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Frédéric Petroff

Frédéric Petroff

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Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
25183
World Ranking
7831
National Ranking
214

Overview

Frédéric Petroff is a researcher affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France, with a focus on materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. Their work primarily explores the chemistry and applications of materials, particularly within the subfields of materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics.

Petroff's research topics encompass a range of areas related to two-dimensional (2D) materials and their applications. Key subjects include quantum and electron transport phenomena, magnetic properties of thin films, ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices, graphene research and applications, MXene and MAX phase materials, and molecular junctions and nanostructures.

The scientist has contributed significant publications in various respected venues, with notable papers including:

  • Spin filtering by proximity effects at hybridized interfaces in spin-valves with 2D graphene barriers (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Very Long Term Stabilization of a 2D Magnet down to the Monolayer for Device Integration (2020), featured in ACS Applied Electronic Materials
  • Almost Perfect Spin Filtering in Graphene-Based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions (2022), appearing in ACS Nano
  • Artificial Graphene Spin Polarized Electrode for Magnetic Tunnel Junctions (2022), published in Nano Letters
  • Large-Area Artificial van der Waals "Mille-Feuille" Superlattices (2024), in Advanced Materials Interfaces

Frequent collaborators in their work include Florian Godel, Marie-Blandine Martin, Bruno Dlubak, Victor Zatko, and Marta Galbiati. These coauthors have appeared consistently across multiple projects, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Throughout their career, Petroff's research has been disseminated in a variety of scientific journals, including but not limited to:

  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Applied Electronic Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Nano Letters
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces

Their research fields are predominantly centered around:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these domains, the scientist addresses specific subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Frédéric Petroff's body of work contributes to foundational understanding and technological advancement in 2D materials and nanoelectronics, with particular attention to the electronic and magnetic behavior of ultrathin materials and their potential integration in device architectures.

Best Publications

  • Giant magnetoresistance of (001)Fe/(001)Cr magnetic superlattices.

    Mario Norberto Baibich;Jean Marc Broto;Albert R. Fert;F. Nguyen van Dau

  • Oscillatory interlayer coupling and giant magnetoresistance in Co/Cu multilayers

    D.H. Mosca;F. Petroff;A. Fert;P.A. Schroeder

  • Unravelling the role of the interface for spin injection into organic semiconductors

    Clément Barraud;Pierre Seneor;Richard Mattana;Stéphane Fusil;Stéphane Fusil

  • Highly efficient spin transport in epitaxial graphene on SiC

    Bruno Dlubak;Marie-Blandine Martin;Cyrile Deranlot;Bernard Servet

  • Evidence for room-temperature multiferroicity in a compound with a giant axial ratio.

    Hélène Béa;Bertrand Dupé;Bertrand Dupé;Stéphane Fusil;Stéphane Fusil;R. Mattana

  • Large magnetoresistance in Fe/MgO/FeCo(001) epitaxial tunnel junctions on GaAs(001)

    M. Bowen;V. Cros;F. Petroff;A. Fert

  • Oscillatory interlayer exchange and magnetoresistance in Fe/Cu multilayers

    F. Petroff;A. Barthélemy;D. H. Mosca;D. K. Lottis

  • Large magnetoresistance in tunnel junctions with an iron oxide electrode

    P. Seneor;A. Fert;J.-L. Maurice;F. Montaigne

  • Spin-dependent tunneling with Coulomb blockade

    L. F. Schelp;L. F. Schelp;A. Fert;A. Fert;F. Fettar;F. Fettar;P. Holody;P. Holody

  • Room temperature spin filtering in epitaxial cobalt-ferrite tunnel barriers

    A. V. Ramos;M.-J. Guittet;J.-B. Moussy;R. Mattana

  • Enhancement of the magnetic anisotropy of nanometer-sized Co clusters: Influence of the surface and of interparticle interactions

    F. Luis;J. M. Torres;L. M. García;J. Bartolomé

  • Layered Magnetic Structures: Interlayer Exchange Coupling and Giant Magnetoresistance

    A. Fert;P. Grünberg;A. Barthélémy;F. Petroff

  • Magnetic and transport properties of Fe/Cr superlattices (invited)

    A. Barthélémy;A. Fert;M. N. Baibich;S. Hadjoudj

  • Shaped angular dependence of the spin-transfer torque and microwave generation without magnetic field

    O. Boulle;V. Cros;J. Grollier;L. G. Pereira;L. G. Pereira

  • Magnetoresistance of Fe/Cr superlattices

    F. Petroff;A. Barthélémy;A. Hamzić;A. Fert

  • Structure and magnetism of Pd in Pd/Fe multilayers studied by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the Pd L 2,3 sedges

    Jan Vogel;Alain Fontaine;Vincent Cros;Frédéric Petroff

  • Inverse spin-valve-type magnetoresistance in spin engineered multilayered structures.

    Jean-Marie George;Luis Gustavo Pereira;Agnès Barthelemy;Frédéric Petroff

  • Magnetic relaxation of interacting co clusters: crossover from two- to three-dimensional lattices.

    F. Luis;F. Petroff;J. M. Torres;L. M. García

  • Magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junctions grown on flexible organic substrates

    C. Barraud;C. Deranlot;P. Seneor;R. Mattana

  • Magnetoresistance and spin electronics

    A. Barthélémy;A. Fert;J. P. Contour;M. Bowen

  • Magnetic tunnel junctions with monolayer hexagonal boron nitride tunnel barriers

    M. Piquemal-Banci;R. Galceran;S. Caneva;M.-B. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Fert
Albert Fert University of Paris-Saclay
Vincent Cros
Vincent Cros University of Paris-Saclay
Agnès Barthélémy
Agnès Barthélémy University of Paris-Saclay
Alain Barthélémy
Alain Barthélémy University of Limoges
Stéphane Fusil
Stéphane Fusil University of Paris-Saclay
Manuel Bibes
Manuel Bibes Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Stephan Hofmann
Stephan Hofmann University of Cambridge
Robert S. Weatherup
Robert S. Weatherup University of Oxford
José M. González-Calbet
José M. González-Calbet Complutense University of Madrid

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