SPARC II Research Officer 
Ana did her PhD in Engineering in the area of Materials Science and Technology and has been in the research of thin films coatings for 5 years. She worked as a PDR at Swansea University, which was a co-operation project between Brazil and UK, funded by the Brazilian government but carried out in Wales. During this time her research was on PV technologies, developing different perovskite cells, such as lead chloride, lead iodide and lead bromide; evaluating the stability and performance of these materials. She has experience in renewable energy including photocatalytic hydrogen production and photovoltaic solar cell, having significant experience in the synthesis and characterization of semiconductor thin film materials. Her interests include thin films photovoltaic (PV), Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD), characterization of PV devices and transparent conducting oxides (TCOs).