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Research Activities

The ILM is a decidedly pluridisciplinary research institute that provides a unique roof under which scientific competence in the domains of physics and chemistry, from molecules to materials, and from optics to nanosciences, is gathered.

The strategy of the institute aims at exploring the core constituents of matter, down to the nanometer scale, to better understand its macroscopic properties. In this context, "matter" refers to small objects like atomic or molecular aggregates, as well as to liquids in the broadest sense (soft matter) or to complex, multi-component, and nanostructured materials.

The study such matter and of its interfaces proceeds by multi-scale approaches, both in terms of space (from nanometers to meters) and of time (from attoseconds to seconds). The specific strength of the ILM lies in its capacity to synthesize, by both physical and chemical methods, most of the objects and bulk materials that are studied.

A wide range of physical and chemical properties are under investigation at the ILM, such as electrical, optical, mechanical, rheological and thermal characteristics. Among all these, optical, spectroscopic and luminescence properties emerge as common lines of research for the majority of the 21 research groups of the institute.

The nanosciences likewise represent an important part of the institute's scientific activities, by which two thirds of the research groups are concerned. Materials in the broadest sense are fabricated, characterized and investigated in 13 research groups, which makes the ILM an important player in the materials science community of the greater Lyon area.

Finally, many research projects are situated at the interface with other disciplines such as engineering, biology, health, earth and environmental sciences. This unhesitating openness facilitates the participation of the institute's researchers and scientists in numerous national and international scientific projects and it lies at the heart of the modus operandi of the LabEx (laboratory of excellence) iMUST.

 

Research topics

The scientific organization of the Institute of Light and Matter is structured around six research topics, each of which unites from 2 to 14 research teams:

Research teams

The Institute of Light and Matter gathers 19 research teams:

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