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Cédric DUCROS

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Published on 4 March 2025
 

Cédric DUCROS

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Senior Expert​

After earning an engineering degree from École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Limoges (ENSIL) in 1999 and a PhD from INPG Grenoble in 2003, Cédric Ducros joined the CEA in Grenoble in 2003.

As a project manager at the CEA from 2003 to 2018, he conducted research on thin-film vacuum deposition processes for mechanical and, later, optical applications. 

He joined the Printed Electronics Department in 2018, where he continued developing processes for flexible sensors and plastronic modules.

He was granted accreditation to supervise research (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, or HDR) in 2023 and earned the titles of CEA Senior Expert and Research Director in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

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Do​​mains​​​​

Economie Circulaire 

Team​​

  • ​​17 staff
  • 0 postdocs
  • 2 PhD students​​​​​

Research Activities​​​

- Vacuum deposition processes (PVD-CVD) for mechanical and optical applications; 

- ​Deposition and shaping processes for printed electronics devices.​


Selected publications and conferences:  


  • Electrochemical sensors based on amorphous carbon electrode: A review, Microchemical Journal, 2025,
    DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.112650
  • Broadband optical spectral shift analysis of dielectric coatings, Optics Letters, 2024,
    DOI: 10.1364/OL.523696
  • Early studies on Cr-Coated Zircaloy-4 as enhanced accident tolerant nuclear fuel claddings for light water reactors, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019,
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.02.018
  • Optical performances of antireflective moth-eye structures. Comparison with standard vacuum antireflection coatings for application to outdoor lighting LEDs, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2019,
    DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.125044
  • Effect of DLC surface texturing on friction and wear during lubricated sliding, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2010,
    DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2010.04.016

Selected patents: ​

  • 2022 | System for backlighting a luminous pictogram with improved illumination homogeneity, EP4389491
  • 2021 | Method for evaluating an ink for thermoformed printed tracks, FR3127861
  • 2020 | Method for producing and controlling the quality of an oxide/metal/oxide stack, WO2021/260316