Investigation of crystalline and magnetic strutures using X-ray (conventional sources and synchrotron radiation)and neutron diffraction; structure-properties relationship in crystalline materials and nanofibers with NLO properties; multiferroic materials-lattice distortions induced by magnetic phase transitions and correlation with ferroelectric phases.
Publications [LaTeX]
Papers
International Journals
1 - Dynamic and structural properties of orthorhombic rare-earth manganites under high pressure
D. A. Mota, A. Almeida, V. H. Rodrigues, M. M. R. Costa, P. Tavares, P. Bouvier, M. Guennou, J. Kreisel,and J. Agostinho Moreira
Phys. Rev. B 90, 054104-1-054104-10 (2014)
2 - An analogy for Drude´s free electron model to promote students understanding of electric circuits in lower secondary school
Maria José B. M de Almeida, Andreia Salvador, Maria Margarida R. R. Costa
PHYSICAL REVIEW SPECIAL TOPICS - PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH 10(2), 020118 (2014)
3 - L-alaninium perrhenate: crystal structure and non-linear optical properties
Vitor H. Rodrigues. M.M.R. Costa, Etelvina M. Gomes, Dmitry Isakov, Michael Belsley
Cent. Eur. J. Chem. 12(10), 1016-1022 (2014)
4 - Electric properties of single-phased BiFeO3 ceramics
J. Miao, J. Xiao, L. Xu, J.A. Paixão, M.M.R. Costa, B. Costa, V. Hugo, F. Shi,
Ferroelectrics 452, 57-62 (2013)
5 - Perovskite xBiInO3 – (1-x)PbTiO3 crystals
L. Xu, J. Miao, J. Xiao. J.A. Paixão, M.M.R. Costa, B. Costa, V. Hugo, F. Shi
Ferroelectrics 47, 39-43 (2013)
6 - Developmentof High Curie Temperature Ferroelectric xBi(Sc0.5Yb0.5)O3 – (1-x)PbTiO3 syngle crystals
L. Xu, J. Xiao, J.A. Paixão, B.F.O. Costa, M.M.R. Costa,
Ferroelectrics 447 (2013)
7 - 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidinium nitrate
V. H. Rodrigues, C. Cardoso, J. A. Paixão and M. M. R. R. Costa
Acta Cryst. C 63, o243-o245 (2007)
8 - Electron density studies in the Laves phase FeBe2
M. M. R. Costa, M. J. M. de Almeida, and J. A. Paixão
Portugal. Phys. 21, 31-38 (1992)
9 - Charge density of FeF2
M. M. R. Costa, M. J. M. de Almeida, and J. A. Paixão
Acta Crystallogr.B 45, 549-555 (1989)
10 - Charge density study of VF2
M.J.M. de Almeida and M. M. R. Costa
Portugal. Phys. 16, 181-190 (1985)
11 - Contribution to the study of the electron distribution in VF2
M. M. R. Costa and M. J. M. de Almeida
Portgal. Phys. 14, 71-79 (1983)
12 - The ordering of the σ phases Cr2Ru and Cr2Os
L. M. Alte da Veiga, M. M. R. Costa, M. J. M. de Almeida, L.R. Andrade and A. Matos Beja
Acta Crystallogr. B 36, 1750-1757 (1980)
13 - On the prediction of order in the σ phases on the basis of a sphere-packing model
L. M. Alte da Veiga, M. M. R. Costa, M. J. M. de Almeida, L.R. Andrade and A. Matos Beja
Acta Crystallogr. A 37, 197-200 (0)
Communications
Oral
14 - "Cristalografia na Física", Abertura das celebrações em Portugal do Ano Internacional da Cristalografia
M. M. R. Costa
(2014)
