Carlos Baleizão      
     
Assistant Researcher    
Centro de Química-Física Molecular
Instituto Superior Técnico
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa
Portugal
   

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Academic and Scientific Career    

- Assistant Researcher of IST at Centro de Química-Física Molecular (since 2008) and member of the Associated Laboratory IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

- Post-doctoral fellow at Centro de Química-Física Molecular of IST (Prof. Mário N. Berberan-Santos) and Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors (University of Regensburg, Germany, Prof. Otto S. Wolfbeis), working on optical sensors based on polymeric materials and fullerenes (2004 - 2007).

- Ph.D. in Chemistry at Instituto Superior Técnico (2004). The experimental part of the PhD was developed at Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação under the guidance of Dra. Bárbara Gigante and Instituto de Tecnologia Química of Universidade Politécnica de Valência (Spain) under the supervision of Prof. Hermenegildo Garcia and Prof. Avelino Corma. 

- Graduation in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry specialty) at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1999).
 

  
Honors top  

- Winner of the “Prémios Científicos UTL/Santander Totta 2011" in the field of "Environment, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry", 2011.

- Honourable Mention of the “Prémios Científicos UTL/Santander Totta 2010" in the field of "Environment, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry", 2010.

- Winner of the “Technical University of Lisbon Young Researchers Award" in the field of "Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology", 2008.

- Portuguese winner of the International FISOCAT award for Young Researchers (Best PhD thesis in Catalysis), 2005.
 

  
Research Interests top  


Optical Fluorescence Sensors based on inorganic complexes or organic molecules
for continuous recording of chemical species or physical parameters.
 

  
 

 

 

 
 

"Dual Fluorescence Sensor for Trace Oxygen and Temperature with Unmatched Range and Sensitivity"
C. Baleizão*, S. Nagl, M. Schäferling, M. N. Berberan-Santos, O. S. Wolfbeis.
 Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 80, 6449-6457

  

"Record Response Optical Trace Oxygen Sensing and Imaging"
S. Nagl, C. Baleizão, S. Borisov, M. Schäferling, O. S. Wolfbeis, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2007, 46, 2317-2319

    


Synthesis and photophysics of fullerenes, fullerenes derivatives and their applications.
 

  
 

 

   
 

"Thermally activated delayed fluorescence as a fast cycling process between excited singlet and triplet states. Application to the fullerenes"
 C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007, 126, 204510

   "Optical Thermometer Based on the Delayed Fluorescence of C70"
C. Baleizão, S. Nagl, S. Borisov, M. Schäferling, O. S. Wolfbeis, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Chemistry: A European Journal, 2007, 13, 3643-3651		    


Nanostructured hybrid materials for heterogeneous catalysis, energy, photodynamic therapy and sensors.
 

  
 

 

   
 

"Chiral salen complexes: an overview to recoverable and reusable homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts"
C. Baleizão, H. Garcia
 Chemical Reviews, 2006, 106, 3987-4043

  

"Oxygen-Proof Fluorescence Temperature Sensing with Pristine C70 Encapsulated in Polymer Nanoparticles"
V. Augusto, C. Baleizão*, M. N. Berberan-Santos, J. P. S. Farinha*
 Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, 1192-1197

    
Research Projects top  
"SolarNHyMat - Nanostructured Hybrid Materials for Solar Cells"
Coordinator: Carlos Baleizão
Partner: Instituto de Telecomunicações - Lisboa (Jorge Morgado)
Funding Source: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (2010 - 2012)
Total Budget: 180 000€		  
Supervision top  

- Dr. André Costa, Post-Doc.

- Dr. Periyasami Govindasami, Post-Doc (co-supervision with M. N. Berberan Santos).
- Dr. Sebastian Raja, Post-Doc.

- Sofia Martins, Ph.D. student (co-supervision with M. N. Berberan Santos).

- Joaquin Gavilán, M.Sc. student (co-supervision with José Paulo S. Farinha).

- Suzete Almeida, Research Grantee.

- Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Research Grantee (co-supervision with José Paulo S. Farinha).

- Carina Gargalo, Research Grantee.

  
Academic Duties top  


2011-2012
- "Green Technologies and Strategic Management" course (Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico (proposed and developed in collaboration with Frederico Ferreira).

2010-2011
- "Green Technologies and Strategic Management" course (Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico (proposed and developed in collaboration with Frederico Ferreira).
 - "Physical Chemistry Laboratory" integrated in the "Chemical Engineering Sciences Laboratories I" course (Master Degree in Chemical Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico.

2009-2010
- "Green Technologies and Strategic Management" course (Master Degree in Chemical Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico (proposed and developed in collaboration with Frederico Ferreira).
 - "Physical Chemistry Laboratory" integrated in the "Processes and Physical Chemistry Laboratory" course (Master Degree in Biological Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico.
- "Physical Chemistry Laboratory" integrated in the "Chemical Engineering Sciences Laboratories I" course (Master Degree in Chemical Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico.

2008-2009
 - "Physical Chemistry Laboratory" integrated in the "Processes and Physical Chemistry Laboratory" course (Master Degree in Biological Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico.
- "Physical Chemistry Laboratory" integrated in the "Chemical Engineering Sciences Laboratories I" course (Master Degree in Chemical Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico.

2007-2008
 - "Physical Chemistry Laboratory" integrated in the "Chemical Engineering Sciences Laboratories I" course (Master Degree in Chemical Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico.
 

  
Other Activities top  

- Assistant Editor of the Portuguese Chemical Society Bulletin (2010-2012).

- co-Founder (2008) and co-President (2008-2010) of the Young Chemists Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

- Chairman of the 1st Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (1PYCheM), Lisboa, Portugal, 15 to 17 of October 2008.
 

  
Publications top  


Number of citations (ISI, July 2012): >1300

h-factor (ISI): 17

Papers

A32.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
Enzyme kinetics with a twist.
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 2011, 49, 1949-1960.

A31.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
The Brightest Fullerene: A New Isotope Effect in Molecular Fluorescence and Phosphorescence.
 ChemPhysChem, 2011, 12, 1247-1250.(Cover of ChemPhysChem Issue 7/2011)

A30.           R. Ferreira, C. Baleizão, J. Munoz-Molina, M. N. Berberan-Santos, U. Pischel
Photophysical Study of Bis-naphthalimide - Amine Conjugates: Towards Molecular Design of Excimer Emission Switching.
 Journal Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115, 1092-1099.

A29.           S. Martins, A. Fedorov, C. A. M. Afonso, C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Fluorescence of Fullerene C70 in Ionic Liquids.
 Chemical Physics Letters, 2010, 497, 43-47.

A28.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
External heavy-atom effect on the fluorescence of [70]fullerenes.
 ChemPhysChem, 2010, 11, 3133-3140.

A27.           V. Augusto, C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos, J. P. S. Farinha
 Oxygen-Proof Fluorescence Temperature Sensing with Pristine C70 Encapsulated in Polymer Nanoparticles.
 Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, 1192-1197.

A26.           T. Ribeiro, C. Baleizão, J. P. S. Farinha
 Synthesis and Characterization of Perylenediimide Labeled Core-Shell Hybrid Silica-Polymer Nanoparticles.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 18082-18090.

A25.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
How Fast is a Fast Equilibrium? A New View of Reversible Reactions.
 ChemPhysChem, 2009, 10, 199-205.

A24.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
Recent Developments in the Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence of Fullerenes.
ECS Transactions, 2008, 13, 3-12.

A23.           C. Baleizão, S. Nagl, M. Schäferling, M. N. Berberan-Santos, O. S. Wolfbeis
Dual Fluorescence Sensor for Trace Oxygen and Temperature with Unmatched Range and Sensitivity.
 Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 80, 6449-6457.

A22.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence in Fullerenes.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008, 1130, 224-234.

A21.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Thermally activated delayed fluorescence as a fast cycling process between excited singlet and triplet states. Application to the fullerenes.
 Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007, 126, 204510.

A20.           C. Baleizão, S. Nagl, S. Borisov, M. Schäferling, O. S. Wolfbeis, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Optical Thermometer Based on the Delayed Fluorescence of C70.
 Chemistry: A European Journal, 2007, 13, 3643-3651.

A19.           S. Nagl, C. Baleizão, S. Borisov, M. Schäferling, O. S. Wolfbeis, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 Record Response Optical Trace Oxygen Sensing and Imaging.
 Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2007, 46, 2317-2319. (Chosen as a "Hot Paper" by the Editors of Angewandte Chemie)

A18.      C. Baleizão, H. Garcia
 Chiral salen complexes: an overview to recoverable and reusable homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.
 Chemical Reviews, 2006, 106, 3987-4043.

A17.           M. Rae, F. Perez-Balderas, C. Baleizão, A. Fedorov, A.S. Cavaleiro, A. Tomé, M.N. Berberan-Santos
 Intra- and Intermolecular Heavy-Atom Effects on the Fluorescence Properties of Brominated C60 Polyads.
 Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 12809-12814.

A16.           C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
 A molecular thermometer based on the delayed fluorescence of C70 dispersed in a polymer film.
 Journal of Fluorescence, 2006, 16, 215-218.

A15.            I. Oueslati, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos, C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos, B. de Castro, J. Vicens, U. Pischel
 Calix[4]azacrowns as Novel Molecular Scaffolds for Generation of Visible and Near-Infrared Lanthanide Luminescence.
 Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, 45, 2652-2660.

A14.           M. Alvaro, C. Baleizão, E. Carbonell, M. El Ghoul, H. García, B. Gigante
 Polymer-bound aluminium salen complex as reusable catalysts for CO2 insertion into epoxides.
 Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 12131-12139.

A13.           M. Alvaro, C. Baleizão, D. Das, E. Carbonell, H. García
 CO2 fixation using recoverable chromium salen catalysts. Use of ionic liquids as co-solvent or high-surface area silicates as supports
 Journal of Catalysis, 2004, 228, 254-258.

A12.           C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Chiral vanadyl salen complex anchored on solid supports as heterogeneous catalysts for the enantioselective cyanosilylation of aldehydes. Comparison between silicas, carbon nanotubes, activated carbons and ionic scaffolds.
 Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 10461-10468.

A11.           C. Baleizão, N. Pires, B. Gigante, M. J. Marcelo Curto
 Friedel-Crafts reactions in ionic liquids: the counter-ion effect on the selectivity of dealkylation and acylation of methyl dehydroabietate.
 Tetrahedron Letters, 2004, 45, 4375-4377.

A10.           C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, D. Das, M. Alvaro, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: incorporation of a catalytically active vanadyl Schiff base complex in the framework.
 Journal of Catalysis, 2004, 223, 106-113.

A9.                C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Vanadyl salen complexes covalently anchored to single wall carbon nanotubes as heterogeneous catalyst for the cyanosilylation of aldehydes.
Journal of Catalysis, 2004, 221, 77-84.

A8.                C. Baleizão, A. Corma, H. Garcia, A. Leyva
 Oxime carbapalladacycle covalently anchored to high surface area inorganic supports or polymers as heterogeneous green catalysts for the Suzuki reaction in water.
 Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004, 69, 439-446.

A7.               C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, F. Ramoa Ribeiro, B. Ferrer, E. Palomares, H. Garcia
 Photochemistry of chiral pentacoordinated Al salen complexes. Chiral recognition in the quenching of photogenerated tetracoordinated Al salen transient by alkenes.
 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2003, 2, 386-392.

A6.               C. Baleizão, A. Corma, H. Garcia, A. Leyva
 An oxime-carbapalladacycle complex covalently anchored to silica as active and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the Suzuki cross coupling in water.
 Chemical Communications, 2003, 606-607.

A5.               C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Chiral vanadyl Schiff base complex anchored on silicas as solid enantioselective catalysts for formation of cyanohydrins.
Journal of Catalysis, 2003, 215, 199-207.

A4.                C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, D. Das, M. Alvaro, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of a Chiral Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica (ChiMO).
Chemical Communications, 2003, 1860-1861.

A3.               C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Vanadyl salen complexes covalently anchored to imidazolium ion as catalyst for the cyanosilylation of aldehydes in ionic liquids.
Tetrahedron Letters, 2003, 44, 6813-6816. ("Top-50 most cited articles" as published in Tetrahedron Letters 2003-2006)

A2.               C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, M. J. Sabater, H. Garcia, A. Corma
On the activity of chiral chromium salen complexes covalently bound to solid silicates for the enantioselective epoxide ring opening.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 2002, 228, 279-288.

A1.               C. Baleizão, B. Gigante, H. Garcia, A. Corma
 Ionic Liquids as solvents for the asymmetric synthesis of cyanohydrins catalysed by VO(salen) complexes.
 Green Chemistry, 2002, 4, 272-274.

Book Chapters

L2.            M. N. Berberan-Santos, C. Baleizão
            Fluorescence Sensing of Temperature and Oxygen with Fullerenes, in Molecules at Work: Selfassembly, Nanomaterials, Molecular Machinery
            Wiley-VCH: Berlin, 2012, pp. 285-313.

L1.            S. Nascimento, C. Baleizão, M. N. Berberan-Santos
            Fluorescence of Fullerenes, in Fluorescence of Supermolucules, Polymers and Nanosystems, Springer: Berlin, 2008.
            Springer Ser. Fluoresc., 2008, 4, 151-184.

  

Last Update: September 2012