Alejandro Carrasco Pena

Postdoctoral fellow

Alejandro Carrasco-Pena received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Western Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering focused on Mechanical Systems and Ceramic Materials for Structures and Energy Conversion from the University of Central Florida. His research consists of evaluating the commerciality of thin-film electronics as well as their potential introduction and acceptance into the current markets assessing their technological, economic, social, and environmental factors. Another aspect of his research consists in the development of thin-film electronics using materials that are environmentally friendly and have the potential to improve actual processes or technologies available in the current markets.

Main research areas

Evaluation and development of thin-film electronics.

Publications:

2023

A. Carrasco-Pena, F. Catania, M. Haller, M. Nippa, G. Canterella, and N. Münzenrieder, “Flexible thin-film temperature sensors on gelatin-based biodegradable substrates for the development of green electronics,” in 2023 ieee international conference on flexible and printable sensors and systems (fleps), 2023, pp. 1-4.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{10220431,
abstract = {The rapid growth in usage of disposable single-use plastics is posing a problem for the environment and the ecosystems of the planet. Many efforts are being put together to reduce the impact coming from these polymers by developing environmentally-friendly approaches that substitute traditional methods of fabrication and materials for thin-film electronics. Using biodegradable materials for the development of substrates for single-use electronics is a promising approach towards this goal. In this work, two types of gelatin substrates were developed, one being gelatin-glycerol, and the other being gelatin-emulsifier, to tune their degradation properties without compromising their capability for thin-film electronics fabrication, with degradation time of 15 days and 5 days, respectively. As a demonstration, thin-film temperature sensors were fabricated on the substrates and their response was analyzed over a temperature range of 5 °C-60 °C. The temperature coefficient of resistance of the sensors fabricated on the gelatin-glycerol and gelatin-emulsifier was 0.0024 °C−1 and 0.0046 °C−1, respectively. The use of green materials to create substrates for thin-film electronics applications is paving the way for the reduction of plastic usage and the harmful impact that the presence of these polymers have in nature.},
added-at = {2023-10-25T09:46:03.000+0200},
author = {Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Catania, Federica and Haller, Michael and Nippa, Michael and Canterella, Giuseppe and Münzenrieder, Niko},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e3959d9b97c2ea9419ec62708581b59a/acarrascopena},
booktitle = {2023 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS)},
doi = {10.1109/FLEPS57599.2023.10220431},
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issn = {2832-8256},
keywords = {electronics green microstructure sustainability},
month = {July},
pages = {1-4},
timestamp = {2023-10-25T09:48:15.000+0200},
title = {Flexible Thin-Film Temperature Sensors on Gelatin-Based Biodegradable Substrates for the Development of Green Electronics},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10220431/},
year = 2023
}

A. H. Lanthaler, F. Catania, H. D. S. Oliveira, C. Beltrami, A. Carrasco-Pena, M. Haller, N. Münzenrieder, and G. Cantarella, “Thin-film temperature sensor on flexible peek fabric,” in 2023 ieee international flexible electronics technology conference (ifetc), 2023, pp. 1-3.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{lanthaler2023thinfilm,
added-at = {2023-10-25T09:44:46.000+0200},
author = {Lanthaler, Albert Heinrich and Catania, Federica and Oliveira, Hugo De Souza and Beltrami, Carlos and Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Haller, Michael and Münzenrieder, Niko and Cantarella, Giuseppe},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/257260e1678e7761c386fa4ba29652f11/acarrascopena},
booktitle = {2023 IEEE International Flexible Electronics Technology Conference (IFETC)},
doi = {10.1109/IFETC57334.2023.10254939},
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intrahash = {57260e1678e7761c386fa4ba29652f11},
keywords = {PEEK electronics flexible microstructure},
month = {August},
pages = {1-3},
publisher = {IEEE},
timestamp = {2023-10-25T09:48:34.000+0200},
title = {Thin-Film Temperature Sensor on Flexible PEEK Fabric},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/IFETC57334.2023.10254939},
year = 2023
}

H. de Souza Oliveira, N. S. Khaanghah, V. Y. Han, A. Carrasco-Pena, A. Ion, M. Haller, G. Cantarella, and N. Münzenrieder, “Permeable thermistor temperature sensors based on porous melamine foam,” Ieee sensors letters, vol. 7, iss. 5, pp. 1-4, 2023.
[Bibtex]

@article{10111009,
abstract = {Flexible sensors and electronics have gained much attention in recent years. They are especially interesting due to their abilities to conform to static and dynamic surfaces while keeping their functionality. These characteristics make them relevant for a wide range of applications, from health care and fitness monitoring to soft robotics. In this work, we go beyond simple mechanical flexibility and present a lightweight and permeable flexible sensor utilizing melamine foam as a substrate. The foam is coated with metallic copper (Cu) and semiconductive Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide (InGaZnO) to form a thermistor-type temperature sensor. The sensor showed a very stable response when cycling the temperature between 25 °C and 51 °C, exhibiting a maximum sensitivity of $-01.6 \%^{\circ }\mathrm{C}^{-1}$, a permeability of $366.6\,{\rm g\,m^{-2}\,h^{-1}}$ at 24 °C, and a maximum resistance variation of $-2.9\%\mathrm{RH}^{-1}$ when varying the relative humidity from 40% to 70%. The device also remained fully functional even after being bent to a radius of 5 mm.},
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:24:56.000+0200},
author = {de Souza Oliveira, Hugo and Khaanghah, Niloofar Saeedzadeh and Han, Violet Yinuo and Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Ion, Alexandra and Haller, Michael and Cantarella, Giuseppe and Münzenrieder, Niko},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b87430ef7b60626dd1352616a5729488/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.1109/LSENS.2023.3271590},
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issn = {2475-1472},
journal = {IEEE Sensors Letters},
keywords = {Porous Unconventional electronics myown substrates},
month = may,
number = 5,
pages = {1-4},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:24:56.000+0200},
title = {Permeable Thermistor Temperature Sensors Based on Porous Melamine Foam},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10111009/},
volume = 7,
year = 2023
}

M. Soto-Ferrari, A. Carrasco-Pena, and D. Prieto, “Deep learning architectures framework for emerging outbreak forecasting of mpox: a bagged ensemble scheme to model accurate prediction intervals,” , 2023.
[Bibtex]

@article{Soto_Ferrari_2023,
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:23:54.000+0200},
author = {Soto-Ferrari, Milton and Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Prieto, Diana},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f363e520d4813f07f7a710e8093cb8a7/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-2848576/v1},
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intrahash = {f363e520d4813f07f7a710e8093cb8a7},
keywords = {Deep LSTM Learning MPox Networks myown},
month = may,
publisher = {Research Square Platform {LLC}},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:25:02.000+0200},
title = {Deep Learning Architectures Framework for Emerging Outbreak Forecasting of Mpox: A Bagged Ensemble Scheme to Model Accurate Prediction Intervals},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21203%2Frs.3.rs-2848576%2Fv1},
year = 2023
}

2022

M. Soto-Ferrari, A. Carrasco-Pena, and D. Prieto, “AGGFORCLUS: a hybrid methodology integrating forecasting with clustering to assess mitigation plans and contagion risk in pandemic outbreaks: the COVID-19 case study,” Journal of business analytics, vol. 6, iss. 3, p. 217–242, 2022.
[Bibtex]

@article{Soto_Ferrari_2022,
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:27:49.000+0200},
author = {Soto-Ferrari, Milton and Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Prieto, Diana},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2537fe4d662f6eb35fd1c03ab0a147f68/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.1080/2573234x.2022.2122881},
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intrahash = {537fe4d662f6eb35fd1c03ab0a147f68},
journal = {Journal of Business Analytics},
keywords = {COVID-19 Deep Forecast Prediction Risk assessment learning myown},
month = sep,
number = 3,
pages = {217--242},
publisher = {Informa {UK} Limited},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:27:49.000+0200},
title = {{AGGFORCLUS}: A hybrid methodology integrating forecasting with clustering to assess mitigation plans and contagion risk in pandemic outbreaks: the {COVID}-19 Case Study},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080%2F2573234x.2022.2122881},
volume = 6,
year = 2022
}

A. Carrasco-Pena, F. Catania, G. Cantarella, M. Haller, M. Nippa, and N. Münzenrieder, “Flexible thin-film temperature sensors on upcycled polyethylene terephthalate (pet) substrates for the circularity of economy,” in 2022 ieee sensors, 2022, pp. 1-4.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{9967058,
abstract = {The use of plastics for daily life applications keeps rising rapidly making these polymers a material of choice in many fields, including electronics. Nevertheless, the pollution generated from the fabrication, usage and disposal of plastics has become an environmental problem that is impacting most of the ecosystems in our planet. Efforts are being made to reduce the impact plastics have in nature, with recycling and upcycling as promising approaches that not only reduce the harm plastics to the biosphere, but also help in developing a circular model for the usage of these organic polymers. In this work, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was recycled from commercial beverage bottles to create a sustainable substrate for the fabrication of thin-film electronics. As an application for the substrate, temperature sensors were developed and their response was analyzed over a temperature range from 5 °C to 65 °C with a temperature coefficient resistance $(\alpha)$ = 0.002 °C−1, used to measure the temperature of commercial bottle beverages. The development of these substrates provides a second life to the PET from bottles, paving the way for the sustainable and circular usage of plastic as substrates for thin-film electronic devices and a reduction of the negative effects their presence and footprint have in nature.},
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:23:01.000+0200},
author = {Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Catania, Federica and Cantarella, Giuseppe and Haller, Michael and Nippa, Michael and Münzenrieder, Niko},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c46334fd08fa4a9397ca67745f71fd07/acarrascopena},
booktitle = {2022 IEEE Sensors},
doi = {10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967058},
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intrahash = {c46334fd08fa4a9397ca67745f71fd07},
issn = {2168-9229},
keywords = {Recycling Thin-film Upcycling electronics myown},
month = oct,
pages = {1-4},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:25:12.000+0200},
title = {Flexible Thin-Film Temperature Sensors on Upcycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Substrates for the Circularity of Economy},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9967058/},
year = 2022
}

H. de Souza Oliveira, A. Nijkoops, M. Ciocca, A. Carrasco–Peña, L. Petti, G. Cantarella, and N. Münzerieder, “Flexible auxetic structure as substrates for resistive pressure sensors,” in 2022 ieee sensors, 2022, pp. 1-4.
[Bibtex]

@inproceedings{9967254,
abstract = {The recent advances on flexible electronics and sensors have required the development of superior substrates that can withstand different levels and types of deformation, while keeping the integrity and functionality of the sensing materials. This work deals with the development of a zero Poisson's ratio (ZPR) auxetic structure integrated with a pressure sensing material. The ZPR structure can endure 15% of shearing deformation combined with 15% of stretch, presents a Poisson's ratio of 0.061 at a maximum longitudinal deformation of 76%. The resistive pressure sensing material presents a maximum sensitivity of (2.21x104 ± 3.59x103) MΩ/kg, an absolute resistance of around 20 MΩ, and a response time of 50 ms.},
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:20:54.000+0200},
author = {de Souza Oliveira, Hugo and Nijkoops, Annelot and Ciocca, Manuela and Carrasco–Peña, Alejandro and Petti, Luisa and Cantarella, Giuseppe and Münzerieder, Niko},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/212f373171928d7687714ae3dd8d6781c/acarrascopena},
booktitle = {2022 IEEE Sensors},
doi = {10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967254},
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intrahash = {12f373171928d7687714ae3dd8d6781c},
issn = {2168-9229},
keywords = {Auxetic FEA Flexible electronics myown structures},
month = oct,
pages = {01-04},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:25:25.000+0200},
title = {Flexible Auxetic Structure as Substrates for Resistive Pressure Sensors},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9967254/},
year = 2022
}

2020

A. Carrasco-Pena, M. Omer, B. Masa, Z. Shepard, T. Scofield, S. Bhattacharya, N. Orlovskaya, B. E. Collins, S. N. Yarmolenko, J. Sankar, G. Subhash, D. S. Gilliam, and J. E. Fauth, “Mechanical properties, spectral vibrational response, and flow-field analysis of the aragonite skeleton of the staghorn coral (acropora cervicornis),” Coral reefs, vol. 39, iss. 6, p. 1779–1792, 2020.
[Bibtex]

@article{Carrasco_Pena_2020,
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:21:47.000+0200},
author = {Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Omer, Mahmoud and Masa, Bridget and Shepard, Zachary and Scofield, Tyler and Bhattacharya, Samik and Orlovskaya, Nina and Collins, Boyce E. and Yarmolenko, Sergey N. and Sankar, Jagannathan and Subhash, Ghatu and Gilliam, David S. and Fauth, John E.},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/210e74a3e535949a29434d4ea36669f31/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.1007/s00338-020-02003-8},
interhash = {67458b23ff4b92542e1b7638c63574d8},
intrahash = {10e74a3e535949a29434d4ea36669f31},
journal = {Coral Reefs},
keywords = {Compressive Coral Failure Microstructure Raman Vickers analysis hardness myown nursery spectroscopy strength},
month = oct,
number = 6,
pages = {1779--1792},
publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:25:18.000+0200},
title = {Mechanical properties, spectral vibrational response, and flow-field analysis of the aragonite skeleton of the staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00338-020-02003-8},
volume = 39,
year = 2020
}

M. Omer, A. Carrasco-Pena, N. Orlovskaya, B. E. Collins, S. N. Yarmolenko, J. Sankar, G. Subhash, D. S. Gilliam, and J. E. Fauth, “Structural and mechanical properties of staghorn coral (acropora cervicornis) caco3 aragonite skeletons, cleaned by chemical bleaching and biological processes,” Advances in applied ceramics, vol. 119, iss. 8, p. 434–438, 2020.
[Bibtex]

@article{Omer_2020,
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:18:50.000+0200},
author = {Omer, Mahmoud and Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Orlovskaya, Nina and Collins, Boyce E. and Yarmolenko, Sergey N. and Sankar, Jagannathan and Subhash, Ghatu and Gilliam, David S. and Fauth, John E.},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/214b1f1c7d2c83d1bab1457daee36ab90/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.1080/17436753.2020.1815500},
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intrahash = {14b1f1c7d2c83d1bab1457daee36ab90},
journal = {Advances in Applied Ceramics},
keywords = {CaCO3 Mechanical aragonite coral materials microstructure myown porous properties skeleton},
month = sep,
number = 8,
pages = {434--438},
publisher = {Informa {UK} Limited},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:25:35.000+0200},
title = {Structural and mechanical properties of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) CaCO3 aragonite skeletons, cleaned by chemical bleaching and biological processes},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080%2F17436753.2020.1815500},
volume = 119,
year = 2020
}

L. Shi, Z. Li, L. Ju, A. Carrasco-Pena, N. Orlovskaya, H. Zhou, and Y. Yang, “Promoting nitrogen photofixation over a periodic ws2@tio2 nanoporous film,” J. mater. chem. a, vol. 8, iss. 3, pp. 1059-1065, 2020.
[Bibtex]

@article{C9TA12743G,
abstract = {Atmospheric nitrogen fixation using a photocatalytic system is a promising approach to produce ammonia. However{,} most of the recently explored photocatalysts for N2 fixation are in the powder form{,} suffering from agglomeration and difficulty in the collection and leading to unsatisfactory conversion efficiency. Developing efficient film catalysts for N2 photofixation under ambient conditions remains challenging. Herein{,} we report the efficient photofixation of N2 over a periodic WS2@TiO2 nanoporous film{,} which is fabricated through a facile method that combines anodization{,} E-beam evaporation{,} and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Oxygen vacancies are introduced into TiO2 nanoporous films through Ar annealing treatment{,} which plays a vital role in N2 adsorption and activation. The periodic WS2@TiO2 nanoporous film with an optimized WS2 content shows highly efficient photocatalytic performance for N2 fixation with an NH3 evolution rate of 1.39 mmol g−1 h−1{,} representing one of the state-of-the-art catalysts.},
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:15:45.000+0200},
author = {Shi, Li and Li, Zhao and Ju, Licheng and Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Orlovskaya, Nina and Zhou, Haiqing and Yang, Yang},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b3e109c5d28628459a138aaa97c3fd14/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.1039/C9TA12743G},
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intrahash = {b3e109c5d28628459a138aaa97c3fd14},
journal = {J. Mater. Chem. A},
keywords = {Nanoporous Raman Spectroscopy Thin-films myown},
number = 3,
pages = {1059-1065},
publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:26:34.000+0200},
title = {Promoting nitrogen photofixation over a periodic WS2@TiO2 nanoporous film},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9TA12743G},
volume = 8,
year = 2020
}

2019

A. Carrasco-Pena, R. Jordan, J. Dieguez, A. Coronado-Rodríguez, V. B. Ozdemir, K. Kwok, N. Orlovskaya, D. A. Vazquez-Molina, F. J. Uribe-Romo, A. Bolon, M. Radovic, S. Grasso, and M. J. Reece, “Design and development of ring-on-ring jig for biaxial strength testing of brittle ceramic composite materials: zrb2-30wt%sib6,” Advances in applied ceramics, vol. 118, iss. 4, p. 159–168, 2019.
[Bibtex]

@article{Carrasco_Pena_2019,
added-at = {2023-06-19T12:16:54.000+0200},
author = {Carrasco-Pena, Alejandro and Jordan, Ryan and Dieguez, Jessica and Coronado-Rodr{\'{\i}}guez, Arturo and Ozdemir, Veli B. and Kwok, Kawai and Orlovskaya, Nina and Vazquez-Molina, Demetrius A. and Uribe-Romo, Fernando J. and Bolon, Amy and Radovic, Miladin and Grasso, Salvatore and Reece, Mike J.},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24f8e47a47a3c339a610a77ab00dedb2b/acarrascopena},
doi = {10.1080/17436753.2019.1613102},
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intrahash = {4f8e47a47a3c339a610a77ab00dedb2b},
journal = {Advances in Applied Ceramics},
keywords = {Resonant Ring-on-ringbiaxial Spark diffraction element finite flexural mechanical method microstructure myown plasma powder properties sintering spectroscopy strength ultrasound},
month = may,
number = 4,
pages = {159--168},
publisher = {Informa {UK} Limited},
timestamp = {2023-06-19T12:26:16.000+0200},
title = {Design and development of ring-on-ring jig for biaxial strength testing of brittle ceramic composite materials: ZrB2-30wt%SiB6},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080%2F17436753.2019.1613102},
volume = 118,
year = 2019
}