Email : fabrice [dot] pointillart [at] univ-rennes1 [dot] fr
Phone : +33223236752
Office number : 10B 105
Education and professional experience
2013: Accreditation to supervise research (HDR)
University of Rennes 1, Institute of Chemical Sciences of Rennes, “From tridimensional networks to Molecules with Multiple Properties”.
2007: CNRS Researcher
University of Rennes 1, Institute of Chemical Sciences of Rennes, Organometallic team: Materials and Catalysis
2005-2007: Post-doctoral fellow
University of Florence, Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism (LAMM)
2005: Chemistry and Physics of the materials PhD
University Pierre et Marie Curie, “Magnetism and Chirality: From the oxalate-based tridimensional networks to the verdazyl-based chains”.
2002 Inorganic Chemistry Master “from molecules to materials”
University Pierre et Marie Curie,” Influence of the insertion of a second transition series metal ion on the structural, magnetic and optical properties of three-dimensional oxalate-based magnets”.
Research interests
My research interests are focused on the design and understanding of multi-properties molecular materials mainly based on redox-active tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) ligands and lanthanide ions.
- Sensitization of lanthanide luminescence by antenna effect using TTF ligand as push-pull organic chromophore.
- Use of magnetic anisotropy of lanthanide ion for the design of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMM) including magneto-structural correlation with optical properties.
- Elaboration of 3d coordination complexes for the observation of thermal and photo-induced spin transition and 3d4f heterobimetallic complexes for combination with SMM behavior.
- Use of chiral ligands with high optical activity value for the design of chiral SMM.
- Electro-crystallization of the multi-properties molecular materials for electronic conductivity studies and switching of the physical properties.
Awards and Prices
2010: Scientific Installation Price of Rennes Métropole (AIS)
2011-2014 CNRS Excellence Scientific Award (PES)
2015-2018 CNRS Research and Doctoral Supervision Prize (PEDR)
2014 CNRS Bronze Medal
2017-2022 ERC Consolidator Grant 2016 (MULTIPROSMM) (N°725184)
2017 Young researcher Coordination Chemistry Division (DCC) Award from the French Chemical Society
Main Collaborations
Dr. Viacheslav Kuropatov (G. A. Razuvaev Organometallic chemistry Institute of Russian Sciences Academy, Russia): Chemistry of quinone based-Tetrathiafulvalene.
Prof. M. Probert (University of Newcastle): X-ray diffraction under pressure
Dr. Dawid Pinkowicz (Jagiellonian University): magnetic investigation under pressure
Prof. Christophe Copéret (ETH Zurich, Switzerland): nanoparticles
Prof. Roberta Sessoli and Dr. Matteo Mannini (University of Florence, Italy): Nano-organization of Single-molecule magnets on surface.
Prof. Abdelkrim Gouasmia (University Larbi Tébessi of Tébessa, Tébessa, Algeria): Design of heterobimetallic complexes involving multi-chelating tetratiafulvalene ligands.
Dr. Geeta Hundal (University of Guru Nanak Dev, Amritsar, India): Magnetic investigations of lanthanide polymers.
Prof. V. Chandrasekhar and Mr. Arun Kumar Bar (School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar, India): Magnetic investigations of cobalt and lanthanide complexes.
Dr. Olivier Maury (Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon, France): Photo-physical investigations of lanthanide-based systems.
Prof. Stephan Guy (Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon, France): CPL investigations.
Dr. Boris Le Guennic (University of Rennes 1, France): DFT, TD-DFT, ab initio (CASSCF/CASPT2) calculations for photo-physical and magnetic investigations.
Dr. Kevin Bernot (Institut National de Sciences Appliquées de Rennes (INSA), France): SMM investigations
Dr. Jeanne Crassous (University of Rennes 1, France): chemistry of helicene-like ligands.
Dr. Claudia Lalli (University of Rennes 1, France): Multi-binaphtyl-based ligands.
