Dr Paloma L dos Santos

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Lecturer in Semiconductor Materials and Devices

Paloma dos Santos
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p.l.dossantos@sheffield.ac.uk
Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Dr Paloma L dos Santos
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
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I received my PhD degree in Physics from Durham University in September 2018. Following that, I was one-year PDRA at St Andrews University, then one-year PDRA at Cavendish Laboratory (University of Cambridge), where I also took a maternity break. In 2022, I re-joined Durham University for another year PDRA and in April 2023, I became a lecturer at Sheffield University.

My research expertise is on organic (carbon-based) semiconductor materials and devices, in special, energy-efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). OLEDs as one of the leaders of the display revolution over the past decade, have shown huge advantages over other popular technologies, such as Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), as they provide better contrast ratios, wider viewing-angles, can be mechanically flexible and consume less power. Current commercial products utilizing OLED technology includes bendable smartphones, rollable TVs and smart vision VR glasses. Yet, this fascinating technology still faces big challenges regarding energy conversion, operational lifetime, and colour purity.

I am particularly interested in understanding the optoelectronic mechanisms of materials that convert electrical energy into light efficiently and use them to build novel devices that consume less power than commercial ones.

I am very enthusiastic about my research, teaching and promoting a dynamic, cross-disciplinary, multicultural and supportive work environment.

Qualifications
  • PhD in Physics, University of Durham, 2018
  • M.Sc. in Physics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2014
  • B.Sc in Physics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2012
Research interests
  • Organic semiconductors
  • Optical Spectroscopy
  • OLEDs
Publications

Journal articles

  • dos Santos PL, de Sa Pereira D, Oh CS, Kukhta N, Lee HL, Lee JY & Monkman AP (2024) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(39), 16308-16319.
  • Dang Anh K, dos Santos PL, Saeed M, Chaudhry MU, Bechtold IH, Batycki A, Drewniak A, Szlapa-Kula A & Ledwon P (2024) . Organic Electronics, 129.
  • Franca LG, Bossanyi DG, Clark J & dos Santos PL (2024) . ACS Applied Optical Materials, 2(12), 2476-2500.
  • dos Santos PL, Stachelek P, Takeda Y & Pander P (2024) . Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 8(7), 1731-1766.
  • Matulaitis T, dos Santos PL, Tsuchiya Y, Cordes DB, Slawin AMZ, Adachi C, Samuel IDW & ZysmanColman E (2023) . ChemistrySelect, 8(9).
  • Miller LR, Borthwick RJ, dos Santos PL & Chaudhry MU (2023) . MRS Advances, 8(8), 440-445.
  • L. dos Santos P, de Sa Pereira D, Eng J, Ward JS, Bryce MR, Penfold TJ & Monkman AP (2023) . ChemPhotoChem, 7(2).
  • Franca LG, dos Santos PL, Pander P, Cabral MGB, Cristiano R, Cazati T, Monkman AP, Bock H & Eccher J (2022) . ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 4(7), 3486-3494.
  • Tsuchiya Y, Diesing S, Bencheikh F, Wada Y, dos Santos PL, Kaji H, Zysman-Colman E, Samuel IDW & Adachi C (2021) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 125(36), 8074-8089.
  • Zhang Z, Crovini E, dos Santos PL, Naqvi BA, Cordes DB, Slawin AMZ, Sahay P, Br羹tting W, Samuel IDW, Br瓣se S & ZysmanColman E (2020) . Advanced Optical Materials, 8(23).
  • Long Y, Mamada M, Li C, dos Santos PL, Colella M, Danos A, Adachi C & Monkman A (2020) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(9), 3305-3312.
  • Hall D, Suresh SM, dos Santos PL, Duda E, Bagnich S, Pershin A, Rajamalli P, Cordes DB, Slawin AMZ, Beljonne D , K繹hler A et al (2020) . Advanced Optical Materials, 8(2).
  • dos Santos PL, Chen D, Rajamalli P, Matulaitis T, Cordes DB, Slawin AMZ, Jacquemin D, Zysman-Colman E & Samuel IDW (2019) . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(48), 45171-45179.
  • Stachelek P, Ward JS, dos Santos PL, Danos A, Colella M, Haase N, Raynes SJ, Batsanov AS, Bryce MR & Monkman AP (2019) . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(30), 27125-27133.
  • Ward JS, Kukhta NA, dos Santos PL, Congrave DG, Batsanov AS, Monkman AP & Bryce MR (2019) . Chemistry of Materials, 31(17), 6684-6695.
  • dos Santos PL, Ward JS, Congrave DG, Batsanov AS, Eng J, Stacey JE, Penfold TJ, Monkman AP & Bryce MR (2018) . Advanced Science, 5(6).
  • dos Santos PL, Cenni MFB, Costa BBA & Cury LA (2017) . Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 347, 93-97.
  • dos Santos PL, Ward JS, Batsanov AS, Bryce MR & Monkman AP (2017) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(30), 16462-16469.
  • Alt覺n繹l癟ek N, Aydemir M, Tavasl覺 M, Dos Santos PL & Monkman AP (2017) . Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 851, 184-188.
  • dos Santos PL, Ward JS, Bryce MR & Monkman AP (2016) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 7(17), 3341-3346.
  • dos Santos PL, Dias FB & Monkman AP (2016) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(32), 18259-18267.
  • Santos PL, Cury LA, Dias FB & Monkman AP (2016) . Journal of Luminescence, 172, 118-123.
  • Costa BBA, Santos PL, Silva MDR, Nogueira SL, Araujo KAS, Neves BRA, Jarrosson T, Serein-Spirau F, L癡re-Porte J-P & Cury LA (2014) . Chemical Physics Letters, 614, 67-71.
  • de Pauli M, Santos PL, Costa BBA, Magalh瓊es-Paniago R, Cury LA & Malachias A (2014) . Applied Physics Letters, 104(16).
  • Santos PL, Costa BBA, Araujo KS, Cury LA, Snedden EW, Bourdakos KN, Dias FB & Monkman AP (2012) . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24(1), 015801-015801.
  • Aitchison CM, Albrecht K, Awaga K, Bergmann K, Calbo J, Cameron J, Clark J, Collins M, Data P, dos Santos P , Fujigaya T et al () . Faraday Discussions, 250, 298-334.
  • () . Faraday Discussions, 250, 429-430.
  • Farias G, Salla CAM, S. Heying R, Bortoluzzi AJ, Curcio SF, Cazati T, dos Santos PL, Monkman AP, Souza BD & Bechtold IH () . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8(41), 14595-14604.
  • Farias G, Sime瓊o DS, Moreira TS, dos Santos PL, Bentaleb A, Girotto E, Monkman AP, Eccher J, Durola F, Bock H , de Souza B et al () . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7(39), 12080-12085.
  • dos Santos PL, Silveira OJ, Huang R, Jardim GAM, Matos MJS, da Silva J繳nior EN, Monkman AP, Dias FB & Cury LA () . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(7), 3814-3821.
  • dos Santos PL, Etherington MK & Monkman AP () . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6(18), 4842-4853.
  • Pereira DDS, dos Santos PL, Ward JS, Data P, Okazaki M, Takeda Y, Minakata S, Bryce MR & Monkman AP () . Scientific Reports, 7(1).
  • Etherington MK, Franchello F, Gibson J, Northey T, Santos J, Ward JS, Higginbotham HF, Data P, Kurowska A, Dos Santos PL , Graves DR et al () . Nature Communications, 8(1).
  • Huang R, Av籀 J, Northey T, Chaning-Pearce E, dos Santos PL, Ward JS, Data P, Etherington MK, Fox MA, Penfold TJ , Berberan-Santos MN et al () . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(25), 6269-6280.
  • Costa BBA, Jardim GAM, Santos PL, Calado HDR, Monkman AP, Dias FB, da Silva J繳nior EN & Cury LA () . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(5), 3473-3479.
  • Santos PL, Ward JS, Data P, Batsanov AS, Bryce MR, Dias FB & Monkman AP () . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(17), 3815-3824.

Conference proceedings

  • Monkman AP, Etherington M, Graves D, Data P, Dos Santos PL, Nobuyasu RS & Baiao Dias FM (2016) . Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XX (pp 7-7), 28 August 2016 - 1 September 2016.
Research group

Materials and Devices

Teaching activities
  • EEE337 - Semiconductor Electronics
  • EEE348 - Electronics and Devices

Links

Semiconductor and Quantum Technologies