The Physics and Chemistry Institutes at the Federal University of Parana (UFPR)

The Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) is located in the southern Brazilian region of Curitiba. UFPR has several groups working in nanoscience and nanotechnology areas, most of them in the Physics and Chemistry Departments, both with a strong research activities and post-graduate study programs, including a joint program in Materials Science.

In the Physics Department the most important Nanoscience & Nanotechnology related research is focused on nanostructured materials and devices. The Department hosts a pioneering group in organic electronics and develops research focused on organic and hybrid electronic and optoelectronic device development, including transistors, photovoltaic devices, organic light-emitting diodes and memory cells. Inorganic semiconducting and magnetoresistive materials and devices are also intensively investigated, including multilayered magnetic structures and magnetic nanoparticles.

The Chemistry Department focuses its research into the synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles, including magnetic ones. It also is developing hybrid materials, composed by metal oxides and conjugated polymers.

The group investigates:

• Carbon nanotubes

• Metalic nanoparticles

• Conducting polymers

• Nanocomposites and hybrid materials

The Nanostructured device Group- DINE: This group investigates electrical, optical and morphological properties of materials with potential for application in devices.

The group of Nanomechanical properties: works with mechanical characterization of thin films using nanoindentation.

The Lab of Nanostructures for Sensors: works in magnetic nanostructures.

The group of Optoelectronic devices: is working on Charge carrier injection and transport in conjugated polymers and blends.

More information:

Prof. Dr Ivo Hümmelgen

(Physics department),

Federal University of Parana (UFPR)

http://fisica.ufpr.br/