Address

National Institute for Research and Development of

Isotopic and Molecular Technology

Material Science Department,

Donath str., no. 65 - 103, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

 

Email

eindrea@s3.itim-cj.ro

 

 

Birth date

November, 25, 1945

 

 

Nationality

Romanian

 

 

Phone :

+40-264-584037 int 214

 

 

Telefax :

+40-264-420042

 

 

Academic Records

 

 

 

1983 - 1988

Ph.D. Student in Solid State Physics at the Centtral Institute of Physics - BUCHAREST ;

PhD Thesis  title :

" Structural Characterization of Supported Metal Catalysts" Scientific supervisor Prof. Dr. Alexandru OLARIU (University of Bucharest, Romania

 

 

1967 - 1968

Master of Science ( Solid State Physics Field),

 “Babes-Bolyai “  University , Cluj - Napoca

 

 

1963 - 1968

Bachelor of Science ( Solid State Physics Field)

Babes-Bolyai  University,

Faculty of Physics, Cluj - Napoca, Romania

 

 

Stages Abroad

 

 

 

1995

International Conference on Photo-Excited Processes and

Applications; Jerusalem,  Israel

 

 

1993

Workstage - Laboratoire pour l'Utilization du Rayonnement

Electromagnetique(LURE) - Synchrotron radiation storage ring DCI; Orsay, France

 

 

1993

Laboratoire de Metallurgie Physique, URA 131 du CNRS;    Poitiers ,

France

 

 

1990

Europhysics Conference on Coputational Physics ,         Amsterdam,

The Netherland

 

 

1984

International Conference on X-Ray and Inner-shell Processes in Solids,  Leipzig, Germany

 

 

Research Interest

 

 

 

 

Research project manager and research group manager in the fields of:

 

- structural characterization of supported metal catalysts  and metal hydrides forming alloys and intermetallic compounds by   X-ray   diffraction analysis     ( microstructural investigations by X-ray profile Fourier analysis, structure refinement using the Rietveld method - GSAS and WinMProf computer codes) and EXAFS absorption spectroscopy ;

- thermal vacuum deposition and laser-assisted physical vapor deposition of narrow gap semiconductor thin films heterostructures

and their structural ( X-ray diffraction, EXAFS and XANES absorption spectroscopy - clasical and synchrotron radiation facility, FEFF5 computer code simulation method), optical (IR and VIS) and transport  (electrical conductivity,

Hall efect) properties;

- structural study of amorphous materials by X-ray radial distribution function analysis, X-ray absorption spectroscopy

(EXAFS and XANES) and Reverse Monte-Carlo simulation method.

Tutorial students work and tutorial post graduate work.

Invited lecturer in solid state physics at the University "Babes-Bolyai" of Cluj-Napoca

 

 

Languages

English - Fluent , French - Fluent , German - Basic level

 

 

Work Experience

 

 

 

Sept 1968 - Sept 1970

Research Assistant at IPRS - Baneasa, Transistors Engineering, Bucharest, Romania

 

 

Oct 1970  -  Oct 2000

Scientific Researcher  at National Institute for Research and Development of

Isotopic and Molecular Technology Cluj-Napoca, Material Science Department,

Donath str., no. 65 - 103, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

 

Oct 2000  - Present

Senior Scientific Researcher</strong>  at National Institute for Research and Development of  Isotopic and Molecular Technology Cluj-Napoca, Material Science Department,

 Donath str., no. 65 - 103, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

 

Major Scientific Projects

 

 

 

1999 – 2002

Project Maneger

RELANSIN Program: ”Crystalline and Amorphous Oxide Systems for Nuclear Waste Storage”

 

 

2002 – 2004

Scientific Coordinator

MATNANTECH Program: ”Yttrium tantalate – based phosphors for x-ray intensifying screen "

 

 

2004-2006

Project Maneger

MATNANTECH Program:  “Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”

 

 

2006 – 2008

Scientific Coordinator

MATNANTECH Program:  “Thin Films Materials for Opto-Electronical Applications”

 

 

2006-2008

Project Maneger

MENER Program:  “ Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production”

 

 

 

 

 

Selective List of Scientific Publications

 

L. Baia, A. Peter,  Veronica Cosoveanu,  Emil Indrea , Monica Baia, J. Popp  and Virginia  Danciu ,

"Synthesis and nanostructural characterization of TiO2 aerogel for photovoltaic devices",

Thin Solid  Films , 2006 , Vol. 511-512,  512-516

 

Emil Indrea, Simina Dreve, Danut T. Silipas, Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu and Nascu Horea-Iustin

"Nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells" ,

Studia Universitatis “Babes-Bolyai” , Physica, Special Issue , 2005 , L4a,  416-420

 

Simina Dreve, Emil Indrea, Danut T. Silipas and Nascu Horea-Iustin

"Nanostructure of metal-doped TiO2 thin films" ,

Studia Universitatis  “Babes-Bolyai”, Physica, Special Issue , 2005, L4a,  403-407

 

M. Kaszoni Pricop, Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Doru Roiban, Traian Ursales, Rodica Grecu and Emil Indrea,

  “Multifunctional Skeletal Catalytic Support 1. Alumina-Based Composition for porous Adsorbing Layer”;

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 2004, 6 , 219-225.

 

A.R. Biris, D. Lupu , I. Misan, E.Indrea  and  A.S. Biris

“ Structural Characterisation and Hydrogen Absorption Properties of Over-Stoichiometric Laves Phase Metallic Powders for Ni-MH Batteries"

Particulate Science and Technology   22, 75 – 83,  (2004)

 

A. Hristea, L. Muresan, E. Indrea, M. Vasilescu and E. – J. Popovici

" Yttrium tantalate – based phosphors for x-ray intensifying screen "

ROMOPTO2003,  SPIE Proceeding Series (Bellingham, USA),  vol. 5581 , 781-787, 2004

 

L. Muresan, E. –J. Popovici, A.Hristea, E. Indrea  and  M. Vasilescu

" Studies on the synthesis of terbium activated gadolinium oxysulphide phosphors " ROMOPTO2003, SPIE Proceeding Series (Bellingham, USA),  vol. 5581 , 775-780, 2004

 

E-J.Popovici, L.Muresan, A. Hristea-Simoc, E.Indrea, M. Vasilescu, M. Nazarov a, D. Young Jeon

" Synthesis and characterisation of rare earth oxysulphide phosphors. 1. Studies on the preparation of Gd2O2S: Tb phosphor by the flux methods "

Optical Materials (Elsevier press) 27 (3) , 559-565  (2004)

 

D. Lupu, A.R. Biris¸, A. Jianu, C. Bunescu, E. Burkel,  E. Indrea, G. Mihaăilescu, S. Pruneanu, L. Olenic and I. Misan

"Carbon nanostructures produced by CCVD with induction heating"

CARBON    42 (3)  503-507  (2004)

 

E.Indrea, V.Simon, R.Stefan

" Structural Characterisation of Silver Containing Bismuth-Borate Glasses by X-Ray Scattring"

Int. J. Modern Physics  17 (21), 3857 - 3863  (2003)

 

Dan Lupu, Alexandru Sorin Biris, Alexandru Radu Biris, Ioan Misan and Emil Indrea

"Hydrogen absorption and electrode properties of Zr1-xTixV1.2Cr0.3Ni 1.5 "

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 293, (2000)

 

A. Gluhoi, P. Marginean, D. Lupu, Emil  Indrea, A.R. Biris

" Influence of lanthanide oxides on the catalytic activity of nickel "

Applied Catalysis A (232), 121 - 128  (2002)

 

Viorica Simon, S.G.Chiuzbăian, M.Neuman, D.Eniu, Emil Indrea, A.Török-Kiss and S.Simon

"Photolectron Spectroscopy on Iron-containing CaO-SiO2-P2O5 Glass Ceramics "

Modern Physics Letters B, !4 (21), 767-772  (2000)

      

Dan Lupu, Alexandru Sorin Biris, Alexandru Radu Biris, Ioan Misan and Emil Indrea

"Hydrogen absorption and electrode properties of Zr1-xTixV1.2Cr0.3Ni 1.5 "

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 293, (2000)     

 

Dan Lupu, Alexandru Radu Biris, Emil Indrea, Alexandru Sorin Biris, Gabriela Bele, Louis Schlapbach , Andreas Zuttel

"Hydrogen absorption and hydride electrode behaviour of the Laves phase ZrV1.5-xCrxNi1.5"

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 291, 289-294 (1999)

 

Ioan Bratu, Corina Ionescu, Simion Astilean, Emil Indrea, J.P. Hurvenne, P. Legrand

 "FT-IR Spectroscopic Study of  Na-Diclofenac-Cyclodextrine Inclusion  Complexes"

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A, A54, 191-196 (1998)

 

Cristina Nascu, Ileana Pop, Violeta Ionescu, Emil Indrea  and  I.Bratu

"Spray Pyrolysisdeposition of CuS thin films"

Materials Letters  32, 73-77 (1997)

                                       

Emil Indrea,  M. Jaouen  and  P.Chartier

"X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure of Ion-Implanted Hg0.79Cd0.21Te  Semiconductors "

Semiconductor Science and Technology, 12, 42-46 (1997)

                          

Ileana Pop,  Violeta Ionescu,  Cristina Nascu,  Valentina Vomir, Rodica Grecu , Emil Indrea

“ Structural and optical properties of PbS thin films obtained by chemical deposition “

Thin Solid Films 307,240-244, (1997)

 

Emil Indrea  and  M.Jaouen

"Local Structure in the Oxigen Ion Implanted PbS Photoconductor  Thin Films by EXAFS Spectroscopy"

Applied Surface Science, 106, 513-516 (1996)

 

Emil Indrea  and  Adriana Barbu

"Indirect Photon Interaction in PbS Photodetectors"

Applied Surface Science, 106,  498-501 (1996)        

                                                    

Emil Indrea , C. Dumitru  and  E. Gunvald

"Die Bestimmung mikrostruktureller Parameter galvanischer Zinkschichten"
Galvanotechnik, 86(2), 412-414 (1995)

                                       

Evelina Palibroda  and  Emil Indrea

"On the aluminium hard anodization and critical value V* of the barrier layer voltage"
Thin Solid Films, 240, 88-91 (1994)

                                                    

Nicolae Aldea,  Emil Indrea and  Gheorghe Borodi

"Application of the Fourier Transform in the EXAFS Spectroscopy"
International Journal of Modern Physics C , 2(1), 211-215 (1991)

                          

Nicolae Aldea  and  Emil Indrea        

"Fourier Analysis of  EXAFS  and  XANES  data - a self-contained  FORTRAN program-package- the third version "
Computer Physics Communications, 60, 145-154 (1990)

                                                    

Nicolae Aldea  and  Emil Indrea

"XRLINE, a program to evaluate crystallite size of supported metal catalysts
by single X-Ray profile Fourier analysis"

Computer Physics Communications,
60, 155-162 (1990)

                                                                 

Vasile Mecea, Emil Indrea and  Romulus V. Bucur

"On the possibility of thin film structure study with a quartz crystal microbalance"

Thin Solid Films, 171, 367-375 (1989).

      

Nicolae Aldea and  Emil Indrea         

"Fourier  Analysis of  EXAFS   data - a self-contained  FORTRAN   program-package- the second version "
Computer Physics Communications, 51, 451-462 (1988)

                                                    

Romulus V. Bucur and  Emil Indrea

"Influence of the crystalline microstructure on the diffusivity of  Hydrogen in Palladium galvanostatic permeation and x-ray diffraction measurements”
Acta Metallographyca, 35(6), 1325-1332 (1987)

                           Emil Indrea , Doina Jecu  and  Mihai Popescu

"Preparation, Structure and Optical Properties of Glasses in the Se-S and Te-S Systems  "
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 90,  319-324 (1987)

     Cristina Nascu, Ileana Pop, Violeta Ionescu, Emil Indrea  and  Ioan Bratu

"Spray Pyrolysisdeposition of CuS thin films"

Materials Letters  32, 73-77 (1997)

                                       

Emil Indrea,  M. Jaouen  and  P.Chartier

"X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure of Ion-Implanted Hg0.79Cd0.21Te  Semiconductors "

Semiconductor Science and Technology, 12, 42-46 (1997)

                          

Ileana Pop,  Violeta Ionescu,  Cristina Nascu,  Valentina Vomir, Rodica Grecu , Emil Indrea

“ Structural and optical properties of PbS thin films obtained by chemical deposition “

Thin Solid Films 307,240-244, (1997)

 

 

Scientific Conferences and  Commnunications

 

Third Balkan Conference on Glass Science and Technology, 26th to the 30th September 2005 ,  Varna, Bulgaria

"Metal oxide–titania aerogels : preparation and morpho-structural characterization"

V. Danciu, L. Baia, V. Cosoveanu, M. Baia, E. Indrea

Third Balkan Conference on Glass Science and Technology, 26th to the 30th September 2005 ,  Varna, Bulgaria

“New Biocomposites based on Collagen, TiO2 and SiO2”

Virginia Danciu, Viorica Trandafir, Lucian Baia, Veronica Cosoveanu, Monica Baia and Emil Indrea

12th International Symposium on Metastable and Nano-Materials (ISMANAM)

3-7 July 2005, Maison de la Chemie, Paris, France

"Structural properties of some transitional metal highly doped carbon aerogels"

L.C.Cotet, A.Roig, E.Molins, I.C.Popescu,V.Cosoveanu, Emil Indrea and Virginia Danciu

12th International Symposium on Metastable and Nano-Materials (ISMANAM)

3-7 July 2005, Maison de la Chemie, Paris, France

“Natural anthocyanin dyes for solar cells based on oxide semiconductor thin films”

Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici,  Maria Lădar, Nicolae Popovici, Emil Indrea and Rodica Grecu

12th International Symposium on Metastable and Nano-Materials (ISMANAM)

3-7 July 2005, Maison de la Chemie, Paris, France

“Gold-TiO2 Nanocomposite – Preparation and Structure”

Simina Dreve, Emil Indrea, Liliana Olenic, Veronica Cosoveanu and Virginia Danciu (poster)

European Congress on Advanced Materials and Processes,  EUROMAT 2005, 5-8 September 2005, Prague, Czech Republic

"Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Titania, Silica, Colagen Aerogels Based Composites for Biomedical Applications "

V. Cosoveanu, Virginia Danciu , V.Trandafir, L. Baia, Peter Anca, Emil Indrea and M.Albu

European Congress on Advanced Materials and Processes,  EUROMAT 2005, 5-8 September 2005, Prague, Czech Republic

"Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Titania, Silica, Colagen Aerogels Based Composites for Biomedical Applications "

V. Cosoveanu, Virginia Danciu , V.Trandafir, L. Baia, Peter Anca, Emil Indrea and M.Albu

7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004,  Wiesbaden, Germany.

“Preparation of TiO2 Aerogels and  their Application on Paper  Industry Wastewater Polluants Photodegradation“

Virginia Danciu, I.C.Popescu, Veronica Cosoveanu, Anca Peter, P.Mărginean,

Z. Moldovan and E.Indrea

Proceedings of the "4th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries on Chemical Sciences in Changing Times: Visions, Challenges and Solutions , Belgarade, Saerbia and Montenegro, July 18-21, 2004.

"Spectroscopic Characterization of Cooper/Cadmium Sulphide Heterostructures ”             

Rodica Grecu , Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Maria Ladar, Ana Agoston and Emil Indrea

The 4th edition of Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials: ROCAM 2003   September 15-18 th, Constana, România

“Multifunctional Skeletal Catalytic Support. 1. Alumina - Based Composition for Porous Absorbing Layer”,

Ana-Maria Kaszoni Pricop, Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici,  Doru Roiban, Traian Ursales, Rodica Grecu and Emil Indrea

“Preparation of TiO2 Aerogels and  their Application on Paper  Industry Wastewater Polluants Photodegradation“

Virginia Danciu, I.C.Popescu, Veronica Cosoveanu, Anca Peter, P.Mărginean, Z. Moldovan and E.Indrea , 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004, Wiesbaden, Germany.

“ Synthesis and Morphological Characterization of TiO2 and  C Aerogels“

Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, L.C.Cotet , A.Peter, L. Baia and E.Indrea

Simpozionul  “ Inginerie si Nanotehnologie“ – CNCSIS Bucuresti,  23  Aprilie , 2004.

“Dispozitive fotovoltaice avansate pe baza de straturi nanocristaline de TiO2 sensibilizate”

Emil  Indrea, Simina Dreve, T.D. Silipas

Workshop MATNANTECH, Jupiter, iunie 2005.

"Nanostructure metal-doped TiO2 thin films"

Simina Dreve, Emil Indrea, Danut T. Silipas, Nascu Horea-Iustin

Fourth Conference on Isotopic and Molecular Processes, September 22-24, 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

" Nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells "

Fourth Conference on Isotopic and Molecular Processes, September 22-24, 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Emil Indrea, Simina Dreve, Danut T. Silipas, Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, Nascu Horea-Iustin

" Structural and Transport Properties of Hg1-xCdxTe/CdTe Semiconductor Heterostructures "

Sustainable Energy International Conference , 7-9 July,  Brasov, 2005, Romania

E. Indrea, Simina Dreve, D.T. Silipas, Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, Nascu Horea-Iustin

"Nanostructures Materials Based on TiO2 Aerogels Applied to Wastewater Decontamination "

Sustainable Energy International Conference , 7-9 July,  Brasov, 2005, Romania

Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, A. Peter, Petre  Marginean, Zaharia Moldovan and E. Indrea

" Metal oxide–titania aerogels : preparation and morpho-structural characterization "

Third Balkan Conference on Glass Science and Technology, 26th to the 30th September 2005 ,  Varna, Bulgaria, V. Danciu, L. Baia, V. Cosoveanu, M. Baia, E. Indrea

“Raman Spectroscopy as a Tool for the TiO2 Aerogels Study“

L.Baia, Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, E.Indrea and S.Simon

Advances Spectroscopy on Biomedical and  Nanostructured Systems,

Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 15-22 ,   2004.

“ TiO2 Aerogels Morphology-Synthesis Correlation“

Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, I.Marian, A.Peter, V.Almasan and E.Indrea

Conferinta Societătii de Chimie Fizică, Simpozionul Sol-Gel Science and Technology ,

Timisoara, September 2-5 , 2003.

“ Nanoscale tree-dimensional carbon aerogel matrix for sensor development“

Virginia Danciu, V.Andronic, I.C.Popescu, Veronica Cosoveanu, L.C.Cotet , V.Almasan, E.Indrea

Conferinta Societătii de Chimie Fizică, Simpozionul Sol-Gel Science and Technology , Timisoara,  September 2-5 , 2003.

“ Synthesis and Morphological Characterization of TiO2 and  C Aerogels“

Virginia Danciu, Veronica Cosoveanu, L.C.Cotet , A.Peter, L. Baia and E.Indrea

Simpozionul  “ Inginerie si Nanotehnologie“ – CNCSIS Bucuresti,  23  Aprilie , 2004.

“ Studies on the Synthesis of Terbium Activated Gadolinium Oxisulphide Phosphor “

Laura Muresan, Hristea Amalia, Maria Vădean, Emil Indrea, Marilena Vasilescu, and Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici

The 7th Conference on Optics, ROMOPTO2003, September 8-11, 2003, Constanta, Romania

“ Yttrium tantalate-based Phosphors for X-ray Intensifying Screens “

Hristea Amalia, Laura Muresan, Rodica Grecu, Laura Silaghi, Emil Indrea, Marilena Vasilescu, and Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici

The 7th Conference on Optics, ROMOPTO2003, September 8-11, 2003, Constanta, Romania

“ Photo- and Cathodoluminiscence Investigation of Powder Phosphors “

Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Laura Muresan, , Emil Indrea, Marilena Vasilescu, Mihail Nazarov

and Tania A. Nazarova

The 7th Conference on Optics, ROMOPTO2003, September 8-11, 2003, Constanta, Romania

“ Dependence of Optical Properties of Chemical Bath Deposited Zinc Sulphide Thin Films “

Rodica Grecu, Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Maria Ladar, Ligia Pascu  and  Emil Indrea

The 7th Conference on Optics, ROMOPTO2003, September 8-11, 2003, Constanta, Romania

“ Multifunctional Skeletal Catalitic Support “

Ana-Maria Kaszoni-Pricop, Traian-Nicolae Ursales, Emil Indrea, Rodica Grecu and Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici

The FOURTH Edition of Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials: ROCAM 2003, September 15-18th, 2003, Constanta, Romania

“ Spectroscopic Characterization of Chemical Bath Deposited Cadmium Sulphide Layers “

Rodica Grecu , Ligia Pascu, Maria Ladar, Emil Indrea, and Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici

The FOURTH Edition of Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials: ROCAM 2003, September 15-18th, 2003, Constanta, Romania

“ Chemical Composition and Structural Study of the Inorganic Filers used for Dental Composite Materials “

Maria Moldovan, C. Prejmerean, G. Furtos, A. Colceriu, L. Vezseny, M. Brie and Emil Indrea

The FOURTH Edition of Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials: ROCAM 2003, September 15-18th, 2003, Constanta, Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senior Scientific Researcher:

Dr. Emil INDREA