Yves Quéré

Biography and personal life

Scientific work

• The effects of radiation on solids. Having discovered the phenomenon of very low-temperature growth of uranium irradiated by neutrons and explained theoretically the "exaggerated swelling" by fission gases in nuclear fuels, he developed the selective displacement of atoms in a binary alloy, notably superconductor and studied the "induced flow" of various metallic and ionic materials.
• The study of punctual defects in metals and in particular that of gaps in silver. He discovered and studied the strong interaction with the included oxygen atoms.
• The channelling of protons and alpha particles into crystals. Having developed the "canaligraphic" method, he demonstrated the decanalising power of most crystalline defects, and in particular the dislocations for which he established the theory and measured the effect.
• The development of long-lasting batteries for pacemakers and various anti-tumour devices based on transuranic elements.

  Honours

Publications

• Punctual defects in metals
• Physics of Materials and Physics of Materials
• Teaching science
• The Wisdom of the Physicist,
• Children and science, with Georges Charpak and Pierre Léna
• Teaching, communicating,
• Sixteenth notes
• Language and science, with Alain Bentolila
• A shell in the hollow of the ear