Abstract
The aim of the project is the experimental and theoretical study of the fundamental electronic, optical, structural, mechanical, and surface physics properties of novel micro and/or nanostructured materials, for electronic applications as well as promotes their use in technological applications. The materials will be obtained by Dual Ion Beam Assisted Deposition, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Sputtering, Arc Discharge, Laser Evaporation, and Pulsed Plasma Deposition. These goals are intimately linked to the scientific tradition of our research group and with the current graduate student programs at the Instituto de Física "Gleb Wataghin" and the Instituto de Física da Universidade de São Paulo (São Paulo and São Carlos) as well with the Laboratório Nacional de Luz Sincrotron (LNLS). The incorporation of the Physics Department of the young ABC University to this effort will help to increase the capacity in research and development of this new institution and contribute to the rational use of the scientific equipment. The formation of students at the three levels, i.e., scientific training for under-graduate students, Master and PhD programs, as well as professional pos-doc is of fundamental importance to this proposal. To reach these goals, we shall take advantage of our past experience and the existence of modern experimental facilities such as photoemission electron spectroscopy (XPS, UPS), X-ray diffraction, visible and infra-red optical absorption, nano-hardness, electron microscopy (HRTEM, TEM, SEM), Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Raman. The project also considers the upgrading and renewing some experimental facilities that have been using continuously since fifteen years ago. The theoretical studies (intimately bonded to our experimental activities) are giving us a unique possibility to have a broad understanding of the studied subjects. We shall continue the studies on carbon nanotubes, hard carbon films, composites, and alloys based in Ti, C, Al, N and rare-earth doped semiconductors. We shall focus the studies on their structural, electronic, optical, and mechanical properties. A theoretical effort to understand the structural properties will be done based on modern quantum chemical techniques and compared with the experimental results. Experimental conditions leading to the improvement our capacity to study the properties of the studied materials will be pursued. Finally, an interaction with the local industry will be taking in account within the frame of the project with the purpose of technological transference of the advances. (AU)
Scientific publications
(38)
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
LITORIA, ADITYA K.;
JOSHI, MANOJ D.;
ANTUNES, V.;
SINGH, DIGVIJAY;
FIGUEROA, CARLOS A.;
ALVAREZ, F.;
HOSMANI, SANTOSH S.
The response of boronized 34CrAlMo5-10 (EN41B) steel to nanoindentation, oxidation, and wear.
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v. 101,
n. 7
DEC 2020.
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SCOCA, DIEGO L. S.;
CEMIN, FELIPE;
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FIGUEROA, CARLOS A.;
ZANATTA, ANTONIO R.;
ALVAREZ, FERNANDO.
Role of Rare Earth Elements and Entropy on the Anatase-To-Rutile Phase Transformation of TiO2 Thin Films Deposited by Ion Beam Sputtering.
ACS OMEGA,
v. 5,
n. 43,
p. 28027-28036,
NOV 3 2020.
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CLEMENTE DA SILVA FILHO, JOSE MARIA;
VILLEGAS BORRERO, NELSON FABIAN;
VIANA, GUSTAVO ALEXANDRE;
MERLO, RAFAEL BORGES;
MARQUES, FRANCISCO CHAGAS.
Lead Iodide Thin Films via rf Sputtering.
Crystal Growth & Design,
v. 20,
n. 3,
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Web of Science Citations: 0.
JIMENEZ, M. J. M.;
ANTUNES, V.;
CUCATTI, S.;
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FIGUEROA, C. A.;
WISNIVESKY, D.;
ALVAREZ, F.
Physical and micro-nano-structure properties of chromium nitride coating deposited by RF sputtering using dynamic glancing angle deposition.
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v. 372,
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COUTINHO, NATALIA F.;
CUCATTI, SILVIA;
MERLO, RAFAEL B.;
SILVA FILHO, JOSE MARIA C.;
BORRERO VILLEGAS, NELSON F.;
ALVAREZ, FERNANDO;
NOGUEIRA, ANA F.;
MARQUES, FRANCISCO C.
The Thermomechanical Properties of Thermally Evaporated Bismuth Triiodide Thin Films.
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ECHEVERRIGARAY, F. G.;
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BOEIRA, C. D.;
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FREIRE, JR., F. L.;
ALVAREZ, F.;
MICHELS, A. F.;
FIGUEROA, C. A.
Nanoindentation unidirectional sliding and lateral force microscopy: Evaluation of experimental techniques to measure friction at the nanoscale.
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v. 8,
n. 12
DEC 2018.
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JIMENEZ-VILLAR, ERNESTO;
XAVIER, M. C. S.;
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ERMAKOV, V. A.;
MARQUES, F. C.;
DE SA, GILBERTO F.
Anomalous transport of light at the phase transition to localization: strong dependence with incident angle.
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v. 6,
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p. 929-942,
OCT 1 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 3.
ECHEVERRIGARAY, FERNANDO G.;
DE MELLO, SARON R. S.;
LEIDENS, LEONARDO M.;
MAIA DA COSTA, MARCELO E. H.;
ALVAREZ, FERNANDO;
BURGO, THIAGO A. L.;
MICHELS, ALEXANDRE F.;
FIGUEROA, CARLOS A.
Towards superlubricity in nanostructured surfaces: the role of van der Waals forces.
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v. 20,
n. 34,
p. 21949-21959,
SEP 14 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 2.
BOGONI JR, NERIO;
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COSTI, FERNANDA B.;
PEROTTI, BRUNA L.;
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PEROTTONI, CLAUDIO A.;
ALVAREZ, FERNANDO;
FIGUEROA, CARLOS A.
Nanoscopic origin of the dissipative friction forces on a diamond tip sliding on magnetite surfaces.
Thin Solid Films,
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AUG 30 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 1.
CEMIN, FELIPE;
TSUKAMOTO, MAKOTO;
KERAUDY, JULIEN;
ANTUNES, VINICIUS GABRIEL;
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ALVAREZ, FERNANDO;
MINEA, TIBERIU;
LUNDIN, DANIEL.
Low-energy ion irradiation in HiPIMS to enable anataseTiO(2) selective growth.
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v. 51,
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JUN 13 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 4.
ERMAKOV, VIKTOR A.;
CLEMENTE DA SILVA FILHO, JOSE MARIA;
BONATO, LUIZ GUSTAVO;
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IIKAWA, FERNANDO;
NOGUEIRA, ANA FLAVIA;
CESAR, CARLOS LENZ;
JIMENEZ-VILLAR, ERNESTO;
MARQUES, FRANCISCO CHAGAS.
Three-Dimensional Superlattice of PbS Quantum Dots in Flakes.
ACS OMEGA,
v. 3,
n. 2,
p. 2027-2032,
FEB 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 3.
COUTINHO, NATALIA F.;
CUCATTI, SILVIA;
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ANTUNES, VINICIUS G.;
ALVAREZ, FERNANDO;
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Stress, Hardness and Elastic Modulus of Bismuth Triiodide (BiI3).
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v. 3,
n. 64,
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2018.
Web of Science Citations: 2.
DA SILVA, BRUNO C.;
OLIVEIRA, DOUGLAS S.;
IIKAWA, FERNANDO;
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BETTINI, JEFFERSON;
ZAGONEL, LUIZ F.;
COTTA, MONICA A.
Exploring Au Droplet Motion in Nanowire Growth: A Simple Route toward Asymmetric GaP Morphologies.
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DEC 2017.
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On the phonon dissipation contribution to nanoscale friction by direct contact.
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v. 7,
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SIOL, SEBASTIAN;
SCANLON, DAVID O.;
ZAKUTAYEV, ANDRIY;
WALSH, ARON;
SMITH, IAN C.;
MELOT, BRENT C.;
KURCHIN, RACHEL C.;
WANG, YIPING;
SHI, JIAN;
MARQUES, FRANCISCO C.;
BERRY, JOSEPH J.;
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LANY, STEPHAN;
STEVANOVIC, VLADAN;
TONEY, MICHAEL F.;
BUONASSISI, TONIO.
Perovskite-Inspired Photovoltaic Materials: Toward Best Practices in Materials Characterization and Calculations.
Chemistry of Materials,
v. 29,
n. 5,
p. 1964-1988,
MAR 14 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 51.
ERMAKOV, VICTOR A.;
JIMENEZ-VILLAR, ERNESTO;
CLEMENTE DA SILVA FILHO, JOSE MARIA;
YASSITEPE, EMRE;
VARDHAN MOGILI, NAGA VISHNU;
IIKAWA, FERNANDO;
DE SA, GILBERTO FERNANDES;
CESAR, CARLOS LENZ;
MARQUEST, FRANCISCO CHAGAS.
Size Control of Silver-Core/Silica-Shell Nanoparticles Fabricated by Laser-Ablation-Assisted Chemical Reduction.
Langmuir,
v. 33,
n. 9,
p. 2257-2262,
MAR 7 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 17.
VALES, S.;
BRITO, P.;
PINEDA, F. A. G.;
OCHOA, E. A.;
DROPPA, JR., R.;
GARCIA, J.;
MORALES, M.;
ALVAREZ, F.;
PINTO, H.
Influence of substrate pre-treatments by Xe+ ion bombardment and plasma nitriding on the behavior of TiN coatings deposited by plasma reactive sputtering on 100Cr6 steel.
Materials Chemistry and Physics,
v. 177,
p. 156-163,
JUL 1 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 1.
ZAGONEL, L. F.;
TIZEI, L. H. G.;
VITIELLO, G. Z.;
JACOPIN, G.;
RIGUTTI, L.;
TCHERNYCHEVA, M.;
JULIEN, F. H.;
SONGMUANG, R.;
OSTASEVICIUS, T.;
DE LA PENA, F.;
DUCATI, C.;
MIDGLEY, P. A.;
KOCIAK, M.
Nanometer-scale monitoring of quantum-confined Stark effect and emission efficiency droop in multiple GaN/AlN quantum disks in nanowires.
Physical Review B,
v. 93,
n. 20
MAY 6 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 10.
CEMIN, F.;
BIM, L. T.;
MENEZES, C. M.;
MAIA DA COSTA, M. E. H.;
BAUMVOL, I. J. R.;
ALVAREZ, F.;
FIGUEROA, C. A.
The influence of different silicon adhesion interlayers on the tribological behavior of DLC thin films deposited on steel by EC-PECVD.
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY,
v. 283,
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DEC 15 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 23.
CEMIN, F.;
BIM, L. T.;
LEIDENS, L. M.;
MORALES, M.;
BAUMVOL, I. J. R.;
ALVAREZ, F.;
FIGUEROA, C. A.
Identification of the Chemical Bonding Prompting Adhesion of a-C:H Thin Films on Ferrous Alloy Intermediated by a SiCx:H Buffer Layer.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES,
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JUL 29 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 21.
CUCATTI, S.;
OCHOA, E. A.;
MORALES, M.;
DROPPA, JR., R.;
GARCIA, J.;
PINTO, H. C.;
ZAGONEL, L. F.;
WISNIVESKY, D.;
FIGUEROA, C. A.;
ALVAREZ, F.
Effect of bombarding steel with Xe+ ions on the surface nanostructure and on pulsed plasma nitriding process.
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v. 149,
p. 261-269,
JAN 15 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 10.
FREISLEBEM, MARCIA;
MENEZES, CAREN M.;
CEMIN, FELIPE;
COSTI, FERNANDA B.;
FERREIRA, PATRICIA A.;
AGUZZOLI, CESAR;
BAUMVOL, ISRAEL J. R.;
ALVAREZ, FERNANDO;
FIGUEROA, CARLOS A.
Influence of the chemical surface structure on the nanoscale friction in plasma nitrided and post-oxidized ferrous alloy.
Applied Physics Letters,
v. 105,
n. 11
SEP 15 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 5.