Seminar at PPGFSC-UFSC
On October 27, 2023, I presented a seminar in the GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHYSICS entitled “Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Characterization at UFSC and in “Large Facilities” in Brazil and in the World” in which I outlined some of the perspectives for future work that, certainly, will require human resources at post-graduate level.
The recording of the seminar can be accessed via the YouTube link.
Summary:
In this presentation, I intend to show some of my motivations for developing research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. A brief introduction will be given to what nanomaterials are and how they fit into the description of functional materials. I will mention the main methods for synthesizing nanomaterials and will emphasize mechanochemical synthesis, which I have used in the NanoMaterial Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (LSCnM) of the Department of Physics at UFSC since 2001. I will begin the description of nanomaterial characterization techniques by showing those available in UFSC. I will give a panoramic view of how large laboratories, known as “Large Facilities”, in Brazil and around the world, are important for a better understanding of the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and how these are decisive in the development of new materials. The expectation is that at the end of the presentation, some students will feel motivated to get involved in research on the development and characterization of new nanomaterials with potential future applications in the areas of energy and sustainability. I hope to attract post-graduate students to work under my guidance on scientific projects involving “green” synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline chalcogenides with applications in thermoelectricity, superconductivity, electroanalytic, catalysis, etc.
I believe that the opportunities for use and news about the large Brazilian laboratories (Sirius and RMB) may be of interest to the UFSC community involved in scientific research involving materials.
