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My name is Alexandre Costa Patrocínio Macedo Alves and I have a Bachelor's and Master¿s degree in chemistry. I completed my Bachelor's (final grade of 14) and Master's (final grade of 17) Degrees in 2019 and 2021, respectively, in Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto. Currently, i am in the second year of a Ph.D. in Chemistry in Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto with a Ph.D. Research Grant (ref. 2022.11108.BD), awarded by FCT. My Bachelor¿s degree project was based on Physical-Chemistry of Semiconductor Materials and Nanotechnology and during this period I developed a big research interest, mainly in the production of organic thin films through physical vapor deposition methods. I had the chance to increase my skills in experimental and analytical techniques as well as my abilities of reflection and curiosity with this work. With the results obtained during this project, it was also possible the development of a scientific article, which has already been published. My Master¿s degree thesis was also done based on Physical-Chemistry of Materials/Nanotechnology and I was able to grow as an individual and as a researcher during this period, gaining more independence in the laboratory. I improved my knowledge in thin films production, namely micro-and nanosystems constituted by ionic liquids and metal nanoparticles. With this thesis, it was possible to prove and show a new process of metal nanoparticles synthesis (silver and gold) in thin ionic liquids films, which was never shown before in literature. The results obtained in this work helped in the development of a scientific article that is under revision now, and they will allow the development of another article. I was the author of several oral presentations about the research work done during my Bachelor's and Master¿s degree projects. In my first year of the Bachelor¿s degree I won an award from Universidade do Porto and Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (¿Caloiros não pagam propinas¿).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alexandre Costa Patrocínio Macedo Alves

Citation names

  • Alves, Alexandre C. P. M

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
051F-2A5A-9C45
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2626-1367

Email addresses

  • alexandrecostapalves@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Chemical Physics
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Coating and Films

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/01 - 2026/10/01
Ongoing
Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Nanoconfinamento de Líquidos Iónicos em Matrizes de Materiais Porosos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/11/25
Concluded
Chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Nanopartículas Metálicas em Filmes Finos de Líquidos Iónicos (19 out of 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2020/12/17
Concluded
MOlecules and Materials for the ENergy of TOMorrow (MOMENTOM) (Outros)
Université Paris-Saclay, France
2019/07
Concluded
Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Filmes Finos de Materiais Semicondutores (19 out of 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
14
2015/06/05
Concluded
Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária António Sérgio, Portugal
14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/10/01 - 2026/10/01 Ph.D Student in Chemistry Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/10/01 - 2026/10/01 Nanoconfinamento de Líquidos Iónicos em Matrizes de Materiais Porosos
2022.11108.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Alves, Alexandre C. P. M; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos; Bastos, Margarida; Costa, José C. S.. Corresponding author: Alves, Alexandre C. P. M. "Formation and stabilization of metal nanoparticles in ionic liquid films". Paper presented in ILMAT 2023 - 7th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-Based Materials, 2023.
  2. Alves, Alexandre C. P. M; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos; Bastos, Margarida; Costa, José C. S.. Corresponding author: Alves, Alexandre C. P. M. "Sputter Deposition of Metal Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquid Films Obtained via Thermal Evaporation". Paper presented in XXVIII Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2023.
  3. Alves, Alexandre C. P. M; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos; Bastos, Margarida; Costa, José C. S.. Corresponding author: Alves, Alexandre C. P. M. "Sputter deposition of metal nanoparticles in ionic liquid films obtained via thermal evaporation". Paper presented in MEDICTA 2023 - 16th Mediterranean Conference on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Alexandre C. P. M. Alves; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos; Margarida Bastos; José C. S. Costa. "Confined Silver Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquid Films". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073029.
    10.3390/molecules28073029
  2. Costa, José C. S.; Alves, Alexandre C. P. M; Bastos, Margarida; Santos, Luís M. N. B. F.; José C. S. Costa; Alexandre Alves; Margarida Bastos; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos. "The impact of the cation alkyl chain length on the wettability of alkylimidazolium-based ionic liquids at the nanoscale". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24 21 (2022): 13343-13355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2cp01868c.
    10.1039/d2cp01868c
  3. Campos, R.M.; Alves, Alexandre C. P. M.; Lima, M. A. L.; Farinha, A. F. M.; Cardoso, J. P. S.; Mendes; Mendes, Adélio; Costa, J. C. S.; Santos, L. M. N. B. F.. Corresponding author: Campos, R.M.. "Morphology, Structure, and Dynamics of Pentacene Thin Films and Their Nanocomposites with [C2C1im][NTf2] and [C2C1im][OTF] Ionic Liquids". ChemPhysChem 21 16 (2020): 1814-1825. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202000431.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202000431
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Nanopartículas Metálicas em Filmes Finos de Líquidos Iónicos (19 out of 20)". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2021.
  2. "Filmes Finos de Materiais Semicondutores (19 out of 20)". Degree, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2019.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/05/05 Confined Metal Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquid Films IJUP2021 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/04/30 Nanopartículas Metálicas em Filmes Finos de Líquidos Iónicos 13º Seminário do Mestrado em Química
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2020/02/12 Optical, Morphological and Electrical Properties of Vapor-Deposited Pentacene Thin Films IJUP2020 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2020/02/12 Physical Vapor Deposition of Organic Semiconductor Materials IJUP2020 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/10/28 - 2022/10/28 SPERTUS - Transição Energética e Competitividade Industrial (2022/10/28)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/07/17 - Current Collaboration in the event "CIÊNCIA NO PÁTIO DO MUSEU".
Exhibition
CIÊNCIA NO PÁTIO DO MUSEU
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/12/07 - Current Oral presentation in a workshop with the title "piezoelectric ceramics"
Workshop
IQM2018, Materials Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/05 This is an educational and collaborative workshop designed to support educational institutions and innovative educational projects focused on pedagogical improvement, as well as the establishment, support, and implementation of laboratories and experimental activities. It is a collaboration between AE Cerco and the University of Porto aimed at establishing the foundation for the formation of working groups that promote collaboration between higher education institutions and schools within the intervention perimeter of the University of Porto.
Workshop
iCER.R | Inovação no Ensino das Ciências
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2016 Caloiros de Química não pagam propinas
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal