M. MARTIN Christophe

My research is focused on particulate media, with a particular interest for powders with engineering applications. Since 2001, I am the principal investigator in the development of a discrete element code, dp3D, dedicated to the processing of powders (compaction and sintering) and to the investigation of the fracture behaviour of brittle materials. The applications are mainly on materials for energy applications (nuclear pellets, ceramic electrodes, thermoelectric materials, capacitors), but may also relate to other fields like the densification of snow or the mastication of cellular food.  The numerical simulations are coupled and compared as much as possible with experiments such as x-ray tomography.

Examples of application of the dp3D code are available here:

 Selected Publications:

• W. Gonçalves, J. Morthomas, P. Chantrenne, M. Perez, G. Foray, C.L. Martin, Elasticity and strength of silica aerogels: A molecular dynamics study on large volumes, Acta Mater. 145 165–174 (2018). 
• P. Parant,  et al., Mechanical behaviour of porous lanthanide oxide microspheres : Experimental investigation and numerical simulations, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 38 695–703 (2018).
• D. Jauffrès, C.L. Martin, R.K. Bordia, Design of strain tolerant porous microstructures – A case for controlled imperfection, Acta Mater. 148 193–201 (2018).
• J. Villanova, R. Daudin, P. Lhuissier, D. Jauffrès, S. Lou, C.L. Martin, S. Labouré, R. Tucoulou, G. Martínez-Criado, L. Salvo, Fast in situ 3D nanoimaging: A new tool for dynamic characterization in materials science, Mater. Today. 20 354–359 (2017).
• A. Burr, W. Noël, P. Trecourt, M. Bourcier, F. Gillet-Chaulet, A. Philip, C.L. Martin, The anisotropic contact response of viscoplastic monocrystalline ice particles, Acta Mater. 132 576–585 (2017).
• D. Roussel, A. Lichtner, D. Jauffrès, J. Villanova, R.K. Bordia, and C.L. Martin, Strength of hierarchically porous ceramics : discrete simulations on X-ray nanotomography images, Scr. Mater., 113 250–253 (2016).
• R. Kumar, S. Rommel, D. Jauffrès, P. Lhuissier, and C.L. Martin, Effect of packing characteristics on the discrete element simulation of elasticity and buckling, Int. J. Mech. Sci., 110 14–21 (2016).
• A. Lichtner, D. Roussel, D. Jauffrès, C.L. Martin, and R.K. Bordia, Effect of Macro-Pore Anisotropy on the Mechanical Properties of Porous Ceramics, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 1–9 (2015).
• D. Roussel, A. Lichtner, D. Jauffrès, R.K. Bordia, and C.L. Martin, Effective transport properties of 3D multi-component microstructures with interface resistance, Comput. Mater. Sci., 96 277–283 (2015).
• L. Hedjazi, C.L. Martin, S. Guessasma, G. Della Valle, and R. Dendievel, Experimental investigation and discrete simulation of fragmentation in expanded breakfast cereals, Food Res. Int., 55 28–36 (2014).
• P. Pizette, C.L. Martin, G. Delette, F. Sans, and T. Geneves, Green strength of binder-free ceramics, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 33 975–984 (2013).
• Z. Yan, O. Guillon, C.L. Martin, S. Wang, C.-S. Lee, and D. Bouvard, In-situ synchrotron x-ray transmission microscopy of the sintering of multilayers, Appl. Phys. Lett., 102 223107 (2013).
• Z. Yan, C.L. Martin, O. Guillon, and D. Bouvard, Effect of size and homogeneity of rigid inclusions on the sintering of composites, Scr. Mater., 69 327–330 (2013).
• D. Jauffrès, C.L. Martin, A. Lichtner, and R.K. Bordia, Simulation of the elastic properties of porous ceramics with realistic microstructure, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., 20 45009 (2012).
• D. Jauffrès, C.L. Martin, A. Lichtner, and R.K. Bordia, Simulation of the toughness of partially sintered ceramics with realistic microstructures, Acta Mater., 60 4685–4694 (2012).
• Z. Yan, O. Guillon, S. Wang, C.L. Martin, C.-S. Lee, and D. Bouvard, Synchrotron x-ray nano-tomography characterization of the sintering of multilayered systems, Appl. Phys. Lett., 100 263107 (2012).
• X. Liu, C.L. Martin, D. Bouvard, S. Di Iorio, J. Laurencin, and G. Delette, Strength of Highly Porous Ceramic Electrodes, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 94 3500–3508 (2011).
• X. Liu, C.L. Martin, G. Delette, J. Laurencin, D. Bouvard, and T. Delahaye, Microstructure of porous composite electrodes generated by the discrete element method, J. Power Sources, 196 2046–2054 (2011).
• P. Pizette, C.L. Martin, G. Delette, P. Sornay, and F. Sans, Compaction of aggregated ceramic powders: From contact laws to fracture and yield surfaces, Powder Technol., 198 240–250 (2010).
• C.L. Martin and R.K. Bordia, The effect of a substrate on the sintering of constrained films, Acta Mater., 57 549–558 (2009).
• C.L. Martin and R.K. Bordia, Influence of adhesion and friction on the geometry of packings of spherical particles, Phys. Rev. E, 77 31307 (2008).
• L.C.R. Schneider, C.L. Martin, Y. Bultel, L. Dessemond, and D.Bouvard, Percolation effects in functionally graded SOFC electrodes, Electrochim. Acta, 52 3190–3198 (2007).
• C.L. Martin, G. Delette, and D. Bouvard, Compaction of ceramic aggregated powders, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 89 3379–3387 (2006).
• C.L. Martin, L.C.R. Schneider, L. Olmos, and D. Bouvard, Discrete element modeling of metallic powder sintering, Scr. Mater., 55 425–428 (2006).
• L.C.R. Schneider, C.L. Martin, Y. Bultel, D. Bouvard, and E.Siebert, Discrete modelling of the electrochemical performance of SOFC electrodes, Electrochim. Acta, 52 314–324 (2006).
• C.L. Martin, Elasticity, fracture and yielding of cold compacted metal powders, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 52 1691–1717 (2004).
• C.L. Martin and D. Bouvard, Study of the cold compaction of composite powders by the Discrete Element Method, Acta Mater., 51 373–386 (2003).
• C.L. Martin, D. Bouvard, and S. Shima, Study of particle rearrangement during powder compaction by the Discrete Element Method, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 51 667–693 (2003).
• S.M. Sweeney and C.L. Martin, Pore Size Distributions Calculated from 3-D Images of DEM-Simulated Powder Compacts, Acta Mater., 51 3635–3649 (2003).