ARTINI CRISTINA

Ricercatore

Born on November 21st, 1976 in Genoa – Italy

Address: CNR – IENI, Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genoa, Italy
Phone: +39.010.6475704
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POSITION

Contract Researcher at National Research Council (CNR) – Institute for Energetics and Interphases, Department of Genoa, Italy

EDUCATION

October 27^th, 2000 Degree in Chemistry (cum laude) at the University of Genoa. Thesis: “Correlations between superconductivity and structure: the anti-K₂NiF₄ structure”. Supervisor: Prof. G.A. Costa.

May 6^th, 2004 Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Genoa. Thesis: “Correlations between structure and properties with regard to the appearance of high temperature superconductivity in ruthenium based oxides”. Supervisor: Prof. G.A. Costa.

POST DEGREE EXPERIENCES

June 1^st, 2004 – July 31^st, 2004 Worked at Ansaldo Energia in Genoa as a Quality Control technician, attending to chemical and metallographic analyses on steels and superalloys.

August 2^nd, 2004 – July 2^nd, 2010 Post Doc research grants at the University of Genoa (in the fields: Superconductivity; synthesis and physical properties of rare earth oxides)

September 1^st, 2010 – March 31^st, 2011 Research grant at National Research Council (CNR) – Institute for Energetics and Interphases, Department of Genoa, in the framework of the project “Search for new materials to be used in the production of diamond cutting tools for stone processing”, funded by Regione Liguria.

April 1^st, 2011 – today Contract Researcher at National Research Council (CNR) – Institute for Energetics and Interphases, Department of Genoa, in the framework of the project “Search for new materials to be used in the production of diamond cutting tools for stone processing”, funded by Regione Liguria.

LANGUAGES

Italian, English, German.

POST DEGREE SCHOOLS

• IV SCENET School - Superconducting materials and applications”, Cargèse, France, October 6-18, 2003
• VIII National School for PhD students – Chemistry of Inorganic Materials”, Sestri Levante, Genova, September 21-25, 2003
• International Summer School on Structure Determination from Powder Diffraction Data, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland, June 18-22, 2008

TEACHING

Lectures on the topic Superconductivity in the framework of the course: “Physical Chemistry of the Solid State and of Surfaces”, Master Degree in Chemistry, University of Genoa, Prof. F. Merlo.

Didactic tutor for pupils and students from primary and secondary schools visiting the Chemistry Department of the University of Genoa in the framework of didactic national projects (e.g. “Scientific Degrees Project”).

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Current research activity

• • Metal-ceramic interactions, wettability of ceramics by molten metallic systems at high temperature
  • Study of the effect of process parameters (temperature, atmosphere, alloy composition) on the metal/ceramic interface properties
  • Coupling of wettability experiments to phase diagrams assessment
  • Study of metallic alloys/diamond interactions in diamond cutting tools; study of the effect of sintering parameters on the properties of diamond cutting tools.

Past research activities

• • Synthesis and characterization of oxide superconductors, with particular reference to ruthenates and ruthenocuprates
  • Synthesis and crystallographic characterization of mixed rare earth oxides and oxycarbonates for optical applications.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS

• Wetting tests by the sessile drop method
• X ray powder diffraction, structural refinements by Rietveld method
• Optical and electronic microscopy (SEM-EDS)
• Solid state synthesis of mixed oxides
• DTA-TG, microRaman analyses, low temperature resistivity measurements.

PUBLICATIONS

Author and co-author of 31 articles in international journals with referee, 1 book chapter, more than 10 communications at international conferences and several technical reports.

Some selected publications

• C. Artini, M.M. Carnasciali, G.A. Costa, M. Ferretti, M.R. Cimberle, M. Putti, R. Masini, “Synthesis and characterisation of superconducting RuSr₂GdCu₂O₈”, Physica C 377 (2002) 431-436
• C. Artini, M. R. Cimberle, G.A. Costa, M.M. Carnasciali, M. Ferretti, R. Masini, “Synthesis effects on the magnetic and superconducting properties of RuSr₂GdCu₂O₈”, in “Ruthenate and rutheno-cuprate materials: theory and experiments”, Springer Verlag LNP series, editors: C. Noce, A. Vecchione, M. Cuoco, A. Romano, 603 (2002) 222-238
• P. Mele, C. Artini, R. Masini, G.A. Costa, A. Hu, N. Chikumoto, M. Murakami, "Synthesis and superconductive characterisation of RuSr₂Nd_xGd_1-xCu₂O₈ compounds (x=0.09, 0.18, 0.35)", Physica C 391 (2003) 49-54
• M.R. Cimberle, R. Masini, C. Ferdeghini, C.Artini, G.A. Costa, "Physical characterization of RuSr₂GdCu₂O₈ sintered samples: an analysis of the magnetic measurements performed by SQUID magnetometer", Superconductors Science and Technology 16 (2003) 726-732
• A. Martinelli, C. Artini, R. Cimberle, G.A. Costa, M. Ferretti, R. Masini, P. Mele, "Orthorombic lattice deformation of GdSr₂RuCu₂O_8-x from high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and x-ray powder diffraction analysis", Physical Review B 69 (2004) 052507/1-4

• P. Mele, C. Artini, R. Masini, G.A. Costa, A. Hu, N. Chikumoto, M. Murakami, “Synthesis and characterisation of RuSr₂Nd_xGd_1-xCu₂O₈ compounds (x=0, 0.03, 0.06 and 0.12)”, Physica C 412-414 (2004) 196-200
• A. Paolone, F. Cordero, R. Cantelli, G.A. Costa, C. Artini, A. Vecchione, M. Gombos, “Magnetoelastic coupling in RuSr₂GdCu₂O₈”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 272-276 (2004) 2106-2107
• G.A. Costa, A. Ubaldini, C. Artini, M.M. Carnasciali, R. Masini, “Thermal properties of the magnetic RuSr₂GdCu₂O₈ superconductor”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 80 (2005) 579-583
• A. Ubaldini, C. Artini, G.A. Costa, M.M. Carnasciali, R. Masini, “Thermal decomposition of  mixed Ce and Gd oxalates and thermal properties of mixed Ce and Gd oxides”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 84 (2006) 1, 207-211
• A. Ubaldini C. Artini, G. A. Costa, M. M. Carnasciali, R. Masini, “Synthesis and thermal decomposition of mixed Gd – Nd oxalates”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 91 (2008) 3, 797-803
• G.A. Costa, C. Artini, A. Ubaldini, M.M. Carnasciali, P. Mele, R. Masini, “Phase stability study of the pseudobinary system Gd₂O₃-Nd₂O₃”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 92 (2008) 1, 101-104
• C. Artini, “Synthesis and phase equilibria of Nd-Gd mixed oxycarbonates”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 477 (2009) 532-536
• P. Mele, C. Artini, A. Ubaldini, G.A. Costa, M.M. Carnasciali, R. Masini, “Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties in the Nd₂O₃-Gd₂O₃ mixed system synthesized at 1200°C”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 70 (2009) 276-280
• C. Artini, G.A. Costa, M.M. Carnasciali, R. Masini, “Stability fields and structural properties of intra rare earths perovskites”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 494 (2010) 336-339
• C. Artini, G.A. Costa, R. Masini, “Study of the formation temperature of mixed LaREO₃ (RE≡Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) and NdGdO₃ oxides”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 103 (2011) 17-21
• C. Artini, G.A. Costa, M.M. Carnasciali, R. Masini, “Comparative study and properties of RuSr₂Gd_1.4Ce_0.6Cu₂O_10-δ ruthenocuprate samples by different preparation methods”, Materials Science and Engineering B 177 (2012) 112-116 

• C. Artini, M.L. Muolo, A. Passerone, “Diamond-metal interfaces in cutting tools: a review”, Journal of Materials Science 47 (2012) 3252-3264

• F. Valenza, M.L. Muolo, A. Passerone, G. Cacciamani, C. Artini, “Control of interfacial reactivity between ZrB₂ and Ni-based brazing alloys”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance”, DOI: 10.1007/s11665-012-0127-1 

• C. Artini, G.A. Costa, M. Pani, A. Lausi, J. Plaisier, “Structural characterization of the CeO₂/Gd₂O₃ mixed system by synchrotron x-ray diffraction”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2012.01.056