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Education                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Université de Rennes 1 - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes - France (2020-present)

PhD candidate

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Instituto de Ciências Exatas - Brazil (2018-2020)

Master in Physics

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas - Brazil (2014-2018)

License in Physics

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Working Experiences                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes - Rennes, France (2020-present)

PhD Researcher

• Computational design of materials through many-body ab-initio methods
• Density Functional Theory, GW method, Bethe-Salpeter formalism

LabMat - Materials Laboratory of UFSC - Florianópolis, Brazil (2015-2017)

• Development of new metallic materials to increase the efficiency and sustainability in compressors

Physics Department - Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas - Florianópolis, Brazil (2017)

• Teaching assistant

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Skills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Methodologies

• Density Funtional Theory (Quantum-ESPRESSO, VASP, OpenMX)
• GW Approach
• Bethe-Salpeter formalism
• Wannierization methods

Coding

• Python: Intermediate
• Fortran: Basic

Fields

• Semiconductor and solid state physics
• Photovoltaic and light-emitting systems
• Quantum mechanics of many-body systems
• Topological insulators

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Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

• Young Researcher Award - European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - 2021

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Publications                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

• B. Cucco; C. Katan; J. Even; M. Kepenekian and G. Volonakis. "Fine Structure of Excitons in Vacancy-Ordered Halide Double Perovskites". ACS Materials Lett. 5, 52–59, 2023. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c01010
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• B. Cucco; L. Pedesseau; C. Katan; J. Even; M. Kepenekian and G. Volonakis. "Silver-Bismuth Halide Double Salts for Lead-free Photovoltaics: Insights From Symmetry-Based Modeling". Sol. RRL 6, 2200718, 2022. doi: 10.1002/solr.202200718
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• P. Fu; M. A. Quintero; C. Welton; X. Li; B. Cucco et al. "Short Aromatic Diammonium Ions Modulate Distortions in 2D Lead Bromide Perovskites for Tunable White-Light Emission". Chem. Mater. 34, 9685–9698, 2022. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02471
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• B. Cucco; G. Bouder; L. Pedesseau; C. Katan; J. Even; M. Kepenekian and G. Volonakis. "Electronic Structure and Stability of Cs₂TiX₆ and Cs₂ZrX₆ (X = Br, I) Vacancy Ordered Double Perovskites". Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 181903, 2021. doi: 10.1063/5.0070104
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• P. Loos; G. D. Souza; B. Cucco; H. R. Mendes; J. L. M. Reis; L. C. Mitre . Basic Physics Course of the "Ciência Todo Dia (Development of didactic or instructional material - Course), 2020
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• A. Nunes A., O. Chadebec, P. Kuo-Peng, P. Dular, and B. Cucco, "Contribution on the Source Field Calculation through the Biot-Savart Equation Using Curvilinear Elements and an Adaptive Process,"Prog. Electromagn. Res. C, Vol. 88, 145-161, 2018. doi: 10.2528/PIERC18081004

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Talks and Events                                                                                                                                                                                                             

• Peroquium: A Two-DayWorkshop on Perovskites. Bi/Ag double salts for solar-cell applications: Insights on their structures and opto-electronic properties. 2022
• Journée Scientifique LUMOMAT. Bi/Ag double salts for solar-cell applications. 2022
• GDR HPERO Summer School 2021 - Halide Perovskite materials for optoelectronic applications: From fundamental insights to devices. 2021
• 2021 Virtual Schoolon Electron-Phonon Physics and the EPW code. Electronic properties of vacancy ordered halide double perovskites. 2021
• E-MRS Spring Meeting 2021. Rudorffites for solar-cell applications: Insights on their structures, electronic and optical properties from first-principles. 2021
• Virtual school on electronic excitations in solids and nanostructures using the Yambo code. Electronic properties of vacancy ordered halide double perovskites. 2021
• nanoGe Fall Meeting. Electronic Structure and Stability of Cs₂TiX₆ and Cs₂ZrX₆(X = Br, I) Vacancy Ordered Double Perovskites. 2021
• Journées Nationales du Photovoltaique 2021. Rudorffites for solar-cell applications: Insights on their structures, electronic and optical properties from first-principles. 2021
• All electron DFT with Fleur - A Hands-on Tutorial. 2021
• Berkeley Excited States Conference. 2021
• 7th Berkeley GW Tutorial Workshop. 2020
• III Workshop of Physics of UFMG Post-Graduation. Study of Jacutingaite Derived Topological Insulators. 2019
• 7^o INCT Meeting on Carbon Nanomaterials. Study of Electronic Instabilities in the Pt₂HgSe₃ Mineral and Modifications in its Electronic Properties by Dopping. 2019

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Hobbies and Interests                                                                                                                                                                                                

• Drawing
• Culinary
• Music
• Literature
• Technology
• Games

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