Rui Vilarinho has been performing fundamental research on the evolution of the structural distortions and lattice dynamics on orthorhombic perovskites, correlating them with the underlying mechanisms of their interesting multiferroic and magnetoelectric properties, particularly under extreme conditions of temperature, magnetic field and hydrostatic pressure.

Research Topics: Strongly correlated electron systems, Structural distortions, Lattice dynamics, Magnetoelectricity, Extreme conditions.