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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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
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
Do not miss this
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
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Materials Science and Engineering
Physics