Research
I am a condensed matter physicist with a strong interest in renewable and clean energy science. My research group leverages density functional theory, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulations, and artificial intelligence techniques to investigate the physical-chemical processes in condensed matter that are critical for energy conversion and storage.
Our work focuses on key scientific challenges in soft condensed matter, polymer physics, operando spectroscopy, battery materials, photo-electro-catalysis, and photovoltaics. The overarching goal is to design novel functional materials that support the transition to a sustainable energy system.
Teaching
- Computational Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Symmetry: mathematical structures and applications
Bio
Prof. Moyses Araujo earned his PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from Uppsala University (UU). Following his doctorate, he held a postdoctoral position at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, supported by a prestigious scholarship from the Swedish Research Council (VR). In recognition of his contributions to research in Sweden, he received three distinguished awards: the Benzelius Prize from the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, the Ångström Premium from UU, and the Bjurzon’s Premium, the highest honor for a PhD thesis at UU.
In 2011, Prof. Araujo moved to the United States for a postdoctoral position at Yale University, funded by a prestigious scholarship from the Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI). In 2012, he returned to Sweden as a researcher at UU, and in 2014, he established his own independent research group with support from VR's Young Researcher Grant. He achieved the title of Docent in Physics at Uppsala University in 2018.
In September 2020, he joined Karlstad University (KAU) as an Associate Professor (universitetslektor) in condensed matter theory. As of September 2024, he has been promoted to the position of Professor of Physics at KAU.
Selected publications
- Cleber F. N. Marchiori, M. Ebadi, Rodrigo P. de Carvalho, Daniel Brandell
and C. Moyses Araujo “Understanding the electrochemical stability of solid polymer electrolytes from atomic-scale modelling”
Chemistry of Materials, 32, 7237-7246 (2020).
- J. L. Silva ... C. Moyses Araujo “X-ray Photoelectron Fingerprints of High-valent Ruthenium–oxo Complexes Along the Oxidation Reaction Pathway in Aqueous Environment” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 10, 7636 (2019).
- Mahsa Ebadi, Cleber Marchiori, Jonas Mindemark, Daniel Brandell and C. Moyses Araujo “Assessing Structure and Stability of Polymer/Lithium-Metal Interfaces from First-Principles Calculations” J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 8394 (2019).
- Palas Baran Pati, Giane Damas, Lei Tian, Daniel LA Fernandes, Lei Zhang, Ilknur Bayrak Pehlivan, Tomas Edvinsson, C Moyses Araujo and Haining Tian “An experimental and theoretical study of an efficient polymer nano-photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution” Energy & Environmental Science 10, 1372-1376 (2017)
- C. Moyses Araujo et al. “Disorder-induced Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Chromite Thin Films” Scientific Reports 4, 4684 (2014).
- C. Moyses Araujo et al. “Fuel selection for regenerative organic fuel cell/flow battery: thermodynamics consideration” Energy & Environmental Science 5, 9534 (2012).
- Lele Duan, C. Moyses Araujo, Marten Ahlquist, and Licheng Sun “Highly Efficient and Robust Molecular Ruthenium Catalysts for Water Oxidation” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA (PNAS) 109, 15584 (2012).
- C. Moyses Araujo et al. “Room temperature ferromagnetism in pristine MgO thin films” Applied Physics Letters 96, 232505 (2010).
- C. Moyses Araujo, A. Blomqvist, Ralph H. Scheicher, and R. Ahuja, “Superionicity in the Hydrogen Storage Material Li2NH: Molecular Dynamics Simulations” Physical Review B 79, 172101 (2009).