Edgar Javier Patiño Zapata
Groupe Nanostructures à la Nanosecondes
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides
Bât. 510, Université Paris-sud
91405 Orsay cedex
France

Education:

2002-2006
Ph.D. in Device Physics – IRC
Nanotechnology Centre
Material Science Department
Cambridge University UK

2000
Physicist degree*
Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Física
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador.
*This degree is equivalent to M.Sc. degree.

Telephone:
E-Mail: ejpatino(at)gmail.com

Research Experience:
  • Feb. 2006 - Present
    Université Paris-sud - Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (France). Postdoc researcher working in tunneling experiments on Superconductor/Ferromagnet junctions.
  • Dec. 2000 - Dec. 2001
    Helsinki University of Technology – Physics Group (Finland). I worked in the theoretical investigation of Superconductor-Ferromagnet interfaces using Ginzburg Landau formulation.
  • August 1999 - Present
    Centro de Investigación en Física de la Materia Condensada, Corporación de Física Fundamental y Aplicada, Quito, Ecuador. Researcher working in theoretical investigations, using quantum- chemical computer modelling of crystalline systems.
  • August 17 of 1998 - October 16 of 1998
    CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland. Scientific associate working for the L3 experiment in charge of construction of test facility of photo multipliers used for the readout of scintillation counters in the L3 detector.

Awards:
  • 2006
    ESF Award for Post-doc research
  • 2004
    Philosophical Society Research Studentship
  • 2001
    First Place, Annual Competition of Scientific achievements CORFFA
    Research Studentship - Device Materials Group – Cambridge University
  • 2000
    Fellowship, CIMO Finland
  • 1995
    7th, place in the "IX National High School Contest of Physics

Teaching:
I have been doing private teaching and supervisions since my second year at university in Ecuador to High school and university students mostly Physics and Mathematics. Soon after finishing my master thesis I enrolled to The Universidad San Francisco de Quito in which I was teaching the subjects of Mathematics, Science Seminar and Introduction to Astronomy.

Research interests
My main field of interest concerns Solid State Physics and Nanotechnology. Among these areas I have worked in computer modeling and theoretical work of crystal and hybrid structures of various materials. My Ph.D. work focused on experimental work of nano-devices. This included the used and construction of vacuum chambers for thin film growth of multilayered structures of various materials. My experimental skills include: film growth using sputtering and e-gun evaporation techniques, characterization of materials using X-ray diffraction, VSM-SQUID magnetometers and ultra low temperature measurements with field.
Administrative Duties:
January 2004 - Present
Director of the Research Centre in Condensed Matter Physics - CORFFA

August 2000 - December 2003
Subdirector.- CORFFA

August. 1999 - 2000
Member of Board of Directors and treasurer.- CORFFA
Publications:
Research Papers
TitleAuthorsJournal
Re-entrant behaviour of Superconductivity induced in S/F bilayer structures E. Patiño, C. Bell and M.G. Blamire (Submitted to PRB-rapid) 2006
Depairing current measurements in S/F hybrids E. Patiño, C. Bell and M.G. Blamire in preparation) 2005
PhD Thesis: Study of the Influence of Domain Walls in the Superconductor/ Ferromagnet Proximity Effect E. Patiño University of Cambridge, 2006
Phenomenological Theory of Superconductor Ferromagnet Interfaces E. Patiño, A. Ayuela and R.M. Nieminen (in preparation) 2004
Quantum Chemical Study of Effects Produced by Nb and La doping in BaTiO3 E. Patiño, A. Stashans and R.M. Nieminen Key Engineering Materials, 206/213, 1325-1328, 2002
Structural and Electronic Properties in Cubic and Tetragonal BaTiO3 due to La Impurity E. Patiño, A. Stashans Computational Materials Science, 22, 137-143, 2001
Electron transfer effect in BaTiO3 and CaTiO3 due to Nb-Doping E. Patiño, F. Erazo, A. Stashans Materials Letters, 50, 337-340, 2001
Structural and electronic effects in BaTiO3 due to the Nb doping E. Patiño, A. Stashans Ferroelectrics, 256, 189-200, 2000
Conference Abstracts:
TitleAuthorsConference
Frustrated Magnetic Response of a Superconducting Thin Film Pierced With Columnar Defects of Mesoscopic Size W. A. Ortiz, R. Zadorosny, P. C. de Camargo, C. M. Lepiensky, E. Patiño, M. G. Blamire Nanoscale Superconductivity and Magnetism - NSM2006-Leuven, (Belgium), 2006
Fluctuations on the magnetic response of superconducting thin films of Nb and MgB2 - percolation limit of vortex mobility Fabiano Colauto, Pasquale Orgiani2, Xiaoxing Xi2, W N Kang3, E M Choi3, H J Kim3, Sung-Ik Lee3, E. Patiño, M. G. Blamire, Wilson Aires Ortiz M2S- Dresden (Germany), 2006.
Re-entrant behaviour of Superconductivity induced in S/F bilayer structures E. Patiño, C. Bell and M.G. Blamire Physics of Superconducting Phase Shift Devices- Ischia (Italy), 2005 p.58
Re-entrant behaviour of Superconductivity induced in S/F bilayer structures E. Patiño, C. Bell and M.G. Blamire Gordon Research Conference on Superconductivity- Queens College, Oxford (England), 2004
Critical Current Fluctuations of Nb in proximity with Co E. Patiño, C. Bell and M.G. Blamire IOP meeting on: Magnetism and superconductivity, Manchester (England), 2003
Phenomenological Theory of Superconductor Ferromagnet Interfaces E. Patiño, A. Ayuela and R.M. Nieminen 19th General Conf. Condens. Matter Division Europ. Phys. Soc., Brighton (England), 2002, p.230
Effect of interstitial hydrogen on structural and electronic properties in BaTiO3 J. Chimborazo, E. Patiño, A. Stashans 19th General Conf. Condens. Matter Division Europ. Phys. Soc., Brighton (England), 2002, p.230
Structural and electronic effects in BaTiO3 due to Nb and La doping E. Patiño, A. Stashans XXXV Annual Conf. Finnish Phys. Soc., Juvaskyla (Finlandia), 2001, p. 18
Study of effects produced by Nb- and La-doping in BaTiO3 E. Patiño, A. Stashans DFT for the study of complex oxides: school and workshop, The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, (England), 2001
Quantum chemical study of effects produced by Nb- and La-doping in BaTiO3 E. Patiño, A. Stashans, R. Nieminen 7th Conf. Europ. Cer. Soc., Brujas (Bélgica), 2001.
Lattice distortion and electronic properties of BaTiO3 due to Nb and La doping E. Patiño, A. Stashans Conf. Comput. Phys., Queensland (Australia), 2000, accepted.
Computer modeling of impurities in titanates P. Sánchez, E. Patiño, F. Erazo, H. Pinto, A. Stashans 18th Europ. Phys. Soc. Conf., Montreux (Switzerland), 2000, p. 110
Other Publications:
TitleAuthorsInstitution
Msc. Thesis: Estudio de los Efectos Físicos Producidos por el Dopaje de Nb y La en el BaTiO3 Utilizando el Metodo Cuantico LUC E. Patiño, A. Stashans (Supervisor) Escuela Politécnica Nacional. Quito (Ecuador), 2000..
Testing Phototubes of the L3 Scintillators E. Patiño L3 publications, Geneva (Switzerland), 1998, Note 2342.
Presentations:
TitlePresented atDate
Re-entrant Behaviour of Superconductivity Induced in S/F Bilayer Structures and non-locality experiments in Orsay Orsay, France 20th of November 2006
Re-entrant Behaviour of Superconductivity Induced in S/F Bilayer Structures Conference European Science Foundation, Ischia, Italy 3rd of April 2005.
Coexistence of Superconductivity and Magnetism Escuela Politécnica Nacional, COFFA annual meeting : "Year of Physics", Quito, Ecuador 6th of January 2005
Re-entrant Behaviour of Superconductivity Induced in S/F Bilayer Structures St. Andrews University, Invited talk, St. Andrews, Scotland 23rd of November 2004.
Superconductivity and Magnetism: can they coexist? Escuela Politécnica Nacional, COFFA I meeting , Quito, Ecuador 6 of January 2004
Phenomenological Theory of Superconductor Ferromagnet Interfaces 19th General Conference Condense. Matter Division Europ. Phys. Soc., Brighton, England 2002
Study of Superconductor/Ferromagnet Interfaces Invited Talk, Departamento de Física, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador 18th of January 2002
Superconductor/Ferromagnet Interfaces Presentation for the Scientific Advisory Board of Finland-COMP , Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland 5th of November 2001
Simulation of BaTiO3 doped with Nb and La and study of superconductor/ferromagnet interfaces Invited Talk, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland 20th of June 2001
Study of the physical effects produced by Nb and La doping in BaTiO3 using the LUC quantum method Seminar, Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki Technological University, Helsinki, Finland January 18th of 2001
Doping in crystals Observed physical effects! Invited Talk, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador September 8th of 2000
Study of Doping of BaTiO3 using LUC Quantum Method Conference "VI Encuentro de Física, Quito, Ecuador November 11th 1999

Experimental Techniques:
  • Thin film growth: dc-magnetron sputtering
  • Thin film growth: Electron gun evaporation
  • Micron Lithography (optical with broad beam Ar milling)
  • Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (Room and low temperature)
  • SQUID Magnetometer
  • Low angle X-ray diffraction
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) – Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)
  • Room temperature electrical/magnetoresistance measurements
  • Low temperature device measurement (Liquid Nitrogen and Helium temperatures)
  • Assembly and operation of room and low temperature vacuum systems

Languages:
  • Spanish : Native
  • English : Spoken and written (TOEFL score over 600)
  • French : Sixth level "Alianza Francesa" academy.

Skills in Programming and Computer Modeling:
  • CLUSTER-D, Fortran, Basic and Visual Basic
  • Mathematica / Mathlab
  • Micromagnetics simulator: Basic use.
  • Operative systems: DOS, Windows and UNIX.

Membership of Professional Bodies:
  • Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Founder member of Corporación de Física Fundamental y Aplicada

References:
NameAddressContact Details
Prof. Mark Blamire University of Cambridge
Pembroke Street
Cambridge CB2 3QZ
UK		 Tel: +44 (0) 1223 334359
E-mail: mb52(at)cam.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0) 1223-334373
Dr. Marco Aprili Groupe Nanostructures à la Nanosecondes
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides
Bât. 510, Université Paris-sud
91405 Orsay cedex
France 		Tel: +33 1 69155322
E-mail: aprili(at)lps.u-psud.fr
Dr. Arvids Stashans Centro de Investigación en Física de la Materia Condensada
Corporación de Física Fundamental y Aplicada,
Apartado 17-12-637, Quito, Ecuador.		 Email: ************
Dr. Joachim Mnich c/o CERN 1211 Geneva 23 Email: Joachim.Mnich(at)cern.ch
Telephone: (+41 22) 7676487
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