Pedro Rodrigues's research focuses on studying structural distortions in halide and oxide perovskites, including naturally layered systems. He uses the Hyperfine spectroscopy technique based on g-g Perturbed Angular Correlation (PAC) to probe atomic distortions and time scales of dynamic fluctuations in order-disorder structural transitions. He played a key role in developing the PACIFIC2 Suite, a suite of PAC real-time data processing tools, and modernizing distinct PAC experimental setups at IFIMUP, ISOLDE, and other collaborating research groups. He is also interested in materials synthesis, ranging from nanostructured systems to bulk ceramic crystals, focusing on predicting novel material compositions guided by DFT simulations.

Research Topics: Halide and oxide perovskites, Naturally Layered Perovskites, Local Probe Studies, Multiferroic Materials,   Structural phase transitions, Hyperfine Spectroscopy, Software development for large-scale real-time data processing.