Curriculum Vitae
Edison Z. da Silva

Computational Modeling of Condensed Matter (MC)2
Department of Physics of Condensed Matter- DFMC
Institute of Physics "Gleb Wataghin" - IFGW
State University of Campinas - Unicamp
R. Sergio Buarque de Holanda 777, 13083-859, Campinas (SP), Brazil
Phone: 55 (19) 3521-5491 - Fax: 55 (19) 3521-3137

DEGREES
Bachalor in Physics, Universidade de São Paulo, 1971-1974.
Master in Physics, Universidade de São Paulo, march 1975 to august 1976
Doctor in Physics (PhD), H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory,University of Bristol, England, september 1976 a august 1980.

RESEARCH
Simulations - Computational Physics: Nanowires, Carbon nanotubes, Surfaces
Superconductivity: Superconducting Fluctuations

PROFESSIONAL LIFE
SERC Research Assistant, Theory Group - University of Bristol, UK. april a september 1980
Assistant Professor , MS-3, em RDIDP, Institute of de Physics Gleb Wataghin, UNICAMP 6th october 1980 to december 1986.
Professor Colaborador, MS-4, em RDIDP, Institute of de Physics Gleb Wataghin, UNICAMP december 1986 to 26th may 1995.
Associate Professor, MS-5, , Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, from UNICAMP 27th may 1995.

PUBLICATIONS(selected set)

1. Theory of Magnetoconductivity Induced by Superconducting Fluctuations in Anisotropic Bulk and Fibrous Samples, E.Z. da Silva and B.L. Gyorffy, Physical Review B 20, 147-158 (1979)
2. Mossbauer studies and electronic structure of g’-Fe4N. C.A.Kuhnen, R.S.Figueiredo, V.Drago and E.Z.da Silva, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetism Materials 111, 95-104 (1992)
3. Superconducting Fluctuations in the Magnetization for H || ab planes in Y Ba2Cu3O7-d for Fields up to 5 T, S. Salem-Sugui, Jr, e E. Z. da Silva, Solid State Communications 90, 647 (1994)
4. Superconducting fluctuations for 3D anisotropic superconductors in the presence of a magnetic field with arbitrary direction, J. M. Calero, J. C. Granada and E. Z. da Silva, Physical Review B 56, 6114 (1997)
5. How do Gold Nanowires Break, E. Z. da Silva, A.J.R. da Silva and A. Fazzio, Physical Review Letters 87, 256102 (2001)
6. Effect of Impurities in the Large Au-Au Distances in Gold Nanowires break, F. D. Novaes, A.J.R. da Silva, E. Z. da Silva and A. Fazzio, Physical Review Letters 90, 0361101 (2003)
7. Oxygen Clamps in Gold Nanowires. Frederico D. Novaes, A.J.R. da Silva, E. Z. da Silva, and A. Fazzio, Physical Review Letters, 96, 016104 (2006)
8. Short linear atomic chains in copper nanowires. E P M Amorim, A J R da Silva, A Fazzio and E Z da Silva, Nanotecnology, 18, 145701 (2007)
9. Symmetry Controlled Spin Polarized Conductance in Au Nanowires. R. B. Pontes, E. Z. da Silva, Adalberto Fazzio e, Antônio J. R. da Silva, Jour. American Chemical Society, 130 (30), 9897 - 9903, (2008)
10. Helical [110] Gold Nanowires Make Longer Linear Atomic Chains.,E.P.M. Amorim and E. Z. da Silva, Physical Review Letters, 101, 125502 (2008)