Alexandre MUSSI

Assistant professor

Bâtiment C6 - 107
Unité Matériaux et Transformations
Cité scientifique, Bât. C6
Université de Lille
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel: +33 (0) 320 43 49 60
Fax: +33 (0) 320 43 65 91
Email : Send an email to Alexandre MUSSI
ORCID Identifier : 0000-0003-2093-0144

Research team: Plasticity

Research

Plasticity of mantle and subduction zone minerals. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): Weak-Beam Dark-Field (WBDF), Large Angle Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (LACBED), Dislocation Transmission Electron Tomography (DTET) and Automated Crystal Orientation Mapping in TEM (ACOM-TEM).

Teaching

Courses, supervised and pratical works on "Materials" at the "A" University Technological Institute of Lille in the "Physical Measures" department.

Defended PhD thesis

• Timmo WEIDNER, Development of dislocation electron tomography association with dislocation dynamics for the fundamental plasticity study of olivine . Thesis defended in 2024. Other co-advisors: Karine GOURIET, Patrick CORDIER.
• Billy Clitton NZOGANG, Advanced characterization of mineral plasticity using transmission electron microscopy. Thesis defended in 2019. Other co-advisor: Patrick CORDIER.

Latest scientific contributions in LillOA (Lille Open Archive)

Publications

21. P. Carrez, A. Mussi, P. Cordier, On Dislocation Climb as an Important Deformation Mechanism for Planetary Interiors, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 52;1, 409-441 (2024), [doi: 10.1146/annurev-earth-031621-063108, LillOA]
20. T. Weidner, A. Mussi, O. Castelnau, A. Kronenberg, R. Law, P. Cordier, Evidence of Dislocation Mixed Climb in Quartz From the Main Central and Moine Thrusts: An Electron Tomography Study, Journal of Geophysical Research : Solid Earth 129;7, e2024JB029083 (2024), [doi: 10.1029/2024jb029083, LillOA]
19. S. Demouchy, A. Mussi, T. Weidner, E. Gardés, P. Cordier, Dislocations in naturally deformed olivine: Example of a mylonitic peridotite, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 346, 107125 (2023), [doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2023.107125, LillOA]
18. T. Weidner, V. Taupin, S. Demouchy, K. Gouriet, A. Guitton, P. Cordier, A. Mussi, From Electron Tomography of Dislocations to Field Dislocation Mechanics: Application to Olivine, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 32;1, 015004 (2023), [doi: 10.1088/1361-651x/ad0a42, LillOA]
17. A. Mussi, A. Henzelmeier, T. Weidner, M. Novelli, Y. Wenbo, F. Cuvilly, T. Grosdidier, A. Guitton, Experimental evidence of zonal dislocations in the Ti2AlC MAX phase, Materials Characterization 200, 112882 (2023), [doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2023.112882, LillOA]
16. B. Moutamenni, N. Tabary, A. Mussi, J. Dhainaut, C. Ciotonea, A. Fadel, L. Paccou, Y. Guinet, A. Hedoux, Milling-Assisted Loading of Drugs into Mesoporous Silica Carriers: A Green and Simple Method for Obtaining Tunable Customized Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutics 15;2, 390 (2023), [doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020390, LillOA]
15. A. Mussi, P. Carrez, K. Gouriet, B. Hue, P. Cordier, 4D electron tomography of dislocations undergoing electron irradiation, Comptes Rendus. Physique 22;S3, 67-81 (2021), [doi: 10.5802/crphys.80, LillOA]
14. M. Ohl, B.C. NZOGANG, A. Mussi, D. Wallis, M. Drury, O. Plümper, Crystal‐Plastic Deformation in Seismically Active Carbonate Fault Rocks, Journal of Geophysical Research : Solid Earth 126;4, e2020JB020626 (2021), [doi: 10.1029/2020jb020626, LillOA]
13. A. Mussi, J. Gallet, O. Castelnau, P. Cordier, Application of electron tomography of dislocations in beam-sensitive quartz to the determination of strain components, Tectonophysics 803, 228754 (2021), [doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228754, LillOA]
12. A. Mussi, A. Addad, F. Onimus, Dislocation electron tomography: A technique to characterize the dislocation microstructure evolution in zirconium alloys under irradiation, Acta Materialia 213, 116964 (2021), [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116964, LillOA]
11. V. Samae, P. Cordier, S. Demouchy, C. Bollinger, J. Gasc, S. Koizumi, A. Mussi, D. Schryvers, H. Idrissi, Stress-induced amorphization triggers deformation in the lithospheric mantle, Nature 591;7848, 82-86 (2021), [doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03238-3, LillOA]
10. B.C. NZOGANG, M. Thieme, A. Mussi, S. Demouchy, P. Cordier, Characterization of recovery onset by subgrain and grain boundary migration in experimentally deformed polycrystalline olivine, European Journal of Mineralogy 32;1, 13-26 (2020), [doi: 10.5194/ejm-32-13-2020, LillOA]
9. A. Addad, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, D. Jacob, S. Karato, A. Mohiuddin, A. Mussi, B.C. NZOGANG, P. Roussel, A. Tommasi, Anhydrous Phase B: Transmission Electron Microscope Characterization and Elastic Properties, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 20;8, 4059-4072 (2019), [doi: 10.1029/2019gc008429, LillOA]
8. B. Malfait, N. T. Correia, A. Mussi, L. Paccou, Y. Guinet, A. Hedoux, Solid-state loading of organic molecular materials within mesoporous silica matrix: Application to ibuprofen, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 277, 203-207 (2019), [doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.10.022, LillOA]
7. A. Zaki, M. Wastiaux, S. Casale, A. Mussi, J.-F. Dhenin, C. Lancelot, J.-P. Dacquin, P. Granger, Nano-engineered hierarchical porous silicas for enhanced catalytic efficiency in the liquid phase, Catalysis Science & Technology 8, 4604-4608 (2018), [doi: 10.1039/C8CY00726H, LillOA]
6. B.C. NZOGANG, J. Bouquerel, P. Cordier, A. Mussi, J. Girard, S.-I. Karato, Characterization by Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction of an Aggregate of Bridgmanite and Ferropericlase Deformed at HP-HT, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 19, 582-594 (2018), [doi: 10.1002/2017GC007244, LillOA]
5. B.C. NZOGANG, S. Thilliez, A. Mussi, T. Kawazoe, N. Miyajima, J. Bouquerel, P. Cordier, Application of Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction in the Transmission Electron Microscope to the Characterization of Deformation in Wadsleyite and Ringwoodite, Minerals 8, 153 (2018), [doi: 10.3390/min8040153, LillOA]
4. A. Mussi, P. Cordier, S. Demouchy, B. Hue, Hardening mechanisms in olivine single crystal deformed at 1090 °C: an electron tomography study, Philosophical Magazine 97, 3172-3185 (2017), [doi: 10.1080/14786435.2017.1367858, LillOA]
3. A. Mussi, P. Cordier, S. Ghosh, N. Garvik, B.C. NZOGANG, P. Carrez, S. Garruchet, Transmission electron microscopy of dislocations in cementite deformed at high pressure and high temperature, Philosophical Magazine 96;17, 1773-1789 (2016), [doi: 10.1080/14786435.2016.1177670, LillOA]
2. A. Mussi, M. Nafi, S. Demouchy, P. Cordier, On the deformation mechanism of olivine single crystals at lithospheric temperatures: an electron tomography study, European Journal of Mineralogy 27, 707-715 (2015), [doi: 10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2481, LillOA]
1. F. Boioli, A. Tommasi, P. Cordier, S. Demouchy, A. Mussi, Low steady-state stresses in the cold lithospheric mantle inferred from dislocation dynamics models of dislocation creep in olivine, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 432, 232-242 (2015), [doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.10.012, LillOA]

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Conference presentations

10. A.C. Sunil Sekhar, Z. Azmi, S. Troncea, S. Casale, C.P. Vinod, A. Mussi, J.-F. Dhenin, C. Lancelot, J.-P. Dacquin, P. Granger, Pt-based catalysts with hierarchical porosity: application to the hydrogenation of nitrites in liquid phase, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, RomCat2019: The 12th International Symposium of the Romanian Catalysis Society, Bucarest, Roumanie, Jun 2019 [LillOA]
9. A. Mussi, P. Cordier, K. Gouriet, P. Carrez, B. Hue, 4D electron tomography of dislocation : Application to electron irradiation, Conférence invitée, Thermec 2021, Vienne, Autriche, Jun 2021 [LillOA]
8. A. Mussi, Dernière avancée en tomographie électronique en transmission des dislocations, Conférence invitée, Colloque de la Société Française des Microscopies (SFµ), Rouen, France, Jul 2023 [LillOA]
7. P. Cordier, T. Weidner, V. Taupin, A. Mussi, From dislocation electron tomography to continuum mechanics: application to olivine, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, MRM 2023, Kyoto, Japon, Dec 2023 [LillOA]
6. A. Heinzelmeier, T. Weidner, T. Grosdidier, A. Mussi, J. Guénolé, V. Taupin, A. Guitton, Micro-/nano-structural defects in MAX phases, Poster, IWAC09, Limoges, France, Sep 2023 [LillOA]
5. T. Weidner, K. Gouriet, A. Mussi, P. Cordier, V. Taupin, A. Guitton, N. Maloufi, Couplage tomographie 3D des dislocations et mécanique des champs de dislocations : application à l’olivine, Poster, Plasticité 2023, Lyon, France, Apr 2023 [LillOA]
4. A. Mussi, A. Heinzelmeier, T. Weidner, M. Novelli, W. Yu, F. Cuvilly, T. Grosdidier, A. Guitton, Caractérisation de dislocations zonales dans la phase MAX Ti2AlC, Poster, Plasticité 2023, Lyon, France, Apr 2023 [LillOA]
3. A. Mussi, P. Carrez, K. Gouriet, B. Hue, P. Cordier, Etude de l’évolution des dislocations sous irradiation électronique par tomographie électronique des dislocations 4D dans MgO, Poster, Plasticité 2023, Lyon, France, Apr 2023 [LillOA]
2. T. Weidner, A. Mussi, P. Cordier, Combining electron tomography of dislocations and continuum mechanics to investigate the rheology of minerals, Poster, Microscopy Conference MC2023, Darmstadt, Allemagne, Feb 2023 [LillOA]
1. A. Mussi, P. Carrez, K. Gouriet, B. Hue, P. Cordier, 4D electron tomography of dislocation in MgO: an electron irradiation study, Poster, Microscopy Conference MC2023, Darmstadt, Allemagne, Feb 2023 [LillOA]

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Datasets

1. B.C. NZOGANG, M. Thieme, A. Mussi, S. Demouchy, P. Cordier (2019) Research data supporting for "Characterization of recovery onset by subgrain and grain boundary migration in experimentally deformed polycrystalline olivine", Zenodo [Dataset] [doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3492178, LillOA]