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Nanomagnetism on Graphene in Epitaxy on Metals – NMGEM
The project proposes to unravel and take benefit of the remarkable properties of a novel system, graphene in epitaxy on metals (GEM). This system will be considered in the context of nanomagnetism, with the ambition to renew the field at the fundamental level. For the first time, graphene will serve
Chemisorption, reactivity and defects on graphene – ChimiGraphN
Graphene is a promising material for the next generation of nanoelectronic devices destined to supplant silicon-based devices. However, the main drawback limiting the potential use of graphene stems from its intrinsic characteristics: a semiconductor material with zero gap, almost inert towards cont
HYbrid Nanosources for NAnooptics – HYNNA
It is critically important for future nanooptics applications and devices that intense, localized and coherent optical nanosources are made available. Such nanosources would be beneficial for numerous applications including: ultra-sensitive detection of chemical of biological nano-objects based on s
Single dopant spectroscopy in silicon nano-devices – SIMPSSON
State-of-the-art Nano MOSFETs offer the unique possibility to observe drain-source current passing through only one isolated dopant because the active volume of such a device is extremely small –of order 2000 nm3. This permit to perform transport spectroscopy of this dopant with very high resolu
INjection of Spin for PolarIzed Radiation Emission – INSPIRE
Electrons have a charge and a spin, but until recently, charges and spins have been considered separately. In conventional electronics, the charges are manipulated by electric fields but the spins are ignored. Other classical technologies, magnetic recording, for example, are using the spin but only
Energy landsacape of Homologous Recombination by manipulation of a single DNA-Rad51 complex. – DynRec
CONTEXT How a nano-searcher finds its nano-target is a general problem in statistical physics. It becomes vital when the searcher is a damaged DNA fragment trying to find its counterpart on the intact homologous chromosome. If the two copies can be paired, that intact homologous sequence can be use
Modifications of the chemical and electronic ferroelectric surface structure under water adsorption – Surf-FER
Ferroelectrics (FE) are of prime importance in many applications, from FE based memories, through capacitive components to nanoscale resistive switching. Since the polarisation may be switched by applying an electric field, FE may provide a low power consumption alternative in electronics. However,
New concepts for the Spin Hall Effect and its exploitation in spintronics – SPINHALL
Spintronics is based on the manipulation of spin-polarized currents and, in classical spintronics, the “spin currents” are generated or detected by ferromagnetic materials. An alternative that is foreseen today is based on the exploitation of the Spin Hall Effect (SHE) for spintronics without ferrom
Superconducting proximity effect in graphene – Supergraph
In graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, charge carriers obey Dirac’s linear energy dispersion. Its electronic properties can therefore be described by relativistic massless fermionic excitations. When connected to a superconductor, unprecedented p
Single hybrid nanoparticle: synthesis and correlation between its optical response and 3D analytical electron microscopy characterization. – UNIT3D
With the development of new synthesis method more and more complex nano-objects and nanomaterial can now be realized. Understanding the physical origin of their new properties and modeling them are of central interest from a fundamental point of view but also a prerequisite for improvement of their
Bisphosphonate Iron Oxyde Nanoplatform: a MRI contrast agent for detection of integrins on tumor cells – ferimage
The molecular imaging of tumor neoangiogenesis currently represents a major field of research for the diagnostic and the development of new treatment strategy of solid tumors. Endothelial cells from tumor neovessels overexpress the avß3 integrin, which selectively binds to Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-containi
ELEctric Control of nanoscale MAgnetic DEvices – ELECMADE
The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) has forecasted that the semiconductor industry will hit a ‘red brick wall’ by 2016, after which no known technologies exist to enable continued advances in device performance and storage capacities. It is clear that breakthroughs are ne
Materials World Network: Novel magnetic materials FoR spIn torquE physics aNd DeviceS – FRIENDS
ANR/NSF Project “FRIENDS” focuses on the study of the interactions between spin-polarized current and novel magnetic materials at the nanoscale. Research opportunities include: fundamental issues of spin-injection, spin-manipulation and spin-detection, novel materials, new device architectures, char
Optical Control of the Movement and Organization of Nanoparticles – COME-ON
COME-ON aims at demonstrating controlled light-induced organization of individual nano-sized objects using photomechanically active azo-derivative molecules. Indeed, the cis-trans photoisomerization of such molecules is known to produce huge average mass-transport effects in polymeric hosts. However
High quality factor cavities, slow mode waveguides and slow light by nonlinear interaction – CALIN
The proposed project aims to demonstrate the possibility of integrating in micro/nano-resonators based on photnic crystal III-V semi-conductors, slow light propagation obtained through a nonlinear interaction process called the coherent population oscillations (CPO) effect. The objective is to co
Perovskites inside cavities – PEROCAI
Vertical microcavities in the light-mater strong coupling are intensively studied due to the interest in coherent and stimulated effects in such systems as polariton lasing and Bose Einstein condensation in the solid phase. These effects have been recently demonstrated in “classical” inorganic semic
Experimental and theoretical study of energy and charge transfer in nanotube/chromophore compounds. – TRANCHANT
In the framework of the energy challenge and renewable energy sources, an important research activity is devoted to new low-cost photovoltaic materials. Carbon nanotubes grafted with photo-active dyes could lead to an important breakthrough in this domain due to their exceptional transport propertie
Design and Integration of Nanopatterned Thin-films of Bistable Coordination Polymers into Photonic Gas Sensors – CHEMOSWITCH
The framework of our 3-years’ project encompasses the synthesis and engineering of bistable, nano-patterned metal-organic-framework (MOF) materials with predictable and controllable physical properties. To this aim, MOF thin-films will be designed, synthesized and patterned on surfaces using various
Graphene based solutions, biosensors and materials – GRAAL
GRAAL is dedicated to preparing graphene solutions by dissolving known graphite intercalation compounds. The dissolution is spontaneous and is driven by the entropy contribution of the dissolved counter-ions. GRAAL has a strong characterization aspect, noticebly, absorption, Raman and impedance spe