Contact
Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (FR) – UMR CNRS 6226
INSA-Rennes, Building 11
20 avenue des Buttes de Coesmes
CS 70839, 35708 RENNES Cedex 7, France
(+33) 6 81 03 27 41
felix.houard@insa-rennes.fr
Research Experience
SINCE january 2022
Post-doctoral position / INSA – ISCR (CNRS UMR 6226) – Rennes, FRA
Material Chemistry Group, supervisors: Prof. K. Bernot & Prof. M. Mannini (LaMM, Uni. Firenze, ITA)
- F. Houard, et al. Metallogels: a novel approach for the nanostructuration of single-chain magnets. 2023. Mater. Hor.
- D. Borah et al. Probing the Magnetization Relaxation Dynamics of Four-Coordinate Lanthanide(III) Complexes. 2023. Cryst. Growth Des, 23, 1, 629–636
- T. Castel et al. Optimized Local Synthetic Conditions Induce Size Reduction and Phase Purification in {[Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4)}n Spin Crossover Particles. 2023. Cryst. Growth Des,
October 2018 – december 2021
PhD Student in Inorganic Chemistry / INSA – ISCR (CNRS UMR 6226) – Rennes, FRA
Material Chemistry Group, supervisors: Prof. K. Bernot & Prof. M. Mannini (LaMM, Uni. Firenze, ITA)
“Surface deposition of Single-Chain Magnets”, by tailoring the chemical functionalization of the ligands, the substrates or the deposition process.
- F. Houard et al. Single-Chain Magnet Behavior in a Finite Hexanuclear Molecule. 2021. Chem. Sci. 12, 31, 10613-10621
- Y. Pointel et al. High Luminance of Heterolanthanide-Based Molecular Alloys by Phase-Induction Strategy. 2020. Inorg. Chem. 59, 15, 11028-11040
- Q. Evrard et al. Sonocrystallization as an Efficient Way to Control the Size, Morphology, and Purity of Coordination Compound Microcrystallites: Application to a Single-Chain Magnet. 2020. Inorg. Chem. 59, 13, 9215-9226
- F. Houard et al. Chiral Supramolecular Nanotubes of Single-Chain Magnets. 2020. Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 2, 780-7841
- Q. Evrard et al. Self-assembly of a terbium(III) 1D coordination polymer on mica. 2019. Belstein J. Nanotechnol. 10, 1, 2440-2448
Supervision of chemistry practical work for bachelor students, and bachelor and master interns.
MARCH – SEPTEMBER 2018
Academic research intern / Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials – Groningen, NL
Photophysics & Optoelectronics Group, supervisors: Prof. L.J.A. Koster & Dr. N.Y. Doumon
Stability of ternary blend solar cells with Non-Fullerenes Acceptors (NFAs), through preparation, solar simulation and characterizations of devices.
- N.Y. Doumon et al. Photostability of Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells: The Role of the Acceptor. 2019. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 8, 8310-8318
- N.Y. Doumon et al. Improved photostability in ternary blend organic solar cells: the role of [70]PCBM. 2019. J. Mater. Chem. C, 7, 5104-5111
- N.Y. Doumon et al. Energy level modulation of ITIC derivatives: Effects on the photodegradation of conventional and inverted organic solar cells. 2019. Organic Electronics, 69, 255-262
JUNE – NOVEMBER 2017
R&D engineer intern / SAFT – Bordeaux, FRA
Energy density increase of Lithium-ion battery, by formulation and process to thicken the positive LiFePO4 electrodes.
Education
2015 – 2018
Equivalent of MSc. degree in Physical-Chemistry / ENSCBP – Bordeaux INP, FRA
Major in « Chemical Energy Conversion & Storage ».
Conferences & International Experiences
- GDR MCM2 2018 & 2019 – Dourdan, FRA – “The added value of long aliphatic chains on the formation of Single-Chain Magnets” – Oral contribution
- GECOM 2019 – Erquy, FRA – “Supramolecular nanotubes of Single-Chain Magnets” – Poster contribution
- ICMM 2021 – online – “Water-dependent crystallization of infinite and finite Single-Chain Magnets » – Poster contribution
- JMC17 2021 – online – “Water-induced selective crystallization of finite or infinite Single Chain Magnets » – Oral contribution
- ECMM 2022 – Rennes, France – “A soft matter approach toward the deposition of Single-Chain Magnets”
- ICCC 2022 – Rimini, Italie – “Magnetic metallogels of supramolecular Single-Chain Magnets nanotubes”
- Visiting PhD student at the Laboratorio di Magnetismo Molecolare (LaMM, Univ. Firenze, ITA), Rennes Metropole PhD mobility grant – September to November 2020 (3 months)
