Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Advanced Ceramics

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The Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Advanced Ceramics (NaCA)

Located in the São Carlos Institute of physics at Universit of São Paulo (USP). In this group has four research area focused on the development of nanomaterials and advanced ceramics for application in gas sensor, artificial photosynthesis and dielectric materials.

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Our Mission

Development of new material and technology

Development of technology for production of renewable energy

Include students from minority classes and in vulnerable conditions to an education of excellence

LATEST NEWS

Aug25
CUCO 2025 encerra inscrições com mais de 157 mil estudantes inscritos

Competição USP de conhecimento e oportunidades

May23
Prof. Antonio Carlos Hernandes - Programa “Vem Saber” inaugura Laboratório de Física na EE José Ferreira da Silva /// Prof. Antonio Carlos Hernandes - “Come and Know” Program inaugurates Physics Laboratory at EE José Ferreira da Silva

Inauguração de novo laboratório de Física no EE José Ferreira da Silva

Apr09
Inovação – Novo gerador de energia feito com niobato de lítio (LiNbO3) promete benefícios para o dia a dia

New power generator made with lithium niobate (LiNbO3) promises benefits for everyday life

Sep03
Projeto de extensão da USP em São Carlos atinge 174 mil inscritos de escolas públicas

Número é recorde de inscritos, considerando todas as edições da Competição USP de Conhecimentos e Op...

Jun04
Competição de conhecimentos da USP apresenta os vestibulares para alunos do ensino médio

Além de treinar para o vestibular, os alunos mais bem classificados são premiados; professores incen...

Jun04
I Workshop sobre Espectroscopia de Fotoelétrons Excitados por Raios-X (WEFERX 2025)

I Workshop sobre Espectroscopia de Fotoelétrons Excitados por Raios-X (WEFERX 2025)
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PUBLICATIONS

Unveiling the catalytic power of β-(Co,Zn)(OH)2 for NaBH4 hydrolysis on hydrogen evolution: The role of oxygen vacancies

LA da Silva a , DTD de Souza a , RT da Silva b , MIB Bernardi c , HV Fajardo a , HB de Carvalho

Jan
2026
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Jan
2026

Surface Recombination Suppression in BiVO4 Photoanodes Through Sequential Deposition of FeCoOx and NiOx Thin Films

Niqab Khan, Mohammed AM Bajiri, Washington Santa Rosa, João Victor P. Valverde, Cleber R. Mendonça, Leonardo De Boni, Waldir Avansi Jr, Heberton Wender, Flávio L. Souza, Renato V Gonçalves

Compósitos de ZnO/rGO/ZnO com desempenho sinérgico aprimorado na detecção de gases para O₃ sem processo de ozonólise

Rayssa Silva Correia , Amanda Akemy Komorizono , Júlia Coelho Tagliaferro , Natália Candiani Simões Pessoa e Valmor Roberto Mastelaro

Jan
2026
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Oct
2025

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics using ZnO nanostructured catalysts immobilized on TEMPO-oxidized cellulose

Ramon Resende Leite a,* , Renata Colombo b , Amanda Akemy Komorizono a , Waldir Avansi Jr. c , Maria Inˆes Basso Bernardi a,

Optical waveguides and work function modification in perovskite particles embedded tellurium-zinc glass for photonic applications

J.L. Clabel H. , K.T. Paula , Filipe A. Couto , G. Lozano C. , M.P. da Silva , E. Marega Jr., Valmor R. Mastelaro, Cleber R. Mendonça

Aug
2025
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FACILITIES

AutoLab Potentiostat/Galvanostat

AutoLab Potentiostat/Galvanostat

The Potentiostat is an instrument that can apply a potential to a system and measure the resulting current. This is used to measure water splitting in phoelectrochemical (PEC) systems.

Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy – Shimadzu

Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy – Shimadzu

UV–visible spectrophotometry (UV–Vis or UV/Vis) refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflectance spectroscopy in part of the ultraviolet and the full, adjacent visible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Parameters of interest, besides the wavelength of measurement, are absorbance (A) or transmittance (%T) or reflectance (%R), and its change with time.

Spin coater

Spin coater

Spin coating is a technique used to prepare films with uniform thickness.

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Research Area:

synthesis of nanomaterials

Valmor Roberto Mastelaro

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Research Area:

(di)electrical properties of materials

Jean Claude M'Peko

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Research Area:

Photoelectrochemical water splitting

Renato Vitalino Gonçalves

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Research Area:

dielectric ceramic

José Pedro Andreeta

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Research Area:

advanced ceramics

Antônio Carlos Hernandes

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Location:

São Carlos Institute of Physics, area 2. Avenida João Dagnone, nº 1100, Jardim Santa Angelina – CEP 13563-120 São Carlos – São Paulo – Brasil

Valmor Roberto Mastelaro

+55 (16) 3373-9755

Antônio Carlos Hernandes

+55 (16) 3373-9796

Jean Claude M'Peko

+55 (16) 3373-9759

José Pedro Andreeta

+55 (16) 3373-6758

Renato Vitalino Gonçalves

+55 (16) 3373-6761

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