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We propose to investigate and exploit experimentally, theoretically, numerically and by data-integrated analysis, the instabilities inherently present in magnetorheological elastomer (MRE)-based materials and structures. MREs are smart materials comprising magnetizable particles embedded in a polyme

Defects in crystals whether they are 2D (grain boundaries, stacking faults …), 1D (dislocations), or 0D (point defects) have a critical influence on the properties of bulk solids. At the nanoscale a single defect can completely modify the properties of a nanocrystal. Moreover, because of the close p

This project aims at developing a rigorous scaling between continuous scale crystal plasticity models and a recently proposed mesocopic scale model. This new Landau-type model, developed in 2D, allows to preserve relevant microscopic information and to reproduce key phenomena of the plastic behavior

The proposal CAMFRE concerns the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) also known as micro-arc oxidation (MAO) processing of aluminium alloys. It specifically deals with the incorporation of conductive micro- or nano-particles in the growing layer to achieve alumina layers with a significant electrica

The industrial use of components manufactured using additive manufacturing (AM) processes has strong growth potential in various challenging fields such as aeronautics, automotive, medical or nuclear. The desire to produce structural parts implies that they are inevitably subjected to Non-Destructiv

The efficiency of electrochemical energy storage devices (EESDs), namely batteries and supercapacitors, strongly depends on the properties of electrode materials. Therefore, there is necessity of development of synthetic strategies allowing fine control on such material properties as conductivity, c

The goal of this project is to develop a process for metal nitride films micro-nanostructuring from the nitriding of metal oxide sol-gel coatings (TiO2, ZrO2, etc.) micro-nanostructured. This innovative approach has several advantages, such as obtaining micro-nanostructured coatings of metal nitride

The aim of this project is to design new TiAl alloys exhibiting improved resistance to high temperature exposures in air, which are the typical service conditions of key applications in the aeronautical sector (turbine blades). As a matter of fact, this issue is at the heart of the current concerns

Glasses are highly resistant materials used in a wide range of key applications from glass-ceramic plates to MEOMS encapsulation. Their assembly is usually done by bonding or by thermal processes (anodic discharge, brazing, etc.). However, for some applications these techniques have restrictive limi

PLASSEL aims to develop a low cost, one step, process able to prepare polymer/metal nanocomposite (NCs) thin films, with well-controlled properties on large surface substrates. This safe by design process at low environmental impact will be developed for gold plasmonic and nickel magnetic NCs. Its o

The NIOBIUM project aims at the first realization of a metal-base transistor (MBT) in the III-N semiconductor family. The key point is to develop by epitaxy an original crystalline III-N/metal/III-N heterostructure. The core of the project is the elaboration by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) of Niobiu

Achieving a sufficient, permanent, emission-free and environmentally friendly energy system is a top priority for the global energy agenda. In these global efforts, material design and electrochemistry play a central role in offering alternative energy solutions. Renewable hydrogen, in particular, p

MultiPhos project aims re-engaging with Solid State Chemistry approach. Its main goal is the search of multiferroics solids based on polyanionic frameworks investigating a synergy between non-centrosymmetric proper and magnetically-induced improper ferroelectricity. Partners from 4 institutes and di

The aim of the DYNAMITAL project is to gain an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms governing dynamic precipitation in precipitation hardened aluminium alloys, and to explore the potential for new microstructures and properties. In order to predict the competition between acceleration and dissol

Thermoelectric generators convert heat into electricity and thus could help to harvest waste heat released from many industrial processes or empower remote sensors and actuators in extreme environments. Nevertheless, their widespread development is limited by their poor performances and/or their ele

The NOCOLOX project aims at: (1) implementing and evaluating two ways of improvements and stabilization for the laser powder bed fusion technique, directly connected to (a) the kind of laser-matter interaction (modified spatial distribution, pulsed vs continous regime) and (b) to the powder bed pr

Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (SALD) is a recent variation of atomic layer deposition (ALD) that, while retaining the unique assets of ALD, namely, thickness control down to the nanometer, unique film conformality and high material quality at low temperatures, is up to two orders of magnitude fast

The main objective of the project is to give a physically sound basis to mesoscopic models of microstructure evolution in Zr alloys under irradiation in order to gain a better understanding of the longstanding problem of their macroscopic growth in such conditions. Given the strong non-linearity of

The chemistry of coordination polymers (CPs) opens up great perspectives for the development of new materials such as in the field of electronics and in energy-harvesting for the recycling of waste heat by thermoelectric effects. These materials consist of an organic matrix crossed by electrical con

An LED-pumped luminescent concentrator (LC) is a parallelepiped-shaped luminescent material with LEDs on its large sides. After absorbing light from the LEDs, the material re-emits light into the LC which is guided to its edges. Concentration is achieved through total internal reflections. This lead

An integrated high-throughput synthesis/sorption/modelling strategy will be implemented to develop hybrid nanoporous compounds for the selective adsorption of tetrachloroethylene (C2Cl4), one of the most ubiquitous contaminants of indoor air, soil and groundwater, with however no effective capture s

Photonics is omnipresent in our society in a growing number of industrial activity sectors. Customers are increasingly demanding more “personalized”, smarter, cleaner and lower-priced products that ultimately have a significant impact on production lines. Photonics is therefore evolving towards a pe

Hydrogen is a key issue for renewable energies. The solid state storage of hydrogen in the form of metallic hydrides offers numerous advantages, including safety, in comparison with cryogenic liquid and compressed gas possibilities. Before reaching a steady state reversible storage / de-storage un

In the LEGO project, we propose a new approach to realize the fabrication of 2D and 3D metal oxide structures, from solutions, using direct laser writing, layer by layer, without thermal post-processing, the layers being deposited by dip-coating. We aim at multi-scale structural control and hierarch

Laser beam melting (LBM) is one of the typical powder-bed fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, which can fabricate quasi-fully dense near net-shape components from various metallic powders, especially for the complex geometries in a rapid design-to-manufacture cycle. As a result, gre

MENIHR is an ambitious project aiming at developing innovative syntheses leading to nanostructured molybdenum nitrides and carbides using transition metal cluster precursors. Such materials are of interest in heterogeneous catalysis, in particular for the water-gas shift reaction, to replace noble m

FLUOLUV is a 48-months PRC involving three national academic research groups [IRCP, SIMAP, NEEL] and one Japanese team [IMS] that will participate to the project from own resources. All will put together their complementary skills in the field of materials and optics to develop nonlinear optical (NL

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is one of today’s most important ceramic materials because of its unique combination of properties: high strength and fracture toughness at room temperature, hardness, wear resistance, high temperature stability and low thermal conductivity, potential ionic conductiv

Thermomechanical treatment of metallic polycrystals can dramatically change the macroscopically observable mechanical properties. These changes can be explained by significant evolution taking place at the microscale due to heterogeneous viscoplastic deformation of the crystalline grains, and subseq

This project consists of a multi-scale experimental investigation of the deformation mechanisms of bcc beta titanium and zirconium alloys covering various applications such as aeronautics or biomedical devices. Three mechanisms operate in these alloys: dislocation slip, twinning and stress-induced m

The quest for a Ni-based analogous of cuprate high-Tc superconductors has reached a first success: Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 thin films obtained after topotactic reduction of the perovskite Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO3 have been found to host superconductivity below 15 K. Foxies aspires to establish a promising experimental

The FluHOMat project aims to create a paradigm shift in heterogeneous basic catalysis. Indeed, in the past decades, acid catalysis was largely developed for the oil processing, keeping base catalysis on the back side. Regarding the transformation of biomass, that contains a large amount of oxygenate

Ceramics are materials with great potential for applications in harsh and corrosive environments or when a strong chemical stability is needed. However, the use of ceramics as structural materials remains limited due to their low ductility and high susceptibility to defects, which leads to a high va

The focus of the BCSi project is on the development of new ceramic(s) guided by ab initio and thermochemistry calculations, with the purpose of achieving high mechanical properties in a domain of stresses where standard boron carbide fails. We target the exploration of new ideas for the modeling and

The OVERHEAT project integrates four partners with complementary expertise and it aims to study, design and evaluate a temperature sensor based on miniaturized wireless elastic-waves piezoelectric system (SAW), operating without battery, and exploitable in a range of very high temperatures (600 –

The need to repair concrete structures is nowadays critical as most infrastructures and buildings are counting several decades of service life. One of the main degradations observed on these structures is the corrosion of the steel reinforcement and the bursting of their concrete coating affecting t

High-power electronic devices, such as supercomputers, generate considerable heat. If this heat is not transferred away from the device’s internal circuitry, the circuits will overheat, significantly reducing the lifetime of the device, causing faults and total device failure. Thermal management mat

New Pt-containing nickel-based superalloys are currently under study to increase their mechanical resistance at high temperatures. Their environmental resistance should also be better. However, the Pt content in these alloys appears insufficient (Pt is expensive) and the influence of the remaining a

Entropy stabilized oxides, which have been discovered recently, constitutes a new class of functional materials with unique properties appealing for various applications for example as solid state electrolytes, thermal barriers, catalysts, dielectric or magnetic materials. To date, the design of new

Wave concentration beyond the diffraction limit by transmission through subwavelength structures has proved to be a milestone in high resolution imaging. However, despite the advantages of extraordinary transmission in concentrating wave energy to tiny regions, its potential in sub-wavelength imagin

Fluid adsorption and transport in nanoporous materials are at the heart of efficient technologies impacting our economy/ecology: energy storage/conversion, environment protection, health/human welfare, agribusiness/food science, etc. In particular, nanoporous solids shaped as membranes are expected

Thin film high entropy alloys (TF-HEAs) are an emerging class of equiatomic (or near equiatomic) multi-component metallic materials exhibiting an outstanding combination of mechanical properties including large yield strength and ductility (respectively > 3 GPa and > 20% for NbMoTaW) together with r

Lightweights metallic materials with outstanding mechanical properties are of uttermost importance for the scientific and environmental challenges ahead. Such alloys commonly exhibit complex microstructures responsible for their peculiar mechanical behavior. The long-standing research question of th

Because of their potential applications in lighting devices, white light emitting materials are of great interest to researchers. Application areas covered include information display devices, fluorescent sensors and solid-state lighting. In order to protect the phosphors and maintain their emission

Many materials produced by melt crystallization present solid-liquid interfaces with a faceted morphology and associated kinetic behavior. Despite the recent progress as concern solidification in thin samples of materials presenting a faceted morphology during growth, the solidification dynamics in

The MECERAMECO JCJC project aims then to develop, at the the Institute of Research for Ceramics (IRCER), the micro-extrusion process with an innovative approach linked to respect for the principles of green chemistry. Micro-extrusion is a shaping process, which is used to make, from a paste, geome

Wear is ubiquitous in any mechanical system, which experiences relative motion of its components. Wherever two solid surfaces slide or roll against each other, frictional resistance arises resulting in the occurrence of wear. The amount and rate of material loss is a key factor for determining the s

The current trend for increased capabilities and miniaturization leads to manufactured goods composed of materials showing very heterogeneous mechanical properties. The exposition of these assemblies to thermal loadings during manufacturing or during use induce reliability issues. In this project, p

Defining matter characteristics at structural levels is key in designing materials and functions. To this, extreme conditions of pressure and temperature are favorable to synthesize novel extraordinary phases. We focus here on the achievement, optimization and characterization of extreme states with

SiBio aims to develop and study the biodegradation potential of customized carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) based bioceramics with optimized surface curvature porous network for the treatment of critical-sized bone defects. Specific architecture containing gyroïd-like geometries, known to promote the

HAMMAM finds itself at the crossroad of nanomaterials science and advanced additive manufacturing technologies. The recent discovery of new low-dimensional cage-type silica nanostructures (ca. 10 nm) has led to the subsequent development of an innovative strategy for the integration of porous nanost