Name:
Clara Pereira
Country:
Portugal
City:
Porto
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Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
- Fabrication and characterization of fine-tuned nanomaterials for application in Functional and Smart Textiles, Energy, Eco-sustainable Catalysis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
- Smart textiles and flexible devices for energy storage: hybrid nanomaterials and their assembly for the fabrication of energy storage technology (supercapacitors).
- Functional and smart textiles with hydro/oleophobic properties, flame retardancy, photochromism, thermochromism, conductive/antistatic properties and radiation protection through nanotechnology.
- Textiles functionalization/nanocoating processes: dyeing, screen-printing, fiber spinning.
- Types of (nano)materials: Preparation and functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles, carbon-based nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene), silica nanoparticles, titanium dioxide, gold nanoparticles, core-shell nanomaterials, nanoclays.
- Preparation of bulk and nano recyclable hybrid catalysts for wastewater treatment and selective oxidation processes.
- Materials characterization by physical and chemical techniques: SEM-EDS, TEM, DLS, XPS, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, chemical analysis, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms at 77 K, solid-state NMR, TG-DSC, XRD, SQUID, hydrophobicity/oleophobicity tests, electrical properties.
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/e-4998-2010
Area of Expertise:
Nanochemistry, Materials chemistry, Smart and Functional Textiles, Energy, Catalysis, Characterization techniques
Years of Expertise:
6-10