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Pedro Centeno is a PhD student at Materials Research Center (CENIMAT) and Center of Excellence in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Processes (CEMOP) in NOVA School of Science and Technology. Pedro obtained his Masters degree in Micro and Nanotecnology Engineering in 2018 and was awarded an honorable mention for his Masters thesis merit in the APREN2019 Prize. His work comprehends design and fabrication of thin-film photovoltaics, nano-photonics and self-cleaning coating technologies for photovoltaic applications.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Afonso Magalhães Centeno

Citation names

  • Centeno, Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1E17-F8F7-D98B
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4868-1813

Addresses

  • Campus de Caparica, FCT UNL, 2829-516, Caparica, Caparica, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09/01 - 2024/12/31
Ongoing
 Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Doctoral Program (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2018/12/04
Concluded
 Micro and Nanotechnology Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Self-cleaned Solar Cells with Super-Hydrophobic Photonic Nano-structures" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/14 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/01/14 - 2020/12/31 LocalEnergy - Local Resources for Multifunctional Tetrahedrite-based Energy-Harvesting Applications
PTDC/EAM-PEC/29905/2017
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Boane, Jenny L. N.; Centeno, Pedro; Mouquinho, Ana; Alexandre, Miguel; Calmeiro, Tomás; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Mendes, Manuel J.; Águas, Hugo. "Soft-Microstructured Transparent Electrodes for Photonic-Enhanced Flexible Solar Cells". Micro 1 2 (2021): 215-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/micro1020016.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/micro1020016
  2. Oliveira, Rui D.; Mouquinho, Ana; Centeno, Pedro; Alexandre, Miguel; Haque, Sirazul; Martins, Rodrigo; Fortunato, Elvira; Águas, Hugo; Mendes, Manuel J.. "Colloidal Lithography for Photovoltaics: An Attractive Route for Light Management". Nanomaterials 11 7 (2021): 1665. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11071665.
    Published • 10.3390/nano11071665
  3. Centeno, Pedro; Alexandre, Miguel F.; Chapa, Manuel; Pinto, Joana V.; Deuermeier, Jonas; Mateus, Tiago; Fortunato, Elvira; et al. "Self-Cleaned Photonic-Enhanced Solar Cells with Nanostructured Parylene-C". Advanced Materials Interfaces 7 15 (2020): 2000264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admi.202000264.
    Published • 10.1002/admi.202000264
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/22 Photonic-enhanced thin-film solar cells with self-cleaning parylene-C coating 10th International PhD Meeting
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems, Germany (Dresden, Germany)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/11/28 - 2019/11/28 Poster Presentation on "Self-cleaned Solar Cells with Super-hydrophobic Photonic Nano-structures"
Conference
 Portugal Renewable Summit 2019
Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis (APREN), Portugal
2019/04/14 - 2019/04/17 Poster Presentation on "Solar Cells with Self-Cleaning Photonic Nano-structures"
Conference
 Materials 2019 "Materials for a Better Life"
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/02/07 - 2022/03/19 Development of Copper Antimony Sulfide compounds for PV applications João Piçarra
2022/01/24 - 2022/02/04 Copper Antimony Sulfide compounds as absorber materials for PV applications Helder Marinho
2021/06/21 - 2021/07/24 Microstructured Parylene-C as Photonic Coating for CIGS Solar Cells Maria Meireles Ribeiro Magalhães
2020/01/20 - 2020/02/21 Photonic Structures for Solar Cells Miguel Rodrigues Fialho
Distinctions

Award

2019 Honorable Mention in Prémio APREN 2019 for Masters thesis merit
Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis (APREN), Portugal