Education
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland - Postdoctoral Fellowship - “Complex systems physics”, 2013 – 2014
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Romania - Ph.D. Fellowship (POSDRU) - Biophysics, Thesis: “Modeling structures of biological interest generated by hydrophobic interaction”, 2009 – 2012
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Romania - M.S. - Theoretical Physics, 2007 – 2009
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Romania - B.A. - Physics, 2003 – 2007
Positions
Scientific Researcher: National Institute of Materials Physics, Romania, 2020 – present
Search for memristor materials using machine learning models;
Synthesis and characterization of 2D monochalcogenides;
Assistant Researcher: National Institute of Materials Physics, Romania, 2016 – 2020
Phase change modeling in stacked chalcogenide layers of GeTe, GaSb and SnSe using cellular automata;
Prediction of new threshold switching ovonic materials (OTS) using machine learning algorithms;
Postdoctoral research: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, 2013 – 2014
Study the dynamics of autocatalytic systems with diffusive reactants in the context of biological populations;
Investigation of scaling relationships in the growth dynamics of startup companies;
Doctoral Research: Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania, 2008-2011
Cellular Automata modeling of structures generated by hydrophobic interaction;
Assistant Researcher: Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Romania, 2007 – 2009
Measurements of the proton structure in electron-proton collisions at the H1 detector at HERA accelerator in DESY - Hamburg;
Search for excited quarks at HERA in the q* q channel.
Publications
1. Advances in 2D Group IV Monochalcogenides: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Published: MAR 28 2025, MATERIALS, 18, 1530, DOI: 10.3390/ma18071530
2. Large-scale synthesis of monolayer WS2 by low-temperature sulfurization of oxidized magnetron sputtered monolayer W precursors in a microreactor
Published: JUN 30 2025, NANOTECHNOLOGY, 36, 265601, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ade25f
3. Synthesis of WS2 Ultrathin Films by Magnetron Sputtering Followed by Sulfurization in a Confined Space
Published: MAR 2024, SURFACES, 7, DOI: 10.3390/surfaces7010008
4. Abundant Catalytic Edge Sites in Few-Layer Horizontally Aligned MoS2 Nanosheets Grown by Space-Confined Chemical Vapor Deposition
Published: JUN 2024, CRYSTALS, 14, 551, DOI: 10.3390/cryst14060551
5. Structural and Compositional Analysis of CZTSSe Thin Films by Varying S/(S plus Se) Ratio
Published: AUG 2024, ENERGIES, 17, 3684, DOI: 10.3390/en17153684
6. Synthesis of Wrinkled MoS2 Thin Films Using a Two-Step Method Consisting of Magnetron Sputtering and Sulfurization in a Confined Space
Published: MAY 2024, SUSTAINABILITY, 16, 3819, DOI: 10.3390/su16093819
7. Fabrication and Characterization of Fe-Doped SnSe Flakes Using Chemical Vapor Deposition
Published: SEP 2024, CRYSTALS, 14, 790, DOI: 10.3390/cryst14090790
8. Fs Laser Patterning of Amorphous As2S3 Thin Films
Published: FEB 2024, MATERIALS, 17, 798, DOI: 10.3390/ma17040798
9. Cu2SnSe3 phase formation from different metallic and binary chalcogenides stacks using magnetron sputtering
Published: JAN 2023, MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING, 153, 107195, DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2022.107195
10. Preparation of 82Se thin films with trigonal hexagonal crystal structure for in-beam nuclear structure experiments
Published: SEP 2023, VACUUM, 215, 112250, DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.112250
11. Nanoporous Membranes for the Filtration of Proteins from Biological Fluids: Biocompatibility Tests on Cell Cultures and Suggested Applications for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Published: OCT 2022, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 11, 5846, DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195846
12. A Two-Step Magnetron Sputtering Approach for the Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Films from Cu2SnS3\ZnS Stacks
Published: 2022 JUN 27 2022, ACS OMEGA, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02475
13. Effect of the stacking order, annealing temperature and atmosphere on crystal phase and optical properties of Cu2SnS3
Published: MAY 13 2022, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12, 7958, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12045-3
14. New Chalcogenide Glass-Ceramics Based on Ge-Zn-Se for IR Applications
Published: JUL 2022, MATERIALS, 15, 5002, DOI: 10.3390/ma15145002
15. Layered SnSe nanoflakes with anharmonic phonon properties and memristive characteristics
Published: OCT 15 2022, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 599, 153983, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153983
16. Micrometer Sized Hexagonal Chromium Selenide Flakes for Cryogenic Temperature Sensors
Published: DEC 2021, SENSORS, 21, 8084, DOI: 10.3390/s21238084
17. Influence of Deposition Method on the Structural and Optical Properties of Ge2Sb2Te5
Published: JUL 2021, MATERIALS, 14, 3663, DOI: 10.3390/ma14133663
18. The Effect of the Deposition Method on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZnS Thin Films
Published: SEP 2021, COATINGS, 11, 1064, DOI: 10.3390/coatings11091064
19. Structural and optical properties of amorphous Si-Ge-Te thin films prepared by combinatorial sputtering
Published: JUN 3 2021, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11, 11755, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91138-x
20. Thermal stability of amorphous metal chalcogenide thin films
Published: MAY 1 2021, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 559, 120663, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2021.120663
21. Multilevel Memristive GeTe Devices
Published: MAR 2021, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI-RAPID RESEARCH LETTERS, 15, 2000475, DOI: 10.1002/pssr.202000475
22. Synthesis and Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Obtained by Combined Magnetron Sputtering and Pulsed Laser Deposition
Published: SEP 2021, NANOMATERIALS, 11, 2403, DOI: 10.3390/nano11092403
23. Simple and clean method for obtaining Sn nanoparticles for hydrophobic coatings
Published: NOV 1 2020, MATERIALS LETTERS, 278, 128419, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128419
24. Secondary Crystalline Phases Influence on Optical Properties in Off-Stoichiometric Cu2S-ZnS-SnS2 Thin Films
Published: OCT 2020, MATERIALS, 13, 4624, DOI: 10.3390/ma13204624
25. Low power non-volatile memory switching in monolayer-rich 2D WS2 and MoS2 devices
Published: FEB 1 2020, AIP ADVANCES, 10, 025102, DOI: 10.1063/1.5140717
26. Structural characterisation and thermal stability of SnSe\GaSb stacked films
Published: JAN 2 2019, PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE, 99, 72, DOI: 10.1080/14786435.2018.1529442
27. Nonvolatile resistance switching in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides: an explanation
Published: DEC 2019, SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 34, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6641/ab4b85
28. Thermal stability of phase change GaSb\GeTe, SnSe\GeTe and GaSb\SnSe double stacked films revealed by X-ray reflectometry and X-ray diffraction
Published: JUL 15 2018, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 492, 17, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.02.033
29. Structural and optical properties of optimized amorphous GeTe films for memory applications
Published: NOV 1 2018, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 499, 7, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.07.007
30. Thermal Stress Effect on the Structure and Properties of Single and Double Stacked Films of GeTe and SnSe
Published: JUN 2018, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS, 255, DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201700552
31. Phase change cellular automata modeling of GeTe, GaSb and SnSe stacked chalcogenide films
Published: JUN 2018, MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 26, DOI: 10.1088/1361-651X/aab62f
32. Modeling the slaving of structural fluctuations in bio-molecules to those of nearby water
Published: JUL-SEP 2012, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 7, 915, DOI:
33. IMPACT OF SOLUTE MOLECULAR PROPERTIES ON THE ORGANIZATION OF NEARBY WATER: A CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL
Published: APR-JUN 2012, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 7, 475, DOI:
34. Influence of defects on the switching speed of Ge2Sb2Te5
Published: NOV-DEC 2011, JOURNAL OF OPTOELECTRONICS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS, 13, 1596, DOI:
35. QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE - ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP IN ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS BY USING TOPOLOGICAL DESCRIPTORS
Published: JUL-SEP 2010, DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES, 5, 633, DOI:
36. Multilevel Memristive GeTe Devices
Published: , PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI-RAPID RESEARCH LETTERS, 2000475, DOI: 10.1002/pssr.202000475
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