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Published the Oct. 22, 2023

Sylvia Matzen, contributing author of Etonnante Physique, published by CNRS

Sylvia Matzen, a C2N research professor and CNRS bronze medallist, contributed to the book Etonnante Physique, published by Editions CNRS. Her subject is photostriction, a phenomenon that consists of deforming a material by illuminating it. This opens the way to optical control of devices that is remote, ultra-fast and consumes less energy than conventional electrical control.

Ferroelectric materials have not finished surprising us.

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Exchange interaction-driven dynamic nuclear polarization in Mn-doped InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots

The optical spin orientation and subsequent dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) in individual self-assembled InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots doped by a single Mn atom is shown to be strongly perturbed by the exchange interaction between a photo-created electron and the spin of the magnetic impurity. The anisotropic part of the exchange, if strong enough, significantly depolarizes the electron spin in moderate magnetic fields, preventing thus any DNP. Yet, for small …

Controlling carbon nanotube photoluminescence using silicon microring resonators

By depositing carbon nanotubes on ring-shaped micro-resonators, researchers at C2N (CNRS / Université Paris-Sud) managed to control the light emitted by the nanotubes. This technology could be optimized for future applications in optical telecommunications or integrated circuits for microelectronics. This work was published in the journal Nanotechnology. Reference: Controlling carbon nanotube photoluminescence using silicon microring resonators, Adrien Noury, Xavier Le Roux, Laurent Vivien & …