Nano-objects have many properties that have led to applications in recent years, particularly in the field of optics. From the point of view of elasticity, these systems, whose size can go down to a...
Highlights / Magnetism and Physics of spin / Transversal Topics
by Cécile Duflot · Published 2 February 2022 · Last modified 3 February 2022
In the last couple of decades, Magnetocaloric (MC) materials studieshave undergone major advancements paving the way to novel energy conversion applications. Among them, a rather new field of research is represented by the possibility...
When modeling matter at the atomic scale, the behavior of electrons is described by the laws of quantum mechanics, but atomic nuclei, being heavier, are often treated as classical objects, obeying Newton’s laws. This...
Nanocrystals became an essential building blocks of modern optoelectronics. In the infrared, HgTe nanocrystals are used for the fabricate cameras and LEDs. In these polycrystalline materials, hopping has often been seen as a bottleneck...
Engineering an advanced material for biomedical applications requires dealing with antagonistic requirements: it must exhibit resistance to fracture AND biodegradability, remain highly hydrated AND carry hydrophobic active substances… Moreover, the creativity of chemists is...
A gold nanoparticle can be viewed as an infinitesimal point of contact that helps understanding how electrical currents behave at the nanoscale. When this nanoparticle is anchored to a surface, it behaves like a...
Growth - Organization - Interfaces / Highlights / Magnetism and Physics of spin / Transversal Topics
by Cécile Duflot · Published 29 March 2021 · Last modified 23 July 2021
MnAs is a semi-metal that has attracted considerable interest since its discovery in the early 1900s. Current research on MnAs is motivated by its applications in spintronic devices or as a magnetocaloric material. The...
Colloidal nanocrystals of inorganic perovskites CsPbX3 (X = Br, Cl, I) have been the subject of intense research activity since their first synthesis in 2015. Their exceptional optical and electronic properties, which one can...
For almost a century we have been familiar with the deformations of porous solids upon adsorption. This phenomenon occurs in the drying of concrete and alters the permeation of some porous membranes for example....
The optical properties of nanoparticles are directly related to their small size and to the electromagnetic coupling that takes place between the nanoparticles. When they are a few nanometres apart this coupling can significantly...
