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Surname: Polychroniadis First name: Efstathios

Position: Professor

Contact: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

GR54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

Tel: +30 2310 998163, FAX: +30 2310 998241, E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Nationality: Greek Date and place of birth: Thessaloniki, 1.11.1946

1972 BSc in Physics, Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

1980 PhD in Physics, Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

1981-2 Postdoctoral research fellowship, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Material Science Department, Nuclear Energy Centre S.C.K./C.E.N., Belgium

1. Advanced Study Institute: "Modulated Structure Materials", Crete, Greece, June 15-25, 1983

2. 6^th International Summer School on Crystal Growth, Edinburgh, UK, July 5-13, 1986

3. 3^rd National Seminar on Crystal Growth, Madras, India February 16-19, 1987

4. Advanced Study Institute: "Alloy phase stability", Crete, Greece, June 13-27, 1987

5. International Symposium on Metal-Ceramic Interfaces, Irsee, Germany, July 1991

6. Advanced Study Institute: "Equilibrium Structure and Properties of Surfaces and Interfaces" Halkidiki, Greece, August 18-30, 1991

University Courses: 11

PhDs Supervision: 9

· Growth and microstructural characterization of crystalline materials by TEM (bulk, thin and thick films, coatings)

· Study of phase transitions in crystalline and amorphous solids

· Morphological characterization in micro- and nano-scale, phase identification in composite materials using electron diffraction

Number of papers in refereed journals and international scientific conferences: 218

Number of papers presented in local and bilateral scientific meetings: 117

Books or chapters in books: 9

Invited Lectures: 14

Citations in referred journals (excluding all authors’ self-citations): 1153

1. Growth and Microstructural study of porous silicon solar cells in view of increasing their efficiency

Greek-Turkish Scientific Cooperation (approved)

2. Training Network on Functional Interfaces for Silicon Carbide (NetFISiC)

Research Training Networks, EU (2011-2015)

3. Large Area silicon carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications (LAST-POWER)

ENIAC JU, EU (2010-2013)

4. Promoting and structuring a Multidisciplinary Academic-Industrial Network through the hetero-polytype growth, characterization and applications of 3C-SiC on hexagonal substrates (MANSiC)

Research Training Networks, EU (2007-2010)

5. Study of the reduction mechanism regarding the structural defects of Cubic SiC (3C-SiC) through its crystal growth

Greek-French Scientific Cooperation (2006-2008)

6. The study of physical and chemical properties of silver coins of Illyrian King Monounios (the Kreshpan hoard) belonging to the III^rd century BC and their comparison with the some type coins of Kerkyra, Dyrrachion and Apollonia

Greek-Albanian Scientific Cooperation (2003-2005)

7. Comparative study of the influence of the growth method on the structure and anticorrosion properties of zinc coatings on ferrous substrates

Pythagoras, Greek Ministry of Education (2003-2005)

8. Thermo-Photo-Voltaic cell based on GaSb

Research Training Networks, EU (2002-2005)

9. Flash lamp supported deposition of 3C-SiC (FLASiC)

Promoting competitive and sustainable growth, EU (2002-2005)

10. Structural properties of 3C-SiC films grown on Si substrate

Iraklitos, Greek Ministry of Education (2002-2005)

11. New cubic silicon carbide material for innovative semiconductor devices (SOLSiC)

Promoting competitive and sustainable growth, EU (2001-2005)

12. Technological study of Illyrian terracottas of Aphrodite and related ceramics of Hellenistic period from Belesh, Albania

Greek-Albanian Scientific Cooperation (2000-2002)

13. Greek Electron Microscopy Center –A Network of EM Laboratories

EPET II, General Secretariat for Research and Technology (1999-2001)

14. Materials for room temperature X & gamma rays detectors: the HgI₂-HgBr₂ system

Greek-Bulgarian Scientific Cooperation (1998-99)

15. New room temperature semiconductor detectors based on HgBr₂-HgI₂ system

Collaborative Research Grant, NATO (1996-1998)

16. Chaotic electrical behavior and structural properties of TlAX₂ and TlBX₂

Collaborative Research Grant, NATO (1993-1995)

17. Crystal growth and characterization of semiconductors for high sensitivity, wide band, room temperature detectors

International Scientific Exchange Program, Greece-Spain Bilateral agreement (1989-1993)

1. 1^st General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1991

2. 6^th International Conference on Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries in Materials (iib’92), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 21-26, 1992

3. 13^th Hellenic Conference on Solid State Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997

4. 1^st Balkan School on Materials Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 16-25, 1998

5. 2^nd Balkan School on Materials Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, Sept. 28 – Oct. 6, 1999

6. International Conference on Physics in Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 28-30, 1999

7. 3^rd Balkan School on Materials Physics, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 3-11, 2000

8. Summer School on Physics of Advanced Materials, Intensive Program, Socrates / Erasmus Program, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 30 - July 11, 2003

9. Summer School on Physics of Advanced Materials, Intensive Program, Socrates / Erasmus Program, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 28 - July 9, 2004

10. Physics of Advanced Materials Winter School, EU Research Training Network (MANSiC), Thessaloniki, Greece, January 14-18, 2008

1. Journal of Crystal Growth

2. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

3. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

4. Materials Science and Engineering A

5. Nanotechnology

6. New Journal of Physics

7. Physica Status Solidi

8. Semiconductor Science and Technology

9. Journal of Microscopy

10. Microscopy Research and Technique

11. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices