CARLOS António DELGADO SOUSA BRITES
Assistant Professor | Physics Department, University of Aveiro
Education
BSc in Physics and Chemistry Teaching, 2004, University of Aveiro.
Ms.C. in Optoelectronics and Lasers, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 2007.
Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 2012
Auxiliary Professor, University of Aveiro (Physics Department), since 2019.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Luminescent properties of trivalent lanthanide ions
Lanthanide ions as nanoprobes
Molecular thermometry
Molecular logic devices
Selected scientific publications
C. D. S. Brites, X. Xie, M. L. Debasu, X. Qin, J. Rocha, X. Liu, L. D. Carlos, “Instantaneous Ballistic Velocity of Suspended Brownian Nanocrystals Measured by Upconversion Nanothermometry”, Nature Nanotechnol., 11, 851–856 (2016)
E. C. Ximendes, W. Q. Santos, U. Rocha, K. U. Kumar, F. Sanz-Rodriguez, N. Fernández, A. S. Gouveia-Neto, D. Bravo, A. Martín-. Domingo, B. Del Rosal, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, D. Jaque, C. Jacinto, “Unveiling in Vivo Sub-Tissue Thermal Dynamics by Infrared Luminescent Nanothermometers”, Nano Lett. 16, 1695–1703 (2016)
R. Piñol, C. Brites, R. Bustamante, A. Martínez, N. J. O. Silva, J. L. Murillo, R. Cases, J. Carrey, C. Estepa, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, A. Millán, “Joining Time-Resolved Thermometry and Magnetic-Induced Heating in a Single Nanoparticle Unveils Intriguing Thermal Properties at the Nanoscale”, ACS Nano, 9, 3134–3142 (2015)
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “Thermometry at the Nanoscale”, Nanoscale, 4, 4799–4829 (2012)
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “A Luminescent Molecular Thermometer for Long-Term Absolute Temperature Measurements at the Nanoscale”, Adv. Mater., 22, 4499–4504 (2010)
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SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
LUMINESCENCE OF 
LANTHANIDE IONS
Fluorescence and phosphorescence of trivalent lanthanide ions (eg. Eu3+, Tb3+, Yb3+, Er3+, Nd3+) and interactions between lanthanide complexes and organic-inorganic hybrid materials.
LANTHANIDE IONS AS NANOPROBES
Nanosensors and nanoprobes based on the emission properties of trivalent lanthanide ions. Applications of lanthanide ions as nanotools for biomedical and engineering at submicrometric scale.
MOLECULAR THERMOMETRY
Application of luminescent probes as non-contact thermal probes, based on Ln3+ ions (Ln=Eu, Tb, Er,Yb, Nd). Nanothermometry as a diagnostic or characterization technique.
MOLECULAR LOGIC DEVICES
Application of lanthanide ions as molecular logic devices for basic boolean functions and logical operations, using exclusively physical inputs.
Scientific production
JOURNAL ARTICLES BY CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2019
F. Gonell, A. M. P. Botas, C. D. S Brites, Pedro Amoros, L. D. Carlos, B. Julián-López, R. A. S. Ferreira “Aggregation-induced Heterogeneities in the Emission of Upconverting Nanoparticles at the Submicron Scale Unfolded by Hyperspectral Microscopy” Nanoscale Adv. 1, 2537−2545 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8NA00412A
[Selected by Editors FOR THE collection OF International Year of the Periodic Table]
E. D. Martínez, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, A. F. García-Flores, R. R. Urbano, C. Rettori “Electrochromic Switch Devices Mixing Small- and Large-Sized Upconverting Nanocrystals” Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1807758 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201807758
[HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FRONT COVER]
E. D. Martínez, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, R. R. Urbano, C. Rettori “Upconversion Nanocomposite Materials with Designed Thermal Response for Optoelectronic Devices” Front. Chem. 7, 83 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00083
Carlos D. S. Brites, Eduardo D. Martínez, Ricardo R. Urbano, Carlos Rettori, Luís D. Carlos “Self-Calibrated Double Luminescent Thermometers Through Upconverting Nanoparticles” Front. Chem. 7, 267 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00267
2018
O. A. Savchuk, J. J. Carvajal, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, M. Aguilo, F. Diaz “Upconversion Thermometry: A New Tool to Measure the Thermal Resistance of Nanoparticles” Nanoscale 10, 6602−6610 (2018) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nr08758f
J. Ramalho, S. F. H. Correia, L. S. Fu, A. S. Pinho, C. D. S Brites, L. D. Carlos, P. S. André, R. A. S. Ferreira
“Luminescent QR Codes for Smart Labelling and Sensing” Opt. Laser Technol. 101, 304−311 (2018)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2017.11.023
C. D. S. Brites, K. Fiaczyk, J. F. C. B. Ramalho, L. D. Carlos, E. Zych “Widening the Temperature Range of Luminescent Thermometers Through the Intra- and Interconfigurational Transitions of Pr3+” Adv. Optical Mater. 6, 1701318 (2018) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.201701318
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos “Radiation-to-heat conversion efficiency in SrF2:Yb3+/Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles“ Optical. Mater. 83, 1−6 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.05.069
2017
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos “A Cost-Effective Quantum Yield Measurement Setup for Upconverting Nanoparticles” J. Luminescence 189, 64 – 70 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.03.054
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos “Upconverting Nanoparticles Working as Primary Thermometers in Different Media” J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 13962–13968 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04827
C. D. S. Brites, M. Fuertes, P. Angelomé, E. Martínez, P. P. Lima, G. Soler-Illia, L. D. Carlos “Tethering Luminescent Thermometry and Plasmonics: Light Manipulation to Assess Real-Time Thermal Flow in Nanoarchitectures”
Nano Lett. 17, 4746−4752 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01433
2016
A. Millán, L. D. Carlos, C. D. S. Brites, N. J. O. Silva, R. Piñol, F. Palacio “Organic–Inorganic Hybrids Thermometry”, em Thermometry at the Nanoscale - Techniques and Selected Applications, edited by L. D. Carlos & F. Palacio
RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology No. 38, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2016 (ISSN: 1757-7136), pp. 237–272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782622031-00237
C. D. S. Brites, A. Millán, L. D. Carlos “Lanthanides in Luminescent Thermometry”, in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, edited by J.-C. Bünzli & V. K. Pecharsky Vol. 49, Elsevier B.V., 2016 (ISBN: 978-0-444-63699-7), pp. 339–427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.hpcre.2016.03.005 [ most cited chapter in 2016 on Science Direct for the book series]
J. Rocha, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos “Lanthanide Organic Framework Luminescent Thermometers” Chem. Eur. J. 22, 14782–14795 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600860
C. D. S. Brites, X. Xie, M. L. Debasu, X. Qin, J. Rocha, X. Liu, L. D. Carlos “Instantaneous Ballistic Velocity of Suspended Brownian Nanocrystals Measured by Upconversion Nanothermometry” Nature Nanotechnol., 11, 851–856 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NNANO.2016.111 [ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
A. M. P. Botas, C. D. S. Brites, J. Wu, U. Kortshagen, R. N. Pereira, L. D. Carlos, R. A. S. Ferreira
“A New Generation of Primary Luminescent Thermometers Operating in Different Media Based on Silicon Nanoparticles” Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 33 740–748 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201670030[ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, L. D. Carlos “Tuning the sensitivity of Ln3+-based luminescent molecular thermometers through ligand design” J. Lumin. 169, 497–502 (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.01.025
M. Rodrigues, R. Piñol, G. Antorrena, C. D. S. Brites, N. J. O. Silva, J. Luis Murillo, R. Cases, F. Palacio, N. Torras, J. Antonio Plaza, L. Pérez-García, L. D. Carlos, A. Millán “Implementing Thermometry on Silicon Surfaces Functionalized by Lanthanide-doped Self-assembled Polymer Monolayers” Adv. Funct. Mater. 26, 200–209 (2016), http://dx.doi.org/adfm.201503889 [ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
E. C. Ximendes, W. Q. Santos, U. Rocha, K. U. Kumar, F. Sanz-Rodriguez, N. Fernández, A. S. Gouveia-Neto, D. Bravo, A. Martín-. Domingo, B. Del Rosal, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, D. Jaque, C. Jacinto “Unveiling in Vivo Sub-Tissue Thermal Dynamics by Infrared Luminescent Nanothermometers” Nano Lett. 16, 1695–1703 (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04611
D. Ananias, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, J. Rocha “Cryogenic Nanothermometer Based on MIL-103(Tb,Eu) Metal Organic Framework” Eur. J. Inor. Chem. 1967–1971 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201501195 [ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, S. Balabhadra, H. Oliveira, J. Rocha, L. D. Carlos “Nanoplatforms for Plasmon-Induced Heating and Thermometry ChemNanoMat 2, 520–527 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnma.201600061
2015
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, L A. O. Nunes, O. L. Malta, J Rocha, M. Bettinelli, L. D. Carlos, “Boosting the Sensitivity of Nd3+-based Luminescent Nanothermometers”, Nanoscale, 7, 17261–17267 (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5NR05631D
Z. Wang, D. Ananias, A. Carné-Sánchez, C. D. S. Brites, I. Imaz, D. Maspoch, J. Rocha, L. D. Carlos, “Lanthanide Organic Framework Nanothermometers Prepared by Spray-Drying”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 25, 2824–2830 (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201500518. [HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER and by Wissenschaft aktuell]
Ren, Min, et al. "A Cryogenic Luminescent Ratiometric Thermometer Based on a Lanthanide Phosphonate Dimer." J. of Mater. Chem. C 3, 8480-8484 (2015); http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5TC01468A
2014
P. P. Lima, F. A. A. Paz, C. D. S Brites, W. G. Quirino, C. Legnani, M. Costa e Silva, R. A. S Ferreira, S. A. Júnior, O. L Malta, M. Cremona, L. D Carlos, “White OLED Based on a Temperature Sensitive Eu3+/Tb3+ β-diketonate Complex”, Org. Electron. 15, 798–808 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2014.01.009
2013
R. A. S. Ferreira, C. D. S. Brites, C. M. S. Vicente, P. P. Lima, A. R. N. Bastos, P. G. Marques, M. Hiltunen, L. D. Carlos, P. S. André, "Photonic-on-a-chip: a thermal actuated Mach-Zehnder interferometer and a molecular thermometer based on a single di-ureasil organic-inorganic hybrid." Las. Phot. Rev. 7, 1027-1035 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lpor.201300080
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos. "Organic–Inorganic Eu3+/Tb3+ Co-doped Hybrid Films for Temperature Mapping in Integrated Circuits." Front. Chem., 1, 9. (2013) https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2013.00009
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “Thermometry at the Nanoscale Using Lanthanide-Containing Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials”, J. Luminescence, 133, 230–232 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2011.12.050
2012
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “Thermometry at the Nanoscale”, Nanoscale, 133, Nanoscale, 2012,4, 4799-4829 (2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2NR30663H
[Invited Review Article]
C. D. S. Brites, V. T. Freitas, R. A. S. Ferreira, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, Fernando Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “Metal-Free Highly Luminescent Silica Biolabels”, Langmuir, 28, 8190–8196 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la300288j
2011
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “Lanthanide-based Luminescent Molecular Thermometers”, New J. Chem. 35, 1177–1183 (2011); Special issue: “Molecular Materials”; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C0NJ01010C [HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER]
2010
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, “A Luminescent Molecular Thermometer for Long-Term Absolute Temperature Measurements at the Nanoscale”, Adv. Mater. 22, 4499–4504 (2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201001780
2008
S. S. Nobre, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, V. de Zea Bermudez, C. Carcel, J. J. E. Moreau, J. Rocha, M. Wong Chi Man, L. D. Carlos “The Role of Structuring on the Photoluminescence of Eu(III)-Doped Lamellar Bridged Silsesquioxanes Self-Templated Through an Hydrogen Bonding Array” J. Mater. Chem. 18, 4172–4182 (2008) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B807262K
BOOK CHAPTERS
C. D. S. Brites, A. Millán, L. D. Carlos “Lanthanides in Luminescent Thermometry”, in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, edited by J.-C. Bünzli & V. K. Pecharsky Vol. 49, Elsevier B.V., 2016 (ISBN: 978-0-444-63699-7), pp. 339–427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.hpcre.2016.03.005
A. Millán, L. D. Carlos, C. D. S. Brites, N. J. O. Silva, R. Piñol and F. Palacio. "Organic–inorganic Hybrids Thermometry" in Thermometry at the Nanoscale: Techniques and Selected Applications edited by L.D. Carlos & F. Palacio Vol. 38, Royal Chemistry Society, 2015 (ISBN: 9781849739047) 237-272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782622031-00237
BIOGRAPHY
Carlos António Delgado Sousa Brites (born in Nazaré, Portugal, in 1981) got his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Aveiro in 2007 working on luminescent nanothermometers based on Ln3+ ions. He got a degree (Licenciatura) in Physics and Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 2004, then he got a MsC. in Optoelectronics and Lasers, University of Porto, 2007 and his Ph.D in Physics , University of Aveiro, 2012. Carlos was a post-doctoral researcher in CICECO- Aveiro institute of materials until 2019 when he joined the Department of Physics at the University of Aveiro as Auxiliary Professor.
Contact Information
+351 234 370 945
University of Aveiro, Physics Department, office 13.2.9
by appointment
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