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Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering
 

 

 

  THE SOL-GEL GROUP

 


 

 

Francoise Damay, Ph.D.

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

Rutgers University

607, Taylor Road

PISCATAWAY 08854, USA

Tél : + 1-732-445-2202

Fax : + 1-732-445-3258

mailto:fdamay@rci.rutgers.edu

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~solgel/solgel.htm

 

Experience

 

2001–2002 : Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

Post-doctoral position, Ceramic and Materials Engineering Department

Study of proton-exchange nanocomposite NafionTM/phosphosilicate glasses membranes for PEMFC fuel cells :

n     Sol-gel process.

n     Thermal analysis, AC impedance spectroscopy in controlled relative humidity.

 

 

1998-2000 : Imperial College, Londres, UK

Post-doctoral position, Materials Department / Experimental Solid State Group (http://www.ph.ic.ac.uk)

Extrinsic magnetoresistance in manganese perovskites :

n     Thick films by spray pyrolysis.

n     Transport, magnetization, and magnetic relaxation measurements ; scanning electron microscopy

 

 

1995-1998 : Crismat laboratory, Caen, France

Ph.D Thesis– Doctor-Engineer CNRS fellowship

Synthesis, structures and properties of new manganese oxides with giant magnetoresistance properties :

n     High temperature solid state synthesis.

n     X-ray and neutrons diffraction (LLB, Saclay), Rietveld refinements of nuclear and magnetic structures.

n     Transport, magnetization and susceptibility measurements.

 

 

1995 : Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute, Tosu, Japan

Industrial laboratory internship (6 mois)

High temperature oxidation behavior of TiB2

 

EDUCATION

 

n     29 juin 1998 : Ph.D in Materials Science, University of Caen, France : "Synthesis, structures and properties of new manganese oxides with giant magnetoresistance properties" –Supervisor : Prof. B. Raveau.

n     1995 : Diplôme d'ingénieur (Bachelors of Engineering Degree equivalent) in Materials Science at ISMRA (http://www.ismra.fr). International ISMRA Engineer Award.

n     1995 : Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (Masters Degree equivalent) in Materials Science at ISMRA – University of Caen, France.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS (* : first author)

*Bismuth doping of the (Sm,Sr)MnO3 perovskites : influence upon CMR properties, F. Damay, A. Maignan, M. Hervieu, N. Nguyen, and B. Raveau, CR. Acad. Sc. Paris 322, 573 (1996)

 

*Colossal magnetoresistance properties of samarium-based manganese perovskites, F. Damay, N. Nguyen, A. Maignan, M. Hervieu, and B. Raveau, Solid State Commun. 98, 997 (1996)

 

*Increase of the GMR ratios up to 106 by iron doping in the manganite Sm0.56Sr0.44MnO3, F. Damay, A. Maignan, N. Nguyen, and B. Raveau, J. Solid State Chem. 124, 385 (1996)

 

Complex competition between ferro-magnetism and antiferromagnetism in the CMR manganites Pr1-xCaxMnO3, A. Maignan, C. Martin, F. Damay, and B. Raveau, Z. Phys. B 104, 21 (1997)

 

*Cation size-temperature phase diagram of the manganites Ln0.5Sr0.5MnO3, F. Damay, A. Maignan, C. Martin, and B. Raveau, J. Appl. Phys. 81, 1372 (1997)

 

*Mn site doping induced insulator to metal transition in Pr0.6Ca0.4MnO3, F. Damay, A. Maignan, C. Martin, and B. Raveau, J. Appl. Phys. 82, 1485 (1997)

 

7Nickel induced metal-insulator transition in the small A-cations manganites Ln0.5Ca0.5MnO3, A. Maignan, F. Damay, C. Martin, and B. Raveau, Mater. Res. Bull. 32, 965 (1997)

 

*Cation disorder and size effects upon magnetic transitions in Ln0.5A0.5MnO3 manganites, F. Damay, C. Martin, A. Maignan, and B. Raveau, J. Appl. Phys. 82, 6181 (1997)

 

*Charge and magnetic order suppression by Mn site doping in layered and three dimensional manganites, F. Damay, C. Martin, A. Maignan, and B. Raveau, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 183, 143 (1998)

 

Extension of colossal magnetoresistance properties to small A site cations by chromium doping in Ln0.5Ca0.5MnO3, A. Barnabé, M. Hervieu, F. Damay, C. Martin, and B. Raveau, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 3907 (1997)

 

The effect of Mn-site doping on the magnetotransport properties of CMR manganites, A. Maignan, F. Damay, A. Barnabé, C. Martin, M. Hervieu, and B. Raveau, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 356, 1635 (1998)

 

*Structural transitions in the manganite Pr0.5Sr0.5MnO3, F. Damay, C. Martin, M. Hervieu, A. Maignan, B. Raveau, G. André, and F. Bourée, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 184, 71 (1998)

 

*Charge ordering and structural transitions in Pr0.5Sr0.41Ca0.09MnO3, F. Damay, Z. Jirák, M. Hervieu, C. Martin, A. Maignan, B. Raveau, G. André, and F. Bourée, J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 190, 221 (1998)

 

*Neutron diffraction evidence for a new ferromagnetic phase in Cr doped Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3, F. Damay, C. Martin, A. Maignan, M. Hervieu, B. Raveau, F. Bourée, and G. André, Appl. Phys. Lett., 73, 3772 (1998)

 

CMR effect in electron doped manganites Ca1-xSmxMnO3, C. Martin, A. Maignan, F. Damay, M. Hervieu, and B. Raveau, J. Solid State Chem. 134, 198 (1997)

 

Factors governing the magnetoresistance properties of the electron doped manganites Ca1-xAxMnO3 (A = Ln, Th), A. Maignan, C. Martin, F. Damay, and B. Raveau, Chem. Mater. 10, 950 (1998)

 

Thermal conductivity and magnetic transitions in Mn3+/Mn4+ manganites, J. Hejtmánek, Z. Jirák, Z. Arnold, M. Marysko, S. Krupicka, C. Martin, and F. Damay, J. Appl. Phys. 83, 7204 (1998)

 

Transition from a paramagnetic metallic to a cluster glass metallic state in electron doped perovskite manganites, A. Maignan, C. Martin, F. Damay, B. Raveau, and J. Hejtmánek, Phys. Rev. B 58, 2758 (1998)

 

CMR properties of Cr doped Mn(IV)-rich manganites Ca1-xSmxMnO3, A. Maignan, C. Martin, F. Damay, M. Hervieu, and B. Raveau, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 188, 185 (1998)

Evolution of charge ordering in Ca1-xSmxMnO3 manganites (0.15 Ł x Ł 0.6), M. Hervieu, A. Barnabé, C. Martin, A. Maignan, F. Damay, and B. Raveau, Eur. Phys. J. B.8, 31 (1999)

 

Influence of grain size on magnetoresistance properties of bulk La0.67Ca0.33MnO3-d, A. K. M. Akther Hossain, L. F. Cohen, F. Damay, A. Berenov, J. Mac Manus-Driscoll, N. McN. Alford, N. D. Mathur, M. G. Blamire, and J. E. Evetts, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 192, 263 (1999)

 

*Magnetic and structural transitions in the half-doped manganites Pr0.5Sr0.5-xCaxMnO3, F. Damay, C. Martin, M. Hervieu, B. Raveau, Z. Jirák, G. André, and F. Bourée, Chem. Mater. 11, 536 (1999)

 

Influence of Mn-site doping upon orbital and charge ordering in the Pr0.5A0.5Mn1-xMxO3 manganites (A = Sr, Ca and M = Cr, Al), C. Martin, A. Maignan, F. Damay, M. Hervieu, and B. Raveau, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 202, 11 (1999)

 

Magnetism and charge ordering in Pr0.5CaxSr0.5-xMnO3 (x = 0.09 and 0.5), Z. Jirák, F. Damay, M. Hervieu, C. Martin, B. Raveau, G. André and F. Bourée, Phys. Rev. B 61, 1181 (2000).

 

Influence of Mn-O bond length on carrier localization in La1-x(Sr, Ca)xMnO3, where x = 0.28 to 0.375, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, G.T. Tan, W.Y. Hung, A.V. Berenov, J.A. Alonso, M.G. Blamire, J.E. Evetts, F. Damay, and L.F. Cohen, J. Mater. Res. 15, 1167 (2000)

 

*Low temperature grain boundaries effect in La0.7-xYxCa0.3MnO3, F. Damay, L.F. Cohen, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, R.S. Freitas, and L. Ghivelder, J. Magn. Magn. Mater 214, L149 (2000).

 

*28 · Influence of microstructure and magnetic state on low temperature magnetoresistance properties of bulk La0.7-xYxCa0.3MnO3, F. Damay, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, and L.F. Cohen, NATO Proceedings of Smart/Supermart Conference 99, Kluwer, 57 (2000)

 

Magnetic relaxation phenomena and cluster glass properties of La0.7-xYxCa0.3MnO3 manganites, R.S. Freitas, L. Ghivelder, F. Damay, F. Dias, and L.F. Cohen, Phys. Rev. B 64, 144404 (2001)

 

Comparison of dc and microwave resistivity in polycrystalline La0.7-xYxCa0.3MnO3 samples - Influence of Y at grain boundaries, K.A. Yates, L.F. Cohen, C. Watine, T-N. Tay, F. Damay, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, R.S. Freitas, L. Ghivelder, E.M. Haines, and G.A. Gehring, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 4703 (2000)

 

Influence of annealing on flux pinning in heavy-ion irradiated YBa2Cu3O7 crystals, M. Abd el-Salam, G.K. Perkins, S. Hebert, F. Damay, J. Driscoll, C. Chen, and A.D. Caplin, Physica C 341-348, 1313 (2000)

 

Structure and magnetic properties of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3-d for (3-d) < 3.0, Y.H. Li, F. Damay, L.F. Cohen, K.A. Thomas, A.K.M. Hossain, and J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 84, 747 (2001)

 

*Magnetotransport properties of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 thick films prepared by spray pyrolysis, F. Damay, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, and L.F. Cohen, J. Mater. Res. 16, 784 (2001)

 

Spectroscopic and topographic study of LCMO thin films using low-temperature STM, P.M. Hudson, L.F. Cohen, K.A. Yates, F. Damay, J. MacManus-Driscoll, N. Mathur, M. Blamire, C.I. Pakes, and P.W. Josephs-Franks, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 226, 2007 (2001)

 

Evolution from ferromagnetic order to cluster glass behavior in La0.7-xYxCa0.3MnO3 manganites, R.S. Freitas, L. Ghivelder, F. Damay, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, and L.F. Cohen, Mater. Sci. Forum 373, 553 (2001)

 

*AC impedance spectroscopy study of modified proton-exchange membrane nanocomposites, F. Damay and L.C. Klein, submitted to the MRS Meeting Proceedings (Spring 2002)

 

  

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