Dr. Rafael Da Silva

Main responsibilities: Planning and execution of R&D projects focused on customers. • Address customer requests and/or issues which may involve the development and manufacuring of ceramic powders, catalysts and suspensions; • Performing characterization and drive analysis and team to meet customer targets specifications; • Leading new product development projects from idea (lab.) to commercialization (upscaling and/or production); • Small team and budget management

• Main responsibilities: Developing transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) , project management, planning and execution of experiments and their electrical and optical properties characterization (Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Uv-Vis); • Assembly of electrodes and electrochromic devices using colloidal oxide nanocrystals and electrochemical measurements for performance testing and characterization (SEM and Stylus Profilometer for surface and thickness analysis);