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Marco Faustini – LCMCP
Abstract
Nanoporosity is not only as a structural feature but as a powerful tool to tune optical properties and program material responses, enabling advances in energy, catalysis, and sensing. In our work, colloidal self-assembly provides a versatile route to shape such porous materials, including sol-gel derived oxides (VO2, TiO2..) and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for photonic and plasmonic devices. I will show how that defects in colloidal assemblies can be harnessed as an original patterning strategy for optical devices. Beyond structure, we take inspiration from living systems to design porous materials that integrate feedback mechanisms, enabling self-regulation and time-programmed responses.
