General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-24-0013
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences
Thesis topics
Synthesis and properties of water-soluble graphene quantum dots
Contract
Thèse
Job description
Graphene as a constituent of graphite was close to us for almost 500 years. However, it is only in 2005 that A. Geim and K. Novoselov (Nobel Prize in 2010) reported for the first time the obtaining of a nanostructure composed by a single layer of carbon atom. The exceptional electronic properties of graphene make it a very promising material for applications in electronic and renewable energies.
For many applications, one should be able to modify and control precisely the electronic properties of graphene. In this context, we propose to synthesize chemically graphene nanoparticles and study their absorption and photoluminescence properties. We will focus on their solubilty in water in order to study potential applications in biology. This project will be developed in collaboration with Physicists so the candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment.
University / doctoral school
Sciences Chimiques: Molécules, Matériaux, Instrumentation et Biosystèmes (2MIB)
Paris-Saclay
Thesis topic location
Site
Saclay
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2024
Person to be contacted by the applicant
CAMPIDELLI Stéphane 
stephane.campidelli@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS/NIMBE/LICSEN
DRF/IRAMIS/NIMBE/LICSEN
Laboratoire d’Innovation en Chimie des Surfaces et Nanosciences
Bat.125 p.149
91191 Gif sur Yvette
01-69-08-51-34
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
CAMPIDELLI Stéphane stephane.campidelli@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS/NIMBE/LICSEN
DRF/IRAMIS/NIMBE/LICSEN
Laboratoire d’Innovation en Chimie des Surfaces et Nanosciences
Bat.125 p.149
91191 Gif sur Yvette
01-69-08-51-34
En savoir plus
http://iramis.cea.fr/Pisp/stephane.campidelli/
http://iramis.cea.fr/nimbe/licsen/