From molecules to molecular materials
To get objects with original features, making molecular materials is addressed by assembling building blocks, as atoms, simple or complex molecules or nanostructures (carbon nanotubes, and graphene sheets in particular) on metallic, inorganic or organic supports, glass ... by "bottom-up" processes.
Nanomagnetism, spintronic and multiferroic materials
This research topic focuses on the development and study of: magnetic materials or multiferroic oxides (ferroelectricity associated with magnetism)* the magnetization dynamics in hybrid nanostructures and its coupling to the spin currents (spintronics) development of ultra-sensitive magnetic sensor and the associated modeling.
Organic and molecular electronics
With organic and molecular electronics, a data processing based on various types of nano-objects (molecules, biomolecules, nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, graphene,...) is emerging.
The outstanding properties of nanostructures (morphology, magnetism, catalytic ...) are today more and more exploited. These nanostructures are usually obtained on a substrate where interatomic forces induce the spontaneous organization of matter at the nanometer scale. Studying the structures of surfaces and their dynamical properties (at equilibrium, fluctuations, growth, evaporation …) allows pointing out the basic laws for the matter organization at this scale.