Victor Miguel Carneiro de Sousa Ferreira

	Victor Miguel Carneiro de Sousa Ferreira
	Associate Professor

	phone: 234 370 258
	extension: 24 626
	e-mail: victorf@ua.pt
	department: Civil Engineering

	line: 3 - sustainability
	direct url: https://www.ciceco.ua.pt/VictorFerreira

Short CV
Auxiliary Professor in the Ceramics and Glass Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, since 1995. PhD concluded in the University of Aveiro - 1995. Assistant in the Ceramics and Glass Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, since 1983. Engineer degree in Ceramics and Glass Engineering , University of Aveiro - 1983.

Scientific Interests
Area: Materials Science and Engineering. - Building materials. - Waste recycling and valorization. - Processing and characterization of microwave dielectric ceramics.

Present Research Group
1. Habitat materials 2. Microwave dielectric ceramics

Main present collaborators
A. Salak; M.P. Seabra; J.A. Labrincha

Teaching Activity
Lectures for Materials and Civil Engineering courses (e.g., Phase diagrams; Building materials I and II; Industrial Ceramics Lab, amongst others)

Present projects

1.“Processing, structure and dielectric properties relationships at microwave frequencies", responsible, POCTI/40187/CTM/2001 (2002-2004). 2. “Stainless steel coating of WC particles by sputtering”, POCTI/35460/CTM/2000, (2001-2003). 3. “RAVUMOL – Recuperation and increase of life time of pressure casting moulds", responsible, Program ICPME, L0022/ICPME/II/S, (1998-2000). 4. "Active dry electrodes for electroencephalogram recording", POCTI/CTM/10209/1998, responsible for the Aveiro Univ. team, (1999-2001). 5. "FADO - Active films for optical devices”, PRAXIS XXI, 3/3.1/MMA/1768/95, (1997-2000). 6. “OPTOSENSOR - Integrated optoelectronic sensors and transducers: research and development of microtechnologies, devices and systems”, PRAXIS XXI, PBICT/93/1788, (1995-1998). 7. "Development of tunable capacitors for microwave applications", POCTI/CTM/35542/99, (2000-2003). 8. “ECOCEL – Valorization of paper pulp industrial wastes”, responsable in the project for the building materials area, PEDIP II, Projecto Mobilizador para o Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, medida 4-4B, (1998-2000). 9. “Fabrication and characterization of ferroelectric thin films for electronic devices”, JNICT PBICT/C/CTM/1948/95, (1996-1999).

Selected Publications

1) "Magnesium titanate microwave dielectric ceramics", V.M. Ferreira, F.Azough, J.L.Baptista, R.Freer, Ferroelectrics, 133, 127-132, 1992. 2) "Dielectric spectroscopy of MgTiO3-based ceramics in the 109-1014Hz region", V.M.Ferreira, S.Kamba, J.Petzelt, J.L.Baptista, Journal of Materials Science, 28, 5894-5900, 1993. 3) "Preparation and microwave dielectric properties of pure and doped magnesium titanate ceramics", V.M. Ferreira, J.L. Baptista, Materials Research Bulletin, 29 (10), 1017-1023, 1994. 4) "Loss spectra of pure and La-doped MgTiO3 microwave ceramics", V.M. Ferreira, J.L. Baptista, J. Petzelt, G.A. Komandin, V.V. Voitsekhovskii, Journal of Materials Research, 10 (9), 2301-2305, 1995. 5) “Role of niobium in magnesium titanate microwave dielectric ceramics”, V.M. Ferreira, J.L. Baptista, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 79 (6), 1697-1698, 1996. 6) “Single phase dielectric compounds in BaO-rich corner of BaO-Re2O3-TiO2 ternary system (Re=Y,Nd,Sm)”, A. Chen, Y. Zhi, V.M. Ferreira, P.M. Vilarinho, J.L. Baptista, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 15,1313-1314, 1996. 7) “Synthesis and characterization of dielectric compositions in the BaO-rich corner of the BaO-Y2O3-TiO2 ternary system”, A. Chen, Y. Zhi, V.M. Ferreira, P.M. Vilarinho, J.L. Baptista, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 16, 1051-1056, 1996. 8) “Dilatation des matériaux de construction céramiques à l’humidité”, J.V. Almeida, A.M.S. Correia, V.M. Ferreira, L’Industrie Céramique & Verrière, 925 (4), 285-288, 1997. 9) “Effect of Cr and La on MgTiO3 and MgTiO3-CaTiO3 microwave dielectric ceramics”, V.M. Ferreira, F. Azough, R. Freer, JL. Baptista, Journal of Materials Research, 12 (12) 3293-3299, 1997. 10) “Moisture expansion in ceramic building materials”, J.V. Almeida, A.M.S. Correia, V.M. Ferreira, Key Engineering Materials, 132-136, 2176-2179, 1997. 11) “Efflorescence and its quantification in ceramic building materials”, L. Hennetier, J.V. Almeida, A.M.S. Correia, V.M. Ferreira, British Ceramic Transactions, 100(2), 72-76, 2001. 12) "Synthesis and characterization of microwave La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 ceramics", M.P. Seabra, V.M. Ferreira, Key Engineering Materials, vol 206-213, 1501-1504, 2002. 13) "Synthesis of La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 ceramics for microwave applications", M.P. Seabra, V.M. Ferreira, Materials Research Bulletin, 37(2), 255-259, 2002. 14) "Crystal structure of dielectric ceramics in La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3-BaTiO3 system", M. Avdeev, M.P. Seabra, V.M. Ferreira, Journal of Materials Research, 17(2), 1112-1117, 2002. 15) "Structure evolution in La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 – SrTiO3 system", M. Avdeev, M.P. Seabra, V.M. Ferreira, Materials Research Bulletin, 37(8), 1459-1468, 2002. 16) "Structure Transformations and Dielectric Properties of PbY1/2Nb1/2O3 and PbHo1/2Nb1/2 Compounds", A.N.Salak, N.P.Vyshatko, V.M.Ferreira, N.M.Olekhnovich, A.D.Shilin, Materials Research Bulletin, 38 (3), 453-460 (2003). 17) “La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 - based materials for microwave applications”, MP Seabra, AN Salak, M Avdeev, VM Ferreira, accepted to Materials Science Forum, (2003). 18) “Structure and dielectric characterization of La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3-Nd(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 system”, MP Seabra, AN Salak, M Avdeev, VM Ferreira, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 15 (24): 4229-4238 (2003). 19) “Processing and dielectric properties of La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3–BaTiO3 ceramics”, MP Seabra, AN Salak, VM Ferreira, LG Vieira, JL Ribeiro, Ferroelectrics, 294: 165-173 (2003). 20) “Anion-deficient perovskite Pb(Mg0.5Nb0.5)O2.75 ceramics obtained under high pressure”, AN Salak, NP Vyshatko, VM Ferreira, YV Radyush, NM Olekhnovich, Ferroelectrics, 296: 175-186, (2003). 21) “La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 - La2/3TiO3 Microwave dielectric ceramics”, AN Salak, MP Seabra, VM Ferreira, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 23 (14): 2409-2412 (2003). 22) “Structure and microwave dielectric properties of La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3–CaTiO3 system”, Seabra M.P., Avdeev M., Ferreira V.M., Pullar R.C., Alford N., J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 23 (14): 2403-2408 (2003). 23) “Dielectric properties of high pressure synthesized relaxor PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 ceramics”, Olekhnovich NM, Vyshatko NP, Radyush YuV, Salak AN, Ferreira VM, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 15, 6879-87, (2003). 24) “Stainless steel coatings sputter-deposited on tungsten carbide powder particles”, Fernandes CM, Ferreira VM, Senos AMR, Vieira MT, Surface and Coatings Technology, 176, 103-108, (2003). 25) “Structure property relations in xBaTiO3-(1-x) La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 solid solutions”, Seabra MP, Avdeev M, Ferreira VM, Pullar RC, Alford N., Reaney IM, J. Amer. Ceram. Soc., 87 (4), 584-590, (2004). 26) “Relaxor behavior of the 0.9BaTiO3 -0.1La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 solid solution”, AN Salak, MP Seabra, VM Ferreira, J.Amer. Ceram. Soc., 87(2), 216-220 (2004). 27) “Dielectric properties of the (1-x)La(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 – xSrTiO3 ceramics”, Seabra MP, Salak AN, Ferreira VM, Vieira LG, Ribeiro JL, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc, 24(10-11), 2955-3002, (2004). 28) “Dielectric characterization of the (1-x)La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3-xBaTiO3 microwave ceramics”, Salak A.N., Seabra M.P., Ferreira V.M., Ribeiro J.L., Vieira L.G., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 37(6), 914-920, (2004). 29) “Ferroelectric-to-relaxor transition behaviour of BaTiO3 ceramics doped with La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3”, Salak A.N., Shvartsman V.V., Seabra M.P., Kholkin A.L., Ferreira V.M., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 16(16), 2785-94, (2004). 30) “Raman spectroscopy of CaTiO3-based perovskite solid solutions”, Zheng H, Reaney IM, Gyorgyfalva GDCC, Ubic R, Yarwood J, Seabra MP, Ferreira VM, J. Mat. Res., 19 (2), 488-495, (2004). 31) “Electrical properties of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 – SrTiO3 ceramics”, Gomah-Pettry JR, Marchet P, Salak AN, Ferreira VM, Mercurio JP, accepted in Integrated Ferroelectrics, 2003, in press. 32) “Ferroelectric relaxor behaviour of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 – SrTiO3 ceramics”, Gomah-Pettry J.R., Salak A.N., Marchet P., Ferreira V.M., Mercurio J.P., Phys. Stat. Sol.(b), 241(8), 1949-1956, (2004). 33) “Ferroelectric properties of BaTiO3 doped with La(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3”, Salak AN, Shvartsman VV, Seabra MP, Kholkin AL, Ferreira VM, accepted in Ferroelectrics, 2003, in press. 34) V. Fernandes, L. Silva, V.M. Ferreira, J.A. Labrincha, “Influence of the kneading water content in the behaviour of single-coat mortars”, submitted to Cement and Concrete Research (2004). 35) V. Fernandes, L. Silva, V.M. Ferreira, J.A. Labrincha, “Evaluation of mixing and application process parameters of single-coat mortars”, submitted to Cement and Concrete Research (2004).