Learning outcomes

Distinguish and understand the various spin-dependent mechanisms in nanomaterials and their underlying physical origins.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

- Angular coupling and spin multiplicity (singulet, doublet, triplet, etc.)

- Hyperfine coupling and spin-orbit coupling

- Magnetic properties of materials (magnetic moment, ferromagnetism, diamagnetism, paramagnetism)

- Electron-phonon coupling, Energetic and positional disorders Excited states (Locally Excited and Charge Transfer states, transition dipole moment, oscillator strength )

- Experimental and theoretical characterizations of optoelectronic and magnetic properties of pi-conjugated materials (EPR, absorption and emission spectroscopy, time resolved spectroscopy)

 

2.  Graphene, nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons
-  Synthesis
-  Electronic (metal or semiconductor) and transport properties
-  Optical properties
-  Chemisorption and physisorption on the surface of graphene
-  Applications
 
3.  Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF)
-  History and Rediscovery
-  Spin statistics
-  Applications to Organic Light Emitting Diodes
        o Devices theoretical and effective efficiencies
        o Design strategies and representative materials
-  Field Perspectives
        o Photocatalysis
        o Imaging
        o Detection
 
4.  Multi-excitonic processes
-  Singlet fission of
      o Mechanistic aspects
      o Materials of interest and molecular design
      o Shockley–Queisser Limit
      o Applications to organic solar cells
-  Triplet-Triplet Annihilation
      o Mechanistic aspects
      o Materials of interest and molecular design
      o Applications to organic light emitting diodes
-  Triplet-Polarp, Annihilation
      o Mechanistic aspects
      o Involvement for organic light emitting diodes
 
5.  Magnetic properties
-  Spin crossover complex
-  Transition metal functionalization: Spinterfaces and spin polarization
-  Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity: Functionalization of metals by chiral molecules
-  Spin transport in 2D, molecular and polymeric materials

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra teaching

Assessment method

Oral exam

Language of instruction

French
Training Study programme Block Credits Mandatory
Master in Physics Finalité spécialisée en physique du vivant 1 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité approfondie 1 4 No
Master in Physics Standard 1 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité didactique 1 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité spécialisée en physique et data 1 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité spécialisée en physique et data 2 4 No
Master in Chemistry Finalité approfondie 2 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité spécialisée en physique du vivant 2 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité approfondie 2 4 No
Master in Physics Finalité didactique 2 4 No