Research projects – Nanomechanics Website

Our main scientific projects

We are specialized in condensed matter physics and we work at the interface with soft matter and quantum physics. We aim at deepening our comprehension of the fundamental physics laws at stake in the nanoworld. To this purpose, we carry out different projects in the following fields:

Sensors based on carbon nanotubes
Advanced mechanical oscillators
Optomechanical devices

Carbon nanotube Sensors

We use the exceptional sensing capabilities of carbon nanotube mechanical oscillators to probe their environment

Nanomechanics

We are interested in the fundamental aspects of mechanics at the nanoscale, and in particular the nanomechanics of carbon nanotubes

Optomechanics

We explore the coupling between light and mechanical motion

Fundings

Fundings obtained as a Principal investigator

2023-2024: ‘Soutient à la recherche’ (Univ. Montpellier)
2022-2027: ANR project COWAT
2022: ‘Emergence’ (CNRS, INP)
2019-2021: ‘Momentum’ (CNRS, MITI)
2018: CNRS (INP) and L2C funding
2017: ‘Emergence’ (CNRS, INP)

Fundings obtained as a partner

2024-2027: ANR project Nacri, to work on the electro-optical properties of molecules confined inside carbon nanotubes
2022-2025: ANR/DFG project Smartbrane, to work on ionic membranes for electrochemical cells
2019-2023: ANR project Ionesco, to study ionic transport in carbon nanotubes

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