Marco Cantoni
Operational Director
marco.cantoni@epfl.ch +41 21 693 48 16
Citizenship: Swiss
Birth date: 06.08.1963
EPFL CIME
MXC 132 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 48 16
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MXC 132
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EPFL CIME
MXC 132 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 48 16
Office:
MXC 132
EPFL
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VPA-AVP-PGE
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AVP-PGE-EDOC
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EPFL CIME
MXC 132 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://sph.epfl.ch/
EPFL CIME
MXC 132 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://cce.epfl.ch/
Fields of expertise
TEM: High-resolution TEM
Analytical (EDX, EELS) STEM
SEM: HR-SEM, SEM-STEM, EDX, EBSD
Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
Ceramics, Ferroelectrics, Superconductors
nano.. (you name it)
Analytical (EDX, EELS) STEM
SEM: HR-SEM, SEM-STEM, EDX, EBSD
Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
Ceramics, Ferroelectrics, Superconductors
nano.. (you name it)
Mission
Training of CIME users in High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, Analytical Electronmicroscopy (EDX, EELS and Energy filtered Imaging) on the CM300 microscope.EDX Training: Theory of X-ray generation, Monte-Carlo Simulations of the interaction of electrons with matter, hands-on training on SEM or TEM, interpretation and processing of results
Scientific support for SEM users, Scientific support of FIB applications
Biography
1982-1988, Diploma course in Experimental Physics (certificate, 28.10.88)ETHZFaculty IX MATHEMATICS and PHYSICS, Diploma Thesis: "Abweichungen von der ikosaedrischen Symmetrie in Al-Cu-Li Quasikristallen", Advisor: Prof. H.-U. Nissen
1989-1993, Ph.D. in Experimental Physics (certificate, 23.8.94) ETHZ
Physics Department, Laboratory of Solid State Physics, Ph. D. Thesis No. 10421, Title: "Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchung der Realkristallstruktur epitaktischer Schichten von Supraleitern des Typs SEBa2Cu3O7-x auf (100)-SrTiO3"
Advisors: Prof. H.R. Ott, Prof. H. U. Nissen.
1994-1996,ETH Zürich,Material Science Department, Non-Metallic Materials, Prof. L. Gauckler:
Microstructure characterisation of high-tech ceramic materials by means of SEM, TEM and atomic force microscopy: superconductor thick films (Bi-2212 on Ag) and solid oxide fuel cells (ZrO2, CeO2).
1996-1998, National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials NIRIM, Japan
Group for Special Research, Prof. S. Horiuchi: TEM of Bi-2223/Ag Tapes, Application of Imaging Plates (IP) in High Voltage TEM, Cryo-Lorentz-TEM of Superconducting Materials (Observation of Flux-Lines)
1998-2000, Ecole polytechnique fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL-CIME
Centre interdépartemental de microscopie électronique CIME, Prof. P.A. Buffat: Projet 125, PPO II (programme prioritaire optique): Characterization of materials and devices for optic and optoelectronic applications by electron microscopy.
2001-2003, Ecole polytechnique fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL STI IMX LCCeramics Laboratory, Prof. Nava Setter
Characterisation of ferroelectric materials, transmission electron microscopy of relaxor ferroelectric materials
2004, University of Geneva, Physics Department, Condensed matter Physics
Group of Prof. R. Flükiger, TEM of Multifilament Nb3Sn superconducting wires, in collaboration with EPFL-CIME
Since 1.11.04, EPFL-SB-CIME
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NATURE 363 (6424): 56-58, 1993SCHILLING, A; CANTONI, M; GUO, JD; OTT, HR.
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY ABOVE 130-K IN THE HG-BA-CA-CU-O SYSTEM.
Publications
Infoscience publications
High Sodium Solubility in Magnesiowüstite in Iron-Rich Deep Lower Mantle
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 2024-06-01. DOI : 10.1029/2023GC011390.Electric field writing and erasing of skyrmions in magnetoelectric Cu2OSeO3 with an ultralow energy barrier
Nanoscale. 2022-11-02. DOI : 10.1039/d2nr04399h.Investigating Magma Ocean Solidification on Earth Through Laser‐Heated Diamond Anvil Cell Experiments
Geophysical Research Letters. 2021-06-01. DOI : 10.1029/2021GL092446.Composition and Pressure Effects on Partitioning of Ferrous Iron in Iron-Rich Lower Mantle Heterogeneities
Minerals. 2021-05-12. DOI : 10.3390/min11050512.Melting of a skyrmion lattice to a skyrmion liquid via a hexatic phase
Nature Nanotechnology. 2020-06-15. DOI : 10.1038/s41565-020-0716-3.Evolution of the Morphology Near Triple-Phase Boundaries in Ni–Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Electrodes Upon Cathodic Polarization
Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. 2020-04-01. DOI : 10.1115/1.4046478.Nanosecond pulsed laser-processing of CVD diamond
Optics And Lasers In Engineering. 2020-03-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2019.105917.Characterization of local morphology and availability of triple-phase boundaries in solid oxide cell electrodes
Acta Materialia. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.027.A large planetary body inferred from diamond inclusions in a ureilite meteorite
Nature Communications. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-03808-6.In Situ Electric Field Skyrmion Creation in Magnetoelectric Cu2OSeO3
Nano Letters. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02097.The effects of aging on neuropil structure in mouse somatosensory cortex-A 3D electron microscopy analysis of layer 1
PLOS ONE. 2018. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0198131.Carbonate stability in the reduced lower mantle
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.035.Linking Morphology and Multi-Physical Transport in Structured Photoelectrodes
Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2018. DOI : 10.1039/C8SE00215K.Evolution of 3-D Transport Pathways and Triple-Phase Boundaries in the Ni-YSZ Hydrogen Electrode upon Fuel Cell or Electrolysis Cell Operation
ECS Transactions. 2017. DOI : 10.1149/07801.3205ecst.From 2D to 3D Characterization of Materials Subjected to Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8171.Structure of precipitates and orientation relationships in Al, Ge, Mo-doped higher manganese silicide crystals
Philosophical Magazine. 2017. DOI : 10.1080/14786435.2017.1328136.Stereo-vision three-dimensional reconstruction of curvilinear structures imaged with a TEM
Ultramicroscopy. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.08.010.Strontium Migration at the GDC-YSZ Interface of Solid Oxide Cells in SOFC and SOEC Modes
ECS Transactions. 2017. DOI : 10.1149/07801.3297ecst.Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of Ti6Al4V/AA2519 and Ti6Al4V/AA1050/AA2519 laminates manufactured by explosive welding
Materials & Design. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.08.088.Spin and valence dependence of iron partitioning in Earth's deep mantle
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2016. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1605290113.Accessible triple-phase boundary length: A performance metric to account for transport pathways in heterogeneous electrochemical materials
Journal Of Power Sources. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.06.046.STEM study of Li4Ti5O12 anode material modified with Ag nanoparticles
Journal Of Microscopy. 2016. DOI : 10.1111/jmi.12414.Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
Autophagy. 2016. DOI : 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356.Strong particles in Metal
IUTAM (invited lecture), Homerton College Conference Centre, Cambridge, U.K, March 15,2015.Measuring the local strength and toughness of microscopic hard second phases in alloys and composites
Nanobrücken 2016: A Nanomechanical Testing Workshop & Hysitron User Meeting hosted by INM (invited lecture), Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, Germany, March 2-4,2016.Tunable spin polarization and superconductivity in engineered oxide interfaces
Nature Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1038/Nmat4491.Probing the local strength and toughness of microscopic hard second phases in alloys and composites
Karlsruher Werkstoffkolloquium, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, December 1, 2015.Probing the local strength and toughness of microscopic hard second phases in metals and composites
Euromat 2015, Warsaw, Poland, 20-24, 2015.Degradation of the Cu Residual Resistivity Ratio in Cr-Plated Composite Nb3Sn Wires
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2015. DOI : 10.1109/TASC.2015.2402174.Filming the formation and fluctuation of skyrmion domains by cryo-Lorentz transmission electron microscopy
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2015. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1513343112.Negative-pressure-induced enhancement in a freestanding ferroelectric
Nature Materials. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/Nmat4365.The local strength of microscopic alumina reinforcements
Acta Materialia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.08.026.Toward Knowledge-Based Grain-Boundary Engineering of Transparent Alumina Combining Advanced TEM and Atomistic Modeling
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society. 2015. DOI : 10.1111/jace.13552.Probing the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Hard Second Phases at the Micron Scale
17th International Conference on the Strength of Materials (ICSMA-17), Brno, Czech Republic, 9-14 August 2015.Fracture toughness testing of nanocrystalline alumina and fused quartz using chevron-notched microbeams
Acta Materialia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.12.016.Testing strength and fracture toughness of hard second phases at micron scale
Local mechanical properties LMP 2015, Stará Lesná, Slovakia, November 12-14, 2014.Measuring the local strength of alumina reinforcements
20th European conference on fracture, Trondheim, Norway, June 30-July 4, 2014.Microscopic chevron-notch fracture test of hard second phases
Nanobrücken 2014 Nanomechanical Testing Workshop, Saarbrücken, Germany, 26- 28 March 2014.Enhanced Quantification for 3D Energy Dispersive Spectrometry: Going Beyond the Limitation of Large Volume of X-Ray Emission
Microscopy And Microanalysis. 2014. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927614001688.Effect of Magnesium and Zinc Ions on the Hydration Kinetics of C3S
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society. 2014. DOI : 10.1111/jace.13156.Structure analysis of the YBCO layer in Ag/YBCO/metal oxide buffer/Hastelloy composite tape before and after 107 MeV Kr17+ irradiation
Acta Materialia. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.04.042.Semiautomated correlative 3D electron microscopy of in vivo-imaged axons and dendrites
Nature Protocols. 2014. DOI : 10.1038/nprot.2014.101.Study of early hydration mechanisms of cement by means of electron microscopy
Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6296.Advances in 3D focused ion beam tomography
Mrs Bulletin. 2014. DOI : 10.1557/mrs.2014.54.Segregation of anion (Cl−) impurities at transparent polycrystalline α-alumina interfaces
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.04.018.Impact of Annealing on the Early Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society. 2014. DOI : 10.1111/jace.12691.Probing the microscopic strength of alumina reinforcements
EDMX day 2013, EPFL, Lausanne, 06 September 2013.Multivariate statistical analysis as a tool for the segmentation of 3D spectral data
Micron. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.micron.2013.08.005.Quantitative imaging of flux vortices in the type-II superconductor MgB2 using cryo-Lorentz transmission electron microscopy
Physical Review B. 2013. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.014505.Imaging of high-Q cavity optical modes by electron energy-loss microscopy
Physical Review B. 2013. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.155314.Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics
Nature Materials. 2013. DOI : 10.1038/Nmat3557.Correlative in vivo 2 photon and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy of cortical neurons
PloS One. 2013. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0057405.Flash Scanning Electron Microscopy
2013. 16th Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, September 22-26, 2013.Three-dimensional chemical analysis of laser-welded NiTi–stainless steel wires using a dual-beam FIB
Acta Materialia. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.01.069.Multivariate Statistical Analysis tool for the interpretation and the quantification of hyperspectral data: application to 3D EDX/FIB images
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2012. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927612006927.3D EDX microanalysis by FIB-SEM: Elemental quantification enhancement
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2012. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927612004485.On the Interplay Between Microstructure and Interfaces in High-Efficiency Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 2012. DOI : 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2214766.Hydrogen evolution across nano-Schottky junctions at carbon supported MoS2 catalysts in biphasic liquid systems
Chemical Communications. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2cc31398g.Light trapping in solar cells: can periodic beat random?
ACS Nano. 2012. DOI : 10.1021/nn300287j.Nigrostriatal overabundance of alpha-synuclein leads to decreased vesicle density and deficits in dopamine release that correlate with reduced motor activity
Acta Neuropathologica. 2012. DOI : 10.1007/s00401-012-0963-y.Nanopore Characterization and Optical Modeling of Transparent Polycrystalline Alumina
Advanced Functional Materials. 2012. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.201200123.Focused Ion Beam Nano-Tomography Using Different Detectors
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2011. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927611005289.3D EDX Microanalysis by FIB-SEM: Enhancement of Elemental Quantification
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2011. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927611005678.Comparison of X-ray Nanotomography and FIB-SEM in Quantifying the Composite LSM/YSZ SOFC Cathode Microstructure
ECS Transactions. 2011. DOI : 10.1149/1.3570238.Stress-modulated composition in the vicinity of dislocations in nearly lattice matched AlxIn1-x N/GaN heterostructures: A possible explanation of defect insensitivity
Physical Review B. 2011. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.195309.Effect of deposition angle on the structure and properties of pulsed-DC magnetron sputtered TiAlN thin films
Thin Solid Films. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.02.090.Quantitative relationships between composition, particle size, triple phase boundary length and surface area in nickel-cermet anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
2011. 9th European SOFC Forum, Lucerne, SWITZERLAND, Jun 29-Jul 02, 2010. p. 7076-7089. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.08.006.Automated Detection and Segmentation of Synaptic Contacts in Nearly Isotropic Serial Electron Microscopy Images
Plos One. 2011. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0024899.Dilute nitride InGaAsN/GaAs V-groove quantum wires emitting at 1.3 μm wavelength at room temperature
Applied Physics Letters. 2011. DOI : 10.1063/1.3610950.Study of the twinned dendrite tip shape II: Experimental assessment
Acta Materialia. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.04.034.Comparison of SOFC cathode microstructure quantified using X-ray nanotomography and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy
Electrochemistry Communications. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.elecom.2011.03.016.Design of experiment approach applied to reducing and oxidizing tolerance of anode supported solid oxide fuel cell. Part II: Electrical, electrochemical and microstructural characterization of tape-cast cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.11.146.FIB-SEM Nanotomography in Materials and Life Science at EPFL
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2010. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927610059623.Nanoscale Analysis by EFTEM and FIB-Tomography for Optimization of Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2010. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927610057156.Cathodoluminescence Mapping of Cherenkov-Radiation Generated Bloch-Modes in Planar Photonic Crystals by Fast Electrons
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2010. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927610060630.EBSD, SEM and FIB characterisation of subsurface deformation during tribocorrosion of stainless steel in sulphuric acid
Wear. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.wear.2010.04.023.Piezoelectric materials parameters for piezoelectric thin films in GHz applications
nternational Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies. 2009. DOI : 10.1017/S1759078709000038.HREM studies of twins in Cd1−xZnxTe (x ≈ 0.04) thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.05.036.Upper critical fields well above 100 T for the superconductor SmFeAsO0.85F0.15 with T-c=46 K
Physical Review B. 2008. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.054514.Characterization of Ge-based clathrates oxidized in air by means of TEM and SEM
EMC 2008 14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, 1–5 September 2008.Characterization of Ge-based clathrates oxidized in air by means of TEM and SEM
2008. EMC 2008, Aachen, Germany, 1-5 September, 2008. p. 531-532. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-85226-1_266.Transmission-electron-microscopy study of quasi-epitaxial tungsten-bronze (Sr2.5Ba2.5Nb10O30) thin film on perovskite (SrTO3) single crystal
Journal Of Materials Research. 2007. DOI : 10.1557/jmr.2007.0018.Processing and properties of ferroelectric relaxor lead scandium tantalate Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O-3 thin films
Journal Of Materials Research. 2007. DOI : 10.1557/jmr.2007.0023.Shear mode coupling and tilted grain growth of AlN thin films in BAW resonators
Ieee Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control. 2006. DOI : 10.1109/TUFFC.2006.1665082.Epitaxial growth of (SrBa)Nb2O6 thin films on SrTiO3 single crystal substrate
Journal Of Applied Physics. 2006. DOI : 10.1063/1.2372577.The influence of Ti doping methods on the high field performance of (Nb, Ta, Ti)3Sn multifilamentary wires using Osprey bronze
Ieee Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2005. DOI : 10.1109/TASC.2005.849070.Cross section investigations of compositions and sub-structures of tips obtained by focused electron beam induced deposition
Advanced Engineering Materials. 2005. DOI : 10.1002/adem.200500061.Controller discretization: A gap metric framework for analysis and synthesis
Ieee Transactions on Automatic Control. 2004. DOI : 10.1109/TAC.2004.837543.Piezoelectric response and polarization switching in small anisotropic perovskite particles
Nano Letters. 2004. DOI : 10.1021/nl049333a.Microstructural and electrical properties of (Sr,Ba)Nb2O6 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00409-6.Direct observation of the B-site cationic order in the ferroelectric relaxor Pb(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O-3
Journal of Applied Physics. 2004. DOI : 10.1063/1.1785843.Dielectric response and structural features of Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O-3 (PST) sol-gel derived thin films
Journal of Electroceramics. 2004.{100}-textured, piezoelectric Pb(Zr-x Ti1-x)O-3 thin films for MEMS: integration, deposition and properties
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0924-4247(03)00090-6.Properties of chemical solution deposited polycrystalline neodymium-modified Bi4Ti3O12
Journal of Electroceramics. 2002. DOI : 10.1023/A:1023265225742.Properties of ferroelectric PbTiO3 thin films
Journal of Applied Physics. 2002. DOI : 10.1063/1.1431432.Grounding through proximity in a 3D Collaborative Environment.
2002. the 4th International Conference on New Educational Environments, Lugano.Structural and electrooptical characteristics of quantum dots emitting at 1.3 µm on Gallium Arsenide
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 2001. DOI : 10.1109/3.937394.Direct observation of the interaction between vortices and dislocations in superconducting crystals by a cryo-Lorentz EM (interaction between vortices and dislocations)
Bulletin of materials science. 1999. DOI : 10.1007/BF02749924.Direct observation of the interaction between a vortex lattice and dislocations in a superconducting Nb crystal
Applied Physics Letters. 1998. DOI : 10.1063/1.122153.Microstructures in high-Tc Bi-based superconductors
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 1998. DOI : 10.1023/A:1008617203463.Infoscience
High Sodium Solubility in Magnesiowüstite in Iron-Rich Deep Lower Mantle
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 2024-06-01. DOI : 10.1029/2023GC011390.Electric field writing and erasing of skyrmions in magnetoelectric Cu2OSeO3 with an ultralow energy barrier
Nanoscale. 2022-11-02. DOI : 10.1039/d2nr04399h.Investigating Magma Ocean Solidification on Earth Through Laser‐Heated Diamond Anvil Cell Experiments
Geophysical Research Letters. 2021-06-01. DOI : 10.1029/2021GL092446.Composition and Pressure Effects on Partitioning of Ferrous Iron in Iron-Rich Lower Mantle Heterogeneities
Minerals. 2021-05-12. DOI : 10.3390/min11050512.Melting of a skyrmion lattice to a skyrmion liquid via a hexatic phase
Nature Nanotechnology. 2020-06-15. DOI : 10.1038/s41565-020-0716-3.Evolution of the Morphology Near Triple-Phase Boundaries in Ni–Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Electrodes Upon Cathodic Polarization
Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. 2020-04-01. DOI : 10.1115/1.4046478.Nanosecond pulsed laser-processing of CVD diamond
Optics And Lasers In Engineering. 2020-03-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2019.105917.Characterization of local morphology and availability of triple-phase boundaries in solid oxide cell electrodes
Acta Materialia. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.027.A large planetary body inferred from diamond inclusions in a ureilite meteorite
Nature Communications. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-03808-6.In Situ Electric Field Skyrmion Creation in Magnetoelectric Cu2OSeO3
Nano Letters. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02097.The effects of aging on neuropil structure in mouse somatosensory cortex-A 3D electron microscopy analysis of layer 1
PLOS ONE. 2018. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0198131.Carbonate stability in the reduced lower mantle
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.035.Linking Morphology and Multi-Physical Transport in Structured Photoelectrodes
Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2018. DOI : 10.1039/C8SE00215K.Evolution of 3-D Transport Pathways and Triple-Phase Boundaries in the Ni-YSZ Hydrogen Electrode upon Fuel Cell or Electrolysis Cell Operation
ECS Transactions. 2017. DOI : 10.1149/07801.3205ecst.From 2D to 3D Characterization of Materials Subjected to Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8171.Structure of precipitates and orientation relationships in Al, Ge, Mo-doped higher manganese silicide crystals
Philosophical Magazine. 2017. DOI : 10.1080/14786435.2017.1328136.Stereo-vision three-dimensional reconstruction of curvilinear structures imaged with a TEM
Ultramicroscopy. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.08.010.Strontium Migration at the GDC-YSZ Interface of Solid Oxide Cells in SOFC and SOEC Modes
ECS Transactions. 2017. DOI : 10.1149/07801.3297ecst.Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of Ti6Al4V/AA2519 and Ti6Al4V/AA1050/AA2519 laminates manufactured by explosive welding
Materials & Design. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.08.088.Spin and valence dependence of iron partitioning in Earth's deep mantle
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2016. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1605290113.Accessible triple-phase boundary length: A performance metric to account for transport pathways in heterogeneous electrochemical materials
Journal Of Power Sources. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.06.046.STEM study of Li4Ti5O12 anode material modified with Ag nanoparticles
Journal Of Microscopy. 2016. DOI : 10.1111/jmi.12414.Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
Autophagy. 2016. DOI : 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356.Strong particles in Metal
IUTAM (invited lecture), Homerton College Conference Centre, Cambridge, U.K, March 15,2015.Measuring the local strength and toughness of microscopic hard second phases in alloys and composites
Nanobrücken 2016: A Nanomechanical Testing Workshop & Hysitron User Meeting hosted by INM (invited lecture), Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, Germany, March 2-4,2016.Tunable spin polarization and superconductivity in engineered oxide interfaces
Nature Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1038/Nmat4491.Probing the local strength and toughness of microscopic hard second phases in alloys and composites
Karlsruher Werkstoffkolloquium, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, December 1, 2015.Probing the local strength and toughness of microscopic hard second phases in metals and composites
Euromat 2015, Warsaw, Poland, 20-24, 2015.Degradation of the Cu Residual Resistivity Ratio in Cr-Plated Composite Nb3Sn Wires
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2015. DOI : 10.1109/TASC.2015.2402174.Filming the formation and fluctuation of skyrmion domains by cryo-Lorentz transmission electron microscopy
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2015. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1513343112.Negative-pressure-induced enhancement in a freestanding ferroelectric
Nature Materials. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/Nmat4365.The local strength of microscopic alumina reinforcements
Acta Materialia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.08.026.Toward Knowledge-Based Grain-Boundary Engineering of Transparent Alumina Combining Advanced TEM and Atomistic Modeling
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society. 2015. DOI : 10.1111/jace.13552.Probing the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Hard Second Phases at the Micron Scale
17th International Conference on the Strength of Materials (ICSMA-17), Brno, Czech Republic, 9-14 August 2015.Fracture toughness testing of nanocrystalline alumina and fused quartz using chevron-notched microbeams
Acta Materialia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.12.016.Testing strength and fracture toughness of hard second phases at micron scale
Local mechanical properties LMP 2015, Stará Lesná, Slovakia, November 12-14, 2014.Measuring the local strength of alumina reinforcements
20th European conference on fracture, Trondheim, Norway, June 30-July 4, 2014.Microscopic chevron-notch fracture test of hard second phases
Nanobrücken 2014 Nanomechanical Testing Workshop, Saarbrücken, Germany, 26- 28 March 2014.Enhanced Quantification for 3D Energy Dispersive Spectrometry: Going Beyond the Limitation of Large Volume of X-Ray Emission
Microscopy And Microanalysis. 2014. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927614001688.Effect of Magnesium and Zinc Ions on the Hydration Kinetics of C3S
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society. 2014. DOI : 10.1111/jace.13156.Structure analysis of the YBCO layer in Ag/YBCO/metal oxide buffer/Hastelloy composite tape before and after 107 MeV Kr17+ irradiation
Acta Materialia. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.04.042.Semiautomated correlative 3D electron microscopy of in vivo-imaged axons and dendrites
Nature Protocols. 2014. DOI : 10.1038/nprot.2014.101.Study of early hydration mechanisms of cement by means of electron microscopy
Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6296.Advances in 3D focused ion beam tomography
Mrs Bulletin. 2014. DOI : 10.1557/mrs.2014.54.Segregation of anion (Cl−) impurities at transparent polycrystalline α-alumina interfaces
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.04.018.Impact of Annealing on the Early Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate
Journal Of The American Ceramic Society. 2014. DOI : 10.1111/jace.12691.Probing the microscopic strength of alumina reinforcements
EDMX day 2013, EPFL, Lausanne, 06 September 2013.Multivariate statistical analysis as a tool for the segmentation of 3D spectral data
Micron. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.micron.2013.08.005.Quantitative imaging of flux vortices in the type-II superconductor MgB2 using cryo-Lorentz transmission electron microscopy
Physical Review B. 2013. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.014505.Imaging of high-Q cavity optical modes by electron energy-loss microscopy
Physical Review B. 2013. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.155314.Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics
Nature Materials. 2013. DOI : 10.1038/Nmat3557.Correlative in vivo 2 photon and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy of cortical neurons
PloS One. 2013. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0057405.Flash Scanning Electron Microscopy
2013. 16th Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, September 22-26, 2013.Three-dimensional chemical analysis of laser-welded NiTi–stainless steel wires using a dual-beam FIB
Acta Materialia. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.01.069.Multivariate Statistical Analysis tool for the interpretation and the quantification of hyperspectral data: application to 3D EDX/FIB images
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2012. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927612006927.3D EDX microanalysis by FIB-SEM: Elemental quantification enhancement
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2012. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927612004485.On the Interplay Between Microstructure and Interfaces in High-Efficiency Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 2012. DOI : 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2214766.Hydrogen evolution across nano-Schottky junctions at carbon supported MoS2 catalysts in biphasic liquid systems
Chemical Communications. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2cc31398g.Light trapping in solar cells: can periodic beat random?
ACS Nano. 2012. DOI : 10.1021/nn300287j.Nigrostriatal overabundance of alpha-synuclein leads to decreased vesicle density and deficits in dopamine release that correlate with reduced motor activity
Acta Neuropathologica. 2012. DOI : 10.1007/s00401-012-0963-y.Nanopore Characterization and Optical Modeling of Transparent Polycrystalline Alumina
Advanced Functional Materials. 2012. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.201200123.Focused Ion Beam Nano-Tomography Using Different Detectors
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2011. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927611005289.3D EDX Microanalysis by FIB-SEM: Enhancement of Elemental Quantification
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2011. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927611005678.Comparison of X-ray Nanotomography and FIB-SEM in Quantifying the Composite LSM/YSZ SOFC Cathode Microstructure
ECS Transactions. 2011. DOI : 10.1149/1.3570238.Stress-modulated composition in the vicinity of dislocations in nearly lattice matched AlxIn1-x N/GaN heterostructures: A possible explanation of defect insensitivity
Physical Review B. 2011. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.195309.Effect of deposition angle on the structure and properties of pulsed-DC magnetron sputtered TiAlN thin films
Thin Solid Films. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.02.090.Quantitative relationships between composition, particle size, triple phase boundary length and surface area in nickel-cermet anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
2011. 9th European SOFC Forum, Lucerne, SWITZERLAND, Jun 29-Jul 02, 2010. p. 7076-7089. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.08.006.Automated Detection and Segmentation of Synaptic Contacts in Nearly Isotropic Serial Electron Microscopy Images
Plos One. 2011. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0024899.Dilute nitride InGaAsN/GaAs V-groove quantum wires emitting at 1.3 μm wavelength at room temperature
Applied Physics Letters. 2011. DOI : 10.1063/1.3610950.Study of the twinned dendrite tip shape II: Experimental assessment
Acta Materialia. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.04.034.Comparison of SOFC cathode microstructure quantified using X-ray nanotomography and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy
Electrochemistry Communications. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.elecom.2011.03.016.Design of experiment approach applied to reducing and oxidizing tolerance of anode supported solid oxide fuel cell. Part II: Electrical, electrochemical and microstructural characterization of tape-cast cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.11.146.FIB-SEM Nanotomography in Materials and Life Science at EPFL
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2010. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927610059623.Nanoscale Analysis by EFTEM and FIB-Tomography for Optimization of Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2010. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927610057156.Cathodoluminescence Mapping of Cherenkov-Radiation Generated Bloch-Modes in Planar Photonic Crystals by Fast Electrons
Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2010. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927610060630.EBSD, SEM and FIB characterisation of subsurface deformation during tribocorrosion of stainless steel in sulphuric acid
Wear. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.wear.2010.04.023.Piezoelectric materials parameters for piezoelectric thin films in GHz applications
nternational Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies. 2009. DOI : 10.1017/S1759078709000038.HREM studies of twins in Cd1−xZnxTe (x ≈ 0.04) thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.05.036.Upper critical fields well above 100 T for the superconductor SmFeAsO0.85F0.15 with T-c=46 K
Physical Review B. 2008. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.054514.Characterization of Ge-based clathrates oxidized in air by means of TEM and SEM
EMC 2008 14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, 1–5 September 2008.Characterization of Ge-based clathrates oxidized in air by means of TEM and SEM
2008. EMC 2008, Aachen, Germany, 1-5 September, 2008. p. 531-532. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-85226-1_266.Transmission-electron-microscopy study of quasi-epitaxial tungsten-bronze (Sr2.5Ba2.5Nb10O30) thin film on perovskite (SrTO3) single crystal
Journal Of Materials Research. 2007. DOI : 10.1557/jmr.2007.0018.Processing and properties of ferroelectric relaxor lead scandium tantalate Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O-3 thin films
Journal Of Materials Research. 2007. DOI : 10.1557/jmr.2007.0023.Shear mode coupling and tilted grain growth of AlN thin films in BAW resonators
Ieee Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control. 2006. DOI : 10.1109/TUFFC.2006.1665082.Epitaxial growth of (SrBa)Nb2O6 thin films on SrTiO3 single crystal substrate
Journal Of Applied Physics. 2006. DOI : 10.1063/1.2372577.The influence of Ti doping methods on the high field performance of (Nb, Ta, Ti)3Sn multifilamentary wires using Osprey bronze
Ieee Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2005. DOI : 10.1109/TASC.2005.849070.Cross section investigations of compositions and sub-structures of tips obtained by focused electron beam induced deposition
Advanced Engineering Materials. 2005. DOI : 10.1002/adem.200500061.Controller discretization: A gap metric framework for analysis and synthesis
Ieee Transactions on Automatic Control. 2004. DOI : 10.1109/TAC.2004.837543.Piezoelectric response and polarization switching in small anisotropic perovskite particles
Nano Letters. 2004. DOI : 10.1021/nl049333a.Microstructural and electrical properties of (Sr,Ba)Nb2O6 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00409-6.Direct observation of the B-site cationic order in the ferroelectric relaxor Pb(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O-3
Journal of Applied Physics. 2004. DOI : 10.1063/1.1785843.Dielectric response and structural features of Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O-3 (PST) sol-gel derived thin films
Journal of Electroceramics. 2004.{100}-textured, piezoelectric Pb(Zr-x Ti1-x)O-3 thin films for MEMS: integration, deposition and properties
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0924-4247(03)00090-6.Properties of chemical solution deposited polycrystalline neodymium-modified Bi4Ti3O12
Journal of Electroceramics. 2002. DOI : 10.1023/A:1023265225742.Properties of ferroelectric PbTiO3 thin films
Journal of Applied Physics. 2002. DOI : 10.1063/1.1431432.Grounding through proximity in a 3D Collaborative Environment.
2002. the 4th International Conference on New Educational Environments, Lugano.Structural and electrooptical characteristics of quantum dots emitting at 1.3 µm on Gallium Arsenide
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 2001. DOI : 10.1109/3.937394.Direct observation of the interaction between vortices and dislocations in superconducting crystals by a cryo-Lorentz EM (interaction between vortices and dislocations)
Bulletin of materials science. 1999. DOI : 10.1007/BF02749924.Direct observation of the interaction between a vortex lattice and dislocations in a superconducting Nb crystal
Applied Physics Letters. 1998. DOI : 10.1063/1.122153.Microstructures in high-Tc Bi-based superconductors
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 1998. DOI : 10.1023/A:1008617203463.Teaching & PhD
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Courses
Introduction to microscopy Laboratory work
This course of introduction to microscopy aims at giving an overview of the various techniques of microstructure and composition analysis of materials. It focuses in particular on electron and optical microscopy. This course is composed of lectures and practical demonstrations on microscopes.
Scanning electron microscopy techniques (a)
This intensive course is intended for researchers who envisage to use scanning electron microscopy techniques for their
research or who want to understand how to interpret SEM images and analytical results presented in scientific
publications.
Scanning electron microscopy techniques (b)
This intensive course is intended for researchers who envisage to use scanning electron microscopy techniques for their
research or who want to understand how to interpret SEM images and analytical results presented in scientific
publications.
Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (a)
This intensive course is intended for researchers who envisage using transmission electron microscopy to study materials samples or to help them interpret TEM data in publications. It presents basics of TEM instrumentation, imaging, electron diffraction, specimen preparation and high-resolution TEM.
Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (b)
This intensive course is intended for researchers who envisage using transmission electron microscopy to study materials samples or to help them interpret TEM data in publications. It presents basics of TEM instrumentation, imaging, electron diffraction, specimen preparation and high-resolution TEM.
3D Electron Microscopy and FIB-Nanotomography
The principles of 3D surface (SEM) reconstruction and its limitations will be explained. 3D volume reconstruction and tomography methods by electron microscopy (SEM/FIB and TEM) will be explained and compared with x-ray tomography.
Fundamentals of STEM lmaging and Spectroscopy
Lectures as well as hands-on trainings concerning different STEM imaging and spectroscopy techniques. Fundamentals of STEM, basic and advanced STEM imaging (ABF, ADF, iDPC, and 4D STEM), aberration-corrected STEM imaging and simulation, acquisition and analysis of EELS and EDX data.
Scanning and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy
This intensive course discusses advanced TEM techniques such as: scanning TEM; analytical TEM using EELS and EDX; aberration corrected imaging; and image simulation. It is intended for researchers who have taken the introductory TEM course MSE-637 or who have a good background in conventional TEM.
Experimental methods in physics
The course's objectivs are: Learning several advenced methods in experimental physics, and critical reading of experimental papers.