Xavier Portier
Professor
Centre de Recherche sur les Ions,
les matériaux et la photonique
CEA/UMR CNRS 6252/ENSICAEN/UCBN
6, Blvd du Maréchal Juin
14050 CAEN Cedex
Phone : +33 (0) 2 31 45 26 57
@ : xavier.portier@ensicaen.fr
Work experience
- Since September 2006 Professor at l'ENSICAEN (section 28) and member of the CIMAP laboratory since its creation in 2008
- 2002-2004 TEM scientist at the Department of Materials (IBM, San Jose, CA)
- TEM analyses of magnetic spin valves
- 1999-2006 Lecturer at the University of Caen
- 1996-1999 Post-doc at the Department of Materials (University of Oxford)
- TEM analyses of microstructure and magnetic domains in ferromagnetic thin films
- 1992-1995 Thèse de Doctorat à l'Université de CaenSilicides precipitation in S=25 silicon bicrystal
Skills
- Thin film growth by magnetron sputtering
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (MET, STEM, HAADF, EDX, EFTEM, EELS)
Scientific activities
- Studies on transparent conducting oxides (ZnO, Ga2O3, ITO) doped with rare earth elements for optoelectronic applications
- Microstructure and physical properties relationships
Publications
- More than 110 articles in international journals
