Leite, Marina S.
Associate Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Physics Institute, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil, 2008
HONORS AND AWARDS
- APS Ovshinsky Sustainable Energy Fellowship ($ 15,000), 2016/2017
- UMD Research and Scholarship Award (RASA), November 2015
- Maryland Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Scientist Award, November 2014
- Honor Award for 2007-2009 Ph.D. Theses in Physics. Brazilian Physical Society, July 2010
- IUPAP Young Author Best Paper Award on the 28th ICPS, Vienna, July 2008
- Young Investigator Award of the Summer School on Modern Concepts for Creating and Analyzing Surfaces and Nanoscale Materials, Girona, Spain, May 2008
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Materials Research Society, 2004–present
- American Physical Society, 2008–present
- IEEE Association, 2009–present
- SPIE 2009–present
Solid-state physics, electronic devices, nanoscale resolution measurements, photovoltaics, energy storage, scanning probe microscopy, nanostructured materials, plasmonics, metamaterials, thermodynamics at the nanoscale, nanofabrication.
Professor Leite teaches or has taught the following courses:
- ENMA 301: Materials for emerging technologies
- ENMA 310: Materials Lab I: Structural Characterization
- ENMA 312: Experimental Methods in Materials Science
- ENMA 412/612: Fundamentals of Solar Cells
- ENMA 688: Seminar in Materials Science and Engineering
- E. M. Tennyson*, J. A. Frantz, J. D. Myers, R. Y. Bekele, S.-M. Na, M.S. Leite. Photovoltage Tomography in Polycrystalline Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters 1, 899 (2016).
- C. Gong*, M. R. Dias*, G. Wessler*, J. Taillon, L. Salamanca-Riba, M.S. Leite. Near-Field Optical Properties of Fully Alloyed Noble Metal Nanoparticles. Adv. Optical Materials (2016) DOI: 10.1002/adom.201600568.
- C. Gong*, M.S. Leite. Noble Metal Alloys for Plasmonics. ACS Photonics 3, 507 (2016). Cover story.
- A. Yulaev*, G. Cheng, A. R. H. Walker, I. V. Vlassiouk, A. Myers, M. S. Leite, and A. Kolmakov. Toward Clean Suspended CVD Graphene. RCS Advances 6, 83954 (2016).
- D. Ha, C. Gong*, M.S. Leite, J. N. Munday. Dielectric Micro-Resonator Arrays for Advanced Anti-Reflection Coatings . ACS Appl. Materials and Interfaces 8, 24536 (2016).
- E. M. Tennyson*, J. L. Garrett, C. Gong, J. A. Frantz, J. D. Myers, R. Y. Bekele, J. S. Sanghera, J. N. Munday, M.S. Leite. Nanoimaging of Open-Circuit Voltage in Photovoltaic Devices. Adv. Energy Materials 5, 1501142 (2015). Cover story.
- C. Gong*, D. Ruzmetov, A. Pearse, D. Ma, J. N. Munday, G. Rubloff, A. A. Talin, and M.S. Leite. Surface/Interface Effects on High-Performance Thin-Film All-Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 7, 26007 (2015). Cove story.
- E. M. Tennyson*, M. S. Leite. Mapping the performance of solar cells with nanoscale resolution . SPIE Newsroom. DOI: 10.1117/2.1201509.006097 (2015).
- M.S. Leite, M. Abashin, H. J. Lezec, A. Gianfrancesco*, A. A. Talin, and N. B. Zhitenev. Nanoscale Imaging of Photocurrent and Efficiency in CdTe Solar Cells . ACS Nano 8, 11883 (2014).
- M.S. Leite, D. Ruzmetov, Z. Li, L. Bendersky, A. Kolmakov, N. Bartelt, and A. Alec Talin. Insights From In-Situ Electron Microscopy into Capacity Loss Mechanisms in Li-Ion Batteries with Al Anodes . J. Materials Chem. A 2, 20552 (2014). Cover story.
- M.S. Leite, M. Abashin, H. Lezec, A. Gianfrancesco, A. Talin, and N. Zhitenev. Mapping the Local Photo-Electronic Properties of Polycrystalline Solar Cells through Laser-Beam-Induced Current Microscopy. IEEE J. of Photovoltaics 4, 311 (2014).
- M. S. Leite, R. L. Woo, J. N. Munday, W. D. Hong, S. Mesropian, D. C. Law, and H. A. Atwater. Towards an all Lattice-Matched Triple-Junction Solar Cell with Efficiency >50%. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033901 (2013). Cover Story.
- M. S. Leite, M. Abashin, H. J. Lezec, A. Gianfrancesco, A. A. Talin, and N. B. Zhitenev. Mapping the Local Photo-Electronic Properties of Polycrystalline Solar Cells through Laser-Beam-Induced Current Microscopy. Submitted.
- M. S. Leite, D. Ruzmetov, Z. Li, L. Bendersky, and A. Alec Talin. Dynamics of Al anode degradation in solid- state thin film batteries. In preparation.
- H. P. Yoon, P. M. Haney, D. Ruzmetov, H. Xu, M. S. Leite, B. H. Hamadani, A. A. Talin, and N. B. Zhitenev. Local Electrical Characterizations of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells Using Low Energy Electron Beam. In review.
- M. S. Leite, T. I. Kamins, R. Stanley Williams, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro. Intermixing During Ripening in Ge-Si Incoherent Epitaxial Nanocrystals. J. Phys. Chem. C. 116, 901 (2012).
- M. S. Leite, E. C. Warmann, G. M. Kimball, Stanley P. Burgos, D. M. Callahan, and H. A. Atwater. Wafer-Scale Strain Engineering of Ultrathin Semiconductor Crystalline Layers. Adv. Materials 23, 3801 (2011).
- M. S. Leite, R. L. Woo, W. D. Hong, D. C. Law, and H. A. Atwater. Wide Band Gap InAlAs Solar Cell for an Alternative Multijunction Approach. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 093502 (2011) Cover Story.
- L. A. Montoro, M. S. Leite, V. L. Pimentel, L. A. Montoro, A. J. Ramirez, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro. Revealing Quantitative 3D Chemical Arrangement on Ge-Si Nanostructures. J. Phys. Chem. C. 113, 9018 (2009).
- M. S. Leite, T. I. Kamins, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro. Control of Si/Ge Intermixing During Ge Islands Growth. Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 053118 (2009).
- G. A. Fiorentini, M. S. Leite, V. L. Pimentel, L. A. Montoro, A. J. Ramirez, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro. Reactive Epitaxy of Metallic Hafnium Silicide Nanocrystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 013107 (2008).
- M. S. Leite, A. Malachias, S. W. Kycia, T. I. Kamins, R. Stanley Williams, G. Medeiros-Ribeiro. Evolution of Thermodynamic Potentials in Closed and Open Nanocrystalline Systems: Ge-Si:Si(001) Islands. Phys. Rev Lett. 100, 226101 (2008).
- M. S. Leite, G. Medeiros-Ribeiro, T. I. Kamins, and R. Stanley Williams. Alloying Mechanisms for Epitaxial Nanocrystals. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 165901 (2007).
- M. S. Leite, J. L. Gray, R. Hull, J. A. Floro, R. Magalhães-Paniago, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro. X-Ray Diffraction Mapping of Strain Fields and Chemical Composition of SiGe:Si(001) Quantum Dot Molecules. Phys. Rev. B. Rap. Comm. 73, 121308 (2006).
- M. S. Leite, V. Rodrigues, and D. Zanchet. Structural Effects on Au and Ag Colloidal Nanoparticles. Progress in Colloids and Polymer Science, 128 131 (2004).
Selected Publications from NanoCenter's AIM Lab and FabLab
Highlighting recent research performed at the NanoCenter AIM Lab and FabLab.MSE Ph.D. Student Sabrina Curtis Invited to Attend 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Meeting scheduled to take place June 28 - July3, 2020, in Lindau, Germany.Hu, Leite and Mo Promoted
MSE professors honored at the 2019 Engineering Assembly.MSE Students Thomas Farinha and Dylan Kirsch Honored at Clark Fellowship Reception
Both students are 2018 A. James Clark Fellowship recipients.The Promise of Perovskites: Using machine learning techniques, Leite Group investigates impact of environmental stressors on perovskites.
Invited perspective published in Joule.Biodegradable Color Pixels that Disappear Completely
Leite research group featured on ACS Photonics cover.Marina Leite to Give a Plenary Talk at International Conference in Belgium
Dr. Leite will speak on Nanoscale Imaging of Materials for Energy Applications August 22.Leite Lab Combines Experiments and Calculations to Advance the Understanding of Optical Materials
Study published in Advanced Optical Materials.Research Team Defines the Perovskite ‘Humidity Loop’
Study published in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.MSE's Elizabeth Tennyson is 2018 Student Speaker at Clark School Graduate Commencement Ceremony
The ceremony will be held on Monday, May 21, in the Xfinity Center.Four Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants
DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.UMD Students Receive 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Fellows, advised by Marina Leite and Peter Kofinas, will receive $34k each over a 3-year period.Leite Group Creates Nano-sized Super-absorber, Published in Advanced Optical Materials
Such nanoscale devices could be used on sensors, photo-detectors, optical filters and radar technologies.Leite Research Group’s Invited Review Published in ACS Energy
Nanoscale imaging required for next gen energy harvesting and storage systems.UMD/MSE Graduate Student is an MRS Graduate Student Award Finalist This Fall
Elizabeth Tennyson, graduate student in MSE and IREAP, will present her award winning research at the 2017 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting.UMD Will Be Represented at International Summit on Stability of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells
MSE Asst Prof Marina Leite offers keynote presentation.MSE Research Group’s Invited Perspective Published in ACS Energy Letters
Marina Leite and her team offer insight into the future of solar cell technology.MSE Graduate Student Receives All-S.T.A.R. Fellowship
Elizabeth Tennyson will use the award to continue her research on nanoscale imaging of solar cell materials.MSE Undergraduate Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Zinab Jadidi hopes to inspire other young women to pursue a STEM education.MSE Student Receives Wells Fellowship
MSE Ph.D. Student, Chen Gong, is one of three students to receive the 2017 Harry K. Wells Graduate Fellowships from the Clark School of Engineering.Sunbeams at the Nano-scale: the Next Generation of Solar Cells
Marina Leite and her team of researchers tackle hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites based on methylammonium lead.MSE Professor Honored at APS Annual Meeting
Assistant Professor Marina Leite receives APS Fellowship.Prof. Leite research featured on cover of Advanced Optical Materials
Prof. Leite research featured on cover of Advanced Optical MaterialsSolar cells improved with nanospheres is subject of ACS journal cover
Leite and Munday work featuredMunday, Ha, and Collaborators' Research featured on the Cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Nanospheres light up solar cells