Séminaire/Seminar – Marco Faustini – Programming colloidal assembly for porous optical devices – 7/11/25

Quand/When
07/11/2025    
11 h 00 min
Où/Where
INSP - Sorbonne Université
Sorbonne Université Campus Pierre et Marie Curie 4 place Jussieu, Paris, 75005
Type d’évènement/Event category

22-23 317

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.