Research
We are interested in materials and structures whose
properties can be tuned or optimized by variations in size, geometry,
or surface. We do not limit ourselves to carrying out physical
measurements on available systems, we first develop original synthetic
procedures combining methods from the chemistry and physics toolboxes
to obtain exquisitely controlled samples. This “make and measure”
strategy is applied primarily to problems related to energy conversion
and to magnetism.
In the
recent past, we have published results in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte
Chemie
International
Edition, Physical Reviews B,
and Advanced Materials, among others. Our research has
also been featured by the American
Institute
of
Physics, the American
Academy
of
Arts
and Sciences, and Nature
Nanotechnology.
