Ana Pimentel

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Ana Pimentel is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Pimentel has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Materials Chemistry, 53 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 28 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Ana Pimentel's work include ZnO doping and properties (40 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (24 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (22 papers). Ana Pimentel is often cited by papers focused on ZnO doping and properties (40 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (24 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (22 papers). Ana Pimentel collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Norway and France. Ana Pimentel's co-authors include Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Pedro Barquinha, L. Pereira, A. Gonçalves, Daniela Nunes, A. Marques, I. Ferreira, Hugo Águas and Ana C. Marques and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Applied Physics Letters and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ana Pimentel

82 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Fully Transparent ZnO Thin‐Film Transistor Produced at Room Temperature

2005 765 citations Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha et al. profile →

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Weiguang Xie China

Wooseok Song South Korea

Mohamad Hafiz Mamat Malaysia

A. Kathalingam South Korea

Yongchao Si United States

Raid A. Ismail Iraq

Zhengchun Yang China

S. Harish India

S. G. Ansari India

G. Murali South Korea

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Pimentel, Ana, Ana S. Reis Machado, J. Rodrigues, et al.. (2025). Functionalized 3D polyurethane foams with microwave-synthesized TiO₂ nanostructures for solar light-driven degradation of tetracycline. Environmental Science Advances. 4(5). 713–738. 4 indexed citations

Gaspar, Diana, Ana Pimentel, L. Pereira, et al.. (2025). Defect‐Engineered Ca‐TiO ₂ Nanomaterials for Enhanced Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Water Pollutants on Sustainable Cellulose Membranes. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 9(10).

Marques, Gabriel Cadilha, José D. Gouveia, Ana V. Girão, et al.. (2025). Zn₂GeO₄:Cr,Mn phosphor for visible to NIR luminescence-based applications – a theoretical and experimental investigation. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(39). 20021–20039.

Pimentel, Ana, et al.. (2025). Thermal and Chemical Characterisation of Reprocessed PET: A Study on Commercial, Recycled, Bottle-Grade and Textile Blend. Materials. 18(18). 4394–4394.

Bento, David, Maria Morais, Ana Pimentel, et al.. (2025). Defective cubic-ZrO2 nanomaterials stabilized with calcium under microwave irradiation. Materials Characterization. 228. 115359–115359.

Pimentel, Ana, et al.. (2025). Identifying phage Lysins through genomic analysis of prophages from Acinetobacter baumannii. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1532950–1532950. 1 indexed citations

Magalhães, M. Clara F., Ana Pimentel, Dora Sousa, et al.. (2025). Self-cleaning stone Façades using TiO2 Microwave-Synthesised Coatings. Cleaner Materials. 15. 100294–100294. 4 indexed citations

Majka, Tomasz M., Ana Pimentel, Susete N. Fernandes, et al.. (2024). Experimental consideration of the effects of calcium lignosulfonate and tannic acid on the flammability and thermal properties of polylactide composites. Thermochimica Acta. 737. 179769–179769. 9 indexed citations

Machado, Ana S. Reis, J. Rodrigues, Tomás Calmeiro, et al.. (2023). Microwave Synthesis of Visible-Light-Activated g-C3N4/TiO2 Photocatalysts. Nanomaterials. 13(6). 1090–1090. 27 indexed citations

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Morais, Maria, Ana Pimentel, Ana S. Reis Machado, et al.. (2022). Floating TiO2-Cork Nano-Photocatalysts for Water Purification Using Sunlight. Sustainability. 14(15). 9645–9645. 10 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, J., Ana V. Girão, Ana Pimentel, et al.. (2022). Optical Studies in Red/NIR Persistent Luminescent Cr-Doped Zinc Gallogermanate (ZGGO:Cr). Applied Sciences. 12(4). 2104–2104. 9 indexed citations

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Pimentel, Ana, Ana S. Reis Machado, J. Rodrigues, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Fe-TiO2 Solar Photocatalysts on Porous Platforms for Water Purification. Nanomaterials. 12(6). 1005–1005. 31 indexed citations

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Carlos, Emanuel, Rita Branquinho, Maria Morais, et al.. (2022). A Comparison between Solution-Based Synthesis Methods of ZrO2 Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Applications. Energies. 15(17). 6452–6452. 21 indexed citations

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Morais, Maria, Daniela Nunes, Maria João Oliveira, et al.. (2021). High UV and Sunlight Photocatalytic Performance of Porous ZnO Nanostructures Synthesized by a Facile and Fast Microwave Hydrothermal Method. Materials. 14(9). 2385–2385. 58 indexed citations

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Mușat, Viorica, Silviu Poloşan, Ana Pimentel, et al.. (2020). ZnO nanostructures grown on ITO coated glass substrate by hybrid microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. Optik. 208. 164372–164372. 15 indexed citations

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Pimentel, Ana, Andreia Araújo, Daniela Nunes, et al.. (2017). 3D ZnO/Ag Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Disposable and Flexible Cardboard Platforms. Materials. 10(12). 1351–1351. 41 indexed citations

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Nunes, Daniela, Ana Pimentel, Lídia Santos, et al.. (2017). Photocatalytic TiO2 Nanorod Spheres and Arrays Compatible with Flexible Applications. Catalysts. 7(2). 60–60. 55 indexed citations

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Duarte, Paulo, Ana Pimentel, Luís Mafra, et al.. (2015). Chitin–glucan complex production by Komagataella pastoris : Downstream optimization and product characterization. Carbohydrate Polymers. 130. 455–464. 69 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Diana, Ana Pimentel, Tiago Mateus, et al.. (2013). Influence of the layer thickness in plasmonic gold nanoparticles produced by thermal evaporation. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1469–1469. 106 indexed citations

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Fortunato, Elvira, Pedro Barquinha, Ana Pimentel, et al.. (2005). Recent advances in ZnO transparent thin film transistors. Thin Solid Films. 487(1-2). 205–211. 317 indexed citations

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