Huy LE-QUOC

Ph.D. in Applied Physics

Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Danang University of Science and Technology, The University of Danang

Tel.: +84 (0)9 12 781 769 

E-mail: lqhuy@dut.udn.vn; lequochuy.dut@gmail.com

 
Education

     Ph.D., Applied Physics, Université de Grenoble, France (December, 2011)

Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie and Institut Néel

Advisors: Ana Lacoste and El-Kébir Hlil

Thesis: “Thin films of thermoelectric materials Mg₂Si–Mg₂Sn deposited by plasma
co-sputtering”

     M.S., Plasma Physics and Applications, Université Joseph Fourier, France (July 2008)

Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie

Thesis: “Characterization of hydrogen microwave plasmas produced by elementary sources in matrix configuration”

Advisors: Marius Rayar and Jacques Pelletier

     B.Eng., Electrical Engineering, Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam (June 2004)

National Key Laboratory for Automation Technology – HUT, Hanoi, Vietnam

Research focus: Microprocessor Based Control Systems

Advisor: Cong-Hien Nguyen
Professional experience

     Lecturer (October 2004 – August 2007; May 2014 to present)

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Technology – University of Danang, Vietnam

Teaching courses: Metrology and Measurement Systems, Applied Electronics

     Undergraduate Research Assistant (October 2003 – July 2004)

National Key Laboratory for Automation Technology – HUT, Hanoi, Vietnam

Research project: Design and developing of a microprocessor-controlled vending machine

Postdoctoral Research Fellow  (July 2013 – January 2014)

Institut NEEL CNRS/UJF UPR2940, Grenoble, France

Research project: direct deposition of Mg-based hydride thin films for hydrogen storage by reactive plasma sputtering


Research interests

-      Electrical measurement and industrial measurement systems

-      Industrial network communication and SCADA systems for industrial applications and electrical grids.

-      Renewable energy conversion and storage

-      Synthesis and characterization of advanced functional thin films

Language

-      English: fluently

-      French: fluently

-      Vietnamese: mother language
                                    
Publication and scientific communications

Papers published in peer-reviewed journals

1.     M. Rayar, H. Le-Quoc, A. Lacoste, L. Latrasse, J. Pelletier, Characterization of hydrogen microwave plasmas produced by elementary sources in matrix configuration, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 18 (2009) 025013.

2.    H. Le-Quoc, A. Lacoste, E. K. Hlil, A. Bès, T. Tan Vinh, D. Fruchart, N. Skryabina, Thin films of thermoelectric compound Mg₂Sn deposited by co-sputtering assisted by multi-dipolar microwave plasma, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509 (2011) 9906.

3.    H. Le-Quoc, A. Lacoste, S. Béchu, A. Bès, D. Bourgault, D. Fruchart, Deposition of thin films of Mg2Si1−xSnx solid solution by plasma-assisted co-sputtering,  Journal of Alloys and Compounds 538 (2012) 73–78.

4.   H. Le-Quoc, S. Béchu, S. Populoh, A. Weidenkaff, A. Lacoste, Thermoelectric properties of thin films of Sb doped Mg2Si1−xSnx solid solutions, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 546 (2013) 138–144.

5.    H. Le-Quoc, A. Lacoste, S. Miraglia, S. Béchu, A. Bès, L. Laversenne, MgH2 thin films deposited by one-step process reactive plasma sputtering, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 (2014) 17718–17725.

Conference proceedings

1.     H. Le-Quoc, A. Lacoste, E. K. Hlil, A. Bès, J. Pelletier, D. Fruchart, Thin films of thermoelectric compound Mg₂Sn deposited by co-sputtering using ECR microwave multi-dipolar plasma, 17th International Conference on Solid Compounds of Transition Elements, 5th-10th September 2010, Annecy, France.

2.    H. Le-Quoc, A. Lacoste, E. K. Hlil, A. Bès, J. Pelletier, D. Fruchart, Deposition of thin films of Mg₂Si_1-xSn_x solid solution by plasma assisted co-sputtering, Proceedings of 8th European Conference on Thermoelectricity (ECT), 22nd-24th September 2010, Como, Italy.

Conference oral presentations

1.     H. Le-Quoc, S. Miraglia, L. Laversenne, S. Béchu,  A. Bès, A. Lacoste, Thin films of magnesium hydride deposited by reactive plasma sputtering, Plénières 2013 des GdR PACS et ACTHYF, 13rd-16th May 2013, Montpellier, France.

2.    L. Laversenne, H. Le-Quoc, M. Coste and A. Lacoste, Reversible high-capacity hydride thin films deposited by reactive PAPVD, International Discussion on Hydrogen Energy and Applications, 12nd-14th May 2014, Nantes (France).

3.    L. Laversenne, M. Coste, H. Le-Quoc and A. Lacoste, Magnesium hydride thin films deposited on flexible substrates, International Conference on Hydrogen Storage, Embrittlement and Applications (HySEA2014), 26th-30th October 2014, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.