Photochemistry

The physico-chemical effects induced by light, in particular by laser radiation, are at the heart of the activity of a large number of ISL laboratories. On the one hand, this involves the fundamental study of chemical reactions, the dynamics of photoinduced electronic states, or the fine characterization by increasingly sophisticated optical spectroscopy techniques of objects as diverse as molecules, their complexes, nanoparticles, or biomolecules. On the other hand, from a more applicative point of view, light is used for the synthesis of chemical compounds and materials (polymers, nano-objects, ceramics, etc.) with innovative properties.