The Paris MRS Chapter goes to Boston

Are you interested in chemistry, materials characterization and clean energies? Larissa developed a simple and fast route for preparing materials capable of producing hydrogen from water and sunlight. By using soft chemistry to optimize the characteristics of environmentally safe materials, she hopes to contribute towards a more environmentally friendly way of renewably producing hydrogen. Her work “Optimization of Functionally Graded Titanium Oxides Through Soft Chemistry” was presented during a Symposium on Hydrogen Production.

Are you worried that solid hydrogen storage is an obstacle for its broader use as a fuel? Adept of novel synthesis methods? Marie-Charlotte performed a cold plasma treatment to achieve the reduction of nickel hydrides prepared through soft chemistry. The obtained materials could potentially replace more expensive materials for solid hydrogen storage.  Her work “Nickel Hydride Performed Under Cold Ar/H2 Plasma Treatment—Material Processing and Mechanism” was presented during a Hydrogen Storage Symposium.

Have you ever wondered how we can obtain efficient, inexpensive and non-toxic materials for light-emitting displays and screens? Valerio’s light emitting device comprises an active layer of non-toxic nanoparticles (Mn-doped ZnS) sandwiched between two dielectric layers, capable of emitting light without the injection of charge carriers: the emission takes place when an alternate voltage is applied to the system. With its simple architecture and non-toxic materials, this device might represent a way to overcome the main limitations for the production of QD-based LEDs. His work ‘’ZnS:Mn-QD-Based Electroemissive Layer for Non-Toxic LED Applications’’ was presented during a Symposium  on Nanophotonic Devices.