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. "Element-specific probe of Ru magnetism and local structure in RuSr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10"
    N.M. Souza-Neto, D. Haskel, J.C. Lang, O. Chmaissem, B. Dabrowski, and I. Felner, Phys. Rev. B. 80, 140414 (2009).
  2. “Pressure-Induced Electronic Mixing and Enhancement of Ferromagnetic Ordering in EuX (X=Te, Se, S, O) Magnetic Semiconductors”
    N. M. Souza-Neto, Daniel Haskel, Yuan-Chieh Tseng, and Gerard Lapertot, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 057206 (2009).
  3. “Nonzero orbital moment in high coercivity epsilon-Fe2O3 and low-temperature collapse of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy”
    Y. C. Tseng, N. M. Souza-Neto, Daniel Haskel, M. Gich, C. Frontera, A. Roig, M. van Veenendaal, and J. Nogues, Phys. Rev. B. 79, 094404 (2009).
  4. "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).
  5. "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).
  6. "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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