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Toward a novel lubrication approach tailored to E-mobility – ELUB-Mobility
In the pursuit of lower CO2 emissions, Electric Vehicles (EVs) represent a promising step toward completely decarbonizing the transportation sector. However, the shift to EVs brings new challenges in the field of lubrication and tribology, related mainly to the increasingly harsher and broader range
Topological IV-VI semiconductor heterostructures: A platform to study topological phase transitions and strain sensitive topology – TOPO-PLATFORM
Topological insulators (TI) are insulators that present conductive states at the interface that they form with conventional insulators, protected from dissipation by certain symmetries of the system. In the lead salts (PbSnSe/Te) that we are studying the symmetry involved is crystal symmetry rather
Time-resolved spectroelectrochemistry on 3D-mesoporous electrodes – 3D-BIOELEC
The main objective of this project concerns the development of an innovative sub-millisecond real-time spectroelectrochemical technique allowing characterization of electrodes functionalized by biomolecules. The challenge consists in the spectroscopic detection of a low amount of biomolecules with s
Time in the Wild: Mastering time during real world navigation – WildTimes
Scientific Objective & Working Hypotheses 1: Distortions of subjective time perception as a function of the moments in real-time transportation. Our first objective will be dedicated to survey the un-/under-explored real-life experience of time distortions. Scientific Objective & Working Hypothese
Three terminal tandem HEterojunction on interdigitated back contacts SIlicon Solar cell – THESIS
This new 3-terminal solar cell technology eliminates the constraint of photocurrent matching for the two cells making up the 2-terminal tandem cell, without the need for a tunnel junction. It also facilitates access to the different contacts of the upper and lower cells without the need for etching
Thermoelectric antimonides for high temperature applications – HIGHTHERM
Main issues and general objectives are to demonstrate that rare earth antimonides have high thermoelectric figure of merit at high temperature and that they are stable enough at these temperatures (1000°C and higher) so that they could be use for making p-type thermoelectric legs that could be coupl
Thermoelectric High EntRopy MAteriaLs – THERMAL
The aim of this project is to show the potential of high-entropy materials (oxides and chalcogenides) for thermoelectric applications. In the current environmental and economic context, the demand for clean and renewable alternative energies is important. Thermoelectric modules, which convert heat
Thermodynamic investigations of mesoscopic 2D systems – THERMES-2D
Studies on electronic transport in GaAs/AlGaAs 2-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) have led to significant advances in our understanding of mesoscopic physics. In particular, exploration of the quantum Hall regime (QHR) has proved very fruitful, with its rich physics of electronic correlations and
Thermochemical energy storage for isolated locations, mobility and waste heat recovery – ESSOR
The global increase in demand for raw materials and energy is currently a source of geopolitical concerns and tensions, and this is leading governments and industries to secure their resources and supplies. This observation leads companies and also the defense sector to secure operational supply by
Thermal transport and amorphous/crystalline switching in nanostructures – TACOS
The TACOS project aims at quantifying the thermal properties (conductivities and interface conductances) of nanofilms made of amorphous/crystal phase change materials. To this end, atomic models based on machine-learning interatomic potentials as well as measurements targeted to low thermal conducto
