Chemical and Applied Condensed Matter Physics
The group gathers researchers with a common interest in the use of diffraction and other techniques such as neutron and Raman scattering, muSR and Mossbauer spectroscopies to investigate a wide range of materials, such as semiconductors, OLEDs and engineered materials. X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a key technique for a significant part of the research developed in the group; being widely used across a number of disciplines, it promotes a variety of interdisciplinary collaborations on a regular basis with experimental and theoretical research groups. Long standing collaborations are established with computational physics groups of the Physics Department, as well as with several chemistry and pharmacy groups of the UC. Partnerships with industry are active, namely with pharmaceutical and electromechanical companies. Multidisciplinary research, in close connection with teams from the Arts Faculty and other Institutions like national museums and other universities (Universidade da Beira Interior and University of Florence, Italy).
Current projects
Previous projects
Recent Publications
Books
Chapters of Books
1 - Studying cooling curves with a smartphone
Manuela Ramos Silva, Pablo Martin-Ramos, Pedro Pereira da Silva
Smartphones as Mobile Minilabs in Physics: Edited Volume Featuring more than 70 Examples from 10 Years The Physics, 327 (2022)
2 - Studying 3D collisions with smartphones
Vanda Pereira, Pablo Martin-Ramos, Pedro Pereira da Silva, Manuela Ramos Silva
Smartphones as Mobile Minilabs in Physics: Edited Volume Featuring more than 70 Examples from 10 Years The Physics Teacher., 73 (2022)
Papers
International Journals
3 - Significant improvement of dielectric, magnetic, and gas-sensing properties of the (La0.8Ca0.2)(0.6)Bi0.4FeO3 nanomaterial: particles size effects
A Benali, EM] Benali, BMG Melo, A Tozri, M Bejar, E Dhahri, MPF Graca, MA Valente, L Peng, JT Wu, BFO Costa
J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 34(1), 45 (2023)
4 - Practical Design of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-diphenyldibenzofulvene Derivatives with Enhanced Aggregation-Induced Emission
C. Cunha, M. Peixoto, J. Santos, P. Abreu, J.A. Paixão, N. Pineiro, J. Seixas de Melo
ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 1(1), 340-353 (2023)
5 - Summerfield scaling model and electrical conductivity study for understanding transport mechanisms of a Cr3+ substituted ZnAl2O4 ceramic
I Elhamdi, F Mselmi, H Souissi, Kammoun, E Dhahri, P Sanguino, BFO Costa
RSC Advances 13(5), 3377-3393 (2023)
6 - Crystal Engineering to Avoid Pairing Dipolar Moments: The Case of 5-Nitrouracil, a Highly Polarizable Molecule
MR Silva, P da Silva
Crystals 13(1), 145 (2023)
7 - Study on a Ru(III) complex containing picolinate with potent inhibition effect against melanoma cell line
S Abdolmaleki, A Aslani, A Aliabadi, S Khazayel, SM Amininasab, Z Izadi, M Ghadermazi, E Motieiyan, D Marabello, VHN Rodrigues
J. Coord. Chem. 75(1-2) (2022)
8 - Muon spin spectroscopy
Adrian D. Hillier, Stephen J. Blundell, Iain McKenzie, Izumi Umegaki, Lei Shu, Joseph A. Wright, Thomas Prokscha, Fabrice Bert, Koichiro Shimomura, Adam Berlie, Helena Alberto, Isao Watanabe
Nat. Rev. Methods Primers 2:4, 1-2434 (2022)
9 - Characterization of the Interfacial Defect Layer in Chalcopyrite Solar Cells by Depth-Resolved Muon Spin Spectroscopy
HV Alberto, RC Vilao, EFM Ribeiro, JM Gil, MA Curado, JP Teixeira, PA Fernandes, JMV Cunha, PMP Salome, M Edoff, MI Martins, T Prokscha, Z Salman, A Weidinger
Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9(19) (2022)
10 - Portrayal of the Color Polymorphism in the 5-Acetyl-derivative of ROY
B. A. Nogueira, M. Carvalho, J. A. Paixão, M. Ermelinda S. Eusébio, S. M. M. Lopes, T. M. V. D. Pinho e Melo, R. Fausto
Cryst. Eng. Comm. 241, 1459-1474 (2022)
11 - Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitors: The Pharmacophore as a Guide for Co-Crystal Screening
JA Baptista, MTS Rosado, RAE Castro, AOL Evora, TMR Maria, MR Silva, J Canotilho, MES Eusebio
Molecules 26(21), 6721 (2022)
12 - Colossal dielectric constant with enhanced magnetization in the La3+ and Ca2+ co-doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles
A Benali, EM Benali, S Gouadria, M Elhadi, E Dhahri, MPF Graca, MA Valente, BFO Costa
J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 33(20), 16236-16250 (2022)
13 - Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of Bi-doped Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles: cytotoxic effects against breast and prostate cancer cell lines
A Benali, L Saher, M Bejar, E Dhahri, MFP Graca, MA Valente, P Sanguino, LA Helguero, K Bachari, AMS Silva, BFO Costa
Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137(5), 559 (2022)
14 - Color Polymorphs of ROY-ol
Bernardo A. Nogueira, Susana M. M. Lopes, Alberto Milani, Vânia André, José A. Paixão, M. Ermelinda S. Eusébio, Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo, M. Teresa Duarte, Chiara Castiglioni, Rui Fausto
Cryst. Growth Des. 22(9), 5375-5389 (2022)
15 - Molecular and Crystal Structures of N-Picryl-m-phenolidine and Investigation of Single Crystal Polarized Raman Spectra
Bernardo A.Nogueira, Susana MMLopes, Teresa MVD Pinho e Melo, José A. Paixão, Alberto Milani, Chiara Castiglioni, Rui Fausto
J. Mol. Struct. 1262, 133111 (2022)
16 - Investigation of temperature and frequency dependence of the dielectric properties of multiferroic (La0.8Ca0.2)(0.4)Bi0.6FeO3 nanoparticles for energy storage application
A Bougoffa, EM Benali, A Benali, M Bejar, E Dhahri, MPF Graca, MA Valente, G Otero-Irurueta, BFO Costa
RSC Adv. 12(11), 6907-6917 (2022)
17 - Investigations on the structural and magnetic properties of Ba1-xGdxFe12O19 (0 <= x <= 0.15) nanoparticles
MAP Buzinaro, BFO Costa, MS Ivanov, GC Cunha, MA Macedo, RS Angelica, NS Ferreira
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 555, 169340 (2022)
18 - Mossbauer, magnetic and Optical studies of Mn substitution in Fe site of La0.67Ca0.2Ba0.13FeO3 nanomaterials
A Dhahri, A Benali, N Abdelmoula, P Sanguino, P Alves, FE Wagner, BFO Costa
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 562, 169856 (2022)
19 - Physical properties of substituted M0.5Fe2.5O4 ferrite spinels with M= (Mn and Zn)
I El Heda, J Massoudi, R Dhahri, E Dhahri, F Bahri, K Khirouni, BFO Costa
J. Alloys Compd. 931, 167479 (2022)
20 - Experimental and modeling study of ZnO:Ni nanoparticles for near-infrared light emitting diodes
I Elhamdi, H Souissi, O Taktak, J Elghoul, S Kammoun, E Dhahri, BFO Costa
RSC Adv. 12(21), 13074-13086 (2022)
21 - Comparative Study of the Wear Behavior of B4C Monolayered and CrN/CrCN/DLC Multilayered Physical Vapor Deposition Coatings Under High Contact Loads: An Experimental Analysis
F. J. G. Silva, R. C. B. Casais, A. P. M. Baptista, M. J. Marques, V. M. C. Sousa, R. Alexandre
J. Tribol. 144 (3), 031701-031715 (2022)
22 - Stereoisomeric Tris-BINOL-Menthol Bulky Monophosphites: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application in Rhodium-Catalysed Hydroformylation
AP Felgueiras, FMS Rodrigues, RMB Carrilho, PF Cruz, VH Rodrigues, T Kegl, L Kollar, MM Pereira
Molecules 27(6) (2022)
23 - Bilayer conducting salts with polymeric anions
Gonçalo Lopes, Vasco da Gama, Isabel C. Santos, Elsa B. Lopes, Graça Brotas, Laura C. J. Pereira, Ana C. Cerdeira, José A. Paixão, Sandra Rabaça, Manuel Almeida
Cryst. Eng. Comm. 24, 4500-4508 (2022)
24 - Synthesis and investigation on the microstructural and electrical proprieties of Ni0.1Co0.5Cu0.4Fe2O4 ferrite prepared using sol-gel route
M Horchani, A Omri, A Benali, MS Eddine, A Tozri, E Dhahri, MFP Graca, MA Valente, SK Jakka, BFO Costa
J Solid State Chem. 308, 122898 (2022)
25 - Ni-Cu-Co ferrite synthesized using the sol-gel method: effects of the Cr3+ ion concentration on its structural, electrical, and dielectric properties
M Horchani, A Omri, MS Eddine, A Benali, A Tozri, E Dhahri, K Pavani, BFO Costa, MFP Graca
Appl. Phys. A 128(11), 947 (2022)
26 - Fatigue crack growth in Ti-6Al-4V specimens produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion and submitted to Hot Isostatic Pressing
JS Jesus, LP Borrego, JAM Ferreira, JD Costa, AC Batista, C Capela
Theor. Appl. Fract. Mec. 118, 103231 (2022)
27 - Evidence of a Cluster Spin-Glass Phase in the Skyrmion-Hosting GaMo4S8 compound
José Francisco Malta, Marta S. C. Henriques, José António Paixão, Antonio Pereira Gonçalves
J. Mater. Chem. C 10, 12043-12053 (2022)
28 - Influence of UV degradation of bioplastics on the amplification of mercury bioavailability in aquatic environments
João Pinto, Mariana Dias, Joana Amaral, Maxim Ivanov, José A. Paixão, Manuel A. Coimbra, Paula Ferreira, Eduarda Pereira, Idalina Gonçalves
Mar. Pollut. Bull. 180, 113806(1-11) (2022)
29 - Physico-chemical characterisation of remains from a Bronze Age ochre-burial in Biniadris cave (Menorca, Spain)
P Martin-Ramos, FPSC Gil, J Martin-Gil
J. Archaeol. Sci. 42, 103362 (2022)
30 - Evaluation of the Photocatalytic Activity of Distinctive-Shaped ZnO Nanocrystals Synthesized Using Latex of Different Plants Native to the Amazon Rainforest
RS Matos, JM Attah-Baah, MDS Monteiro, BFO Costa, MA Macedo, SPA Da Paz, RS Angelica, TM De Souza, S Talu, RMPB Oliveira, NS Ferreira
Nanomaterials 12(6), 2889 (2022)
31 - Thickness dependent high-temperature piezo- and ferroelectricity in a fluorenone-based molecular crystal
Maxim Ivanov, Timur Nikitin, Susy Lopes, Yulong Duan, Jialiang Xu, Rui Fausto, José António Paixão, Paula Maria Vilarinho, Theo Rasing, Sergey Semin
Adv. Mater. Interf. 9(29), 2201103 (2022)
32 - Structural and magnetic studies of coprecipitated Me-spinel (Me = Co, Ni, Cu arid Mg) ferrite nanoparticles
M Ounacer, A El Boubekri, B Rabi, E Agouriane, A Essoumhi, BFO Costa, SM Dubiel, A Fnidiki, F Richomme, J Juraszek, M Sajieddine
J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 33(20), 16655-16668 (2022)
33 - Isolation, Identification, Spectral Studies and X-ray Crystal Structures of Two Compounds from Bixa orellana, DFT Calculations and DNA Binding Studies
M Parveen, M Azeem, A Aslam, M Azam, S Siddiqui, M Tabish, AM Malla, K Min, VH Rodrigues, SI Al-Resayes, M Alam
Crystals 12(3), 380 (2022)
34 - Enhancing SIM behaviour in a mononuclear tetrahedral [CoN,N’-2-iminopyrrolyl)2] complex
Patrícia S. Ferreira, José F. Malta, Nuno A. G. Bandeira, Alexander Allgaier, Joris van Slageren, José A. Paixão, Manuel Almeida, Laura C. J. Pereira, Pedro T. Gomes
Chem. Commun. 58, 9682-9685 (2022)
35 - Unravelling the structure of peroxides with antiparasitic activity: relative impact of a trioxolane or a tetraoxane pharmacophore on the overall molecular structure
Patrícia S. M. Amado, A. J. Lopes Jesus, José A. Paixão, Rui Fausto, M. Lurdes S. Cristiano
ChemPlusChem 87, e202200207-1-e202200207-16 (2022)
36 - Synthesis, structure and antileishmanial evaluation of endoperoxide-pyrazole hybrids
Patrícia S. M. Amado, Inês C. C. Costa, José A. Paixão, Ricardo F. Mendes, Sofia Cortes, Maria L. S. Cristiano
Molecules 27, 5401(1)-5401(23) (2022)
37 - Experimental study on the wear behavior of B4C
and TiB2 monolayered PVD coatings under high contact loads
Rafaela Casais, António Monteiro Baptista, Francisco José Silva, Fátima Andrade, Vitor Sousa, Maria José Marques
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2022)
38 - Quantification of Residual Stress Relief by Heat Treatments in Austenitic Cladded Layers
J Rebelo-Kornmeier, MJ Marques, WM Gan, AC Batista, S Paddea, A Loureiro
Materials, 1364 (2022)
39 - Chemical trace XRF analysis to detect sharp force trauma in fresh and burned bone
J Rosa, LAEB De Carvalho, MT Ferreira, D Goncalves, MPM Marques, FPSC Gil
Sci. Justice 62(5) (2022)
40 - Structural, morphological, electrical, and magnetic characteristics of 20MnFe(2)O(4)-80SiO(2) nanocomposite synthesized by the one-pot auto-combustion route
SA Salehizadeh, BFO Costa, VH Rodrigues, JM Greneche, MA Valente, MPF Graca
Appl. Phys. A 128(9) (2022)
41 - Quantitative determination of surface spins contribution of magnetization, anisotropy constant, and cation distribution of manganese ferrite-silica nanocomposite
SA Salehizadeh, BFO Costa, P Sanguino, VH Rodrigues, JM Greneche, A Cavaleiro, MA Valente
Mater. Sci. Eng. B 284, 115902 (2022)
42 - Insightful vibrational imaging study on the hydration mechanism of carbamazepine
Sara Fateixa, Helena I. S. Nogueira, José A. Paixão, Rui Fausto, Tito Trindade
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys 24, 19502-19511 (2022)
43 - Optical and structural properties of an octupolar salt: Triphenylguanidinium trithiocyanurate
MR Silva, M Susano
Solid State Commun. 353, 114854 (2022)
44 - Short Note on Ethyl 7-Acetyl-8a-methyl-3-(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1,4,4a,5,6,8a- hexahydro-7H-pyrano[2,3-c]pyridazine-1-carboxylate
Susana M. M. Lopes, Américo Lemos, José A. Paixão, Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo
Molbank 1, M1338(1-6) (2022)
45 - Assessment and Validation of Incremental Hole-Drilling Calculation Methods for Residual Stress Determination in Fiber-Metal Laminates
T. C. Smit, J. P. Nobre, R. G. Reid, T. Wu, T. Niendorf, D. Marais, A. M. Venter
Experimental Mechanics 62, 1289-1304 (2022)
46 - Characterization of residual stresses in fiber metal laminate interfaces-A combined approach applying hole-drilling method and energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction
T. Wu, S. Degener, S. Tinkloh, A. Liehr, W. Zinn, J.P. Nobre, T. Troster, T. Niendorf
Composite Structures 299, 116071 (2022)
47 - Structural and magnetic phase transitions in Ca-substituted bismuth ferromanganites
V. A. Khomchenko, M. Das, J. A. Paixão, M. V. Silibin, D. V. Karpinsky
J. Alloys Compd. 901, 163682 (2022)
48 - Large magnetization jumps in Ca-doped bismuth ferromanganite
V.A. Khomchenko, M. Das, J.A. Paixão, M.V. Silibin, D.V. Karpinsky
Physica B 625, 413509 (2022)
49 - In-situ analysis of the thermoelastic effect and its relation to the onset of yielding of low carbon steel
S Vitzthum, JR Kornmeier, M Hofmann, M Gruber, E Maawad, AC Batista, C Hartmann, W Volk
Mater. Des. 219, 110753 (2022)
Communications
Invited
50 - An historical overview of X-ray crystallography
J.A. Paixão
7th European Crystallographic School 10/7 (2022)
51 - Análise de Tensões Residuais
M.J. Marques, A.C. Batista, J.P. Nobre
Seminário "Tendências e Desafios da Maquinagem", organizado pelo INEGI e pela SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, INEGI, Porto, 27 Junho 2022, 9:00h-15:30h. (2022)
52 - Muon as local probes in semiconductors and dielectrics
Rui Vilão
3rd CMPNC, 3rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisboa, 28/2-2/3 (2022)
Oral
53 - Theoretical Design, Synthesis and Characterization of
Novel Thermochromic Materials
Bernardo Albuquerque Nogueira, Alberto Milani, Rita Cardoso, José António Paixão, Chiara Castiglioni, Rui Fausto
27th International Conference on Raman spectroscopy 14-19 August, Long Beach California, USA (2022)
54 - The development of molecular conductor and bilayers systems
Vasco da Gama Gonçalo Lopes, Isabel C. Santos, Elsa B. Lopes, Laura C. J. Pereira, Sandra Rabaça, José António Paixão, Manuel Almeida
The 73rd Yamada Conference, 8-11/20/2022, Sendai, Japão (2022)
55 - Through-thickness residual stress evaluation in a cross-ply fibre-metal laminate using incremental hole drilling
J.P. Nobre, T.C. Smit, R.G. Reid, T. Wu, T. Niendorf, D. Marais, A.M. Venter
11th International Conference on Residual Stresses (ICRS11) March 27-30, 2022, Nancy, France. (2022)
56 - Structural and Magnetic Transformations Induced by Mn Doping in Ca- and Sr- substituted BiFeO3
M. Das, J.A. Paixão, V.A. Khomchenko
Física2022, 23ª Conferência Nacional de Física, Porto, 7-10/9 (2022)
57 - Residual stresses evaluation by X-ray diffraction and incremental hole drilling in AISI 316L and AISI 18Ni300 samples produced by Selective Laser Melting
M.J. Marques, A.C. Batista, J.P. Nobre, L. Coelho, A.M.P. de Jesus
11th International Conference on Residual Stresses (ICRS11) March 27-30, 2022, Nancy, France. (2022)
Poster
58 - XFeAs (X=Cu, Fe, Au) - Micromagnetic simulation, comparison with experiments and improvement perspectives
Phinifolo Cambalame, José António Paixão
Non-linear Magmetism, WE-Heraeus-Seminar, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany, 5/1-7/1 (2022)
59 - Structural diversity in conducting bilayer salts (CNB-EDT- TTF)4A
Isabel C. Santos, Vasco Gama, Gonçalo Lopes, Sandra Rabaça, José A. Paixão, Manuel Almeida
2º Encontro Nacional de Cristalografia Lisboa, 15-16/7 (2022)
60 - Structural diversity in conducting bilayer salts (CNB-EDT- TTF)4A
Isabel C. Santos, Vasco Gama, Gonçalo Lopes, Sandra Rabaça, José A. Paixão, Manuel Almeida
2º Encontro Nacional de Cristalografia Lisboa, 15-16/7 (2022)
61 - "Three days" Physics Projects for High School Students
J.A. Paixão
4º Conferência de Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Praia, Cabo Verde, 12-16/9 (2022)
62 - CuFeAs: Electronic Structure and Lattice Dynamics
P.L.S. Cambalame J.A. Paixão, T. Nikitin, R. Fausto
4º Conferência de Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Praia, Cabo Verde, 12-16/9 (2022)
63 - Polytypism in nanostructure AgBiSe2
J.N.Q. Oliveira, J. Batista, A. Fontes, T. Cerqueira, F. Nogueira, J.A. Paixão
2º Encntro Nacional de Cristalografia Lisboa, 15-16/7 (2022)
64 - Magnetic skyrmions in GaM4X8 (M = V, Mo; X = S, Se) lacunar spinels
José F. Malta, José A. Paixão, Marta S.C. Henriques, António P.Gonçalves, Miguel F.Carvalho
3rd CMPNC, 3rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisboa, 28/2-2/3 (2022)
65 - Effect of Mn substitution on the structural and magnetic properties of Ca doped bismuth ferrite
M. Das, V.A. Khomchenko, J.A. Paixão, M.V. Silibin, D.V. Karpinsky
3rd CMPNC, 3rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisboa, 28/2-2/3 (2022)
66 - Disentangle the phase sequence and correlated critical properties in B0.7La0.3FeO3 by structural studies
M. M. Gomes, T. T. Carvalho, B. Manjunath, R. Vilarinho, A. S. Gibbs, K. S. Knight, J. A. Paixão, P. B. Tavares, A . Almeida, J. Agostinho Moreira
3rd CMPNC, 3rd Condensed Matter Physics National Conference, Lisboa, 28/2-2/3 (2022)
67 - Polymorphism of trispyrazoylmethanes bearing an oxime moiety prepared by mechanochemistry
Marta Pineiro, Carla Gomes, Bernardo A. Nogueira, Susana M. M. Lopes1 , Teresa M. D.V. Pinho e Melo, Rui Fausto José Paixão, Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins
2º Encontro Nacional de Cristalografia Lisboa, 15-16/7 (2022)
68 - Comparison of Structural and Energetic Properties Between Trioxolane and Tetraoxane Analogues with Established Antiparasitic Activity
Patrícia S. M. Amado, A. J. Lopes Jesus, José A. Paixão, Rui Fausto, Maria Lurdes Cristiano
8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress, Lisboa, Portugal 28/8-1/9 (2022)
