Affiliations

• Materials Science and Engineering

Education Profile

• PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, 2013
• MS in Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, 2010
• BS in Mechatronics Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, 2009

Research Interests

Alfonso Caraveo is an applied material scientist. His research interests are in multifunctional and responsive materials for physical sensing, actuation, and micro-mechanical energy harvesting. Currently, he focuses on controlling the molecular and dipole moments in Ferroelectrets to engineer their piezoelectric and electrostatic response. His research aims to translate the fundamental understanding of the structure-property-processing relationship of these materials into applications in advanced sensing technologies, structural electronics, and soft robotics.

Selected Publications

• Caraveo-Frescas, J. A., Nayak, Pradipta., Al-Jawhari, Hala., Granato, D.B., Schwingenschlögl, U. & Alshareef, H.N. Record mobility in fully transparent p-type tin monoxide by phase engineering. ACS Nano 7, 5160 (2013).
• Wang, Zhenwei., Nayak, Pradipta., Caraveo-Frescas, J. A. & Alshareef, H.N. Recent Developments in p-Type Oxide Semiconductor Materials and Devices. Advanced Materials 28, 3831 (2016)
• Caraveo-Frescas, J. A. & Alshareef, H.N. Transparent p-type SnO Nanowires with Unprecedented Hole Mobility among Oxide Semiconductors. Applied Physics Letters 103, 222103 (2013).
• Khaliq, Jibran., Bayle-Deutz, Daniella., Caraveo-Frescas, J. A., Vollenberg, Peter., Hoeks, Theo., Van der Zwaag, Sybrand. & Groen, Pim. Effect of the piezoelectric ceramic filler dielectric constant on the piezoelectric properties of PZT-epoxy composites. Ceramics International 43, 2, 2774 (2017)
• Khrishnan, Sidharta., Shamsi, Zheshaan., Avila-Avendano, Carlos., Caraveo-Frescas, J. A*. & Quevedo-Lopez, Manuel. 10B Conformal Doping for Highly Efficient Thermal Neutron Detectors. ACS Sensors 5, 9, 2852-2857 (2020)