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Teodor Apetrei

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Teodor Apetrei started his PhD studies at ICMAB-CSIC, participating in the MUST project, in November 2023. He earned his BSc in Computational Physics from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania, in 2020, and his MSc in Applied and Engineering Physics from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 2023. His research primarily involves the growth and engineering of magnetic oxide and nitride thin films using magnetron sputtering with tunable interfacial chiralic magnetism and perpendicular anisotropy.

Weronika Janus

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Weronika Janus began her role as a Postdoctoral researcher at ICMAB-CSIC, working on the SMARTSPIN project, in November 2023. She completed her BSc in Biomedical Engineering in 2018 and her MSc in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Bionanotechnology in 2019, both at AGH University of Krakow, Poland. She then started her PhD in Physics at the same institution in 2019, concentrating on manipulating the magnetic properties of antiferromagnetic thin films through strain. Her current research interest is in developing innovative magnetic insulator-based spintronic memory devices, where the information can be written and read by all-electrical means

Takayuki Shiino

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Takayuki Shiino became a postdoctoral researcher at ICMAB-CSIC, contributing to the MAGNEPIC project in March 2024. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2013, followed by a Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from KAIST in 2016. In 2019, he completed his Ph.D. at Nagoya University with a dissertation on quantum critical phenomena in heavy-fermion materials. Post-PhD, he held two postdoctoral positions: at Uppsala University (2019 – 2021, Sweden) researching quasicrystals, and at KAIST (2022 – 2024, South Korea) focusing on spintronics. His current research involves spintronic devices utilizing insulating ferrimagnetic materials.

Martí Ramis

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Martí Ramis obtained a Bachelor degree in Chemistry at Universitat de Barcelona and  a Master degree in Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He joined Dr. Mariona Coll team as FPI PhD student in December 2022. The topic of his research is on the development of flexible complex oxide membranes via cost-effective chemical methods and to explore the unique properties that these unconventional structures can offer for energy and electronic applications.

Mariona Coll

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My research expertise ranges across the cost-effective synthesis of oxides and their chemical and structural characterization to develop functional materials with tailored properties focusing on electronic and energy harvesting applications.

Currently, my research interests are on the rational design of chemical procedures to prepare thin films and nanocomposites combining solution processing and atomic layer deposition. We are also interested in exploring single crystalline freestanding oxide membranes to unlock novel and enhanced properties arising from extreme flexural deformation and artificial stacking. We aim to understand the synthesis-property relationship of all these systems with special emphasis on multifunctional complex oxides including multiferroics which are attractive candidates for applications in information storage, spintronics, sensors, actuators and optoelectronics. 

I graduated in Chemistry from Universitat de Barcelona and hold a PhD in Materials Science from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.  I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland and NIST (USA) for 3 years and since 2018 I am a tenured scientist at ICMAB-CSIC. I was awarded with “L’Oreal Women in Science 2017” and “Beca Leonardo FBBVA 2020”. I have given more than 30 invited talks and co-organized 6 international conferences, symposiums and schools in the field of oxides and materials for energy and electronics. I am active in the supervision of PhD students and mentoring postdocs.

ORCID: 0000-0001-5157-7764

Longyi Fan

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My name is Longyi Fan, from China. I finished my Master degree on Materials Science and Engineering at Dalian Jiaotong University. I joined the lab in October 2023 with a China Scholarship Council fellowship to start my PhD Thesis on the preparation and characterization of stacked single crystalline complex oxide membranes for next-generation electronic devices under the supervision of Dr. Mariona Coll. 

Karla Mena

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I am a DOCFAM-MSCA PhD student who joined ICMAB in June 2023 to work on Multiferroic nanocomposites for light and magnetic energy harvesting, under the supervision of Dr. Mariona Coll and Dr. Anna Palau. I obtained a Bachelor degree in Chemistry at the University of Costa Rica and a Master degree in Applied Chemistry at Chiba University, Japan. 

Emanuele Longo

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After graduating with honors in solid state physics in 2017 from the University of Milan-Bicocca, in 2021 Dr. Longo successfully defended his doctoral thesis in the field of spintronics, earning the title of Doctor of Science and Nanotechnology of Materials at the same university, within a collaboration with the Institute of Microelectronics and Microsystem in Agrate-Brianza of the Italian national council of research (CNR-IMM). From 2021 to July 2023, he was postdoctoral research fellow at the CNR-IMM in the framework of the SKYTOP European project.  

During his PhD activity and first postdoctoral activity, Dr. Longo studied the chemical-physical interactions between an exotic phase of matter known as “topological insulator” and ferromagnetic materials, with the aim to produce efficient spintronic devices for memory storage and logic applications. In particular, he investigated the properties of topological systems when used to convert spin currents into charge currents (and vice versa). He contributed to develop an industrially compatible deposition process to produce Sb2Te3 topological insulator thin films on 4’’ silicon wafers, demonstrating their remarkable spin-to-charge current conversion efficiency.

Here at ICMAB, Dr. Longo carries out under supervision of Prof. Fontcuberta a fundamental study of the detection, and characterization of orbital currents in early transition metals metallic oxides, activity which lies in the framework of the so-called “spinorbitronics”. The possibility to use light materials and their exceptional transport properties make the orbital currents very promising to be exploited in the future micro- and nano- electronic devices.

Yinhgjie Zhu

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Yingjie Zhu pursues a PhD in Light-matter interactions, with the objective to explore spin-orbit entanglement in Jahn-Teller correlated systems.

Gabriele De Luca

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Dr. Gabriele De Luca is a Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) since January 2023. He performed his undergraduate studies in Physics in Napoli and received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from ETH Zürich in 2017. Later, he has been a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zürich between 2018-2021 and a visiting researcher in University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. He was then awarded a SNF Postdoc.Mobility grant (Swiss equivalent to MSCA) to work in the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) between 2021-2022. His research focuses on the growth and characterization of complex oxide heterostructures and the evolution of their functional properties at the nanoscale.

Research Area

  • Transition metal oxides are considered to be the perfect candidate for the development of cheap, compact, green and energy-efficient devices because they are earth-abundant and can host a vast amount of electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. The structural quality of oxide heterostructures now rivals that of the best conventional semiconductors, allowing to envisage an oxide electronics era. However, for implementing such functional material systems in technological applications, it is necessary to understand how to control and engineer their properties at the nanoscale.
  • In MULFOX, we investigate the evolution of these properties when two or more complex oxides are brought together. Various effects can take place including the change of lattice distortions (epitaxial strain), electrostatic coupling when materials with different polarity are involved (polar catastrophe), charge transfer via chemical potential shift, frustration due to sublattice connectivity (oxygen octahedra and tetrahedra), size effects due to reduced dimensionality, structure-periodicity tuning (superlattices) and so on. The idea is to explore the phase diagrams of complex oxide heterostructures to assemble the knowledge required for developing the technologies of tomorrow.

Ondrej Novak

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Mr. Ondrej Novak graduated in Physics at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He has a Master degree in Optics and Optoelectronics. He joined the lab in September 2022 to start his PhD Thesis on “Topological phase transitions in photonic crystals” under supervision of Dr. Gervasi Herranz as a part of a co-tutelled Thesis with Prof. Martin Veis (Charles University in Prague)

 

Kyle Shen

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Dr. Kyle Shen, director of Laboratory of Atomic & Solid State Physics, Cornell University, spent a Sabbatical Stay in MULFOX-ICMAB for a year (2022.2023). Prof. Shen investigates many-body interactions in quantum materials, with the aim of controlling potentially exotic properties such as superconductivity, magnetism, metal-insulator transitions, and topological properties. Prof. Shen is widely recognized by his expertise in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), and synchrotron-based x-ray probes including x-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant x-ray scattering. A major research thrust is the synthesis and investigation of artificially engineered heterostructures of quantum materials synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) with strong electron correlations which allow new emergent states to be created at the interface.

Leo Salgado Chane-Pane

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Leo Salgado Chane-Pane joined ICMAB-CSIC and the MAGNEPIC project in November 2021. He studied Chemistry at the University of Santiago (Spain), where he obtained his BSc. in 2020. He is currently an MSc. student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, specializing in Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Leo is carrying out his thesis project on current-controlled ferroelectric devices for next-generation nonvolatile data storage.

Email: lsalgado@icmab.es

Teodor Parella Dilmé

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Teodor Parella Dilmé joined ICMAB-CSIC and the MAGNEPIC project as a JAE Intro fellow in October 2021. He is a double degree B.Sc. student in physics and chemistry at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Teo is currently undertaking his bachelor thesis in physics and his research focuses on ionic control of spin-orbit torques in ferrimagnetic insulators.

Email: tparella@icmab.es

Martín Testa Anta

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Martín Testa Anta joined ICMAB-CSIC and the MAGNEPIC project as a PhD student in March 2021. He obtained his BSc(Hons) (2015) and MSc (2016) in Chemistry from the University of Vigo (Spain). He subsequently joined the Applied Physics Department at the same university as a predoctoral fellow, where he worked on the synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanocrystals, with particular emphasis on the phenomena that take place at the surface and interfaces between transition metal oxides. His current research is focused on the spin-torque control of magnetization in ferrimagnetic insulators. 

Email: mtesta@icmab.es

Stefano Fedel

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Stefano Fedel joined ICMAB-CSIC and the MAGNEPIC project as a PhD student in September 2021. He studied Engineering Physics at Politecnico di Milano (Italy), where he obtained his BCs in 2018 and MSc in 2021. He spent one year as an exchange student at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) between 2019 and 2020. Afterward, he carried out his master thesis at ETH Zurich (Switzerland), where he focused on the characterization of spin-orbit torques at the interface between topological insulators and ferromagnet. Stefano’s project deals with the current-driven dynamics of magnetization in magnetic insulators detected by MOKE microscopy.

Email: sfedel@icmab.es

Silvia Damerio

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Silvia Damerio joined ICMAB-CSIC and the MAGNEPIC project as a Post-doc researcher in February 2022. She obtained her BSc(Hons) (2015) and MSc(Hons) (2017) in Chemistry from the University of Genova (Italy) and University of Groningen (the Netherlands), respectively. She subsequently joined the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials of the University of Groningen for her PhD, which she received in 2022 with a thesis about modulated phases in ferroic oxides. Her current research focuses on the study of the spin-flop transition in thin films of ferrimagnetic insulators grown by sputtering.

Email: sdamerio@icmab.es

Can Onur Avci

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Dr. Can Onur Avci is a principal investigator at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) since February 2021. He received his Ph.D. degree from ETH Zürich in 2015 and was awarded the ETH Medal for outstanding doctoral thesis. He has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 2016-2018 and at ETH Zürich between 2018 and 2021. He recently received an ERC Starting Grant to develop spintronics devices based on magnetic insulators. His research focuses on spin-orbit-driven phenomena and spin currents in low dimensional systems, electrical control of magnetization, and spintronic memory and logic devices.

Jaume Gázquez

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Biography

In 2007 I obtained my PhD in Materials Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Afterwards I joined the STEM Group of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a postdoc under the supervision of Dr. Maria Varela and Dr. Steve Pennycook. In September 2010 I joined back the ICMAB as a JAE-doc. In 2013 I could secure a 5-year Ramón y Cajal contract to start independent research at ICMAB. Since July 2020 I am a CSIC Tenured Scientist.

Research interest

My research concentrates on establishing relations between the structure, chemistry and physical properties of transition-metal oxide nanostructures. The role of reduced dimensionality and the structure of interfaces, point defects, dislocations, etc, remains obscure in many cases but are central to macroscopic materials properties. Imaging interfaces and defects at sub-Angstrom resolution, chemical mapping at atomic level are some of the hot points to be addressed in materials science. The richness of an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), in which a very tiny electron probe (of the order of 1 Å) is scanned over the specimen, is to collect several signals in parallel, allowing to combine structural imaging and spectroscopic imaging, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) for example, with atomic resolution.

Gervasi Herranz

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Research Leader in Functional Oxide Interfaces and Photonics

The celebrated phrase “the interface is the device” is my favorite motto to describe my research activity, which aims at uncovering new physical phenomena at the boundary of materials, for new concepts and applications.

Until 2008, my focus was on the research on functional oxides, exploiting their magnetic and transport properties. Yet, well before my appointment at ICMAB, my previous scientific experience Ied me to the convincement that exploiting also the optical properties of functional interfaces was an endless source of inspiration for new physics. In 2008, my new permanent position as a tenured researcher at ICMAB-CSIC gave me the opportunity to bring these new ideas and concepts into life.

This background has brought to my major achievements in the fields of oxide functional interfaces and photonics. My most notorious highlights in the last four years include: (i) The possibility of manipulating the electronic structure of oxide quantum wells to realize tailored properties for applications, mainly in electronics (Physical Review Letters 109, 226601 (2012), Scientific Reports 2, 758 (2012), Physical Review Letters 113, 156802 (2014), Nature Communications 6, 6028 (2015), ii) the tuning of electronic orbital polarization at oxide surfaces (Nature Communications 3, 1189 (2012)); the tailoring of the magneto-optic activity exploiting photonic-band effects (ACS Nano, 5, 2957(2011), Nanoscale 3, 4811 (2011)) and (iv) exploiting plasmons for enhanced magnetooptics (Langmuir, 28, 9010 (2012), Physical Review Applied 2, 054003 (2014).

I have supervised three Master Theses and three PhD Theses (two more are in progress). My results have been published in 71 articles (during the last six years I have published 12 articles in journals with index of impact higher than 5) and my h-index is h = 20. I have been awarded with 12 invited lectures in international conferences during the last 6 years (among them, APS March Meeting (twice), MRS Spring, SPIE, CIMTEC and Intermag conferences). I have co-authored a book chapter in the field of photonics (2013). My scientific record is available at http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-2770-2014.

One of my endeavors has been to be in contact with the scientific community and boost the communication and knowledge exchange. With this in spirit, I have been organizer in two MRS Spring symposia (one as lead coordinator) and I am also leading the organization of one symposium in EMRS 2015 in functional oxides. At the same time, I have been invited as lecturer in different Schools worldwide to lecture on oxide physics and photonics.   

Lourdes Fàbrega

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Cryogenic radiation detectors, working at temperatures well below 1K, are considered the next generation of instrumentation for a wide variety of applications. Among them, superconducting Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) are nowadays at the frontline. TESs are ultrasensitive microcalorimeters or bolometers useful for a very wide radiation range, from gamma-rays to microwaves and particles. Although initially developed mainly for astronomic instruments, either on ground or in space, their performances, the maturity achieved and the progress on cryogenics have open many other niches for them, in applications such as industry, materials science and quantum information. In particular, TESs have already been installed in electron microscopes and in several synchrotron lines.

My research focuses in the development (design, fabrication and characterization) of X-ray detectors based on Mo/Au-based TES, for Space and other applications, such as dark matter search or materials science. I’m also interested in the physics of these devices: indeed, in spite of the extraordinary development of TES and their achieved performances, there is still room for them to further approach the theoretically predicted limits. Specific work to this end involves understanding the nature of the superconducting transition, and electrothermal modeling to determine and reduce the so-called unexplained noise.

Josep Fontcuberta

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I’m mostly interested on functional oxides. These strongly correlated electronic systems display fascinating ferroic (i.e. magnetic, ferroelectric), electric and optical properties, that have motivated my research and that of the group I’ve led. I’m a material’s scientist and I have devoted much effort to the preparation and growth of epitaxies of complex oxides and to the study of the relationship between their structure, microstructure and functional properties. Nowadays, my research activity is focused on exploiting oxide thin films for efficient data storage using magnetic and ferroelectric materials, and their potential use in photovoltaics for energy harvesting and as transparent metallic electrodes. I’m persuaded that oxides can play a very important role in advanced high-tech devices and I’m pushing for the development of either new applications or new-concept devices.

Alejandro Sánchez Miñarro

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Hello all! My name is Alex and after finish my Bachelor degree on Physics at Universitat de Barcelona and my Master degree on Photonics at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya I’ve just joined to MULFOX group to start my PhD about photonic metasurfaces with topological properties under the supervision of Dr. Gervasi Herranz. I’m glad to be here and eager to start this new stage!

 

Milena Sulzbach

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My name is Milena Sulzbach and I am from Brasil. There, I studied physics and acquired my Bachelor´s and Master´s degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Now, I have started my PhD in ICMAB under the supervision of Prof. Fontcuberta in the Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures group. In my free time, I enjoy walking, listen music, reading and travelling to new places with my friends.

2021

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

“Electroresistance in epitaxial HZO films”

J. Fontcuberta 

International Workshop on “Advanced Materials-to-Device Solutions for Synaptic Electronics”.

Barcelona, 10/11/2021

 

“Electroresistance and Ferroelectric Polarization in HZO Films Down to 2 nm “

J. Fontcuberta 

International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF).

Virtual, 16-21 May 2021

 

“Optical Switch of Resistance in Ferroelectric Junctions “

I. Fina

International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF).

Virtual, 16-21 May 2021

 

“Enhanced Ferroelectric Properties of Epitaxial La-Doped Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Thin Films “

F. Sánchez 

International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF).

Virtual, 16-21 May 2021

 

“Enhanced Stability of Orthorhombic Ferroelectric Phase in HfxZr1-xO2 Films Enabled by
Epitaxial Stabilization “

I .Fina  

International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF).

Virtual, 16-21 May 2021

Mikko Kataja

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Hello everyone! I’m Mikko Kataja and I come from Finland, where I did my PhD in Aalto University on magneto-optically active plasmonic nanoparticles. I am now in ICMAB in Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures research group to explore the possibilities that active oxide materials, such as ferromagnetic and ferroelectric oxides, offer in the field of optics, especially for active nanoscale optical devices. In my freetime, I enjoy cooking and board games.

 

 

 

Clemens Lindermeir from Wolfenbüttel

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Hi, my name is Clemens Lindermeir from Wolfenbüttel, Germany. I joined the ICMAB to do an internship for a year. In Germany I study chemical engineering at the Clausthal University of Technology. Apart from that I enjoy being outdoors, riding motorcycle and playing my guitar. I am also a big fan of travelling. During my stay I`d like to learn Spanish (and maybe Catalan) fluently and I will keep looking for new experiences and friends to spend time with.

2019

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

“In-operando adjustable orbital polarization in LaNiO3 perovskites”

J. Fontcuberta

15th International Workshop on Magnetism & Superconductivity at the Nanoscale.

Comaruga, 4 July 2019

 

“Nonreciprocal magnetoplasmonic gratings”

G. Herranz

15th International Workshop on Magnetism & Superconductivity at the Nanoscale.

Comaruga, 4 July 2019

 

“Epitaxial Integration on Si(001) of Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Capacitors”

F. Sánchez

ISAF-EMF Conference

Lausanne 17-19 July 2019

 

“Tunel Electroresistance in Epitaxial Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Thin Films”

I. Fina

ISAF-EMF Conference

Lausanne 17-19 July 2019

 

“Storing Data in Complementary Resistive Switching Ferroelectric Capacitor”

I. Fina

ISAF-EMF Conference

Lausanne 17-19 July 2019

Nico Dix.

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  • PhD 2006 -2010.
  • Post-Doc contract to work on Thin film growth by PLD and characterization  (15/11/2018 – 15/11/2019). 

Tingfeng Song

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Working on ferroelectric thin films under the supervision of Dr. Florencio Sánchez. Starting on 15/11/2018

 

 

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Rafael Cichelero

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 Rafael Cichelero, degree in Physics and Master in Physics from Universidade Federaldo Rio Grandedo Sul (Brazil).

At ICMAB has joined the Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Funcitions Oxides, to take a PhD Degree under the supervision of Dr. Gervasi Herranz (2015 – 2019).

 

Mengdi Qian

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Mengdi Qian from Sichuan University, has joined our group to do a PhD  Thesis (2014 – 2018). 

 

 

Yunwei Sheng

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Yunwei Sheng joint our team and initiate their PhD work on October 1st, 2018. Welcome !

Hello, I am Yunwei Sheng, from China University of Geosciences. Now I have joined the group of Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures to do my PhD work on ferroelectric films.

See you around!

 

 

Xiao Long

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Xiao Long joints our team and initiate their PhD work on October 5th, 2018. Welcome!

Hello, I am Xiao Long, from Shanghai University. Now I have joined the group of Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures to do my PhD work on ferroelectric films.
See you around!

 

 

2018

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

 “Magnetoresistance in Pt/CoFe2O4 bilayers controlled by competing spin accumulation and interfacial chemical reconstructions”

J. Fontcuberta, 

“Static and dynamic control of the orbital occupancy in LaNiO3”

J. Fontcuberta

International Conference on Magnetism (ICM 2018)

S. Francisco, 16 – 20 Julio 2018

 

“Nanoscience and Nanotechnology”

I. Fina

“Information and communication technologies”

I. Fina

Universitat Catalana d’Estiu (UCE)

Prada, 22 – 23 August 2018

 

“Electrons i espins: una parella més eficient si està trencada”

J. Fontcuberta

Nit Jove de la Recerca “Scientific Corner”

CosmoCaixa, 28 setembre 2018

 

“In-situ imaging of electric field-induced ferroelastic domain motion in SrTiO3”

G.Herranz

International Workshop on Oxide Electronics iWOE-2018

Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 1 – 3 October 2018

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

“Thermionic Field Emission in back-to-back BaTiO3-based Schottky interfaces”

M. Sulzbach

International Workshop on Oxide Electronics iWOE-2018

Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 1 – 3 October 2018

 

 “Misfit controlled electrical conductivity and simultaneous optimization of carrier density and mobility in transparent metallic 3d oxide films”

M. Mirjolet

International Workshop on Oxide Electronics iWOE-2018

Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 1 – 3 October 2018Ç

 

“Imaging Polarization Topologies in BaTiO3/SrTiO3 Superlattices”

S. Estandia

International Workshop on Oxide Electronics iWOE-2018

Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 1 – 3 October 2018

 

 

Peter Manshausen

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Hi, I’m Peter, a third year physics student from Heidelberg, Germany. I will be doing experiments on spintronics during July 2018 and the beginning of August. Other than that I’ll spend my time reading at the beach and exploring Barcelona and its surroundings. See you around!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halyna Volkova

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PhD student Halyna Volkova is doing her PhD thesis in Université Paris-Saclay under the supervision of B. Dkhil and I.C. Infante. She will stay in our group working on growth and photovoltaic characterization of ferroelectric materials during 2 months (2018, January – March).

We hope you the best. 

 

 

 

 

Saúl Estandía

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PhD on the preparation (by PLD) of samples made of the ferroelectric oxide BaTiO3 and further characterization (by STEM microscopy) to understand the polarization domains’ dynamics, all that under the supervision of Florencio Sanchez and Jaume Gazquez. As background I hold both a degree in physics and a master in photonics (2016 – 2019)

 

 

Ariadna Soro

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My name is Ariadna Soro and I’m currently studying a double degree in Physics and Mathematics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Here at ICMAB, I’ll be working on my final degree project (20.11.2017 – 30.06.2018) with the help of the Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures research group. Besides from studying, I also enjoy dancing, skiing and playing the guitar.

I’m really looking forward to this opportunity and I’m hoping to learn a lot from everyone here!

 

 

 

Blai Casals

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Degree in Physics and Master in Biophysics from Universitat de Barcelona.

ICMAB PhD 01.03.2013 – 28.02.2017.

Severo Ochoa Project until 31.05.2018.

2017

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Untangling Electrostatic and Strain Effects on the Polarization of Ferroelectric Superlattices

E. Khestanova, N. Dix, I. Fina, J.M Rebled, C. Magen, S. Estrade, F. Peiro, J. Fontcuberta, F. Sanchez

Electronic Materials and Applications 17 (The American Ceramic Society)

Orlando (USA), January 18, 2017

 

Dual critical thickness for lattice and electronic instabilities in the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface.
Session A37a: Complex Oxide Interfaces and Heterostructures – LaAlO3/SrTiO3
Speaker: Gervasi Herranz
APS March Meeting 2017
New Orleans, March 13, 2017

 

Directional heat dissipation generated by surface acoustic waves in Co/Pt/LiNbO3 structures.
Session X47: Domain Wall Motion
Speaker: Gervasi Herranz
APS March Meeting 2017
New Orleans, March 17, 2017

 

Giant magneto-optical activity induced by polarons in manganites
Speaker: Gervasi Herranz
TO-BE Spring Meeting 2017, Towards oxide-based electronics
Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg, 3rd – 5th April 2017

 

Reversing ON/OFF resistance states in BaTiO3 ferroelectric tunnel junctions: thickness and writing time dependencies
Speaker: Mengdi Qian
TO-BE Spring Meeting 2017, Towards oxide-based electronics
Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg, 3rd – 5th April 2017

 

Trends of ferroelectrics and magnetic materials.
Speaker: Ignasi Fina
Department of Physics, University of Barcelona
Barcelona, April 20th 2017

 

Tuning Light-induced Polarization Screening of Ferroelectric Materials by Water
Speaker: Fanmao Liu
ISAF 2017 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, U.S.A, 7-11 May 2017 

 

Electrically driven magnetic memory effect in Antiferromagnetic-Ferromagnetic mixed phase system

Speaker: Ignasi Fina

E-MRS 2017 Spring Meeting

Strasbourg, 24 Mayo 2017

 

Electroresistance in BaTiO3 junctions

Speaker: Ignasi Fina

E-MRS 2017 Spring Meeting

Strasbourg, 24 Mayo 2017

 

Disentangling tunneling and non-tunneling contributions on electroresistance in BTO-based ferroelectric nanometric junctions”

Speaker: Mendi Qian

E-MRS 2017 Spring Meeting

Strasbourg, 24 Mayo 2017

 

Tuning photoelectric response in ferroelectric thin film

Speaker: Ignasi Fina

E-MRS Fall meeting 2017 

Warzaw

 

Thermally and electrically stimulated observation of magnetic memory effect in a Ferromagnetic-Antiferromagnetic phase transition

Speaker: Ignasi Fina

E-MRS Fall meeting 2017 

Warzaw

 

Tailoring lattice strain and ferroelectric polarization of epitaxial BaTiO3 thin films on Si(001)”, (Symposium N)

Speaaker: Florencio Sánchez

E-MRS Fall meeting 2017 

Warzaw

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

Tuning Light-induced Polarization Screening of Ferroelectric Materials by Water
Fanmao Liu
ISAF 2017 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, U.S.A, 7-11 May 2017

 

 

Anna Fritschen

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My name is Anna Fritschen and I am doing a 3 month internship at the Mulfox group (January – April 2017) as part of my master studies of material science. I come from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Here at ICMAB, I am preparing targets for thin films of different functional oxides.

2016

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

“Magnetoelectric coupling mediated by ferroelastic domains and polar domain-walls in non-polar materials.“
Author: Josep Fontcuberta
23th Workhsop On Oxide Electronics (WOE)
Nanjing,14th November  Dec 2016

 

“Observation of a huge polaron gyrotropic response near room temperature in manganite thin films.“
Author: Gervasi Herranz
APS March Meeting 2016
Baltimore,  14 March 2016

 

“Magnetoelectric coupling mediated by entangled ferroelastic domain and polar domain walls in non-polar materials.“
Author: Gervasi Herranz
CMD26 Conference, European Physics Society: Condensed Matter Division
Groningen,  4 September 2016

 

“Control of Magnetic States in Metallic Ferromagnets with Surface Acoustics Waves.“
Author: Nahuel Statuto and Ferran Macià
MMM conference
New Orleans, Lousiana, USA,  2 November 2016

 

“Untangling Electrostatic and Strain Effects on the Polarization of Ferroelectric Superlattices”
Author: E. Khestanova, N. Dix, I. Fina, J.M Rebled, C. Magen, S. Estrade, F. Peiro, J. Fontcuberta, F. Sanchez
To-Be 2016 Fall Meeting
Ljubljana (Eslovenia), September 30, 2016

 

ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS

 

“Growth mechanisms of complex oxides by pulsed laser deposition”
Invited lecture F. Sanchez
2nd Autumn School on Physics of Advanced Materials (PAMS-2)
Cluj-Napoca (Romania), September 9, 2016

 

“Physical Growth Techniques: Pulsed laser deposition”
Invited lecture F. Sanchez
1st NFFA-Europe Summer School
Bellaterra (Barcelona), 20-07-2016

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

“Untangling the contributions of cerium- and iron- sublattices to the magnetism of Ce-doped yttrium iron garnet“
Author: Gervasi Herranz
APS March Meeting 2016
Baltimore,  14 March 2016

 

“Direct observation and imaging of magnetoelastic effect on magnetic nanostructures“
Author: Ferran Macià
SPICE Workshop Quantum Acoustics
Mainz, May 17th, 2016

Morteza Alizadeh

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Hello
I am Morteza from Iran.
I am in ICMAB to use research opportunity for 6 month (January – July 2017) and work on my PhD thesis.
I have photonic master degree from sbu in Iran and LASER OPTIC engineering bachelor degree from tabriz university.

Nahuel Statuto

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My name is Nahuel Statuto and I have a Degree in Mathematics and Master in Theorical Physics from Universitat de Barcelona. Now, I performing a PhD under the supervision of Dr. Ferran Macià, in the group of Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures (2016 – 2019)

Master Thesis

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Tetiana Zakusylo
The influence of the top-contact metal on the ferroelectric properties of epitaxial ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films
Supervisor: I. Fina
Universitat de Barcelona, 20/10/2020

David Bugallo
Growth and characterization of ferrimagnetic Y3Fe12O5 and conducting transparent Ba0.95La0.05SnO3 thin films
Supervisor: F. Sánchez
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 21/07/2016

Mathieu Mirjolet

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Hello there! My name is Mathieu Mirjolet. After finishing my master’s degree in Physics at the Université de Lorraine in France, I decided to join the Multifunctional Oxides and Complex Structures group of ICMAB in order to carry out my PhD.

In everyday life I enjoy travelling, reading, listening to some classical music, or just setting the world to rights with my friends and a fine whisky. Hope to see you around!

 

 

Ferran Macià

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I am a research scientist with a background in mathematics and telecommunication engineering. My work experience and interests are magnetism and spin-dependence electron transport (spintronics) in mesoscopic systems, magnetic quantum tunneling and coherence in low dimensional magnetism. I am also interested in dynamical systems especially those involving magnetism. I follow an interdisciplinary research approach-contributing mostly with experimental work but also with theoretical and computational studies.

Yu Chen

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I studied in Shanghai University as a master student.On 2nd Nov. 2016, I incorporated to ICMAB.
In ICMAB, I study the transport properties of the LAO/STO 2DEGs and the interaction of transport with light. My work also focuses in imaging magnetic and ferroelectric domains in multiferroic structures.

 

 

Jike Lyu

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Jike Lyu, master degree from Northeastern University in China.  He worked on ferroelectric films on Silicon under the supervision of Florencio Sanchez for P.hD degree (2015 – 2019)

 

LEO GREGOIRE

Léo Gregoire

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Student on Engineering from Nantes Polytechnic University (France, joins our team for a 4 months internship).

2015

2015

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Imaging the electrooptic response of ferroelectrics at the diffraction limit
Authors: O. Vlasin, B. Casals, D. Gutiérrez, N. Dix, F. Sánchez, G. Herranz
E-MRS 2015 Conference
Lille, May 2015

maria espinola

Maria Espinola

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Degree in Physics (University of Barcelona). Final degree project “Magneto-optical spectroscopy of ferromagnetic garnet thin film” with Gervasi Herranz and Blai Casals.

July 2015

2014

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Polarization-dependent electric transport barriers in metal-ferroelectric-metal heterostructures
Author: J. Fontcuberta
NanoSelect –Annual meeting  2014
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona), June 25th – 26th – 27th  2014

 

Orbital occupancy and superconductivity in unconventional LAO/STO interfaces
Author: G. Herranz
NanoSelect –Annual meeting  2014
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona), June 25th – 26th – 27th  2014

 

Spectroscopic determination of magnetic Phase diagram of Half-doped manganites thin films
Author: D. Pesquera
NanoSelect –Annual meeting  2014
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona), June 25th – 26th – 27th  2014

 

High mobility electron gases at amorphous interfaces
Author: M. Scigaj
NanoSelect –Annual meeting  2014
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona), June 25th – 26th – 27th  2014

 

Photoinduced effects in metal-ferroelectric-metal Heterostructures
Author: F. Liu
NanoSelect –Annual meeting  2014
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona), June 25th – 26th – 27th  2014

 

Strain effects on magnetic and electric phase diagrams of half–doped manganite epitaxial thin films
Author: D. Gutierrez
NanoSelect –Annual meeting  2014
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona), June 25th – 26th – 27th  2014

Carlos Rubio

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Final project of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology degree (UAB).

2013 – 2014.

2013

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Temperature dependent magnetic domain reconfiguration in La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 thin films
D. Pesquera, V. Skumryev, F. Sanchez, G. Herranz and J. Fontcuberta
12th Joint MMM/Intermag Conference
Chicago USA, January 14-18, 2013

 

Direct magnetoelectric effect in BaTiO3 – CoFe2O4 epitaxial heterostructures
I. Fina, N. Dix, J. Rebled, F. Peiro, S. Estrade, L. Fábrega, F. Sánchez and J. Fontcuberta
12th Joint MMM/Intermag Conference
Chicago USA, January 14-18, 2013

 

Phase coexistence and magnetically-tuneable polarization in cycloidal multiferroic
I. Fina, V. Skumryev, D.O’Flynn, G. Balakrishnan, J. Fontcuberta
MAMA-Trends: Trends, challenges and emergent new phenomena in multi functional materials
Sorrento, Italy, May 20-23, 2013

 

Electron distribution among 3d-eg orbitals in manganite thin films
D. Pesquera, F. Sánchez, G. Herranz, Barla, E. Pellegrin, F. Bondino, E. Magnano and J. Fontcuberta.
MAMA-Trends: Trends, challenges and emergent new phenomena in multi-functional materials
Sorrento, Italy, May 20-23, 201

 

High mobility conduction and superconductivity at (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces.
G. Herranz, F. Sanchez, N. Dix, M. Scigaj, J. Fontcuberta.
MAMA-Trends: Trends, challenges and emergent new phenomena in multi-functional materials
Sorrento, Italy, May 20-23, 2013

 

Two-dimensional electron liquids at the interface between two wide-bandgap insulators.
G. Herranz, M. Scigaj, N. Dix, J. Gázquez, M. Varela, N. Bergeal, J. Lesueur, F. Sánchez, J. Fontcuberta
XXXIV Annual Meeting of the Spanish Royal Society of Physics
València, Spain, 15 – 19 July 2013

 

Orientational Tuning of 2D-Superconductivity in LaAlO3/SrTiO3.
G. Herranz, M. Scigaj, N. Dix, J. Gázquez, N. Bergeal, J. Lesueur, F. Sánchez, J. Fontcuberta
20th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics
Singapore, 22 – 25 September 2013

 

High mobility conduction at (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces
G. Herranz, M. Scigaj, N. Dix, J. Gazquez, M. Varela, F. Sanchez, J. Fontcuberta
Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting
Boston (USA), 2013

 

Large out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization in flat epitaxial BaTiO3 on CoFe2O4 magnetoelectric heterostructures
N. Dix, I. Fina, R. Bachelet, L. Fabrega, C. Kanamadi, J. Fontcuberta, F. Sanchez
Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting
Boston (USA), 2013

 

Ultra-flat BaTiO3 epitaxial films on Si(001) with high out-of-plane polarization
M. Scigaj, N. Dix, I. Fina, R. Bachelet, B. Warot-Fonrose, J. Fontcuberta, F. Sanchez
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting
Warsaw (Poland), 2013

 

 

High mobility conduction at (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces
G. Herranz, M. Scigaj, N. Dix, J. Gazquez, M. Varela, F. Sanchez, J. Fontcuberta
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Strasbourg (France), 2013

 

Pulsed laser deposition of epitaxial BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 magnetoelectric heterostructures
N. Dix, I. Fina, R. Bachelet, L. Fabrega, C. Kanamadi, J. Fontcuberta, and F. Sanchez
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Strasbourg (France), 2013

 

Ultra-flat BaTiO3 epitaxial films on Si(001) with large out-of-plane polarization M. Scigaj, N. Dix, I. Fina, R. Bachelet, B. Warot-Fonrose, J. Fontcuberta, F. Sanchez
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Strasbourg (France), 2013

 

Ultra-flat BaTiO3 epitaxial films on Si(001) with large out-of-plane polarization
. Scigaj, N. Dix, I. Fina, R. Bachelet, B. Warot-Fonrose, J. Fontcuberta, F. Sanchez
European Workshop on “Functional oxides for integration in micro- and nano-electronics”
Autrans (France), April 2013

 

Dynamic Magnetoelectric Coupling in Co/PZT Bilayers
O. Vlasin, R. Jarrier, G. Herranz and S. Cherifi.
58th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Denver, Colorado, 4–8 November 2013

 

Imaging Dynamic Magnetoelectric Coupling in Multiferroic Bilayers
O. Vlasin, S. Cherifi, N. Dix, F. Sanchez, J. Fontcuberta and G. Herranz
58th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Denver, Colorado, 4–8 November 2013

 

Room temperature electroresistance in BaTiO3 -based tunnel junctions
G. Radaelli, D. Gutiérrez, N. Dix, F. Sànchez, R. Bertacco and J. Fontcuberta
WOE20. Workshop on Oxide Electronics
Singapore, September 22-25, 2013

 

Exploring interfacial and strain effects in multifunctional oxide heterostructures
D. Pesquera
First Scientific Meeting of ICMAB-ICN-CiN2 students
Bellaterra (Spain), May 13-14th 2013

 

Room temperature electroresistance in BaTiO3-based ferroelectric tunnel junctions
G. Radaelli, D. Gutiérrez, N. Dix, F. Sànchez, R. Bertacco and J. Fontcuberta
WORKSHOP NANOSELECT 2013
St. Feliu de Guixols-Spain, July 14-16, 2013

 

Fine tuning of electron distributions in 3d and 4d transition metal oxides by strain and interface engineering
D. Pesquera, A. Barla, E. Pellegrin, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, P. Gargiani, J. Herrero, M. Valvidares, N.Dix, F. Sanchez, G. Herranz, J. Fontcuberta
Joint European Magnetic Symposia
Rhodes (Greece), August 25-30 th 2013

 

Electrical switching of the magnetic order at the Fe/BaTiO3 interface
G. Radaelli, D. Petti, P. Torelli, B. R. Salles, I. Fina, D. Gutiérrez, E. Plekhanov, C. Rinaldi, M. Cantoni, S. Picozzi, J. Fontcuberta, G. Panaccione and R. Bertacco
Joint European Magnetic Symposia
Rhodes (Greece), August 25-30 th 2013

 

Strain tuning of LaNiO3 thin films
D. Pesquera, A. Barla, E. Pellegrin, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, J.M. Rebled, N.Dix, F. Sanchez, G. Herranz, J. Fontcuberta
European Materials Research Society – Fall Meeting
Warsaw (Poland), September 16-20 th 2013

 

Conference: 58th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
D. Gutiérrez, G. Radaelli, N. Dix, F. Sànchez, R. Bertacco and J. Fontcuberta
58th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Denver-USA, November 4-8, 2013

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

Orbital reconstructions in transition metal oxide heterostructures
D. Pesquera, A. Barla, E. Pellegrin, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, P. Gargiani, J. Herrero, M. Valvidares, N.Dix, F. Sanchez, G. Herranz, J. Fontcuberta
Workshop on Oxide Electronics
20, September 23-25 th 2013, Singapore

 

Half-doped manganite thin films for tunable electroresistance tunnel junctions
D. Gutiérrez, G. Radaelli, N. Dix, F. Sànchez, R. Bertacco and J. Fontcuberta
Workshop on Oxide Electronics
20, September 23-25 th 2013, Singapore

 

Electrical switching of the magnetic order at the Fe/BaTiO3 interface
G. Radaelli, D. Petti, P. Torelli, B. R. Salles, I. Fina, D. Gutiérrez, E. Plekhanov, C. Rinaldi, M. Cantoni, S. Picozzi, J. Fontcuberta, G. Panaccione and R. Bertacco
Workshop on Oxide Electronics
20, September 23-25 th 2013, Singapore

 

Half-doped manganite thin films for tunable resistance in tunnel junctions
D. Gutiérrez, G. Radaelli, N. Dix, F. Sànchez, R. Bertacco and J. Fontcuberta
Joint European Magnetic Symposia
August 25-30 th 2013, Rhodes (Greece)

Liu Fanmao

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Master degree of Materials Science and Engineering in Beihang University.

Phd student 2013 – 2017 under the supervision of Prof. Josep Fontcuberta. 

He starts his professional carrier at  SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY in Guangzhou (China)

Muhammad Awais

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Student of Material sciences and Engineering (Major:Manufacturing) at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Kpk, Pakistan. Under supervision of  Dr.Gervasi Herranz for two months during 2013.

2012

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REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATION

 

Cycloidal order in orthorhombic YMnO3 thin films: a twist for magnetic memories
Josep Fontcuberta
E-MRS 2012
Strasbourg (France), May 14th-18th 2012

 

Electron occupancy of 3d orbitals in manganite thin films
Josep Fontcuberta
Frontiers in Electronic Materials, Nature Conference
Aachen (Germany), June 17th-20th 2012

 

Magnetic chiral domains in multiferroic thin films keep memory
Josep Fontcuberta
Frontiers in Electronic Materials, Nature Conference
Aachen (Germany), June 17th-20th 2012

 

“Strain effects on the electronic subband structure of SrTiO3”
G. Herranz
Frontiers in Electronic Materials, Nature Conference
Aachen (Germany), June 17th-20th 2012

 

Atomically-flat multiferroic BaTiO3-CoFe2O4 epitaxial bilayers grown by pulsed laser deposition
F. Sánchez
Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
San Francisco (USA), April, 2012

 

Epitaxy of ferroelectric BaTiO3 and ferrimagnetic CoFe2O4 on Si(001)
F. Sánchez
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Strasbourg (France), May 14th-18th 2012

 

Confined 2D electron gas at self-patterned LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces
F. Sánchez
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Strasbourg (France), May 14th-18th 2012

 

Magneto-optical enhancement by plasmon excitations in nanoparticle/metal structures.
O. Vlasin
European Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
Strasbourg (France), May 14th-18th 2012

 

Strain effects on the electronic subband structure of SrTiO3.
G. Herranz
Frontiers in Electronic Materials, Nature Conference
Aachen (Germany), June 17th-20th 2012

 

Shaping Magneto-Optical Spectra with Plasmonic Resonances
O. Vlasin
CEN2012
Carmona-Sevilla, 1-4 October 2012

 

Electronic Occupancy at the Surface of Transition Metal Oxide Perovskites.
G. Herranz
2012 MRS Fall Meeting
Boston, USA, 25 – 30 November 2012

 

High Mobility Conduction at (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces.
G. Herranz
2012 MRS Fall Meeting
Boston, USA, 25 – 30 November 2012

 

Magnetoelectric response dependence on stacking order in epitaxial CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 bilayers.
I. Fina
ISAF 2012
Aveiro, Portugal, July 2012

 

High mobility conduction at (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces
M. Scigaj
XXVIII Trobades Cientifiques de la Mediterranea
Menorca, SPAIN, October 2012

 

Dielectric response of epitaxially strained CoFe2O4 spinel thin films
D. Gutierrez
XXVIII Trobades Cientifiques de la Mediterranea
Menorca, SPAIN, October 2012

 

Ferroelectric BaTiO3/SrTiO3 Superlattices Grown by  Pulsed Laser Deposition
E. Khestanova
XXVIII Trobades Cientifiques de la Mediterranea
Menorca, SPAIN, October 2012

 

Interface symmetry-breaking and strain effects on orbital occupancy in manganites
D. Pesquera
XXVIII Trobades Cientifiques de la Mediterranea
Menorca, SPAIN, October 2012

 

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

Characterization of a Mo/Au thermometer for ATHENA
M. Parra-Borderías, I. Fernández-Martínez, L.Fàbrega, A.Camón, O.Gil, J.L. Costa-Krämer, R.González-Arrabal, J.Sesé, J.Bueno and F.Briones
Applied Superconductivity Conference
Portland (USA), 7-12 octubre 2012

 

LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces with patterned chemical compositions
M. Foerster, R. Bachelet, V. Laukhin, J. Fontcuberta, G. Herranz, F. Sánchez
Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
San Francisco (USA), 2012
Symposium HH (Nanocomposites, Nanostructures, and Heterostructures of Correlated Oxide Systems)

 

Large dielectric permittivity change on BaTiO3 induced by magnetostrictive CoFe2O4
I. Fina, R. Bachelet, N. Dix, M. Foerster, L. Fàbrega, F. Sánchez, G. Herranz, J. Fontcuberta
Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting
San Francisco (USA), 2012
Symposium HH (Nanocomposites, Nanostructures, and Heterostructures of Correlated Oxide Systems)

 

Electron subband reconfiguration in SrTiO3 induced by strain.
V. Laukhin, G. Herranz, O. Copie, N. Reyren, K. Bouzehouane, É. Jacquet, M. Bibes, A. Barthélémy, M. Rozenberg, R. Weht
WOE19
Appledoorn, 30 september – 3, The Netherlands, October 2012

 

High mobility conduction at (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces
G. Herranz, F. Sánchez, N. Dix, M. Scigaj, J. Fontcuberta
WOE19
Appledoorn, 30 september – 3, The Netherlands, October 2012

 

The role of chemistry and charge transfer at manganite interfaces
D. Pesquera, N. Dix, F. Sánchez, G. Herranz, J. Fontcuberta, E. Pellegrin, A. Barla, F. Bondino and E. Magnano
WOE19
Appledoorn, 30 september – 3, The Netherlands, October 2012

 

Effects of nanometric capping on manganite surface properties
D. Pesquera, N. Dix, F. Sánchez, G. Herranz and J. Fontcuberta
E. Pellegrin, A. Barla, F. Bondino and E. Magnano
2012 MRS Fall Meeting
Boston, USA, 25 – 30 November 2012

preziosi

Mr. Daniele Preziosi

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Mr. Daniele Preziosi

October 2012

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
Weinberg 2
D-06120 Halle/Saale ; Germany

Former Members

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Post-Doc Contracts

  • Dr. Romain Bachelet (until 2011)
  • Dr. Michael Foester (until 2011)
  • Dr. C. K. Kanamadi (until 2011)
  • Dr. Miquel Rubio Roy (until 2011)
  • Dr. Rajaram Muralidharan (until 2009)

PhD Students

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  • Franco Rigato (until 2010)
  • Xavier Martí (until 2009)
  • Ingrid C. Infante
  • Diego Rubi
  • Martin Gajek
  • Ulrike Lueders
  • Gervasi Herranz
  • José Navarro
  • Miquel Carrera
  • Manuel Bibes
  • Ahmed Seffar
  • Lourdes Fàbrega
  • M A. Crusellas
  • Xavier Granados

Current Members

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Permanent researchers

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Post-doctoral researchers

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PhD Students

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Master Students

  • Carles Carrillo (06/2011- )
  • Pau Gómez Kabelka (07/2011-01/2012)
  • Giacomo Micelli (2011-2012)

Secretary

  • Patricia Álvarez

Thesis

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Saúl Estandía

Artificial Synapses based on the Photoconductance of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Quantum Wells

Supervisors: Florencio Sánchez and Jaume Gázquez

Thesis defense: 28/05/2021.

 

Milena Cervo Sulzbach

Resistive Switching in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 ferroelectric tunnel junctions

Supervisors: Josep Fontcuberta

Thesis defense: 26/05/2021.

 

Yu Chen

Artificial Synapses based on the Photoconductance of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Quantum Wells

Supervisors: G. Herranz

Thesis defense: 14/11/2019.

 

Jike Lyu

Epitaxial Ferroelectric Thin Films on Si(001): strain tuning of BaTiO3 and stabilization of polar phase in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2

Supervisors: F. Sánchez

Thesis defense: 19/09/2019

 

Rafael Cichelero

Diffractive multifunctional plasmonic systems

Supervisor: G. Herranz

Thesis defense: 25/01/2019

 

Mengdi Qian

Resistive switching in nanometric BaTiO3 ferroelectric junctions

Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, I. Fina 

Thesis defense: 16/11/2018

 

Blai Casals
Magneto-optical spectroscopy and domain imaging of functional oxide systems
Supervisors: G. Herranz
Thesis defense: 15/09/2017. Universitat  Autònoma de Barcelona. Excelente “Cum Laude”

 

Fanmao Liu
Photoresponse of Ferroelectric BaTiO3 Thin Films
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, I. Fina 
Thesis defense: 24/07/2017. 

 

Nico Dix
Preparation and Characterization of Biferroic nanostructures with Magnetoelectric coupling
Grant/contract: JAE-Pre (CSIC)
Supervisors: F. Sánchez, J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: 27/04/ 2017. Universitat  Autònoma de Barcelona

 

Mateusz Scigaj
Functional oxide films and interfaces: ferroelectric BaTiO3 films on Si(001) and conducting (110) and (111) LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces.
Grant/contract: FPU PhD Grant
Supervisors: F. Sánchez, G. Herranz
Thesis defense: 2/12/2016

 

Jofre Ventura
Crecimiento y caracterización de láminas delgadas de nuevos ferroeléctricos
Grant/contract: projects
Supervisors: M. Varela (University of Barcelona), L. Fàbrega
Thesis defense: 26/01/2016

 

Diego Gutierrez
Electrical properties of BaTiO3, CoFe2O4 and La1/2(Ca, Sr)1/2MnO3 thin films and their importance for active barriers in tunnel transport
Grant/contract: FPI
Supervisors J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: 12/02/2015

 

David Pesquera
Strain and interface-induced charge, orbital and spin orderings in transition-metal oxide perovskites.
Grant/contract: FPI
Supervisors J. Fontcuberta, G. Herranz
Thesis defense: 10/10/2014

 

Ondrej Vlasin
Magneto-optical confocal microscopy of magnetic nanostructures
Grant/contract: JAE-Pre (CSIC)
Supervisor: G. Herranz
Thesis defense: 17/02/2014

 

Eric Langenberg
Growth and characterization of Bi-based multiferroic thn films
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, M. Varela (UB)
Thesis defense: Universitat de  Barcelona (June 2013)  Excelente “Cum Laude”

 

Patricia de Coux
Integration of ferrimagnetic CoFe2O4 epitaxial films with silicon for spin injection
Grant/contract: CNRS (2009-2012)
Supervisors: F. Sánchez, B. Warot-Fonrose (Cotutela ICMAB-CSIC y CNRS-CEMES (Toulouse))
Thesis defense: 30/09/ 2013, Excelent

 

José Manuel Caicedo
Magneto-optical spectroscopy of complex systems: photonic crystals and magnetic oxides
Grant/contract: JAE-Pre (CSIC)
Supervisors: Gervasi Herranz, Josep Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (June 2012), Sobresaliente cum laude

 

Oana Pascu
Two- and three-dimensional magneto-photonic crystals
Grant/contract: Agaur (Catalan Government)
Supervisors: A. Roig, G. Herranz
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (May 2012), Sobresaliente cum laude

 

Ignasi Fina
Ferroelectricity and magnetoelectric coupling in magnetic ferroelectrics and artificial multiferroic heterostructuresEpitaxial Spinel Ferrite films for spin-polarized transport
Grant/contract: projects
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, L. Fàbrega
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (May 2012), Sobresaliente cum laude

 

Franco Rigato
Epitaxial Spinel Ferrite films for spin-polarized transport
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (July 2010), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Indo Optic Industries

 

Xavier Martí Rovirosa
Growth and characterization of magnetoelectric YMnO3 epitaxial thin films
Grant/contract: JAE-Pre (CSIC)
Supervisors: F. Sánchez , J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (December 16, 2009), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Czech Academy of Sciences.

 

Ingrid Cañero Infante
(001) and (110) La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 epitaxial ferromagnetic electrodes: A comparative study
Grant/contract: MEC (Spanish Government)
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, F. Sánchez
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 8/04/2008. Sobresaliente cum laude
Premio extraordinario “Doctorat Ciència de Materials UAB” bieni 2007-2008
Present position: permanent staff (Chargé de Recherche) at Physical Properties of Materials and Modelling (SPMS) Laboratory, CNRS and Ecole Centrale de Paris, France

 

Martin Gajek
Spin Filters
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, A. Fert (CNRS)
Thesis defense: Université Pierre et Marie Curie de Paris (April 2006), Honorable
Present Position. IBM Yorktown USA

 

Diego Rubi
Materiales y dispositivos magnetoresistivos
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (September 2006), Sobresaliente cum laude
Premio extraordinario “Doctorat Ciència de Materials UAB” bieni0 2006-2007
Present position: Centro Atómico. Buenos Aires.

 

Ulrike Lueders
Development and Integration of oxide spinel thin films into heterostructures for spintronics
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, J.F. Bobo (CNRS)
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (May 2005), Sobresaliente cum laude
Premio extraordinario “Doctorat Ciència de Materials UAB” biene 2004-2005
Present position: CRISMAT-Caen France

 

Gervasi Herranz
Growth mechanisms and functionalities of epitaxial metallic ferromagnetic oxide thin films
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (November 2004), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Tenured Scientist at ICMAB – CSIC

 

Miquel Carrera
Magnetometria Hall i determinació de corrents crítics en superconductors d’alta temperatura: YBa2Cu3O7 texturat
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (July 2003), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: University of Lleida

 

José Navarro
Síntesis y caracterización de óxidos magnetoresistivos del tipo AxSr2-xFeMoO6 y su aplicación a un potenciómetro sin contactos.
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (July 2003), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Private Informatics Company

 

Manuel Bibes
Anisotropia magnetica en capas delgadas de manganitas
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: July 2001, Sobresaliente cum laude
Premi Extraordinari de Doctorado 2000/2001

 

Ahmed Seffar
Propiedades de transporte y magnéticas en óxidos de manganeso
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (December 1997), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Industry

 

M. Travería
Magnetic Desing, Calculus and Test of the Superconducting Magnets for the LHC and the Passive Septum Magnet for the Transfer Line of the Synchrotron Light Source of Barcelona
Supervisors: J. Fontcuberta, N. Siegel (CERN).
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (January 1997), Sobresaliente cum laude

 

Lourdes Fàbrega
Dinámica de flujo en el estado mixto de óxidos superconductores Ln2-xCexCuO4
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (November 1993), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Tenured Scientist at ICMAB – CSIC

 

Xavier Granados
Diseño y Construcción de un equipo de medidas de Efecto Seebeck. Propiedades de Transporte en óxidos tipo Ln2-x SrxNiO4
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (June 1993), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: Tenured Scientist at ICMAB – CSIC

 

M. Angels Crusellas
Transporte eléctrico en óxidos superconductores Ln2-xCexCuO4
Supervisor: J. Fontcuberta
Thesis defense: Universitat de Barcelona (June 1993), Sobresaliente cum laude
Present position: University of Vic.