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In Operando investigation of barium titanate based oxide multiferroic nanostructures – IOBTO
The goal of this project is to grow and investigate technologically pertinent artificial multiferroic thin films and embedded nanostructures tailored to the need for advanced characterization techniques. We want to investigate the magneto-electric coupling in multiferroic systems and in particular t
Ga doped ZnO Nanostructures for tunable IR plasmonics – GaZON
The use of collective excitations of electron gases in metals, namely plasmonics, has proved to be a major breakthrough in the design of nano-systems in many fields, spanning from optics to biology. The huge local enhancement of the electrical field around a plasmonic object has been harvested to im
MS-AFM-IR platform for structural analysis of lipid inclusions in oleaginous micro-organisms – BioSound-IR
Biodiesel is an interesting alternative renewable energy source with numerous environmental benefits compared to fossil fuels: it is carbon-neutral over its lifetime and is far less toxic than the petro diesel derivatives. Bio-fuel could be an alternative way to reduce the dependency on mineral oil
REdox active Molecular layers with Ions for Nanoelectroionics Devices – REMIND
REMIND is focussed on multifunctional ultrathin organic films with mixed electronic and ionic conductivity and on emerging devices as defined in the ITRS roadmap within the resistive memory theme. It develops building blocks that can be used in high added value domains and are upstream for nanoelect
PREcipitation of Artificial Structural PROteins and POlySAccharides into nanocapsuLes – PREPROPOSAL
This French-Singaporean international project, PREPROPOSAL, addresses the development of biorelevant sub-100 nm functional biopolymer-based nanocapsules for drug delivery applications. PREPROPOSAL aims at mastering the nanoprecipitation process, an extremely easy-to-handle methodology that holds
Multi-luminescent up-converting nanohybrids with controlled blinking for super-resolution imaging and single particle tracking – BLINK
The upconversion phenomenon can be observed in lanthanides based nanoparticles. Therefore the fundamental principle of our project is to induce the blinking of luminescence of such particles thanks to a reversible photochemical reaction taking place at its surface. The coupling to a photochromic
Multispecies Automotive Gas Sensors Based on Gallium Nitride – CLEANING
Introduction: The use of real-time knowledge of the concentration of NO, NO2, and NH3 three gases would allow car manufacturers to meet the upcoming stringent EURO 7 anti-pollution measures for diesel engines. Knowledge of the concentration of each of these species will also enable engines to run
Two-Dimensional Organic Crystals with High Spin-Orbit Interaction – ORGANI’SO
Symmetry is a far-reaching concept in view of the generation of novel classical and quantum phases. Playing with the crystal and time (a)symmetries, as can be done in crystalline substances in the presence of a sizable spin-orbit interaction, has focused a great deal of research in the past years, w
Nano-optomechafluidics – NOFX2015
The present project intends to develop a novel hybrid “nano-optomechafluidics” measurement platform, whose original principle is based on coupling a strongly focused laser beam to the vibrations of a low-dissipation suspended nano-channel. This concept holds a considerable potential, with very high
Nanoscale Electrochemistry and Optics for Chemical Activity Screening and Tracking of Individual Particles – NEOCASTIP
Nanoobjects are commonly used in various processes because they provide remarkable properties that depend both on their chemical structure and on their size. Many techniques allow the evaluation of the properties of ensembles of nanoobjects, but it is of paramount importance for numerous application
Doping of semiconductor nanocrystals by soft chemistry – NanoDoSe
The semiconductor nanocrystals exhibit exceptional optical properties; these can be modified through the incorporation of impurities in doping quantities. The goal of this project is to develop new paths for the doping of nanocrystals by soft chemistry in order to ensure electronic and optical prop
Listening to the Electrical Noise for Nanofluidic Sensing – LENNS
We propose to transfer the concept of listening to the electrical noise from condensed matter physics, where it has been very successful, to nanofluidics and nano-electrochemistry. As technology develops toward smaller scales, applications such as nano-sensors become limited by the ability to interp
Holographic Low Energy Electron Microscopy – HoloLEEM
The demand for advanced characterization tools applied to nanomaterials promotes the development of new techniques of microscopy. In that perspective we aim at developing a new prototype of instrument combining Holography principle and Low Energy Electron Microscopy. Low Energy Electron Microscopy
Diagnosis of Allergy by innovative MIcro-Bead-based technology – DIALMIB
Modern society is subject to current environmental constraints due to the presence of pollutants in air, water or soil generating an alarming increase in allergic phenomena in the population. This chronic disease is steadily increasing since 40 years, leading from long-term human health deterioratio
New class of functional silicon carbonitride-based ceramic fibers from organometal compound-modified polysilazanes – Carbofibers
The main objective is to raise issues on the design of non-oxide ceramic fibers in comparison to more conventional silicon carbide fibers (SiC) via experimental and theoritical approaches. The combination of these approaches should help us to decrease the cost of these materials while proposing high
Graphene Liquid Crystals – GAELIC
The project GAELIC proposes to develop the knowledge on the physical chemistry properties of dispersions of graphene and chemically derived graphene and use this knowledge to assist the future industrial processes. It is mainly focused on the design of liquid crystalline phases from graphene and met
Expanding the regular atomic world at the colloidal level using valence-endowed particles – ENLARgER
The challenge is to reproduce at the scale of submicrometric particles the notion of valence well-known at the level of atoms and which is at the origin of the diversity of all molecules, macromolecules and other covalent compounds. These particles are called «colloidal atoms« (CAs) and will be obta
3D Catalytic Environmental Lab at the Nanoscale – 3DCLEAN
In the context of the energetic transition, eco-friendly industrial strategy, sustainable growth and renewable energies, new catalysts are required in order to accelerate or guide reactions allowing more compounds to be industrially produced in a faster, purer, cleaner and less expensive way. Thus,
Linking Excited Molecules and Ordered Nanoparticles – LEMON
Gordon Moore’s conjecture predicts a doubling of the number of transistors in a microprocessor every two years at a constant cost, which has been true since the early 1960’s. Miniaturization is now facing intrinsic physical limits like tunnel conduction through the gate thickness or the miscibility
Control of surface modification via the use of radical scavenger – RADICAL
The project deals with the functionalization of conductive surfaces via the reduction of diazonium precursors. This efficient process is booming but classically leads to the non reproducible elaboration of structurally disorganized multilayers, which are very difficult to characterize. The objective
Designing the nano-scale interface in polymer nanocomposites as a driving parameter of the macroscopic properties for new functional materials – NANOINTERPROP
Over the last two decades it has become well-accepted that incorporating nanoparticles (NPs) into a polymer matrix can lead to materials with significantly improved properties, e.g., mechanical, optical, electrical or gas barrier. As a result, polymers filled with NPs - polymer nanocomposites (PNCs)
A DNA/gold nano-platform for the optical sensing of single molecules – DiAGNOSE
The ability of metal nanostructures to translate local biochemical information into a macroscopic optical signal has enabled two commercial sensing techniques: Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) spectroscopy and colorimetric sensing. In this project, we will downscale a colorimetric sensor to a single
LumiNescent colloidAl naNOparTicle based Anti-counterfeitinG taGs for Identity documeNts – NANOTAGGIN
Identity documents counterfeiting is a major threat for consumer safety, citizen employment and national economies. The solutions traditionally used to fight against this phenomenon suffer from two main issues: the difficulty for “first-line” people (policemen, customs officials…) to authenticate id