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Functions:

Design Engineer

Qualifications:

Materials and chemistry engineering degree and double master’s degree in research

Expertises :

• inorganic powder and crystal synthesis (sealed tubes),
• glove box, ball-milling, iodine transport),
• PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) thin-film deposition,
• physico-chemical characterizations (powder and crystal XRD, R(T)),
• EDX,
• structure refinement using the Rietveld method).

Main research themes:

• Superconductivity,
• Photo-induced phase transitions,
• Mottronics.

Current research projects :

• ANR MISFIT,
• ANR FASTRAIN,
• MOTT-IA

Link to orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2365-837X

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Gustave Eiffel Research Director

My research focuses on understanding the physicochemical mechanisms that govern the reactivity and transformations of mineral materials, particularly clays, aluminosilicates, and cementitious materials.

They aim to establish the relationships between composition, structure, reactivity, and properties by combining experimental approaches with multiscale characterization, from the atomic scale to the microstructural scale.

My main areas of research are:

• Natural and activated clays: structural transformations, thermal and mechanical activation, and reactivity mechanisms.
• Dissolution and Reactivity of Aluminosilicates: Dissolution Mechanisms in Alkaline Media, Reaction Kinetics, and Surface Changes.
• Binders and cementitious materials: hydration, pozzolanic reactions, alkaline activation, and the formation of reaction products.
• Geomaterials: physicochemical interactions between soils and binders, microstructural evolution, and durability.
• Secondary mineral resources: understanding their reactivity and their potential for use in construction materials.

This research relies in particular on electron microscopy and microanalysis, solid-state NMR, X-ray diffraction, and vibrational spectroscopy, in addition to reactivity and dissolution experiments conducted under controlled conditions.

They are part of a basic research effort, with potential applications in the development of materials with a low environmental footprint and the sustainable use of mineral resources.

Research projects

• SOILFRAME — MSCA Doctoral Network (proposal in preparation, 2026): understanding and controlling the properties of excavated materials with a view to their reuse in construction and circular resource management.
• Adam&Eve — CNRS PRIME–MITI (2025–2027): an interdisciplinary basic research project combining materials science and Earth sciences.
• Saint-Gobain Recherche (since 2025): Study of the physicochemical mechanisms governing the reactivity of mineral additives in low-carbon cementitious materials.
• GWILEN (2025–2026): Characterization and study of the reactivity of marine sediments with a view to their use in construction materials.

Complete Publications: Scopus — Dimitri Deneele

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Professor

Fonctions actuelles / Current

• Full Professor (CNU Section 33), certified to supervise research (HDR), Department of Chemistry, University of Nantes
• Head of 6 teaching units in inorganic and materials chemistry at bachelor (L2-L3) and master (M1-M2) levels in 2020.
• Researcher within the MIOPS group “Innovative Materials for Optical, Photovoltaic and Storage” at the Institute of Materials Jean Rouxel – Nantes (IMN)

Functions precedents / Before

• 2001-03: Postdoctoral position at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland under the supervision of Prof. André Merbach. “Studies of solvatation mechanisms of
• Eu2+ and Gd3+ ions in nonaqueous solutions. Synthesis and characterization of new Eu2+ complexes stabilized with heterocyclic ligands.”

Qualifications

• 2016: Habilitation to Supervise Research, University of Nantes. “New hybrid organic-inorganic and inorganic materials with photoinduced properties.”
• 1998-2001: PhD thesis, University of Versailles. “New thiometallic complexes. Reactivity of tetraoxothiometalates [MO4-nSn]x- (n = 1-4) (M = Mo, V, Re) towards carbon disulfide and substituted alkynes.”
• 1998: Postgraduate degree (DEA) “De la molécule au matériau”, Universities of Versailles, Paris VI, Paris XI, and ENSCP, ESPCI, ENS Ulm, ENS Cachan high schools

Research Themes

• Elaboration of new organic-inorganic and inorganic hybrid materials with photoinduced properties (photochromism, photoluminescence, vapoluminescence, UV absorber, photocatalysis, SERS detection, luminescent sensors)
• Hybrid polyoxometalate chemistry
• Design of new plasmonic hybrid Ag@metal-oxide semiconductor nanostructures

Research Community Activities / Teaching Responsibilities

• Coordinator of the “Photoactive Hybrid Materials” subgroup of the MIOPS team
• In charge of several public research projects (ANR BIOOPOM, HYPODS, ASPOD) for the Institute of Materials Jean Rouxel
• Head of the third year of Licence “Physique-Chimie”, University of Nantes
• Scientific board member of the “UFR Sciences et Techniques”, University of Nantes
• Board member of the department of chemistry, University of Nantes
• Board member of the Institute of Materials Jean Rouxel
• Member of the project “Recherche-Formation-Innovation” (RFI) LUMOMAT supported by la Région des Pays de la Loire (France) (2014-2018). Partner of the “Ecole Universitaire de Recherche” (EUR) LUMOMAT (since 2020).
• Supervisor of 3 PhD students, co-supervisor of 5 other PhD students, 2 postdoctoral fellows, 25 bachelor and master students.

Publications

• 48 publications in international peer-reviewed journals (h-Factor: 18)
• 1 Patent
• 2 book chapters
• 6 invited talks at national/international conferences, 3 invited seminars, 44 oral conference presentations, 30 poster conference presentations

Ressources en ligne / Online resources

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2862-7767
ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/M-4043-2016
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Remi_Dessapt

CNRS Research Director

Functions :

CNRS Research Director (Section 17)

Expertise :

• Organic-inorganic hybrid materials
• Coordination chemistry
• Energy storage
• Porous materials
• In situ studies
• Crystal chemistry
• Structure-property relationships

Main research themes:

• Synthesis of new functional MOFs
• New electroactive materials
• Binders and coordination coatings for battery electrodes
• Hybrid materials and thermal energy storage.

Current research projects:

As coordinator :

ANR PRC CE05, 2024-2027. Thermal management of metal organic framework materials (TEM-MOF). Partners: LTeN (X. Py), ICMN (B. Cagnon).

As partner manager :

• ANR PRC CE50, 2022-2026. Catalytic sorbent bed for improved production of methanol (SIMPA). Coordinator A.C- Roger (ICPEES); partners IMN (T. Devic), CP2M (P. Fongarland), ICGM (P. Trens).
• ANR PRC CE08, 2025-2029. Novel MOFs for singlet oxygen generation storage and delivery (MOFSONG). Coordinator A. Fateeva (LMI); partners IMN (T. Devic), CEISAM (V. Coeffard), CRMN (G. Pintacuda), LRGP (C. Frochot).

As a participant :

IMN-Blue solutions joint laboratory (IMNBlue), 2023-2027. New-generation all-solid batteries.

Biography:

Thomas Devic obtained his PhD in 2003 from the University of Angers. After a postdoctoral stay at Cornell University, USA, under the supervision of Stephen Lee, he was recruited to the CNRS at the Institut Lavoisier in Versailles, France, in 2004, within the “Porous Solids” research group headed by Gérard Férey. In 2016, he joined the Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel, in Nantes, France, where he is currently CNRS Research Director. His research focuses mainly on organic-inorganic hybrid materials, with a particular emphasis on synthesis and structural characterization. He is interested in the development of new hybrid compounds (salts, complexes and coordination polymers, MOFs), in particular based on non-trivial organic building blocks, the use of high-throughput tools to achieve this, their in-depth structural characterization using various analytical techniques (XRD, NMR, infrared…) and their applications in various fields, such as gas capture and electrochemical and thermal energy storage. He has supervised more than 20 doctoral and post-doctoral students, and participates in various academic and industrial collaborative projects.

Teaching:

Courses and practical work on porous coordination polymers, Master’s level (Nantes University)

Publications :

Number of publications: 155

Illustrative major publications:

A Fe-thiolate layered metal organic framework as a high-performance electrode material for potassium-ion batteries. L.H.B. Nguyen, P. Salcedo-Abraira, D. Le Thanh, N. Gedikoglu, N. Guillou, R. Coatleven, P. Poizot, F. Salles, N. Louvain, L. Stievano, T. Devic, Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 9614 – 9617.

Expanding the horizons of porphyrin metal-organic frameworks via catecholate coordination: exploring structural diversity, materials stability and redox properties. S. De, G. Mouchaham, F. Liu, M. Affram, B. Abeykoon, N. Guillou, E. Jeanneau, J.-M. Grenèche, L. Khrouz, C. Martineau-Corcos, L. Boudjema, F. Salles, P. Salcedo-Abraira, G. Valente, M. Souto, A. Fateeva, T. Devic, J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 25465-25483.

Is there any benefit of coating Si particles for negative electrode material for Li-ion batteries with a MOF? The case of Al fumarate. N. Kana, K. Touidjine, S. Olivier-Archambaud, E. Gkaniatsou, M. Paris, N. Dupré, N. Gautier, P. Moreau, C. Sicard, B. Lestriez, T. Devic, ACS Applied Energy Mater. 2023, 6, 9218-9230.

Coordinatively cross-linked binders for silicon-based electrodes for Li-ion batteries: beneficial impact on mechanical properties and electrochemical performance. L. Huet, D. Mazouzi, P. Moreau, N. Dupré, M. Paris, S. Mittelette, D. Laurencin, T. Devic, L. Roué, B. Lestriez, ACS Applied Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 15509-15524.

Deciphering the thermal and electrochemical behaviors of dual redox-active iron croconate violet coordination complexes. M. Denis, J.-M. Grenèche, N. Gautier, P. Poizot, T. Devic, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 9308-9317.

Silicon Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries. Addressing the Challenges through Coordination Chemistry. T. Devic, B. Lestriez, L. Roué, ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 550-557.

Number of patents: 4

Link to publi HAL: https://hal.science/search/index?q=thomas+devic

Link to orcid: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-7074-6498

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