Faculty Profile for Dr. Luisa M Scolfaro
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Shook, J., Scolfaro, L. M., Borges, P. D., & Geerts, W. J. (2019). Structural stability and electronic properties of XTO2 (X= Cu, Ag; T=Al, Cr): An ab initio study including X vacancies and Mg doping. Solid State Sciences, 88, 48.
- Petersen, J. E., Scolfaro, L. M., Borges, P. D., & Geerts, W. J. (2019). Symmetry considerations on band filling and first optical transition in NiO. European Physics Journal B, 92, 232.
- Welch, E., Talukder, M. A. A., Martins, N. R., Borges, P. D., Droopad, R., & Scolfaro, L. M. (2024). Indium defect complexes in (Inx Ga1−x) 2 O3 : A combined experimental and hybrid density functional theory study. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 57, 145302. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad1b9b
- Martins, N. R., Viana, L. A. F. C., Santos, A. A. G., Borges, D. D., Welch, E., Borges, P. D., & Scolfaro, L. M. (2024). Computational study and ion diffusion analyses of native defects and indium alloying in β − Ga2O3 structures. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 42, 032801. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003435
- Viana, L. A., Santos, A. A., Borges, P. D., Scolfaro, L. M., Costa, D. G., Taqy, S. A. A., … Haque, A. (2024). Structural, optoelectronic, and magnetic properties of Q‑carbon studied by hybrid density functional theory ab initio calculations and experiment. Diamond and Related Materials, 149, 111638. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111638
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Non-tenure Line Faculty Workload Release, Texas State University. 2022 - December 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Faculty Workload Release, Texas State University. August 2018 - December 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: “Best Oral” presentation category, International Materials Research Congress. 2010
- Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Research Award, University of São Paulo, Brazil. 2008
Selected Grants
- Droopad, Ravindranath (Principal), Haque, Ariful (Co-Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal). Integration of Diamond with Ultrawide Bandgap Oxides: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling with Artificial Intelligence, Army Research Office, Federal, $1000000. (Submitted: November 2023, Funded: April 2025 - March 2029). Grant.
- Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal). Study of Migration and Diffusion in Hybrid Halide Perovskites Solar Cell Devices: effect on Stability and Efficiency., Research Enhancement, Texas State University, $15995. (Funded: January 1, 2024 - May 30, 2025). Grant.
- Droopad, Ravindranath (Principal), Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Co-Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal). Ultrawide Bandgap Heterostructures: Growth, Characterization and Modeling, Federal, $656949. (Submitted: July 2019, Funded: July 31, 2020 - July 30, 2023). Grant.
- Piner, Edwin L (Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal). Improving Thermal Management in GaN HEMTs via Simulation of TDTR Characterization, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: January 2020 - May 2021). Grant.
- Geerts, Wilhelmus J, Scolfaro, Luisa M. URAP/HSAP -2019 request in support of Optical and Electrical Characterization of NiFe-oxide thin films Research, Office of the Army, Federal, $7500. (Submitted: November 2018, Funded: May 2019 - August 2019). Grant.