Gustavo Fernandes

Post-doctoral Researcher

Department of Physics

Current Research Interests

•Carbon nanotubes and infrared detection:
-Carbon nanotube-silicon heterojunctions
-Supergrowth of carbon nanotubes for bolometric application
-Carbon nanotube and anodic aluminum oxide film synthesis

•Optical:
Properties of nanopatterned thin films
-Optical rectennas
-Properties of metallic nanoparticles and their interaction with quantum dots
-Plasmonic resonators
-Optical microcavity lasers and sensors

Education

•2003-2008, PhD Physics, Yale University
   •1999-2003, BS Physics and Mathematics, Yale University