Special issue: Nanotechnology in France. Part I: C'nano Nord-Ouest

International Journal of Nanotechnology 5(6/7/8) 2008

A compilation of selected contributions from the Centre de Compétences Nanosciences Nord Ouest (C’Nano Nord Ouest): laboratories from the Basse-Normandie, Bretagne, Haute-Normandie, Nord-Pas de Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie and Poitou-Charentes regions.

• The C'nano competence centres
• Active emitters based on nanostructured Si
• Atomic resolution analyses of nano-structured materials by atom probe tomography
• Small scale mechanical properties of polycrystalline materials: in situ diffraction studies
• Fundamental studies in nanosciences at the Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnology (IEMN)
• Mechanically-activated solid-state synthesis of nanoparticles of HfB2, HfC and HfN from partially hydrated hafnium tetrachloride
• The in situ polymerisation for the elaboration of nanocomposites materials with controlled properties
• Evolution of grain size in oxide dispersion strengthened tungsten alloys during their elaboration by ball milling and sintering
• PLA nanocomposites: quantification of clay nanodispersion and reaction to fire
• Glass and glass-ceramics transparent from the visible range to the mid-infrared for night vision
• Design of new M@ZnO nanocolloids: synthesis and shaping
• Hydrophilic monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles and their functionalisation with fluorescent chromophores
• Redox-active organic monolayers deposited on silicon surfaces for the fabrication of molecular scale devices
• Nanostructured molecularly imprinted polymer films as synthetic recognition layers
• Interaction of non-ionic detergents with biomembranes at the nanoscale observed by atomic force microscopy
• Nanometric metal wire as a guide for THz investigation of living cells
• Ballistic nanodevices for high frequency applications
• Multiply-charged ion nanobeams
• Variable temperature magnetic force microscopy of La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 thin films grown on (LaAlO3)
• Nanoscale investigations of switching properties and piezoelectric activity in ferroelectric thin films using piezoresponse force microscopy
• Physical properties of magnetic metallic nanowires and conjugated polymer nanowires and nanotubes
• Transient self-organisation of supercooled water confined inside nano-porous materials
• Sliding and translational diffusion of molecular phases confined into nanotubes
• Cognitive ability process at the molecular level