Laboratory of Innovation in Surface Chemistry and Nanosciences

The LICSEN (Laboratory of Innovation in Surface Chemistry and Nanosciences) combines chemists and physicists (14 CEA staff members, 2 university associates, ~14 Ph.D students and postdoctoral fellows) around a core expertise in the field of chemical functionalization of surfaces and nanomaterials.

The main objective is to provide these surfaces and nanomaterials with additional properties of interest in the fields of sustainability, renewable energies and nanosciences for information and health technologies.

Research topics

Surface functionalisation, energy, circular economy, health

Techniques and Instruments

Grafting, microfluidic platform, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Innovation and valorization

From basic research to technological applications

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Internships, PhD subjects, Post-doc, jobs…

News and Highlights

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Agenda

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Recent publications

Find out about our researchers’ scientific publications.

Our techniques

LICSEN experts use techniques and instruments sometimes developed in-house. These tools are open to external university laboratories and industrial collaborators.

Raman spectroscopy & Optoelectronics

LICSEN notably operates a T64000 micro-raman with multiple sources

Microfluidic platform

A microfluidic platform is available at LICSEN for the study of hydrometallurgical processes

2D/3D Printing technologies and Spray

LICSEN progressively assembled a set of printing equipments

Electron-beam Litography and Nanofabrication

LICSEN is equipped for e-beam litography

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) is used at LICSEN for surface analysis

Teaching and student research projects

LICSEN offers a variety of PhD offers, as well as masters’ internships.

Key figures

  • 14 researchers
  • 2 technicians
  • 10 PhD students and post-docs
  • 4 common laboratories with industrial partners or foreign universities
  • 1 Magellan project leading to start-up creation
  • 1 start-up created
  • > 20 patents

People

Researchers

Technicians

PhD students and postdocs