Dr. Franck Thetiot

Contact

Marie-Curie Fellow, IESL-FORTH

Address:

Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
P.O. Box 1385 Vassilika Vouton Heraklion 71110 Greece

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Phone: 30 2810 391874

Fax: 30 2810 391305

Scientific information

Scientific information:

Subject area:

Development of Metal-Oxide Based Hybrid Nanocrystals

Research:

Within the European project NANOTAIL [in collaboration with the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (NNL-CNR) in Lecce (Italy) and the Centre d’Elaboration de Matériaux et d’Etudes Structurales (CEMES-CNRS) in Toulouse (France)], my work involves to design and characterize novel “hybrid” nanocrystals displaying and/or combining different properties (electrical, optical, magnetic…) in the same motif. The project wishes first to develop reliable synthetic procedures using “wet chemistry” techniques in order to well-control the shape, the size and the composition of the nano-objects. To obtain either lattice-matched or lattice-mismatched heterostructures, a typical strategy we explore, uses defined seed morphology nanoparticles of a selected material to control nucleation and growth of a secondary structure (e.g.: Tin metal and an oxide material such as MnO, ZnO or magnetite). Such nanoscale materials - combining either two metals, two oxides or one metal and one oxide - can exhibit novel capabilities arising from the combination of properties as well as from their interfacial interactions. Aiming to fine tune their applicability, characterization (structural and physical) of the nanocrystals in parallel to theoretical investigations allows an in depth understanding of the correlated electronic processes taking place in their low-dimensional nanostructures. Such original nanomaterials can impact many technological fields, including biological labelling or magneto-optical recording.

 

Career:

2004: PhD

Obtained at the University of “Bretagne Occidentale” (UBO, Molecular Chemistry Department, France) on the “Design and study of new molecular materials with magnetic and/or conducting properties”.

2005-2007: Research fellow

Coordination Chemistry Laboratory (LCC-CNRS, France) on the “Conception and study of new (supra)molecular materials with gas storage properties”.

2007-2009: Marie-Curie ToK-DEV Research Fellow

Nanotail European program at the Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (IESL-FORTH, Greece) on the “Synthesis and development of new hybrid nanocrystals exhibiting advanced and tailored properties”.

 

Personal:

Aviation, Science and Technology, Swimming and Basketball.