Publications

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Below is a curated selection of recent and key publications from our group and past highlight of my PhD and Post Doc years.

Recent Highlights (2020–Present):

Plasmon-mediated scanning tunneling microscopy induced luminescence in CdSe/ZnCdS quantum dots

Authors: Wesley Kardex Cordeiro de Oliveira, Catalina Ruano Merchán, Jeong Woo Park, Wan Ki Bae, Lazaro A Padilha and Luiz Fernando Zagonel;  Journal: Nanotechnology, 37 265702, 2026. 
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Low-energy cathodoluminescence of type-I CdSe/ZnCdS quantum dots

Authors: Wesley Kardex Cordeiro de Oliveira; Catalina Ruano Merchán; Luana A. Reis; Jeong Woo Park; Wan Ki Bae; Lazaro A. Padilha and Luiz Fernando Zagonel. 
Journal: ACS J. Phys. Chem. C 129 (33): 14949–14957, 2025.
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Impacts of dielectric screening on the luminescence of monolayer WSe₂

Authors: Fábio J R Costa, Thiago G-L Brito, Ingrid D Barcelos and Luiz Fernando Zagonel. Journal: Nanotechnology 34 385703, 2023.
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Design and implementation of a device based on an off-axis parabolic mirror to perform luminescence experiments in a scanning tunneling microscope

Authors: Ricardo Javier Peña Román, Yves Auad, Lucas Grasso, Lazaro A Padilha, Fernando Alvarez, Ingrid David Barcelos, Mathieu Kociak, and Luiz Fernando Zagonel. Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 043704 2022.
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Band gap measurements of monolayer h-BN and insights into carbon-related point defects

Authors: Ricardo Javier Peña Román, Fábio J R Costa Costa, Alberto Zobelli, Christine Elias, Pierre Valvin, Guillaume Cassabois, Bernard Gil, Alex Summerfield, Tin S Cheng, Christopher J Mellor, Peter H Beton, Sergei V Novikov and Luiz F Zagonel.  Journal: 2D Materials  8 044001 2021. 

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Tunneling-current-induced local excitonic luminescence in p-doped WSe₂  monolayers

Authors: Ricardo Javier Peña Román, Yves Auad, Lucas Grasso, Fernando Alvarez, Ingrid David Barcelos, Luiz Fernando Zagonel. Journal: Nanoscale 12 (25): 13460–13470, 2020. 
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Past Highlights (2000-2019):

Study of nitrogen ion doping of titanium dioxide films

Authors: Raul Ramos,…, Luiz Fernando Zagonel. Applied Surface Science, 443,  619-627, 2018. 
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Nanosized precipitates in H13 tool steel low temperature plasma nitriding

Authors: Luiz Fernando Zagonel et al.,  Surface and Coatings Technology,  207,  72-78, 2012.
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Visualizing highly localized luminescence in GaN/AlN heterostructures in nanowires

Authors: Luiz Fernando Zagonel et al.,  Nanotechnology 23 455205 2012.
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Nanometer Scale Spectral Imaging of Quantum Emitters in Nanowires and Its Correlation to Their Atomically Resolved Structure

Authors: Luiz Fernando Zagonel et al.,  Nano Lett. 11 (2): 568–573, 2011.
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Orientation-dependent work function of in situ annealed strontium titanate

Authors: Luiz Fernando Zagonel et al.,  J. Phys.: Condens. Matter21 314013 2009.
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Influence of the process temperature on the steel microstructure and hardening in pulsed plasma nitriding

Authors: Luiz Fernando Zagonel et al., Surface and Coatings Technology, 201,  452-457, 2006. 
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