Education
1969 – 1969 ETHZ
1963 – 1963 ETHZ
Selected publications
Effets magnétostrictifs spontanés de quelques composés des terres rares: I Les chalcogénures d'Europium; II Les combinaisons LnX
Francis Lévy
Published in Thèse ETHZ N° 4337, 1969 in
The Band Gap Exciton In PbI2
Le Chi Thanh,C. Depeursinge, F. Lévy, E. Mooser
Published in J. Phys. Chem. Solids 30, 699, 1975 in
The band structure and electronic properties of sulfur nitride polymer
H. Kamimura, A.J. Grant F. Lévy A.D. Yoffe, G.D. Pitt
Published in Solid State Communications 17, 49, 1975 in
The low energy absorption edge in 2H-MoS2 and 2H-MoSe2
A.M. Goldberg, A.R. Beal, F. Lévy, E.A. Davis
Published in Phil. Mag. 32, 367, 1975 in
Electrical propertiesof layered MoSe2 single crystals doped with Nb and Re
F. Lévy, Ph. Schmid, H. Berger
Published in Phil. Mag. 34, 1129, 1976 in
The influence of impurities on the electrical properties of TiSe2 single crystals
F. Lévy
Published in J. Phys. C: Solid State Physics 13, 2901, 1980 in
Single crystals of transition metals trichalcogenides
F. Lévy, H. Berger
Published in J. cryst.growth 61, 61, 1983 in
Electronic states of rutile dioxide RuO2, IrO2 and Ru(x)Ir(1-x)O2
R.R. Daniels, G. Margaritondo, C.A. Georg, F. Lévy
Published in Phys. Rev. B29, 181§3, 1984 in
Electrical properties of MoSe2 films prepared by r.f. magnetron sputering
R. Bichsel, F. Lévy
Published in Thin Solid Films, 124, 75, 1985 in
Phonons and free carriers in group IVB transition metal dichalcogenides
H.P. Vaterlaus, F. Lévy
Published in J. Phys. C: Solid State Physics, 18, 2351, 1985 in
Optical and electrical properties of ruthenium doped TiO2
P. Triggs, F. Lévy
Published in Phys. Status Solidi(b) 129, 363, 1985 in
Interlayer acoustic phonons in zhe layered compound TiS2
M. Schärli, F. Lévy
Published in Phys. Rev. B33,4317, 1986 in
High pressure transport studies in transition metal dichalcogenide alloys
D.R.P. Guy, R.H. Friend, F. Lévy
Published in Physica 139*140B, 443, 1986 in
Influence of process conditions on the electrical and optical properties of R.F. magnetron sputtered MoS2 films
R. Bichsel, F. Lévy
Published in J. Phys. D: Appl. Physics 19, 1809, 1986 in
Ellipsometric studies of sputtered Au-TiNx thin films
R. Luthier, F. Lévy
Published in J. Vac. Sci, Technol. A6, 3082, 1988 in
Aging effects in nonexpnential energy relaxations in charge-density-wave systems
K. Biljacovic, J.C. Lasjaunias, P. Monceau, F. Lévy
Published in Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1512, 1989 in
Magnetron sputtered TialON compopsite thin films:I Structure and morphology, II Optical and electrical properties
R. Luthier,F. Lévy
Published in J, Vac, Sci. Technol. A9 102,109, 1991 in
Optical properties of PZT and PMZT souttered thin films
J. Krempasky, L. Wang, M. Proctor, A. Pignolet, F. Lévy
Published in Sol. State. Commun. 78, 1039, 1991 in
MoS(2-x) lubricating films: structure and wear mechanisms investigated by cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy
J. Moser, F. Lévy
Published in Thin Solid Films 228, 257, 1993 in
Optical spectra near the band edge of ZrS3 and ZrSe3
S. Kurita, M. Tanaka, F. Lévy
Published in Phys. Rev. B48, 1356, 1993 in
Random stacking in MoS(2-x) sputtered thin films
J. Moser, F. Lévy
Published in Thin Solid Films 240 56, 1994 in
High mobility n-type charge carriers in large single crystals of anatase (TiO2)
L. Forro, O. Chauvet, S. Emin, L. Zuppiroli, H. Berger, F. Lévy
Published in J. Appl. Phys. 75, 633, 1993 in
Structural and morphological characterization of Nb2O5 thin films deposited by reactive sputtering
G. Rosenfeld, R. Sanjinés, F. Lévy, P.A. Buffat, V. Demarne, A. Grisel
Published in J. Vac. Sci. Rechnol. A12, 135 1994 in
Electrical and optical properties of TiO2 anatase thin films
H. Tang, K. Prasad, R. Sanjinès, P.E. Schmid, F. Lévy
Published in J. Appl.Phys. 75, 2042, 1994 in
Physique et technologie des semicomducteurs
F. Lévy
Published in Traité des Matériaux, 18
Presse polytechniques et universitaires, Lausanne, 1995 in
Effect of ion collisions on Langmuir probe measurements in Ti-N deposition by unbalanced magnetron sputtering
C. Wiemer, F. Lévy, R. Messier
Published in J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 29, 99, 1996 in
Structural and optical properties of Pd(1-x)Inx thin films
W.T. Wu, P.E. Schmid, F. Lévy
Published in Apl. Surf. Sci. 92, 391, 1996 in
Crystallinity and texture promotion in WS2 thin films
M. Regula, C. Ballif, M. Remskar, F. Lévy
Published in J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A15, 2323 1997 in
Electrical and pyroelectric properties of lithium tantalate thin films
C.H. Hohli, P.E. Schmid, F. Lévy
Published in Ferroelectrics 209, 471, 1998 in
Mechanical and electrical properties of fcc TiO(1+x) thin films prepared by r.f. reactive sputtering
A. Bally, P, Hones, R. Sanjinés, P.E. Schmid, F. Lévy
Published in Surf.Coat. Technol. 108-109, 166, 1998 in
Electronic structure and mechanical properties of resistant coatings: the chromium molybdenum nitride system
P. Hones, R. Sanjinés, F. Lévy, O. Shojaei
Published in J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A17, 1024, 1999 in
Electronic states and mechanical properties in transitiion metal nitrides
F. Lévy, P. Hones, P.E. Schmid, R. Sanjinés, M. Diserens, C. Wiemer
Published in Surf. Coat. Technol. 120-121, 284, 1999 in
MOCVD of thin ruzhenium oxide films: propertien and growth kinetics
P. Hones, F. Lévy, T. Gerfin, M. Grätzel
Published in Chem Vap. Deposition, 6, 193, 2000 in
Structural stabilization of new compounds: MoS2 and WS2 micro- and nanotubes and nanotubes alloyed with gold and silver
M. Remskar, Z. Skraba, P. Stadelmann, F. Lévy
Published in Adv. Mater. 12, 814, 2000 in
Correlation between processing and properties of TiOxNy thin films sputter deposited by reactive gas pulsing techniques
N. Martin, O. Banakh, A.M.E. Santo, S. Springer, R. Sanjinés, I. Takadoum, F. Lévy
Published in Appl. Surf. Sci. 185, 123, 2001 in
Kinetics of capillary condensationin nanoscopic sliding friction
E. Riedo, F. Lévy, H. Brune
Published in Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185505, 2002 in
Structural and mechanical properties of chromium nitride, molybdenum nitride and tungsten nitride
P. Hones, N. Martin, M. Regula, F. Lévy
Published in J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 36, 1023, 2003 in
Electrical, optical and mechanical properties of sputtered CrNy and Cr(1-x)SixN1.02
E. Marinez, R. Sanjinés, O. Banakh, F. Lévy
Published in Thin Solid Films 447-448, 332, 2004 in
Optical and electrical properties of magnetron sputtrered ZrNx thin films
R. Lamni, E. Martinez, S.G. Springer, R. Sanjinés, P.E. Schmid, F. Lévy
Published in Thin Solid Films 447-448, 316 2004 in
Electrical and optical properties of Zr(1-x)AlxN thin films
R. Lamni, R. Sanjinés, F. Lévy
Published in Thin Solid Films 478, 170, 2005 in
Electronic structure of Nb2N and NbN thin films
R. Sanjinés, M. Benkahoul, M. Papagno, , F. Lévy, D. Music
Published in J. Appl. Phys. 99, 044911, 2006 in
Relationship between the physical and structural properties of NbzSiyNx thin films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering
R. Sanjinés, M. Benkahoul, S.S. Sandu, P.E. Schmid, F. Lévy
Published in J. Appl. Phys. 98, 123511, 2005 in
Model for the evolution of Nb-Si-N thin films as a function of Si content relating the nanostructure to elctrical and mechanical properties
C.S. Sandu, M. Benkahoul, R. Sanjinés, F. Lévy
Published in Surf. Coat. Technol. 201, 2897, 2006 in
Film Growth and Epitaxy: Methods
F. Lévy
Published in Encyclopedia of condensed Matter Physics, p.210, Elsevier 2005 in
Teaching & PhD
Past EPFL PhD Students
Claudia Wiemer Tassone, Wen-Tuan Wu, Christophe Ballif, Manfred Regula, Massimo Marino, Peter Hones, Matthieu Diserens, Alexandra Prodromides, Rachid Lamni, Moushab Benkahoul