Ricardo Alexandre Marques Lameirinhas

Ricardo Lameirinhas

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-09-2020
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group:	Applied Electromagnetics - Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54

http://www.cienciavitae.pt/AF18-112F-03C9

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-0924

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05-12-2024

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Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 04-11-2024
MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 29-06-2020

Leadership Positions

4Leadership Positions

Academic Activities

5Lecture courses

Sist. El. Integ. Tec. Solar Fotovoltaica (2020-21), Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Instrumentação e Medidas (2020-21), Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Instrumentação e Medidas (2021-22), Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Instrumentação e Aquisição de Sinais (2023-24), Instituto Superior Técnico, Licenciatura Bolonha em Engenharia Electrónica

Análise de Circuitos (2025-26), Instituto Superior Técnico, Licenciatura Bolonha em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores

1Supervision of PhD theses

As Supervisor

Degradação e Modelação de Cavidades de Lasers Estimuladas por Lâmpadas, PhD Student, Pedro Miguel Gomes da Silva Figueiredo, Expected conclusion 09-2032

22Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

Optoelectronic System to Infer Distance, Relative Velocity and Collision Risk of Unmanned Vehicles, MSc Student, Afonso Miguel Delgado Vilela, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Modelling of Aging Effects in LED devices for Optoelectronic Systems, MSc Student, David Perdigão Casa Branca, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Experimental Modelling of Sediments Deposition in Photovoltaic Solar Cells, MSc Student, Diogo Miguel Pereira da Silva, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Integrated Harvester and Li-Fi Communication System Using Photovoltaic Solar Cells, MSc Student, Hugo Filipe da Cunha Cerqueira, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Modelling of Aging Effects in Photovoltaic Solar Cells, MSc Student, Inês Sofia Marques Martins, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Reconfigurable Photovoltaic Device for Energy Harvesting, MSc Student, Miguel Maria Alves Ameixa, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Underwater Solar Cells: Ocean Applications, MSc Student, Pedro Nuno Gomes da Silva Martins dos Santos, Expected conclusion 11-2026
Underwater Photovoltaic Solar Cells, MSc Student, Eduardo Mateus Lopes Caria, Expected conclusion 05-2026
Underwater Wireless Optical Communications with Photovoltaic Panels, MSc Student, João Tomé Ramos e Barros, Expected conclusion 05-2026
Anti-Reflective and Self-Cleaning Coatings, MSc Student, Miguel Alexandre Formosinho Rodrigues, Concluded 11-2025
Sistema Solar Fotovoltaico On-Grid para uma Base Petrolífera em Angola, MSc Student, Fábio Johansen Velosa da Costa António, Concluded 10-2025
Estudo da Inclusão de Células Solares Submersas em Barragens, MSc Student, Francisco Gonçalo da Silva Paulos, Concluded 10-2025
Desenvolvimento de uma Ferramenta Computacional para Análise de Sistemas Solares Fotovoltaicos com Concentradores, MSc Student, Guilherme Augusto Marques Padinha Infante, Concluded 10-2025
Comparative Analysis of Indoor Light-Harvesting Systems for Battery-Powered IoT Sensor Nodes, MSc Student, Laura Alexandra dos Santos Cadete, Concluded 10-2025
Energy Harvesting for Military Applications, MSc Student, Laura Carolina Vargues da Silva, Concluded 10-2025
Desenvolvimento e Análise de um Sistema de Rastreamento Solar de Três Eixos, MSc Student, Manuel Maria Rato Fava-Rica, Concluded 10-2025
A Novel Approach to Design Refractive Concentrators for Photovoltaic Applications, MSc Student, Maria Amoroso das Neves Costa, Concluded 10-2025
Modelling of Aging Effects in Photovoltaic Solar Cells, MSc Student, Rui Jorge Tomás Oliveira, Concluded 10-2025
Optimisation of Kretschmann’s Structures, MSc Student, Teresa Beatriz De Ponte Rodrigues, Concluded 10-2025
Development of an Analytical Tool to Design Photovoltaic Solar Cells for Space Applications, MSc Student, Miguel Eduardo Pereira Gonçalves, Concluded 09-2025
Solar Tracker com Arduino, MSc Student, João Lourenço Mestre Vitorino de Almeida e Paiva, Concluded 06-2025
A Photovoltaic and Pumped Water Storage System Applied to a Naval Village, MSc Student, Ricardo Nuno Marques Moreira Serém, Concluded 10-2024

Publications

45Papers in Journals

Early Access

R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, Metallic nanostructures inclusion to improve energy harvesting in silicon, optical materials: x, Vol. 22, No., pp. 1 - 9, February, 2024,
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Published

R. Araújo, R. Lameirinhas, J. Fernandes Fernandes, R. Tomás Oliveira, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, Experimental determination of Arrhenius degradation coefficients for monocrystalline photovoltaic solar cells, results in optics, Vol. 21, No., pp. 100861 - 100861, December, 2025 | BibTex
M. Gonçalves, P. M. Santos, A. Baptista, M. Santos, J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, Development of an analytical tool to design photovoltaic solar cells: Analysis in outer space conditions, materials today electronics, Vol. 14, No., pp. 100176 - 100176, December, 2025 | BibTex
F. Alves, J. Torres, P. M. Santos, R. Lameirinhas, Advanced Cryptography Using Nanoantennas in Wireless Communication, Information, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 720 - 720, August, 2025 | BibTex
P. M. Santos, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Serralheiro, R. Vieira, N. Lourenço, Fully CMOS Boost Converter Operating at 2.65 GHz for Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting, IEEE Access, Vol. 13, No., pp. 19365 - 19378, January, 2025,
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R. de Fátima Jacinto, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, P. M. Santos, M. Santos, A. Baptista, Incorporation of Piezoelectric Materials in Military Uniforms, IEEE Access, Vol. 13, No., pp. 126465 - 126476, 2025 | BibTex
J. Almeida, P. M. Santos, J. Vaz, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, Step-Up DC-DC Converter Supplied by a Thermoelectric Generator for IoT Applications, Energies, Vol. 17, No. 21, pp. 5288 - 5288, October, 2024,
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C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, R. Lameirinhas, J. de Melo Cunha, J. Torres, A revision of the semiconductor theory from history to applications, discover applied sciences, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp. -, June, 2024 | BibTex
A. F. Machado da Costa, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, M. Santos, The Modeling of Concentrators for Solar Photovoltaic Systems, Energies, Vol. 17, No. 13, pp. 3201 - 3201, June, 2024 | BibTex
G. Alves Cavaco, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Baptista, Wavelength multiplexing system based on ring resonators, results in optics, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 100651 - 100662, May, 2024,
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R. Ferreira, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, M. Santos, Agri-PV in Portugal: How to combine agriculture and photovoltaic production, energy for sustainable development, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 101408 - 101408, April, 2024 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, Exploiting Extraordinary Optical Transmission in Plasmonic Slit Nanoantennas for Sensor Applications, IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 1 - 7, April, 2024 | BibTex
C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, Experimental Analysis of the Light Wavelength’s Impact on the Performance of a Silicon Solar Cell, Energies, Vol. 17, No. 9, pp. 2090 - 2090, April, 2024 | BibTex
G. Cruz, J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, Experimental Study to Increase the Autonomy of a UAV by Incorporating Solar Cells, vehicles, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 1863 - 1877, December, 2023 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. Martins, Analysis of a Plasmonic Slit Nanoantenna as a High Sensitivity Tilt Sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 23, No. 17, pp. 19232 - 19238, September, 2023 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, H. veiga, P. M. Santos, Modelling the effect of defects and cracks in solar cells’ performance using the d1MxP discrete model, Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 12490 - 12490, August, 2023 | BibTex
B. Gonçalves, J. Fernandes Fernandes, J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Sediments Effect on the Performance of Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaic Panels, Energies, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp. 4777 - 4777, June, 2023 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, Modelling and Design of a Dual Depletion PIN Photodiode as Temperature Sensor, Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 10, pp. 4599 - 4599, May, 2023 | BibTex
J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, P. M. Santos, H. veiga, M. M. Martins, P. Figueiredo, Analysis of Different Third-Generation Solar Cells Using the Discrete Electrical Model d1MxP, Energies, Vol. 16, No. 7, pp. 3289 - 3289, April, 2023 | BibTex
C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, The Shading Influence on the Economic Viability of a Real Photovoltaic System Project, Energies, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 2672 - 2672, March, 2023 | BibTex
J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, H. veiga, P. M. Santos, A Discrete Electrical Model for Photovoltaic Solar Cells—d1MxP, Energies, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 2018 - 2018, February, 2023 | BibTex
C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, Comparative analysis between traditional and emerging technologies: economic and viability evaluation in a real case scenario, Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1 - 22, January, 2023 | BibTex
M. Santos, R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, J. Fernandes Fernandes, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, Nanostructures for Solar Energy Harvesting, Micromachines, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 364 - 364, January, 2023 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, A Novel Analysis for Light Patterns in Nano Structures, IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 1 - 6, December, 2022 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, A New Method to Determine the Response of Kretschmann’s Structure Based Biosensors, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 22, No. 21, pp. 20421 - 20429, November, 2022 | BibTex
J. de Melo Cunha, R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, Multi-Junction Solar Cells and Nanoantennas, Nanomaterials, Vol. 12, No. 18, pp. 3173 - 3173, September, 2022 | BibTex
J. Torres, A. Sofia, R. Lameirinhas, How to Improve an Offshore Wind Station, Energies, Vol. 15, No. 13, pp. 4873 - 4873, July, 2022 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, A New Method to Analyse the Role of Surface Plasmon Polaritons on Dielectric-Metal Interfaces, IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 1 - 9, June, 2022 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, The influence of sand on the performance of CdTe photovoltaic modules of different colours and transparencies, Energy Systems, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 1057 - 1079, June, 2022 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A Photovoltaic Technology Review: History, Fundamentals and Applications, Energies, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 1823 - 1823, March, 2022 | BibTex
IMPC Caetano, J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, Simulation of Solar Cells with Integration of Optical Nanoantennas, Nanomaterials, Vol. 11, No. 2911, pp. 1 - 15, October, 2021 | Full text (PDF 4 MBs) | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. Martins, The impact of nanoantennas on ring resonators’ performance, Optics Communications, Vol. 490, No. 126906, pp. 126906 - 126906, July, 2021 | BibTex
S. Santos, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, R. Lameirinhas, The impact of aging of solar cells on the performance of photovoltaic panels, Energy Conversion and Management: X, Vol. 10, No. 0, pp. 100082 - 100082, June, 2021 | BibTex
T. Alves, J. Torres, R. Lameirinhas, C. F. Fernandes, Different Techniques to Mitigate Partial Shading in Photovoltaic Panels, Energies, Vol. 14, No. 13, pp. 1 - 25, June, 2021 | BibTex
C Castilho, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, R. Lameirinhas, Study on the Implementation of a Solar Photovoltaic System with Self-Consumption in an Educational Building, Energies, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 2214 - 2214, April, 2021 | BibTex
I. B., R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, Comparative study of the copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell with other solar technologies, Sustainable Energy and Fuels, Vol. -, No. -, pp. - - -, March, 2021 | BibTex
J. Carmo, J. Torres, G. Cruz, R. Lameirinhas, Effect of the Inclusion of Photovoltaic Solar Panels in the Autonomy of UAV Time of Flight, Energies, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 876 - 876, February, 2021 | BibTex
F. Duarte, J. Torres, A. Baptista, R. Lameirinhas, Optical Nanoantennas for Photovoltaic Applications, Nanomaterials, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 422 - 422, February, 2021 | BibTex
S. Bernardes, R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, Characterization and Design of Photovoltaic Solar Cells That Absorb Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared Light, Nanomaterials, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 78 - 78, January, 2021 | BibTex
F. Mota, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, R. Lameirinhas, Influence of an aluminium concentrator corrosion on the output characteristic of a photovoltaic system, Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 0 - 7, December, 2020 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, A Sensor Based on Nanoantennas, Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 19, pp. 6837 - 6837, September, 2020 | BibTex
I. Melo, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, R. Lameirinhas, Sustainability economic study of the islands of the Azores archipelago using photovoltaic panels, wind energy and storage system, renewables: wind, water, and solar, Vol. 7, No. 21, pp. 1 - 21, August, 2020 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, The Influence of Structure Parameters on Nanoantennas’ Optical Response, Chemosensors, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 42 - 42, June, 2020,
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R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, Sensors Based on Nanoantennas: Fundamentals, european journal of applied physics, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 1 - 12, May, 2020 | BibTex
B. Durão, J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, R. Lameirinhas, Socio-economic Study to Improve the Electrical Sustainability of the North Tower of Instituto Superior Técnico, Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 1 - 18, March, 2020 | BibTex

5Papers in Conferences

R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, Plasmonic Nanoantennas to Exploit Extraordinary Optical Transmission in Biosensing, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, June, 2024 | BibTex
C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, R. Lameirinhas, S. Martins, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, Experimental Investigation and Modelling of the Temperature Effect in Mono-Si Solar Cells using the Novel d1MxP Model, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, June, 2024 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, High Sensitivity Sensors based on Slit Plasmonic Gold Nanoantennas, 28th IEEE Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024 | BibTex
R. Lameirinhas, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, The Effect of the Nanoantenna Slit Geometry in the Optical Response: Applications on Sensors, Telecoms Conference (ConfTELE), Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021 | BibTex
R. Raimundo, R. Lameirinhas, C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, Comparative Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Solar Cells, Telecoms Conference (ConfTELE), Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021 | BibTex

Other Scientific Achievements

3Awards

R. Lameirinhas, C. P. C. V. B. P. Correia V. Bernardo, J. Torres, A. Baptista, M. M. Martins, Prémio Investigação Científica em Ciências Militares (Scientific Research Award in Military Sciences), Award for the innovation and outstanding research presented on the article "Analysis of a plasmonic slit nanoantenna as a high sensitivity tilt sensor", 01-10-2024
R. Lameirinhas, J. de Melo Cunha, J. Torres, 2022 Best Paper Award - Energies, The article "A Photovoltaic Technology Review: History, Fundamentals and Applications" published in Energies was awarded due to its scientific soundness and metrics achieved, 01-05-2024
R. Lameirinhas, R. Moura, J. Torres, SIRESP Desafio Inovação (Innovation Challenge) - 3rd Place, Award for the research and innovation in Nanoantennas under the theme "Inclusion of Nanoantennas in Optical Communications"., 01-06-2023

Other Contributions

4Editorial Committees

Guest Editor, Sensors, 28-05-2025 - 30-06-2026
Guest Editor, Energies, 01-06-2023 - 01-06-2024
Guest Editor, Energies, 01-04-2023 - 01-06-2024
Guest Editor, Energies, 01-06-2021 - 31-12-2022

3Refereeing Journals

SN Applied Sciences
2020, 1 review(s);
Applied Sciences
2021, 1 review(s);
American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2021, 9 review(s); 2020, 1 review(s);

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