Filipe Miguel H Lebre R Figueiredo

Filipe Miguel H Lebre R Figueiredo is a Principal Researcher at the Aveiro Materials Institute (CICECO) of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He previously served as a Tenured Auxiliary Professor at the Open University in Lisbon (2000-2008). His research focuses on electrochemical materials for energy conversion systems, including solid oxide fuel cells, proton exchange membranes, and lithium-ion batteries.

• PhD in Ceramics and Glass Engineering (1999), University of Aveiro
• Involved in 11 coordinated projects (2005-2019) with total funding of 3.9 M€
• Supervised 5 PhD, 12 post-doctoral, and 16 MSc students

His scientific interests include:

• Structure-property relationships in ionic/mixed conductors
• Organic-inorganic hybrid proton conductors
• Graphene composites and water transport in peptide nanostructures
• Mechanosynthesis and grain boundary engineering
• High-temperature PEMFCs and Li-ion battery materials

Publications include works in Nature Communications, Advanced Functional Materials, and Journal of the American Chemical Society with 150+ peer-reviewed papers and h-index 44. Awards include 4 recognitions. He has developed novel characterization techniques like impedance spectroscopy and electrochemical strain microscopy.