National Institute Of Materials Physics - Romania

Complex Heterostructures and Multifunctional Materials

Our research activity relies on highly educated/trained human resources and topmost scientific infrastructure. The HeCoMat team comprises of 33 active members, including 28 with permanent contracts and 7 with short-term contracts. From the 27 members with permanent contracts, 6 are Senior Researchers rank 1 (SR 1), 6 are Senior Researchers rank 2 (SR 2), 7 are Senior Researchers rank 3 (SR 3), 2 are Senior Researchers (SR), 2 are Junior Researchers (JR), 3 are engineers, and another one is technician. From the members with permanent contracts, 21 possess PhD titles (in physics, chemistry, materials engineering or medicine) – including 1 PhD supervisor. Three of the HeCoMat’s team members are PhD students, and 1 is MSc student.

Main research topics:

  • Ferroelectric materials and related structures for electronic, optoelectronic and sensing applications (including non-volatile memories, UV and IR detectors, piezoelectric devices);
  • Materials and devices with applications in microelectronics, photovoltaic conversion and light/particle detection (including field-effect transistors, hybrid perovskite and kesterite solar cells, and silicon-based particle detectors);
  • Superconducting and magnetic materials and strongly correlated electron systems;
  • Dielectric and ferroelectric materials for microwave devices (e.g., dielectric resonators, ferroelectric varactors, filters, antennas);
  • Materials for healthcare applications (prominently for bone regeneration).

Latest Publications

Grain size-driven effect on the functional properties in Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 ceramics consolidated by spark plasma sintering
Authors: Patru, RE; Stanciu, CA; Soare, EM; Surdu, VA; Trusca, RD; Nicoara, AI; Vasile, BS; Boni, G; Amarande, L; Horchidan, N; Curecheriu, LP; Mitoseriu, L; Pintilie, L; Pintilie, I; Ianculescu, AC

Published: JUL 2023, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 43, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.02.013

First Sharp Diffraction Peak features of the intermediate phase glasses and amorphous thin films in the non-stoichiometric (GeS4)x(AsS3)1-x system
Authors: Ciobanu, M; Galca, AC; Sava, F; Zaki, MY; Velea, A; Tsiulyanu, D

Published: MAY 31 2023, THIN SOLID FILMS, 773, 139828, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2023.139828

Structural and Electrical Properties of Novel Cr/Fe Mixed Transition-Metal Phosphates
Authors: Mighri, Z; Souiwa, K; Rostas, AM; Patru, RE; Bocirnea, AE; Iacob, N; Kuncser, V; El Khouja, O; Leonat, LN; Hidouri, M; Nasri, H; Galca, AC

Published: MAY 24 2023, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 62, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04389

Structural, Frequency and Temperature Dependent Dielectric Properties of Zn2+ Substituted Ni-Co Based Spinel Ferrite (ZnxNi0.8-xCo0.2Fe2O4)
Authors: Oumezzine, M; Iuga, A; Enculescu, M; Galca, AC

Published: MAY 1 2023, ECS JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 12, 053008, DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/acd6bb

Sub-Stochiometric Nickel Oxide Hole-Selective Contacts in Solar Cells: Comparison of Simulations and Experiments with Sputtered Films
Authors: Nayak, M; Bergum, K; Stan, GE; Lee, IH; Kuznetsov, A

Published: MAY 2023, PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, 220, DOI: 10.1002/pssa.202200651


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