Marina Pivetta

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The course covers relevant experimental and theoretical concepts in nanoscale science, from fundamental aspects like quantum tunneling and quantum size effects, to hot topics like quantum transport and nanoscale magnetism. ...

PHYS-337: Solid state physics

Ce cours donne une introduction à la Physique du solide, notamment à la structure cristalline, aux vibrations du réseau, aux propriétés électroniques, de transport thermique et électrique, ainsi qu'aux propriétés magnétiques. Il se situe au niveau du livre ...

PHYS-510: Spintronics : basics and applications

Starting from fundamentals of magnetism, the course develops the concepts required to understand and describe reading and writing processes of a magnetic bit. Similarities and differences between classical and quantum systems are addressed. ...

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Oleg Yazyev

Prof. Oleg Yazyev (Олег Язев) was born in Simferopol, Crimean peninsula. He obtained his degree in chemistry from Moscow State University in 2003. He then joined Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) completing his PhD thesis in chemistry and chemical engineering in 2007. Next two years he has spent as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) and the Institute for Numerical Research in the Physics of Materials (IRRMA) of the same institution. In 2009-2011 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Physics of the University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In September 2011 he started an independent research group supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation professorship grant. In 2012 he was awarded an ERC Starting grant. His current research focuses on theoretical and computational physics of two-dimensional and topological materials with strong emphasis on their prospective technological applications. ResearcherID profile of Oleg Yazyev Google Scholar profile of Oleg Yazyev

Arnaud Magrez

Education PhD., Materials Science, summa cum laude, Université de Nantes, 2002 M.S., Chemistry, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 1999 Academic positions Head of the Crystal Growth Facility, EPFL, 2012-present Research Associate, Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Complexe, EPFL, 2003-2012 Research Fellow, Peter Grunberg Institute, FZ-Juelich, 2002-2003 Administrative positions at EPFL Scientific staff member, EPFL Assembly, 2015-present Scientific staff member, School Council SB, 2014-present Member of the IPHYS office 2016-present Member of the ICMP office 2012-2015 Member of the safety committee of ICMP 2010-2015

Olivier Martin

Olivier J.F. Martin received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in physics in 1989 and 1994, respectively, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. In 1989, he joined IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, where he investigated thermal and optical properties of semiconductor laser diodes. Between 1994 and 1997 he was a research staff member at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETHZ). In 1997 he received a Lecturer fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). During the period 1996-1999, he spent a year and a half in the U.S.A., as invited scientist at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD). In 2001 he received a Professorship grant from the SNSF and became Professor of Nano-Optics at the ETHZ. In 2003, he was appointed Professor of Nanophotonics and Optical Signal Processing at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), where he is currently head of the Nanophotonics and Metrology Laboratory and Director of the Microengineering Section.

Frédéric Mila

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Erbium and thulium on MgO(100)/Ag(100) as candidates for single atom qubits

Valence Orbitals Driving the Spin Dynamics in a Rare-Earth Single-Atom Magnet

Measuring the Intra-Atomic Exchange Energy in Rare-Earth Adatoms