Cond-Mat Nano-Tech Summit

The Scientific Area of  Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology (AFMCNT) has the pleasure to invite you to the Cond-Mat Nano-Tec Summit 2023

És estudante de doutoramento em Matéria Condensada e Nanotecnologia no Departamento de Física do IST ? Então a Área Científica de Física da Matéria Condensada e Nanotecnologia está super interessada an atua investigação. Junta-te ao evento Cond-Mat Nano-Tech, a realizar no dia 18 de Julho das 12h00 às 14h00 no Museu de Civil, Edifício de Civil. Leva o teu pitch, nós levamos o almoço. Até lá !

Registos e Template para o Pitch em https://forms.gle/NN7ahvX55EF7cHFc9

Prazo para registos: 12 de Julho, 2023

Prazo para submissão dos slides do pitch: 17 de Julho, 2023

Sabe mais sobre o que a Area faz em  https://sites.google.com/tecnico.ulisboa.pt/afmcnt

 

Are you a PhD student in Condensed Matter and Nanotechnology at the Department of Physics at IST? If so, the Scientific Area of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology is super interested in your investigation. Join the Cond-Mat Nano-Tech event, to be held on the 18th of July from 12h00 to 14h00 at the Civil Museum, Civil building. Take your pitch, we will take lunch. See you there !

Registration and Pitch Template at: https://forms.gle/NN7ahvX55EF7cHFc9

Registration deadline: 12 July, 2023

Deadline for the submission of the pitch slides: 17 July, 2023

Know more about AFMCNT at  https://sites.google.com/tecnico.ulisboa.pt/afmcnt


I will show the Scientific Area, research groups and access to large Infrastructures.


Supervised by Katharina Lorenz (INESC MN, LATR), Susana Freitas (INESC MN), Jorge Fernandes (INESC ID)

GaN microwires are interesting structures and have a potential to be applied as radiation sensors in extreme environments. Therefore, detectors based on single microwires were developed using microfabrication processes and characterized by different experimental techniques. Proton and ion detection were demonstrated and the radiation resistance of the detectors was studied. 


Supervised by Pedro Ribeiro (CeFEMA), Tomaz Prosen (U. Ljubljana) 

The butterfly effect is a well-known manifestation of chaos: a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil sets off a tornado in Texas. In the quantum world, this uncertainty and complexity of outcomes are embodied by a statistical and probabilistic framework known as quantum chaos: complicated quantum systems behave as if they were completely random. In my work, I ask how to reconcile chaos and dissipation in strongly interacting quantum systems. 


Supervised by Katharina Lorenz (INESC MN, LATR), Susana Cardoso (INESC MN), Paulo Freitas (INESC MN, INL)

The electrical properties of molybdenum oxide lamellar crystals are tuned by defect creation during ion implantation. These modified crystals are incorporated into field effect transistors, using clean room facilities, to be tested as biosensors. 


Supervised by Pedro Ribeiro (CeFEMA), Andrea de Luca (CY Cergy Paris) 

Systems interacting with markovian environments are characterized by a Liouvillian, i.e a superoperator which is conjectured to have universal properties that are entirely determined by the corresponding random matrix symmetry class. We provide a thorough description of fermionic random quadratic Liouvillians, focusing on their universal spectral and steady-state properties. 


Supervised by Pedro Ribeiro (CeFEMA), Eduardo V. Castro (CF-UM-UP, FCUP)

Quasiperiodic systems are associated with underlying incommensurate patterns that break translational invariance. As a consequence, a myriad of fascinating phenomena that are absent in periodic systems can arise. We explore how quasiperiodic-induced quantum wave functions with novel intriguing localization properties can greatly enrich the realm of quantum matter. 


I will show the research groups, areas and members of CeFEMA linked to the Scientific Area of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology


Supervised by Helena Alves (INESC MN)

Rapid personal electronics development requires portable and sustainable power sources. Triboelectric nanogenerators harness motion energy but face challenges like high costs, low power output, and unstable values. This work aims to create low-cost triboelectric nanogenerators using carbon materials on flexible substrates for wearable devices based in solution processes. Optimization will focus on tribo-response, energy harvesting efficiency, and stability .The goal is to convert ambient energy into a stable power output compatible with modern wearable technology. 


Supervised by Susana Cardoso (INESC MN), Paulo Freitas (INESC MN, INL)

Magnetoresistive sensors have been enthusiastically selected for applications requiring magnetic field detection with small footprint sensors, requiring sensor optimization using soft magnetic free layers. With CoFeSiB magnetic films, sensors show improved magnetoresistance, saturated noise characteristics, and magnetic properties compared to NiFe free layers. 


We will describe the role of INESC MN as an associated unit of Técnico in bringing additional laboratorial infrastructures in the areas of Micro and Nanotechnologies 


We will share the group's work on microfluidic systems (point-of-care, lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip, microreactors, etc), which combine micron and nanotechnologies to increase sensitivity, precision and versatility of these miniaturized laboratories.


Supervised by Helena Alves (INESC MN) 

Internet-of-things networks are based on sensors powered by cables or batteries, which do not have enough lifetime and in wearable electronics are not desirable. Radio frequency (RF) energy harvesters emerge as a promising alternative, exploiting ambient energy for wireless charging, committed to reducing electronic waste and advancing wireless power technologies.


Supervised by Susana Cardoso (INESC MN)

Magnetic barcodes promise to extend the applicability of their established optical counterparts. Using state-of-the-art magnetoresistive sensors, such as the ones produced at INESC MN, reading these barcodes is now a reality. These portable devices are opening up a multitude of applications from track-and-tracing systems, secure documents, or even recyclable packaging. 


Supervised by Diana Leitão (TUe), Paulo Aguiar (i3S), Susana Cardoso (INESC MN)

The interruption of synaptic networks leads to disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, among others. Fully understanding these disorders, potentially curing them, requires accurate studies of signal propagation across neuronal networks. Our focus is on arrays of 3D electrodes capable of providing high precision activity recording across neuronal cultures. 


We will show opportunities of materials characterization and modification using ion beams at Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear (CTN)



Supervised by Marco Piccardo (INESC MN)

This project aims to develop a new nanophotonic technology to demonstrate high-power structured light lasers. We will develop a class of dielectric metasurfaces (SiO2), specifically designed to have a high laser damage threshold. This will enable new possibilities in high-power laser microscopy, compact laser-plasma particle accelerators, and several other domains. 


Supervised by Susana Cardoso (INESC MN)

We successfully synthesized and transferred rhombohedral-stacked few-layer graphene (ABC-FLG) with up to 9 layers and 50 μm² areas using chemical vapor deposition. The formation mechanism of ABC-FLG is discussed, along with its unique electronic properties. Future implications of ABC-FLG in electronic devices will also be explored 


I will outline our group's research on quantum matter in and out of equilibrium. Our research aims at understanding exotic quantum materials and developing novel quantum technologies. I will give examples of our recent work featuring: current-carrying phases, dissipative quantum chaos, quantum circuits, low-dimensional materials, and strong correlated matter. https://sites.google.com/tecnico.ulisboa.pt/qmat