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Carlos Silva Acuña
APS Fellow, FRSC
Carlos Silva Acuña at Université de Montréal in 2024
Born(1970-06-14)June 14, 1970
Alma materLuther College (B.A.), University of Minnesota (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, chemistry, ultrafast and coherent spectroscopy, strongly correlated quantum materials, semiconductors materials, optical properties of materials, materials science, quantum mechanics
InstitutionsUniversité de Montréal
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisorPaul Barbara
Websitesilvascience.org

Carlos Silva Acuña, a native of Mexico and a Canadian citizen, is a chemical physicist. He serves as a full professor in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry at the Université de Montréal and holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Light-Matter Interactions. He has been the Director of the Institut Courtois since July 2023.[1] He is known for his work on ultrafast and nonlinear spectroscopy of advanced materials.[2]

Education

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Carlos Silva Acuña earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Luther College in 1992.[3] He completed a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at the University of Minnesota in 1998, supervised by the late Professor Paul Barbara.[3][4] Afterward, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, where he worked under the supervision of Professor Sir Richard Friend.[1] During this period, he developed his program in ultrafast spectroscopy of materials.

Career

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Carlos Silva Acuña began his career as an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow (ARF) at the University of Cambridge and served as a Nonstipendiary Research Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge. From 2005 to 2018, he was a professor in the Department of Physics at the Université de Montréal, where he held a Canada Research Chair in Organic Semiconductor Materials.[5] In 2017, he took a joint appointment at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was a professor in the Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Physics, and a courtesy professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering.[5]

Research

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Carlos Silva Acuña is recognized for his work in nonlinear coherent optical spectroscopy of organic and hybrid semiconductor materials.[2][3][6][7]

As a postdoctoral research fellow and later an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge he established an ultrafast spectroscopy research program in the Optoelectronics Group of the Cavendish Laboratory. His early research focused on exciton physics in conjugated polymers and[8][9][10] and the electronic dynamics in polymer donor:acceptor blends.[11][12]

In 2005, at Université de Montréal, Carlos Silva Acuña set up an ultrafast spectroscopic laboratory, focusing on the relaxation dynamics of photogenerated carriers in organic semiconductors.[13][14][15]

In 2018, he joined Georgia Tech, where he and his team established a laboratory specializing in nonlinear ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum optics. Their work aimed at understanding the optical and electronic properties of molecular and hybrid semiconductor materials, with a focus on hybrid organic-inorganic metal-halides, quantum materials, and conjugated polymers.[16][17][18][19]

In 2023, he returned to Université de Montréal as the holder of a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Light-Matter Interactions.[20] His research under the CERC program aims to advance the understanding of the properties of microscopic systems composed of many interacting light-induced particles in solid-state materials. This research has potential applications photonics and quantum technologies.

DEI

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Carlos Silva Acuña emphasizes the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).[21] He believes that scientific research and academic progress benefit from a diverse and inclusive talent pool. His research group[22][23] reflects this commitment, and he is active in promoting inclusivity within the academic community.

Through his Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Light-Matter Interaction, Silva Acuña support Parité Sciences (PS),[24] a project aimed at achieving gender parity in STEM fields. Parité Sciences provides training to Cégep and high-school STEM educators across Québec to create a more equitable environment for future scientists.

Awards and Honours

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In 2005, Carlos Silva Acuña was granted a Canada Research Chair in Organic Semiconductor Materials, which was renewed in 2010.[3] In the same year, he received the Herzberg Medal[25] from the Canadian Association of Physicists, recognizing his contributions to physics.

In 2011, he was granted a Visiting Professorship by the Leverhulme Trust for his visit to Imperial College London.[26] In 2014, he was appointed to the Université de Montréal Research Chair in Organic Semiconductor Materials.[26]

In 2016, Silva Acuña received the Brockhouse Medal by the Canadian Association of Physicists[27] for his work in condensed matter and materials physics.

In 2023, Silva Acuña was awarded the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Light-Matter Interactions[20] and the Institut Courtois Director’s Research Chair,[28] for his leadership in light-matter interactions research.

In 2024, Silva Acuña was named a finalist in the 16th annual TLN 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Quantum photonics for the masses". UdeM curated news. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Carlos Silva Acuña publications indexed by Google Scholar
  3. ^ a b c d "Carlos Silva - Full Professor". Université de Montréal - Professor Directory. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Excitons, biexcitons, and the role of dynamic disorder in two-dimensional lead-halide perovskitoids". Oregon State University - Colloquium. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Carlos Silva". Institut Courtois - Our people. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Carlos Silva Research - GaTech". Silva Lab. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ Renay San Miguel (October 29, 2019). "ScienceMatters - Season 3, Episode 7 - Finding the Magic in Materials Science". ScienceMatters Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ Silva, Carlos; Dhoot, Anoop S.; Russell, David M.; Stevens, Mark A.; Arias, Ana C.; MacKenzie, J. Devin; Greenham, Neil C.; Friend, Richard H.; Sepas, Setayesh; Klaus, Müllen (2001). "Efficient exciton dissociation via two-step photoexcitation in polymeric semiconductors". Physical Review B. 64 (12): 125211. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.64.125211. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ Silva, Carlos; Russell, David M; Dhoot, Anoop S; Herz, Laura M; Daniel, Clément; Greenham, Neil C; Arias, Ana C; Sepas, Setayesh; Müllen, Klaus; Friend, Richard H (2002). "Exciton and polaron dynamics in a step-ladder polymeric semiconductor: the influence of interchain order". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 14 (42): 9803–9824. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/14/42/302. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ Herz, L. M.; Silva, C.; Grimsdale, A. C.; Müllen, K.; Phillips, R. T. (2004). "Time-dependent energy transfer rates in a conjugated polymer guest-host system". Physical Review B. 70 (16): 165207. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.70.165207. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ Morteani, A. C; Dhoot, A. S.; Kim, J. -S.; Silva, C.; Greenham, N. C.; Murphy, C.; Moons, E.; Ciná, S.; Burroughes, J. H.; Friend, R. H. (2003). "Barrier-Free Electron–Hole Capture in Polymer Blend Heterojunction Light-Emitting Diodes". Advanced Materials. 15 (20): 1708–1712. doi:10.1002/adma.200305618. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ^ Morteani, Arne C.; Sreearunothai, Paiboon; Herz, Laura M.; Friend, Richard H.; Silva, Carlos (2004). "Exciton Regeneration at Polymeric Semiconductor Heterojunctions". Physical Review Letters. 92 (24): 247402. arXiv:cond-mat/0404209. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.247402. PMID 15245130. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  13. ^ Clark, Jenny; Silva, Carlos; Friend, Richard H.; Spano, Frank C. (2007). "Role of Intermolecular Coupling in the Photophysics of Disordered Organic Semiconductors: Aggregate Emission in Regioregular Polythiophene". Physical Review Letters. 98 (20): 206406. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.206406. PMID 17677723. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ Paquin, F.; Rivnay, J.; Salleo, A.; Stingelin, N.; Silva-Acuña, C. (2015). "Multi-phase microstructures drive exciton dissociation in neat semicrystalline polymeric semiconductors". Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 3 (41): 10715–10722. arXiv:1310.8002. doi:10.1039/c5tc02043c. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ^ Spano, Frank C.; Silva, Carlos (2014). "H- and J-Aggregate Behavior in Polymeric Semiconductors". Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 65 (1): 477–500. doi:10.1146/annurev-physchem-040513-103639. PMID 24423378. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ Thouin, Félix; Cortecchia, Daniele; Petrozza, Annamaria; Srimath Kandada, Ajay Ram; Silva, Carlos (2019). "Enhanced screening and spectral diversity in many-body elastic scattering of excitons in two-dimensional hybrid metal-halide perovskites". Physical Review Research. 1 (3): 032032. arXiv:1904.12402. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.032032. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ Thouin, F.; Valverde-Chávez, D. A.; Quarti, C.; Cortecchia, D.; Bargigia, I.; Beljonne, D.; Petrozza, A.; Silva, C.; Srimath Kandada, A. R. (2019). "Phonon coherences reveal the polaronic character of excitons in two-dimensional lead halide perovskites". Nature Materials. 18 (4): 349–356. doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0262-7. PMID 30643234. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ Gutiérrez-Meza, E.; Malatesta, R.; Li, Hongmo; Bargigia, I.; Srimath Kandada, A. R.; Valverde-Chávez, D. A.; Kim, S.M.; Li, Hao; Stingelin, N.; Tretiak, S.; Bittner, E.; Silva-Acuña, C. (2021). "Frenkel biexcitons in hybrid HJ photophysical aggregates". Science Advances. 7 (50): eabi5197. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abi5197. hdl:11311/1264551. PMC 8664265. PMID 34890231.
  19. ^ Quirós-Cordero, V.; Rojas-Gatjens, E.; Gómez-Dominguez, M.; Li, H.; Perini, C. A. R.; Stingelin, N.; Correa-Baena, J.-P.; Bittner, E.R.; Kandada, A. R. S.; Silva-Acuña, C. (2024). "Competitive exciton and polariton scattering inhibits condensation in two-dimensional metal-halide-semiconductor microcavities". arXiv:2404.14744v2 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci].
  20. ^ a b "Canada Excellence Research Chair". Government of Canada. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Silva Science - EDI". Silva Science. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Silva Team - UdeM". Silva Science. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Silva Team - GaTech". Silva Lab GaTech. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Parité Sciences - Home". Parité Sciences. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  25. ^ "The 2010 CAP Herzberg Medal". Canadian Association of Physicists. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Prof Carlos Silva profile". Physics department - Université de Montréal. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  27. ^ "The 2016 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal". Canadian Association of Physicists. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  28. ^ "List of Chairholders". Institut Courtois. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  29. ^ "TLN 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians". TLN. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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