Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name DIANA MÓNICA DE MESQUITA SOUSA FERNANDES
Nationality Portuguese
Date and place of birth 12.02.1980, Barcelos, Portugal
E-mail [email protected]
Work Address Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade
do Porto, Rua Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Telephone (351) 935 68 00 84
ACADEMIC DEGREES
PhD in Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 2010.
PhD Thesis: “Modified electrodes with Keggin-type polyoxotungstates”, under the supervision of
Professor Ana Maria Cavaleiro and Professor Christopher Brett.
Degree in Chemistry, University of Évora, 2005, 15/20.
Final project thesis: “Adsorption studies in gaseous phase of hydrocarbons by polyethylene”, under
the supervision of Professor Manuela Carrott and Professor Peter Carrot (18/20).
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011 to present:
Post-doc researcher (SFRH/BPD/74877/2010), with the project “POMs-based
functional nanostructured hybrid films: towards novel interfacial architectures with
photo and electrochromic properties”, REQUIMTE/University of Porto, Faculty of
Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, under the supervision of
Professor Cristina Freire.
2008 – 2009:
Teacher of laboratorial classes of Physical Chemistry Elements, Department of
Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
2007 – 2010:
PhD student with grant from FCT (SFRH/BD/30797/2006), Department of
Chemistry, University of Aveiro.
2006:
Researcher with a grant (BIC) from FCT in the project “Nanostructured hybrid
organic-inorganic assemblies: development of layer-by-layer heteropolytungstate
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modified
electrodes”
(POCI/QUI/56393/2004),
Department
of
Chemistry,
University of Aveiro, under the supervision of Professor Helena Carapuça.
Chemical engineer, at EPCOS – Peças e Componentes Electrónicos, SA, Évora.
2005:
SHORT SCIENTIFIC STAYS IN OTHER UNIVERSITIES
2014 (Set-Nov):
Research work in the Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique, Faculté des Sciences
d’Orsay, Université Paris, France in the context of the PoCheMoN COST Action.
(Supervisor: Professor Pedro de Oliveira).
AREA OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Chemistry of Materials and Nanomaterials - polyoxometalates and carbon materials (carbon nanotubes,
graphene). Functionalization of materials and nanomaterials. Functional nanostructured hybrid films.
Electrode modification: applications from electroanalysis to electrocatalysis.
PRESENT SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
Preparation and characterization of nanomaterials and hybrid films;
Development of modified electrodes for electrocatalysis;
Design of novel carbon-based nanomaterials;
HER/ORR electrocatalytic activity – fuel cells;
Water splitting – production of H2 and O2;
PARTICIPATION IN R&D PROJECTS
Team member in project POCI/QUI/56393/2004: Nanostructrured hybrid organic-inorganic
assemblies: development of layer-by-layer heteropolytungstate modified electrodes”.
Team member in project PTDC/CTM-POL/0813/2012: “New strategy to light responsive smart
textiles”, funded by FCT in the area of Material Science and Engineering – Polymers and
Composites.
Participation in COST Action CM1203 PoCheMoN - Polyoxometalate Chemistry for Molecular
Nanosciences, 2012.
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SUPERVISING ACTIVITIES
2014 - 2015:
Rahul Krishna, PhD student from University of Aveiro, training on the
electrochemistry of produced nanoparticles.
Nádia Silva, short stay at Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of
2014:
Porto – “MnFe2O4@CNT-N as novel electrochemical nanosensors”.
Olalla Lopez, short stay at Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
2014:
of Porto – “Electrochemical determination of dithiocarbamate-based pesticide”.
2013 – 2014:
Hugo Duarte Capela Novais Teixeira, PEEC-Extra-curricular training programs of
FCUP.
2013 – 2014:
Alexandra Isabel Lopes Teixeira, PEEC-Extra-curricular training programs of FCUP.
2008 – 2009:
Aida Maria Sanches Branco, Master degree student – “Modificação de elétrodos
com polioxometalatos: propriedades electroquímicas” Department of Chemistry,
University of Aveiro (Supervisor Professor Helena Carapuça).
Aida Maria Sanches Branco, Degree in Chemistry, last year project, Department of
2007:
Chemistry, University of Aveiro (Supervisor Professor Helena Carapuça).
REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
Referring of scientific papers for international SCI journals: Electrochimica Acta, Sensors and Actuators B.
Chemical, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry and Optical Materials, Measurement, Journal of Inorganic
and Organometallic Polymers and Materials.
ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND COURSES
Volunteer in Junior Chemistry Olympics 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 at University of Aveiro.
Member of organizing committee of Junior Chemistry Olympics 2010, 17.04.2010 at University of
Aveiro.
Member of organizing committee of 2PYCheM, 2nd Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 21st to
23rd April, 2010, Aveiro, Portugal.
Member of organizing committee of XVIII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, 25th
to 27 th March, 2013, Porto, Portugal.
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LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Mother language);
English (Excellent)
Mandarin (Level 3)
PUBLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Novel synthesis of Ag@Co/RGO nanocomposite and its high catalytic activity towards hydrogenation of
4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol
Rahul Krishna, Diana M. Fernandes, Catarina Dias, Joao Ventura, E. Venkata Ramana, Cristina Freire, Elby
Titus, International Journal of hydrogen energy (2015) accepted for publication,
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.12.045.
Carbon Nanomaterial–Phosphomolybdate Composites for Oxidative Electrocatalysis
Diana M. Fernandes, Cristina Freire, ChemElectroChem (2014) accepted for publication, DOI:
10.1002/celc.201402271.
Novel electrochemical sensor based on N-doped carbon nanotubes and Fe3O4 nanoparticles:
Simultaneous voltammetric determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid
Diana M. Fernandes, Marta Costa, Clara Pereira, Belén Bachiller-Baeza, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ramos,
Antonio Guerrero-Ruiz, Cristina Freire, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 432 (2014) 207–213.
SiW11Fe@MIL-101(Cr) Composite: A Novel and Versatile Electrocatalyst (INVITED INSIDE COVER)
Diana M. Fernandes, Carlos M. Granadeiro, Patrícia M. Paes de Sousa, Raquel Grazina, José J.G. Moura,
Patrícia Silva, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Luís Cunha-Silva, Salete S. Balula, Cristina Freire, ChemElectroChem 1
(2014) 1293 – 1300.
Hybrid photochromic multilayer films based on chitosan and europium phosphomolybdate
Diana M. Fernandes, Cristina Freire, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 44 (2014) 655–665.
Europium phosphomolybdate and osmium metallopolymer multi-functional LbL films: redox and
electrocatalytic properties
Diana M. Fernandes, Johannes G. Vos, Cristina Freire, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 420 (2014)
127–135.
Novel composite material polyoxovanadate@MIL-101 (Cr): A highly efficient electrocatalyst for ascorbic
acid oxidation
Diana M. Fernandes, André D. S. Barbosa, João Pires, Salete S. Balula, Luís Cunha-Silva, Cristina Freire, ACS
Applied Materials & Interfaces 5 (2013) 13382-13390.
Redox behaviour, electrochromic properties and photoluminescence of potassium lanthano
phosphomolybdate sandwich-type compounds
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Diana M. Fernandes, Luís Cunha-Silva, Rute A. S. Ferreira, Salete S. Balula, Luis D. Carlos, Baltazar de
Castro, Cristina Freire, RSC Advances 3 (2013) 16697-16707.
Sandwich lanthano-silicotungstates: structure, electrochemistry and photoluminescence properties
Diana Julião, Diana M. Fernandes, Luís Cunha-Silva, Duarte Ananias, Salete S. Balula, Cristina Freire,
Polyhedron 52 (2013) 308-314.
Hybrid layer-by-layer films based on lanthanide-bridged silicotungstates and poly(ethylenimine)
Diana M. Fernandes, Diana Julião, Clara Pereira, Duarte Ananias, Salete S. Balula, Cristina Freire, Colloids
and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 415 (2012) 302-309.
Modified electrodes with Keggin-type silicotungstates and poly(brilliant cresyl blue)
Diana M. Fernandes, Christopher M. A. Brett, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry,
16 (2012) 2267.
Preparation and electrochemical properties of modified electrodes with Keggin-type silicotungstates and
PEDOT
Diana M. Fernandes, Christopher M. A. Brett, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
660 (2011) 50.
Electrochemical impedance study of layer-by-layer iron-silicotunsgtate/poly(ethylenimine) modified
electrodes
Diana M. Fernandes, Mariana E. Ghica, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Christopher M. A. Brett, Electrochimica Acta
56 (2011) 7940.
Layer-by-Layer self-assembly and electrocatalytic properties of poly(ethylenimine)-silicotungstate
multilayer composite films
Diana M. Fernandes, Christopher M. A. Brett, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry,
15 (2011) 811.
Electrochemical behaviour of self–assembly multilayer films based on iron–substituted α–Keggin
polyoxotungstates
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Christopher M. A. Brett, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Thin Solid Films
518 (2010) 5881.
Novel poly(hexylmethacrylate) composite carbon electrodes modified with Keggin-type
tungstophosphate tetrabutylammonium salts
Diana M. Fernandes, Susana M. N. Simões, Helena M. Carapuça, Christopher M. A. Brett, Ana M. V.
Cavaleiro, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 639 (2010) 83.
Functionalisation of glassy carbon electrodes with adsorbed tetrabutylammonium microcrystalline salts
of lacunary and metal substituted α-Keggin-polyoxosilicotungstates
Diana M. Fernandes, Susana M. N. Simões, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Electrochimica Acta
53 (2008) 6580.
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NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
A Versatilidade das Nano-sílicas: da Catálise aos Têxteis Funcionais (Invited Paper)
Cristina Freire, Clara Pereira, Andreia Peixoto, Diana Fernandes, Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de
Electroquímica, 134 (2014) 25-35.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Graphene-Phosphomolybdates nanomaterials for oxidative electrocatalysis
Cristina Freire, Diana M. Fernandes, XXX Trobades Científiques de la Mediterrània Josep Miquel Vidal, 15th
to17th October, 2014, Menorca, Spain.
Phosphomolybdates@graphene nanocomposites for selective sensing of dopamine
Diana M. Fernandes, Cristina Freire, XIX Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, XVI Iberic
Meeting of Electrochemistry, 30th June to 2nd July, 2014, Aveiro, Portugal.
Hybrid POM-Nanomaterials & nanostructured films
Cristina Freire, Diana M. Fernandes, PoChemMon Joint Working Group Meeting, 12th to 14 th September,
2013, Aveiro, Portugal.
Redox behaviour and electrochromic properties of novel lanthano-phosphomolybdates
Diana M. Fernandes, Luís Cunha-Silva, Salete S. Balula, Baltazar de Castro, Cristina Freire, XVIII Meeting of
the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, 25th to 27 th March, 2013, Porto, Portugal.
Novel poly(hexylmethacrylate) composite carbon electrodes modified with Keggin-type
tungstophosphate-tetrabuthylammonium salts
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Christopher M.A. Brett, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, EuroAnalysis 2009,
6th to 10th September, 2009, Innsbruck, Austria.
Comportamento electroquímico de filmes multicamada automontados com polioxotungstatos monosubstituídos do tipo α– Keggin
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Christopher M.A. Brett, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, XI Iberic Meeting of
Electrochemistry, 19th to 22th July, 2009, Tenerife, Spain.
Electrochemistry of tetrabutyl ammonium salts of Keggin – type polyoxotungstates adsorbed on glassy
carbon electrodes
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, IX Iberic Meeting of Electrochemistry, 10th
14th July, 2006, Corunha, Spain.
POSTER COMMUNICATIONS
Graphene-Phosphomolybdates nanomaterials for oxidative electrocatalysis
Cristina Freire, Diana M. Fernandes, XXX Trobades Científiques de la Mediterrània Josep Miquel Vidal, 15th
to17th October, 2014, Menorca, Spain.
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Polyoxometalates: synthesis, characterization and incorporation into multilayer films with organic dyes
Alexandra Teixeira, Hugo Teixeira, Diana M. Fernandes, C. Freire, IJUP 2014, 12th to 14th February, 2014,
Porto, Portugal.
Hybrid PMo11V-SiO2 nanomaterials with photo- and thermochromic properties
Tânia Pinto, Diana M. Fernandes, Paula Costa, Alexandra Guedes, Clara Pereira, Cristina Freire, XXIII
Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 12th to 14th June, 2013, Aveiro, Portugal.
Hybrid photochromic multilayer films based on europium phosphomolybdate and chitosan
Diana M. Fernandes, Cristina Freire, ElecNano 5, 15th to 17th May, 2013, Bordeaux, France.
New Photochromic Lanthano-Phosphomolybdates Immobilized Onto Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles
C. Freire, T. Pinto, A. Monteiro, L. S. Ribeiro, D. M. Fernandes, C. Pereira, O. S. G. P. Soares, S. S. Balula, G.
Blanco, José Pintado, M. F. R. Pereira, MOLMAT 2012, 3rd to 6th July, 2012, Barcelona, Spain.
Phosphomolybdates immobilized into functionalized silica as new photochromic materials
Tânia Pinto, Andreia Monteiro, Lucília S. Ribeiro, Diana M. Fernandes, Clara Pereira, O. Salomé G.P. Soares,
Salete S. Balula, M. Fernado R. Pereira, Cristina Freire, IJUP 2012, 22th to 24th February, 2012, Porto,
Portugal.
Nickel metallo-organic polymer as a new electrochromic material
M. Araújo, Diana M. Fernandes, J. Fonseca, C. Moura, C. Freire, IJUP 2012, 22th to 24th February, 2012,
Porto, Portugal.
Preparation and characterization of multilayer films containing europium-sandwich polyoxometalate
Diana Julião, Diana M. Fernandes, Salete S. Balula, Cristina Freire, IJUP 2012, 22th to 24th February, 2012,
Porto, Portugal.
Electrochemical behaviour of modified electrodes based on PEDOT and Keggin-type polyoxotungstates
Diana M. Fernandes, Christopher M.A. Brett, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, 61st Annual Meeting of the International
Society of Electrochemistry, 26th September to 1st October, 2010, Nice, France.
Electrochemical impedance study of iron-silicotungstate and poly(ethylenimine) layer-by-layer modified
electrodes
Christopher M.A. Brett, Diana M. Fernandes, Mariana E. Ghica, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, 6th to 11th June, 2010,
Carvoeiro, Portugal.
Self-assembly of Keggin-type iron substituted polyoxometalates multilayer films and their
electrochemical behaviour
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, VI Jornadas CICECO 2009, March, 2009,
Aveiro, Portugal.
Electrochemical behavior of self–assembly multilayer films based on iron–substituted α–Keggin
polyoxophosphotungstate
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, 6th YoungChem, 15th to 19th October, 2008,
Krakow, Poland.
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Novel composite carbon electrodes modified with Keggin-type tungstophosphate-tetrabuthylammonium
salts
Diana M. Fernandes, Filipe M. Santos, Susana M. N. Simões, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, 7ª
Conferência de Química Inorgânica, 30th November to 1st December, 2007, Fátima, Portugal.
Method for the simple preparation of modified electrodes with tetrabutylammonium salts of
silicotungstates
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, Euroanalysis XIV, 9th to 14th September,
2007, Antwerp, Belgium.
Electrochemical characterization of glassy carbon electrodes modified with Keggin type silicotungstates
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, IV Jornadas do CICECO, 11th to 12th January,
2007, Aveiro, Portugal.
Voltammetric and structural studies of tetrabutyl ammonium salts of Keggin–type silicotungstates
adsorbed on glassy carbon electrodes
Diana M. Fernandes, Helena M. Carapuça, Ana M.V. Cavaleiro, XX Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 14th to 16th
December, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal.
WORKSHOPS AND ADDITIONAL COURSES
1. Short Course on Electrochemical Impedance, University of Aveiro, June 29, 2014, Aveiro, Portugal.
2. Printed electronics and Digital fabrication, Centi – Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, 4th
March, 2013, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.
3. Characterization of Electrode Surfaces: from Macro no Nano Scale, Electroquímica e Inovação, e-inov,
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 29th to 31st October, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.
4. Scanning Electronic Microscopy for utilization of Hitachi S-4100 FE-SEM with Rontec EDS (energy
dispersive spectroscopy) system UHV dewar detector (DECV/CICECO) scanning electronic microscope, total
of 12 hours, inserted in RNME – Rede Nacional de Microscopia Electrónica at University of Aveiro (April
2008).
5. Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Polymers, (42 h), 2008, Aveiro, Portugal.
6. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Electroquímica e Inovação, e-inov, Instituto Superior Técnico,
7th and 7th December, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal.
8. Advanced Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy, 17th and 18th October, 2007, Aveiro, Portugal.
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