Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Mechanics
Concentration Area: Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Mechanics
Line of Research: Condensed Matter Physics
Description: Study of the structure of liquids and solids; crystallography. Study of surfaces and interfaces; thin films and filaments. Calculation of electronic structure of atoms and molecules; energy transfer processes. Study of electrical, magnetic, optical and thermal properties of condensed matter. Devices and sensors. Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials.
Line of Research: Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics
Description: Study of emergent (macroscopic) properties from the interaction of many (microscopic) elements. Phenomena such as phase transitions, pattern formation, dynamic and stationary processes outside the thermal equilibrium, self-organization, synchronization and chaos in magnetic materials, liquid crystals, micellar systems, catalytic reactions, neural networks, interdisciplinary themes (ecology, economy, society and biology), complex systems and dynamic systems.
Researchers:
Prof. PhD. André Avelino Pasa
- Thin films and surfaces;
- Materials Physics;
- Semiconductors;
- Magnetic materials and Magnetic Properties;
- Microelectronics;
- Sensors and biosensors.
Prof. PhD. Alejandro Mendoza Coto
- Thermal properties of Condensed Matter;
- Equation of State, Phase Equilibrium and Phase Transitions;
- Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Properties;
- Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics.
Prof. PhD. Carlos Eduardo Maduro Campos
- Nanomaterials
- Mechanochemical Synthesis (ball mill)
- Structural and Microstructural Characterization by X-Ray Diffraction,
- Characterization of Thermal (DSC), Optical and Vibrational Properties (Raman);
- High pressures (diamond anvil cells) and high temperatures (HTK16) – Phase transitions.
Prof. PhD. Germano Heinzelmann
- Simulations of biological systems using molecular dynamics;
- Application of Statistical Mechanics methods to free energy calculations;
- Study of physicochemical properties of proteins and DNA;
- Computational Drug Design;
- Micellar Systems.
Prof. PhD. Ivan Helmuth Bechtold
- Organic electronics;
- Organic materials applied in OLEDs, OPVs and OFETs;
- Liquid crystals;
- Quantum Dots;
- Polymeric systems;
- Biosensors.
Prof. PhD. Juliana Eccher
- Alignment of liquid crystal thin films;
- Liquid crystals doped with metallic nanoparticles;
- Organic semiconductors for applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Prof. PhD. Luis Guilherme de Carvalho Rego
- Theory and computational modeling of nanostructures
Prof. PhD. Lucas Nicolao
- Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics;
- Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis;
- Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Properties;
- Equation of State;
- Phase Equilibrium and Phase Transitions.
Prof. PhD Maria Luisa Sartorelli
- Manufacture of nanostructured systems;
- Magnetic nanostructures;
- Nanosphere lithography;
- Electroplating of films, alloys and multilayers;
- Influence of magnetic fields on non-magnetic systems.
Prof. PhD. Marcelo Henrique Romano Tragtenberg
- Modulated systems and statistical mechanics
- Neuron models;
- Dynamic systems and chaos;
- Magnetic systems;
- Hydrodynamics.
Prof. PhD. Valderes Drago
- Chemical Applications of the Mössbauer Effect;
- Experimental solid state physics.
Prof. PhD Françoise Toledo Reis
Electrical and optoelectronic properties of polymers;
Electrical characterization of organic semiconductors by admittance spectroscopy;
Study of optoelectronic properties of polymer light-emitting devices;
Electrical and optoelectronic characterization of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs);
Electrical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties of nanostructured materials.
Prof. PhD. Márcio Santos
Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
Phase transitions in magnetic systems
Statistical simulation of fuel cells
Prof. PhD Marta Elisa Rosso Dotto
Morphological characterization of surfaces and interfaces;
Nanostructured systems;
Surfaces and thin films;
Protective coatings.
Prof. PhD. Alexandre da Cas Viegas
Production and characterization of nanostructured magnetic materials;
Magnetization induced by polarized current injection and magnetization dynamics;
Development of instrumentation for magnetic characterization.
Prof. PhD. Clederson Paduan
Structural and Magnetic Properties of Materials;
Electronic structure of solids.
