Dr Pedro dos Santos Alves

Research Associate

Institute of Photonics

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Personal statement

I completed my MSc degree in Engineering Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon, Portugal) and earned my PhD in Physics/ Photonics from University of Strathclyde (UK). Currently, my focus area of research at the Institute of Photonics includes:

- Self-assembly of nanocrystals into supraparticles, for laser applications;

- Supraparticles and their applications in integrated photonics, communication, biosensing and photocatalysis.

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Publications

Colloidal semiconductor quantum well supraparticles as low-threshold and photostable microlasers
Alves Pedro Urbano, Quinn Gemma, Strain Michael J, Durmusoglu Emek Goksu, Sharma Manoj, Demir Hilmi Volkan, Edwards Paul R, Martin Robert W, Dawson Martin D, Laurand Nicolas
Advanced Materials Technologies Vol 10 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202401152
Waveguide-integrated colloidal nanocrystal supraparticle lasers
Alves Pedro Urbano, Guilhabert Benoit J E, McPhillimy John R, Jevtics Dimitars, Strain Michael J, Hejda Matěj, Cameron Douglas, Edwards Paul R, Martin Robert W, Dawson Martin D, Laurand Nicolas
ACS Applied Optical Materials Vol 1, pp. 1836-1846 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.3c00312
Deep UV LED-pumped quantum well supraparticles for visible light communication
Alves Pedro Urbano, Hill Jordan, Xie Enyuan, Durmusoglu Emek Goksu, Sharma Manoj, Demir Hilmi Volkan, McKendry Jonathan JD, Dawson Martin D, Laurand Nicolas
2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) IEEE Photonics Conference 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799844
Recycling self-assembled colloidal quantum dot supraparticle lasers
Downie Dillon H, Eling Charlotte J, Charlton Bethan K, Alves Pedro U, Edwards Paul R, Laurand Nicolas
Optical Materials Express Vol 14, pp. 2982-2994 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.537183
Coupling colloidal quantum dot supraparticle microlasers with surface plasmon resonances via plasmonic gold substrates
Noman Isaac, Eling Charlotte, dos Santos Alves Pedro, Laurand Nicolas
Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol 12991 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017364
Spectral characterization of a blue light-emitting micro-LED platform on skin-associated microbial chromophores
Serrage Hannah J, Eling Charlotte J, Alves Pedro U, Xie Enyuan, McBain Andrew J, Dawson Martin D, O’Neill Catherine, Laurand Nicolas
Biomedical Optics Express Vol 15, pp. 3200-3215 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.522867

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Dr Pedro dos Santos Alves
Research Associate
Institute of Photonics

Email: pedro.alves@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3536