Current Research Topics and Techniques

  • Graphene growth on metallic surfaces
  • Metal intercalation on graphene/metal interfaces
  • Structural and electronic properties of topological insulators
  • Self-organized growth on stepped surfaces

Experimental Techniques and theoretical methods

  • Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED)
  • Photoelectron Diffraction (PED)
  • Angle-resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES)
  • Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
  • Density Functional Theory (DFT)
  • BFS method for surface alloy formation modelling

Curriculum Lattes
Surface Science Group
Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory