Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
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EPFL STI IMX LMSC
MXC 330 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://lmsc.epfl.ch/
EPFL SB IPHYS LMSC2
MXC 330 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lmsc/
EPFL AVP-CP GE
MXC 330 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
Mission
My research activities are centered on the materials science and engineering of semiconductor nanostructures, specifically nanowires. Nanowires are filamentary crystals with a very high ratio of length to diameter, the latter being in the nanometer range. Semiconductor nanowires are of significant interest from a fundamental point of view as they exhibit new physical and chemical properties owing to their large surface-to-volume ratio, low dimensionality and confinement in one dimension. From a technological perspective, they constitute attractive building blocks for the assembly of novel nano-electronic and nano-photonic systems, as well as biochemical sensors.Biography
2014 Associate Professor at the Institut des Matériaux, EPFL 2008 Assistant Professor Tenure Track at the Institut des Matériaux, EPFL 2009 Habilitation in Physics, Technische Universität München 2005-2010 Marie Curie Excellence Grant Team Leader at Walter Schottky Institut, Technische Universität München, on leave from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France) 2004-2005 Visiting Scientist at the California Institute of Technology, on leave from CNRS; Senior Scientist and co-founder of Aonex Technologies (a startup company for large area layer transfer of InP and Ge on foreign substrates for the main application of multi-junction solar cells) 2003 Permanent Research Fellow at CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, France 2001-2002 Postdoctoral Scholar at the California Institute of Technology Study of wafer bonding and hydrogen-induced exfoliation processes for integration of mismatched materials in views of photovoltaic applications Sponsor: Professor Harry A. Atwater 1998-2001 PhD in Materials Science, Ecole Polytechnique Study of polymorphous silicon: growth mechanisms, optical and structural properties. Application to Solar Cells and Thin Film Transistors Advisor: Pere Roca i Cabarrocas 1997-1998 Diplôme dEtudes Approfondis (D.E.A.) in Materials Science at Université Paris XI, France . 1993-1997 BA in Physics at Universitat de BarcelonaPostoctoral fellows
Dr. Pablo Romero, Marie Curie Fellow Dr. Jelena Vukajlovic-PlestinaResearch ID
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9884-2008 http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6XS-jxc&user=6XS-jxcAAAAJalumni
2017 Dr Gözde Tütüncüoǧlu, currently postdoc at Georgia Tech (USA) 2016 Dr. E. Alarcon-Llado, currently team-leader tenure-track at AMOLF, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 2016 Dr. F. Matteini, currently Tech Marketing Manager at Fastree3D (Switzerland) 2015 Dr. A. Casadei, currently R&D Specialist at Dentsply Sirona(Switzerland) 2015 Dr. Y. Fontana, currently postdoc at McGill University (Candada) 2015 Luca del Carro, currently PhD student at ETHZ and IBM Zürich 2015 Dr. E. Russo-Averchi, founder of SwissOrganica 2015 Dr. S. Conesa-Boj, currently assistant professor tenure-track at TU Delft (The Netherlands) 2014 Dr D. Rüffer, currently at Sensirion (Switzerland) 2014 Dr. A. Dalmau Mallorqí, currently at Debiotech (Swizterland) 2013 Dr. O. Demichel, currently CNRS researcher in Dijon (France) 2012 Dr. B. Ketterer, SGL Carbon (Germany) 2012 Dr. C. Colombo, currently at Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy (Switzerland) 2010 Dr. E. Uccelli, currently senior scientist at TNO-QuTech, TU Delft (The Netherlands) 2011 Dr. S. Crankshaw, currently journal Manager, Endrocrinology Section, Frontiers Journals (Switzerland) 2010 Dr. J. Dufouleur, currently scientist at IFW Dresden (Germany) 2010 Dr. D. Spirkoska, currently at patent attorney at Hoffmann-Eitle, Munich (Germany) 2010 Prof. I. Zardo, assistant professor tenure-track at Uni Basel (Switzerland) 2010 Dr. T. Garma, currently at U. Split (Croatia) 2009 Dr. M. Heiss, technical manager at Omicron (Germany) 2009 Dr. Y. Xiang 2009 Dr. L. Moreno-Codinachs, , currently scientist at Hochschule Rhein-Waal (Germany)Other professional activities
* Since 2016: Research counselor at the Swiss National Science Foundation, Division IV * Since 2016: Section Editor and founder of the sectionPublications
Selected publications
| Peter Krogstrup,
Henrik Ingerslev J�rgensen,
Martin Heiss,Olivier Demichel,Jeppe V. Holm,Martin Aagesen,Jesper Nygard & Anna Fontcuberta i Morral Nature Photonics, doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.32 |
Single-nanowire solar cells beyond the Shockley�Queisser limit |
| M. Heiss, Y. Fontana, A. Gustafsson, G. W�st, C. Magen, D. D. O�Regan, J. W. Luo, B. Ketterer, S. Conesa-Boj, A. V. Kuhlmann, J. Houel, E. Russo-Averchi, J. R. Morante, M. Cantoni, N. Marzari, J. Arbiol, A. Zunger, R. J. Warburton & A. Fontcuberta i Morral Nature materials, doi:10.1038/nmat3557 |
Self-assembled quantum dots in a nanowire system for quantum photonics |
| B. Ketterer, M. Heiss, E. Uccelli, J. Arbiol, A. Fontcuberta i Morral ACS Nano |
Untangling the Electronic Band Structure of Wurtzite GaAs Nanowires by Resonant Raman Spectroscopy |
| E. Uccelli, J. Arbiol, C. Magen, P. Krogstrup, E. Russo-Averchi, M. Heiss, G. Mugny, F. Morier-Genoud, J. Nygard, J.R. Morante, A. Fontcuberta i Morral Nano Letters asap (2011) |
Three-dimensional twinning of self-catalyzed GaAs nanowires on Si substrates |
| Bernt Ketterer, Jordi Arbiol, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral Phys. Rev. B (2011), accepted |
Phonon confinement and plasmon-phonon interaction in nanowire based quantum wells |
| E. Uccelli, J. Arbiol, J.R. Morante, A. Fontcuberta i Morral ACS Nano, DOI: 10.1021/nn101604k |
InAs Quantum Dot Arrays Decorating the Facets of GaAs Nanowires |
| J. Dufouleur*, C. Colombo*, T. Garma, B. Ketterer, E. Uccelli, M. Nicotra, A. Fontcuberta i Morral Nano Lett, 10, 1734 (2010) |
p-doping mechanisms in catalyst-free GaAs nanowires |
| I. Zardo, S. Conesa-Boj, F. Peiro, J. R. Morante, J. Arbiol, E. Uccelli, G. Abstreiter and A. Fontcuberta i Morral Physical Review B 80, 245324 (2009) |
Raman Spectroscopy of wurtzite and zinc-blende GaAs nanowires: Polarization dependence, selection rules, and strain effects |
| C. Colombo, M. Heiβ, M. Graetzel, A. Fontcuberta i Morral Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 173108 (2009) |
Gallium arsenide p-i-n radial structures for photovoltaic applications |
| D. Spirkoska, J. Arbiol, A. Gustafsson, S. Conesa-Boj, F. Glas, I. Zardo, M. Heigoldt, M. H. Gass, A. L. Bleloch, S. Estrade, M. Kaniber, J. Rossler, F. Peiro, J. R. Morante, G. Abstreiter, L. Samuelson and A. Fontcuberta i Morral Physical Review B 80, 245325 (2009) |
Structural and optical properties of high quality zinc-blende/wurtzite GaAs nanowire heterostructures |
| Matthias Heigoldt, Jordi Arbiol, Danĉe Spirkoska, Josep M. Rebled, S�nia Conesa-Boj, Gerhard Abstreiter, Francesca Peir�, Joan R. Morante, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral J. Mater. Chem. 19, 840-848 (2009) |
Long Range Epitaxial Growth of Prismatic Heterostructures on the facets of Catalyst-Free GaAs Nanowires |
| Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Dance Spirkoska,
Jordi Arbiol, Matthias Heigoldt, Joan Ramon Moranteand Gerhard Abstreiter Small, 4, 899-903 (2008) |
Prismatic Quantum Heterostructures Synthesized on Molecular-Beam Epitaxy GaAs Nanowires |
| C. Colombo, D. Spirkoska, M. Frimmer, G. Abstreiter, A. Fontcuberta i Morral Physical Review B 77, 155326 (2008) |
Growth mechanisms of Ga-assisted catalyst-free MBE GaAs nanowires |
| A. Fontcuberta i Morral, C. Colombo, J. Arbiol, J.R. Morante, G. Abstreiter Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063112 (2008) |
Nucleation mechanism of gallium-assisted molecular beam epitaxy growth of gallium arsenide nanowires |
| A . Fontcuberta i Morral, J. Arbiol, J.D. Prades, A. Cirera, J.R. Morante Adv. Mater. 19, 1347-1351 (2007) |
Synthesis of silicon nanowires with wurtzite crystalline structure by standard Chemical Vapour Deposition |
| 9. J. Arbiol, B. Kalache, P. Roca i Cabarrocas, J. R. Morante, A. Fontcuberta i Morral Nanotechnology 18 (2007) 305606 |
Influence of Cu as a catalyst on the properties of silicon nanowires synthesized by the Vapor-Solid-Solid mechanism |
| B. Kalache, P. Roca i Cabarrocas,A. Fontcuberta i Morral Jap. J. Appl. Phys. 45 , L109 (2006) |
Observation of incubation times in the nucleation of silicon nanowires obtained by the Vapor-Liquid-Solid method |
| A. Fontcuberta i Morral, J. M. Zahler, S. P. Ahrenkiel, M. Wanlass, Harry. A. Atwater Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 5413 (2003) |
InGaAs/InP double heterostructures on In/Si templates fabricated by wafer bonding and hydrogen induced exfoliation of InP |
| 17. C-S. Cojocaru, J-M. Padovani, T. Wade, C. Mandoli, G. Jaskierowicz, J-E. Wegrowe, A. Fontcuberta i Morral, D. Pribat Nanoletters, 5, 675 (2005) |
Horizontal Conformal Anodic Oxidation Of Aluminium Thin Films |
| A. Fontcuberta i Morral, J. Bertomeu, P.Roca i Cabarrocas Materials Science and Engineering B69-70, 559 (2000) |
The role of hydrogen in the formation of microcrystalline silicon |
Other publications
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http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6XS-jxc&user=6XS-jxcAAAAJTeaching & PhD
Teaching
Materials Science and Engineering
PhD Students
Blaga Claire Valentine, Bonas Vera Mariona, Hagger Thomas, Lemerle Raphaël François, Marinoni Stefano, Ramanandan Santhanu Panikar, Tiede Anja, Zendrini Michele, Zeng Xianzhe,Past EPFL PhD Students
Amaduzzi Francesca , Balgarkashi Akshay , Bologna Nicolas , Casadei Alberto , Colombo Carlo , Dalmau Mallorquí Anna , Dede Didem , Escobar Steinvall Simon Robert , Fontana Yannik , Francaviglia Luca , Friedl Martin George , Ghisalberti Lea , Giordano Maria Carmen , Giunto Andrea , Güniat Lucas , Ketterer Bernt , Kim Wonjong , Kúkol'ová Anna , Matteini Federico , Mikulik Dmitry , Morgan Nicholas Paul , Paul Rajrupa , Podjaski Filip Mateusz , Potts Heidi Andrea , Russo Eleonora , Rüffer Daniel , Staudinger Philipp , Stutz Elias Zsolt , Tappy Nicolas , Tütüncüoglu Gözde , Vukajlovic Plestina Jelena , Zamani Mahdi ,Courses
Crystal growth by epitaxy
This is an interactive course explaining the main physical and chemical concepts to understand epitaxy of crystalline thin films and what determines the morphology, composition and structure of a material grown per epitaxy both in the bulk and as nanostructure.