Nabil Chaia

Dr. Nabil Chaia


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2020 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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NCNabil Chaia
Nabil Chaia
PCP.L. Cury
P.L. Cury
GRG. Rodrigues
G. Rodrigues
GCG.C. Coelho
G.C. Coelho
CNC.A. Nunes
C.A. Nunes

4 April 2017 in Physical Review B
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AMA. J. S. Machado
A. J. S. Machado
NBN. P. Baptista
N. P. Baptista
BLB. S. de Lima
B. S. de Lima
NCNabil Chaia
Nabil Chaia
TGT. W. Grant
T. W. Grant
ZFZ. Fisk
Z. Fisk
We present structural, magnetic, electrical, thermal transport, Hall coefficient, and pressure-dependent resistivity measurements on CuxZrTe2−y compounds with x=0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, and 0.3, and y varied between 0≤y≤0.8. In order to calculate the ground state, ab initio calculations of the electronic structure of these materials were performed. Our results show that copper intercalation in ZrTe2 induces superconductivity in the ZrTe2 system. For the Cu0.3ZrTe1.2 sample, Hall and Seebeck coefficient measurements show that the system is predominantly negatively charged with carrier density close to 1019cm−3. The temperature dependence of the Hall coefficient, the Seebeck coefficient, and the lower critical field indicates that this material presents multiband character. Pressure-dependent resistivity vs temperature measurements reveal that while the normal-state resistivity decreases with increasing applied pressure, the superconducting transition temperature is completely insensitive to the applied pressure (for pressure in the range 0–1.3 GPa). This suggests that the Fermi gas is intrinsically degenerate under very high pressure, and therefore does not change much with varying external pressure. Finally the band structure calculation shows a dispersion curve containing a bulk three-dimensional Dirac conelike feature at the L point in the Brillouin zone, which is gapless in the absence of spin-orbit coupling, but develops a gap when this coupling is considered. Altogether, the results indicate that the superconducting compound CuxZrTe2−y presents a signature of multiband behavior and may possibly be a new example of a topological superconductor.

1 June 2012 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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SMS. Mathieu
S. Mathieu
NCNabil Chaia
Nabil Chaia
MFM. Le Flem
M. Le Flem
MVM. Vilasi
M. Vilasi

1 January 2013 in Corrosion Science
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Nabil Chaia
SMS. Mathieu
S. Mathieu
TCT. Cozzika
T. Cozzika
FRF. Rouillard
F. Rouillard
CDC. Desgranges
C. Desgranges
MVM. Vilasi
M. Vilasi

3 April 2021 in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
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LAL. B. Alkmin
L. B. Alkmin
NCNabil Chaia
Nabil Chaia
SUS. Utada
S. Utada
JCJonathan Cormier
Jonathan Cormier
Renato BaldanRenato Baldan
Renato Baldan
CNC. A. Nunes
C. A. Nunes

1 November 2019 in Corrosion Science
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Nabil Chaia
CCC.M.F.A. Cossu
C.M.F.A. Cossu
LFL.M. Ferreira
L.M. Ferreira
CPC.J. Parrisch
C.J. Parrisch
JCJ.D. Cotton
J.D. Cotton
CNC.A. Nunes
C.A. Nunes