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2015
Nunes, D., A. Pimentel, J. V. Pinto, T. R. Calmeiro, S. Nandy, P. Barquinha, L. Pereira, P. A. Carvalho, E. Fortunato, and R. Martins, "Photocatalytic behavior of TiO2 films synthesized by microwave irradiation", Catalysis Today, 2015. AbstractWebsite

Titanium dioxide was synthesized on glass substrates from titanium (IV)isopropoxide and hydrochloride acid aqueous solutions through microwave irradiation using as seed layer either fluorine-doped crystalline tin oxide (SnO2:F) or amorphous tin oxide (a-SnOx). Three routes have been followed with distinct outcome: (i) equimolar hydrochloride acid/water proportions (1HCl:1water) resulted in nanorod arrays for both seed layers; (ii) higher water proportion (1HCl:3water) originated denser films with growth yield dependent on the seed layer employed; while (iii) higher acid proportion (3HCl:1water) hindered the formation of TiO2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the materials crystallized with the rutile structure, possibly with minute fractions of brookite and/or anatase. XRD peak inversions observed for the materials synthesized on crystalline seeds pointed to preferred crystallographic orientation. Electron diffraction showed that the especially strong XRD peak inversions observed for TiO2 grown from the 1HCl:3water solution on SnO2:F originated from a [001] fiber texture. Transmittance spectrophotometry showed that the materials with finer structure exhibited significantly higher optical band gaps. Photocatalytic activity was assessed from methylene blue degradation, with the 1HCl:3water SnO2:F material showing remarkable degradability performance, attributed to a higher exposure of (001) facets, together with stability and reusability.

2014
Ceia, T. F., A. G. Silva, C. S. Ribeiro, J. V. Pinto, M. H. Casimiro, A. M. Ramos, and J. Vital, "PVA composite catalytic membranes for hyacinth flavour synthesis in a pervaporation membrane reactor", Catalysis Today, vol. 236, pp. 98-107, 2014. Abstract
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2013
Figueiredo, V., J. V. Pinto, J. Deuermeier, R. Barros, E. Alves, R. Martins, and E. Fortunato, "p-Type CuxO Thin-Film Transistors Produced by Thermal Oxidation", Journal of Display Technology, vol. 9, issue 9, pp. 6, 2013. AbstractWebsite
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Branquinho, R., J. V. Pinto, T. Busani, P. Barquinha, L. Pereira, P. Viana Baptista, R. Martins, and E. Fortunato, "Plastic Compatible Sputtered Ta2O5 Sensitive Layer for Oxide Semiconductor TFT Sensors", Display Technology, Journal of, vol. 9, issue 9, pp. 723-728, 2013. Abstract

The effect of post-deposition annealing temperature on the pH sensitivity of room temperature RF sputtered Ta2O5 was investigated. Structural and morphological features of these films were analyzed before and after annealing at various temperatures. The deposited films are amorphous up to 600 °C and crystallize at 700 °C in an orthorhombic phase. Electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) field effect based sensors with an amorphous Ta2O5 sensing layer showed pH sensitivity above 50 mV/pH. For sensors annealed above 200 °C pH sensitivity decreased with increasing temperature. Stabilized sensor response and maximum pH sensitivity was achieved after low temperature annealing at 200 °C, which is compatible with the use of polymeric substrates and application as sensitive layer in oxides TFT-based sensors.

2002
Mateus, R., A. P. Jesus, B. Braizinha, J. Cruz, J. V. Pinto, and J. P. Ribeiro, "Proton-induced gamma-ray analysis of lithium in thick samples", Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 190, pp. 117-121, 2002. AbstractWebsite
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