Professional experience:
  • Associate Professor (permanent position)  Dept. Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. From December 2013.

  • Associate Professor (Ramón y Cajal Researcher). Dept. Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. January 2009-December 2013.

  • Group-Leader. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart (Germany). May 2006-December 2008.

  • Assistant Professor (as Post-doctoral Fellow). Dept. Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. January 2006-May 2006.

  • Assistant Professor. Dept. Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 2002-2005.

  • Post-graduated Fellow. Dept. Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. January 2001- February2002.

List of publications:

[26] Unraveling the Intrinsic and Robust Nature of van Hove Singularities in Twisted Bilayer Graphene by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Theoretical Analysis

I. Brihuega, P. Mallet, H. González-Herrero, G.T. de Laissardière, M.M. Ugeda, L. Magaud, J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez, F. Ynduráin & J-Y. Veuillen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 196802 (2012) [article]

[25]  Role of pseudospin in quasiparticle interferences in epitaxial graphene probed by high-resolution scanning tunneling microscope

P. Mallet, I. Brihuega, S. Bose, M. M. Ugeda, J. M. Gómez-Rodríıguez, K. Kern,and J. Y. Veuillen

Phys. Rev. B. 86, 045444 (2012) [article]

[24]  Electronic and structural characterization of divacancies in irradiated graphene

M. M. Ugeda, I. Brihuega, F. Hiebel, P. Mallet, J-Y Veuillen, J M. Gómez-Rodríguez and F. Ynduráin

Phys. Rev. B. (R) 85, 121402 (2012) [article]

[23]  Ethylene Irradiation: A New Route to Grow Graphene on Low Reactivity Metals A.J. Martínez-Galera, I. Brihuega and J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez.

Nano Letters 11, 3576 (2011) [article]

[22]  Point Defects on Graphene on Metals

M. M. Ugeda, D. Fernández-Torre, I. Brihuega, P. Pou, A.J. Martínez-Galera, R. Pérez and J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 116803 (2011) [article]

[21]  Experimental observation of thermal fluctuations in single superconducting Pb nanoparticles through tunneling measurements

Brihuega, I., Garcia-Garcia, A. M., Ribeiro, P., Ugeda, M M.,Michaelis, C. H., Bose, S., Kern, K.,

Phys. Rev. B. 84, 104525 (2011) [article]

[20]  Observation of shell effects in superconducting nanoparticles of Sn

S. Bose , A. M. García- García, M. M. Ugeda, J. D. Urbina, C. H. Michaelis, I. Brihuega and K. Kern

Nature Materials 9, 550 (2010) [article]

[19]  The missing atom as a source of carbon magnetism

M. M. Ugeda, I. Brihuega, F. Guinea.and J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. Lett.104, 096804 (2010) [article]

[18]  Image potential states as a quantum probe of graphene interfaces

Bose, Sangita, B, Silkin, V M., Ohmann, R, Brihuega, I., Vitali, L., Michaelis, C. H., Mallet, P., Veuillen, J-Y, Schneider, M.Al., Chulkov, E. V, Echenique, P. M., Kern, K.,

New Journal of Physics 12, 023028 (2010) [article]

[17]  Quasiparticle chirality in epitaxial graphene probed at the nanometer scale

I. Brihuega, P. Mallet, C. Bena, S. Bose, C. Michaelis, L. Vitali, F. Varchon, L. Magaud, Klaus Kern and J.Y. Veuillen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 206802 (2008) [article]

[16]  Ordered layers of Co clusters on BN template layers

J. Zhang, V. Sessi, C.H Michaelis,  I. Brihuega, , J.Honolka, K. Kern, R. Skomski, X. Chen, G. Rojas and A Enders

Phys. Rev. B 78, 165430 (2008) [article]

[15]  Electronic decoupling and templating of Co nanocluster arrays on the boron nitride nanomesh

I. Brihuega, C. Michaelis, J. Zhang, S. Bose, V. Sessi, J.Honolka, M. A Schneider, A Enders, K. Kern

Surface Science Letters 602, L95 (2008) [article]

[14]  Spatial modulation of the Dirac-gap in epitaxial graphene

L. Vitali, C. Riedl, R. Ohmann, I. Brihuega, U. Starke y K. Kern

Surface Science 602, L127 (2008) [article]

[13]  Surface diffusion of Pb single adatoms on the Si(111)-(R3x R3)R30 degrees- Pb system

I. Brihuega, M.M. Ugeda y J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez.

Phys. Rev. B 76, 035422 (2007) [article]

[12]  Adatom-adatom interaction mediated by an underlying phase transition

I.Brihuega, A. Cano, M.M. Ugeda, J.J. Sáez, A.P. Levanyuk, y J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez.

Phys. Rev. Lett 98, 156102 (2007) [article]

[11]  Defects in the (3x3) to (R3xR3) Phase Transition in the Pb/Si(111) system

I. Brihuega, O. Custance, M. M. Ugeda, y J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. B. 75, 155411 (2007) [article]

[10]  Direct observation of a (3x3) phase in a-Pb/Ge(111) at 10 K

I. Brihuega, O. Custance, M. M. Ugeda, N. Oyabu, S. Morita y J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. Lett, 95, 206102 (2005) [article]

[9]  Hindered electronic transport in two dimensional metallic nanoislands on Si(111): an STM study

I. Brihuega, E. Dupont-Ferrier, P. Mallet, L. Magaud, S. Pons, J-M Gomez-Rodriguez y J-Y Veuillen

Phys. Rev. B. 72, 205309 (2005) [article]

[8]  Tip and Surface Determination from Experiments and Simulations of Scanning

O. Paz, I. Brihuega, J. M. Gómez Rodríguez, y J. M. Soler

Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 056103 (2005) [article]

[7]  Intrinsic Character of the (3x3) to (R3xR3) Phase Transition in Pb/Si(111)

I. Brihuega, O. Custance, Rubén Pérez y J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 046101 (2005) [article]

[6] Surface Diffusion of Single vacancies on Ge(111)-c(2x8) Studied by Variable Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

 I. Brihuega, O. Custance y J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. B. 70, 165410 (2004) [article]

[5]  Quantum Interference Patterns and Electron Confinement on a Two-dimensional Metal

I. Brihuega, L. Magaud, P. Mallet, S. Pons, O. Custance, J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez y J.-Y. Veuillen

Phys. Rev. B. 69, 155407 (2004) [article]

[4]  Single Adatom Adsorption and Diffusion on Si(111)-(7x7) Surfaces: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Experiments and First Principles Calculations

O.Custance, S. Brochard, I. Brihuega, E. Artacho, J.M. Soler, A.M. Baró y J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez.

Phys. Rev. B. 67, 235410 (2003) [article]

[3]  Ab-initio calculations and scanning tunneling microscopy experiments of the Si(111)-(Ö7xÖ3)-Pb surface

S. Brochard, E. Artacho, O. Custance, I. Brihuega, A. M. Baró, J. M. Soler, y J. M. Gómez-Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. B. 66, 205403 (2002) [article]

[2]  STM Study of Dynamical Effects on Submonolayer Phases of Pb/Si(111)

O. Custance, I. Brihuega, J.-Y. Veuillen, J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez y A.M. Baró

Surface Science, 482, 878 (2001) [article]

[1]  Initial Stages of Sn Adsorption on Si(111)-(7x7)

O. Custance, I. Brihuega, J.M. Gómez-Rodríguez y A.M. Baró

Surface Science, 482, 1406 (2001) [article]