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Main axes of research

• Characterisation on the nanometre or, even atomic scale, of solid materials:
  • elemental, molecular and chemical composition
  • materials identification
  • structural analysis
  • testing
• Development of new surface treatments, using techniques assisted by plasma, for industrial applications:
  • surface modification by plasma
  • plasma polymerisation by electrical discharge at atmospheric pressure
  • formulation of new coatings by deposition under vacuum
  • production of “smart” materials in thin layers
  • plasma technology for the production of line production of thin layers, discontinuously on components and at high volume
  • manufacturing of innovative nanomaterials
• Fabrication of innovative nanomaterials:
  • development of atomically-precise fabrication technologies and processes for growing highly controlled nanoparticles with novel/improved properties
  • selective construction of complex nanostructures
  • localised surface engineering to efficiently interface nanostructured materials with external environment
  • fabrication of precise patterns of surface to change optical properties, polarity, reactivity, robustness, etc.
• Development of scientific instruments to analyse materials and surface treatment:
  • development of innovative techniques and methods in the fields of analysis of materials and surface treatment
  • development of new instruments
  • development of new add-on accessories for existing instruments
  • studies in the fields related to these developments
  • simulations and modelling

Application domains

The SAM department gives its industrial and academic partners access to ultra-specialised technical platforms, and brings them the expertise of a multiple-discipline team of specialists in materials science. It provides a wide range of services to assist industrial clients and players in fundamental and applied research, in all their materials and surfaces R&D projects and technological development work, as well as helping them with their dayto- day problems concerning materials.

Areas of competence

Automotive, Construction, Engineering, Environment, Life Sciences, health and biotechnology, Materials and surface treatment

Technology keywords

Adhesives - Amplifier, A/D Transducer - Analyses/Test Facilities and Methods - Apparatus Engineering - Chemical material testing - Coatings - Computational Chemistry and Modelling - Electronic measurement systems - Environmental and Biometrics Sensors, Actuators - Environmental Engineering/Technology - Materials Technology - Medical Biomaterials - Medical Research - Micro- and Nanotechnology related to Biological sciences - Micro- and Nanotechnology related to physical and exact sciences - Micro-Mechanics - Nanotechnologies related to Electronics and Microelectronics - Optical Materials - Optics - Renewable Sources of Energy - Sensors/Multisensor Technology, Instrumentation - Solid state physics - Surface treatment (painting, galvano, polishing, CVD, PVD)