Members 
Clarisse HUGUENARD 
Maître de Conférence

 
Hamid SENOUCI 
PhD

Mfeddel YAAKOUB 
PhD

Eric HALTER 
Master M2 

Fawzi CHEKOUAL
Master M2 

Nicolas ROELLY
Master M1

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Molecular chemistry of titanium alkoxides Ti(OR)₄

- Hydrolysis and condensation mechanisms of titanium alkoxides. 
- Chemical control of the molecular structure of titanium oxo-alkoxides.
- Synthesis and characterization of titanium dioxide based gels.

Sol-gel Chemistry

- Synthesis and characterization of transition metal oxide sols and gels :
- TiO₂, V₂O₅, Cr₂O₃, MnO₂, Fe₂O₃, Ni(OH)₂, Cu(OH)₂, ZrO₂, Nb₂O₅, WO₃, HgO
- Synthesis and characterization of silica and alumina based gels.

Modelization in aquatic chemistry

- Mechanisms of formation of isopolyanions and polycations.
- Speciation of ionic species in aqueous media.
- Stability of aqueous colloidal dispersions.

Partial Charge Model

- Electronegativity equalization principle and chemical bonds in inorganic chemistry.
- Prediction of atomic partial charges distributions from molecular or crystalline structure.
- Prediction of atomic hardness/softness indexes from molecular or crystalline structure.

Spectroscopy and crystallography

- Correlations between NMR chemical shifts and molecular or crystalline structure.
- Simulations of EPR spectra of transition metals.
- Determination of atomic charges in simple oxides by X-ray diffraction.

Computers and softwares

- 3-D graphics in chemistry through vectorial techniques and ray-tracing methods.
- Conception and realization of softwares for teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Scientific objects oriented C++ Programmation under Windows™.