Rui Ramos Ferreira e Silva

Associate Professor

Short CV

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Associate Professor at Aveiro University since 2000.

 

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, "Sintering Kinetics and Wear behaviour of Si3N4 Cutting Tools", University of Aveiro, 1993.

 

Supervisor of 11 PhD thesis and 60 MSc dissertations. Manager of more than 35 scientific/technological projects. Co-author of 5 patents, 1 book, 3 book chapters and of about 220 papers in journals included in the Science Citation Index.Referee of 45 international scientific journals included in SCI. H-index=29 (Web of Science).

Scientific Interests

Synthesis by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of carbon nanostructures and carbon-based coatings (microcrystalline and nanocrystalline diamond, carbon nanotubes, graphene) for mechanical components, electronics and biomedicine applications.

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ultrathin coatings for microelectronics, catalysis and applications in energy related fields.

Processing and mechanical behaviour of ceramic materials and ceramic matrix composites.

Present Research Group

Researchers: Filipe Oliveira, Miguel Neto, Ana Girão. Post-docs: Ricardo Silva, Dhananjay Sharma. PhD students: Alyne Mendes, Alice Marciel, Aneeta Jagernauth, Marta Forte, Inês Oliveira, Sérgio Pratas. 

Main present collaborators

Carlos Achete (INMETRO, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil); Nicola Pinna (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Chemie); José Gomes (Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade do Minho); Florinda Costa (Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro); Alberto Ferro (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa); Luísa Durães (Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade de Coimbra); João Miguel Carrapichano (Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra); Cristiano Abreu (Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto); Joaquim Sacramento (Durit S.A.); Ascensão Lopes (Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto); Fabien Bénédic (Université Paris 13); Manuel Belmonte (Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio, Madrid).

Teaching Activity

Undergraduation courses teaching of Heat Treatments, Materials Properties (Mechanics), Metallurgical Technology, among others. Post-graduation teaching of Materials Development, Metallic Materials, 2-D and 3-D Nanostructured Materials.

Present projects

- PI of project “DHardTools - Precision Machining with CVD Diamond Cutting Tools”, 2019-21. Pro otor: Palbit S.A.

- PI at UA of project “Fosforetos de metais de transição nanoestruturados para armazenamento de energia electroquímica- MePhEES”, 2018-2020 (Projeto UTAP-EXPL/CTE/0008/2017). Colaboration with Lifeng Liu (INL). .

- PI at UA of project “PLASCOAT - Metalização inovadora e ecológica de plásticos por PVD e CVD assistido por plasma” em co-promoção com a Prirev-Engenharia de Superfícies (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003493), 2016-2018. Promotor: PRIREV - Engenharia de Superfícies.

- Participant in TOOLING4G – Advanced Tools for Smart Manufacturing”, 2018-2021 (Programa Mobilizador Ref. TOOLING4G/2016/24516). Promotor: Centimfe - Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes.

- Participant in SGH - SMART GREEN HOMES”, 2016-2019 (Projeto N.º 7678 Ref. POCI-01-0247-FEDER-007678). Promotor: Bosch Termotecnologia S.A.

- Participant in “ULTRAGRAF -Harnessing third-harmonic generation in graphene-coated optics -new devices for ultrafast pulse measurement and frequency upconversion”, 2017-2020 (Projeto M-ERA.NET2/0003/2016). Project PI: Hélder Crespo (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto).

Selected Publications

Publications in the last 5 years:

 

A.M.C. Marciel, M.P.F. Graça, A.C. Bastos, L. Pereira, J.S. Kumar, J. Borges, F. Vaz, M. Peres, K. Lorenz, R.F. Silva, “Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films Grown on Flexible ITO-Coated PET Substrates”, Materials 14 (2021) 821.

 

M.A. Neto, D. Esteves A. V. Girão, F. J. Oliveira, R. F. Silva, “Tough negative temperature coefficient diamond thermistors comprising tungsten carbide ohmic contacts”, Diam. Relat. Mater. 109 (2020) 108036.

 

A. Jaggernauth, J.C. Mendes, R.F. Silva, “Atomic layer deposition of high-k layers on polycrystalline diamond for MOS devices: A review”, J. Mater. Chem. C 8 (2020) 13127-13153.

R. M. Silva, L. D. Carlos, J. Rocha, R. F. Silva, “Luminescent thin films of Eu-bearing UiO-66 Metal Organic Framework prepared by ALD/MLD”, Appl. Surf. Sci. 527 (2020) 146603.

A. Jaggernauth, R.M. Silva, M.A. Neto, F.J. Oliveira, I.K. Bdikin, M.P. Alegre, M. Gutiérrez, D. Araújo, J.C. Mendes, R.F. Silva, “Interfacial Integrity Enhancement of Atomic Layer Deposited Alumina on Boron Doped Diamond by Surface Plasma Functionalization”, Surf. Coat. Techn. 397 (2020) 125991.

I.E. Oliveira, R.M. Silva, A.V. Girão, J.L. Faria, C.G. Silva, R.F. Silva, “Facile preparation of ZnO/CNTs nanocomposites via ALD for photocatalysis applications”, European J. Inorganic Chem. (2020) 1743-1750.

G. Gaspar, J. Rodrigues, A.J. S. Fernandes, M.R. Soares, T. Monteiro, R.F. Silva, F.M. Costa, “Nd:YAG laser scribed zinc oxide on semi-flexible copper foils”, Mater. Lett. X 5 (2020) 100038.

D. Mukherjee, F.J. Oliveira, S.C. Trippe, S. Rotter, M. Neto, R.F. Silva, A.K. Mallik, K. Haenen, C.-M. Zetterling, J. C. Mendes, “Deposition of diamond films on single crystalline silicon carbide substrates”, Diam. Relat. Mater. 101 (2020) 107625.

Eduardo Silva, Sérgio Pratas, Aneeta Jaggernauth, Ricardo Silva, Miguel Neto, Filipe Oliveira, Rui Silva, “An Overview of CVD Diamond Growth on Ceramics and Synthesis of CNTs at the University of Aveiro”, Bol. Grupo Español Carbón 54 (2019) 55-65.

Denise Machado, Maria J. Hortigüela, Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta, Paula A.A.P. Marques, Ricardo Silva, Rui F. Silva, Victor Neto,“Graphene Based Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring – Preliminary Development Evaluation”, J. Coating Sci. Techn. 6 (2019) 10-21.

A. Lamy-Mendes, A.V. Girão, R.F. Silva, L. Durães, “Polysilsesquioxane-based silica aerogel monoliths with embedded CNTs”, Microporous and Mesoporous Mater. 288 (2019) 109575.

Helder Puga, Filipe J. Oliveira, Ana Girão, Rui Silva, José Grilo, “Influence of external loading on the resonant frequency shift of ultrasonic assisted turning: numerical and experimental analysis”, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 101 (2019) 2487–2496.

N. F. Santos, S. O. Pereira, A.J.S. Fernandes, T.L. Vasconcelos, C.M. Fung, B.S. Archanjo, C. A. Achete, S.R. Teixeira, R.F. Silva, F.M. Costa, “Physical Structure and Electrochemical Response of Diamond-Graphite Nanoplatelets: From CVD Synthesis to Label-Free Biosensors”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 (2019) 8470-8482.

Juliana Marques, Tiago D. Gomes, Marta A. Forte, Rui F. Silva, Carlos J. Tavares, “A new route for the synthesis of highly-active N-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for visible light photocatalysis using urea as nitrogen precursor”, Catalysis Today 326 (2019) 36-45.

P. Pedrosa, M.S. Rodrigues, M.A. Neto, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, J. Borges, M. Amaral, A. Ferreira, L.H. Godinho, S. Carvalho1, F. Vaz, “Properties of CrN thin films deposited in plasma activated ABS by reactive magnetron sputtering”, Surf. Coat. Techn. 349 (2018) 858-866.

R.P. Domingues, M.S. Rodrigues, M. Proença, D. Costa, E. Alves, N. P. Barradas, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, J. Borges, F. Vaz, “Thin films composed of Au nanoparticles embedded in AlN: Influence of metal concentration and thermal annealing on the LSPR band”, Vacuum 157 (2018) 414-421.

A. Lamy-Mendes, R.F. Silva, L. Durães, “Advances on carbon nanostructures-silica aerogel composites: a review”, J. Mater. Chem. A. 6 (2018) 1340-1369.

N. Sevivas, F.G. Teixeira, R. Portugal, B. Santos B, J. Espregueira-Mendes, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, N. Sousa, K.W. Ng, A.J. Salgado, “Mesenchymal stem cells secretome improves tendon cell viability in vitro and tendon-bone healing in vivo when a tissue engineering strategy is used in a rat model of chronic massive rotator cuff tear”, Am. J. Sports Med. 46 (2018) 449-459.

M. Shabani, J. Sacramento, F.J Oliveira, R.F. Silva, "Multilayer CVD diamond coatings in the machining of a Al6061-15vol%Al2O3 composite", Coatings 7 (2017) 165 (13 pgs.).

M. Shabani, J.M. Carrapichano, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, “Multilayered diamond mechanical seal rings under biodiesel lubrication and the full sealing conditions of pressurized water”, Wear 384-385 (2017) 178–184.

E.L. Silva, M. Yogendra, A.J.S Fernandes, R.F. Silva, R. Adelung, F.J. Oliveira, M.L. Zheludkevich, “Direct synthesis of electrowettable carbon nanowall-diamond hybrid materials from sacrificial ceramic templates using HFCVD”, Advanced Materials Interfaces (2017) 1700019.

M. Shabani, C.S. Abreu, J.R. Gomes, R.F. Silva, F.J. Oliveira, “Effect of relative humidity and temperature on the tribology of multilayer micro/nanocrystalline CVD diamond coatings”, Diam. Relat. Mater. 73 (2017) 190–198

R.M. Silva, G. Clavel, Y. Fan, P. Amsalem, N. Koch, R.F. Silva, N. Pinna, “Coating of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes by a novel manganese oxide atomic layer deposition process for binder-free hybrid capacitors”, Advanced Materials Interfaces 3 (2016) 1600313.

A. Jaggernauth, R.M. Silva, M.A. Neto, , M.J. Hortiguela, G. Gonçalves, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, M.A. Vila, “Nano-Graphene Oxide Functionalization with Organic and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Polymers by Molecular Layer Deposition”, J. Phys. Chem. C 120 (2016) 24176−24186.

R.M. Silva, M.C. Ferro, J.R. Araujo, C. A. Achete, R.F. Silva, N. Pinna, “Nucleation, growth mechanism and controlled coating of ZnO ALD onto vertically aligned N-doped CNTs”, Langmuir 32 (2016) 7038–7044.

B. Baudrillart, F. Bénédic, A.S. Melouani, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, J. Achard, “Low-temperature deposition of nanocrystalline diamond films on silicon nitride substrates using distributed antenna array PECVD system”, Phys. Status Solidi A 213 (2016) 2575-2581.

D. Mukherjee, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, J.F. Carreira, L. Rino, M.R. Correia, S.Z. Rotter, L.N. Alves, J.C. Mendes, “Diamond-SAW devices: a reverse fabrication method”, Phys. Status Solidi C 13 (2016) 53–58.

M.A. Neto, G. Pato, N. Bundaleski, O.M.N.D. Teodoro, A.J.S. Fernandes, F.J. Oliveira, R.F. Silva, “Surface modifications on as-grown boron doped CVD diamond films induced by the B2O3-ethanol-Ar system”, Diam. Relat. Mater. 64 (2016) 89-96.

E.M. Gonçalves, M.A. Neto, F.J. Oliveira, M.H. Fernandes, R.F. Silva, M. Vallet-Regíc, M. Amaral, M. Vila, “Three-dimensional printed PCL-hydroxyapatite scaffolds filled with CNTs for bone cell growth stimulation”, J. Biomed. Res. B Applied Biomaterials 104 (2016) 1210-19.

A.F. Carvalho, T. Holz, N.F. Santos, M.C. Ferro, M.A. Martins, A.J.S. Fernandes, R.F. Silva, F.M. Costa, "Simultaneous CVD synthesis of graphene-diamond hybrid films", Carbon 98 (2016) 99-105.

Projects

Add additive manufacturing to Portuguese industry (Add.Additive)

PartnerIndustry National
O Fabrico Aditivo (FA) é uma tecnologia de produção que permite produzir peças com formas complexas a partir de dados digitais. No contexto de competitividade industrial que se verifica atualmente, o FA é uma tecnologia que tem de ser explorada, na medida em que pode responder às exigências do mercado pelo facto de gerar soluções céleres e permi...

Additive manufacturing meets mechanobiology – design and fabrication of osteogenic-stimulating implants (ADD2MECHBIO)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Over the years, the number of patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasties has been increasing. Due to the lengthened life expectancy and aging population this trend is expected to continue and the number of patients that will outlive their first prosthesis will also rise (patients that will need revision surgeries). These impl...

Advanced Tools for Smart Manufacturing (Tooling4G)

PartnerIndustry National
A globalização dos mercados é uma realidade bem presente e inescapável. As empresas conscientes desta realidade sabem que só podem ser competitivas se forem capazes de criar internamente condições de flexibilidade produtiva, de produzir e gerir conhecimento e, assim, conseguirem ultrapassar os desafios impostos diariamente por atuais e potenciai...

BIO-TRIBODIAM - DLC and CVD diamond coated Si3N4 ceramics for tribological and biomedical purposes (BIO-TRIBODIAM)

CoordinatorEuropean Comission
The goal of the project is the development and application of highly adherent CVD diamond (in polycrystalline and nanocrystalline NCD- forms) and diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings on compatible Si3N4 materials.This ceramic presents a close thermal expansion coefficient to that of diamond, reducing the thermal stresses at...

BIOCORDIAN – Ultramicroelétrodos de SECM em Diamante Nanocristalino para Biologia e Corrosão (PTDC/CTM-MET/113645/2009)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ultramicroelectrode Nanocrystalline CVD diamond Scanning electrochemistry Corrosion

CARBIFINO - Concepção de novos graus de metal duro de granulometria sub-a nono-micrométrica com elevada resistência ao desgaste erosivo (CARBIFINO)

Local CoordinatorIndustry National
Pretende-se apresentar soluções inovadoras para responder às solicitações prementes do mercado consumidor do metal duro no sentido do prolongamento do tempo de vida de componentes sujeitos a desgaste erosivo, das indústrias extractivas de petróleo e gás natural e indústrias química e farmacêutica. Com este fim, desenvolver-se-ão novas composiçõe...

Fabricação aditiva de componentes em metal duro (3D.Carbide)

PartnerIndustry National
O projeto 3D.Carbide tem como objetivo desenvolver a fabricação aditiva (AM-Additive Manufacturing) para aplicação na indústria de componentes em metal duro, apresentando-se como uma tecnologia promissora para componentes funcionais de elevado valor acrescentado, produzidos em pequenas séries.

Fornos limpos de alta temperatura para novas tecnologias de fabrico aditivo e ligas de alta entropia (HiTClean)

PartnerIndustry National
O HiTClean tem como objetivo desenvolver novos fornos de atmosfera controlada e alta temperatura, completamente metálicos no interior, sem utilização de grafite e por isso considerados limpos pois previnem a oxidação dos materiais a ser processados e evitam a contaminação dos mesmos com carbono.

Functionally graded aluminium matrix composites obtained by centrifugal casting: processing, characterisation and modelling (POCTI/CTM/12301/2001)

Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
In this project a centrifugal induction casting technique will be used in order to produce aluminium-based FGMMCs, with controlled distribution of ceramic particles. The main aims of the project are the following:- To study and model the influence of the processing conditions and of the composition ofthe aluminium alloy and ceramic r...

Graphenest’s New Engineered System and its Implementation Solutions (GNESIS)

PartnerIndustry National
Aumentar para uma escala industrial a tecnologia da Graphenest e demonstrar a aplicabilidade do grafeno obtido em três áreas de aplicação distintas: Tintas anticorrosivas; Polímeros com escudo eletromagnético; Elétrodos de telas táteis.

Harnessing third-harmonic generation in graphene-coated optics -new devices for ultrafast pulse measurement and frequency upconversion (UltraGraf)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Laboratory for Biomaterials and Biomedical Devices (REEQ/796/CTM/2005)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
The equipment has benn installed November 2007. Actions developed: - research and development of new biomedical materials and implants; - share in the effort of the University of Aveiro to establish a local strategy in the field of Health Sciences; - collaboration in research activities within CICECO (Research Centre for Ceramics and Composites)

Manufatura aditiva de compósitos de base cerâmica para componentes mecânicos (3DCompCer)

PartnerIndustry National
Promovidoporum consórciocompostopelaPALBIT,S.A.(promotorlíder),pelasUniversidadesde Aveiro e de Coimbra, o projeto 3D_CompCer visa o desenvolvimento de ferramentas de maquinação complexasatravésdetécnicasinovadorasdemanufaturaaditiva,nomeadamentefresas,com sistemasderefrigeraçãointerna,alargando ocampo deaplicaçãodestasfresas emcondiçõesmais agr...

Metal/Ceramic Joining for Biomedical Applications: Processing Conditions vs Microstructure vs Mechanical and Corrosion Behaviour (POCTI/CTM/33384/1999)

Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Metal/Ceramic Joining Biomedical Applications Structural Characterisation Degradation Behaviour

Metalização inovadora e ecológica de plásticos por PVD e CVD assistido por plasma (PlasCoat)

Local CoordinatorIndustry National

Mobilizar competências tecnológicas em Engenharia de Superficies (ON-SURF)

PartnerIndustry National
O projeto ON-SURF é um Programa Mobilizador que envolve transversalmente empresas Nacionais de diferentes sectores de atividade e entidades não empresariais do SI&I, num consórcio alargado, em torno do eixo prioritário na Agenda da Inovação Internacional, a Engenharia de Superfícies. Pretende-se desenvolver e aplicar processos de m...

Nanocompósitos cerâmicos produzidos por CIM para componentes anti-desgaste e antiestáticos (WhatCIM)

PartnerIndustry National
O projeto WhatCIM tem como objetivo desenvolver novos guia-fios para a indústria de têxteis e o seu processo de fabrico baseados em materiais cerâmicos nanocompósitos e em revestimentos nanoestruturados. Esta inovação será aplicada a casos de estudo com vista a ultrapassar problemas associados ao desgaste e àeletricidade estática, e a demais pro...

Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films on silicon nitride ceramics for tribological applications - NANODIAM (POCI/CTM/59449/2004)

CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
nanocrystalline diamond chemical vapour deposition (CVD) tribology silicon nitride

Nanoestruturas híbridas de carbono em MEMS - NanoCarboMEMS (PTDC/CTM-NAN/117284/2010)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
nanocrystalline diamond – NCD carbon nanotubes – CNT hybrid material microelectromechanical systems – MEMS

Nanostructured transition Metal Phosphides for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Mephees)

Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Transition metal phosphide Nanostructure Electrochemical energy storage Battery

Nanotubes and Nanowires based hybrid nanostructures (PTDC/CTM/098361/2008)

CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Nanotubes and Nanowires Atomic Layer Deposition Nanoparticles Nonaqueous sol-gel chemistry

New Methodology for the production of light weight intermetallic matrix composites with improved mechanical properties (POCI/CTM/57536/2004)

Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Intermetallics Nanocomposite materials Consolidation Mechanical properties

Precision Machining with CVD Diamond Cutting Tools (DHardTools)

Local CoordinatorIndustry National
O projeto DHardTools tem como objetivo o desenvolvimento de ferramentas de metal duro com revestimentos de diamante funcionais para micromaquinagem de materiais ultraduros. O desenvolvimento deste produto apresenta como inovação a possibilidade de alargar o campo de aplicação das ferramentas revestidas com diamante e a monitorização do processo ...

Process for the Production of Copolymers, Reactor of Referred Process and Copolymers Obtained ()

PartnerNational
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REVDIA – REVestimentos de DIAmante para Componentes Anti-Desgaste” (REVDIA)

Local CoordinatorIndustry National
A empresa promotora Durit é detentora da tecnologia de processamento de metal duro e tem um profundo conhecimento das tendências actuais do mercado para peças anti-desgaste. No seguimento da sua estratégia empresarial, a Durit pretende diversificar a sua oferta com novos materiais e atingir novos segmentos de mercado, visando adquirir vantagens...

SGH : Smart Green Homes (Smart Green Homes)

PartnerIndustry National
The Smart Green Homes (SGH) Project aims to develop integrated product and technology solutions for the households, raising standards of comfort, safety and user satisfaction to a new level and, at the same time, to respond to the problems of sustainability of the Planet, increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the emission of gaseous poll...

Silicon nitride ceramic components coated with nanocrystalline CVD diamond for total hip replacement - HIPCerDiam (PTDC/EME-PME/112910/2009)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Hip joint silicon nitride nanocrystalline diamond wear

StemCelCan - Modulation of induced pluripotent stem cells differentiation by carbon nanotube templates (PTDC/CTM-NAN/119184/2010)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
carbon nanotubes induced stem cells neural differentiation cell culture platform

SUB0 - Aumento da vida de ferramentas e orgãos de máquinas por tratamento térmico específico (SUB0)

PartnerIndustry National
O consórcio, criado no âmbito da presente candidatura, entre a empresa F. Ramada, Aços e Indústrias, S.A e a Universidade de Aveiro tem como objectivo o desenvolvimento de uma tecnologia de tratamento térmico não convencional, destinado à produção de ferramentas e engrenagens com melhores características de resistência ao desgaste e de estabilid...

Superconducting Borides: Properties and Materials Processing (POCTI/CTM/39340/2001)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
superconductivity covalent compounds doping materials processing and modificati

Tailored Si3N4 - Sic Ceramic Composites for CVD Diomond Coating (POCTI/CTM/35490/1999)

CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
CVD Diamond Silicon Nitride Adhesion Ceramic Composites

Transport properties and electrochemical applications of ceria-based nanomaterials (POCTI/CTM/39381/2001)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Nanomaterials anodes ceria condução mista

Tribosistemas Constituídos por Revestimentos Multicamada de Diamante Cvd Micro/Nanocristalino – MULTIDIACOAT (PTDC/EME-TME/100689/2008)

CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
tribology CVD diamond multilayers wear

VEDACERAM - Anéis Vedantes Compósitos e Matriz Cerâmica (Nitreto de Silico) (VEDACERAM)

CoordinatorIndustry National
Pretende-se desenvolver um protótipo de um novo sistema de anéis vedantes dinâmicos (empanques mecânicos) fabricado com base num material compósito cerâmico: matrizes de nitreto de silício (Si3N4) reforçadas por partículas de carboneto de silício (SiC). Estes empanques destinam-se a aplicações hidráulicas e pneumáticas industriais em condições d...

Wear of Aluminium Matrix Composites (POCTI/CTM/46086/2002)

Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Sliding wear Fretting wear Processing techniques Precipitation hardening

Publications

Deposition of diamond films on single crystalline silicon carbide substrates

Mukherjee, D; Oliveira, F; Trippe, SC; Rotter, S; Neto, M; Silva, R; Mallik, AK; Haenen, K; Zetterling, CM; Mendes, JC
2020, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 101.
ISBN: 1879-0062

Facile Preparation of ZnO/CNTs Nanocomposites via ALD for Photocatalysis Applications

Oliveira, IE; Silva, RM; Girao, AV; Faria, JL; Silva, CG; Silva, RF
2020, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 2020, 18, 1743-1750.
ISBN: 1099-0682

Interfacial integrity enhancement of atomic layer deposited alumina on boron doped diamond by surface plasma functionalization

Jaggernauth, A; Silva, RM; Neto, MA; Oliveira, FJ; Bdikin, IK; Alegre, MP; Gutierrez, M; Araujo, D; Mendes, JC; Silva, RF
2020, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 397.

Atomic layer deposition of high-kappa layers on polycrystalline diamond for MOS devices: a review

Jaggernauth, A; Mendes, JC; Silva, RF
2020, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 8, 38, 13127-13153.
ISBN: 2050-7534

Influence of external loading on the resonant frequency shift of ultrasonic assisted turning: numerical and experimental analysis

Puga, H; Grilo, J; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Girao, AV
2019, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 101, 9-12, 2487-2496.
ISBN: 1433-3015

A new route for the synthesis of highly-active N-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for visible light photocatalysis using urea as nitrogen precursor

Marques, J; Gomes, TD; Forte, MA; Silva, RF; Tavares, CJ
2019, CATALYSIS TODAY, 326, 36-45.
ISBN: 1873-4308

Physical Structure and Electrochemical Response of Diamond Graphite Nanoplatelets: From CVD Synthesis to Label-Free Biosensors

Santos, NF; Pereira, SO; Fernandes, AJS; Vasconcelos, TL; Fung, CM; Archanjo, BS; Achete, CA; Teixeira, SR; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2019, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 11, 8, 8470-8482.
ISBN: 1944-8252

Polysilsesquioxane-based silica aerogel monoliths with embedded CNTs

Lamy-Mendes, A; Girao, AV; Silva, RF; Duraes, L
2019, MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS, 288.
ISBN: 1873-3093

An Overview of CVD Diamond Growth on Ceramics and Synthesis of CNTs at the University of Aveiro

Silva, E; Pratas, S; Jaggernauth, A; Silva, R; Neto, M; Oliveira, F; Silva, R
2019, BOLETIN DEL GRUPO ESPANOL DEL CARBON, 54, 55-65.

Graphene Based Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring Ð Preliminary Development Evaluation

Denise Machado, Maria J. HortigŸela, Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta, Paula A.A.P. Marques, Ricardo Silva, Rui F. Silva, Victor Neto
2019, Journal of Coating Science and Technology, 6, 1.

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Improves Tendon Cell Viability In Vitro and Tendon-Bone Healing In Vivo When a Tissue Engineering Strategy Is Used in a Rat Model of Chronic Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

Sevivas, N; Teixeira, FG; Portugal, R; Direito-Santos, B; Espregueira-Mendes, J; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Sousa, N; Sow, WT; Nguyen, LTH; Ng, KW; Salgado, AJ
2018, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 46, 2, 449-459.

Advances in carbon nanostructure-silica aerogel composites: a review

Lamy-Mendes, A; Silva, RF; Duraes, L
2018, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 6, 4, 1340-1369.

Thin films composed of Au nanoparticles embedded in AlN: Influence of metal concentration and thermal annealing on the LSPR band

Domingues, RP; Rodrigues, MS; Proenca, M; Costa, D; Alves, E; Barradas, NP; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Borges, J; Vaz, F
2018, VACUUM, 157, 414-421.

Properties of CrN thin films deposited in plasma-activated ABS by reactive magnetron sputtering

Pedrosa, P; Rodrigues, MS; Neto, MA; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Borges, J; Amaral, M; Ferreira, A; Godinho, LH; Carvalho, S; Vaz, F
2018, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 349, 858-866.

Multilayered diamond mechanical seal rings under biodiesel lubrication and the full sealing conditions of pressurized water

Shabani, M; Carrapichano, JM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2017, WEAR, 384, 178-184.
ISBN: 1873-2577

Effect of relative humidity and temperature on the tribology of multilayer micro/nanocrystalline CVD diamond coatings

Shabani, M; Abreu, CS; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2017, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 73, 190-198.
ISBN: 1879-0062

Direct Synthesis of Electrowettable Carbon Nanowall-Diamond Hybrid Materials from Sacrificial Ceramic Templates Using HFCVD

Silva, EL; Mishra, YK; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Strobel, J; Kienle, L; Adelung, R; Oliveira, FJ; Zheludkevich, ML
2017, ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES, 4, 10.

Multilayer CVD Diamond Coatings in the Machining of an Al6061-15 Vol % Al2O3 Composite

Shabani, M; Sacramento, J; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2017, COATINGS, 7, 10.

Simultaneous CVD synthesis of graphene-diamond hybrid films

Carvalho, AF; Holz, T; Santos, NF; Ferro, MC; Martins, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2016, CARBON, 98, 99-105.

Coating of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by a Novel Manganese Oxide Atomic Layer Deposition Process for Binder-Free Hybrid Capacitors

Silva, RM; Clavel, G; Fan, YF; Amsalem, P; Koch, N; Silva, RF; Pinna, N
2016, ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES, 3, 21.

Diamond-SAW devices: a reverse fabrication method

Mukherjee, D; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Carreira, JF; Rino, L; Correia, MR; Rotter, SZ; Alves, LN; Mendes, JC
2016, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C: CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 13, NO 1, 13, 1, 53-58.

EFFECT OF ROUGHNESS ON RESIDUAL STRESSES MEASURED BY X-RAY DIFFRACTION USING CONVENTIONAL psi/Omega GEOMETRIES

Kuznetsov, A; Franca, C; Maru, M; Silva, R; Hirsch, T; Achete, C
2016, IRF2016: 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INTEGRITY-RELIABILITY-FAILURE, 733-734.
ISBN: 978-989-98832-5-3

Low-temperature deposition of nanocrystalline diamond films on silicon nitride substrates using distributed antenna array PECVD system

Baudrillart, B; Benedic, F; Melouani, AS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Achard, J
2016, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, 213, 10, 2575-2581.

Nanographene Oxide Functionalization with Organic and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Polymers by Molecular Layer Deposition

Jaggernauth, A; Silva, RM; Neto, MA; Hortiguela, MJ; Goncalves, G; Singh, MK; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Vila, M
2016, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 120, 42, 24176-24186.

Nucleation, Growth Mechanism, and Controlled Coating of ZnO ALD onto Vertically Aligned N-Doped CNTs

Silva, RM; Ferro, MC; Araujo, JR; Achete, CA; Cavel, G; Silva, RF; Pinna, N
2016, LANGMUIR, 32, 28, 7038-7044.

Surface modifications on as-grown boron doped CVD diamond films induced by the B2O3-ethanol-Ar system

Neto, MA; Pato, G; Bundaleski, N; Teodoro, OMND; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2016, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 64, 89-96.

Three-dimensional printed PCL-hydroxyapatite scaffolds filled with CNTs for bone cell growth stimulation

Goncalves, EM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Neto, MA; Fernandes, MH; Amaral, M; Vallet-Regi, M; Vila, M
2016, JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS, 104, 6, 1210-1219.

Heat Dissipation Interfaces Based on Vertically Aligned Diamond/Graphite Nanoplatelets

Santos, NF; Holz, T; Santos, T; Fernandes, AJS; Vasconcelos, TL; Gouvea, CP; Archanjo, BS; Achete, CA; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2015, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 7, 44, 24772-24777.

All-Diamond Microelectrodes as Solid State Probes for Localized Electrochemical Sensing

Silva, EL; Gouvea, CP; Quevedo, MC; Neto, MA; Archanjo, BS; Fernandes, AJS; Achete, CA; Silva, RF; Zheludkevich, ML; Oliveira, FJ
2015, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 87, 13, 6487-6492.

Vertically aligned N-doped CNTs growth using Taguchi experimental design

Silva, RM; Fernandes, AJS; Ferro, MC; Pinna, N; Silva, RF
2015, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 344, 57-64.

3D scaffolds from vertically aligned carbon nanotubes/poly(methyl methacrylate) composites via atom transfer radical polymerization

Tebikachew, B; Magina, S; Mata, D; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Barros-Timmons, A
2015, MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 149, 378-384.

Electrochemical deposition of Fe and Fe/CNTs composites from strongly alkaline hematite suspensions

Ivanova, YA; Monteiro, JF; Horovistiz, AL; Ivanou, DK; Mata, D; Silva, RF; Frade, JR
2015, JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 45, 5, 515-522.

Turning periodic mesoporous organosilicas selective to CO2/CH4 separation: deposition of aluminium oxide by atomic layer deposition

Lourenco, MAO; Silva, RM; Silva, RF; Pinna, N; Pronier, S; Pires, J; Gomes, JRB; Pintof, ML; Ferreira, P
2015, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 3, 45, 22860-22867.

Smart electroconductive bioactive ceramics to promote in situ electrostimulation of bone

Mata, D; Oliveira, FJ; Neto, MA; Belmonte, M; Bastos, AC; Lopes, MA; Gomes, PS; Fernandes, MH; Silva, RF
2015, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B, 3, 9, 1831-1845.

Extremely low wear rates in hip joint bearings coated with nanocrystalline diamond

Amaral, M; Maru, MM; Rodrigues, SP; Gouvea, CP; Trommer, RM; Oliveira, FJ; Achete, CA; Silva, RF
2015, TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 89, 72-77.

The High performance of nanocrystalline CVD diamond coated hip joints in wear simulator test

Maru, MM; Amaral, M; Rodrigues, SP; Santos, R; Gouvea, CP; Archanjo, BS; Trommer, RM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2015, JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, 49, 175-185.

Catalyst-free growth of carbon nanotube arrays directly on Inconel (R) substrates for electrochemical carbon-based electrodes

Silva, RM; Bastos, AC; Oliveira, FJ; Conte, DE; Fan, YF; Pinna, N; Silva, RF
2015, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 3, 34, 17804-17810.

Diels-Alder functionalized carbon nanotubes for bone tissue engineering: in vitro/in vivo biocompatibility and biodegradability

Mata, D; Amaral, M; Fernandes, AJS; Colaco, B; Gama, A; Paiva, MC; Gomes, PS; Silva, RF; Fernandes, MH
2015, NANOSCALE, 7, 20, 9238-9251.

Sintering of alumina ceramics reinforced with a bioactive glass of 3CaO.P2O5-SiO2-MgO system

Huang, A. W.; Santos, C.; Magnago, R. O.; Silva, R. F. F.; Strecker, K.; Daguano, J. K. M. F.
2015, Cerämica, 61, 358.

Multi-Scale Evaluation ofWear in UHMWPE-Metal Hip Implants Tested in a hip Joint Simulator

Trommer, RM; Maru, MM; Oliveira Filho, WL; Nykanen, VPS; Gouvea, CP; Archanjo, BS; Martins Ferreira, EH; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2015, BIOTRIBOLOGY, 4, 1-11.

Directional solidification of ZrO2-BaZrO3 composites with mixed protonic-oxide ionic conductivity

Carvalho, RG; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM; Figueiredo, FM
2014, SOLID STATE IONICS, 262, 654-658.

Ionic conductivity of directionally solidified zirconia-mullite eutectics

Carvalho, RG; Kovalevsky, AV; Lufaso, MW; Silva, RF; Costa, FM; Figueiredo, FM
2014, SOLID STATE IONICS, 256, 45-51.

Mechanical behaviour of zirconia-mullite directionally solidified eutectics

Carvalho, RG; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2014, MATERIALS & DESIGN, 61, 211-216.

The Stribeck curve as a suitable characterization method of the lubricity of biodiesel and diesel blends

Maru, MM; Trommer, RM; Cavalcanti, KF; Figueiredo, ES; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2014, ENERGY, 69, 673-681.

Carbon nanotube-based bioceramic grafts for electrotherapy of bone

Mata, D; Horovistiz, AL; Branco, I; Ferro, M; Ferreira, NM; Belmonte, M; Lopes, MA; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2014, MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 34, 360-368.

Processing strategies for smart electroconductive carbon nanotube-based bioceramic bone grafts

Mata, D; Oliveira, FJ; Ferreira, NM; Araujo, RF; Fernandes, AJS; Lopes, MA; Gomes, PS; Fernandes, MH; Silva, RF
2014, NANOTECHNOLOGY, 25, 14.

Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube/Bioceramics Modulate the Directional Growth and Activity of Osteoblastic Cells

Mata, D; Oliveira, FJ; Ferro, M; Gomes, PS; Fernandes, MH; Lopes, MA; Silva, RF
2014, JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY, 10, 5, 725-743.

New fluorinated diamond microelectrodes for localized detection of dissolved oxygen

Silva, E; Bastos, AC; Neto, M; Fernandes, AJ; Silva, R; Ferreira, MGS; Zheludkevich, M; Oliveira, F
2014, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, 204, 544-551.

Novel diamond microelectrode for pH sensing

Silva, EL; Bastos, AC; Neto, MA; Silva, RF; Ferreira, MGS; Zheludkevich, ML; Oliveira, FJ
2014, ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, 40, 31-34.

Novel electrochemical method of fast and reproducible fabrication of metallic nanoelectrodes

Silva, EL; Silva, RF; Zheludkevich, M; Oliveira, FJ
2014, REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 85, 9.

ZnO micro/nanocrystals grown by Laser Assisted Flow Deposition

Rodrigues, J; Fernandes, AJS; Mata, D; Holz, T; Carvalho, RG; Allah, RF; Ben, T; Gonzalez, D; Silva, RF; da Cunha, AF; Correia, MR; Alves, LC; Lorenz, K; Neves, AJ; Costa, FM; Monteiro, T
2014, OXIDE-BASED MATERIALS AND DEVICES V, 8987.
ISBN: 978-0-8194-9900-4

Directionally solidified eutectic and off-eutectic mullite zirconia fibres

Carvalho, RG; Pires, MS; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2013, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 33, 5, 953-963.

Artifact level produced by different femoral head prostheses in CT imaging: diamond coated silicon nitride as total hip replacement material

Rodrigues, SP; Paiva, JM; De Francesco, S; Amaral, MI; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2013, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 24, 1, 231-239.

Erratum to: Artifact level produced by different femoral head prostheses in CT imaging: diamond coated silicon nitride as total hip replacement material.

Rodrigues, Simone P; Paiva, Jose M; De Francesco, Silvia; Amaral, M; Oliveira, Filipe J; Silva, Rui F
2013, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE: MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 24, 1, 267-267.

Directionally solidified eutectic and off-eutectic mullite-zirconia fibres (vol 33, pg 953, 2013)

Carvalho, RG; Pires, MS; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2013, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 33, 10, 2053-2053.

Self-mated tribological systems based on multilayer micro/nanocrystalline CVD diamond coatings

Salgueiredo, E; Abreu, CS; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2013, WEAR, 303, 1-2, 225-234.

Assessment of boundary lubrication in biodiesels by nanotribological tests

Maru, MM; Almeida, CM; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2013, ENERGY, 55, 273-277.

A multilayer approach for enhancing the erosive wear resistance of CVD diamond coatings

Salgueiredo, E; Almeida, FA; Amaral, M; Neto, MA; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2013, WEAR, 297, 1-2, 1064-1073.

Assessment of the lubricant behaviour of biodiesel fuels using Stribeck curves

Maru, MM; Trommer, RM; Almeida, FA; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2013, FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 116, 130-134.

Interfaces in Nano-/Microcrystalline Multigrade CVD Diamond Coatings

Almeida, FA; Salgueiredo, E; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Baptista, DL; Peripolli, SB; Achete, CA
2013, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 5, 22, 11725-11729.

Laser Melting Processing of ZrO2-BaZrO3 Ceramic Eutectics

Carvalho, RG; Figueiredo, FM; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2013, SCIENCE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS, 5, 12, 1847-1856.

Mechanical performance upgrading of CVD diamond using the multilayer strategy

Salgueiredo, E; Amaral, M; Almeida, FA; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2013, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 236, 380-387.

Enhancing the tribological performance under biodiesel lubrication using CVD diamond coated parts

Almeida, FA; Maru, MM; Shabani, M; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2013, WEAR, 302, 1-2, 1370-1377.

Wear and friction behaviour of Si3N4 ceramics under diesel and biodiesel lubrication

Aparecida de Almeida, Flavia; Maru, Marcia Marie; do Nascimento Batista, Luciano; Jose Alves de Oliveira, Filipe; Ramos Ferreira e Silva, Rui & Achete, Carlos Alberto
2013, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2, 2, 110-116.

ZnO nanostructures grown on vertically aligned carbon nanotubes by laser-assisted flow deposition

Rodrigues, J; Mata, D; Fernandes, AJS; Neto, MA; Silva, RF; Monteiro, T; Costa, FM
2012, ACTA MATERIALIA, 60, 13-14, 5143-5150.

Enhancement of superconductivity in LFZ-grown BSCCO fibres by steeper axial temperature gradients

Vieira, JM; Silva, RA; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2012, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 258, 23, 9175-9180.

Upscaling potential of the CVD stacking growth method to produce dimensionally-controlled and catalyst-free multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Mata, D; Silva, RM; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Costa, PMFJ; Silva, RF
2012, CARBON, 50, 10, 3585-3606.

Boron doped nanocrystalline diamond microelectrodes for the detection of Zn2+ and dissolved O-2

Silva, EL; Bastos, AC; Neto, MA; Silva, RF; Zheludkevich, ML; Ferreira, MGS; Oliveira, FJ
2012, ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, 76, 487-494.

Diamond/WC bilayer formation mechanism by hot-filament CVD

Neto, MA; Silva, EL; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2012, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 206, 13, 3055-3063.

Composition profiles and adhesion evaluation of conductive diamond coatings on dielectric ceramics

Neto, MA; Silva, EL; Ghumman, CA; Teodoro, OM; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2012, THIN SOLID FILMS, 520, 16, 5260-5266.

A DLC/diamond bilayer approach for reducing the initial friction towards a high bearing capacity

Amaral, M; Carreira, DJ; Fernandes, AJS; Abreu, CS; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2012, WEAR, 290, 18-24.

Quantification of Microstructural Features in Carbon Nanotube/Nanodiamond hybrids

Horovistiz, AL; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2012, MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS, 18, 85-86.

Microstructure of mullite-zirconia fibres grown by directional solidification

Carvalho, RG; Pires, MS; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Monteiro, T; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2012, MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS, 18, 103-104.

Ultra simple catalyst layer preparation for the growth of vertically aligned CNTs and CNT-based nanostructures

Silva, RM; Pucci, A; Marichy, C; Mata, D; Ferro, MC; Silva, RF; Pinna, N
2012, CRYSTENGCOMM, 14, 1, 48-52.

Diamond based biosensors: surface-fluid interaction issues

Neto, MA; Gomes, CMF; Silva, EL; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2012, 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIO-SENSING TECHNOLOGY, 6, 117-124.

Ionic conductivity of eutectic mullite-zirconia fibres

Carvalho R.G.; Figueiredo F.M.; Silva R.F.; Costa F.M.
2012, Proceedings of 2012 21st IEEE Int. Symp. on Applications of Ferroelectrics held jointly with 11th IEEE European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics and IEEE PFM, ISAF/ECAPD/PFM 2012.
ISBN: 9,78147E+12

Electrical assisted laser floating zone (EALFZ) growth of 2212-BSCCO superconducting fibres

Carrasco, MF; Amaral, VS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2011, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 257, 12, 5283-5286.

Self-assembled cones of aligned carbon nanofibers grown on wet-etched Cu foils

Mata, D; Amaral, M; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Costa, PMFJ; Silva, RF
2011, CARBON, 49, 7, 2181-2196.

Bilayered coatings of BN/diamond grown on Si3N4 ceramic substrates

Ferreira, S; Duarte, P; Almeida, FA; Silva, RF
2011, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 20, 4, 464-467.

Nanocrystalline CVD diamond coatings for drilling of WC-Co parts

Almeida, FA; Carrapichano, JM; Fernandes, AJS; Sacramento, J; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2011, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRACTORY METALS & HARD MATERIALS, 29, 5, 618-622.

Deposition of alpha-WC/a-C nanocomposite thin films by hot-filament CVD

Neto, MA; Silva, EL; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2011, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 206, 1, 103-106.

HFCVD diamond deposition parameters optimized by a Taguchi Matrix

Salgueiredo, E; Amaral, M; Neto, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2011, VACUUM, 85, 6, 701-704.

Diamond film adhesion onto sub-micrometric WC-Co substrates

Almeida, FA; Soares, E; Fernandes, AJS; Sacramento, J; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2011, VACUUM, 85, 12, 1135-1139.

High resolution study of the strong diamond/silicon nitride interface

Almeida, FA; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Baptista, DL; Peripolli, SB; Achete, CA
2011, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 98, 17.

The Role of Nanodispersed Nitrides in the Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics

Georgieva, M; Vissokov, G; Grancharov, I; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2010, PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 12, 1, 46-48.

Wet-etched Ni foils as active catalysts towards carbon nanofiber growth

Mata, D; Ferro, M; Fernandes, AJS; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Costa, PMFJ; Silva, RF
2010, CARBON, 48, 10, 2839-2854.

Supercritical fluid extraction of grape seed (Vitis vinifera L.) oil. Effect of the operating conditions upon oil composition and antioxidant capacity

Passos, CP; Silva, RM; Da Silva, FA; Coimbra, MA; Silva, CM
2010, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 160, 2, 634-640.

Erosive wear resistance of NCD coatings produced by pulsed microwave discharges

Almeida, FA; Derkaoui, N; Oliveira, FJ; Benedic, F; Silva, RF; Gicquel, A
2010, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 19, 5-6, 484-488.

Fast coating of ultramicroelectrodes with boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond

Silva, EL; Neto, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Bastos, AC; Silva, RF; Zheludkevich, ML; Oliveira, FJ
2010, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 19, 10, 1330-1335.

Single and polycrystalline mullite fibres grown by laser floating zone technique

Carvalho, RG; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Alves, E; Franco, N; Louro, C; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2010, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 30, 16, 3311-3318.

Nanodiamond-based tribosystems

Amaral, M; Abreu, CS; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2010, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 204, 12-13, 1962-1969.

The role of surface activation prior to seeding on CVD diamond adhesion

Amaral, M; Almeida, F; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2010, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 204, 21-22, 3585-3591.

New titanium and titanium/hydroxyapatite coatings on ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene-in vitro osteoblastic performance

Silva, MA; Gomes, PS; Vila, M; Lopes, MA; Santos, JD; Silva, RF; Fernandes, MH
2010, BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, 5, 3.

EFFECT OF Ni AND Cu INTERMEDIATE LAYERS ON THE SINTERABILITY OF A Ti-35SI-10MG (%AT.) MIXTURE SYNTHESIZED BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING

Caetano, M; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Simoes, F; Trindade, B
2009, REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE, 21, 2, 173-182.

Cytotoxicity evaluation of nanocrystalline diamond coatings by fibroblast cell cultures

Amaral, M; Gomes, PS; Lopes, MA; Santos, JD; Silva, RF; Fernandes, MH
2009, ACTA BIOMATERIALIA, 5, 2, 755-763.

Radial inhomogeneities induced by fiber diameter in electrically assisted LFZ growth of Bi-2212

Carrasco, MF; Silva, RA; Silva, NJO; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM; Costa, FM
2009, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 255, 10, 5503-5506.

CVD micro/nanocrystalline diamond (MCD/NCD) bilayer coated odontological drill bits

Salgueiredo, E; Almeida, FA; Amaral, M; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2009, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 18, 2-3, 264-270.

Nano carbon hybrids from the simultaneous synthesis of CNT/NCD by MPCVD

Fernandes, AJS; Pinto, M; Neto, MA; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2009, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 18, 2-3, 160-163.

HFCVD nanocrystalline diamond coatings for tribo-applications in the presence of water

Abreu, CS; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2009, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 18, 2-3, 271-275.

Influence of substrate temperature on formation of ultrananocrystalline diamond films deposited by HFCVD argon-rich gas mixture

Barbosa, DC; Almeida, FA; Silva, RF; Ferreira, NG; Trava-Airoldi, VJ; Corat, EJ
2009, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 18, 10, 1283-1288.

Biodiesel compatibility with carbon steel and HDPE parts

Maru, MM; Lucchese, MM; Legnani, C; Quirino, WG; Balbo, A; Aranha, IB; Costa, LT; Vilani, C; de Sena, LA; Damasceno, JC; Cruz, TD; Lidizio, LR; Silva, RFE; Jorio, A; Achete, CA
2009, FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 90, 9, 1175-1182.

Enhancement of the supercritical fluid extraction of grape seed oil by using enzymatically pre-treated seed

Passos, CP; Silva, RM; Da Silva, FA; Coimbra, MA; Silva, CM
2009, JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, 48, 3, 225-229.

Surface activation pre-treatments for NCD films grown by HFCVD

Amaral, M; Silva, DJ; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2009, VACUUM, 83, 10, 1228-1232.

Semi-orthogonal turning of hardmetal with CVD diamond and PCD inserts at different cutting angles

Almeida, FA; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2009, VACUUM, 83, 10, 1218-1223.

Pulling rate and current intensity competition in an electrically assisted laser floating zone

Carrasco, MF; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM; Costa, FM
2009, SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 22, 6.

Adhesion and Wear Behaviour of NCD Coatings on Si3N4 by Micro-Abrasion Tests

Silva, FG; Neto, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2009, JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 9, 6, 3938-3943.

Effect of Cu on the sintering ability of a surface modified Ti5Si3-based alloy synthesized by mechanical alloying

Caetano, M; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Simoes, F; Trindade, B
2008, REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE, 18, 4, 339-343.

Nanocrystalline diamond: In vitro biocompatibility assessment by MG63 and human bone marrow cells cultures

Amaral, M; Dias, AG; Gomes, PS; Lopes, MA; Silva, RF; Santos, JD; Fernandes, MH
2008, JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A, 87A, 1, 91-99.

Biocompatibility evaluation of DLC-coated Si3N4 substrates for biomedical applications

Salgueiredo, E; Vila, M; Silva, MA; Lopes, MA; Santos, JD; Costa, FM; Silva, RF; Gomes, PS; Femandes, MH
2008, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 17, 4-5, 878-881.

Nucleation of nanocrystalline diamond on masked/unmasked Si3N4 ceramics with different mechanical pretreatments

Neto, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2008, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 17, 4-5, 440-445.

Extrinsic stress induced defects in CVD diamond

Vila, M; Lopes, AB; Almeida, A; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF
2008, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 17, 2, 190-193.

Tribological characterization of NCD in physiological fluids

Amaral, M; Abreu, CS; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2008, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 17, 4-5, 848-852.

Enhanced sealing performance with CVD nanocrystalline diamond films in self-mated mechanical seals

Mubarok, F; Carrapichano, JM; Almeida, FA; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF
2008, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 17, 7-10, 1132-1136.

Electric field-modified segregation in crystal fibers of colossal magnetoresistive La0.7Ca0.3MnO3

Silva, RA; Costa, FM; Silva, RF; Andreeta, JP; Hernandes, AC
2008, JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 310, 15, 3568-3572.

Micro- and nano-crystalline CVD diamond coated tools in the turning of EDM graphite

Almeida, FA; Sacramento, J; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2008, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 203, 3-4, 271-276.

Dry machining of silicon-aluminium alloys with CVD diamond brazed and directly coated Si3N4 ceramic tools

Castro, G; Almeida, FA; Oliveira, FJ; Fernandes, AJS; Sacramento, J; Silva, RF
2008, VACUUM, 82, 12, 1407-1410.

Ultra-high performance of DLC-coated Si3N4 rings for mechanical seals

Vila, M; Carrapichano, JM; Gomes, JR; Camargo, SS; Achete, CA; Silva, RF
2008, WEAR, 265, 5-6, 940-944.

CVD diamond water lubricated tribosystems for high load planar sliding

Abreu, CS; Salgueiredo, E; Oliveira, FJ; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Gomes, JR
2008, WEAR, 265, 7-8, 1023-1028.

Effect of La2O3-Rich Glass Addition on Sintering of Zirconia Based Ceramics

Santos, C; Souza, RC; Fernandes, MH; Almeida, N; Almeida, FA; Silva, RF
2008, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM IV, 587-588, 104-+.

Nanocrystalline diamond as a coating for joint implants: Cytotoxicity and biocompatibility assessment

Amaral, M; Gomes, PS; Lopes, MA; Santos, JD; Silva, RF; Fernandes, MH
2008, JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS.

MPCVD diamond coating of Si3N4-TiN electroconductive composite substrates

Almeida, FA; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2007, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 16, 4-7, 978-982.

Nano- and micro-crystalline diamond growth by MPCVD in extremely poor hydrogen uniform plasmas

Fernandes, AJS; Neto, MA; Almeida, FA; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2007, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 16, 4-7, 757-761.

Biotribological performance of NCD coated Si3N4-bioglass composites

Amaral, M; Abreu, CS; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2007, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 16, 4-7, 790-795.

Critical current density improvement in BSCCO superconductors by application of an electric current during laser floating zone growth

Carrasco, MF; Silva, RA; Silva, RF; Amaral, VS; Costa, FM
2007, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 460, 1347-1348.

Nano to micrometric HFCVD diamond adhesion strength to Si3N4

Almeida, FA; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF
2007, VACUUM, 81, 11-12, 1443-1447.

Deposition of TiB2 onto X40 CrMoV 5-1-1 steel substrates by DC magnetron sputtering

Duarte, A; Coelho, B; Vila, M; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Oliveira, F; Costa, FM
2007, VACUUM, 81, 11-12, 1519-1523.

Room temperature PL characterization of micro and nanocrystalline diamond grown by MPCVD from Ar/H-2/CH2 mixtures

Neto, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2007, VACUUM, 81, 11-12, 1416-1420.

Tribological properties of silicon nitride ceramics coated with DLC and DLC-Si against 316L stainless steel

Gomes, JR; Camargo, SS; Simao, RA; Carrapichano, JM; Achete, CA; Silva, RF
2007, VACUUM, 81, 11-12, 1448-1452.

CVD diamond coated silicon nitride self-mated systems: tribological behaviour under high loads

Abreu, CS; Oliveira, FJ; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2006, TRIBOLOGY LETTERS, 21, 2, 141-151.

Annealing time effect on Bi-2223 phase development in LFZ and EALFZ grown superconducting fibres

Carrasco, MF; Amaral, VS; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM; Costa, FM
2006, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 252, 14, 4957-4963.

Friction and wear performance of HFCVD nanocrystalline diamond coated silicon nitride ceramics

Abreu, CS; Amaral, M; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Gomes, JR
2006, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 15, 4-8, 739-744.

Growth rate improvements in the hot-filament CVD deposition of nanocrystalline diamond

Amaral, M; Fernandes, AJS; Vila, M; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2006, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 15, 11-12, 1822-1827.

Enhanced performance of HFCVD nanocrystalline diamond self-mated tribosystems by plasma pretreatments on silicon nitride substrates

Abreu, CS; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Fernandes, AJS; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2006, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 15, 11-12, 2024-2028.

Machining behaviour of silicon nitride tools coated with micro-, submicro- and nanometric HFCVD diamond crystallite sizes

Almeida, FA; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2006, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 15, 11-12, 2029-2034.

Enhancement of Bi-2223 phase formation by electrical assisted laser floating zone technique

Carrasco, MF; Lopes, AB; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM; Costa, FM
2006, JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS, 67, 1-3, 416-418.

Tribological testing of self-mated nanocrystalline diamond coatings on Si3N4 ceramics

Abreu, CS; Amaral, MS; Oliveira, FJ; Tallaire, A; Benedic, F; Syll, O; Cicala, G; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2006, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 200, 22-23, 6235-6239.

NCD by HFCVD on a Si3N4-bioglass composite for biomechanical applications

Amaral, M; Salgueiredo, E; Oliveira, FJ; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Silva, RF
2006, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 200, 22-23, 6409-6413.

Re-sharpenable thick CVD diamond-coated Si3N4 tools for hardmetal turning

Almeida, FA; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Oliveira, FJ
2006, SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 201, 3-4, 1776-1782.

Reciprocating sliding behaviour of self-mated amorphous diamond-like carbon coatings on Si3N4 ceramics under tribological stress

Vila, M; Abreu, CS; Salgueiredo, E; Almeida, FA; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2006, THIN SOLID FILMS, 515, 4, 2192-2196.

Residual stress minimum in nanocrystalline diamond films

Vila, M; Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Fernandes, AJS; Soares, MR
2006, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 89, 9.

Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting fibres processed by the laser floating zone AMAM technique under dinerent electrical current intensities

Carrasco, MF; Soares, MR; Amaral, VS; Vieira, JM; Silva, RF; Costa, FM
2006, SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 19, 4, 373-380.

The effect of annealing temperature on the transport properties of BSCCO fibres grown by LFZ and EALFZ

Carrasco, MF; Monteiro, JH; Amaral, VS; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM; Costa, FM
2006, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM III, PTS 1 AND 2, 514-516, 338-342.

Electroconductive ceramic composites for cutting tools

Almeida, FA; Boia, H; Santos, C; Monteiro, J; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2006, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM III, PTS 1 AND 2, 514-516, 638-642.

In-situ friction monitoring of self-mated CVD diamond coatings using acoustic emission

Abreu, CS; Oliveira, FJ; Gomes, JR; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF
2006, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM III, PTS 1 AND 2, 514-516, 749-753.

Creep behaviour of Si3N4 ceramics sintered with RE2O3

Santos, C; Strecker, K; Neto, FP; Silva, CRM; Almeida, FA; Silva, RF
2006, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM III, PTS 1 AND 2, 514-516, 759-763.

Machining hardmetal with CVD diamond direct coated ceramic tools: effect of tool edge geometry

Almeida, FA; Oliveira, FJ; Sousa, M; Fernandes, AJS; Sacramento, J; Silva, RF
2005, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 14, 3-7, 651-656.

Deposition of nanocrystalline diamond films on silicon nitride ceramic substrates using pulsed microwave discharges in Ar/H-2/CH4 gas mixture

Bruno, P; Benedic, F; Tallaire, A; Silva, F; Oliveira, FJ; Amaral, M; Fernandes, AS; Cicala, G; Silva, RF
2005, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 14, 3-7, 432-436.

Directly MPCVD diamond-coated Si3N4 disks for dental applications

Fernandes, AJS; Salgueiredo, E; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, R; Costa, FM
2005, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 14, 3-7, 626-630.

High performance sealing with CVD diamond self-mated rings

Tome, MA; Fernandes, AJS; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Carrapichano, JM
2005, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 14, 3-7, 617-621.

Nanocrystalline diamond coating of silicon nitride ceramics by microwave plasma-assisted CVD

Amaral, M; Mohasseb, F; Oliveira, FJ; Benedic, F; Silva, RF; Gicquel, A
2005, THIN SOLID FILMS, 482, 1-2, 232-236.

Silicon-incorporated diamond-like coatings for Si3N4 mechanical seals

Camargo, SS; Gomes, JR; Carrapichano, JM; Silva, RF; Achete, CA
2005, THIN SOLID FILMS, 482, 1-2, 221-225.

Grain size effect on self-mated CVD diamond dry tribosystems

Abreu, CS; Oliveira, FJ; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF; Gomes, JR
2005, WEAR, 259, 1-6, 771-778.

Functionality diagrams for hybrid mechanical seals with silicon nitride rings

Carrapichano, JM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Gomes, JR
2005, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 88, 8, 2177-2180.

Sintering of new SiC-Phosphate composite materials for grinding wheels fabrication

Silva, RF; Berlinov, HH
2004, BOLETIN DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE CERAMICA Y VIDRIO, 43, 2, 259-262.

Diamond coating on Si3N4 by hot filament and microwave plasma assisted CVD

Tallaire, A; Oliveira, FJ; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Belmonte, M; Silva, RF
2004, BOLETIN DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE CERAMICA Y VIDRIO, 43, 2, 473-476.

Crystallisation kinetics of beta-spodumene in lithium aluminosilicate sol-gel glasses

Moreira, MDDRF; Salvado, IMM; Silva, RF
2004, JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 32, 1-3, 317-321.

Hot-filament chemical vapour deposition of nanodiamond on silicon nitride substrates

Amaral, M; Oliveira, F; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Silva, RF
2004, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 13, 4-8, 643-647.

Cutting forces evolution with tool wear in sintered hardmetal turning with CVD diamond

Belmonte, M; Oliveira, FJ; Sacramento, J; Fernandes, AJS; Silva, RF
2004, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 13, 4-8, 843-847.

LFZ fibre texture modification induced by electrical polarization

Costa, FM; Carrasco, MF; Ferreira, N; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM
2004, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 408, 915-916.

Textured BI-Sr-Ca-Cu-O rods processed by laser floating zone from solid state or melted precursors

Carrasco, MF; Costa, FM; Silva, RF; Gimeno, F; Sotelo, A; Mora, M; Diez, JC; Angurel, LA
2004, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 415, 4, 163-171.

Mechanical properties evaluation of fluor-doped diamond-like carbon coatings by nanoindentation

Trippe, SC; Mansano, RD; Costa, FM; Silva, RF
2004, THIN SOLID FILMS, 446, 1, 85-90.

Electrical field freezing effect on laser floating zone (LFZ)-grown Bi2Sr2Ca2CU4O11 superconducting fibres

Carrasco, MF; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM; Costa, FM
2004, SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 17, 4, 612-619.

Complete densification of Si3N4-SiCceramic matrix composites (CMC's) by a pressureless sintering route

Carrapichano, JM; Taillaire, A; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2004, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM II, 455-456, 225-229.
ISBN: 0-87849-941-5

Porosity assessment of beta-spodumene/glass matrix composites by Small Angle Neutron Scattering

Margaca, FMA; Moreira, M; Teixeira, J; Silva, RF; Salvado, IMM
2004, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM II, 455-456, 230-234.
ISBN: 0-87849-941-5

Turning of CFRC composites using Si3N4 and thin CVD diamond coated Si3N4 tools

Belmonte, M; Oliveira, FJ; Lanna, MA; Silva, CM; Corat, EJ; Silva, RF
2004, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM II, 455-456, 609-613.
ISBN: 0-87849-941-5

Cutting of free standing CVD diamond films by optical fibre guided Nd : YAG laser

Boutinguiza, M; Quintero, F; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Silva, RF; Pou, J; Perez-Amor, M
2004, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM II, 455-456, 614-618.
ISBN: 0-87849-941-5

Surface pretreatments of silicon nitride for CVD diamond deposition

Belmonte, M; Silva, VA; Fernandes, AJ; Costa, F; Silva, R
2003, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 86, 5, 749-754.

Si3N4 and Si3N4/SiC composite rings for dynamic sealing of circulating fluids

Carrapichano, JM; Gomes, JR; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2003, WEAR, 255, 695-698.

Improved wear resistance of Si3N4 tool inserts by addition of Al2O3 platelets

Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM
2003, TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 36, 1, 57-60.

On the half unit cell intergrowth of Bi2Sr2Ca3Cu4O12 with other superconducting phases in two-step annealed LFZ fibres

Yang, L; Costa, FM; Lopes, AB; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM
2003, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 398, 1-2, 31-36.

Wear resistant CVD diamond tools for turning of sintered hardmetals

Belmonte, M; Ferro, P; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Sacramento, J; Silva, RF
2003, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 12, 3-7, 738-743.

Adhesion behaviour assessment on diamond coated silicon nitride by acoustic emission

Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2003, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 12, 3-7, 733-737.

Acoustic emission detection of macro-indentation cracking of diamond coated silicon

Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF
2003, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 12, 10-11, 1744-1749.

Low incident angle and classical x-ray diffraction analysis of residual stresses in diamond coated Si3N4

Soares, MR; Belmonte, M; Silva, RF
2003, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 94, 9, 5633-5638.

Trapping control of phase development in zone melting of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting fibres

Costa, FM; Carrasco, MF; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM
2003, SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 16, 3, 392-397.

Tailored Si3N4 ceramic substrates for CVD diamond coating

Amaral, M; Oliveira, FJ; Belmonte, M; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Silva, RF
2003, SURFACE ENGINEERING, 19, 6, 410-416.

Friction and wear properties of functionally graded aluminum matrix composites

Gomes, JR; Rocha, LA; Crnkovic, SJ; Silva, RF; Miranda, AS
2003, FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS VII, 423-4, 91-95.
ISBN: 0-87849-915-6

Tribological behaviour of Si3N4-BN ceramic materials for dry sliding applications

Carrapichano, JM; Gomes, JR; Silva, RF
2002, WEAR, 253, 9-10, 1070-1076.

The reaction rate at Si3N4/steel interfaces as a function of sintering aids

Oliveira, FJ; Silva, RF; Vieira, JM
2002, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 22, 14-15, 2561-2570.

Abrasive resistance of CVD diamond brazed thick films in machining of WC pre-sintered forms

Silva, V; Fernandes, AJS; Costa, FM; Sacramento, J; Silva, RF
2002, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM I, 230-2, 193-196.
ISBN: 0-87849-905-9

Effect of functionally graded properties on the tribological behaviour of aluminium-matrix composites

Gomes, JR; Miranda, AS; Rocha, LA; Silva, RF
2002, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM I, 230-2, 271-274.
ISBN: 0-87849-905-9

Mechanical characterization of Si3N4-BN(pl) composites

Silva, RF; Carrapichano, JM; Oliveira, FJ
2002, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM I, 230-2, 323-326.
ISBN: 0-87849-905-9

Tribological characterization of Si3N4-bioglass biocomposites in self-mating experiments and dissimilar tests against UHMWPE

Abreu, C; Amara, M; Oliveira, FJ; Santos, JD; Silva, RF; Gomes, JR
2002, ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM I, 230-2, 455-458.
ISBN: 0-87849-905-9

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Chemical vapour deposition by hot filament

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Fernandes, António; Costa, Florinda; Silva, Rui; Oliveira, Filipe; Amaral, Margarida; Cabanillas, Manuel

The present invention relates to hot filament chemical vapour deposition process (CVD) to increase the surface properties of silicon nitride (Si3N4) by applying nanodiamond films. The nanometric size of grains, the chemical inertness and diamond intrinsic hardness, associated with excellent adhesion to silicon nitride, provide high wear...

Diamond flat thermistors

Devices National

Oliveira, Filipe; Silva, Rui; Neto, Miguel

Manufacturing process of NTC (negative temperature coefficient) flat thermistors consisting of diamond films deposited on sintered ceramic substrates. These devices comprise a temperature sensitive diamond surface on one side of the substrate and metallic carbide ohmic contacts on the other. The process has the advantage of using a sing...

Manufacturing technique of textured superconducting materials by electrical assisted laser floating zone

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Costa, Florinda; Vieira, Joaquim; Silva, Rui; Carrasco, Maria

The present invention relates to the solidification process control technology of superconductive ceramic materials of the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system by Laser-Floating-Zone (LFZ) through application of electric current during fibers growth.The high thermal gradient associated with the LFZ technique results in a partial alignment o...

Mixed ionic-ionic conductors, synthesis of such conductors for directional solidification and its usage

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Costa, Florinda; Silva, Rui; Figueiredo, Filipe; Carvalho, Ricardo;

The mixed ionic-ionic type conductors in this invention are eutectic ceramics represented by the formula (BaZr1-xMxO3-x/2)1-z (Zr1-yMyO2-y/2)z wherein M is at least one element selected from the group of rare earth elements (Y, Sc, Ga), Al and In, with 0.03 ≤ x ≤ 0.20 and 0.03 ≤ y ≤ 0.20, and z being such tha...

Process to obtain red clay ceramic by incorporating sludge from effluents treatment generated in metal surface treatment operations, or sands or smelting sand fines, and resulting products

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Batista, João; Silva, Rui; Castro, Fernando; Figueiredo, José

The present invention relates to the manufacture of red clay ceramic products, containing sludge from treatment of effluents generated in metal surface treatment operations. The optimization of the processing conditions, particularly the mixing of sludge with the clay matrix, had by reference the minimum deviation from the n...

Silicon nitride sealing rings with diamond coating

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Silva, Rui; Fernandes, António; Amaral, Margarida ; Almeida, Flávia; Oliveira, Filipe ; Costa, Florinda; Carrapichano, João

The present invention refers to a dynamic mechanical sealing system comprising rings manufactured by means of coating silicon nitride ceramic pieces (Si3N4) with diamond films obtained by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD). The said mechanical elements should simultaneously warrant low friction, wear-resistance and good sealant properties...

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