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Bruno Falcão is a highly motivated and experienced researcher with broad expertise in the physical characterization of nanomaterials, in particular through spectroscopy techniques , as well as in semiconductor/thin-film deposition and device fabrication in cleanroom environment. Throughout his research career, he has been primarily focused on the investigation of structural, optical, and electrical properties of a wide variety of nanostructured materials, and have been working on their integration into photovoltaic devices and high-performance optoelectronics. His scientific activities have been mainly developed at the Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomodelling, and Nanofabrication (i3N) at Universidade de Aveiro (UA) in the scope of many (inter)national projects and active collaborations, including with the industry (SolarPlus SA, Lightenjin II Lda). He has had several internationalisations, either as a mobility student or a visiting researcher, namely in Brazil (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Sweden (NanoLund, Lund University), Denmark (iNano, Aarhus University), and Italy (Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IMM/CNR). He has also been engaged in the formation of (under)graduate students as a teaching assistant, invited lecturer, tutor, and thesis supervisor. After completion of his Ph.D. in 2020 (UA), he joined CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, and worked on the synthesis and characterization of novel carbon-based superhard materials at extreme conditions of pressure and temperature. After that, he became the leading investigator of an industrial project aimed to the development of smart windows based on luminescent centers, comprising energy harvesting and generation solutions as well as internal and external temperature sensors fully integrated with the IoT. In 2023, he rejoined i3N at UA as leading researcher in one PRR project, where he is currently employing luminescent nanoparticles for leakages detection in electric and renewable heating appliances. Meanwhile, he continues to be involved in educational activities in the physics department of UA, and to collaborate with other (inter)national groups and institutions in different projects in the field of materials science and applied physics. Among several research interests, he is focused on developing biological and high-performance printable optoelectronic based on silicon nano materials and evaluating radiation effects on CIGS solar cells for space applications. Overall, he contributed to the publication of 25 scientific papers in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals, participated in numerous national and international scientific events, and received several distinctions and presentation awards. According to Scopus, he has over 400 citations and an h-index of 12.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bruno Teixeira de Poças Falcão

Citation names

  • B. P. Falcão
  • Bruno P. Falcão
  • B. Falcão

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EE16-60C4-0AA2
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4536-5954
Google Scholar ID
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Researcher Id
J-4347-2013
Scopus Author Id
55385443900

Telephones

Fax
  • 234378197 (Professional)
Telephone
  • 234370356 Ext.: 23172 (Professional)

Addresses

  • i3N & Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
  • 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) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020
Concluded
 PhD in Physics Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Spectroscopic studies of physical properties of crystalline silicon nanoparticle systems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with highest distinction and praise
2011
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Physics Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Structural and Optical Characterization of Mg-doped GaAs Nanowires" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
(...)
2020/11 - 2023/06 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/09 - 2016/02 Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011 - 2020/10 Researcher/Research fellow Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
(...)
2015/03 - 2016/12 Research fellow in project "LabOPTO" (RECI/FIS- NAN/0183/2012) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
(...)
2016/01 - 2016/06 Research fellow in project "THINC: Thin-film solar cell based on nanocrystalline silicon and structured backside reflectors" (10-093969 DSF) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
(...)
2013/08 - 2015/02 Research fellow in project "Si QuaDot PV" (PTDC/CTM-ENE/2514/2012) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2010/03 - 2013/07 Research fellow in project "NANOSI-PVCELL: Development, production and marketing of amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon thin film solar cells” Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09 - 2019/09 PROM Programme: International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff
Student contract: PPI/PRO/2018/1/00011/U/001
PhD Student Fellow
Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, Poland
2011/02 - 2011/07 Luso-Brazilian Santander Universities Scholarship Program 2010/2011
Student contract: n.o2/2010-2011
Master Student Fellow
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/07 - Current ILLIANCE Agenda (PRR)
C644919832-00000035
Researcher
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/03 - Current FLEXSOLAR: Highly Efficient and Flexible Thin Film Crystalline Silicon - Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
PTDC/CTM-REF/1008/2020
Researcher
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022/11 - 2023/06 Photonic devices for energy generation from sunlight and temperature sensing towards real-time and user-based post-occupancy evaluation in zero-energy buildings
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181242
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Concluded
2020/11 - 2023/06 CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials
UIDB/50011/2020
UIDP/50011/2020
LA/P/0006/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/11 - 2022/07 Superhard@extreme: Search for novel superhard materials at extreme conditions of pressure and temperature¿
PTDC/FIS-MAC/31326/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/12 - 2020/10 Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação
PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2011
PEst-C/CTM/LA0025/2013
UID/CTM/50025/2013
UID/CTM/50025/2019
UIDB/50025/2020
UIDP/50025/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2015/02 - 2016/12 Low temperature controlled incorporation of Si quantum dots in amorphous matrices (Si, SiC, and SiN) for application as active layers in single- and multi-junction solar cells
PTDC/CTM-ENE/2514/2012
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/08 - 2016/12 LabOPTO - Extension of technical facilities
RECI/FIS-NAN/0183/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/01 - 2016/06 THINC: Thin-film solar cell based on nanocrystalline silicon and structured backside reflectors
10-093969DSF
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Aarhus Universitet Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Denmark

Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Unità di Bologna, Italy

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Area della Ricerca di Bologna, Italy
Concluded
2014/08 - 2015/02 Core-shell and core-host interactions in functional silicon-nanoparticles
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/112885/PT
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/03 - 2013/07 NANOSI-PVCELL: Development, production and marketing of amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon thin film solar cells (QREN, ADI)
NANOSI-PVCELL
PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2011
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

SolarPlus S.A., Portugal
Concluded
2010/02 - 2013/07 High deposition rate of nanomorph solar cells by using novel deposition conditions
PTDC/CTM/099719/2008
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

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

Publications

Conference poster
  1. J. Zanoni; D. M. Esteves; B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; L. Rino; Z. Jia; W. Um; et al. "Detailed RT spectroscopic analysis of doped ß-Ga2O3 with Mg, Sn and Fe". Paper presented in NANO 2022 - 16th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (ICNM), Sevilla, Spain, 2022.
  2. G. Marques; A. Carvalho; B. P. Falcão; A. J. Fernandes; S. O. Pereira; A. Brinca; F. Costa; et al. "Luminescent properties in CVD grown diamond single crystal modified by laser irradiation and ion implantation". Paper presented in IBMM 22 - 22nd International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials, Lisbon, Portugal, 2022.
  3. M. Brás; J. Zanoni; B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; F. M. Costa; Monteiro, T.; S. O. Pereira; J. Rodrigues. "Laser-produced ZnO Nanostructures for environmental sensing". Paper presented in Advanced Nano Materials 2021, 2021.
  4. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Soares; L. Ricardo; R. Martins; H. Águas; R. N. Pereira. "Oxidation-induced lattice strain in crystalline silicon nanoparticles". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2019 Fall Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 2019.
  5. B. P. Falcão. "Crystalline silicon nanoparticles for new (opto)electronic applications". Paper presented in Jornadas i3N 2019, 2019.
    10.1109/oecc.2018.8729872
  6. J. P. Teixeira; P. A. Fernandes; B. P. Falcão; M. Edoff; P. M. P. Salomé. "The influence of the Ga profile on the photoluminescence of GIGS thin films". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2018 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 2018.
  7. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; M. R. Soares; H. Wiggers; A. Cantarero; R. N. Pereira. "Light-induced nonthermal population of optical phonons in nanocrystals". Paper presented in Jornadas i3N 2017, 2017.
  8. B. P. Falcão; D. Desta; R. Rizzoli; M. Bellettato; B. Rolighed; C. Summonte; R. N. Pereira; et al. "Utilizing photon trapping from quasi-periodic nano-wrinkle textured surfaces in ultra-thin amorphous silicon solar cells". Paper presented in Materials.it 2016, Aci Castello, Catânia, Italy, 2016.
  9. R. Rizzoli; D. Desta; M. Bellettato; F. Lyckegaard; B. P. Falcão; B. R. Jeppesen; P. B. Jensen; et al. "Highly efficient ultra-thin and ultra-light-weight amorphous Si solar cells separated from the growth substrate". Paper presented in Materials.it 2016, Aci Castello, Catânia, Italy, 2016.
  10. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; M. R. Soares; H. Wiggers; A. Cantarero; R. N. Pereira. "Frontiering Raman Thermometry in Nanomaterials". Paper presented in Universidade de Aveiro Research Day 2016, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.
  11. P. Kannappan; B. P. Falcão; K. Asokan; K. Baskar; J. P. Leitão; R. Dhanasekaran. "Optical properties of CVT grown ZnSe single crystals and irradiated with gamma rays". Paper presented in Fifth European Conference on Crystal Growth, Bologna, Italy, 2015.
  12. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; H. Wiggers; R. N. Pereira. "Light-induced structural changes in silicon nanocrystals". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2015 Spring Meeting, Lille, France, 2015.
  13. N. B. Sedrine; J. Bourgard; D. Stroppa; H. Limborco; P. M. P. Salomé; S. Pereira; J. P. Teixeira; et al. "Doping effect on the structural and optical properties of GaAs:Si nanowires". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2015 Spring Meeting, Lille, France, 2015.
    10.1063/1.4791521
  14. P. Kannappan; N. B. Sedrine; S. Pereira; B. P. Falcão; J. P. Teixeira; M. F. Leitão; M. R. Correia; et al. "Influence of substrate on the structural and optical properties of GaAs:Mg nanowires". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2015 Spring Meeting, Lille, France, 2015.
  15. B. P. Falcão; M. R. Correia; N. B. Sendrine; P. Kannappan; M. P. Leitão; M. R. Soares; F. M. Morales; et al. "Structural and optical properties of Mg-doped wurtzite-rich GaAs nanowires". Paper presented in Jornadas i3N 2015, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2015.
  16. M. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. Martins; S. Pereira; A. G. de Oliveira; et al. "Studies of effect of incident laser power on the local structure stability of GaAs nanowires by Raman spectroscopy". Paper presented in 13th European Vacuum Conference, Aveiro, Portugal, 2014.
  17. J. M. Mánuel; B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; M. R. Soares; J. C. González; A. Gustafsson; et al. "TEM characterization of Mg-doped GaAs nanowires grown on GaAs and Si substrates". Paper presented in 3rd European Conference on NanoFilms & Al-NanoFunc Final Conference, Seville, Spain, 2014.
  18. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; M. F. Leitão; M. R. Soares; M. V. B. Moreira; A. G. de Oliveira; F. M. Matinaga; J. C. González. "Temperature-dependent photoluminescence of Mg-doped GaAs thin films and nanowires". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2014 Spring Meeting, Lille, France, 2014.
  19. M. P. Leitão; M. Sousa; M. Martins; B. P. Falcão; G. Pato; S. Pereira; A. G. de Oliveira; et al. "Temperature dependence of Raman scattering in wurtzite GaAs nanowires: the functionalization effect with Au nanoparticles". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2014 Spring Meeting, Lille, France, 2014.
  20. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; M. R. Soares; F. M. Morales; J. M. Manuel; R. Garcia; et al. "Luminescence properties of Mg-doped GaAs nanowires grown on GaAs and Si substrates". Paper presented in Materials Research Society 2013 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 2013.
  21. B. P. Falcão; J. C. González; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Correia; M. R. Soares; K. Gutiérrez; F. M. Matinaga; M. V. B. Moreira; C. Fantini. "Structural and optical characterization of GaAs nanowires". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2012 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 2012.
  22. J. P. Leitão; B. P. Falcão; M. J. Soares; R. N. Pereira; M. C. Carmo; S. Filonovich; H. Águas; et al. "Structural and optical study of hydrogenated amorphous silicon layers for solar cells applications". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2011 Spring Meeting, Nice, France, 2011.
  23. M. Soares; J. P. Leitão; B. P. Falcão; R. N. Pereira; M. C. Carmo; H. Castro; D. Gaspar; et al. "Structural and optical characterization of large-area ZnO:Al films prepared by pulsed DC sputtering". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2011 Spring Meeting, Nice, France, 2011.
  24. N. M. Santos; B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; N. A. Sobolev; M. C. Carmo; N. S. Stepina; A. Yakimov; A. I. Nikiforov. "Optical study of strained double Ge/Si quantum layers". Paper presented in European Materials Research Society 2009 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 2009.
Journal article
  1. Candeias, Maria B.; Fernandes, Tiago V.; B. P. Falcão; Cunha, António F.; Cunha, José M. V.; Barbosa, João; Teixeira, Jennifer P.; et al. "Cu(In,Ga)Se$$_2$$-based solar cells for space applications: proton irradiation and annealing recovery". Journal of Materials Science 58 42 (2023): 16385-16401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09033-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s10853-023-09033-x
  2. Daoudi, Kais; Columbus, Soumya; Falcão, Bruno P.; Pereira, Rui N.; Peripolli, Suzana B.; Ramachandran, Krithikadevi; Hadj Kacem, Hassen; Allagui, Anis; Gaidi, Mounir. "Label-free DNA detection using silver nanoprism decorated silicon nanoparticles: Effect of silicon nanoparticle size and doping levels". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 290 (2023): 122262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2022.122262.
    Published • 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122262
  3. Rodrigues, J.; Pereira, S.O.; Zanoni, J.; Falcão, B.P.; Santos, N.F.; Moura, J.P.; Soares, M.R.; et al. "The impact of physiological buffer solutions on zinc oxide nanostructures: zinc phosphate conversion". Materials Today Chemistry 23 (2022): 100629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2021.100629.
    10.1016/j.mtchem.2021.100629
  4. Kannappan, P.; Falcão, B. P.; Asokan, K.; Leitão, J. P.; Dhanasekaran, R.. "Insights into recombination channels in a CVT grown ZnSe single crystal". Applied Physics A 128 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-05246-6.
    10.1007/s00339-021-05246-6
  5. Brás, Mariana; Zanoni, Julia; Falcão, Bruno P.; Leitão, Joaquim P.; Costa, Florinda M.; Monteiro, Teresa; Pereira, Sónia O.; Rodrigues, Joana. "Label-Free Nanoscale ZnO Tetrapod-Based Transducers for Tetracycline Detection". ACS Applied Nano Materials 5 1 (2022): 1232-1243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c03838.
    10.1021/acsanm.1c03838
  6. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; L. Ricardo; H. Águas; R. Martins; R. N. Pereira. "Recombination of photo-generated charge carriers in H-terminated and (photo-)oxidized silicon nanoparticles". Applied Materials Today 23 (2021): 101071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101071.
    Published
  7. J. P. Teixeira; R. B. L. Vieira; B. P. Falcão; M. Edoff; P. M. P. Salomé; J. P. Leitão. "Recombination channels in CIGS thin films: impact of the Ga-profile". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 23 (2020): 12295. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02622.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02622
  8. A. M. P. Botas; J. P. Leitão; B. P. Falcão; M. Wiesinger; F. Eckmann; J. P. Teixeira; M. Stutzmann; R. A. S. Ferreira; R. N. Pereira. "Silicon Nanoparticle Films Infilled with Al2O3 Using Atomic Layer Deposition for Photosensor, Light Emission, and Photovoltaic Applications". ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 6 (2020): 5033. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c00116.
    Published • 10.1021/acsanm.0c00116
  9. B. P. Falcão; J. P. Leitão; M. R. Soares; J. Rodrigues; L. Ricardo; H. Águas; R. Martins; R. N. Pereira. "Size-dependent critical transition in the origin of the light emission from core-shell Si-SiO2 nanoparticles". Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8 (2020): 9012. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC01442G.
    Published • 10.1039/D0TC01442G
  10. Falcão, Bruno P.; Leitão, Joaquim P.; Soares, Maria R.; Ricardo, Lídia; Águas, Hugo; Martins, Rodrigo; Pereira, Rui N.. "Oxidation and Strain in Free-standing Silicon Nanocrystals". Physical Review Applied 11 2 (2019): 024054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.11.024054.
    Published • 10.1103/physrevapplied.11.024054
  11. Falcão, Bruno P.; Leitão, Joaquim P.; Águas, Hugo; Pereira, Rui N.. "Raman spectrum of nanocrystals: Phonon dispersion splitting and anisotropy". Physical Review B 98 19 (2018): 195406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.98.195406.
    Published • 10.1103/physrevb.98.195406
  12. Aigner, Willi; Bienek, Oliver; Falcão, Bruno P.; Ahmed, Safwan U.; Wiggers, Hartmut; Stutzmann, Martin; Pereira, Rui N.. "Intra- and inter-nanocrystal charge transport in nanocrystal films". Nanoscale 10 17 (2018): 8042-8057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8nr00250a.
    Published • 10.1039/c8nr00250a
  13. Kannappan, Perumal; Sedrine, Nabiha Ben; Teixeira, Jennifer P; Soares, Maria R; Falcão, Bruno P; Correia, Maria R; Cifuentes, Nestor; et al. "Substrate and Mg doping effects in GaAs nanowires". Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 8 (2017): 2126-2138. http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.212.
    Published • 10.3762/bjnano.8.212
  14. Ram, Sanjay K.; Desta, Derese; Rizzoli, Rita; Falcão, Bruno P.; Eriksen, Emil H.; Bellettato, Michele; Jeppesen, Bjarke R.; et al. "Efficient light-trapping with quasi-periodic uniaxial nanowrinkles for thin-film silicon solar cells". Nano Energy 35 (2017): 341-349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.04.016.
    Published • 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.04.016
  15. Falcão, Bruno P.; Leitão, Joaquim P.; Correia, Maria R.; Soares, Maria R.; Wiggers, Hartmut; Cantarero, Andrés; Pereira, Rui N.. "Light-induced nonthermal population of optical phonons in nanocrystals". Physical Review B 95 11 (2017): 115439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.95.115439.
    Published • 10.1103/physrevb.95.115439
  16. Lyubchyk, Andriy; Filonovich, Sergej Alexandrovich; Mateus, Tiago; Mendes, Manuel João; Vicente, António; Leitão, Joaquim Pratas; Falcão, Bruno Poças; et al. "Nanocrystalline thin film silicon solar cells: A deeper look into p/i interface formation". Thin Solid Films 591 (2015): 25-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.08.016.
    10.1016/j.tsf.2015.08.016
  17. Baptista, Ana C.; Botas, Alexandre M.; Almeida, Ana P.C.; Nicolau, Ana T.; Falcão, Bruno P.; Soares, Manuel J.; Leitão, Joaquim P.; et al. "Down conversion photoluminescence on PVP/Ag-nanoparticles electrospun composite fibers". Optical Materials 39 (2015): 278-281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2014.11.015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.optmat.2014.11.015
  18. Falcão, Bruno P.; Leitão, Joaquim P.; Correia, Maria R.; Leitão, Miguel F.; Soares, Maria R.; Moreira, Marcus V. B.; de Oliveira, Alfredo G.; Matinaga, Franklin M.; González, Juan C.. "New insights into the temperature-dependent photoluminescence of Mg-doped GaAs nanowires and epilayers". Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2 34 (2014): 7104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4tc01050g.
    Published • 10.1039/c4tc01050g
  19. Gaspar, D.; Pimentel, A. C; Mendes, M. J.; Mateus, T.; Falcão, B. P.; Leitão, J. P.; Soares, J.; et al. "Ag and Sn Nanoparticles to Enhance the Near-Infrared Absorbance of a-Si:H Thin Films". Plasmonics 9 5 (2014): 1015-1023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11468-014-9709-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s11468-014-9709-0
  20. Salomé, Pedro M.P.; Fjällström, Viktor; Szaniawski, Piotr; Leitão, Joaquim P.; Hultqvist, Adam; Fernandes, Paulo A.; Teixeira, Jennifer P.; et al. "A comparison between thin film solar cells made from co-evaporated CuIn1-xGaxSe2using a one-stage process versus a three-stage process". Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 23 4 (2014): 470-478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2453.
    Published • 10.1002/pip.2453
  21. Trindade, A.; Falcão, B.; Carramate, L. F. N. D.; Marques, M. I. S. F.; Ferreira, R. A. S.; André, P. S.. "Low-Cost Spectrograph Based on a WebCam: A Student Project". International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education 51 1 (2014): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.7227/ijeee.51.1.1.
    Published • 10.7227/ijeee.51.1.1
  22. Falcão, B. P.; Leitão, J. P.; Correia, M. R.; Soares, M. R.; Morales, F. M.; Mánuel, J. M.; Garcia, R.; et al. "Structural and optical characterization of Mg-doped GaAs nanowires grown on GaAs and Si substrates". Journal of Applied Physics 114 18 (2013): 183508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4829455.
    Published • 10.1063/1.4829455
  23. Gaspar, D.; Pimentel, A. C.; Mateus, T.; Leitão, J. P.; Soares, J.; Falcão, B. P.; Araújo, A.; et al. "Influence of the layer thickness in plasmonic gold nanoparticles produced by thermal evaporation". Scientific Reports 3 1 (2013): 1469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01469.
    Published • 10.1038/srep01469
  24. Falcão, B. P.; Leitão, J. P.; González, J. C.; Correia, M. R.; Zayas-Bazán, K. G.; Matinaga, F. M.; Moreira, M. B.; Leite, C. F.; de Oliveira, A. G.. "Photoluminescence study of GaAs thin films and nanowires grown on Si(111)". Journal of Materials Science 48 4 (2012): 1794-1798. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6941-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s10853-012-6941-x
  25. Santos, N M; Falcão, B P; Leitão, J P; Sobolev, N A; Carmo, M C; Stepina, N S; Yakimov, A; Nikiforov, A I. "Optical study of strained double Ge/Si quantum dot layers". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 6 (2009): 012018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/6/1/012018.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899x/6/1/012018
Journal issue
  1. B. P. Falcão. "Luminescent Properties of Advanced Materials". Materials (2023):
    Invited editor
  2. B. P. Falcão. "Electronic and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals". Materials (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/optical_semiconductor_nanocrystal.
    Invited editor
Magazine article
  1. Bruno P. Falcão; Joaquim P. Leitão; Maria R. Soares; Joana Rodrigues; Lídia Ricardo; Hugo Águas; Rodrigo Martins; Rui N. Pereira. "Size-dependent critical transition in the origin of light emission from core-shell Si/SiO2 nanoparticles", Research@UA , 2020
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. B. P. Falcão. "Spectroscopic studies of physical properties of crystalline silicon nanoparticle systems". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/29809.
  2. B. P. Falcão. "Structural and Optical Characterization of Mg-Doped GaAs Nanowires". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/9579.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 Detection of leakages in closed circuits using luminescent nanoparticles as optical probes International Conference on Nanotechnology Research and Innovation
Universidade de Aveiro
2021/09 ZnO nanostructures for optical biosensors European Materials Research Society 2021 Fall Meeting
European Materials Research Society (Virtual Conference)
2020/03 Spectroscopic studies of crystalline silicon nanoparticles i3N ice-breaker talks
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/12 Crystalline silicon nanoparticles for new (opto)electronic applications Jornadas i3N 2019
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/09 Surface effects in crystalline silicon nanoparticles: lattice strain, (non-)radiative recombination, and origin of luminescence European Materials Research Society 2019 Fall Meeting
European Materials Research Society (Warsaw, Poland)
2016/11 Photovoltaics: concepts, technologies & applications Invited lecture in the course Materiais Avançados of the Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia dos Materiais
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2014/09 Investigation of thin films and nanostructures for (opto)electronic applications Workshop on Nanostructures for Solar Cells - INL 2014
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Braga, Portugal)
2012/09 Desafios na aplicação de nanofios de GaAs em células solares Física 2012 - 18ª Conferência Nacional de Física
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Efeitos da irradiação de protões em células solares de filme fino
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - Current Nanopartículas luminescentes para detecção de fugas a seco
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - Current Detection of leakages in closed circuits using luminescent nanoparticles as optical probes
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - Current Transístors baseados em filmes híbridos de nanopartículas de silício e nanotubos de carbono
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - Current Optical and eletronic properties of nanostructured silicon and perovskite material for optoelectronic applications
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Metaestabilidade induzida pelo recozimento em céulas solares de Cu(In,Ga)Se2
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Fotoluminescência e eletroluminescência de uma célula solar
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Filmes finos híbridos contendo nanopartículas cristalinas de silício e nanomateriais baseados em carbono
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Engenharia de tamanho e superfície de nanopartículas cristalinas de silício para aplicações (opto)eletrónicas ecológicas e eficientes
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Irradiação de células solares para aplicação espacial: estudo da tolerância e de estratégias de recuperação de danos
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Deposição de nanoestruturas de Au em Si terminado com H baseada em soluções e erosão húmida de bolachas de Si para optoelectrónica
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Transístores de filme fino processados por solução baseados em nanomateriais contendo NP cristalinas de silício
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Avaliação da recuperação de danos em células solares de CIGS irradiadas com protões de baixa energia
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 IX i3N Annual Meeting (Jornadas i3N) (2024)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Jornadas i3N
Conference
 Jornadas i3N 2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2017 - Current Jornadas i3N
Conference
 Jornadas i3N 2017
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2015 - Current Jornadas i3N
Conference
 Jornadas i3N 2015, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2024/04/11 - 2024/04/11 Maskless Direct Writing and 3D Lithography: Capabilities and Applications
Workshop
 Maskless Direct Writing and 3D Lithography: Capabilities and Applications
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

IRIDA Ibérica S.L., Spain
2024/01/30 - 2024/01/30 Como Lidar com a Procrastinação e Promover a Gestão do Tempo e Organização Pessoal dos Doutorandos
Seminar
 Programa de Formação e Atualização Pedagógica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/01/07 - 2024/01/07 Apresentação da Estratégia Nacional para os Semicondutores
Conference
 Apresentação da Estratégia Nacional para os Semicondutores
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal

Ministério da Economia e do Mar, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2023/10/17 - 2023/10/19 Nanocrystal Surfaces and Defects
Symposium
 Beilstein Nanotechnology Symposium 2023
2023/10/03 - 2023/10/03 Micro.electronics: Portugal a Global Player in the Semiconductor Market
Conference
 Aveiro Tech Week 2023
Consórcio da Agenda Microeletrónica (PRR), Portugal
2023/10/03 - 2023/10/03 PROM. Short trips, great opportunities
Conference
Politechnika Wroclawska, Poland
2023/01/25 - 2023/01/25 A Mostra Tecnológica TICE enquadra-se nas atividades do projeto INOVC+: Ecossistema de Inovação Inteligente da Região Centro, cofinanciado pelo CENTRO 2020, através do Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional.
Exhibition
 Mostra Tecnológica TICE, Tecnologias de Informação, Comunicação e Eletrónica
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/07/07 - 2022/07/07 1st Workshop: i3Nergy - Challenges & Goals
Workshop
 1st Workshop: i3Nergy - Challenges & Goals
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/09 E-MRS Fall Meeting 2019
Conference
 E-MRS Fall Meeting 2019
European Materials Research Society, France
2015/09 - 2015/09 HORIBA Road Show Portugal 2015
Conference
 HORIBA Road Show (Conference & Hands-on Sessions) by Dias de Sousa SA
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/06 - 2015/06 Workshop “Semiconductors meet ion beams”
Workshop
 Semiconductors meet ion beams
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Tecnico Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/05 E-MRS Spring Meeting 2015
Conference
 E-MRS Spring Meeting 2015
European Materials Research Society, France
2014/09 - 2014/09 Workshop on Nanostructures for Solar Cells
Workshop
 Workshop on Nanostructures for Solar Cells - INL 2014
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2013/11 - 2013/11 18o Workshop SEMAT/UM - Advanced Material Characterization
Workshop
 Fundamentals of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and characterization of core/shell nanoparticle thin films and nano-scaled gradient membranes
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/09 - 2012/09 18a Conferência Nacional de Física (Portugal)
Conference
 Física 2012 - 18a Conferência Nacional de Física
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/05 - 2012/05 E-MRS Spring Meeting 2012
Conference
 E-MRS Spring Meeting 2012
European Materials Research Society, France

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/08 Thesis project: Optical characterization of doped and irradiated micro/nano ß-Ga2O3
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Julia Zanoni (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/07 Grafeno induzido por laser como elétrodo para células fotovoltaicas orgânicas (Laser-induced graphene as an electrode for organic photovoltaic cells)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Catarina Borges Miranda (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/07 Materiais luminescentes para lógica molecular (Luminescent materials for molecular logic)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Fábio Manuel Gomes Dias (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/09 Otimização de fotovoltaicos orgânicos single layer (Optimisation of single-layered organic photovoltaics)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita Pereira Moreira (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/07 Avaliação da influência de uma camada de óxido num semiconductor (Evaluation of the influence of an oxide layer on a semiconductor)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Patrícia Domingos de Azevedo (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/05 - 2023/05 Atividades pedagógicas e de divulgação científica com alunos da Escola Secundária Sever do Vouga. Demonstração de experiências com células solares e concentradores solares luminescentes. (Ensino secundário) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/07 - 2023/07 Academia de Versão da Universidade de Aveiro 2023 3 high school students
2022 - 2023 CICECO Young Scientist Program 6 students of the 2nd year of the 1st cycle in Physics Engineering

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/07/14 - 2022/07/14 University of Aveiro Research Summit 2022 - Ph.D. student pitch evaluation for the Doctoral Program in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best Oral Presentation by a Young Researcher with the talk "Surface effects in crystalline silicon nanoparticles: lattice strain, (non-)radiative recombination, and origin of luminescence"
European Materials Research Society 2019 Fall Meeting, Poland
2015 Best Poster Award with the poster "Structural and optical characterization of GaAs nanowires"
European Materials Research Society 2015 Spring Meeting, France
2012 Best Poster Award with the poster "Doping effect on the structural and optical properties of GaAs:Si nanowires"
European Materials Research Society 2012 Spring Meeting, France

Other distinction

2021 Highlighted research: "Size-Dependent Critical Transition in the Origin of the Light Emission from Core-Shell Si-SiO2 Nanoparticles", Research@UA Report 11, 50 (2020)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal