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The Nonlinear Optics and Photonics cluster (NOP) develops experimental, theoretical and numerical research in various fields of optics, mainly in nonlinear optics and photonics, including plasmonics and quantum optics.

The expertise of the Functional Structured Materials (FSM) pole is divided into two interconnected areas: the development of 3D porous architectures and the functionalization of nanostructures.

The Surfaces, Interfaces and Carbon Nanostructures (SICN) pole is active in the synthesis, characterization and modeling of new materials, with a particular focus on interfaces between two distinct phases and for low-carbon materials.

General contacts President Prof. Francesca CECCHET +32 (0)81 72 54 88 francesca.cecchet@unamur.be Vice-president Prof. Vincent LIEGEOIS +32 (0)81 72 45 53 vincent.liegeois@unamur.be Executive assistant Jeanick PIGNOLET executive-assistant.nism@unamur.be FSM representatives Permanent members Nikolay TUMANOV nikolay.tumanov@unamur.be Non-permanent members Tarek BARAKAT anthony.morena@unamur.be HPC-MM representatives Permanent members Prof. Yoann OLIVIER +32 (0) 81 72 45 34 yoann.olivier@unamur.be NOP representatives Permanent members Prof. Olivier DEPARIS +32 (0)81 72 52 35 olivier.deparis@unamur.be Non-permanent members Dr. Sébastien MOUCHET adrien.debacq@unamur.be SICN representatives Permanent members Julien COLAUX +32 (0)81 72 54 70 julien.colaux@unamur.be Non-permanent members Emile HAYE lucas.schoenauen@unamur.be Organisation Découvrir les membres

For their research activities, NISM Institute researchers rely on technology platform teams, each of which houses state-of-the-art equipment, technical know-how and cutting-edge expertise. They are accessible to the scientific community as well as to industry.

The Institute's research projects, publications and collaborations include all categories of researchers. Led by academic promoters, they mobilize post-doctoral researchers, PhD students and even master's students (student-researchers).

We study natural photonic structures, in connection with the evolution of certain biological functions in the living world (e.g. structural coloration). We develop bio-inspired applications in the field of materials and, in particular, devices using solar energy. Finally, we use and develop optical material characterization techniques for heritage sciences, notably in transdisciplinary research on parchments.

Material optics and plasmonicsResearch focuses on the structural and optical properties of nanomaterials and 2D materialsbased on theoretical approaches and numerical simulations. We are interested in the physical phenomena influencing the optical responses of materials and more specifically in the links between these and plasmonic excitations.Although our research into the importance of electromagnetic fields at the atomic scale is primarily fundamental in character, we are careful to keep a strong link with experiment and applications. At the technical level, we combine classical electrodynamics(DDA) to account for the optical and electron energy loss responses of structured systems and quantum methods(TB, DFT) to study the electronic properties of materials with, in some cases, the contribution of artificial intelligence. Publications All the team's publications on the research portal. Research in progress Find out more about the team's ongoing research. Composition of the research team Promoter (PI): Luc HenrardLuc Henrard, a member of the Physics Department, is also affiliated with the naXys and NISM (Research cluster HPC-MM). View Luc Henrard's profile in the directory...View Luc Henrard's profile on the search portal....Post-doctorantsWaqas Zulfiqar Emerick Guillaume DoctorsAylin Melan Hassen Haddad Alexandre Cloots in co-diplomation with UCLouvain - Main promoter : Professor Xavier Gonze.Scientific collaboratorsMohamed Achehboune | Assistant Professor - UM6P, BenGuerir, MaroccoKhawla Chaoui | PhD Student - University of 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, AlgeriaPeter Vancso |Senior Scientist - Centre for Energy Research - Budapest, Hungary See team alumni Contact Luc Henrard +32 (0)81 72 54 85 luc.henrard@unamur.be

Our research focuses on modeling the optoelectronic and mechanical properties of organic semiconductor materials. Understanding these properties allows us to establish a structure-property link and molecular-scale design rules enabling improved performance of these materials.

We study evolutionary methods for the optimization of optical systemsThe development of optical systems usually involves an optimization stage in which a set of parameters leading to maximum efficiency is sought. The complexity of these optimization problems increases exponentially with the number of parameters to be determined. We have developed evolutionary methods (genetic algorithms, PSO) to solve these optimization problems more efficiently.

We do theoretical and numerical physics. We specialize in photonics, the quantum science of light. We are in the era of the second quantum revolution. There is a craze for a better understanding of light-matter interactions from a fundamental point of view in order to cope with the next generation of quantum devices. This is where our adventure begins. Our tools are theoretical physics, including analytical modeling and numerical simulations, as close as possible to experiments. The group is also developing research activities in the science of teaching and learning, as well as scientific outreach.

We study the atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesis and characterization of low-dimensional materials, ranging from carbonaceous materials such as nanotubes or graphene to other 2D materials such as boron nitride (hBN) or transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, WSe2, etc...).