PsD-DRT-16-0060

RESEARCH FIELD

Solid state physics, surfaces and interfaces

ABSTRACT

Significant scientific breakthroughs are expected in the area of emerging nanophotonic materials. Focusing on diamond, one breakthrough can rely on the combination of the high sensitivity provided by high-Q photonic crystal resonators and the advanced bio-functionalization allowed by the chemical versatility of the diamond surface. This can lead to a disruptive technology of diamond-based optical resonator biosensors. This is one the objectives of the CONDOR project, funded by NanoSaclay Labex, which gathered four laboratories of the Saclay area, notably the “Institut d’Electronique Fondamentale” (CNRS/Univ PSud) and the Diamond Sensors Laboratory (CEA LIST) for diamond-photonics aspects, that have a strong recognized expertise in photonics as well as in diamond growth, processing and functionalization. In this project, we aim at developing biosensors able in real-time to detect very small quantities of biomolecules as well as to measure the thickness and conformation changes in the absorbed proteins.

The post-doctoral activities will cover the development of the diamond material, the modelling and the realization of the photonic platforms in the IEF clean room facilities, as well as the experimental characterization and the biofunctionalization of the biosensor.

LOCATION

DM2I (LIST)

Laboratoire Capteurs Diamants
Centre : Saclay

START DATE

Start date: 01-04-2016

CONTACT PERSON

Hugues GIRARD
CEA
DRT/DM2I//LCD
Laboratoire Capteurs Diamant

CEA/LIST/DM2I, CEA/Saclay, PC 45

91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
Téléphone : 01 69 08 47 60
Email : hugues.girard@cea.fr