Materials sciences
Published on March 23, 2021– Updated on April 8, 2025
DICO-PMS - Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Surfaces
Since 2023, the laboratory PMS is associated to the DICO group of AttoLab LIDYL at CEA Saclay. The PMS is an experimental physics laboratory, specialized in the study of electronic properties of solids, magnetism and light-matter interaction by spectroscopic techniques based on laser and synchrotron radiation sources, and in particular spin-, time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (STAR-PES).
- Reference
- EA 2527
- Research center type
- Host team
Organization
- Marie Christine Richter (Professor, director of LPMS)
- Karol Hricovini (Emeritus Professor)
- Olivier Heckmann (Associate Professor)
- Mauro Fanciulli (Associate Professor)
- Eric Somson (Engineer)
- Laxman Nadi Reddy (PhD)
- Yashasvi Mehra (PhD)
- Pierre Nonnon (PhD)
Past members:
- Laurant Nicolai
- Jakub Schusser
- Fatima Alarab
- Zakariae El Youbi
- Boyakinov Evgenii
Activities
Research topics
- Electronic structure of materials
- Topological materials
- Spin-orbit interaction
- Bidimensional systems
- Magnetism
- Cultural heritage objects
- Light-matter interaction with orbital angular momentum (OAM)
Application domains
- Electronics
- Spintronics
- Quantum materials
- Magnetic materials
- Cultural heritage
Major scientific advancements
- Spin-dependent lifetime of excited electrons in a topological Weyl semimetal
- Exciton spin dynamics in a centrosymmetric transition metal dichalcogenide
- Electron spin polarization in half-metal magnetite
- Bismuth thin film deposition on semiconductors
Languages spoken
French, English, German, Slovak, ItalianPublications
- M. Fanciulli et al., Spin-, time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on WTe2, Phys Rev. Res. 2, 013261 (2020)
- Z. El Youbi et al., Bulk and surface electronic states in the dosed semimetallic HfTe2, Phys. Rev. B 101, 235431 (2020)
- F. Alarab et al., Photoemission study on pristine and Ni-doped SrTiO3 thin films, Phys. Rev. B 104, 165129 (2021)
- M. Fanciulli et al., Observation of magnetic helicoidal dichroism with extreme ultraviolet light vortices, Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 077401 (2022)
- D. Bresteau et al., FAB10: A user-oriented bandwidth-tunable extreme UV lightsource for investigations of fs to as dynamics in gas and condensed phases, Eur. Phys. J. Sp. Top. (2023)
- M. Fanciulli et al., Ultrafast Hidden Spin Polarization Dynamics of Bright and Dark Excitons in 2H-WSe2, Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 066402 (2023)
Equipments
- X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS)
- Laser-based spin, time and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (STAR-PES)
- Reconstruction of attosecond beating by interference of two-photon transitions (RABBITT)
- Thin films evaporation chamber
- Low energy electron diffraction (LEED)
Partnerships
International relations
Synchrotron and laser radiation facilities:
- SOLEIL, Saclay, France
- ELETTRA, Trieste, Italy
- FERMI, Trieste, Italy
- SLS, Villigen, Switzerland
- MAXIV, Lund, Sweden
- Diamond, Didcot, UK
- ARTEMIS, Didcot, UK
University collaborations
The LPMS is associated to the DICO group of ATTOLab LIDYL at CEA Saclay (DICO/LIDYL), and has long-standing collaboration with the New Technology Center (NTC) of University of West Bohemia (ZČU), Czech Republic. Furthermore, LPMS regularly collaborates with:
- CELIA, University of Bordeaux, France
- Warwick University, UK
- Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
- University of Vienna, Austria
- CNR, ISM, Rome, Italy
Contact information
95031 Neuville-sur-Oise