5 major scientific domains
IEMN scientific activity which covers a large domain going from the physics of materials and nanostructures to instrumentation can be divided into five major scientific domains
Physics of Nanostructures
This scientific activity concerns the study of thin layers, heterostructures, nanostructures and nanodevices, new materials that can have a great potential for new applications in electronics, optoelectronics and nanotechnology. It covers theoretical and experimental researches as well.
Micro and Nano Systems
These activities concern microactuators and MEMS, microsystems for telecommunications, microfluidics for biological sciences, thermal micro-sensors, integration of piezoelectric materials in Microsystems and Magneto-Mechanical Microsystems (MMMS).
Micro- Nano- and Optoelectronics
For the micro and nanoelectronics part, the main objectives concern the design, fabrication and characterization of advanced semiconductor devices, as well as molecular devices. Our goal is the improvement of the frequency, noise or power performance. In optoelectronics, our main activity is oriented towards classical functions: photo detectors, switches, lasers, and new functions: opto-microwave transducers and adders at optical telecommunication wavelengths, searching for high speed, low noise, low consumption, low losses,…
Communication Systems and Application of Microwaves
This wide activity with ambitious goals deals with signal processing, design of new circuits and system architectures, technological developments and electromagnetic compatibility for new applications.
Acoustics
This activity is shared into different topics, such as ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation techniques, design of efficient tools for optimization of acoustic antennas in two or three dimensions as well as the development of new electro-active devices.
