Patrícia Almeida Carvalho

Fotografia: Patricia Almeida Carvalho Senior Scientist, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Oslo

Tenured Professor of Materials Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (absentee leave)

Vice-President of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy (2011-213)

Fulbright Scholar at the Nanomechanics Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (2008-2009)

Doctor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, with the dissertation Planar defects in ordered systems, University of Groningen, 2001

MSc level degree, with the dissertation Laser alloying of zinc with aluminum, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1995

Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, with the dissertation Ductility of Electrolytic copper films, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1990

Multiscale Nanostructured Materials Group@Center for Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials


Telephone: +351 917404674, Room: 5.19 (3rd floor, Civil Engineering Building), Email-address: pac@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

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Research interests


Strong focus on electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The research interests are currently centred on the development and production of multiscale nanostructured metal matrix composites an on mechanical characterization at fine scales. Work has also been developed in the following fields: metal solidification and solid-state transformations, crystalline defects and properties of intermetallic compounds. The research activity depends exclusively on funding obtained through competitive calls and long standing collaborations.


Patent


Disease detection using atomic force microscopy in force spectroscopy mode to probe cytoadherence: Measurement of material properties and related methods and compositions based on cytoadherence
S Suresh, PA Carvalho, MD Silva, M Dao, US patent 2011/0287948, Filed: March 21 2011, Issued: November 24 2011.


Selected publications


Microscopy of nanoparticles



Room Temperature Synthesis of Cu2O Nanospheres: Optical Properties and Thermal Behavior
D Nunes, L Santos, P Duarte, A Pimentel, JV Pinto, P Barquinha, PA Carvalho, E Fortunato, R Martins
Microscopy and Microanalysis (2015) 1-12

Emission of Nanoparticles During Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Aluminium Alloys
JF Gomes, RM Miranda, TJ Santos, PA Carvalho
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 77 (2014) 924-930

Cu2O polyhedral nanowires produced by microwave irradiation
D Nunes, A Pimentel, P Barquinha, PA Carvalho, E Fortunato, R Martins
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2 (2014) 6097-6103

Star-shaped magnetite@ gold nanoparticles for protein magnetic separation and SERS detection
P Quaresma, I Osorio, G Doria, PA Carvalho, A Pereira, J Langer, JP Araujo, I Pastoriza-Santos, LM Liz-Marzan, R Franco, PV Baptista, E Pereira
RSC Advances 4 (2014) 3659-3667

Notice on a methodology for characterising emissions of ultrafine particles/nanoparticles in microenvironments
JFP Gomes, PCS Albuquerque, HMDS Esteves, PA Carvalho,
Energy and Emission Control Technologies 1 (2013) 15-27

Europium polyoxometalates encapsulated in silica nanoparticlesñcharacterization and photoluminescence studies
CS Neves, CM Granadeiro, L Cunha-Silva, D Ananias, S Gago, G Feio, PA Carvalho, P Eaton, SS Balula, E Pereira
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2013 (16) 2877-2886

Uniform arrays of ZnO 1D nanostructures grown on Al: ZnO seed layers by hydrothermal method
AI Danciu, V Musat, T Busani, JV Pinto, R Barros, AM Rego, AM Ferraria, PA Carvalho, E Fortunato, R Martins
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology 13 (2013) 6701-6710

Synthesis of gold nanocubes in aqueous solution with remarkable shape-selectivity
MA Miranda, E Malheiro , P Eaton, PA Carvalho, B de Castro, E Pereira
Journal of Porphyrins and Phtalocyanins 15 (2011) 441-448

New insights into the use of magnetic force microscopy to discriminate between magnetic and nonmagnetic nanoparticles
CS Neves, P Quaresma, PV Baptista, PA Carvalho, JP Araujo, E Pereira, P Eaton
Nanotechnology 21 (2010) 305706

One-pot synthesis of triangular gold nanoplates allowing broad and fine tuning of edge length
A Miranda, E Malheiro, E Skiba, P Quaresma, PA Carvalho, P Eaton, B Castro, J Shelnutt, Pereira E
Nanoscale 2 (2010) 2209-2216

Green photocatalytic synthesis of stable au and ag nanoparticles
P Quaresma, L Soares, L Contar, A Miranda, I Osorio, PA Carvalho, R Franco, E Pereira
Green Chemisty Communications 11 (2009) 1889-1893



Microscopy for Life Sciences



Exploring Dangerous Connections between Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilms and Healthcare-Associated Infections
M Bandeira, PA Carvalho, A Duarte, L Jordao
Pathogens 3 (2014) 720-731

Exploring the Contribution of Mycobacteria Characteristics in Their Interaction with Human Macrophages
C Silva, J Perdigao, E Alverca, APA de Matos, PA Carvalho, I Portugal, L Jordão
Microscopy and microanalysis 19 (2013) 1159-1169

Differences between synthetic b-haematin and native hemozoin crystals
PA Carvalho, L Coelho, RC Martins, F Nogueira
Microscopy and Microanalysis 19 (2013) 49-50

Cytoadherence of erythrocytes invaded by Plasmodium falciparum: Quantitative contact–probing of a human malaria receptor
PA Carvalho, M Diez–Silva, H Chen, M Dao, S Suresh
Acta Biomaterialia 9(2013) 6349–6359

Structure and Growth of Sialoliths: Computed Microtomography and Electron Microscopy Investigation of 30 Specimens
P Nolasco, AJ Anjos, JMA Marques, F Cabrita, EC Da Costa, A Maurício, PA Carvalho
Microscopy and Microanalysis 19 (2013) 1190-1203
Docosahexaenoic Acid Inhibits Helicobacter pylori Growth In Vitro and Mice Gastric Mucosa Colonization
M Correia, V Michel, AA Matos, P Carvalho, MJ Oliveira, RM Ferreira
PloS one 7 (2012) e35072

Regional bond strength to lateral walls in class I and II ceramic inlays luted with four resin cements and glass-ionomer luting agent
AG Manso, S González-Lopez, V Bolaños-Carmona, PJ Maurício, ...
The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry 13 (2011) 455

Helicobacter pylori phage screening
F Vale, APA Matos, P Carvalho, JMB Vítor
Microscopy and Microanalysis 14 (2008) 150-151

On the structural diversity of sialoliths
APA de Matos, PA Carvalho, A Almeida, L Duarte, R Vilar, J Leitao
Microscopy and Microanalysis 13 (2007) 390-396



Microscopy of bulk nanostructured materials



Synergistic helium and deuterium blistering in tungsten-tantalum composites
M Dias, R Mateus, N Catarino, N Franco, D Nunes, JB Correia, PA Carvalho, K Hanada, C Sardu, E Alves
Journal of Nuclear Materials 442 (2013) 69-74

Nickel-carbon nanocomposites: Synthesis, structural changes and strengthening mechanisms
D Nunes, M Vilarigues, JB Correia, PA Carvalho
Acta Materialia 60 (2012) 737-747

Tungsten-nanodiamond composite powders produced by ball milling
D Nunes, V Livramento, U Mardolcar, JB Correia, PA Carvalho
Journal of Nuclear Materials 426 (2012) 115-119

Mechanical synthesis of copper-carbon nanocomposites: Structural changes, strengthening and thermal stabilization
D Nunes, V Livramento, Mateus, JB Correia, LC Alves, M Vilarigues, PA Carvalho
Materials Science and Engineering A 528 (2011) 8610-8620

Production of Cu/Diamond composites for first-wall heat sinks
D Nunes, JB Correia, PA Carvalho, N Shohoj, H Fernandes, C Silva, LC Alves, K Hanada, E Osawa
Fusion Engineering and Design 86 (2011) 2589-2592

Microstructural characterization of the ODS Eurofer 97 EU-batch
R Mateus R, PA Carvalho, D Nunes, Alves LC, Franco N, Correia JB, Fernandes H, C Silva, R Lindau, E Alves E
Fusion Engineering and Design 86 (2011) 2386-2389

Copper-micrometer-sized diamond nanostructured composites
D Nunes, V Livramento, N Shohoji, H Fernandes, C Silva, JB Correia, PA Carvalho
Scripta Physica T145 (2011) 14069

Tungsten-microdiamond composites for plasma facing components
V Livramento, D Nunes, JB Correia, PA Carvalho, U Mardolcar, R Mateus, K Hanada, N Shohoji, H Fernandes, C Silva, E Alves E
Journal of Nuclear materials 416 (2011) 45-48

Novel approach to plasma facing materials in nuclear fusion reactors
V Livramento, JB Correia, D Nunes, PA Carvalho, H Fernandes, C Silva, K Hanada, N Shohoji and Osawa
Plasma and Fusion Science 996 (2008) 166-171

On the performance of pyrolytic MnO2/tantalum capacitors: columnar vs nanocrystalline cathodic layers
D Dias, PA Carvalho, AC Ferro, W Lohwasser
Acta Materialia 55 (2007) 3757-3763

Transmission electron microscopy study of a copper-carbon nanocomposite
PA Carvalho, I Fonseca, MT Marques, JB Correia, R Vilar
Materials Science and Technology 22 (2006) 673-678

Characterization of copper-iron carbide nanocomposite produced via mechanical alloying
PA Carvalho, I Fonseca, MT Marques, JB Correia, A Almeida, R Vilar
Acta Materialia 53/4 (2005) 967-976



Microscopical investigations on the mechanical behavior at fine scales



Cytoadherence of erythrocytes invaded by Plasmodium falciparum: Quantitative contactñprobing of a human malaria receptor
PA Carvalho, M DiezñSilva, H Chen, M Dao, S Suresh
Acta Biomaterialia 9 (2013) 6349ñ6359

Atomic Force Microscopy in Bioengineering Applications
R ColaÁo, PA Carvalho
In Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol III Edited by B Bhushan, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg (2013) 397ñ430 (ISBN 978-3-642-25413-0)

Nickel-carbon nanocomposites: Synthesis, structural changes and strengthening mechanisms
D Nunes, M Vilarigues, JB Correia, PA Carvalho
Acta Materialia 60 (2012) 737ñ747

Dislocation structures in nanoindented ductile metals ñ A TEM direct observation
S GraÁa, PA Carvalho, R ColaÁo
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 44 (2011) 335ñ402

Mechanical synthesis of copper-carbon nanocomposites: Structural changes, strengthening and thermal stabilization
D Nunes, V Livramento, R Mateus, JB Correia, LC Alves, M Vilarigues, PA Carvalho
Materials Science and Engineering A 528 (2011) 8610ñ8620

Determination of dislocation density from hardness measurements in metals
S GraÁa, R ColaÁo, P Carvalho, R Vilar
Materials Letters 62 (2008) 3812ñ3814

Hardening in copper based nanocomposites
JB Correia, MT Marques, PA Carvalho, R Vilar
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 434-435 (2007) 301-303



Microscopy of intermetallic compounds



Electron diffraction of ThMn12- and Th2Zn17-type phases in the Nd-Fe-Ti system
D Nunes, AP Goncalves AP, PA Carvalho
Microscopy and Microanalysis 19 (2013) 1211-1215

HOLZ rings in EBSD patterns of the UFeB4 compound: Association with a random distribution of planar defects
M Dias, PA Carvalho, I Santos, O Tougait, L Havela, AP Goncalves
Microscopy and Microanalysis 19 (2013) 1204-1210

Crystal structure and magnetism of UFe3B2
M Dias, PA Carvalho, LCJ Pereira, IC Santos, O Tougait, VH Tran, AP Goncalves
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 324 (2012) 2649-2653

Structural and physical properties of the U9Fe7Ge24 uranium germanide
MS Henriques, D Berthebaud, LCJ Pereira, EB Lopes, MBC Branco, H Noel, O Tougait, E Antava, L Havela, PA Carvalho, AP Goncalves
Intermetallics 19 (2011) 841-847

Microstructures and magnetic domain configurations of NdFe11Ti and Nd2(Fe,Ti)17 aggregates
D Nunes, AP Goncalves, LCJ Pereira, R Colaco, PA Carvalho
Applied Physics A 104 (2011) 1053-1060

Studies on the new UFe2B6 phase
M Dias, PA Carvalho, O Sologub, LCJ Pereira, IC Santos, AP Goncalves
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 492 (2010) L13-L15

Electron transport and optical characteristics in amorphous indium zinc oxide films
R Martins, P Almeida , P Barquinha, L Pereira, A Pimentel, I Ferreira, E Fortunato
Journal of non-crystalline solids 352 (2006) 1471-1474

Complex and superlattice stacking faults in D019 Co3W
ID Nogueira, PA Carvalho, JC Pereira, R Vilar
Philosophical Magazine 86 (2006) 1763-1774

MnO2 counter-electrode structure in Ta capacitors: A TEM study
D Dias, PA Carvalho, A Ferro, W Lohwasser
Acta Materialia 53 (2005) 4723-4732

On the fcc - D019 transformation in Co-W alloys
PA Carvalho, PM Bronsveld, BJ Kooi, J Th M De Hosson
Acta Materialia 50 (2002) 4511-4526

Stacking faults in the Co7W6 isomorph of the mu phase
PA Carvalho, JThM De Hosson
Scripta Materialia 45 (2001) 333-340

Identification of planar defects in D019 phases using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
PA Carvalho, BJ Kooi, JThM De Hosson
Philosophical Magazine Letters 81 (2001) 697-707

High-Resolution transmission electron microscopy study of discontinuously precipitated Ni3Sn
PA Carvalho, M Sijbolts, BJ Kooi, JThM De Hosson
Acta Materialia 48 (2000) 4203-4215

HRTEM study of Co7W6 and its typical defect structure
PA Carvalho, HSD Haarsma, BJ Kooi, JThM De Hosson
Acta Materialia 48 (2000) 2703ñ2712



Microscopic investigations of phase transitions



B-Fe-U Phase Diagram
M Dias, PA Carvalho, UV Mardolcar, O Tougait, H Noel, AP Goncalves
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 45 (2014) 1813-1822

Liquidus projection of the B-Fe-U diagram: Iron-rich corner
M Dias, PA Carvalho, U Vinaica, O Tougait, H Noel, AP Goncalves
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 44 (2013) 2270-2284

Liquidus projection of the B-Fe-U diagram: Boron-rich corner
M Dias, PA Carvalho, U Vinaica, O Tougait, H Noel, AP Goncalves
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions 44 (2013) 395-405

Cascade of peritectic reactions in the B-Fe-U system
Dias M, PA Carvalho, Sologub O, Tougait O, Noel H, AP Goncalves
Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion 31 (2010) 104-112

On Cr2N precipitation mechanisms in high nitrogen austenite
PA Carvalho, IF Machado, G Solorzano, AF Padilha
Philosophical Magazine 88 (2008) 229-242

Isothermal section at 950?C of the U-Fe-B ternary system
M Dias, AS Cascais, PA Carvalho, O Sologub, O Tougait, H NoÎl, AP GonÁalves
Intermetallics 15 (2006) 413

Laser alloying of zinc with aluminum: Solidification behavior
PA Carvalho, AM Deus, R ColaÁo, R Vilar
Acta Materialia 46 (1998) 1781-1792

Laser alloying of zinc with aluminum: Solidification structures
PA Carvalho, R Vilar
Surface and Coatings Technology 91 (1997) 158-166

Automated workstation for variable composition laser cladding - Its use for rapid alloy scanning
PA Carvalho, N Braz, MM Pontinha, MGS Ferreira, WM Steen, R Vilar, KG Watkins
Surface and Coatings Technology 72 (1995) 62-70