Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet EXT-PIMMCH (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Renewable energies play a central role in the decarbonisation of the energy sector and mitigating man-made climate change. Photovoltaic (PV) technology provides a clean, safe, and affordable renewable source of energy. New photovoltaic materials with high power conversion efficiencies are needed to meet the European Green Deal's 2050 targets and to ensure the large-scale deployment of solar cells. An encouraging material class are perovskites, but as they suffer from toxicity and stability problems, this impedes their commercial viability. One promising alternative are mixed-metal chalcohalides (PIMMCHs), which have the potential to overcome these known problems with perovskites and still exhibit good optoelectronic properties, thus making them of interest for PV applications. However this promising class of materials remains widely unexplored. The aim of this project (EXT-PIMMCH) is to expand the material space of PIMMCH compounds and our understanding of this material class. I will explore I) binary and II) ternary PIMMCH alloys in order to identify promising PIMMCH alloys which are suitable for indoor and outdoor PV applications. For this purpose I will use a combination of density functional theory (DFT) and machine learning to accelerate the material exploration. Finally I will identify a few dozen promising PIMMCH alloys for indoor and/or outdoor PV applications to facilitate further experimental research. Also I will study III) the influence of defects such as vacancies, interstitials and antisites on PIMMCH materials using DFT, which can be used to determine the defect tolerance/intolerance of PIMMCH materials. A profound understanding of defects in PIMMCH materials is essential, because they could have a significant effect on the performance of PV applications. Overall EXT-PIMMCH will facilitate the development of efficient, stable and non-toxic PSCs, thus accelerating large-scale commercial adoption of PSCs.

Mots clés : perovskite inspired mixed metal chalcohalides, materials exploration, compositional engineering, defects, machine learning, density functional theory

Participants :
- Université Aalto (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 199694.4 €
Projet SALTRICE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Rice, the world's second most cultivable crop and staple food for about half of the human population, poses an increasing threat to yield and quality deterioration by abiotic stressors, particularly salinity stress in coastal, arid and semi-arid regions. Over the years, researchers' efforts have been restricted to improving rice yield by genetic modification and agricultural practices, with less focus on the qualitative properties of rice. Understanding the fact that quality attributes of rice starch and cooked rice depend on the structural architecture of starch, the proposed research aims to understand the correlation between the molecular structure of rice starch, physicochemical attributes of the rice starch (crystallinity, rheological properties, thermal properties), functional properties of cooked rice (cooking time and texture) and in vitro starch digestibility when different rice cultivars (salt-sensitive, salt-tolerant and salt tolerance landraces) cultivated at low, medium and high salinity-stressed soil in Sundarban region. SALTRICE will use advanced molecular structure characterisation techniques, the "Backbone building block model", to understand structural changes in the rice starch. SALTRICE outcomes will help plant biotechnologists and breeders to take new strategies to modify their breeding approach and develop salt-tolerant rice cultivars with improved yield and quality attributes. The results will also provide significant insights to food technologists to modify and optimize process parameters for processing of salt-tolerant rice and its products. This project includes the transfer of knowledge, training of the researcher on advanced analytical equipment and starch chemistry, network building and enhancing the capability of the researcher to do independent and collaborative research. The proposed project also aligns with the sustainable development goals of the United Nations to strengthen food security and nutrition.

Mots clés : soil salinity starch molecular structure rheology cook ability digestibility sundarbans

Participants :
- Université suédoise des sciences agricoles (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252180.0 €
Projet THEQUEENSPOST (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The Queens' Post project provides the first large-scale analysis of the form, function, and power of early Tudor queens' correspondence. This project investigates the letters of nine important early Tudor queens, including the wife of Henry VII (d.1509), Elizabeth of York (d.1603), Henry VII's daughters Margaret Tudor (d. 1541) and Mary Tudor Brandon (d.1533), and the wives of Henry VIII (d.1547): Katherine of Aragon (d. 1536), Anne Boleyn (c.1536), Jane Seymour (d.1537), Katherine Howard (d.1542), Anne of Cleeves (d.1557), and Katherine Parr (d.1548). Using an innovative, interdisciplinary methodology - employing methods from linguistics, literary studies, archival studies, material culture, gender studies, and diplomatic history - The Queens' Post will advance our understanding of the nature and power of royal women's voices and writings of the past, and reconsider the power and position queens held in early modern politics and diplomacy. The results of this project will have distinctive scientific and societal impact which will be disseminated via a range of outputs aimed at both academic and non-academic audiences. This includes a project monograph, an edited collection, a symposia, a podcast, and various other outreach activities. The project will also provide a significant methodological contribution to letter-writing studies, by developing a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary framework of analysis to investigate the language, materiality, and delivery of historical correspondence across a network of writers.

Mots clés : manuscript studies literary studies queenship studies

Participants :
- University College Dublin (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 199694.4 €
- Irish manuscripts commission (Irlande) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet GAIN-TMD (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

GAIN-TMD targets the engineering of pi-magnetic nanostructures on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) via on-surface synthesis (OSS) approaches. Molecular-based qubit systems have immense potential to overcome the problems of decoherence and limited scalability with the present-day solid-state qubits. Realizing π-magnetic molecules and their extended nanostructures through OSS provides the tools to create and control molecular qubits at the atomic level. Among these, atomically precise synthesis of triangulene-based nanostructures is the most successful and has received extensive attention, becoming a model system for studying the exotic electronic and magnetic properties of pi-magnetic nanostructures. However, the limited available chemical reactions and reliance on metal substrates in the current OSS approaches restrict their prototypical studies, raising an urgent demand to develop new reaction strategies and the use of non-metallic substrates for expanding future applications. In this project, I propose engineering pi-magnetic nanostructures on TMDs by designing a new reaction strategy via OSS. By integrating theoretical calculations (Density Functional Theory) and experimental studies (Scanning Probe Microscopy), I will initiate the cycloaddition reaction of alkynyl and methyl groups under mild conditions and reveal the novel properties of synthesized triangulene-based structures on TMDs. These studies will create new opportunities for understanding spin-dependent phenomena in open-shell nanostructures on substrates with versatile electronic properties - facilitating their prototypical studies. This project combines expertise in theoretical computation, surface chemistry, and material physics from the host and the applicant. Moreover, it will allow me to become an independent scientist through the achievement of well-defined scientific objectives and the development of managerial and outreach skills, preparing me for a leading position in academia.

Mots clés : on surface synthesis, transition metal dichalcogenides, magnetic nanostructure, surface reaction, dft simulation, scanning probe microscopy

Participants :
- Université Aalto (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 242116.8 €
Projet MODERN (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The main idea of MODERN project is the realization of novel Ferroelectric (FE) and multiferroic oxide two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) characterized by a metal-insulating transition as function of the FE-polarization direction. By locally switching-on and off the 2DEG using a scanning probe, devices with arbitrary nanoscale geometry will be demonstrated and sketched in a non-volatile manner, to realize prototype FE field effect transistors (FET), spin-FET and spin-charge conversion circuits for the generation and detection of spin-currents, all operating at ultra-low power energy density. To achieve the objective, two heterostructures platforms will be studied and realized: 1. K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN)/KTaO3 2DEG, where KNN is a well-known lead-free FE layer and KTaO3 is an oxide characterized by a large SOC (up to 0.4 eV), that develops an interfacial 2DEG. Here KNN can both act as FE-layer with large polarization (up to 30 µC/cm2) and as interfacial donor of carriers by Nb-doping of the interface.  2. Delta-doped LAO/SrVO3 (down to 2 unit cells (UCs))/SrTiO3. Here, two UCs of VO2-terminated SrVO3 have been theoretically predicted to become a 2D multiferroic, with in plane FE order and an antiferromagnetic magnetic order

Mots clés : multiferroic, 2 dimensional electron gases 2degs , scanning probe microscopy, spin orbit interaction, ferroelectrics, magnetism, magnetotransport, plused laser deposition pld , 

Participants :
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet REFLOWER (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Establishing a circular economy requires the development of plastic chemical catalytic recycling (CCR) processes, where catalysts are employed to produce high-value compounds from waste plastic streams. Polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) are among the most abundant plastic wastes, primarily from packaging. However, current CCR methodologies are either poorly selective, resulting in low-value mixtures used as fuel, or are conducted in discontinuous operations that are difficult to scale. To address this, conducting CCR in continuous flow systems with selective and active heterogeneous catalysts has the potential to unlock new valorisation pathways. Here I will propose the first proof-of-concept for a liquid-phase, heterogeneously catalysed continuous flow CCR process for three polyesters (PET, PLA, PHB). The aim is the selective and sustainable depolymerization of common polyesters into reusable chemicals using unconventional, innovative bifunctional monolithic catalyst. This will be pursued through two complementary objectives: the synthesis of interconnected, hierarchically porous 3D-shaped solid bifunctional catalysts composed of metal nanoparticles supported on acidic mixed oxides, and the demonstration of the hydrogenative depolymerization of these three polyesters (PET, PLA, PHB) in a continuous flow system using the catalyst. Ultimately, this CCR methodology will provide an innovative technology that advances existing processes and contributes to establishing new recycling pathways for waste plastics. Eventually, it will support the development of a circular economy for plastics and help reducing the societal environmental impact.

Mots clés : plastic chemical recycling, depolymerization, pet, pla, phb, continuous flow systems, circular economy, 

Participants :
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 193643.28 €
Projet Smart_FDP (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

To meet the world's energy demands specifically with “easy oil” reservoirs depleting, it is important to optimize production and field development planning (FDP). This will be even more pronounced in the years to come if pore space is to be used to store CO2 or hydrogen in large-scale decarbonized energy solutions. Traditional modeling practices are known for high computational demand, and workflows for optimizing management strategies tend to be manual due to the complexity of the models. In this project, the goal is to develop an advanced optimization procedure that will serve as a smart decision support tool, which can be used to choose the best field development plan while handling properly the technical, economic, and environmental constraints. This tool integrates automated simulation with artificial intelligence and metaheuristic algorithms in one self-adaptive optimization framework and will provide possibilities to deal with complex optimization tasks in the development and management of reservoirs under uncertainty. The expected outcomes of this project are a new generation of solutions that can enhance and optimize the recovery of hydrocarbons and can also be customized to address complex optimization issues in natural energy resource development, CO2 sequestration and in other disciplines.  The project will be performed in three steps: i) digital formulation of FDP tasks under complex constraints, ii) development of a smart solution for FDP optimization and iii) user-friendly tool for decision-making. The multidisciplinary aspects of the project include simulation, optimization and data science. The researcher will combine his previous research experience within these areas and develop new skills to perform the project. The host institution will provide infrastructure and supervision of different aspects of the project by integrating the researcher in a strong team in reservoir modeling and optimization that also provides collaboration with industry.

Mots clés : reservoir simulation, metaheuristic optimization, energy field development planning, artificial intelligence, enhanced oil recovery

Participants :
- Université norvégienne de sciences et de technologie (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 226751.04 €
Projet ALLME (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The surge in electronic equipment used daily across the globe, from end-user devices to data centres, has led to a craving for more energy-efficient computing devices. However, the current Moore’s Law epitomised miniaturisation process of CMOS transistors will be gradually limited by increasing power densities and associated chip heating. Therefore, much research has been devoted to the development of alternative computing devices. Spintronic devices, which exploit both the charge and the spin of electrons, are seen as a promising beyond-CMOS approach due to their ultralow energy per operation, non-volatility, and capability to build more expressive logic gates. Despite much recent success in realizing spintronic logic gates such as those that employ magnetic domain walls or spin waves as information carriers, there are two major limitations that impede the inclusion of such devices in microelectronic technologies. The first is the lack of energy-efficient transducers for interconversion of signals between the magnetic and electrical domains. The second issue is the inability to propagate magnetic information carriers over large distances in the magnetic domain, i.e., the lack of magnetic interconnect. To address these challenges, we propose a novel spin logic device concept (ALLME) based on layered strain-mediated magnetoelectric composites containing both piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials. By exploiting its magnetoelectric effect, the magnetisation in a nanomagnet can be rotated with voltages, and in the inverse effect, the change in magnetisation will result in a voltage output. ALLME aims to deliver one of the most technologically competitive spin logic concepts, with an emphasis on ultra-low energy consumption and all charge-based interconnects that are readily to be cascaded in complex logic circuits, to solve the long-standing challenges in spin logic.

Mots clés : nanomagnetic devices, magnetoelectric effects, spintronic logic devices, magnetoelectric composites, beyond cmos devices

Participants :
- Institut de micro-électronique et composants (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 175920.0 €
Projet SUN by SALT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The field of computing saw a breakthrough when quantum supremacy was established, and it was demonstrated that a classical computer will take 10,000 years for a task that a quantum processor based on superconducting qubits took 200 seconds. The future generation of computing hardware that can deliver high performance parallel computing include (i) High performance superconducting circuits-based computing hardware and (ii) quantum processors based on superconducting qubits. Key components of these technologies, like Superconducting Nanowire for Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs), cryogenic interconnects and ground plane electronics, use SUperconducting Nitrides (SUNs) such as NbN, TiN and NbTiN. However, despite the heavy reliance on SUNs, optimal deposition processes to engineer these materials to meet the challenges of the technology are still lacking. The desirable process should be able to engineer the features of conformality, provide continuous, pin-hole free films with controlled thicknesses between 2-5 nm, occur at low temperatures and in some applications provide selectivity to reduce the patterning overhead. This project addresses this gap in SUN material engineering by generating scientific understanding that is pivotal to enabling the quantum processors in the future. We intend to do so by investigating novel chemistries and sequences of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) coupled with surface functionalization in order to enable the fabrication of CMOS industry compatible, area Selective ALD at Low Temperature (SALT) of the widely used SUNs of NbN, TiN and NbTiN. This project will increase the understanding of ALD using reducing agents and inhibitors, advance the science of area selective ALD and enable higher fidelity qubits. Therefore, this research contributes to advancing chemical science and caters to the critical needs of the superconducting digital electronics as well as quantum processor hardware since SUNs are ubiquitous to both technologies.

Mots clés : atomic layer deposition, area selective ald, superconducting nitrides, interconnects, qubits, josepshson junction, electrode passivation

Participants :
- Institut de micro-électronique et composants (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet SATNET-IoT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The SATNET-IoT project addresses the significant challenges of extending IoT connectivity through satellite networks, particularly in remote areas where terrestrial coverage is insufficient. With terrestrial networks covering only 25% of the global landmass, satellite-based IoT solutions have become crucial for achieving any-time, any-device connectivity. The rise of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, with their lower latency and improved data transfer speeds, offers promising opportunities for IoT communication. However, performing orbital simulations to know the exact locations of the satellites for each of them is time-consuming and computationally complex. Also, any new solution analysed based on specific satellite orbits cannot be generalized for other constellations. SATNET-IoT aims to utilize stochastic geometry for developing a mathematical framework to analyze the potential improvements in coverage across different regions and times offered by satellite networks, without requiring precise orbital data. The existing IoT communication protocols are also not designed to manage the dynamic, intermittent coverage inherent to satellite networks, nor do they account for the higher propagation delays and rapidly changing topology. SATNET-IoT aims to overcome these challenges by developing novel medium access control (MAC) layer protocols, ensuring efficient transmission scheduling and resource allocation within limited satellite visibility windows. The developed stochastic geometry framework and algorithms will be validated by deploying a real-time IoT network for air quality monitoring using software-defined radio to emulate satellite constellations.

Mots clés : satellite communications, stochastic geometry, software defined radios, medium access control, routing protocols

Participants :
- Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Tampere (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 242116.8 €