Ph.D., CIQA, Applied Chemistry Research Center, Saltillo, Coah. Mexico

B.Sc, Chemical Engineering School

Nanometer-scale chemistry, Nanostructural chemistry

Nanomaterials, Nanomaterials chemistry

Composite materials and interfaces, Composite materials/Surface and interface engineering

Nanostructural physics, Nanostructural physics

Nanomaterials, Nanomaterials engineering

Nanobioscience, Nanobioscience

2008 - 2009
Research fellow, Jiaxing Huang Group at Northwestern University

2005 - 2010
Associate Professor of Polymer Science, State University of Morelos

1999 - 2004, CIQA, Applied Chemistry Research Center, Saltillo, Coah. Mexico

1993 - 1998, Chemical Engineering School

The influence of carbon nanotubes characteristics in their performance as positive electrodes in vanadium redox flow batteries
Zoraida Gonzalez, Patricia Alvarez, Clara Blanco, Sofia Vega-Diaz, Ferdinando Tristan-Lopez, Lakshmy Pulickal Rajukumar, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 9, 105-110, 31 Mar. 2015

Large-Area Si-Doped Graphene: Controllabale Synthesis and Enhanced Molecular Sensing
Ruitao Lv, Maria Cristine dos Santos, Claire Antonelli, Simin Feng, Kazunori Fujisawa, Ayse Berkdemir, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 26(45), 7593-7599, 01 Dec. 2014

Graphene: Large-Area Si-Doped Graphene: Controllable Synthesis and Enhanced Molecular Sensing (Adv. Mater. 45/2014)
Ruitao Lv, Maria Cristine dos Santos, Claire Antonelli, Simin Feng, Kazunori Fujisawa, Ayse Berkdemir, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 26(45), 7676-7676, 01 Dec. 2014

Large-Area Si-Doped Graphene: Controllabale Synthesis and Enhanced Molecular Sensing
Simin Feng, Ruitao Lv, Maria Cristina dos Santos, Claire Antonelli, Kazunori Fujisawa, Ayse Berkdemir, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 59, 05 Oct. 2014

Bidimensional hybrid materials based graphene oxide
Cynthia Guerrero-Bermea, Selene Sepulveda-Guzman, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Mauricio Terrones
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 59, 04 Oct. 2014

Activation routes for high surface area graphene monoliths from graphene oxide colloids
Shuwen Wang, Ferdinando Tristan, Daiki Minami, Toshihiko Fujimori, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
Carbon, 76, 220-231, 30 Sep. 2014

Non-oxidative intercalation and exfoliation of graphite by Brφnsted acids
Nina I Kovtyukhova, Yuanxi Wang, Ayse Berkdemir, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
Nature Chmistry, 07 Sep. 2014

Effect of non-electroactive additives on the early stage pyrrole electropolymerization on indium tin oxide electrodes
A Castro-Beltran, C Dominguez, D Bahena-Uribe, S Sepulveda-Guzman, R Cruz-Silva
Thin Solid Films, 566, 23-31, 01 Sep. 2014

Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetic Properties of Defective Nitrogen-Doped Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulating Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles
Maria Luisa Garcia-Betancourt, Yadira Vega-Cantu, Sofia M Vega-Diaz, Aaron Morelos-Gomez, Nestor Perea-Lopez, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
Journal of Nano Research, 28, 39-49, 06 Jul. 2014

Rice Husk-Derived Graphene with Nano-Sized Domains and Clean Edges
Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Yoong Ahm Kim, Kap-Seung Yang, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
SMALL, 10(14), 2766-2770, 01 Jul. 2014

Super-stretchable graphene oxide macroscopic fibers with outstanding knotability fabricated by dry film scrolling
Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Aaron morelos-Gomez, Hyung-ick Kim, et al.
ACS Nano, 8(6), 5959-5967, 13 May 2014

CO 2 adsorption on crystalline graphitic nanostructures
Mirian Elizabeth Casco, Aaron Morelos-Gomez, Sofia Magdalena Vega-Diaz, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION, 5, 60-65, 31 Mar. 2014

Journal of CO2 Utilization
Mirian Elizabeth Casco, Aaron Morelos-Gomez, Sofia Magdalena Vega-Diaz, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION, 5, 60-65, 01 Mar. 2014

Atomic Scale Visualization of Dopant-Induced Unconventional Kondo Effect in Boron-doped graphene
Minghu Pan, Qing Li, Liangbo liang, Ruitao Lv, Wenzhi Lin, Eduardo Costa Girao, Andres R Botello-Mendez, Ana Laura Elias, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, et al.
APS Meeting Abstracts, 1, 37001, Mar. 2014

Importance of open, heteroarom-decorated edges in chemically doped-graphene for supercapacitor applications
Kazunori Fujisawa, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Kap-Seung yang, et al.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 2(25), 9532-9540, 2014

Nitrogen-doped graphene: beyond single substitution and enhanced molecular sensing
Lv, Ruitao; Li, Qing; Botello-Mendez, Andres R.; Hayashi, Takuya; Wang, Bei; Berkdemir, Ayse; Hao, Qingzhen; Elias, Ana Laura; Cruz-Silva, Rodolfo; Gutierrez, Humberto R.; Kim, Yoong Ahm; Muramatsu, Hiroyuki; Zhu, Jun ; Endo, Morinobu; Terrones, Humberto; Charlier, Jean-Christophe; Pan, Minghu; Terrones, Mauricio
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2, 586, 17 Aug. 2013

Peroxidase-mediated synthesis of water-soluble fully sulfonated polyaniline
Roman, Paulina; Cruz-Silva, Rodolfo; Vazquez-Duhalt, Rafael
SYNTHETIC METALS, 162(9-10), 794-799, Jul. 2013

Energetic graphene oxide: Challenges and opportunities
Krishnan, Deepti; Kim, Franklin; Luo, Jiayan; Cruz-Silva, Rodolfo; Cote, Laura J.; Jang, Hee Dong; Huang, Jiaxing
NANO TODAY, 7(2), 137-152, Apr. 2013

Formation of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons via Chemical Unzipping
Cruz-Silva, Rodolfo; Morelos-Gomez, Aaron; Vega-Diaz, Sofia; Tristan-Lopez, Ferdinando; Elias, Ana L.; Perea-Lopez, Nestor; Muramatsu, Hiroyuki; Hayashi, Takuya; Fujisawa, Kazunori; Kim, Yoong Ahm; Endo, Morinobu; Terrones, Mauricio
ACS Nano, 7(3), 2192-2204, Mar. 2013

Energetic graphene oxide: Challenges and opportunities
Deepti Krishnan, Franklin Kim, Jiayan Luo, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Laura J. Cote, Hee Dong Jang, Jiaxing Huang
nanotoday, 7(2), 137-152, Apr. 2012, Refereed

Clean Nanotube Unzipping by Abrupt Thermal Expansion of Molecular Nitrogen: Graphene Nanoribbons with Atomically Smooth Edges
Morelos-Gomez, A; Vega-Diaz, SM ; Gonzalez, VJ ; Tristan-Lopez, ; Cruz-Silva, R; Fujisawa, K ; Muramatsu, H; Hayashi, T ; Mi, X; Shi, YF ; Sakamoto, H; Khoerunnisa, F; Kaneko, K ; Sumpter, BG; Kim, YA; Meunier, V; Endo, M; Munoz-Sandoval, E; Terrones, M
ACS Nano, 6(3), 2261-2272, Mar. 2012

Enzymatically synthesized polyaniline film deposition studied by simultaneous open circuit potential and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance measurements
Carrillo, N; Leon-Silva, U; Avalos, T ; Nicho, ME; Serna, S ; Castillon, F ; Farias, M ; Cruz-Silva, R
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 369, 103-110, Mar. 2012

Clean Nanotube Unzipping by Abrupt Thermal Expansion of Molecular Nitrogen: Graphene Nanoribbons with Atomically Smooth Edges
Aarón Morelos-Gómez, Sofia Magdalena Vega-Díaz, Viviana Jehová González, Ferdinando Tristán-López, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Kazunori Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Takuya Hayashi, Xi Mi, Yunfeng Shi, Hirotoshi Sakamoto, Fitri Khoerunnisa, Katsumi Kaneko, Bobby G. Sumpter, Yoong Ahm Kim, Vincent Meunier, Morinobu Endo, Emilio Muñoz-Sandoval, Mauricio Terrones
ACS Nano, 6(3), 2261-2272, 23 Feb. 2012, Refereed

Peroxidase-mediated synthesis of water-soluble fully sulfonated polyaniline
Paulina Romána, Rodolfo Cruz-Silvab, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt
SYNTHETIC METALS, 162(9-10), 794-799, Jan. 2012, Refereed

Enzymatically synthesized polyaniline film deposition studied by simultaneous open circuit potential and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance measurements
Carrillo N, León-Silva U, Avalos T, Nicho ME, Serna S, Castillon F, Farias M, Cruz-Silva R.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 369, 103-110, 16 Dec. 2011, Refereed

Influence of P3HT concentration on morphological, optical and electrical properties of P3HT/PS and P3HT/PMMA binary blends
M.E. Nichoa, C.H. García-Escobara, M.C. Arenasb, P. Altuzar-Coelloc, R. Cruz-Silvaa, M. Güizado-Rodrígueza
Materials Science and Engineering:B, 176(17), 1393-1400, 25 Oct. 2011, Refereed

Nitrogen-doped graphene: beyond single substitution and enhanced molecular sensing
Ruitao Lv, Qing Li, Andrés R. Botello-Méndez, Takuya Hayashi, Bei Wang, Ayse Berkdemir, Qingzhen Hao, Ana Laura Elías, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, Humberto R. Gutiérrez, Yoong Ahm Kim, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Jun Zhu, Morinobu Endo, Humberto Terrones, Jean-Christophe Charlier, Minghu Pan, Mauricio Terrones
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2, 586, 17 Aug. 2010

Self-Propagating Domino-like Reactions in Oxidized Graphite
F. Kim, J. Luo, R. Cruz-Silva, L.J. Cote, K. Sohn, Jiaxing Huang*
Advanced Funcional Materials, 20(17), 2867-2873, 2010

Electrically Conducting Polypropylene/Polyaniline-grafted-Short Glass Fiber Composites: Microstructure and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
VC. Valerio-Cardenas, A. Romo-Uribe*, R. Cruz-Silva
POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, 51(2), 254-263, 2010

Biomimetic polymerization of aniline using hematin supported on halloysite nanotubes
E. Tierrablanca, J. Romero-Garcia*, P. Roman, R. Cruz-Silva
Applied Catalysis A: Generaｌ, 381(1-2), 267-273, 2010

Room-temperature deposition of crystalline patterned ZnO films by confined dewetting lithography
S. Sepulveda-Guzman*, B. Reeja-Jayan, E. De la Rosa, U. Ortiz-Mendez, C. Reyes-Betanzo, R. Cruz-Silva, M. Jose-Yacaman
Applied Surface Science, 256(11), 3386-3389, 2010

Self-affinity study of nanostructured porous silicon-crystalline silicon interfaces
J. Escorcia-Garcia, R. Cruz-Silva, V. Agarwal*
Applied Surface Science, 256(3), 645-649, 2009

Electrospun Nylon Nanofibers as Effective Reinforcement to Polyaniline Membranes
A. Romo-Uribe, L. Arizmendi, M. Eugenia Romero-Guzman,S. Seplveda-Guzman, R. Cruz-Silva
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 1(11), 2502-2508, 2009

Viscoelastic properties of POSS-styrene nanocomposite blended with polystyrene
M.E. Romero-Guzman, A. Romo-Uribe, B.M. Zarate-Hernandez, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva
Rheol. Acta, 48(6), 641-652, 2009

Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behavior of Polypropylene Reinforced with Polyaniline-Grafted Short Glass Fibers
O. Flores, A. Romo-Uribe*, M. E. Romero-Guzman, A. E. Gonzalez, R. Cruz-Silva, B. Campillo
J.Appl. Polym. Sci., 112(2), 934-941, 2009

Flash Reduction and Patterning of Graphite Oxide and Its Polymer Composite
L.J. Cote, R. Cruz-Silva, J. Huang*
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 131(31), 11027-11032, 2009

Biocatalytic synthesis of polypyrrole powder, colloids, and films using horseradish peroxidase
R. Cruz-Silva*, E. Amaro, A. Escamilla, M.E. Nicho, S. Sepulveda-Guzman, L. Arizmendi, J. Romero-Garcia, F.F. Castillon-Barraza, M.H. Farias
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 328(2), 263-269, 2008

Electrochemical polymerization of an aniline-terminated self-assembled monolayer on indium tin oxide electrodes and its effect on polyaniline electrodeposition
R. Cruz-Silva*, M. E. Nicho, M.C. Resendiz, V. Agarwal, F. F. Castillon and M.H. Farias
Thin Solid Films, 516(15), 4793-4802, 2008

Melt rheology of polypropylene reinforced with polyaniline-coated short glass fibers
Romo-Uribe*, A. Gonzalez-Flores, R. Cruz-Silva
J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 109(4), 2207-2218, 2008

pH- and thermosensitive polyaniline colloidal particles prepared by enzymatic polymerization
R. Cruz-Silva.*, L. Arizmendi, M. Del-Angel, J. Romero-Garcia
LANGMUIR, 23(1), 8-12, 2007

Morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polyaniline coated short glass fiber composites
R.Cruz-Silva*, J. Romero-Garcia, S. Vazquez-Rodriguez, J.L. Angulo-Sanchez
J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 105(4), 2387-2395, 2007

Enzymatic synthesis of pH-responsive polyaniline colloids by using chitosan as steric stabilizer
R. Cruz-Silva, A. Escamilla, M.E. Nicho, G. Padron, A. Ledezma-Perez, E. Arias-Marin, I. Moggio, J. Romero-Garcia*
European Polymer Journal, 43(8), 3471-3479, 2007

Effect of modified ITO substrate on electrochromic properties of polyaniline films
U. Leon-Silva, M.E. Nicho*, Hailin Hu, R. Cruz-Silva
Solar Energy Materials&Solar Cells, 91(15-16), 1444-1448, 2007

Improvement on the corrosion protection of conductive polymers in pemfc environmets by adhesives
J.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez*, M.A. Lucio-Garcia, M.E. Nicho, R. Cruz-Silva, M. Casales, E. Valenzuela
Journal of Power Sources, 168(1), 184-190, 2007

Enzymatic polymerization of aniline in the presence of different inorganic substrates
E. Flores-Loyola*, R. Cruz-Silva, J. Romero-Garcia, J.L. Angulo-Sanchez, F.F. Castillon, M.H. Farias
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 105(1), 136-141, 2007

Enzymatic synthesis of colloidal polyaniline particles
L. Arizmendi, J. Romero-Garcia*, E. Arias-Marin, I. Moggio, F.F. Castillon and M.H. Farias
Polymer, 47(5), 1563-1568, 2006

Nucleation activity of polyaniline coated short glass fiber towards isotactic polypropylene
R Cruz-Silva*, J. Romero-Garcia, J.L. Angulo-Sanchez
Journal of Materials Science Letters, 40(18), 5107-5109, 2005

Template-free enzymatic synthesis of electrically conducting polyaniline using soybean peroxidase
Sanchez, A. Ledezma-Perez, E. Arias-Marin, I. Moggio and E. Flores-Loyola
European Polymer Journal, 41(5), 1129-1135, 2005

Modified Carbon Nanotubes
Terrones, Mauricio; Morelos-Gómez, Aaron; Tristan-Lopez, Ferdinando; Cruz-Silva, Rodolfo; Vega-Diaz, Sofia-Magdalena.
Springer Handbook of Nanomaterials., Chapter 6, Mar. 2013, Refereed

Facile synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles and its incorporation into acrylic coatings
Teran-Salgado, Elvia; Valerio-Cardenas, Cintya; Romo-Uribe, Angel; Cruz-Silva, Rodolfo
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 242, 28 Aug. 2011, Refereed

Biocatalysis in Polymer Chemistry chapter.8
R. Cruz- Silva*, P. Roman, and J. Romero, Enzymatic Synthesis of Polyaniline and Other ElectricallyConductive Polymers
Wiley InterScience, 2010

Carbon nanomaterials

Polymer Science