Chemistry of Nanomaterials

► Bottom-up synthesis of graphene quantum dots : single photon emitters

► Fonctionnalization of nanocarbons : carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, graphene

► Graphene oxide chemistry : synthesis and manipulation of graphene oxide, graphene oxide local reduction and electrochemical functionnalization

PV, Catalysis & Photo-catalysis for Energy

► Proton exchange membrane fuel cell and Electrolyzer : bio-inspired catalysts for hydrogen evolution and uptake, oxygen reduction reaction : bio-inspired catalysts, N-enriched carbon nanotubes, non-noble metal catalysts

► Photovoltaic : Perovskite-based solar cells (halide ionic migration (2017), degradation mechanisms (2018)…), OPVs, hybrid SiNWs/polymers solar cells

► PhotoElectroChemical cells : OPVs coupled to MoS₃ hydrogen evolution catalyst (2013), all solution-processed organic photocathodes (2016)

► Chemistry for batteries : new materials for Li-orga (2016) and Li-S (2018) batteries

Innovative Technologies for Biology and Healthcare

► Surface chemistry for biology and healthcare : antibacterial surfaces, photo-antimicrobial surfaces, cell antiproliferative surfaces for medical implants, surfaces chemistry for biochips and biosensors

► Drug delivery : irradiation induced drug delivery systems (nano-objets polymères et hybrides sous irradiation, nanoparticules métalliques greffées de polymères pour la nanomédecine)

► Micro/Millifluidics for biology and healthcare : Lab-on-papers, Micro/Millifluidics by printing technologies

Organic & Molecular Electronics

► Organic Electronics : OLEDs, organic spintronics (see also the latest result), organic nano-dielectrics, organic memories, circuits with learning capabilities & memristors

► Nanoelectronics : flexible RF electronics (based on graphene, CNTs and MoS₂), CNT-based optoelectronics (including CNT-based IR emitters and detectors), 2D material study by high-contrast BALM microscopy (see articles in Science Advances)

► Printed electronics : inkjet-based process for printed copper electronics (PhD thesis of G. Barral), alternative photonic sintering for Inkjet copper inks (projet ANR Photon'ink)

Sustainability & Waste recycling

Read: “New technologies to recycle electronic waste” (The Conversation, 29/03/2020) and learn more here

► Physical method based pre-concentration

► Critical metals recovery and purification, PCBs dismantling and associated electronic component sorting

► Liquid-liquid and Solid-liquid hydrometallurgical recovery processes, Use of supercritical fluid as a green solvent for e-waste recycling

► Selective nanomembranes

► Rapid process development using microfluidics