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The goal of the FURNACE project is to gather scientists from different fields with complementary skills (sintering process, modelling, microscopie and cristallography) in order to study the microwave sintering process and thus to understand its own features (from atomic scale to grain scale), improv

The preparation of colloidal systems based on multifunctional silica nanoparticles (noted X@SiO2, X= X = Cs2Mo6X14 et ß-Na(Y,Gd)F4:Yb:Er et/ou Fe2O3) (Figure 1) which would be magnetic and/or luminescent in the red and near infrared (NIR) fields, non-toxic and resistant against aging is still an up-

Amorphous telluride thin films are now present as starting material in many electronic devices and setups, and found huge applications in the phase change memory (DVD) industry. Similarly, in the aerospace industry, amorphous Te-based alloys are used for infrared integrated optics. In order to desi

One aim is to rationalize both electronic and steric effects of Lewis pairs towards the involved elementary reactions, and regarding the nature of the reaction intermediates. Another stake is to establish the polymerization conditions the best suited to achieve a good control over the dimensions and

The main scientific objectives of the project are: (1) the fundamental understanding of the physico-chemical phenomena occurring at high pressures and high temperatures in the systems containing light elements and (2) systematic search for new superhard, refractory, superconducting, high energy dens

In tumor biology, imaging of new vessel growths or angiogenesis during tumor developments and changes of the latter after therapy is important in the evaluation and validation of new treatment protocols. All intravital imaging methods lack the spatial resolution to detect microscopic changes at the

Photopolymers and in particular surface patterning has become an increasingly important part in modern science and technology, such as in the areas of micro-electronics, information processing and storage, nano/microfluidic devices, and biodetection. The aim of this project is then to develop a stra

Chalcogenide glasses are an class of materials crucial for applications in optics and memory storage. The preparation, characterization and use of bulk chalcogenides have been investigated in details. (1) Preparation of ionic liquids. (2) GeS2 nanomaterials have been obtained (3) Solid-state NMR

Whereas there is a strong market demand for all-solid batteries, which are safer, ionic conductivity of polymer electrolytes still are very lower than that of liquids, especially at room temperature. Whereas lithium metal batteries (including very promising lithium-air and lithium-sulfur batteries)

Imogolites are natural aluminosilicate nanotubes with 2 nm diameter and up to micron length. We are now able to produce large quantity of synthetic imogolite nanotubes having variable diameters from 2 to 4 nm, different morphologies (single or double wall) and lengths from 10 to 1000 nm and more. Th

make nanocables with relatively cheap polymers and self-assembled systems that possess conducting properties or magnetic properties encapsulation of self-assembled systems within polymer fibrils to be extended to other systems A. KHAN, T.T.T. NGUYEN, L. DOBIRCAU, M. SCHMUTZ, PH. MESINI, J.M. GUENET

The major objective of this project is sensitivity enhancement in magnetic resonance and more especially in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). The use of parahydrogen constitutes a promising method. This is because a hydrogenation reaction carried out with para-enriched gaseous hydrogen (di-hydrogen

Nature, stability of all interconvertible photo- and electroinduced forms must be first fully characterize. For the first type of states, NMR technics is very helpful and for the second ones, cyclic voltametry and spectroelectrochemistry are the concerned methods. The feasibility of such multistate

The field of organic electronics is of growing importance, in particular for portable electronics, as well as low power and cheap electronics applications. Improving the conductivity of materials, as well as the interface between organic components and metallic interconnects are major problems, key

The first goal of the project is fundamental and aims at understanding at the molecular level which factors govern the energy exchange between molecules in a liquid and how this is appears in modern non-linear vibrational spectroscopy techniques. The second goal is to apply this new understanding to

Organic materials show high potentials in the development of so-called plastic solar cells. Compared to silicium technology, organic photovoltaic modules are lighter, flexible and allow an easier and costless manufacture. Although considerable progresses have been made these last years, investigatio

We recently described a new synthesis approach of hybrid nano-structured materials associating polysaccharide nanoparticles (chitin nanorods) with a silica matrix formed by siloxane oligomer condensation. We wish to pursue this research within the framework of the project HYSIKIT submitted to the Pr

To describe quantitatively chemical processes is a major scientific and technological challenge. Since present computational chemistry approaches are still insufficient in terms of precision and predictability, it is proposed to develop an alternative method with the ultimate goal of producing a uni