Miguel Diogo Furtado Alexandre

Postdoc Researcher

m.alexandre@fct.unl.pt

Short Biography

I was born in Entroncamento, Portugal. My main areas of interest are renewable energies, with special interest in photovoltaics,
an area focused on my current research. In addition, I also have interests in Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism. I ingressed
in the Integrated Master's Degree in Micro and Nanotechnology in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade Nova de
Lisboa, where I ultimately received my Degree in Engineering of Micro and Nanotechnology in 2018. Afterward, I enrolled in
a research fellowship in the scope of the project Apolo in CENIMAT/UNINOVA having also collaborated in other projects, such
as project AltaLuz and SuPerSolar. Subsequently, I performed my PhD (via a grant awarded by FCT) in Universidade NOVA de Lisboa,
regarind the quantum and optical simulation of dots-in-host semiconductor materials.
Currently, I am working under the ERC project X-Stream and the European project JUMP INTO SPACE, where I lead the work packages
related with modelling.
I have a notable scientific profile, having published seventeen scientific peer reviewed articles, where four are as first
and corresponding author. I have done several highly artistic representations that have been featured as covers in five scientific
publications and one as the cover for the Light: Science and Applications Editor's Highlight, that featured one of my first
name articles.
Furthermore, I also have extensive coding expertise, demonstrated by the published graphical interface program, that provides
easy-to-use access to the scattering matrix method, fundamental for optical endeavors.

Education

Grau Classificação

2019 – 2024/06/24 Concluído Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences Doctoral Program (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Quantum Nanostructured Dots-inHost Perovkite Solar Cells" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO) Approved

2018/11/16 Concluído Integrated Master Program in Engineering of Micro and Nanotechnology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Theoretical Study of Optimum Luminescent Down-Shifting Properties for High Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO) 17

Publications

Santos, Ivan; Alexandre, Miguel; Mihailetchi, Valentin; Li, Kezheng; Vicente, António; Almeida, Eva; Dyreby, Mónica; et al. "Nanovoid-driven light management in emerging c-Si solar technologies". 2025. 10.1117/12.3063812

"ESTRATÉGIAS FOTÓNICAS PARA FOTOVOLTAICO: NOVOS AVANÇOS PARA ALÉM DA ÓTICA". 2020. 10.34637/CIES2020.1.2020

Miguel Alexandre; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins; Manuel J. Mendes. "Photonic-amplified QD@Host perovskite solar cells". Materials Today Physics (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2025.101910. 10.1016/j.mtphys.2025.101910

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2025.101910

Cristina Teixeira; Miguel Alexandre; Leonardo Rodrigues; António T. Vicente; Ana S. Reis-Machado; Cristina B. Correia; Cristiano P. Ramos; et al. "Multi-scale solar-to-hydrogen system design: An open-source modeling framework". Solar Energy (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113910. 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113910

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113910

J.G. Guerrero-Felix; S.F.H. Correia; M. Alexandre; C.D. Gonzalez-Gomez; V. Sencadas; L. Fu; E. Ruiz-Reina; et al. "Enhancing the efficiency of luminescent solar concentrators via soft colloidal lithography negative templating". Materials & Design (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113817. 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113817

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113817

Ivan M. Santos; Miguel Alexandre; António T. Vicente; Cristina Teixeira; Eva Almeida; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins; Hugo Águas; Manuel J. Mendes. "Next-Generation Solar-Powering: Photonic Strategies for Earth and Space Systems". Solar RRL (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400666. 10.1002/solr.202400666

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400666

Eva Almeida; Miguel Alexandre; Ivan M. Santos; Rodrigo Martins; Hugo Águas; Manuel J. Mendes. "Photonic-Enhanced Perovskite Solar Cells: Tailoring Color and Light Capture". ACS Omega (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04979. 10.1021/acsomega.4c04979

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04979

Sirazul Haque; Miguel Alexandre; António T. Vicente; Kezheng Li; Christian S. Schuster; Sui Yang; Hugo Águas; et al. "Photon shifting and trapping in perovskite solar cells for improved efficiency and stability". Light: Science & Applications (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-024-01559-2. 10.1038/s41377-024-01559-2

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-024-01559-2

Miguel Alexandre; Ivan M. Santos; Rodrigo Martins; Manuel J. Mendes. "SCATMM: Easy-to-Use Graphical User Interface for Light Propagation in Arbitrary Multilayers". Journal of Open Research Software (2024): https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.511. 10.5334/jors.511

🔗 https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.511

Miguel Alexandre; Hugo Águas; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins; Manuel J. Mendes. "Understanding the Potential of Light Absorption in Dots-in-Host Semiconductors". ACS Photonics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00760. 10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00760

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00760

G. Ribeiro; G. Ferreira; U. D. Menda; M. Alexandre; M. J. Brites; M. A. Barreiros; S. Jana; et al. "Sub-Bandgap Sensitization of Perovskite Semiconductors via Colloidal Quantum Dots Incorporation". Nanomaterials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13172447. 10.3390/nano13172447

🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13172447

Ivan M. Santos; Miguel Alexandre; Valentin D. Mihailetchi; José A. Silva; Tiago Mateus; Ana Mouquinho; Jenny Boane; et al. "Optically-Boosted Planar IBC Solar Cells with Electrically-Harmless Photonic Nanocoatings". Advanced Optical Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202300276. 10.1002/adom.202300276

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202300276

Pedro Centeno; Miguel Alexandre; Filipe Neves; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins; Hugo Águas; Manuel J. Mendes. "Copper-Arsenic-Sulfide Thin-Films from Local Raw Materials Deposited via RF Co-Sputtering for Photovoltaics". Nanomaterials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12193268. 10.3390/nano12193268

🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12193268

Sirazul Haque; Miguel Alexandre; Clemens Baretzky; Daniele Rossi; Francesca De Rossi; António T. Vicente; Francesca Brunetti; et al. "Photonic-Structured Perovskite Solar Cells: Detailed Optoelectronic Analysis". ACS Photonics (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.2c00446. 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c00446

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.2c00446

M. Alexandre; H. Águas; E. Fortunato; R. Martins; M. J. Mendes. "Light management with quantum nanostructured dots-in-host semiconductors". Light: Science & Applications (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-021-00671-x. 10.1038/s41377-021-00671-x

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-021-00671-x

Jenny L. N. Boane; Pedro Centeno; Ana Mouquinho; Miguel Alexandre; Tomás Calmeiro; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins; Manuel J. Mendes; Hugo Águas. "Soft-Microstructured Transparent Electrodes for Photonic-Enhanced Flexible Solar Cells". Micro (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/micro1020016. 10.3390/micro1020016

🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/micro1020016

Oliveira, Rui D.; Mouquinho, Ana; Centeno, Pedro; Alexandre, Miguel; Haque, Sirazul; Martins, Rodrigo; Fortunato, Elvira; Águas, Hugo; Mendes, Manuel J.. Autor correspondente: Oliveira, Rui D.. "Colloidal Lithography for Photovoltaics: An Attractive Route for Light Management". Nanomaterials 11 7 (2021): 1665. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11071665. 10.3390/nano11071665

🔗 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11071665

Grey, P.; Chapa, M.; Alexandre, M.; Mateus, T.; Fortunato, E.; Martins, R.; Mendes, M.J.; Pereira, L.. "Combining Soft with Hard Condensed Matter for Circular Polarized Light Sensing and Logic Operations". Advanced Optical Materials (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099320273&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/adom.202001731

🔗 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099320273&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Alexandre, Miguel. "Self-Cleaned Photonic-Enhanced Solar Cells with Nanostructured Parylene-C". Advanced Materials Interfaces (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admi.202000264. 10.1002/admi.202000264

🔗 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admi.202000264

Haque, S.; Alexandre, M.; Mendes, M.J.; Águas, H.; Fortunato, E.; Martins, R.. "Design of wave-optical structured substrates for ultra-thin perovskite solar cells". Applied Materials Today 20 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086499623&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100720

🔗 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086499623&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Manuel Chapa; Miguel F. Alexandre; Manuel J. Mendes; Hugo Águas; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins. "All-Thin-Film Perovskite/C–Si Four-Terminal Tandems: Interlayer and Intermediate Contacts Optimization". ACS Applied Energy Materials (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00354. 10.1021/acsaem.9b00354

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00354

Alexandre, Miguel; Chapa, Manuel; Haque, Sirazul; Mendes, Manuel Joao; Águas, Hugo; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo. "Optimum Luminescent Down-Shifting Properties for High Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells". ACS Applied Energy Materials (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00271. 10.1021/acsaem.9b00271

🔗 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00271

Alexandre, Miguel; Águas, Hugo; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Mendes, M. J.. "High Performance Photonic-Amplified Dots-in-Host Perovskite Solar Cells". Trabalho apresentado em European Conference on Optics for Solar Cells, 2025.

Teixeira, Cristina; Alexandre, Miguel; Rodrigues, Leonardo; Vicente, António T.; Machado, Ana; Mendes, Adélio; Martins, Rodrigo; Mendes, M. J.. Autor correspondente: Teixeira, Cristina. "Multi-watt Scale Solar-to-Fuel Python Model". Trabalho apresentado em 22nd International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU), 2025.

Alexandre, Miguel; Águas, Hugo; Fortunato, Elvira; Martins, Rodrigo; Mendes, M. J.. "Photonic-Amplified Dots-in-Host Perovskite Solar Cells". Trabalho apresentado em Hybrid & Organic Photovoltaics, 2025.

M. Santos, Ivan; Alexandre, Miguel; Mateus, Tiago; Mouquinho, Ana; Boane, Jenny; Vicente, António T.; Menda, Deneb; et al. "Photovoltaic Revolution: Enhancing Light Harvesting via Advanced Nanocoatings". Trabalho apresentado em Annual i3N Meeting, 2024.

M. Santos, Ivan; Vicente, António T.; Alexandre, Miguel; Mateus, Tiago; Mouquinho, Ana; Boane, Jenny; Menda, Deneb; et al. "Optically-Boosted IBC Solar Cells with Photonic Nanostructured Coatings". Trabalho apresentado em Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023.

Miguel Alexandre; Hugo Águas; Elvira Fortunato; Rodrigo Martins; Manuel J. Mendes. "Understanding the Potential of Light Absorption in Dots-in-Host Semiconductors". 2023. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2346995/v1. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2346995/v1

🔗 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2346995/v1

Ivan Santos; Miguel Alexandre; Valentin Mihailetchi; Tiago Mateus; Ana Mouquinho; Jenny Boane; António Vicente; et al. "Optically-boosted planar IBC Solar Cells with Electrically-harmless Photonic Nanocoatings". 2023. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2402326/v1. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2402326/v1

🔗 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2402326/v1

"Quantum Nanostructured Dots-in-Host Perovskite Solar Cells". Doutoramento, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/169663.

🔗 http://hdl.handle.net/10362/169663

Alexandre, Miguel Diogo Furtado. "Theoretical Study of Optimum Luminescent Down-Shifting Properties for High Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells". Mestrado, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/56317.

🔗 http://hdl.handle.net/10362/56317

Alexandre, Miguel. 2021 Editor's Highlight – Light Science and Applications.

Alexandre, Miguel. Solar Cells: Self-Cleaned Photonic-Enhanced Solar Cells with Nanostructured Parylene-C (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 15/2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202070084

Alexandre, Miguel. Handwritten and Sustainable Electronic Logic Circuits with Fully Printed Paper Transistors (Adv. Mater. Technol. 12/2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202170071

Alexandre, Miguel. Micro-patterned perovskite solar cells trap light better.

Alexandre, Miguel. Printed Memristors: An Overview of Ink, Materials, Deposition Techniques, and Applications (Adv. Electron. Mater. 10/2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202470032

Alexandre, Miguel. Carbon-Yarn-Based Supercapacitors with In Situ Regenerated Cellulose Hydrogel for Sustainable Wearable Electronics. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01222

Alexandre, Miguel. Understanding the Potential of Light Absorption in Dots-in-Host Semiconductors. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00760

Projects

Designação Financiadores

2024/05 – 2029/04 Power-to-X: STREAMing Hydrogen from 3-Band Solar Cells boosted with Photonic Management 101124803 Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento European Research Council

🔗 101124803

2024/10 – 2028/09 FLEXIBLE LIGHTWEIGHT MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE FOR EFFICIENT LIGHT HARVESTING IN OUTER SPACE 101162377 Management and execution of WP2 BCB Central Library Brussels

🔗 101162377

2024/05 – 2027/04 Breaking limits Using Record enabling Silicon Technology with photonic management 101146684 Collaboration in execution of WP2 BCB Central Library Brussels

🔗 101146684

2023/03 – 2026/08 Flexibilidade e Alta Eficiência com Células Solares Tandem dotadas com Gestão Fotónica para Aplicação Espacial 175532PRJ Management of Simulations Required for project Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2025/01/01 – 2025/12/31 Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication 10.54499/UIDP/50025/2020 UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, PortugalInstituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação Pólo Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PortugalUniversidade Nova de Lisboa, PortugalUniversidade de Aveiro, PortugalUniversidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso

🔗 10.54499/UIDP/50025/2020

2023/02 – 2024/11 Desenvolvimento de Células Solares Perovskita em Substratos à Base de Papel 175830PRJ Execution of Required Simulations for Project Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2020/01 – 2024/03 Photonic-enhanced Quantum Nano-structured Perovskite Solar Cells 75459DFA Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2018/10 – 2022/07 Aplicações Multifuncionais de Tetraedrite na Captação de Energia com Recursos Locais 151098PRJ Execution of Simulations required for project execution Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2018/10 – 2022/07 Células solares tandem melhoradas opticamente 150050PRJ Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2018/07 – 2022/02 Eficiência e Flexibilidade Superiores com Células Solares de Perovskite melhoradas com nano-estruturas Quânticas e Gestão de Luz 149660PRJ Execution of simulations required for project execution Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2019/01/04 – 2020/01/04 SmArt Designed Full Printed Flexible RObust Efficient Organic HaLide PerOvskite solar cells 763989 Bolseiro de Investigação EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Societal Challenges Concluído

🔗 763989

Designação Financiadores

2022/01/01 – 2024/12/31 Estruturas dinâmicas de celulose com mudança de cor activa para aplicações em fotónica e segurança PTDC/CTM-CTM/4653/2021 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, PortugalUNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso

2021/03/15 – 2024/03/14 Células Solares Flexíveis de Filmes Finos de Silício Cristalino e Perovskite com Elevada Eficiência PTDC/CTM-REF/1008/2020 Execution of Simulation required for project Universidade de Aveiro, PortugalInstituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, PortugalUNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Em curso