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CEA is a French
government-funded research organisation and is an important player in the
European Research Area. It is mainly involved in the fields of Energy, Defence,
Information and Health technologies. CEA has always relied on fundamental
research in both physical and life sciences. In the BONSAI project, CEA will
employ its set-up for laser synthesis of ceramic nanopowders to achieve
experimental conditions for the production of Si NPs with size less than 10 nm
(in gram quantities). In cooperation with ENEA, a liquid phase collection system
will be installed on the set-up to avoid manipulation of dry powders and limit
aggregation. To achieve more complex compositions (particles with optical and
magnetic properties), the present set up will be implemented by adding a second
reaction chamber where particles can be coated or functionalized. The group
leader is Dr. Nathalie Herlin-Boime with relevant expertise in nanomaterial
synthesis and applications (as witnessed by participation in several European
and French Projects). CEA permanent staff involved in the project will be: two
senior researchers, two staff researchers and one technician. A PhD student
(grant on internal resources) will be devoted to the project. A post doc fellow,
with expertise in synthesis and functionalization of NP, will be hired for the
project. Some selected
publications:
N. Herlin-Boime, M. Mayne-LHermite, C.
Reynaud
Synthesis of Covalent Nanoparticles by CO2 Laser in
"Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", Vol. 10, p. 1-26, Nalwa
Ed., ASP, 2004
E. Trave, V. Bello, F. Enrichi, G. Mattei, E. Borsella, M. Carpanese, M.
Falconieri, C. Abate, N. Herlin-Boime
Towards controllable optical
properties of silicon-based nanoparticles for applications in opto-electronics
Optical Materials 27,(2005),
1014-1019
O. Bomati-Miguel, M.P. Morales, N. Herlin-Boime, X.
Armand, C. Reynaud and S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer
Laser Pyrolysis preparation of SiO2 coated
magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
J.Magn.Magn.Mater. 290 (2005), 272-275
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