Core facility Magnetism Cryogenics Optics (CC MagCryOptics)

The MagCryOptics core facility is equipped with :

Magnetism:

10 state-of-the-art instruments for measuring the magnetic properties of a wide variety of samples (polycrystalline bulk materials, single crystals, thin films, powders, nanomaterials, liquids)

• 2 SQUID-VSM MPMS3 magnetometers (Quantum Design)

• 3 VSM vibrating sample magnetometers (MicroSense and LakeShore)

• 4 PPMS-type cryostats (Quantum Design) ranging from 7 to 14 Tesla, with different measurement configurations :  VSM, specific heat, AC susceptibility, ferromagnetic resonance, magnetoresistance and Hall effect

• 1 Kerr magneto-optical (MOKE) magnetometer for thin films with planar and perpendicular magnetization

Cryogenics :

• Helial SL helium liquefier (40 L/h)

• Helium recovery : 40 m³ gas holder, 2 Bauer high-pressure compressors, 2,500 m³ high-pressure helium storage

Optics:

• Vibrational Spectroscopy

• High-Resolution Brillouin

• Horiba LabramHR Raman

• ThermoFisher Nicolet 6700 FTIR
  UV-Vis-NIR Absorption and Reflectance Spectroscopy

• Agilent Cary 7000 UMS

• Unraveling Oxidation and Spin States of a Single Fe-Based Meso-Macroporous Silica Catalyst in Fenton-like Reaction by Magnetic Measurements
  Christine Bellouard, Sanghoon Kim, Jaâfar Ghanbaja, Robert Wojcieszak, Nadia Canilho, Andreea Pasc
  Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128 (20), pp.8449-8457. ⟨10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c00816⟩

   

• Controlling the helicity of light by electrical magnetization switching
  Pambiang Abel Dainone, Nicholas Figueiredo Prestes, Pierre Renucci, Alexandre Bouché, Martina Morassi, Xavier Devaux, Markus Lindemann, Jean-Marie George, Henri Jaffrès, Aristide Lemaitre, Bo Xu, Mathieu Stoffel, Tongxin Chen, L. Lombez, Delphine Lagarde, Guangwei Cong, Tianyi Ma, Philippe Pigeat, Michel Vergnat, Hervé Rinnert, Xavier Marie, Xiufeng Han, Stephane Mangin, Juan-Carlos Rojas-Sánchez, Jian-Ping Wang, Matthew C Beard, Nils C Gerhardt, Igor Žutić, Yuan Lu
  Nature, 2024, 627 (8005), pp.783-788. ⟨10.1038/s41586-024-07125-5⟩

• Spin injection at MgB2-superconductor/ferromagnet interface
  Corentin Pfaff, S. Petit-Watelot, S. Andrieu, Ludovic Pasquier, J. Ghanbaja, S. Mangin, K. Dumesnil, T. Hauet
  Applied Physics Letters, 2024, 125 (10), pp.102601. ⟨10.1063/5.0220815⟩

• Magnetic moment of thin film superconductors: When thickness matters
  Corentin Pfaff, T. Courtois, M R Koblischka, S. Andrieu, J.-X. Lin, M. Hehn, Stéphane Mangin, K. Dumesnil, T. Hauet
  Physical Review B, 2024, 110 (9), pp.094502. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevB.110.094502⟩

• Engineering of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in half-metallic magnetic Heusler epitaxial thin films
  V. Palin, Charles Guillemard, C. de Melo, Sylvie Migot, P. Gargiani, M. Valvidares, F. Bertran, S. Andrieu
  Physical Review Applied, 2023, 20 (5), pp.054017. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.054017⟩

• Kinetics vs. thermodynamics: walking on the line for a five-fold increase in MnSi Curie temperature
  Adrian Benedit-Cardenas, Stéphanie Bruyère, Sylvie Migot, Thomas Hauet, Sébastien Petit-Watelot, Pascal Boulet, Dominique Muller, Dmitry A Zuev, David Horwat, Alexandre Nominé
  Materials Horizons, 2023, ⟨10.1039/d3mh01106b⟩

• Interfacial engineering of ferromagnetism in wafer-scale van der Waals Fe4GeTe2 far above room temperature
  Hangtian Wang, Haichang Lu, Zongxia Guo, Ang Li, Peichen Wu, Jing Li, Weiran Xie, Zhimei Sun, Peng Li, Héloïse Damas, Anna Maria Friedel, Sylvie Migot, Jaâfar Ghanbaja, Luc Moreau, Yannick Fagot-Revurat, Sébastien Petit-Watelot, Thomas Hauet, John Robertson, Stéphane Mangin, Weisheng Zhao, Tianxiao Nie
  Nature Communications, 2023, 14 (1), pp.2483. ⟨10.1038/s41467-023-37917-8⟩

• Magnetism of 3d electrons in YCo12-xFexB6 compounds
  B. Vallet-Simond , L.V.B. Diop , O. Isnard, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2023, 587, pp.171307. ⟨10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171307⟩

• Thermal Spin-Current Generation in the Multifunctional Ferrimagnet Ga0.6Fe1.4O3
  Alberto Anadón, Elodie Martin, Suvidyakumar Homkar, Benjamin Meunier, Maxime Vergés, Heloise Damas, Junior Alegre, Christophe Lefèvre, François Roulland, Carsten Dubs, Morris Lindner, Ludovic Pasquier, O. Copie, Karine Dumesnil, Rafael Ramos, Daniele Preziosi, S. Petit-Watelot, Nathalie Viart, J.-C. Rojas-Sánchez
  Physical Review Applied, 2022, 18 (5), pp.054087. ⟨10.1103/physrevapplied.18.054087⟩

• Pb-Bearing Ferrihydrite Bioreduction and Secondary-Mineral Precipitation during Fe Redox Cycling
  Fatima Meite, Mustapha Abdelmoula, Patrick Billard, Thomas Hauet, Asfaw Zegeye
  Minerals, 2022, 12 (5), pp.610. ⟨10.3390/min12050610⟩

The MagCryOptics Competence Centre offers you comprehensive expertise and state-of-the-art technological resources. Whether you are a researcher, an industry representative or an academic partner, our teams of engineers and scientists will support you at every stage of your projects. From bespoke analysis to specialist training, including access to high-end equipment and the development of innovative solutions, we offer support tailored to your needs. Our platform also incorporates advanced simulation tools and an extensive network of collaborations, ensuring accurate results and a collaborative approach.

Magnetism :

• Magnetic measurement consultancy (dedicated engineers and researchers)

• Equipment training followed by access to one of 10 magnetometers (VSM, SQUID, Susceptometer)

• Measurement service with one of the 10 magnetometers (VSM, SQUID, Susceptometer)

• Implementation of collaborative R&D projects

• Magnetic field simulation (FEMM, COMSOL)

• Lifelong learning in the field of magnetic measurement (magnetometry)

• Connections with other centers in the national and European magnetometry networks

Optics :

• Consultancy on optical measurement (dedicated engineers and researchers)

• Training on the equipment followed by access to one of the four instruments

• Measurement service with one of the three spectrometers (Raman, FTIR, UV-VIS-nIR)

• Carrying out collaborative R&D projects

Engineers

• Sébastien HUPONT
• Clavel Berclis KENGNE CHOUMELE
• Luc MOREAU, responsable du centre de compétences
• Stéphane SUIRE
• Yohan LEVERGE--SERANDOUR

Scientific advisors

• Léopold DIOP (magnetism)
• Hervé RINNERT (optics)