Group members

X-ray spectroscopy of quantum materials

We are a new research group in the institute. Our group is manly dedicated to the study  of quantum materials using X-ray based spectroscopy.  We are interested in a wide range of topics related to correlated electron physics, in particular we are interested in: superconductivity and magnetism, magnetic frustration and, recently, charge density waves and superconductivity. Available projects can be found (in Portuguese) under this link and some of our research activities are described here (English). We are recruiting students at all levels, but we do prefer to start with undergraduate and master students. 

SIRIUS-LNLS, Brazil, IPE beamline, April 2025: photo1, photo2, photo3. 

Diamond, UK, I21, April 2023: photo1, photo2, photo3. 

Group Members

Doctorate  students

Master students

Luis Henrique Gabriel

• • Project title: ARPES spectral function analysis of multi-band and disordered materials

  • Fellowship: TBA

  • Starting date: March 2025

Howard Brian Anti Apaza

• • Project title: Synthesis and characterization of ternary Y-Fe-Ge single crystals.

  • Fellowship: FAPESP

  • Starting date: March 2025

Victor Hugo Carreira

• • Project title:  Electronic structure and excitations of the Mott insulator BaFe2S3

  • Fellowship: CNPq

  • Starting date: March 2024

Undergrad students

Esther Leite dos Santos

• • Project title: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Fe-based Superconductors

  • Fellowship: FAPESP

  • Starting date:  March 2025

Leonardo Donatello Costa 

• • Project title: Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Iron-based Superconductors

  • Fellowship: FAPESP

  • Starting date:  March 2025

Gabriela Vieira Kuhn Scavone  

• • Project title: TBA

  • Fellowship: TBA

  • Starting date:  January 2025

Valkiria Luna Anjos dos Santos

• • Project title: Construção de disposítivos para aplicação de deformações uniaxiais em materiais

  • Fellowship: PUB-USP

  • Starting date:  Agosto de  2022 

Former Group Members

• D.Sc. Karina Torre da Fonseca

• D. Sc. Rodrigo Mario Calle Huamani  

• M. Sc.  Pedro Henrique Arantes Moya  

• D. Sc. Marli dos Reis Cantarino

• M. Sc. Juliana Gonçalves de Abrantes

• M. Sc.  Alvaro Godoy de Figueiredo

• Walyson Otávio Soares dos Santos

• Hanna Martins Morilhas 

• Wagner Ribeiro da Silva Neto

• Agnessa Kling

• Lauro Barreto Braz  

• Bassim Mounssef Jr.  

• Victoria Valentim Freire 

• Marcos Cordeiro da Silva  

Completed thesis and dissertations

PhDs'  thesis

• 2025 - Karina Torre da Fonseca - Luminescência persistente induzida por raios X e aplicações (FAPESP) - (click here, co-supervision)

• 2024 - Rodrigo Mario Calle Huamani   - Uma investigação por técnicas baseadas em raios-X de síncrotron dos metais correlacionados Cs1-xRbxV3Sb5 e LaCrGe3  (CNPq) - (click here)

• 2023 - Marli dos Reis Cantarino - Electronic Structure and Magnetic Excitations in Magnetic Supercoductors (FAPESP) - (click here)

Masters' dissertations

• 2023 - Pedro Henrique Arantes Moya - Electronic sctructure of the topological semimetal candidate ZrTe2 (CAPES) - (click here)

• 2022 - Juliana Gonçalves de Abrantes - Vibrational and structural properties of the RFe4Sb12 ( R = Na, K, Ca, Sr, Ba) filled skutterudites (CAPES) - (click here)

• 2021 - Alvaro Godoy de Figueiredo -  X-ray spectroscopy of the Iron Arsenides  Ba(Fe1-xMx)2As2 (M= Mn, Co) - (click here)

• 2019 - Marli dos Reis Cantarino - Electronic, Magnetic and Structural Properties of the Spin Liquid Candidate  in BaTi1/2Mn1/2O3   (CNPq) - (click here)