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J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo

J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8299
World Ranking
14459
National Ranking
122

Overview

J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions in the subfields of Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The research topics covered include:

  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

The scientist has contributed frequently to several publication venues, notably:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Enhancing the electrical conductivity and the dielectric features of ZnO nanoparticles through Co doping effect for energy storage applications," 2023, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
  • "Aggregation-Induced Emission: From Small Molecules to Polymers-Historical Background, Mechanisms and Photophysics," 2021, Topics in Current Chemistry
  • "Engineering Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with BODIPY Dyes for Photosensitization and Photocatalytic Applications," 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Effect of Co Doping on the Physical Properties and Organic Pollutant Photodegradation Efficiency of ZnO Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications," 2024, Nanomaterials
  • "Room-Temperature Phosphorescence and Efficient Singlet Oxygen Production by Cyclometalated Pt(II) Complexes with Aromatic Alkynyl Ligands," 2020, Inorganic Chemistry

Frequently collaborating researchers include:

  • Marta Piñeiro
  • Carla Cunha
  • João Pina
  • Ana Clara B. Rodrigues
  • Estefanía Delgado-Pinar

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive Evaluation of the Absorption, Photophysical, Energy Transfer, Structural, and Theoretical Properties of α-Oligothiophenes with One to Seven Rings

    Ralph S. Becker;J. Seixas de Melo;António L. Maçanita,†,‖ and;Fausto Elisei

  • Heavy-atom effects on metalloporphyrins and polyhalogenated porphyrins

    Emı́lia G. Azenha;Arménio C. Serra;Marta Pineiro;Mariette M. Pereira

  • Photophysical Behavior of Coumarins as a Function of Substitution and Solvent: Experimental Evidence for the Existence of a Lowest Lying 1(n,.pi.*) State

    J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo;Ralph S. Becker;António L. Maçanita

  • Photophysical and Spectroscopic Studies of Indigo Derivatives in Their Keto and Leuco Forms

    J. Seixas de Melo;and A. P. Moura;M. J. Melo

  • COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE SOLUTION PHOTOPHYSICS AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF OLIGOTHIOPHENES OF 1-7 RINGS

    R. S. Becker;J. Seixas de Melo;A. L. Macanita;Fausto Elisei

  • Singlet and triplet energies of α-oligothiophenes: A spectroscopic, theoretical, and photoacoustic study: Extrapolation to polythiophene

    J. Seixas de Melo;Luı́s M. Silva;Luı́s G. Arnaut;R. S. Becker

  • Fluorescence Enhancement of the Water- Soluble Poly{1,4-phenylene-[9,9-bis- (4-phenoxybutylsulfonate)]fluorene-2,7-diyl} Copolymer in n-Dodecylpentaoxyethylene Glycol Ether Micelles

    H. D. Burrows;V. M. M. Lobo;J. Pina;M. L. Ramos

  • Spectroscopy and photophysics of 4- and 7-hydroxycoumarins and their thione analogs

    J Seixas de Melo;P.F Fernandes

  • S1∼>T1 intersystem crossing in π-conjugated organic polymers

    Hugh D. Burrows;J. Seixas de Melo;C. Serpa;L. G. Arnaut

  • Characterization of the Triplet State of Tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminium(III) in Benzene Solution

    Hugh D. Burrows;Mariana Fernandes;J. Seixas de Melo;and Andrew P. Monkman

  • The use of microspectrofluorimetry for the characterization of lake pigments.

    Ana Claro;Maria J. Melo;Stephan Schäfer;J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo

  • Triplet state dynamics on isolated conjugated polymer chains

    H.D. Burrows;J. Seixas de Melo;C. Serpa;L.G. Arnaut

  • Alternating Binaphthyl-Thiophene Copolymers: Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Photophysics and Their Relevance to the Question of Energy Migration versus Conformational Relaxation

    J. Pina;J. Seixas de Melo;H. D. Burrows;A. L. Maçanita

  • Photophysics of thiophene based polymers in solution: The role of nonradiative decay processes

    J. Seixas de Melo;H. D. Burrows;Mattias Svensson;Mats R. Andersson

  • A photochemical study on the blue dye indigo: from solution to ancient Andean textiles.

    Micaela M Sousa;Catarina Miguel;Isa Rodrigues;A Jorge Parola

  • A Study in Mauve: Unveiling Perkin's Dye in Historic Samples

    Micaela M. Sousa;Maria J. Melo;A. Jorge Parola;Peter J. T. Morris

  • Picosecond conformational relaxation of singlet excited polyfluorene in solution

    Fernando B. Dias;António L. Maçanita;J. Seixas de Melo;Hugh D. Burrows

  • Spectral and Photophysical Studies of Substituted Indigo Derivatives in Their Keto Forms

    J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo;Raquel Rondão;Hugh D. Burrows;Maria J. Melo

  • Excited-State Dynamics and Self-Organization of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) in Solution and Thin Films

    Bruno Ferreira;Palmira Ferreira da Silva;J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo;João Pina

  • On the triplet state of poly(N-vinylcarbazole)

    J. Pina;J. Seixas de Melo;H.D. Burrows;A.P. Monkman

  • Photophysics of an Indigo Derivative (Keto and Leuco Structures) with Singular Properties

    J Seixas de Melo;R Rondão;H D Burrows;M J Melo

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh D. Burrows
Hugh D. Burrows University of Coimbra
Ullrich Scherf
Ullrich Scherf University of Wuppertal
Carlos Lodeiro
Carlos Lodeiro Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Fernando Pina
Fernando Pina Universidade Nova de Lisboa
João C. Lima
João C. Lima Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Andrew P. Monkman
Andrew P. Monkman Durham University
Enrique García-España
Enrique García-España University of Valencia
Isabel S. Gonçalves
Isabel S. Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Martyn Pillinger
Martyn Pillinger University of Aveiro
Juan Casado
Juan Casado University of Malaga

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