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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Portugal
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
17734
World Ranking
1818
National Ranking
6

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
18339
World Ranking
7246
National Ranking
33

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Pedro Barquinha is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in Pedro Barquinha's research include:

  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Semiconductor materials and devices

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with advanced materials and multifunctional devices, reflecting interdisciplinary applications. Notable publications include:

  • "Smart textile lighting/display system with multifunctional fibre devices for large scale smart home and IoT applications," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Direct Laser Writing: From Materials Synthesis and Conversion to Electronic Device Processing," 2024, Advanced Materials
  • "Cellulose: A Contribution for the Zero e-Waste Challenge," 2021, Advanced Materials Technologies
  • "Piezoelectricity Enhancement of Nanogenerators Based on PDMS and ZnSnO3 Nanowires through Microstructuration," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Shape Effect of Zinc-Tin Oxide Nanostructures on Photodegradation of Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B under UV and Visible Light," 2021, ACS Applied Nano Materials

Pedro Barquinha collaborates frequently with other researchers, notably including Rodrigo Martins with 52 coauthored works, Elvira Fortunato (37), Daniela Nunes (19), Ana Pimentel (18), and Henrique Almeida (17).

Their research is often published in specialized journals such as APL Materials, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, Advanced Materials Technologies, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, and ACS Applied Nano Materials. These venues reflect the scientist's focus on materials for electronics and applied nanotechnologies.

Overall, Pedro Barquinha's work contributes to developments in electrical and electronic engineering and material science, involving experimental and applied research on thin-film technologies, nanomaterials, and energy harvesting systems within the landscape of smart devices and environmental sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Oxide Semiconductor Thin‐Film Transistors: A Review of Recent Advances

    Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato;Pedro Miguel Cândido Barquinha;Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva Martins

  • Wide-bandgap high-mobility ZnO thin-film transistors produced at room temperature

    Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato;Pedro Miguel Cândido Barquinha;Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes Pimentel;Alexandra Gonçalves

  • Fully Transparent ZnO Thin‐Film Transistor Produced at Room Temperature

    Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato;Pedro Miguel Cândido Barquinha;Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes Pimentel;Alexandra Gonçalves

  • Recent advances in ZnO transparent thin film transistors

    E. Fortunato;P. Barquinha;A. Pimentel;A. Gonçalves

  • Transparent p-type SnOx thin film transistors produced by reactive rf magnetron sputtering followed by low temperature annealing

    Elvira Fortunato;Raquel Barros;Pedro Barquinha;Vitor Figueiredo

  • The 2016 oxide electronic materials and oxide interfaces roadmap

    M. Lorenz;M. S. Ramachandra Rao;T. Venkatesan;E. Fortunato

  • High-Performance Flexible Hybrid Field-Effect Transistors Based on Cellulose Fiber Paper

    E. Fortunato;N. Correia;P. Barquinha;L. Pereira

  • Metal oxide nanostructures for sensor applications

    D Nunes;A Pimentel;A Gonçalves;S Pereira

  • Toward High-Performance Amorphous GIZO TFTs

    P. Barquinha;L. Pereira;G. Gonçalves;R. Martins

  • Effect of post-annealing on the properties of copper oxide thin films obtained from the oxidation of evaporated metallic copper

    V. Figueiredo;E. Elangovan;G. Gonçalves;P. Barquinha

  • Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Technology With and On Paper

    Rodrigo Martins;Arokia Nathan;Raquel Barros;Luís Pereira

  • Influence of the semiconductor thickness on the electrical properties of transparent TFTs based on indium zinc oxide

    P. Barquinha;A. Pimentel;A. Marques;L. Pereira

  • High mobility indium free amorphous oxide thin film transistors

    Elvira M. C. Fortunato;Luís M. N. Pereira;Pedro M. C. Barquinha;Ana M. Botelho do Rego

  • Role of order and disorder on the electronic performances of oxide semiconductor thin film transistors

    R. Martins;P. Barquinha;I. Ferreira;L. Pereira

  • Gate-bias stress in amorphous oxide semiconductors thin-film transistors

    M. E. Lopes;Henrique L. Gomes;M. C. R. Medeiros;P. Barquinha

  • Gallium–Indium–Zinc-Oxide-Based Thin-Film Transistors: Influence of the Source/Drain Material

    P. Barquinha;A.M. Vila;G. Goncalves;L. Pereira

  • Amorphous IZO TTFTs with saturation mobilities exceeding 100 cm2/Vs

    E. Fortunato;P. Barquinha;A. Pimentel;L. Pereira

  • Highly stable transparent and conducting gallium-doped zinc oxide thin films for photovoltaic applications

    Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato;Leandro Raniero;L. Silva;Alexandra Gonçalves

  • Transparent Oxide Electronics: From Materials to Devices

    Pedro Miguel Cândido Barquinha;Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva Martins;Luis Miguel Nunes Pereira;Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato

  • Role of Ga2O3–In2O3–ZnO channel composition on the electrical performance of thin-film transistors

    A. Olziersky;P. Barquinha;A. Vilà;C. Magaña

  • Zinc oxide, a multifunctional material: from material to device applications

    Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato;Alexandra Gonçalves;Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes Pimentel;Pedro Miguel Cândido Barquinha

Frequent Co-Authors

Elvira Fortunato
Elvira Fortunato Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Rodrigo Martins
Rodrigo Martins Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Luís Pereira
Luís Pereira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Isabel Ferreira
Isabel Ferreira University of Porto
Luis S. Pereira
Luis S. Pereira University of Lisbon
Eduardo Alves
Eduardo Alves Instituto Superior Técnico
Mário Diniz
Mário Diniz Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Joan Ramon Morante
Joan Ramon Morante Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Chi-Sun Hwang
Chi-Sun Hwang Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Arokia Nathan
Arokia Nathan University of Cambridge

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