ERC
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A new field of research is emerging at the intersection of fast electron beam physics and quantum coherence: quantum optics with fast electrons. The FreeQCC project aims to address two fundamental questions: Is it possible to entangle a fast electron with a photon? And can quantum superpositions of atomic states be observed using a fast…
European projects
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Dynamics, Excitations and Phase transitions of Two-Dimensional encapsulated noble-gas clusters (DEPT2D) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the the European Research Executive Agency under the HORIZON program. It started on November 1,2025 and runs until until October 31, 2027. Studying how atoms behave in 2D systems has been a key focus in…
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IMPRESS (Interoperable electron Microscopy Platform for advanced RESearch and Services) is an ambitious project that addresses a major evolution in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) from a laboratory technique to a broad-impact advanced analytical method that is capable of unprecedented integrated experiments and user-driven innovation. A central objective is the development of concepts and the construction…
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eBEAM – Electron Beams Enhancing Analytical Microscopy is a project funded by the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union in the FET Proactive Program. It started on January 1, 2021 and runs until March 31, 2026. eBEAM aims to develop entirely new analytical capabilities of electron microscopy (EM) by exploiting the unique interactions between…
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
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COSTO (Anti-COrrosion thin films for anodic STructural elements in prOton exchange membrane water electrolysers) is part of the French “Programme et Equipements Prioritaires de Recherche” for clean hydrogen generation (PEPR-H2). It is a collaboration between six French research labs including the LPS. Its goal is to create coatings for the structural elements that make up…
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The main objective of the FASTPHASE project is to study the physics of ultrafast phase transitions induced by intense transient electric fields in materials close to a phase instability, in order to control phase changes in the ultrafast limit. In particular, the dynamic modification and control of photoinduced metastable ferroelectric phases in para-, antiferro- and…
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Chiroptical interactions, which describe the specific effects arising from the circular polarization of light interacting with chiral materials, are at the core of numerous advances in physics, chemistry, and biology. They play a key role in fields such as biomolecular recognition, optically active materials, and polarized light emission. However, at the nanometric scale, these interactions…
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The aim of TPX4 is to demonstrate the feasibility of two new types of electron spectro-microscopies: Time- Resolved Cathodoluminescence Excitation spectroscopy (TR-CLE) and High-Resolution Low Energy Electron Microscopy (HRLEEM). Both ally extreme spatial, energy, and temporal resolutions needed to tackle current challenges in nanosciences. TPX4 relies on the development and use of a new and…
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The ambition of QUENOT is to overcome several current conceptual and experimental limits in nanooptics using the quantum properties of fast electrons. Indeed, certain key concepts and quantities in nanooptics (super-chirality, spatial coherence of excitations in optical nanostructures and quantum optics of photonic excitations) have been very sparsely studied at their relevant scale: the sub-wavelength…
Networks
We lead or participate in several national and international projects.
Our expertise gives us a crucial role in national (METSA) and international (ESTEEM) networks of excellence in microscopy, providing access to our plateform.