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Researcher

Joana Mendes

Academic position: Researcher
Joining date: 03-05-2012
Roles in IT: Researcher
Thematic Line: Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group: Integrated Circuits – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900
Fax: +351 234 377 901



Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2006
  • Licenciatura, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-1998
  • Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 01-01-2012, --
  • Electronics for hostile environments
  • Diamond-based electronics for high power / high temperature applications
  • Surface acoustic wave sensors
  • Programming and Data Structures, Universidade de Aveiro, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Electromagnetism, Universidade de Aveiro, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Electromagnetism, Universidade de Aveiro, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Waves, Universidade de Aveiro, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Mechanics, Universidade de Aveiro, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Solid-state physics, Universidade de Aveiro, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING, Universidade de Aveiro, First year general course
As Supervisor
  • D.M. Mukherjee, M Neto, F. Oliveira, R.F.P.S Silva, L.P. Pereira, S. Rotter, J. C. Mendes, Recent advances in SiC/diamond composite devices, Chapter in, Wide Bandgap Semiconductor- Based Electronics, Fan Ren and Stephen J Pearton, IOP Publishing, Bristol, 2020
  • A. Lima, M. F. Q. V. Vieira, A. Martins, N.P.R. Rocha, J. C. Mendes, R. Ferreira, Impact of Evaluating the Usability of Assisted Technology Oriented by Protocol, Chapter in, Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces and New Modes of Interactivity, Katherine Blashki, Pedro Isaías, IGI Global, Queensland, Australia, 2019
  • E.T. Titus, T.S. Shokufar, G.C. Cabral, J. C. Mendes, A.C.M.S. Sousa, J.G. Gracio, W.A. Ahmed, T.I.T.O. Okpalugo, Applications of carbon nanotubes in Bio-Nanotechnology, Chapter in, Surface engineered surgical tools and medical devices, M.J. Jackson, W. Ahmed, Springer US, NY, 2007
  • B. Gonzalez, L. C. Nunes, J. Gomes, J. C. Mendes, J. L. Jimenez, A Simple Method to Extract the Thermal Resistance of GaN HEMTs from De-trapping Characteristics, IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 891 - 894, June, 2023 | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
  • N. E. Santos, J. C. Mendes, S. Braga, The Gemstone Cyborg: How Diamond Films Are Creating New Platforms for Cell Regeneration and Biointerfacing, Molecules, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 1626-1 - 1626-17, February, 2023 | Full text (PDF 7 MBs) | BibTex
  • K.S. Sushmitha, L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, L. Alves, S. Maslovski, J. C. Mendes, Modeling temperature dynamic effects for high‐power light‐emitting diodes, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, Vol. December 2022, No. 51, pp. 2289 - 2300, December, 2022,
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  • K.S. Sushmitha, L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, S. Maslovski, L. Alves, J. C. Mendes, Improving the reliability of power LEDs with diamond boards, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 127, No. 0, pp. 109144 1 - 109144 8, August, 2022,
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  • N. E. Santos, F. F. Figueira, F. Paz, S. Braga, J. C. Mendes, Diamonds for Life: Developments in Sensors for Biomolecules, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 3000 1 - 14, March, 2022,
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  • J. C. Mendes, M. Liehr, C. Li, Diamond/GaN HEMTs: Where from and Where To?, Materials, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 415 - 415, January, 2022 | Full text (PDF 9 MBs) | BibTex
  • K.S. Sushmitha, L. Alves, S. Maslovski, J. C. Mendes, Impact of Die Carrier on Reliability of Power LEDs, IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 854 - 863, September, 2021,
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  • K.S. Sushmitha, S. Maslovski, H. Neto, L. Alves, J. C. Mendes, Estimation of maximum temperature and thermal crosstalk between two active elements in a PIC: development of a thermal equivalent circuit, Applied Optics, Vol. 59, No. 28, pp. 8866 - 8877, October, 2020 | BibTex
  • A. Jaggernauth, R. Silva, M Neto, F. Oliveira, I. Bdikin, M.P. Alegre, M. Gutiérrez, D. Araújo, J. C. Mendes, R.F.P.S Silva, Interfacial integrity enhancement of atomic layer deposited alumina on boron doped diamond by surface plasma functionalization, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 397, No. N.A., pp. 125991 - 125991, September, 2020 | BibTex
  • A. Jaggernauth, J. C. Mendes, R. Silva, Atomic layer deposition of high-κ layers on polycrystalline diamond for MOS devices: a review, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 8, No. N.A., pp. 13127 - 13153, September, 2020 | BibTex
  • D.M. Mukherjee, F. Oliveira, S.C.T. Trippe, S. Rotter, M Neto, R. Silva, A.K.M. Mallik, K. H. Haenen, C. Z. Zetterling, J. C. Mendes, Deposition of diamond films on single crystalline silicon carbide substrates, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. N/A, No. N/A, pp. 107625 - 107625, November, 2019 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
  • K.S. Sushmitha, D.M. Mukherjee, H. Neto, J. C. Mendes, Thermal management of photonic integrated circuits: impact of holder material and epoxies, Applied Optics, Vol. 58, No. 22, pp. 6126 - 6135, July, 2019,
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  • J. C. Mendes, H.L. Gomes, S.C.T. Trippe, D.M. Mukherjee, L.P. Pereira, Small signal analysis of MPCVD diamond Schottky diodes, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 93, No. --, pp. 131 - 138, January, 2019 | BibTex
  • F. Silva, J. C. Mendes, A. B. Pereira, F. Gégot, L. Alves, Measuring torque and temperature in a rotating shaft using commercial SAW sensors, Sensors, Vol. TBD, No. TBD, pp. TBD - TBD, July, 2017 | BibTex
  • D.M. Mukherjee, R.P. Polini, V. V Valentini, S. Rotter, J. C. Mendes, HFCVD nanostructured diamond films deposited by a combination of seeding suspensions and novel nucleation process (NNP), International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Vol. 11, No. N/A, pp. 225 - 240, March, 2017 | BibTex
  • D.M. Mukherjee, J. C. Mendes, Deposition of Carbon Nanotube Films on Polyamide and Polypropylene Substrates: A Computer Simulation Approach, Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 895 - 900, July, 2016 | BibTex
  • D.M. Mukherjee, F. Oliveira, R. Silva, L. Rino, R. Correia, S. Rotter, L. Alves, J. C. Mendes, Diamond-SAW devices: a reverse fabrication method, Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 53 - 58, January, 2016,
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  • A.K.M. Mallik, S. Bysakh, -- Bhar, J. C. Mendes, Effect of Seed Size, Suspension Recycling and Substrate Pre-Treatment on the CVD Growth of Diamond Coatings, Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 12, pp. 747 - 763, December, 2015 | BibTex
  • A.K.M. Mallik, J. C. Mendes, S. Rotter, S.B. Bysakh, Detonation Nanodiamond Seeding Technique for Nucleation Enhancement of CVD Diamond – Some Experimental Insights, Advances in Ceramic Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, No. N.A., pp. 36 - 45, May, 2014 | BibTex
  • A.K.M. Mallik, S.B. Bysakh, M.S. Sreemany, S.R. Roy, J.C. Ghosh, S.R. Roy, J. C. Mendes, J.G. Gracio, S.D. Datta, Property mapping of polycrystalline diamond coatings over large area, Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 56 - 70, March, 2014 | BibTex
  • J. C. Mendes, M. M. Fernandes, D.M. Mukherjee, D. Santos, Simulation of acoustic wave devices using Matlab, Przeglad Elektrotechniczny, Vol. 88, No. 1a, pp. 155 - 158, January, 2012,
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  • J.G. Gracio, Q.H.F. Fan, J. C. Mendes, Diamond growth by chemical vapor deposition, Journal Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 43, No. 37, pp. 374017-2 - 374017-22, September, 2010,
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  • J. C. Mendes, Diamond CVD by a combined plasma pretreatment and seeding procedure, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Vol. 15, No. 7-9, pp. 209 - 216, September, 2009,
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  • M.K.S. Singh, E.T. Titus, M.G.W. Willinger, J. C. Mendes, Microstructure and Electron Field Emission study of diamond nanorod decorated a-SiO2 nanowires by microwave Ar-CH4/H2 plasma chemical vapour deposition with addition of N2, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 18, No. 5-8, pp. 865 - 869, May, 2009,
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  • J. C. Mendes, Damage evolution and fatigue debonding of diamond films under repeated loading, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 203, No. 5-7, pp. 726 - 729, December, 2008,
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  • J. C. Mendes, M.K.S. Singh, L.P. Pereira, E.T. Titus, G.C. Cabral, Electron field emission from patterned a-SiO2/nanocrystalline diamond core-shell sub-micrometer-tip arrays, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 023113-1 - 023113-3, December, 2008,
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  • M.C.C. Coelho, E.T. Titus, E.T. Titus, G.C. Cabral, V. Neto Neto, J. C. Mendes, Q.H.F. Fan, A.C.M.S. Sousa, Hydrogen adsorption onto nickel modified carbon nanotubes, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 4023 - 4028, August, 2008,
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  • E.T. Titus, G.C. Cabral, J. C. Mendes, M.C.C. Coelho, P.R.B. P. Ramesh Babu, W.J.B. Blau, D.S.M. Misra, Hydrogen in chemical vapour deposited carbon nanotubes: an active site for functionalization, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 4017 - 4022, August, 2008,
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  • M.K.S. Singh, E.T. Titus, J. C. Mendes, G.C. Cabral, T.S. Shokufar, V. Neto Neto, Nanocrystalline Diamond on a-SiO2 Fiber: a New Class of Hybrid Material, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 17, No. 7-10, pp. 1106 - 1109, July, 2008,
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  • J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, G. L. Lavareda, G.C. Cabral, C. N. Carvalho, A. Amaral, E.T. Titus, M.C.C. Coelho, A new MIS transistor design using polycrystalline diamond, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 17, No. 4-5, pp. 865 - 869, April, 2008,
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  • M.K.S. Singh, E.T. Titus, J. C. Mendes, G.C. Cabral, Novel Two-Step Method for Synthesis of High-density Nanocrystalline Diamond Fibers, Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 1725 - 1732, February, 2008,
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  • G.C. Cabral, P. Reis, E.T. Titus, J. C. Mendes, J.G. Gracio, W.A. Ahmed, M.J. Jackson, Impact of surface roughness of diamond coatings on the cutting performance when dry machining of graphite, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 121 - 152, February, 2008 | BibTex
  • J. C. Mendes, S.C.T. Trippe, L.P. Pereira, Comparison of the electrical behavior of Schottky diodes built on the nucleation and growth surfaces of polycrystalline diamond, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, No. 4-7, pp. 926 - 929, April, 2007,
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  • E.T. Titus, G.C. Cabral, J. C. Mendes, V. Neto Neto, T.S. Shokufar, W.J.B. Blau, P.R.B. P. Ramesh Babu, D.S.M. Misra, Synthesis of highly oriented carbon nanotube thin films by nickel functionalisation, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16, No. 4-7, pp. 1195 - 1199, April, 2007,
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  • J. C. Mendes, G.C. Cabral, L.P. Pereira, N.A. Ali, Comparative study of the electrical properties of diamond films grown by microwave plasma assisted and hot-filament chemical vapour deposition, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515, No. 1, pp. 106 - 112, September, 2006,
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  • E.T. Titus, N.A. Ali, G.C. Cabral, J. C. Mendes, V. Neto Neto, P.R.B. P. Ramesh Babu, A.K.S. Sikder, T.I.T.O. Okpalugo, D.S.M. Misra, Nitrogen and hydrogen related infrared absorption in CVD diamond films, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515, No. 1, pp. 201 - 206, September, 2006,
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  • G.C. Cabral, J. C. Mendes, E.T. Titus, N.A. Ali, Diamond chemical vapour deposition on seeded cemented tungsten carbide substrates, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515, No. 1, pp. 158 - 163, September, 2006,
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  • J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, Deep traps influence in polycrystalline diamond electrical transport charge, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Vol. 352, No. 9-20, pp. 1327 - 1331, June, 2006,
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  • A.T. Carvalho, A.P. Nascimento Filho, L.M. Silva, M.L.P. Silva, J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, Use of electroless plating copper thin films for catalysis, Advanced Materials, Vol. 514-516, No. --, pp. 1328 - 1332, May, 2006,
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  • L.M. Silva, R.R. Lima, A.T. Carvalho, M.L.P. Silva, J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, Low cost microstructures for preconcentration of polar and non-polar organic compounds, Advanced Materials, Vol. 514-516, No. --, pp. 1250 - 1254, May, 2006,
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  • V.M. Silva, M.P.F. Graça, J. C. Mendes, L. Costa, L.P. Pereira, Carrier transport investigation on organic semiconductor by electrical DC and AC measurements: the case of Alq3, Advanced Materials, Vol. 514-516, No. --, pp. 78 - 82, May, 2006,
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  • S.C.T. Trippe, J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, Electrical properties of fluorine doped DLC, Advanced Materials, Vol. 514-516, No. --, pp. 53 - 57, May, 2006,
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  • J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, Electrical imaging map on MPCVD diamond diodes and structural relationship obtained by micro-Raman, Advanced Materials, Vol. 514-516, No. --, pp. 48 - 52, May, 2006,
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  • J. C. Mendes, L.P. Pereira, The modulation of electrical carrier transport in metal-MPCVD diamond due to the microcrystalline inhomogeneous barriers, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 14, No. 3-7, pp. 584 - 588, March, 2005,
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Currently running projects2

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
BioPlus Development of diamond-optical fiber biosensors for detection of IgE IT 01-06-2020 31-12-2023
IMMINENCE Projetos de I&D Industrial à Escala Europeia Nr. 112314 - IMMINENCE: Intelligent Management of next generation MobIle NEtworks aNd serviCEs P2020 01-06-2021 30-06-2023

Closed Projects5

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
BP-LX BioPlus-Lx IT/LA 01-07-2020 31-07-2021
HeatIT SI I&DT Copromoção Nr. 017942 - Heat management in Highly dense optoelectronic circuitry P2020 01-04-2017 30-06-2020
JISIS Diamond-based surface acoustic wave devices: a reverse fabrication design FCT/PTDC 01-04-2010 01-09-2013
RTMGear RealTime Monitoring Power Reduction Gearbox 01-09-2014 01-07-2016
SUPERHARD IC SUPERHARD IC - Silicon Carbide Used in Potentially disruptive Emerging RadiationHARDened Instrument Components Swedish National Space Board 01-01-2017 31-12-2020
  • J. C. Mendes, Honour Award, Honor Award, Second Best Post-Doctoral Research, received during the University of Aveiro Research Day, 01-06-2022
  • G.C. Cabral, E.T. Titus, T.S. Shokufar, J. C. Mendes, Nanochallenge 2006, Final phase of International Nanotechnology Business Plan Competition, Supported by Veneto nanotech, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Padua, 18th November 2006, 01-11-2006
  • J. C. Mendes, Best student of University of Aveiro, Award given by the Aveiro Civil Government to the best student of the university, 01-09-1994
  • J. C. Mendes, Using diamond thin films for the thermal management of GaN HEMTs: benefits and challenges, Invited Talks, Int. Conf. on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, 01-07-2022
  • J. C. Mendes, Managing Heat with Diamond: the Example of Diamond/GaN HEMTs, Invited Talks, IEEE Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity IEEE SPI, 01-05-2022
  • J. C. Mendes, Diamond-based electronics, Invited Talks, , 44th Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits held in Europe, 01-06-2021
  • D.M. Mukherjee, M. Neto,, F. Oliveira, R. Silva, S. Rotter, J. C. Mendes, Deposition of diamond films on GaN substrates without interlayer, Training Course, Poster, Diamond D-Day, Bristol, U.K., 01-02-2019
  • J. C. Mendes, Nanotechnology: a guide for SMEs, Editor-in-Chief, http://carboninspired.com/?p=2932&lang=en, 01-09-2012
  • J. C. Mendes, Nanotecnologia, Seminars, 01-05-2012
  • J. C. Mendes, New trends in electronics for nano-structured carbon materials, Invited Talks, 01-05-2007
  • J. C. Mendes, Carbon nanotubes processing and applications, Seminars, 01-07-2006
  • J. C. Mendes, Electrical Properties of Polycrystalline Diamond Films, Invited Talks, 01-12-2004
  • J. C. Mendes, Diamond films for electronics, China, 10-2014
  • J. C. Mendes, Diamond films for electronics – a reverse approach, France, Toulouse, 06-2013
  • J. C. Mendes, Nanotechnology and Industry, Portugal, Aveiro, 10-2012
  • J. C. Mendes, Nanostructured Carbon Materials, Portugal, Vila Nova de Famalicão, 03-2007
  • IEEE Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity IEEE SPI, Conference co-chair, 2023
  • European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Fall Meeting EMRS Fall, Scientific Committee, 2022
  • Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits held in Europe WOCSDICE, Conference Chairman, 2022
  • Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits held in Europe WOCSDICE, Scientific Committee, 2018
  • Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits held in Europe WOCSDICE, Scientific Committee, 2017
  • Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits held in Europe WOCSDICE, Conference Chairman, 2016
  • International Conf. on Advanced Nano Materials - ANM 2008, Organizing Committee, 2012
  • International Conf. on Advanced Nano Materials - ANM 2008, Organizing Committee, 2008
  • Guest Editor, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 01-09-2008 - today
  • Advanced Functional Materials
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Thin Solid Films
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Condensed Matter Physics
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Diamond and Related Materials
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Advanced Materials
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology
    2012, 1 review(s);
  • Advanced Engineering Materials
    2013, 1 review(s);