Email:

jcapitaofe.up.pt

Lab: E202

Junior Researcher

Research group: Processes, Products and Energy

Background: PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering – Faculty of Engineering of Porto, Portugal

Jeffrey Capitão

Major research topics

• Electrode engineering
• Dye-sensitized solar cells
• Perovskite solar cells
• Photoelectrochemical systems
• Upscaling and stability

Selected Publications

Da Silva Loeps, T., Capitão, J., Khan, A., Rodrigues, L., Ivanou, D., Lopes, T., Dias, P., Mendes, A. “Highly-Conductive and Micro-Structured Transparent Glass Substrates for Efficient and Scalable Photoelectrochemical Applications”. Advanced Science, (2026), e15947.

Capitão, J., Santos, F., Ivanou, D., Mendes, A. “Photovoltaic stability of dye-sensitized solar cells with carbon paper counter-electrodes”. Carbon, (2026), 247, 120962.

Capitão, J., da Silva Lopes, T., Rodrigues, L., Lopes, T., Dias, P., Ivanou, D., Mendes, A. “Enhancing large-area photoelectrochemical cells' performance through conductivity improvement of customizable FTO collectors grid”. Journal of Power Sources, (2025), 654, 237788.

Capitão, J., martins, J., Emami, S., Ivanou, D., Mendes, A. “Fully glass frit encapsulated dye-sensitized solar cells: Challenges for hermetical sealing of electrolyte injection holes”. Solar Energy, (2023), 249, 476‒484.

Ivanou, D., Capitão, J., Maçaira, J., Pereira, A. I., Mendes, A. “Embedded Chromium Current Collectors for Efficient and Stable Large Area Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, (2018), 165 (16), H1040‒H1046.

Selected Projects

"AET – Alliance for Energy Transition", nr. C644914747-00000023, investment project nr. 56, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and by European Union - NextGeneration EU. Beginning: 2022. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher

“DIAMOND - Ultra-stable, highly efficient, low-cost perovskite photovoltaics with minimised environmental impact” (101084124), funded by European Commission (Horizon Europe - Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility). Beginning: 2022. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher

“2SMART – engineered Smart materials for Smart citizens”, reference NORTE‐01‐0145‐FEDER‐000054, supported by Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Beginning: 2021. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher

“WinPSC - Novos avanços tecnológicos para a terceira geração de células solares sensibilizadas com perovskita”. Reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017796 supported by Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Beginning: 2017. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher

“BI-DSC - Building-Integrated Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Advanced Research Grant (Grant Agreement no. 321315), funded by FP7-IDEAS-ERC. Beginning: 2013. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher