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Francineide Lopes de Araújo graduated in Physics from the Uberlândia Federal University in 2012. She received her MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2014 from the São Carlos School of Engineering at the University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), where she studied optical and structural properties of polyfluorenes through ultrathin films and single-molecule spectroscopy. She received her PhD in Applied Physics in 2018 from the São Carlos Institute of Physics at the University of São Paulo (IFSC/USP), where she acted in organic electronics, specifically in the fabrication and electrical characterization of organic solar cells (OPVs). Currently, she serves as a postdoc at the Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, in the Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ana Flávia Nogueira. Recently, she is a visiting researcher at CHOSE until October 2023, focusing on the fabrication and characterization of perovskite solar cells. Research Supported by FAPESP/Scholarships abroad – Research Internship – Post-doc (Grant number: 22/07847-8).

Research Activity

Francineide Lopes de Araújo's research activity concerns applying graphene materials and 2D perovskite as intra and interlayers in perovskite solar modules (PSMs) using the interface engineering method. These modifications are expected to reduce surface defects, minimize the interfacial recombination and, at the same time, promote fast charge extraction, resulting in PSMs with high performance and stability. From the point of view of processing and cost, the versatility of these materials (graphene and 2D perovskites) in terms of processability and low cost is a beneficial and indispensable characteristic for the expansion and commercialization of PSMs.

Publications

1. Szostak, R.; Gonçalves, A. S.; Freitas, J. N.; Marchezi, P. E.; Araújo, F. L.; Schelhas, L. T.; Tolentino, H. C. N.; Toney, M. T.; Marques, F. C.*; Nogueira, A. F. In situ and operando characterizations of metal halide perovskite and solar cells: Insights from lab-sized devices to upscaling processes. Chemical Reviews, 123 (6), 3160-3236, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00382

2. Paula, Kelly T.; Santos, Sabrina N. C.; Facure, Murilo H. M.; Araujo, Francineide L.; Andrade, Marcelo M. B.; Correa, Daniel S.; Mendonça, Cleber R. Fabrication of interdigitated electrodes of graphene oxide/silica by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer for sensing applications. Journal of Applied Physics, v.133, p.053103, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0137926

3. De Araújo, Francineide; Nogueira, Ana; De Freitas, Jilian. Facile Methods for the Assembly of Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells and Mini-Module: A Step-by-Step Description of Layers Processing. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, Vol. 34, No. 6, 794-808, 2023.
https://dx.doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20220148

4. Custódio Mota, Isabela; Pedroso Silva Santos, Bianca; Értola Pereira Dos Santos, Raphael; Banar Guedes, Luísa; Tenório Soares, Igor; Rubio Arias, Jose Jonathan; Lopes De Araújo, Francineide; Nogueira, Ana Flávia; Vieira Marques, Maria De Fátima. Influence of reaction time on properties of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) by the Grignard metathesis polymerization. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, v.147, p.5037 - 5048, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-10890-4

5. Scalon, Lucas; Szostak, Rodrigo; Araújo, Francineide L.; Adriani, Karla F.; Silveira, Julian F. R. V.; Oliveira, Willian X. C.; Da Silva, Juarez L. F.; Oliveira, Caio C.; Nogueira, Ana Flávia. Improving the Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells by a Bidentate Anilinium Salt. JACS Au. , v.2, p.1233 - 1503, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.2c00151

6. Moral, Raphael; Hermsdorff, Alden; Marchezi, Paulo; Germino, José; Bonato, Luiz; De Araújo, Francineide; Nogueira, Ana. Addition of N-(2-Aminoethyl)naphthalimide and Mercaptopropionic Acid to Increase the Stability of CsFAMA Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v.33, p.973 - 983, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20220072

7. Neto, Alfredo Leithold; Scalon, Lucas; Octavio De Araujo, Luis; Lopes De Araújo, Francineide; Spada, Edna Regina; Pereira Da Cunha, Mariana Richelle; Desordi, Jaqueline Cristine; Barreto, Rafael Carvalho; Macedo, Andreia Gerniski; Faria, Roberto Mendonça; Rodrigues, Paula Cristina. New insights into DPP3Th and C70 based planar solar cells: a study combining DFT and experimental approach. Materials Chemistry and Physics., v.262, p.124271, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124271

8. Marchezi, Paulo Ernesto; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Szostack, Rodrigo; Germino, José Carlos; Therézio, Eralci M.; Marletta, Alexandre; Nogueira, Ana Flavia. Reduced graphene oxide in perovskite solar cells: the influence on film formation, photophysics, performance, and stability. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, v.9, p.14648-14658, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC01360B

9. Santos, Bianca Pedroso S.; Correa, Roger S.; Veiga, Amanda G.; Péan, Emmanuel V.; Borges, Bruno G.A.L.; Araújo, Francineide L.; Ribeiro, Arthur C.; Furtado, José G.M.; Davies, Matthew L.; Nogueira, Ana F.; Rocco, Maria L.M.; Marques, Maria F.V. Statistical and block conjugated polymers for bulk heterojunction solar cells: Molecular orientation, charge transfer dynamics and device performance. Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials, v.270, p.115225, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115225

10. Marchezi, P. E.; Araújo, F. L.; Machado, E. G.; Goncalves, A. S.; Nogueira, A. F. Desafios e oportunidades para o desenvolvimento de células solares fotovoltaicas emergentes. ComCiência (UNICAMP), v.223, p.1, 2021.

11. Santos, Bianca Pedroso Silva; Lima, Allan Bastos; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Mota, Isabela Custódio; Ribeiro, Arthur De Castro; Nogueira, Ana Flávia; Furtado, José Geraldo De Melo; Garcia Filho, Fabio Da Costa; Marques, Maria De Fátima Vieira; Monteiro, Sergio Neve. Synthesis of novel low bandgap random and block terpolymers with improved performance in organic solar cells. Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T, v.10, p.51 - 65, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.11.101

12. Araújo, F.L.; Amorim, D.R.B.; Torres, B.B.M; Coutinho, D.J.; Faria, R.M. Electrical performance of PTB7-Th:PC71BM solar cell when in contact with the environment. Solar Energy, v.208, p.583 - 590, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.08.005

13. Germino, José Carlos; Szostak, Rodrigo; Motti, Silvia G.; Moral, Raphael F.; Marchezi, Paulo E.; Seleghini, Heitor S.; Bonato, Luiz G.; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Atvars, Teresa D. Z.; Herz, Laura M.; Fenning, David; Hagfeldt, Anders; Nogueira, Ana Flávia. Postpassivation of Multication Perovskite with Rubidium Butyrate. ACS Photonics, v.7, p.2282 - 2291, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.0c00878

14. De Castro Sousa, Lívia Maria; Da Silva Miranda, Guilherme; De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Torres, Bruno Bassi Millan; Faria, Roberto Mendonça; Balogh, Debora Terezia. Bulk-heterojunction polymer photovoltaic cells manufactured using non-halogenated and non-aromatic solvent. Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics, v.31, p.6927 - 6936, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03256-3

15. De Araújo, Francineide Lopes; Da Silva, Jeann Carlos; Szostak, Rodrigo; Marchezi, Paulo Ernesto; Moral, Raphael Fernando; De Freitas, Jilian Nei; Nogueira, Ana Flávia. Effect of the incorporation of poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer on the stability of perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, v.8, p.9697 - 9706, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC02078H

16. Paula, Kelly T.; Santos, Molíria V.; Facure, Murilo H.M.; Andrade, Marcelo B.; Araújo, Francineide L.; Correa, Daniel S.; Ribeiro, Sidney J.L.; Mendonça, Cleber R. Laser patterning and induced reduction of graphene oxide functionalized silk fibroin. Optical Materials, v.99, p.109540, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2019.109540

17. Araújo, F. L.; Amorim, D. R. B.; Coutinho, D. J.; Faria, R. M. Effects of air exposition on series and shunt resistances of a solar cell based on PTB7-Th:PC71BM. Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics, v.30, p.16806 - 16811, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01343-8

18. Araújo, F.L.; Amorim, D.R.B.; Torres, B.B.M; Coutinho, D.J.; Faria, R.M. Effects of additive-solvents on the mobility and recombination of a solar cell based on PTB7-Th:PC71BM. Solar Energy, v.177, p.284-292, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.11.027

19. Araújo, F L; Valente, G T; Faria, R M; Guimarães, F E G. How surface interactions freeze polymer molecules at room temperature: a single molecule approach. Iop Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, v.97, p.012003, 2015.
https://doi:10.1088/1757-899X/97/1/012003