Curriculum Vitae

Education

• October 2015 – November 2019 PhD Degree in materials science at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) (Barcelona, Spain)
  Thesis: Artificial Synapses based on the Photoconductance of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Quantum Wells
  Supervisor: Dr. Gervasi HERRANZ CASABONA
• March 2011 – June 2014 master’s degree in Condensed Matter Physics at Shanghai University (SHU) (Shanghai, China)
  Thesis: Study on electrotransport properties of Graphene Ferromagnetic/Insulator/Superconducting junction
  Supervisor: Prof. Shiping ZHOU

Work experience

• February 2021 – Present Italian National Research Council- SuPerconductors, oxides and other INnovative materials and devices (CNR-SPIN)
  Fixed-term researcher (Post-Doc) in the framework of the TOPSPIN (“two-dimensional oxides platform for spin-orbitronics nanotechnology”)
  Topic: Experimental methods for the study of the low temperature physics of transition metal oxides two- dimensional electron gas for applications in quantum technologies

• May 2020 – December 2020 FACULTY OF PHYSICS - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona POSTDOC IN PROF. JORDI SORT’S GROUP May 2020 - Sep. 2020
  Fixed-term researcher (Post-Doc) in the framework of the ERC project ‘SPIN-PORICS MERGING
  NANOPOROUS MATERIALS WITH ENERGY-EFFICIENT SPINTRONICS’

  • Magnetoelectricity in FeGa/PVDF multiferroic bilayer
  • Magnetoionics (Voltage-driven motion of nitrogen/oxygen ions)

Skills

Along my study and job careers I gained massive familiarity with the following techniques and instruments:

1. Deposition systems for oxide/metallic thin films such as: pulsed laser deposition, sputtering, and evaporation.
2. UV photolithography and mask design
3. Electrical transport characterization
4. Impedance measurement
5. Confocal Optical microscopy, MOKE (Magneto optical Kerr Effect)
6. Magnetic and (magneto)transport measurements for oxide thin films (PPMS and Vibrating-sample magnetometry (VSM))
7. Multimeter, oscilloscope and function generator
8. Programming: Matlab (Data analysis, numerical calculations of tight-binding models, …), Python, LATEX, LabVIEW, Labwindows…
9. Data analysis and modeling,
10. Other software: Originlab, Igor, Vesta, SketchUp, Adobe illustration, Inkscape, CleWin4, Latex animation, Gwyddion…
11. Languages: Chinese, English

Publications

Anomalous spin-triplet current in Ho/Co/Ho-based Josephson junctions

L. Wen, L. J. Jin, Y. Chen, G. Q. Zha, and S. P. Zhou, Anomalous Spin-Triplet Current in Ho/Co/Ho-Based Josephson Junctions, Europhys. Lett. 105, 27007 (2014).

Plasticity of Persistent Photoconductance of Amorphous LaAlO3/SrTiO3Interfaces under Varying Illumination Conditions

Y. Chen, B. Casals, and G. Herranz, Plasticity of Persistent Photoconductance of Amorphous LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces under Varying Illumination Conditions, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 1, 810 (2019).

Solid-State Synapses Modulated by Wavelength-Sensitive Temporal Correlations in Optic Sensory Inputs

Y. Chen, B. Casals, F. Sánchez, and G. Herranz, Solid-State Synapses Modulated by Wavelength-Sensitive Temporal Correlations in Optic Sensory Inputs, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 1, 1189 (2019).

Photoinduced Persistent Electron Accumulation and Depletion in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Quantum Wells

Y. Chen, Y. Lechaux, B. Casals, B. Guillet, A. Minj, J. Gázquez, L. Méchin, and G. Herranz, Photoinduced Persistent Electron Accumulation and Depletion in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Quantum Wells, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2020, 124, 246804

Highly transparent and conductive ITO substrates for near infrared applications

R. A. Maniyara, C. Graham, B. Paulillo, Y. Bi, Y. Chen, G. Herranz, D. E. Baker, P. Mazumder, G. Konstantatos, and V. Pruneri, Highly Transparent and Conductive ITO Substrates for near Infrared Applications, APL Mater. 9, 021121 (2021).

Mechanical, magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of porous Fe-Ga films prepared by electrodeposition

A. Nicolenco, Y. Chen, N. Tsyntsaru, H. Cesiulis, E. Pellicer, and J. Sort, Mechanical, Magnetic and Magnetostrictive Properties of Porous Fe-Ga Films Prepared by Electrodeposition, Mater. Des. 208, 109915 (2021).

Magneto-ionic suppression of magnetic vortices

Y. Chen, A. Nicolenco, P. Molet, A. Mihi, E. Pellicer, and J. Sort, Magneto-Ionic Suppression of Magnetic Vortices, Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 22, 972 (2021).

Ferromagnetic Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron Gas with Trigonal Crystal Field Splitting

[1] Y. Chen, M. D’Antuono, N. B. Brookes, G. M. De Luca, R. Di Capua, E. Di Gennaro, G. Ghiringhelli, C. Piamonteze, D. Preziosi, B. Jouault, M. Cabero, J. M. González-Calbet, C. León, J. Santamaria, A. Sambri, D. Stornaiuolo, and M. Salluzzo, Ferromagnetic Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron Gas with Trigonal Crystal Field Splitting, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 4, 3226 (2022).

Orbital selective switching of ferromagnetism in an oxide quasi two-dimensional electron gas

Di Capua, R., Verma, M., Radovic, M. et al. Orbital selective switching of ferromagnetism in an oxide quasi two-dimensional electron gas. npj Quantum Mater. 7, 41 (2022).