Our research is linked to nanophotonics, nanothermics, optoelectronic devices (solar cells, thermoelectric devices) from fabrication to characterization, and to the physics of VO2 thin films in various domains (from optics to neuromorphic devices).
- Near-field optics, fluorescence, plasmonics and nanothermics. One part of our activities concerns the study of dielectric and plasmonic nanostructures using a scanning fluorescent probe that detects the near-field. We also study the interactions between fluorescent particles and the local environment. We also characterize the thermal properties of devices by Scanning Thermal Microscopy with fluorescent nanoprobes.
- Optoelectronics : fabrication of devices and characterization. We fabricate by chemical methods, we develop and we characterize new optoelectronic devices with new organic/inorganic hybrid materials : solar cells, light emitting devices, thermoelectric and photothermal devices.
- VO2 physics : fabrication of thin films and characterization. We fabricate by chemical methods thin films of VO2 on various substrates and we study the mechanisms of the Insulating to Metal Transition (IMT). Applications are linked to photothermal detectors and neuromorphic devices.
We are part of the Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Materiaux (LPEM), a joint lab between the Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle (ESPCI), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne and PSL University.
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