Ana Gomes Silva
Associate Professor
Physics Dept., FCT NOVA
Office: 214, Ed. I
Contact: (+351) 21 294 85 76 Extension Nr: 10552
Research Areas
– Nano-Systems (1D, 2D and 3D). Surfaces and Interfaces.
– Nano-optics. Biosensors. Solid state Lighting. Semicondutors. Ultra-thin oxides.
– Fundamental and applied physics. Nonlinear optics. Ultrafast laser spectroscopy.
– Synchrotron Radiation Photoelectron spectroscopy.
Main Publications
Cunha, J. M. V.; Oliveira, K.; Lontchi, J.; Lopes, T. S.; Curado, M. A.; Barbosa, J. R. S.; Vinhais, C.; Chen, W. C.; Borme, J.; Fonseca, H.; Gaspar, J.; Flandre, D.; Edoff, M.; Silva, A. G.; Teixeira, J. P.; Fernandes, P. A.; Salomé, P. M. P. High-Performance and Industrially Viable Nanostructured SiOx Layers for Interface Passivation in Thin Film Solar Cells. Solar RRL 5, [2000534]. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000534
Cunha, J. M. V.; Barreiros, M. A.; Curado, M. A.; Lopes, T. S.; Oliveira, K.; Oliveira, A. J. N.; Barbosa, J. R. S.; Vilanova, A.; Brites, M. J.; Mascarenhas, J.; Flandre, D.; Silva, A. G.; Fernandes, P. A.; Salomé, P. M. P. Perovskite Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Structures for Interface Characterization. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 8, [2101004] (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202101004
Curado, M. A.; Teixeira, J. P.; Monteiro, M.; Ribeiro, E. F. M.; Vilão, R. C.; Alberto, H. V.; Cunha, J. M. V.; Lopes, T. S.; Oliveira, K.; Donzel-Gargand O.; Hultqvist, A.; Calderon, S.; Barreiros, M. A.; Chiappim, W.; Leitão, J. P.; Silva, A. G.; Prokscha, T.; Vinhais, C.; Fernandes, P. A.; Salomé, P. M. P. Front passivation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells using Al2O3: Culprits and benefits. Appl. Mater. Today 21, 100867 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100867
Oliveira, A. J. N.; de Wild, J.; Oliveira, K.; Valença, B. A.; Teixeira, J. P.; Guerreiro, J. R. L.; Abalde-Cela, S.; Lopes, T. S.; Ribeiro, R. M.; Cunha, J. M. V.; Curado, M. A.; Monteiro, M.; Violas, A.; Silva, A. G.; Prado, M.; Fernandes, P. A.; Vermang, B.; Salomé, P. M. P. Encapsulation of Nanostructures in a Dielectric Matrix Providing Optical Enhancement in Ultrathin Solar Cells. Solar RRL 4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000310
Pereira, D. R.; Magalhães, S.; Díaz-Guerra, C.; Peres, M.; Correia, J. G.; Marques, J. G.; Silva, A. G.; Alves, E.; Cardoso, S.; Freitas, P. P.; Lorenz, K. Estimating the uncertainties of strain and damage analysis by X-ray diffraction in ion implanted MoO3. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B: Beam Interact. Mater. At. 478, 290-296 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2020.07.016
Silva, A. G.; Pedersen, K.; Li, Z.; et al. Growth of aluminum oxide on silicon carbide with an atomically sharp interface. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 35, 01B142 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4972774
Silva, A. G.; Pedersen, K.; Li, Z. S.; et al. Photoelectron spectroscopy as an in situ contact-less method for studies of MOS properties of ultrathin oxides on Si. Appl. Surf. Sci. 353, 1208-1213 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.024