Catherine Dubourdieu

Dr. Catherine Dubourdieu is a Research Professor and Head of the Institute for Functional Oxides for Energy-Efficient Information Technology at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB). She specializes in functional oxide materials, particularly their integration into energy-efficient information technologies. Her work focuses on thin films of metal oxides, monolithic integration on silicon, and ferroelectric properties for next-generation devices.

Education:

• PhD in Physics, University of Grenoble
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ, USA
• Research at Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique (LMGP), CNRS, Grenoble

Research Interests:

Her research explores functional oxides for energy-efficient IT, including ferroelectric materials, thin film characterization, and nanoscale device fabrication. She pioneered monolithic integration of ferroelectric oxides on silicon for low-power logic devices and investigated novel oxide-based memristive systems for neuromorphic computing.

Labs & Collaborations:

She leads HZB's Functional Oxides Institute, collaborating with global institutions like IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Her team develops advanced materials for photovoltaics, energy storage, and CMOS-compatible ferroelectric devices.