Welcome to the Paris Institute of Nanosciences (INSP) !
The Paris NanoSciences Institute (90 permanent research staff, 50 technical staff) is a research institution jointly operated by the CNRS and the University of Marie and Pierre Curie under the direction of Bernard Perrin, a senior CNRS scientist.
 Scientific goals
INSP undertakes fundamental research in nanosciences, with links into a number of applied fields such as opto-electronics and telecommunications, earth and environmental sciences, catalysis, and diagnostic medicine. The central scientific thrust is the search for novel physical properties that arise in small objects as their size is reduced below the length characteristic of the physical property under consideration. Particular attention is paid to characterizing and mastering the interfaces between such objects and their environment. The institute’s research is organized under four major themes:
- Quantum Nanostructures: from Model Objects to Complex Quantum
Systems
- Optics and Acoustics in Thin Films and Nanostructures.
- Structure, Dynamics and Reactions at Interfaces
- Nanomaterials: growth, polarity and strong excitations
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 Expertise
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The INSP has a very diverse technical expertise, whether for synthesizing submicronic systems (cluster growth, auto-organisation, molecular beam epitaxy, pulse laser deposition, lithography) or for characterising and studying them (high resolution spectroscopies and microscopies, near field techniques, fast ion or multicharged ion beam techniques, numerical simulation…). |
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Every year, the INSP welcomes students from various master courses, Ph. D. students and postocs.
Its researchers are strongly involved in national consortiums, international collaborations and industrial partnerships.
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