Overview
The group activities cover up-stream research on physical phenomenon potentially useful for future sensors, as well as sensor development (proof of concept) and expertise to support industrial R&D. This experimental research is essentially based on magnetic (VSM, MOKE) and electric measurements (magnetotransport, noise).
Research topics
Towards gate controlled devices
The control of magnetic interfacial properties by a gate voltage allows low power control of spintronic devices and provides a versatile, local and dynamic degree of freedom that can be implemented in innovative designs. Aiming at an efficient control of devices, we optimize materials and unravel the mechanisms of electric field effect on interfacial anisotropy, Dzyalonshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), and non-trivial spin textures such as skyrmions.
Ultra-sensitive sensor for space
We develop an ultra-sensitive sensor able to detect magnetic fields smaller than 1pT at low frequency. This sensor could replace magnetic sensors usually boarded on space mission with a significant weight reduction, or be used for magneto-cardiography.
Industrial sensor design
We provide design principles to the company Crocus Technology to target specific sensor performance in terms of sensitivity, noise, detectivity, linearity, and hysteresis. For this purpose, we perform electrical characterization, noise measurements and analysis, and numerical simulations.
The team
Former members
Research engineer
- Amandine BOCHEUX (2015-2016)
- Arnaud PAGEAU (2017-2018)
- Julien VIDAL (2017-2018)
- Vincenzo PASANISI (2018-2019)
PhD
- Myckael MOUCHEL (2014-2017)
- Marine SCHOTT (2014-2017)
- Paulo COELHO (2014-2017)
- Titiksha SRIVASTAVA (2015-2018)
- Samuel MANCEAU (2019-2023)
- Thomas BRUN (2022-2025)
- Capucine GUENEAU (2022-2025)
Projects
- ANR-ADMIS (2019-2022)
- Projet européen ATTRACT (2019-2020)
- R&T CNES (2019-2021)
- ANR-Elecspin (2016-2020)
- Projet de collaboration LPC2E
Partners
- Institut NEEL, Grenoble, France
- LPC2E, Orléans, France
- C2N, Palaiseau, France
- Ecole Polytechnique, LMC, Palaiseau, France
- IJL, Nancy, France
- Université d’Osaka, Japon
- LP2N, Institut d’optique, Bordeaux, France
- LPCNO, Toulouse, France
Recent news
- Post-Doctoral position – development of magnetic field sensor for space exploration (December 20th, 2024)
Recruiting a post-doctoral researcher in the development of a miniature, ultra-sensitive magnetic field sensor for space exploration Context: The magnetic field is essential for understanding our solar system and the Earth’s geomagnetism, as well as for ... - Seminar – Selected applications and trends in magnetoresistive sensors (November 25th, 2024)
On Friday November 29, 2024 at 13:30 we have the pleasure to welcome Johannes Paul from SENSITEC. He will give us a seminar entitled: Selected applications and trends in magnetoresistive sensors Place: IRIG/SPINTEC, CEA Building 10.05, auditorium ... - Seminar – Functionalizing tunnel magnetoresistance and anomalous Hall effect as magnetic sensors (May 22nd, 2024)
On Friday June 28th 2024, we have the pleasure to welcome in SPINTEC Tomoya Nakatani from Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials, NIMS, Japan. He will give us a seminar at 11:00 entitled : Functionalizing ... - Recruiting a post-doctoral researcher on the combination of gate voltage and ultrafast laser pulses to control magnetic skyrmions (May 13th, 2024)
Context: In the frame of the Chirex project of the PEPR Spin, Spintec laboratory is opening a postdoctoral researcher position. The candidate will work on ultrathin magnetic heterostructures hosting skyrmions and deposited by magnetron sputtering ... - seminar – Barnett effect in ferrofluids (February 19th, 2024)
On Friday March 08th 2024, we have the pleasure to welcome in SPINTEC Maki UMEDA from Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai. He will give us a seminar at 11:00 entitled : Barnett ...