Alexandre BATAILLE

Function

• Researcher
• Co-responsible of the thermal neutron diffractometer 6T2
• Responsible of the hot neutron diffractometer 5C2

Research topics

• Magnetic ordering in thin films and nanostructures
• Multiferroic materials
• Antiferromagnetic spintronics
• Neutron instrumentation and data treatment

CV

• Since dec. 2006 : researcher at LLB
• Jan-dec. 2006 : post doctoral stay at the Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Nancy, France
• 2002-2005 : PhD Thesis at the SPCSI laboratory, CEA Saclay, France
• 2001-2002 : Master in solid state physics
• 1998-2001 : Engineering diploma, Ecole Centrale Paris, France

Scientific publications

Enhanced magnetization at the Cr/MgO(001) interface

M.-A. Leroy, A. M. Bataille, Q. Wang, M. R. Fitzsimmons, F. Bertran, P. Le Fèvre, A. Taleb-Ibrahimi, A. Vlad, A. Coati, Y. Garreau, T. Hauet, C. Gatel, F. Ott, et S. Andrieu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 107 251602 (2015)

Neutron diffraction study of magnetic order in NdFe₂Al₁₀

Julien Robert, Françoise Damay, Kotaro Saito, Alexandre M. Bataille, Florence Porcher, Gilles André, Arsen Gukasov, Jean-Michel Mignot, Hiroshi Tanida, et Masafumi Sera, Phys. Rev. B 90 224425 (2014)

Tunnel-mediated coupling between antiferromagnetic thin films

Marie-Alix Leroy, Alexandre M. Bataille, Brahim Dkhil, Florence Porcher, Antoine Barbier, Vincent L. R. Jacques, Yuan Lu, Christine Bellouard, Thomas Hauet, Sylvain Ravy, Javier Herrero-Martin,Christophe Gatel,Karim Bouzehouane, Arsen Gukasov, Stéphane Andrieu et CoriolanTiusan, Phys. Rev. B 90 035432 (2014)

Electronic structure of the Cr(001) surface and Cr/MgO interface

M.-A. Leroy, A. M. Bataille, F. Bertran, P. Le Fèvre, A. Taleb-Ibrahimi, and S. Andrieu, Phys. Rev. B 88, 205134 (2013)

Contrast enhancement of data measured with area detectors: a way to generalize the use of neutron diffraction for thin-film studies

A.M. Bataille, V. Auvray, C. Gatel et A. Gukasov, J. Appl. Cryst 46 726 (2013)

Neutron scattering study of the long-range ordered state in CeRu₂Al₁₀

Jean-Michel Mignot, Julien Robert, Gilles André, Alexandre M. Bataille, Takashi Nishioka, Riki Kobayashi, Masahiro Matsumura, Hiroshi Tanida, Daiki Tanaka, and Masafumi Sera, j. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80 SA022 (2011)

Size-dependent magnetic behavior and spin-wave gap in MnF₂ epitaxial films with orthorhombic crystal structure

I.V. Golosovsky, N.S. Sokolov, A. Gukasov, A. Bataille, M. Boehm, J. Nogués J. Magn. Magn Mater. 322 664 (2010)

Effect of the temperature history on the magnetism of (110) europium films

A. M. Bataille, K. Dumesnil, A. Gukasov et C. Dufour, J. Appl. Phys 105 07A928 (2009)

Consequences of interfacial Fe-O bonding and disorder in epitaxial Fe/MgO/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions

F. Bonell, S. Andrieu, A. M. Bataille, C. Tiusan, and G. Lengaigne, Phys. Rev. B 79, 224405

Influence of interfacial oxygen on single-crystal magnetic tunnel junctions

F. Bonell, A.M. Bataille, S. Andrieu, C. Tiusan, B. Kierren, G. Lengaigne and D. Lacour.Eur. Phys. J-Appl. Phys. 43 357 (2008)

On the spin polarization at the Fe₃O₄/γ-A1₂O₃ interface probed by spin-resolved photoemission and spin-dependent tunneling
A.M. Bataille, R. Mattana, P. Seneor, A. Tagliaferri, S. Gota, K. Bouzehouane, C. Deranlot , M.-J. Guittet , J.-B. Moussy, C. de Nadaï, N.B. Brookes, F. Petroff, M. Gautier-Soyer J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 316 e963-e965 (2007)

Characterization of antiphase boundary network in Fe₃O₄(111) epitaxial thin films: Effect on anomalous magnetic behaviour
A. M. Bataille, L. Ponson, S. Gota, L. Barbier, D. Bonamy, M. Gautier-Soyer, C. Gatel, and E. Snoeck, Phys. Rev. B 74, 155438 (2006)

Negative spin polarization of the Fe₃O₄/ γ-Al₂O₃ interface measured by spin-resolved photoemission
A. M. Bataille, A. Tagliaferri, S. Gota, C. de Nadai, J.-B. Moussy, M.-J. Guittet, K. Bouzehouane, F. Petroff, M. Gautier-Soyer, and N. B. Brookes, Phys. Rev. B 73, 172201 (2006)

Experimental evidence of the spin dependence of electron reflections in magnetic CoFe₂O₄/Au/Fe₃O₄ trilayers
E. Snoeck, Ch. Gatel, R. Serra, G. BenAssayag, J.-B. Moussy, A. M. Bataille, M. Pannetier, and M. Gautier-Soyer, Phys. Rev. B 73 104434 (2006)

Crystalline γ-Al2O3 barrier for magnetite-based magnetic tunnel junctions
A. M. Bataille, J.-B. Moussy, F. Paumier, S. Gota, M.-J. Guittet, M. Gautier-Soyer, P. Warin, P. Bayle-Guillemaud, P. Seneor, K. Bouzehouane, and F. Petroff Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 012509 (2005)

Thickness dependence of anomalous magnetic behavior in epitaxial Fe₃O₄(111) thin films: Effect of density of antiphase boundaries
J.-B. Moussy, S. Gota, A.M. Bataille, M.-J. Guittet, M. Gautier-Soyer, F. Delille, B. Dieny, F. Ott, T.D. Doan, P. Warin, P. Bayle-Guillemaud, C. Gatel, E. Snoeck Phys. Rev. B 70 174448 (2004)

Dernières publications dans la base publiCEA

Teaching

2007-present : Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP) : practical course “initiation to neutron scattering”

2002-2005  :Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP) :teching assistant in quantum mechanics, statistical physics and solid state physics

2002-2003  :Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP) : practical course “Magnetism and magnetotransport of thin films”

Miscellaneous

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