Julien Vidal - Ecole polytechnique

Curriculum Vitae
Julien Vidal
Contact Details
Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés
Ecole Polytechnique
Route de Saclay
91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 69 33 4486
E-mail: [email protected]
Personal Details
Gender:
Date and Place of Birth:
Languages:
Male
05 April 1982, Perpignan, France
French (mother-tongue)
English (fluent)
Spanish (good working knowledge)
Education
2007–2010
Ph.D. in Physics
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
IRDEP, EDF R&D, Chatou, France
Title of thesis: Ab initio Calculation of the Electronic Properties of CuIn(S,Se)2 and other Materials
for Photovoltaic Applications
Promotors: Dr S. Botti, Dr L. Reining, Dr J.-F. Guillemoles
2004-2006
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (GPA:4.0/4.0)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Title of Master thesis: Electrically Tunable Solid Static Silicon Membrane Nanopore
Supervisor: Prof. J.-P. Leburton
2002–2006
Diplôme d’Ingénieur de l’Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité
Supélec, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
2000-2002
Classes préparatoires MPSI/MP
Lycée Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France.
Preparatory years for the competitive entrance examinations to the French engineering colleges.
High standards in mathematics and physics.
Research Experience
May 2010-July 2010
Post Doctoral position
LPMCN, University of Lyon I, France
Supervisor: Dr M. A. Marques.
2004–2006
Research Assistant position
Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,USA
Supervisor: Prof. J.-P. Leburton
Oral communications
1. First principle study of the interplay between electronic, structural and chemical properties in
CuIn(S,Se)2
E-MRS, Strasbourg, France (2010)
2. Connexion entre structure et propriétés électroniques du CuIn(S,Se)2
Journée Scientifique du LSI, Palaiseau, France (2010).
3. How can ab initio calculations help to improve solar cells ?
7th ETSF Workshop, Evora, Portugal (2009). Invited talk
4. Paradox of CuIn(S,Se)2 bandgap: a GW study
ETSF Young Researchers Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2009).
5. GW study of chalcopyrite materials.
GDR-DFT++, Dourdan, France (2009).
6. Ab initio modelling of optoelectronic properties of semiconductors for photovoltaic applications
Journée SF2M 2008, Paris, France (2008).
7. Ab initio modelling of optoelectronic properties of CuIn(S,Se)2
E-MRS, Strasbourg, France (2008)
8. Ab initio modelling of optoelectronic properties of semiconductors for photovoltaic applications
Quantsol 2008, Bad Gastein, Austria (2008)
Publications
1. Band structures of delafossite transparent conductive oxides from a self-consistent GW approach
F. Trani, J. Vidal, S. Botti and M. A. L. Marques
Physical Review B, 82, 085115 (2010)
2. Effects of electronic and lattice polarization on the band structure of delafossite transparent
conductive oxides
J. Vidal, F. Trani, F. Bruneval, M. A. L. Marques and S. Botti
Physical Review Letters,104, 136401 (2010)
3. Strong interplay between structure and electronic properties in CuIn(S,Se)2 : a first-principle
study
J. Vidal, S. Botti, P. Olsson, J.-F. Guillemoles and L. Reining
Physical Review Letters,104, 056401 (2010)
4. p-n semiconductor membrane for electrically tunable ion current rectification and filtering.
M. Gracheva, J. Vidal, and J.-P. Leburton
Nano Letters,7,6,1717-1722,(2007).
5. Electrically tunable solid-state silicon nanopore ion filter.
J. Vidal, M. Gracheva, and J.-P. Leburton
Nanoscale Research Letters,2, 61-68 (2007)
Patent Application
1. Solid State Device, US Patent Application 12/237,551,2008
by J.-P. Leburton, G. Timp, M. Gracheva and J. Vidal
Highlights/News
1. Semiconductor membrane mimics biological behavior of ion channels
http://www.nsf.gov/news, http://www.physorg.com, Physicsdaily.com, Institute of Physics
(IOP), Beckman Institute, NCSA, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of UIUC
and other sites internationally.
Computer Skills
Operative Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows
Languages: Fortran77/90,C,Java,MPI
Ab initio Packages: ABINIT,Quantum Espresso,VASP,DP,EXC
References
Dr Lucia Reining
Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés
Ecole Polytechnique
Route de Saclay
91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 6933 45 53
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Silvana Botti
LPMCN - Université Lyon I
Domaine scientifique de la DOUA
43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918
69622 Villeurbanne Cedex
Phone: +33 (0)4 7244 8187
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Jean-François Guillemoles
IRDEP,UMR 7174 CNRS/EDF/ENSCP
6 quai Watier
78401 Chatou, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 3087 8505
E-mail: [email protected]