Claverie, Jerome (Université de Sherbrooke)

Purpose

Our research program aims at the conception (design, synthesis, characterization and property assessment) of functional hybrid materials. Due to their unique electronic and optical properties, inorganic nanostructures are exponentially used for a plethora of applications. However, they are difficult to exploit on a large scale due, inter alia, to their absence of solubility, their tendency to agglomerate, their poor adhesion and their lack of cohesiveness. To address these issues, surfactants, binders, surface-ligands, dispersants must be employed, but their presence is often responsible for a deterioration of the electronic or optical performance of the material.