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O nosso departamento congrega docente que atuam em diversas áreas de pesquisa, notadamente Ciências dos Materiais, Física Computacional, Astrofísica, Cosmologia e Gravitação, Big Bang, Matéria Escura, Energia Escura, Relatividade Geral e teorias gravitacionais alternativas.. Temos um curso de bacharelado em física com ênfases em ciências dos materiais e física básica e um curso de Licenciatura em Física. Atuamos nos cursos de Pós-graduação em Física de Materiais (FIMAT), Rede Temática em Engenharia de Materiais - REDEMAT, Mestrado Profissional em Estudo de Ciência (MPEC) e outros programas em colaboração com outros departamentos da UFOP. 

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Pacheco TS, Ludwig ZMC, Sant’Anna DR, Perpétuo GJ, Franco CJ, Paiva EC, Ghosh S. Growth and vibrational spectroscopy of K2LiyNixCo1-xSO42.6H2O (y=0.1;0.2;0.3;0.4) crystals. Vibrational Spectroscopy [Internet]. 2020;109 :103093. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The mixed crystals of the Tutton’s salt doped with Li following the empirical formula K2LiyNixCo1-x (SO4)2.6H2O, were synthesized from the slow evaporation of the solvent at constant temperature. The presence of K, S, Ni, Co and O elements in the studied crystalline structure was confirmed by EDS spectroscopy using a scanning electron microscope and their quantification including Li was carried out with the help of ICP-OES technique. Raman spectroscopy in the range 100−3600 cm−1, confirmed the presence of tetrahedral (SO4), octahedral complexes Ni(H2O)6, Co(H2O)6, and H2O molecules in the crystal structure. Our UV–vis studies have shown that the mixed crystals have good optical transparency in the ultraviolet (200−350 nm) and infrared (750−1000 nm) region. The direct and indirect optical energy gap of the synthesized crystals were determined from the Tauc’s plot. XRD diffractograms of the sample crystals do not show any specific changes due to the presence of Li ion in the crystalline network.
Ribeiro SP, Castro e Silva A, Dáttilo W, Reis AB, Góes-Neto A, Alcantara LCJ, Giovanetti M, Coura-vital W, Fernandes GW, Azevedo VAC. Severe airport sanitarian control could slow down the spreading of COVID-19 pandemics in Brazil. PeerJ [Internet]. 2020;8 :e9446. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Background We investigated a likely scenario of COVID-19 spreading in Brazil through the complex airport network of the country, for the 90 days after the first national occurrence of the disease. After the confirmation of the first imported cases, the lack of a proper airport entrance control resulted in the infection spreading in a manner directly proportional to the amount of flights reaching each city, following the first occurrence of the virus coming from abroad. Methodology We developed a Susceptible-Infected-Recovered model divided in a metapopulation structure, where cities with airports were demes connected by the number of flights. Subsequently, we further explored the role of the Manaus airport for a rapid entrance of the pandemic into indigenous territories situated in remote places of the Amazon region. Results The expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus between cities was fast, directly proportional to the city closeness centrality within the Brazilian air transportation network. There was a clear pattern in the expansion of the pandemic, with a stiff exponential expansion of cases for all the cities. The more a city showed closeness centrality, the greater was its vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2. Conclusions We discussed the weak pandemic control performance of Brazil in comparison with other tropical, developing countries, namely India and Nigeria. Finally, we proposed measures for containing virus spreading taking into consideration the scenario of high poverty.
da Almeida WAS, Sousa LRD, dos Santos Antunes A, de Azevedo AS, do Nascimento Aéa M, Amparo TR, de Souza GHB, dos Santos ODH, Andrade �ngela Lão, Cazati T, et al. Green Propolis: In Vitro Photoprotective and Photostability Studies of Single and Incorporated Extracts in a Sunscreen Formulation. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia [Internet]. 2020. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Propolis is a natural, non-toxic resin produced by honey bees that has been used for hundreds of years for its biological activities, such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anesthetic, cytostatic, and cariostatic properties. Currently, it is used in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. The aim of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant activity, sun protection factor, and photostability of different hydroalcoholic extracts of green propolis. All extracts prepared presented high absorption in the UVB region. The extract of 70% green propolis (high temperature) was incorporated into Gel Permulen TR-1. This new formulation presented a higher value of sun protection factor. Besides that, the formulation developed with Gel Permulen TR-1 and the hydroalcoholic extract of 70% green propolis (high temperature) showed good photostability and it was safe to be applied on the skin according the HET-CAM test. These results indicated the potential of hydroalcoholic extracts of 70% green propolis (high temperature) for use in sunscreen.
Faria AMA, Miranda MA, Gonçalves GE, Bianchi RF, Bianchi AGC, Cuba C, Neves BRA, Pinto ES. Partially ordered porous structures on layer-by-layer polyaniline/poly(vinyl sulfate sodium) ultrathin films: Easy fabrication of robust submicroscopic patterning. Journal of Applied Polymer Science [Internet]. 2020;137 (17) :48597. Publisher's VersionAbstract
ABSTRACT The use of polyaniline (PANI) as a conductive material has steadily increased in recent years due to its interesting physicochemical properties, low manufacturing cost, and easy processing. This conductive material, associated with the diffraction properties of organized nanostructures in thin films, has excellent application potential in microelectronics and photonic devices. Initially, this work presents improvement routes for the breath figure method (a nanopatterning technique) in polystyrene (PS) films through the control of film deposition parameters and the presence of water in the polymer solution. Such improvements are then extended to the production of PANI nanostructures, in the form of pores, from patterned porous PS films. Consequently, PANI films with a partially ordered pore structure (mean pore diameter of  100 nm) are produced in a facile and easily scalable method. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020, 137, 48597.
Antoniazzi I, Chagas T, Matos MJS, Marçal LAB, Soares EA, Mazzoni MSC, Miwa RH, Lopes JMJ, Malachias Â, Magalhães-Paniago R, et al. Oxygen intercalated graphene on SiC(0001): Multiphase SiOx layer formation and its influence on graphene electronic properties. Carbon [Internet]. 2020. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Low-dimensionality materials are highly susceptible to interfaces. Indeed, intercalation of different chemical species in between epitaxial graphene and silicon carbide (SiC), for instance, may decouple the graphene with respect to the substrate due to the conversion of the buffer layer into a graphene layer. O-intercalation is known to release the strain of such 2D material and to lead to the formation of high structural quality AB-stacked bilayer graphene. Nonetheless, this interface transformation concomitantly degrades graphene electronic transport properties. In this work we employed different techniques in order to better understand the structure of the graphene/SiC interface generated by O-intercalation and to elucidate the origin of the poor electronic properties of graphene. Experimental results revealed the formation of a SiO2 rich layer with a defective transition layer in between it and the SiC, which is characterized by the existence of silicon oxycarbide structures. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements revealed an extensive presence of electronic states just around the Fermi level all over the sample surface, which may suppress the charge carriers mobility around this region. According to theoretical calculations, such states are mainly due to the formation of silicon oxicarbides within the interfacial layer.
Freitas] DN [de, Mendonça BHS, Köhler MH, Barbosa MC, Matos MJS, Batista RJC, Oliveira] AB [de. Water Diffusion in Carbon Nanotubes Under Directional Electric Fields: Coupling Between Mobility and Hydrogen Bonding. Chemical Physics [Internet]. 2020 :110849. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Molecular Dynamics simulations of water confined in carbon nanotubes subjected to external electric fields show that water mobility strongly depends on the confining geometry, the intensity and directionality of the electric field. While fields forming angles of 0° and 45° slow down the water dynamics by increasing organization, perpendicular fields can enhance water diffusion by decreasing hydrogen bond formation. For 1.2 diameter long nanotubes, the parallel field destroys the ice-like water structure increasing mobility. These results indicate that the structure and dynamics of confined water are extremely sensitive to external fields and can be used to facilitate filtration processes.
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Mazzoni M, Matos M. Minas, Bahia & Poesia. 1st ed. Belo Horizonte: Clube de Autores; 2025. Publisher's VersionAbstract

Há poemas que falam do que se sente, do tempo e da perda. E há outros que falam do instante — esse breve espaço em que o sentimento e o tempo se tocam e se desfazem. Em Minas, Bahia & Poesia, Mário Mazzoni e Matheus Matos recolhem esses instantes. Suas palavras escorrem pela clepsidra partida, misturando o efêmero e o eterno, a leveza e o peso da existência, a ternura e a ausência dos amores. Cada poema é um fragmento de tempo quebrado — uma pausa entre o que já se foi e o que ainda pulsa, entre o silêncio e o que mantém o poema vivo. Aqui, o cotidiano ganha densidade poética: o gato na janela, as chuvas de março, as serras de Minas e a terra vermelha da Bahia. Tudo vibra, tudo respira — e tudo passa. Só a poesia fica. Mas se o tempo é o carrasco das certezas, é também o espaço onde os poetas reencontram o sentido de existir. Entre espelhos, reflexos e silêncios, Minas, Bahia & Poesia é um livro sobre o que o tempo não apaga: o gesto de sentir.

 

Sobre os autores: Mário S. C. Mazzoni nasceu em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. É físico e professor da UFMG e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física de Materiais da UFOP. Pesquisador na área de Física da Matéria Condensada, publica aqui seu primeiro livro em coautoria. Matheus J. S. Matos nasceu em Aracaju, Sergipe, e cresceu em Irecê -BA, terra que o habita ainda hoje. Físico e professor da UFOP, encontra na poesia um modo de atravessar o tempo e transformá-lo em palavra. Minas, Bahia & Poesia é também o registro dessa travessia.

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