The group is working on design, synthesis and characterization of photo- and electroactive organic compounds. The investigations involve: Photochemistry We study the relationship between the structure of organic compounds and their photochemical reactivity. A particular case is represented by design of photochromic molecules reversibly changing their color upon absorption of one or two photons. These

Our team mainly studies mechanisms at the surface of crystalline materials, with a particular interest in real-time and in situ characterization. We are also interested in the modeling of phenomena influencing nanomaterials structural and electronic properties. Our research is based mainly on a UHV experimental set-up combining slow electron microscopy (Low-Energy Electron Microscopy / Photo-Emission