Ana Pérez Rodríguez

Ana is a USAL4EXCELLENCE researcher that has dedicated the past seven years to study the correlation of the phenomena occurring at the nanoscale with the macroscopic performance of semiconductor based devices. First, through a PhD in the Physical Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces group at the Institute of Material Science of Barcelona she focused on the impact of the structural and electronic properties at the nanoscale on the electronic performance of macroscopic devices.

During her PhD she became familiar with a diverse growth and structural characterization techniques of thin organic and inorganic films, such as molecular beam epitaxy in ultrahigh vacuum conditions, magnetron sputtering, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscope based techniques, GIWAXs, transmission X-ray microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy at synchrotron facilities. Through internships with collaborators in the Light Technology Institute in Karlsruhe (Germany), she became familiar with the fabrication of complete devices in their state-of-the art Cleanroom. Her PhD Thesis was granted the Special Award for Doctoral studies recognized by the Doctoral Studies Committee of the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.

After her PhD, she joined the Laboratory for Nanostructured Solar Cells (LaNaSC) at INL (Braga, Portugal) led by Dr. Sascha Sadewasser, where she worked in the fabrication of solar cells in the sub-millimetre range and was involved in the supervision and mentoring of master and undergrad students.

In April 2021, she joined the Nanotechnology group at the University of Salamanca, where she works in the fabrication of optoelectronic devices based in stacked structures of 2D materials and their characterization by optical spectroscopy techniques, optoelectronic measurements and magneto-transport at cryogenic temperatures. Ana has authored 13 papers in diverse peer-reviewed, high-impact journals and a book chapter. She has also presented her work in more than 11 international conferences in the form of oral communications and scientific posters.

CVA: Ana Pérez Rodríguez

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ORCID:  0000-0002-4771-9253

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-p%C3%A9rez-90616764/