Nov. 7, 2024
First Scientific Days of C2N : A unique event to celebrate innovation and the excellence of our teams.
Last November, C2N organized its first Scientific Days, an exceptional event aimed at highlighting the expertise of its teams and the significant advances …
July 8, 2024
Our PhD students are talented | Portrait of Dyhia Tamsaout PhD student in the materials department
Dyhia TAMSAOUT is a 3rd year PhD student in C2N's Materials Department. Dyhia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fundamental Physics and Applications and a …
Nov. 14, 2024
The C2N and the start-up Quandela : Partners in the QDlight Joint Laboratory Dedicated to Quantum Photonics
The C2N, supported by its supervisory institutions (CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, and Université Paris Cité), is proud to collaborate in the QDlight joint laboratory dedicated to …
Nov. 8, 2024
Albert Moukheiber at C2N : Seminar on Transmitting Without Betraying
To what extent can knowledge be simplified to make it accessible to everyone without distorting its essence and scientific rigor? Is it possible to convey …
Jan. 15, 2025
The C2N suspends its activity on X
The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N) has decided to suspend its activity on the social network X. This decision follows a thorough reflection conducted …
July 5, 2024
The Prix international Lumières Arnulf-Françon 2023 is awarded to the collective work “Le photovoltaïque solaire en France (nouvelle édition) : réalité, potentiel et défis”.
What is the current state of solar photovoltaic development in France? What role can it play in France's future energy mix ? This free guide …
Nov. 12, 2024
Itinérances : the C2N video series dedicated to PhD students' journeys
Itinérances : 4 Paths, 4 Videos
This series highlights the work and journeys of four of our PhD students, showcasing the richness brought by diversity …
Dec. 3, 2024
The C2N extends its best wishes for the year 2025
This new year is an opportunity to reaffirm our ambition to take on new scientific and technological challenges, driven by the dedication of our entire …
July 13, 2024
Coherent interferometric control of strongly-coupled nano-electromechanical resonators
The interferometric control of dissipation in a two-port system is a fruitful concept enabling the enhancement or cancellation of the input amplitudes as a function …
Jan. 15, 2025
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Cleanrooms : C2N in Action
The December 2024 CNRS Letter and CNRS.fr highlight the efforts of C2N and LAAS-CNRS to reduce the environmental footprint of their cleanrooms while maintaining cutting-edge …
Research
The centre develops research in the fields of material science, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnologies and microsystems, as well as in nanotechnologies. Its research activites cover all the range from fondamental to applied science.
The scientific project revolves around 10 major scientific challenges which are common to the 4 departments and federate research within the laboratory.
Jobs
Each year, researchers, engineers and technicians from around the world apply for CNRS or Paris-Saclay University positions to carry out their activity at C2N.
A number of internship, PhD position and Post-doc opportunities are also open at C2N.
Facility
The C2N gathers 3 plateforms into the Technology Facility and 3 platforms of expertise in instrumentation and characterization (optical and multiphysics).
The C2N Technology Facility belongs to the national nanofabrication network (Renatech network).
April 26, 2024 - 10 a.m.
Optimized photonic integrated devices for free space applications
Abstract
Photonic integration offers great potentialities for the realization of compact, light-weight, and low-cost systems for free-space applications, noteworthy in the field of 3D imaging …
June 7, 2024 - 10 a.m.
Assembling quantum matter one atom at a time
Abstract
Over the last twenty years, physicists have learned to manipulate individual quantum objects: atoms, ions, molecules, quantum circuits, electronic spins... It is now possible …
June 20, 2024 - 11 a.m.
Charge Density Wave orientational transition under mechanical deformation
Charge density wave (CDW) systems have known a renewed interest in recent years, since its discovery near the superconducting phase of many compounds [1]. It …
June 21, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.
Carbon footprint of research laboratories: from estimation to mitigation
Abstract
Research into the environmental footprint of research activities has gained momentum in the past three years, thanks in particular to the creation of the …
Dec. 6, 2024 - 10 a.m.
(in french) Bilan des actions 2022-2024 d'économies d'énergie et de ressources au C2N
Lien vers la présentation (en Anglais) : https://hal.science/hal-04824164
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De part ses infrastructures et ses activités de recherche …
Jan. 17, 2025 - 10 a.m.
Exciting magnetization dynamics with surface acoustic waves: from vortex gyration to spin wave modes of SAFs
The elastic coupling between a magnetic film and the substrate is desired in SAW-FMR devices and in magnetoacoustics [1–3] when one harnesses the interaction between …
Dec. 16, 2024 - 2:30 p.m.
Control of linear and nonlinear resonances in coupled nanoelectromechanical membranes
Micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) play a central role in integrated photonics and fundamental physics research. This research focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of …
Dec. 16, 2024 - 10 a.m.
(in french) Nano-ingénierie avancée du transport de la chaleur dans des membranes ultra-minces (2D materials)
Mon sujet de thèse porte sur le transport de chaleur dans des matériaux dit bidimensionnels. Ces matériaux ont des très fortes liaisons dans deux dimensions …
Dec. 18, 2024 - 2 p.m.
Optical phase modulation by Pockels effect in silicon platform
The performance evolution of classical and quantum optical communication networks, computing systems, sensing circuits (including gyroscopes and lidars), as well as integrated circuits, requires the …
Nov. 8, 2023 - 2 p.m.
Along the edges of crystal growth:planar, nanostructured and van der Waals epitaxy
Many semiconducting materials used in electronic devices are crystalline solids, in which atoms are ordered by well-defined symmetries. These synthetic (man-made) crystalline solids are obtained …
Dec. 8, 2023 - 9:30 a.m.
(in french) Photonique quantique intégrée : Orchestrer modes ou photons
