2023
Ricardo MARTINS
PhD student
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Synthesis and characterization of high entropy materials
Local tutor: Andrei GALATANU
2 publicații asociate
- Simulation and study of the milling parameters on CuFeTaTiW multicomponent alloy, Ricardo Martins, António Pereira Gonçalves, José Brito Correia, Andrei Galatanu, Eduardo Alves, Marta Dias, Nuclear Materials and Energy 38 (2024) 101568, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2023.101568
- Simulation, Structural, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of the FeTiTaVW High Entropy Alloy, Ricardo Martins, António Pereira Gonçalves, José Brito Correia, Andrei Galatanu, Eduardo Alves, Elena Tejado, José Ygnacio Pastor, Marta Dias, Metals 14 (2024) 436, https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040436
Katarzyna UNGEHEUER
PhD student
AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Exhaustive characterization of CuxO and ZnO layers for development of thin film PV
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Influence of Proton Irradiation on Thin Films of AZO and ITO Transparent Conductive Oxides—Simulation of Space Environment, Katarzyna Ungeheuer, Janusz Rybak, Amelia E. Bocirnea, Denis A. Pikulski, Aurelian C. Galca, Konstanty W. Marszalek, Applied Sciences 15 (2025) 754, https://doi.org/10.3390/app15020754
Chiara BATTOCCHIO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
On-Demand Functionalized Nanomaterials for Applications in Biomedicine: Antiviral Cu(I)-Coordination Compounds Conjugated with Gold Nanorods. Investigation of the Molecular, Electronic Structure and Morphology of the Complex Assembly
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Yosra ZIDI
PhD student, Tunisian MESRS mobility grant
Gafsa University, Gafsa, Tunisia
Synthesis and characterization of titanium and barium oxides
Local tutors: Roxana Elena PATRU, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Nour el Hoda BOUFTILA
PhD student, CIFRA/ICTP grant
Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco
Electrochemical characterization of phosphate intercalation materials for Na ion battery
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Zaineb MIGHRI
PhD student, CIFRA/ICTP grant
Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
Development, spectroscopic and structural characterization of new phosphates for energy storage
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
2 publicații asociate
- Hybrid supercapacitors based on X-site Ba(II) ions substituted by Sr(II) in Langbeinite-type phosphates, Zaineb Mighri, , Ipek Deniz Yıldırım, Lucia Nicoleta Leonat, Outman El Khouja, Emre Erdem, Habib Nasri, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Arpad Mihai Rostas, Materialia 36 (2024) 102147, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102147
- Effect of transition metal ions on the dielectric properties of chromium potassium phosphates, Zaineb Mighri, Roxana Elena, Lucia Nicoleta Leonat, Outman El Khouja, Habib Nasri, Arpad Mihai Rostas, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1009 (2024) 176870, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.176870
André Luiz MENEZES DE OLIVEIRA
Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
Improving photocatalytic or antimicrobial activity of novel nanomaterials
Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
3 publicații asociate
- α-MoO3 Micro- and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biofuel Production, Suelen Alves Silva Lucena de Medeiros, André Luiz Menezes de Oliveira, Thiago Marinho Duarte, Brendan James Kennedy, Arpad Mihai Rostas, Constantin Catalin Negrila, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Ary da Silva Maia, Julio Ricardo Sambrano, Marta Célia Dantas, Ana Flávia Felix Farias, Iêda Maria Garcia dos Santos, ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024) , https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.4c01239
- TiO2/ZIF-67 nanocomposites synthesized by the microwave-assisted solvothermal method: a correlation between the synthesis conditions and antimicrobial properties, R.D. Campos, A.L. Menezes de Oliveira, A.M. Rostas, A.C. Kuncser, C.C. Negrila, A.C. Galca, C. Felix, L. Castellano, F.F. da Silva, I.M. Garcia dos Santos, New Journal of Chemistry 47 (2023) 2177, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ04415C
- Understanding the Photocatalytic Activity of Sodium Hexatitanate Nanoparticles for Pollutants Degradation: A Spectroscopic Insight, A.R. Ferreira Alves Teixeira, A.L. Menezes de Oliveira, F. Neatu, A.C. Kuncser, A.C. Galca, A.M. Rostas, I.M. Garcia dos Santos, ACS Applied Nano Materials 6 (2023) 4477, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c05577
Martina ZANGARI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy
The study of the asbestos fibers effects on protein involved in iron homeostasis in the cells
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Daniela MEDAS
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
Emerging pollutants in ocean waters and their impact on biomineralization and cellular processes in foraminifera: from laboratory culture to mesocosm-scale investigation
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Antonio POLITANO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Indium sulfide (InS), a van der Waals semiconductor suitable for efficient humidity sensing: a combined NAP-XPS and TEM investigation / Efficient humidity sensing with SnSeS Janus van der Waals semiconductor: insights from NAP-XPS and TEM
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
1 publicație asociată
- Unlocking superior NO2 sensitivity and selectivity: the role of sulfur abstraction in indium sulfide (InS) nanosheet-based sensors, Gianluca D’Olimpio, Danil W. Boukhvalov, Vardan Galstyan, Jessica Occhiuzzi, Michael Vorochta, Matteo Amati, Zygmunt Milosz, Luca Gregoratti, Marian Cosmin Istrate, Chia-Nung Kuo, Chin Shan Lue, Corneliu Ghica, Elisabetta Comini, Antonio Politano, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12 (2024)10329, https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta01287a
Rkia ELOTMANI
PhD student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Synthesis and characterization of thin film kesterite materials for low cost and low environmental impact solar cells
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Stephanie NKEMONE
PhD student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
University Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Preparation of Ternary Metal Oxide Nanocomposites for Potential Energetic Application
Local tutor: Daniela PREDOI
Marina CIOBANU
UTM mobility
Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Synthesis and characterization of thin layers of chalcogenide glasses from the As-S-Ge system
Local supervisors: Alin VELEA, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Ayushi RAI
PhD student, EEA-NO-179/2020 TEESM mobility
Stavanger University, Stavanger, Norway
Development of thermochromic vanadium oxides for energy efficient smart windows
Local tutor: Victor KUNCSER
Ion LUNGU
PhD student, COST https://cost-opera.eu/ mobility
Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Intermediate-Band Solar Cells (IBSCs) Based on ZnO/CdS/ZnTe Heterojunctions
Local tutor: Lucian PINTILIE
1 publicație asociată
- DC current–voltage and impedance spectroscopy characterization of nCdS/pZnTe HJ, I. Lungu, R. E. Patru, A. C. Galca, L. Pintilie, T. Potlog, Scientific Reports 14 (2024) 12955, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63615-6
Dario MASTRIPPOLITO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy
VCl3: a new layered magnetic van der Waals crystal
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Safia HAMEED
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università di Brescia, Italy
Nanostructured materials for the production of clean hydrogen from biomethane/biogas
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Lucas QUIBLIER
Bachelor student, Erasmus+ mobility
ENISE Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Development and applications dedicated to bioengineering
Local tutors: Ioan Alexandru IVAN, Victor KUNCSER
Patrick TSOPBOU NGUEAGNI
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons – https://www.opcw.org/ scholarship
University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
Cerium, zinc and magnesium doped hydroxyapatite composites derived from biogenic materials: Synthesis and characterization for optimization of antimicrobial properties
Local supervisor: George STAN
Remi ASTIER
Master student, Erasmus+ mobility
ENISE Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Development of haptic applications
Local tutors: Ioan Alexandru IVAN, Victor KUNCSER
Laetitia GROUT
Bachelor student, Erasmus+ mobility
ENISE Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Sensorial characterization of materials
Local tutors: Ioan Alexandru IVAN, Victor KUNCSER
Lahbib AKABBOUCH
PhD student
Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
Synthesis and characterization of oxide materials for energy storage applications
Local tutors: Teddy TITE, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Safia DASSALEM
PhD student
Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
Synthesis and functionality of biosensors
Local tutors: Anca ALDEA, Madalina Maria BARSAN
Omar AIT LAYACHI
PhD student
Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Characterization of electrochemically obtained kesterite films
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Electrodeposition mechanism of Cu2CoSnS4 thin films onto FTO-coated glass: Effect of some additives, Omar Ait Layachi, Asmaa Moujib, Outman El Khouja, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Abderrazzak Boudouma, Sara Azmi, Meryem Nini, Mohamed Nohair, Elmati Khoumri, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 959 (2024) 118177, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118177
Hamid NEHMAR
PhD student, Algerian mobility grant
Ahmed Ben Bella Es Sénia Oran I University, Oran, Algeria
Synthesis and characterization of biosensors
Local tutor: Victor Constantin DICULESCU
2022
Marco GIORGETTI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università di Bologna, Italy
Magnesium ion batteries: structure and morphology checked by in situ XAS, in situ XRD and TEM
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Dario MASTRIPPOLITO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy
Revealing the varied surface crystalline phases of oxidized van der Waals CrCl3 crystals
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Giovanni Battista DE GIUDICI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi di Caglary, Italy
Co-contamination of ocean waters and its impact of cellular and biomineralization processes: a case study on foraminifera
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Elyazid EL MAHBOUB
PhD student
Cady Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco
Structural characterization of kesterite/stanite films
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Investigation of kesterite to stannite phase transition and band gap engineering in Cu2Zn1-xCoxSnS4 thin films prepared by sol-gel spin coating, Elyazid El Mahboub, Outman El Khouja, Amelia Elena Bocirnea, Sana Zakaria, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Mohammed Mansori, Ahmed El Hichou, Applied Surface Science 672 (2024) 160848, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160848
Dorsaf BAYOUDHI
PhD student, Tunisian MESRS mobility grant
Centre National de Recherche des Sciences des Matériaux – CNRSM, Borj Cedria, Tunisia
Elaboration, purification and study of the physicochemical properties of P2O5-Al2O3-MO undoped and rare earth-doped phosphate glasses
Local tutors: Mihail SECU, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Optical characterization of Sm3+ doped phosphate glasses for potential orange laser applications, Dorsaf Bayoudhi, Chaker Bouzidi, Elena Matei, Mihail Secu, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Journal of Luminescence 265 (2024) 120204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2023.120204
Yosra ZIDI
PhD student, Tunisian MESRS mobility grant
Gafsa University, Gafsa, Tunisia
Synthesis and characterization of titanate and barium oxides
Local tutors: Roxana Elena PATRU, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Sara LAAFAR
Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Cady Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco
Fabrication and modeling of ZTO-based transistors (ZTO-bioTFT) for electronic biosensing applications
Local tutor: Cristina BESLEAGA
Ali Sadek KADARI
Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Oran I University, Oran, Algeria
Synthesis and characterization of semiconductor thin films by chemical and physical sputtering for optoelectronic applications
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Growth and optimization of spray coated Cu2BaSnS4 thin films for solar photovoltaic application, Ali Sadek Kadari, Abdelkader Nebatti Ech-Chergui, Prashant R. Ghediya, Atika Guendouz, M’hamed Guezzoul, Outman El Khouja, Amelia Elena Bocirnea, Kouider Driss-Khodja, Bouhalouane Amrani , Aurelian Catalin Galca, Materialia 36 (2024) 102178, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102178
Aurelien BOPDA
Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Dschang University, Dschang, Cameroon
Post-synthesis functionalization of coordination polymers (MOFs) for CO2 capture
Local tutor: Victor Constantin DICULESCU
Hassen DHIFAOUI
Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
Study of the effect of the DABMN passivation layer at the perovskite/HTM interface in solar cells
Local tutor: Oana RASOGA
Zaineb MIGHRI
PhD student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship– AUF/MAE
Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
Development, spectroscopic and structural characterization of new phosphates for energy storage
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Structural and Electrical Properties of Novel Cr/Fe Mixed Transition-Metal Phosphates, Z. Mighri, K. Souiwa, A.M. Rostas, R.E. Patru, A.E. Bocirnea, N. Iacob, V. Kuncser, O. El Khouja, L.N. Leonat, M. Hidouri, H. Nasri, A.C. Galca, Inorganic Chemistry 62 (2023) 8530, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04389
Issam BOUKHOUBZA
Eugen Ionescu scholarship– AUF/MAE
Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morroco
Oxide nanowire functionalized nanocarbons (ZnO, WO3): Synthesis and improvement of their performance as gas sensors
Local tutors: Elena MATEI
1 publicație asociată
- Electrochemical Deposition of ZnO Nanowires on CVD-Graphene/Copper Substrates, I. Boukhoubza, E. Matei, A. Jorio, M. Enculescu, I. Enculescu, Nanomaterials 12 (2022) 2858, https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12162858
Alvaro RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ
Ph.D. student, UC3M mobility
University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
Synthesis and characterization of high entropy alloys
Local tutor: Andrei GALATANU
1 publicație asociată
- Evaluation of thermal properties of CuCrFeV (Ti, Ta, W, Mo) for nuclear fusion applications, A. Rodríguez-López, B. Savoini, M.A. Monge, A. Galatanu, M. Galatanu, Nuclear Materials and Energy 41 (2024) 101767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2024.101767
Iryna IVANENKO
Technical University of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Development of functional materials based on nickel ferrites
Local host: Petre BADICA
Marina CIOBANU
UTM mobility
Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Synthesis and characterization of thin layers of chalcogenide glasses from the As-S-Ge system
Local supervisors: Alin VELEA, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Martina ZANGARI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy
Analysis of the interaction between proteins and asbestos fibers
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Maria KHACHEBA
PhD student
Mohamed Khider University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria
Synthesis of new ceramics; determination of dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties
Local tutors: Luminita AMARANDE, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Rachel Elisabeth BROPHY
PhD student, EEA – PERLA-PV mobility
Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
Development of photovoltaic cells based on organic perovskites
Local tutor: Ioana PINTILIE
2 publicații asociate
- Effect of Pressure on the Dynamics of Iodide Defects in Methylammonium Lead Iodide: An Atomistic Simulation, R.E. Brophy, M. Kateb, K. Torfason, G.A.Nemnes, H.G. Svavarsson, I. Pintilie, A. Manolescu, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (2023) 7938, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00657
- Capacitive and Inductive Effects in Perovskite Solar Cells: The Different Roles of Ionic Current and Ionic Charge Accumulation, N.e Filipoiu, A.T. Preda, D.V. Anghel, R. Patru, R.E. Brophy, M. Kateb, C. Besleaga, A.G. Tomulescu, I. Pintilie, A. Manolescu, G.A. Nemnes, Physical Review Applied 18 (2022) 064087, https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.064087
Marta DIAS
researcher, EUROfusion mission
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Synthesis and characterization of high entropy materials
Local host: Andrei GALATANU
1 publicație asociată
- Damage threshold of CuCrFeTiV high entropy alloys for nuclear fusion reactors, M. Dias, S. Magalhães, F. Antão, R.C. da Silva, A.P. Gonçalves, P.A. Carvalho, J.B. Correia, A. Galatanu, E. Alves, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 529 (2022) 49, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2022.09.003
Ricardo MARTINS
PhD student
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Synthesis and characterization of high entropy materials
Local tutor: Andrei GALATANU
1 publicație asociată
- Behavior of Cu-Y2O3 and CuCrZr-Y2O3 composites before and after irradiation, R. Martins, F. Antão, J.B. Correia, E. Tejado, J. Pastor, A. Galatanu, P.A. Carvalho, E. Alves, M. Dias, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 539 (2023) 73, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2023.03.011
Marwene OUMEZZINE
Tunisian MESRS project
Gafsa University, Gafsa, Tunisia
New ferro-magnetic materials; Synthesis and characterization of new nanostructured compounds based on manganites
Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
2 publicații asociate
- A-site K-doped lanthanum manganite nanocrystalline La0.67Ba0.33MnO3 for room-temperature micro-scale magnetic cooling, Marwène Oumezzine, Arpad Mihai Rostas, Amelia Elena Bocirnea, El Kebir Hlil, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 976 (2024) 173257, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.173257
- Structural, Frequency and Temperature Dependent Dielectric Properties of Zn2+ Substituted Ni-Co Based Spinel Ferrite (ZnxNi0.8−xCo0.2Fe2O4), Marwène Oumezzine, Alin Iuga, Monica Enculescu and Aurelian Catalin Galca, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 12 (2023) 053008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/acd6bb
Antonio POLITANO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy
Platinum disulfide (PtS2): a transition-metal dichalcogenide for photonics and humidity sensing; Gallium sulfide (GaS): a van der Waals semiconductor for efficient gas sensing
Local hosts: Corneliu GHICA, Mariana STEFAN
Amit AGARWAL
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Surface states in Au2Bi, a candidate for plasmonics and topological superconductivity, and its structural and physicochemical properties
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Elisabetta COMINI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università di Brescia, Italy
Fabrication of metal oxide (paramagnetic) nanostructure – based acetone sensors
Local hosts: Corneliu GHICA, Mariana STEFAN
1 publicație asociată
- Nb2O5 Microcolumns for Ethanol Sensing, Gayan W. C. Kumarage, Shasika A. Panamaldeniya,Valentin A. Maraloiu, Buddhika S. Dassanayake, Nanda Gunawardhana, Elisabetta Comini, Sensors 24 (2024) 1851, https://doi.org/10.3390/s24061851
Killian TOULGOAT
Master student, Erasmus+ mobility
Polytech Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Materials characterization and related physics on ceramic-ceramic and metal-ceramic composite
Local tutor: Petre BADICA