Ana Mafalda Pereira

Junior Researcher

Research group: Processes, Products and Energy

Background: PhD in Chemistry - University of Aveiro, Portugal

Major research topics

• Porhyirinoids
• Organic Synthesis
• Electrochemistry
• Perovskite solar cells
• Dye-sensitised solar cells
• Electrochemical CO2 reduction

Selected Publications

Hora, C., Santos, F., Pereira, A. M. V. M., Sales, G. M., Ivanou, D., Mendes, A. “PEDOT-graphene counter-electrode for solar and improved artificial light conversion in regular, bifacial and FTO-less cobalt mediated DSSCs”, Electrochimica Acta (2022), 42, 140140.

Pereira, A. M. V. M., Lacerda, P. S. S., Silva,  B. N. M., Neves, M. G. P. M. S., Silva, A. M. S., Silva, B. V., Silva, F. C., Ferreira, V. B., Pinto, A. C., Cavaleiro, J. A. S. “One-pot synthesis of new isatin-porphyrin conjugates by the palladium Buchwald-Hartwig methodology involving β-aminoporphyrinatonickel(II) and 3-ketal isatin derivatives”, Dyes and Pigments (2017), 139, 247-254.

Pereira, A. M. V. M., Cerqueira, A. F. R., Moura, N. M. M., Iglésias, B. A., Faustino, M. A. F., Neves, M. G. P. M. S., Cavaleiro, J. A. S., Lima, M. J. C., Cunha, A. F.  “β-(p-Carboxyaminophenyl)porphyrin derivatives: new dyes for TiO2 dye-sensitized solar cells”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research (2014), 16, 2647.

Pereira, A. M. V. M., Hausmann, A., Tomé, J. P. C., Trukhina, O., Urbani, M., Neves, M. G. P. M. S., Cavaleiro, J. A. S., Guldi, D. M., Torres, T. “Porphyrin-phthalocyanine/pyridylfullerene supramolecular assemblies” Chemistry – A European Journal (2012), 3210-3219.

Pereira, A. M. V. M., Neves, M. G. P. M. S., Cavaleiro, J. A. S., Jeandon, C., Gisselbrecht, J. P., Choua, S., Ruppert, R. “Diporphyrinylamines: Synthesis and electrochemistry” (2011) Organic Letters, 13, 4742-4745.

Selected Projects

“PorphSol – Tailor-made porphyrinoids for emerging efficient solar devices”, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030357). Beginning: February 2019. Duration: 45 months. Role: Principal Investigator.

“GOTSolar - New technological advances for the third generation of Solar cells” (687008) funded by European Commission. Beginning: January 2016. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher.

“Development of new dyads for solar cells based on electron donor-acceptor-substituted porhyrinic macrocycles”, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (EXPL/QEQ-QOR/0906/2013). Beginning: March 2013. Duration: 12 months. Role: Principal Investigator.