Context
Nanosciences for low-carbon energies, health technologies or radiation-matter interaction is essentillay the science of interfaces; the place where molecules or nanoparticles exchange energy and undergo chemical reactions. Tailoring the structure at this relevant scale enable significant modifications compared to the bulk behaviour or even trigger nanospecific properties.
Research strategy
The NIMBE LIONS team studies the kinetic phases obtained by assembling interfaces (phase separations of block copolymers or concentrated polymer solutions), as well as the modes and kinetics of transfer across these interfaces. These studies concern, for instance, the study of water-oil transfer kinetics relevant to waste treatment, or the optimal control of charged species transfer at interfaces for new carbon-free sources of electrical energy (thermoelectricity, photovoltaics, etc.).
Particularly, the mastery of microfluidic devices and processes has numerous applications in chemical synthesis, biological analysis, drug production, thermoelectricity, and heat recovery.