Pierre HIREL

Assistant Professor

Bâtiment C6 - Bureau 214
Unité Matériaux et Transformations
Cité scientifique, Bât. C6
Université de Lille
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel: +33 (0)320 33 71 42
Fax: +33 (0) 320 43 65 91
Email : Send an email to Pierre HIREL
Homepage: https://pierrehirel.info
ORCID Identifier : 0000-0002-7488-8466

Research team: Plasticity

Research

Modeling plasticity of minerals of the Earth's mantle. I study the mechanical properties, dislocations, grain boundaries and diffusion in complex materials such as ceramics and minerals, with atomic-scale simulations.

Teaching

Teachings at the Physics Department : Newtonian mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism, Physics for geologists, C programming.

Codes developped

Atomsk - A tool to manipulate atomic systems

Defended PhD thesis

• Konstantinos THOMAIDIS, Do mantle xenoliths preserved water signature from the lithospheric mantle and how ? An experimental et numerical approach . Thesis defended in 2022. Other co-advisor: Jannick INGRIN. Position: Post-doctoral Researcher in  KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), Saudi Arabia.

Latest scientific contributions in LillOA (Lille Open Archive)

Publications

21. J. Furstoss, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, K. Gouriet, V. Meko-Fotso, P. Cordier, Structures and energies of twist grain boundaries in Mg2SiO4 forsterite, Computational Materials Science 233, 112768 (2024), [doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112768, LillOA]
20. A. Dimou, P. Hirel, A. Grünebohm, Pinning of domain walls by strontium layer in the BaTiO3 perovskite: An atomic-scale study, Physical Review B 106;9, 094104 (2022), [doi: 10.1103/physrevb.106.094104, LillOA]
19. P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Why do compact grain boundary complexions prevail in rock-salt materials?, Acta Materialia 118297 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118297, LillOA]
18. J. Furstoss, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Complexions and stoichiometry of the 60.8°//[100](011) symmetrical tilt grain boundary in Mg2SiO4 forsterite: a combined empirical potential and first-principles study, American Mineralogist (2022), [doi: 10.2138/am-2022-8420, LillOA]
17. P. Hirel, J. Furstoss, P. Carrez, A critical assessment of interatomic potentials for modelling lattice defects in forsterite Mg2SiO4 from 0 to 12 GPa, Physics and chemistry of minerals 48;12, (2021), [doi: 10.1007/s00269-021-01170-6, LillOA]
16. P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Ferroelasticity in MgSiO3 bridgmanite: Assessing the intrinsic structure and motion of (-110) twin walls with atomic-scale simulations, Scripta Materialia 188, 102-106 (2020), [doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.07.016, LillOA]
15. J.-H. Zhai, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, Atomic-scale properties of jogs along 1/2〈110〉{1¯10} edge dislocations in MgO, Scripta Materialia 181, 66-69 (2020), [doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.02.013, LillOA]
14. S. Ritterbex, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, On low temperature glide of dissociated 〈1 1 0〉 dislocations in strontium titanate, Philosophical Magazine 98, 1397-1411 (2018), [doi: 10.1080/14786435.2018.1438682, LillOA]
13. F. Boioli, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, B. Devincre, K. Gouriet, P. Hirel, A. Kraych, S. Ritterbex, Pure climb creep mechanism drives flow in Earth's lower mantle, Science Advances 3, e1601958 (2017), [doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1601958, LillOA]
12. P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, From glissile to sessile: Effect of temperature on <110> dislocations in perovskite materials, Scripta Materialia 120, 67-70 (2016), [doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2016.04.001, LillOA]
11. B. Kozinsky, S.A. Akhade, P. Hirel, A. Hashibon, C. Elsässer, P. Mehta, A. Logeat, U. Eisele, Effects of Sublattice Symmetry and Frustration on Ionic Transport in Garnet Solid Electrolytes, Physical Review Letters 116, (2016), [doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.055901, LillOA]
10. A. Kraych, P. Carrez, P. Hirel, E. Clouet, P. Cordier, Peierls potential and kink-pair mechanism in high-pressure MgSiO3 perovskite: an atomic scale study, Physical Review B 93, 14103 (2016), [doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.014103, LillOA]
9. P. Hirel, P. Carrez, E. Clouet, P. Cordier, The electric charge and climb of edge dislocations in perovskite oxides: The case of high-pressure MgSiO3 bridgmanite, Acta Materialia 106, 313-321 (2016), [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.01.019, LillOA]
8. P. Cuvillier, H. Leroux, D. Jacob, P. Hirel, Fe-Mg interdiffusion profiles in rimmed forsterite grains in the Allende matrix: Time-temperature constraints for the parent body metamorphism, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 50, 1529-1545 (2015), [doi: 10.1111/maps.12493, LillOA]
7. P. Hirel, A.F. Mark, M. Castillo-Rodriguez, W. Sigle, M. Mrovec, C. Elsässer, Theoretical and experimental study of the core structure and mobility of dislocations and their influence on the ferroelectric polarization in perovskite KNbO3, Physical Review B 92, (2015), [doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.214101, LillOA]
6. P. Hirel, Atomsk: A tool for manipulating and converting atomic data files, Computer Physics Communications 197, 212-219 (2015), [doi: 10.1016/j.cpc.2015.07.012, LillOA]
5. P. Hirel, M. Mrovec, C. Elsässer, Atomistic simulation study of 〈1 1 0〉 dislocations in strontium titanate, Acta Materialia 60, 329-338 (2012), [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.09.049, LillOA]
4. P. Hirel, P. Marton, M. Mrovec, C. Elsässer, Theoretical investigation of {110} generalized stacking faults and their relation to dislocation behavior in perovskite oxides, Acta Materialia 58, 6072-6079 (2010), [doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2010.07.025, LillOA]
3. J. Godet, P. Hirel, S. Brochard, L. Pizzagalli, Dislocation nucleation from surface step in silicon: The glide set versus the shuffle set, physica status solidi (a) 206;8, 1885-1891 (2009), [doi: 10.1002/pssa.200881460, LillOA]
2. J. Godet, P. Hirel, S. Brochard, L. Pizzagalli, Evidence of two plastic regimes controlled by dislocation nucleation in silicon nanostructures, Journal of Applied Physics 105;2, 026104 (2009), [doi: 10.1063/1.3072707, LillOA]
1. P. Hirel, J. Godet, S. Brochard, L. Pizzagalli, P. Beauchamp, Determination of activation parameters for dislocation formation from a surface in fcc metals by atomistic simulations, Physical Review B 78;6, (2008), [doi: 10.1103/physrevb.78.064109, LillOA]

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Conference presentations

10. J. Ingrin, K. Thomaidis, P. Hirel, Origin of δD signatures of mantle xenoliths: Evidence from diffusion experiments performed with xenolith pieces, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Experimental Mineralogy, Petroly and Geochemistry, Milano, Italie, Jun 2023 [LillOA]
9. P. Hirel, Numerical simulation of grain boundaries in oxides, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries in Materials - IIB 2019, Paris, France, Jul 2019 [LillOA]
8. J.-H. Zhai, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, Atomistic simulation of jog pair in magnesium oxide, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Dislocations 2019, Haifa, Israël, Sep 2019 [LillOA]
7. P. Carrez, M. Landeiro Dos Reis, P. Hirel, P. Cordier, Interaction between dislocation and vacancies in magnesium oxide, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, 10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM10), Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis d'Amérique, Oct 2002 [LillOA]
6. J. Furstoss, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Stable grain boundary complexion in forsterite: properties and implications, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, 10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM10), Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis d'Amérique, Oct 2022 [LillOA]
5. P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Grain boundary complexions in rock-salt materials, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, 10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM10), Baltimore, MD, Etats-Unis d'Amérique, Oct 2022 [LillOA]
4. J. Furstoss, P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Complexions stables d'un joint de grains dans la forstérite : propriétés et implications, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Plasticité 2022, Toulouse, France, Apr 2022 [LillOA]
3. P. Hirel, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, Grain boundary complexions in minerals, Conférence invitée, Goldschmidt 2021, Virtual, France, Jul 2021 [LillOA]
2. K. Thomaidis, J. Ingrin, P. Hirel, Hydrogen isotopic exchange experiments in mantle xenoliths indicate rapid δD equilibrium with magma, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Goldschmidt 2021, Lyon, France, Jul 2021 [LillOA]
1. K. Thomaidis, J. Ingrin, P. Hirel, Do mantle xenoliths preserve water signature from the lithospheric mantle and how? An experimental and numerical approach., Poster, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Autriche, Apr 2019 [LillOA]

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