Alexandra Carvalho
| Name | Alexandra Carvalho |
| Work Groups |
Work Group 4 - Theory |
| Laboratory | Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication |
| Organisation | University of Aveiro |
| Website | http://sweet.ua.pt/~a23531/ |
| Areas of Research | modelling of silicon nanostructures, semiconductor surfaces, defects and interfaces |
| Research Keywords | modelling, defects, surfaces, interfaces, semiconductors |
| Areas of Future Interest | silicon nanowires, oxides, materials for electrochemistry |
Brief CV
Alexandra Carvalho received her first degree at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, where she discovered the thrill of manipulating the proprieties of materials. This was followed by a PhD at the University of Exeter (UK), in defects in semiconductors, and an incursion at the physics of ferroelectrics as a post-doctoral researcher at the EPFL, Switzerland. At present, she is a Marie-Curie Fellow at the University of Aveiro Portugal, researching into silicon nanostructures. She is specially interested in materials for hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells, and other materials for energy harvesting. She sees theory through engineer's eyes, always using modeling to find the answers that work -in practice.