Scientific background

Publications & scientific references

Selected work in XPS/PEELS, dielectric functions, materials and nanomaterials, thin films, photovoltaics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, and DFT-assisted interpretation.

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XPS / PEELS applied to materials

Nanomaterials

  • GODET, C.; DAVID, D. G. F.; SANTANA, V. M. S.; DE ALMEIDA, J. S.; SEBILLEAU, D. “Photoelectron Energy Loss Spectroscopy: A Versatile Tool for Material Science.” In Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials, Springer Singapore, pp. 181–210, 2020.

Carbon

  • DAVID, D. G. F.; GODET, C. “Derivation of dielectric function and inelastic mean free path from photoelectron energy-loss spectra of amorphous carbon surfaces.” Applied Surface Science, pp. 1125–1139, 2016.
  • SABBAH, H.; ABABOU-GIRARD, S.; ZEBDA, A.; DAVID, D.; FABRE, B.; DEPUTIER, S.; PERRIN, A.; GUILLOUX-VIRY, M.; SOLAL, F.; GODET, C. “Grafting of organic molecular layer on amorphous carbon and crystalline silicon surfaces.” Diamond and Related Materials 18, 1074–1080, 2009.
  • GODET, C.; DAVID, D.; SABBAH, H.; ABABOU-GIRARD, S.; SOLAL, F. “Bulk and surface plasmon excitations in amorphous carbon films measured by core-level loss spectroscopy.” Applied Surface Science 265, 6598–6606, 2009.

InN

  • SILVA, M. V. S.; DAVID, D. G. F.; PEPE, I. M.; SILVA, A. F.; ALMEIDA, J. S.; GAZOTO, A. L.; CARDOSO, L. P.; MENEZES, E. A.; GRAYBILL, D. L.; MERTES, K. M. “Structural, Optical, Electrical and Structural Properties of Indium Nitride Polycrystalline Films.” Thin Solid Films 520, 4848–4852, 2012.

Amorphous silicon

  • DAVID, D.; GODET, C.; SABBAH, H.; ABABOU-GIRARD, S.; SOLAL, F.; CHU, V.; CONDE, J. P. “Derivation of the near-surface dielectric function of amorphous silicon from photoelectron loss spectra.” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 358, 2019–2022, 2012.

TiO₂

  • DAVID, D. G. F.; GUERREIRO, J. S. R.; SILVA, M. V. S.; BARGIELA, P.; ALMEIDA, J. S.; FREITAS, J. A.; SILVA, A. F. “Properties of Nitrogen-doped Titanium Oxides.” Journal of Crystal Growth 350, 11–16, 2012.
  • SILVA, A. F.; PEPE, I. M.; BRASIL, C. S. S.; DAVID, D. G. F.; DA SILVA JR., E. F.; PERSSON, C.; LINDGREN, T.; ALMEIDA, J. S.; ARAUJO, C. M.; AHUJA, R. “Electronic and optical properties of rutile titanium dioxide.” Physica Status Solidi B, pp. 241–244, 2004.

Vegetal materials

  • DA SILVA, M. V. S.; DAVID, D. G. F.; SANTANA, V. M. S.; GODET, C. “Dielectric Function of Oriented Hollow Vegetal Fibers Retrieved from XPS, Diffuse Reflection, and Photoacoustic Spectroscopies.” Brazilian Journal of Physics 54, 250–260, 2024.
  • DAVID, D. G. F.; BARGIELA, P.; DA SILVA, M. V. S.; GODET, C.; SANTANA, V. M. V.; MAGALHÃES, E. R. S. O.; DA LUZ, L. L.; JÚNIOR, S. A.; CHUBACI, J. F. D.; BAFFA, O.; DA SILVA, A. F. “Composition, Structural and Optical Properties of Golden Grass.” Brazilian Journal of Physics 52, 1–15, 2022.

Black phosphorus

  • DAVID, D. G. F.; GODET, C.; JOHANSSON, F. O. L.; LINDBLAD, A. “Quantitative analysis of plasmon excitations in hard x-ray photoelectron spectra of bulk black phosphorus.” Applied Surface Science 505, 144385, 2020.

ZnO

  • DAVID, D.; ALNOOR, H.; SANTANA, V. M. S.; BARGIELA, P.; NUR, O.; WILLANDER, M.; BALDISSERA, G.; PERSSON, C.; FERREIRA DA SILVA, A. “Optical properties from photoelectron energy-loss spectroscopy of low-temperature aqueous chemically synthesized ZnO nanorods grown on Si.” Semiconductor Science and Technology 34, 045019, 2019.

Aluminium

  • GODET, C.; SANTANA, V. M. S.; DAVID, D. G. F. “Depth profiling of noble gas atoms implanted in Al matrix: A photoelectron energy loss spectroscopy study.” Thin Solid Films 659, 70–80, 2018.
  • SANTANA, V. M. S.; DAVID, D. G. F.; DE ALMEIDA, J. S.; GODET, C. “Photoelectron Energy Loss in Al(002) Revisited: Retrieval of the Single Plasmon Loss Energy Distribution by a Fourier Transform Method.” Brazilian Journal of Physics 48, 215–226, 2018.

Thin films and photovoltaics

CuInSe₂

  • RIBEIRO, Y. H. L.; DAVID, D. G. F.; SILVA, M. V. S.; DA ROCHA, Z. N. “Analysis and growth modeling of CuInSe₂ films for photocell applications.” Brazilian Journal of Physics, online, 2020.

Copper oxide

  • RIBEIRO, Y. H. L.; PEREIRA, J. S.; DAVID, D. G. F.; DA SILVA, M. V. S. “Growth, characterization, and photovoltaic application of copper oxide thin films.” Thin Solid Films 757, 139381–139391, 2022.

Nickel- and cobalt-doped tin oxide

  • RIBEIRO, Y. H. L.; SAMPAIO, J. S.; SANTOS, V. O.; DAVID, D. G. F.; DA SILVA, M. V. S.; DA SILVA, T. S.; DOS SANTOS, T. N.; DE ALMEIDA, J. S. “Magnetic properties of (Ni, Co)-doped tin oxide thin films.” Thin Solid Films, 140657, 2025.

Thin-film heterojunction modelling

  • Antônio Érico Batista Alves Soares. Modelização de Células Solares Fotovoltaicas de Filmes Finos Formando uma Heterojunção. Doctoral thesis, UFBA, November 2025.

Atomic and molecular spectroscopy

Energy transfer from metastable helium to tin

  • DAVID, D. G. F.; HAMEL, J.; BARRAT, J. P. “Durée de vie et facteur de Landé du niveau (5s 5p) ⁴P₁/₂ de l'ion étain Sn⁺.” Optics Communications 32, 241, 1980.

A–X band system of iodine

  • DAVID, D. G. F. “Analysis of the A-X system of iodine from its infrared emission spectrum.” Chemical Physics Letters 93, 16, 1982.

Iodine dissociation by singlet oxygen

  • DAVID, D. G. F.; JOLY, V. “High vibrational levels of iodine in the I₂ dissociation by O₂ ¹Δg.” Proceedings of the Xth International Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer, 1987.

DFT

  • LINDBLAD, A.; DAVID, D. G. F.; GODET, C.; JACKSON, J.; PETIT, L. “Black Phosphorus Photo-Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and Interpretation of its Energy-Loss Function using the Dielectric Function Theory.” CECAM/ALC/CCP9 Spectroscopy Masterclass, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, September 1–5, 2025.

This page is intended as a scientific reference list supporting the modelling and analysis work presented on the main site.