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. 

Group Members

Doctorate  students

Karina Torre da Fonseca (co-supervision)

• • Project title:   Luminescência persistente induzida por raios X e aplicações

  • Fellowship: FAPESP 

  • Starting date: October 2020 (co-supervinsing since August 2022)

Rodrigo Mario Calle Huamani  

• • Project title:  Charge and spin structure in unconventional superconductors

  • Fellowship: CNPq

  • Starting date: September 2019

Undergrad students

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

• 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

PhD's  thesis

• 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)