto de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, MX

2024-07-05 | Investigador científico o tecnólogo - Nivel I (Instituto de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación)
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Jan Długosz University: Częstochowa, Poland, PL

2023-04-25 to 2024-05-14 | Doctorant invited-PROM program (Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Długosz University)
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Royal Society of Chemistry: London, GB

2023-01-18 to 2024-01-17 | Affiliate (738096)
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XXX International Materials Research Congress & International Conference on Advanced Materials: Cancún, Yucatán, MX

2022-08-14 to 2022-08-19 | Session chair (Symposium D4: advances in functional semiconducting materials)
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CINVESTAV-IPN: Mexico City, MX

2022-04-25 to 2022-04-26 | Organizer of the 1st State Interdisciplinary Congress on Materials 2022 (Student Council Mexican Materials Society-Cinvestav Zacatenco )
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Student Council Cinvestav Zacatenco: Mexico city, Mexico city, MX

2020-11-01 to 2021-12-31 | Treasurer 2021 (Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales (SMMater))
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Funding (3)

Academic Internship

2023-04 to 2023-05 | Grant
NAWA - Polish National Agency for Academic exchange (Częstochowa, BR)
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Aide à la mobilité internationale de thèse

2022-09 to 2022-09 | Grant
Le Mans Université (Le Mans, FR)
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Doctorate in Science

2020-09 to 2024-08 | Award
CONAHCYT (Mexico City, MX)
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Works (28)

Activated Biochar from Pineapple Crown Biomass: A High-Efficiency Adsorbent for Organic Dye Removal

Sustainability
2024-12-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Odín Reyes-Vallejo; Rocío Magdalena Sánchez-Albores; Pathiyamattom Joseph Sebastian; Abumalé Cruz-Salomón; Maritza del Carmen Hernández-Cruz; Wilber Montejo-López; Mayram González Reyes; Rocío del Pilar Serrano Ramirez; Héctor Hiram Torres-Ventura
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Purificación de agua con luz visible: Nanomateriales híbridos que transforman el futuro

Revista Avance y Perspectiva
2024-11-29 | Magazine article
Contributors: Francisco Javier Cano; Sandrine Coste; Abdelhadi Kassiba; Małgorzata Makowska-Janusik; Odin Reyes Vallejo; Velumani Subramaniam
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Adsorption of Dyes by Charcoal and Activated Charcoal from Moringa Oleifera Leaves

2024 21st International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2024-10-23 | Conference paper
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Odín Reyes-Vallejo; Rocío M. Sánchez-Albores; A. Ashok; E. F. Vázquez-Vázquez; Salvador Escobar; Arturo Fernández-Madrigal; P. J. Sebastian
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Adsorption of Malachite Green on CaO-ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Composite Derived from Agro-industrial Waste

2024 21st International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2024-10-23 | Conference paper
Contributors: Odín Reyes-Vallejo; Rocío M. Sánchez-Albores; Roliber Escobar-Velázquez; Clara López-Aguilar; Francisco J. Cano; A. Ashok; J. Escorcia-García; Pascual Bartolo-Pérez
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An Application of Vanadium Oxide Thin Film as Window Layer in CIGSe Thin Film Solar Cells: A Computational Study

2024-10-23 | Conference paper
Contributors: A. Ashok; D. Acosta; A. J. Fragoso-Medina; T. Merino-Alama; Odín Reyes-Vallejo; Francisco J. Cano; M. De La L. Olvera
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Optical and Electrical Properties of TiO2-GO Nanostructures by Ball-Milling

2024-10-23 | Conference paper
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Odín Reyes-Vallejo; S. Velumani; Sandrine Coste; A. Ashok; José Juan Díaz; Iouri Koudriavtsev; A. Kassiba
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Influence of graphene oxide (GO) on TiO2-GO nanostructures applied to water pollution control

2024-09-06 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Francisco Javier Gomez Cano
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BiVO4 synthesized by the combustion method: a comparison between orange peel powder and urea used as fuel

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2024-06-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0957-4522
Part of ISSN: 1573-482X
Contributors: Odín Reyes Vallejo; Rocío Sánchez-Albores; A. Ashok; R. P. Serrano-Ramirez; J. C. Durán-Álvarez; P. Bartolo-Pérez; Francisco J. Cano; S. Velumani
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Review on the developments in copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGSe)-based thin film photovoltaic devices

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2024-05-28 | Review
Part of ISSN: 0957-4522
Part of ISSN: 1573-482X
Contributors: Ashok Adhikari; Dwight Roberto Acosta-Najarro; Amira Jalil Fragoso-Medina; Odin Reyes-Vallejo; Francisco Javier Cano; Maria de la Luz Olvera Amador; Velumani Subramaniam
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A computational study for understanding the effect of various parameters on the performance of three different CI(G)Se-based thin film solar cells

Optics & Laser Technology
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ashok Adhikari; Odin Reyes Vallejo; Jorge Evaristo Conde Diaz; Jacobo Martinez-Reyes; Francisco Javier Cano; María de la Luz Olvera Amador; Velumani Subramaniam
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Analysis of the bonding’s energy in metal-halide perovskites and brief evaluation of meta-GGA functionals TPSS and revTPSS

Journal of Materials Science
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: José Juan Diaz; Iván Ornelas-Cruz; Francisco J. Cano; S. Velumani; Salvador Gallardo-Hernández; Iouri Koudriavtsev; Svetlana Mansurova
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Remediación del agua con nanomateriales híbridos adsorbentes

Revista Avance y Perspectiva
2024-02-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Francisco Javier Cano; Abdelhadi Kassiba; Odin Reyes Vallejo; Velumani Subramaniam
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Influence of GO oxidation degrees on the organization and physical features of TiO2-GO-based nanocomposites for water dye removal

Surfaces and Interfaces
2024-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2468-0230
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; S. Coste; Odín Reyes-Vallejo; Malgorzata Makowska-Janusik; S. Velumani; M. de la Luz Olvera; A. Kassiba
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G and GO interaction into TiO2 (010) anatase and its influence on the bandgap: DFT Study

2023 20th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2023-10-25 | Conference paper
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Oleksandr Korolevych; Malgorzata Makowska-Janusik; Sandrine Coste; A. Ashok; S. Velumani; A. Kassiba
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SCAPS Simulation on CIGSe Thin Film Solar Cells: Effect of the Defects

2023 20th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2023-10-25 | Conference paper
Contributors: A. Ashok; Francisco J. Cano; O. Reyes-Vallejo; Y.M. Hernández-Rodríguez; O.E. Cigarroa-Mayorga; J. Vega-Pérez; J. Conde; M. De La L. Olvera; S. Velumani
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Study the properties of Ball-Milled Vanadium Oxide Powders for Gas Sensor Applications

2023 20th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2023-10-25 | Conference paper
Contributors: A. Ashok; D. Acosta; O. Reyes-Vallejo; Y.M. Hernández-Rodríguez; O.E. Cigarroa-Mayorga; Francisco J. Cano; M.A. Luna-Arias; M. De la L. Olvera; S. Velumani
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Variation in the bandgap by gradual reduction of GOs with different oxidation degrees: A DFT analysis

Diamond and Related Materials
2023-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-9635
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Araceli Romero-Nuñez; Hongbo Liu; O. Reyes-Vallejo; A. Ashok; S. Velumani; A. Kassiba
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Mechanisms of dyes adsorption on titanium oxide– graphene oxide nanocomposites

Ceramics International
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Odin Reyes-Vallejo; A. Ashok; M. de la L. Olvera; S. Velumani; A. Kassiba
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Analysis of hybrid-deposited CI(G)Se thin films and theoretical modeling of their properties through SCAPS-1D software

Materials Today Communications
2023-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2352-4928
Contributors: A. Ashok; J. Conde; O. Reyes-Vallejo; Francisco J. Cano; M. De la L Olvera; S. Velumani
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Simulation Analysis of the Theoretical and Experimental Parameters of Semiconductors Used in the Cuinse2 Thin Film Solar Cell Through Scaps-1d Software

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2022 | Other
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2-s2.0-85143580550

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Ashok, A.; Conde Diaz, J.E.; Reyes-Vallejo, O.; Cano, F.J.; Olvera, M.D.L.L.; Velumani, S.
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Microwave-assisted biosynthesis of ZnO-GO particles using orange peel extract for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2022-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2213-3437
Contributors: Rocío Sánchez-Albores; Francisco J. Cano; P J Sebastian; Odín Reyes-Vallejo
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Chemical Bath Deposition of Cu2O Thin Films on FTO Substrates: Effect of Sequential Deposition

2022 19th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2022-11-09 | Conference paper
Contributors: Odin Reyes-Vallejo; Rocio M. Sanchez-Albores; Arturo Fernandez-Madrigal; Francisco J. Cano; C. A. Meza-Avendano; J. J. Diaz; A. Ashok; P. J. Sebastian
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Effect of the oxidation degree on the bandgap of graphene oxides by Tour method

2022 19th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2022-11-09 | Conference paper
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; O. Reyes-Vallejo; Jose Juan Diaz; S. Velumani; A. Kassiba
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Influence of the composition of glass substrates on CH3NH3PbI3 films properties deposited by Spin-Coating

2022 19th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2022-11-09 | Conference paper
Contributors: Jose Juan Diaz; B. Montano; Francisco J. Cano; Ivan Ornelas-Cruz; Iouri Kudriavtsev; I. Cosme-Bolanos; Svetlana Mansurova
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MB adsorption by TiO2/GO nanocomposites: A comparison of the synthesis method

2022 19th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2022-11-09 | Conference paper
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Francisco J. Cano; O. Reyes-Vallejo; Araceli Romero-Nunez; Javier Covarrubias Garcia; A. Garcia-Sotelo; S. Velumani; A. Kassiba
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Influence of ZnO Morphology on the Functionalization Efficiency of Nanostructured Arrays with Hemoglobin for CO2 Capture

Crystals
2022-08-03 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2073-4352
Contributors: Alberto Rafael Mendoza-Sánchez; Francisco J. Cano; Mariela Hernández-Rodríguez; Oscar E. Cigarroa-Mayorga
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Bandgap dependence on facet and size engineering of TiO2: A DFT Study

2021 18th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE)
2021-11-10 | Conference paper
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Araceli Romero-Nunez; Anish Jantrania; Hongbo Liu; A. Kassiba; S. Velumani
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Effect of Deposition Conditions on Phase Content and Mechanical Properties of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films Deposited by Sol-Gel/Dip-Coating

Journal of Nanomaterials
2021-10-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1687-4129
Part of ISSN: 1687-4110
Contributors: Francisco J. Cano; Orlando Castilleja-Escobedo; L. J. Espinoza-Pérez; Cecilia Reynosa-Martínez; Eddie Lopez-Honorato
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Peer review (10 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Catalysts. (5)
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