Narcizo Souza-Neto

Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave
431/E006
Argonne, Il 60439

Phone: 252-4374

Fax: 252-7392

E-Mail: narcizo@aps.anl.gov

Education/Experience:

  • 1997-2001: University of Paraiba, Brazil. B.Sc. in Physics
  • 2002-2003: University of Campinas and Brazilian Synchrotron Laboratory, Brazil. M.Sc. in Physics
  • 2004-2007: University of Sao Paulo and Brazilian Synchrotron Laboratory, Brazil. Ph.D. in Physics
  • 2007-present : Postdoctoral Research Associate, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

Research Interests:

  • X-ray spectroscopy absorption and scattering of magnetic materials
  • X-ray spectroscopy under high pressure (XMCD, XANES and XAFS)
  • Magnetic materials in general, including: thin films, manganites, perovskites, Superconductors, Semiconductors, nanoparticles, magnetocaloric compounds

Selected Publications:

  1. "Depth-dependent chemical and magnetic local order in thin magnetic films", N.M. Souza-Neto, A.Y. Ramos, H.C.N. Tolentino, A. Martins, and A.D. Santos, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 111910 (2006).
  2. "Local tetragonal distortion in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 strained thin films probed by x-ray absorption spectroscopy", N.M. Souza-Neto, A.Y. Ramos, H.C.N. Tolentino, E.F. Nicolin, and L. Ranno, Phys. Rev. B 70, 174451 (2004).
  3. "Local anisotropy in strained manganite thin films", N.M. Souza-Neto, A.Y. Ramos, H.C.N Tolentino, E.F. Nicolin, and L. Ranno, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3587 (2003).

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