Benoit PICHON

Benoît PICHON

Professor, Inorganic Materials Chemistry (DCMI)Benoit.Pichon@ipcms.unistra.fr
Phone: +33(0)3 88 10 71 33Office: 2013

Research interest

Design of new nanomaterials based on transition metal oxides as substitutes to critical raw materials (noble metal and rare earth elements) for applications in the field of energy and data storage

Associated research fields

  • Core-shell nanoparticles as electrocatalysts for enhanced hydrogen production via water splitting
  • Magnetic sensors enhanced by collective properties of magnetic nanomaterials
  • Plasmonic biosensors enhanced by nanostructured assemblies of high refractive index nanoparticles

Academic background

2020 – Full professor in Material Chemistry, University of Strasbourg

2016 – Junior Fellow of Institut Universitaire de France

2015 – IdEx award – Espoir de l’Université de Strasbourg

2014 – Habilitation to supervise research, University of Strasbourg

2006 – Associate professor, University of Strasbourg

2004  – PhD in Molecular Chemistry and Solid State Chemistry, University Montpellier 2

2001  – MSc in Molecular Chemistry, University of Rennes 1

1999  – BSc Chemistry, University of Caen

Research background

A Study on the Self-Organisation of Hybrid Silicas Containing Urea and Aromatic Groups

PhD thesis, 2001-2004, Sup. Prof. J.J.E. Moreau, Institut Charles Gerhardt, Montpellier

CaCO3 Mineralization Directed by Self-Assembled Monolayers

Post-doctoral internship, 2005, Sup. Prof. N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk, Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Eindhoven University of Technology

ZnO Nanostructures Grown from Oriented Supports and Controlled by Organic Structuring Agents

Post-doctoral internship, 2006, Sup. Dr C. Gérardin, Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés pour la Catalyse et la Santé, Institut Charles Gerhardt, Montpellier

Publications

Research Gate – Google Scholar – Scopus

[1]
M. Vural, O. Gerber, B.P. Pichon, S. Lemonnier, E. Barraud, L.C. Kempel, S. Bégin-Colin, P. Kofinas, Stretchable magneto-dielectric composites based on raspberry-shaped iron oxide nanostructures, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 4 (2016) 2345–2352. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6tc00419a.
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D. Toulemon, M.V. Rastei, D. Schmool, J. Saiz Garitaonandia, L. Lezama, X. Cattoen, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, Enhanced Collective Magnetic Properties Induced by the Controlled Assembly of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Chains, Advanced Functional Materials 26 (2016) 2454–2462. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201505086.
[1]
D. Toulemon, B.P. Pichon, X. Cattoen, M.W.C. Man, S. Bégin-Colin, 2D assembly of non-interacting magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles via “click” chemistry, Chemical Communications 47 (2011) 11954–11956. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc14661k.
[1]
D. Toulemon, Y. Liu, X. Cattoen, C. Leuvrey, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, Enhanced Collective Magnetic Properties in 2D Monolayers of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Favored by Local Order and Local 1D Shape Anisotropy, Langmuir 32 (2016) 1621–1628. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04145.
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D. Toulemon, B.P. Pichon, C. Leuvrey, S. Zafeiratos, V. Papaefthimiou, X. Cattoën, S. Bégin-Colin, Fast Assembling of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Microwave-Assisted Copper(I) Catalyzed Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition (CuAAC), Chemistry of Materials 25 (2013) 2849–2854. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm401326p.
[1]
E. Terrier, Y. Liu, B.P. Pichon, S. Bégin-Colin, V. Halté, Ultrafast demagnetization in Fe 3 O 4 and γ ‒Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles: the role of enhanced antiferromagnetic exchange interaction, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 (2016) 505001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/50/505001.
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E. Terrier, Y. Liu, S. Bégin, B. Pichon, J.-Y. Bigot, V. Halté, Role of Oxygen Coordination on the Ultrafast Demagnetization in Ferrite Nanoparticles, in: Acta Physica Polonica A, 2015: pp. 345–346. http://przyrbwn.icm.edu.pl/APP/SPIS/a127-2.html.
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K. Sartori, D. Ihiawakrim, C. Lefèvre, S. Reguer, C. Mocuta, S. Bégin-Colin, F. Choueikani, B.P. Pichon, A detailed investigation of the core@shell structure of exchanged coupled magnetic nanoparticles after performing solvent annealing, Materials Advances Early access (2022). https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ma00629d.
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K. Sartori, G. Cotin, C. Bouillet, V. Halté, S. Bégin-Colin, F. Choueikani, B.P. Pichon, Strong interfacial coupling through exchange interactions in soft/hard core-shell nanoparticles as a function of cationic distribution, Nanoscale 11 (2019) 12946–12958. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nr02323b.
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K. Sartori, D. Gailly, C. Bouillet, J.-M. Greneche, P. Duenas-Ramirez, S. Bégin-Colin, F. Choueikani, B.P. Pichon, Increasing the size of Fe3-delta O4 Nanoparticles by Performing a Multistep Seed-Mediated Growth Approach, Crystal Growth & Design 20 (2020) 1572–1582. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01300.
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K. Sartori, F. Choueikani, A. Gloter, S. Bégin-Colin, D. Taverna, B.P. Pichon, Room Temperature Blocked Magnetic Nanoparticles Based on Ferrite Promoted by a Three-Step Thermal Decomposition Process, Journal of the American Chemical Society 141 (2019) 9783–9787. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b03965.
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K. Sartori, A. Musat, F. Choueikani, J.-M. Greneche, S. Hettler, P. Bencok, S. Bégin-Colin, P. Steadman, R. Arenal, B.P. Pichon, A Detailed Investigation of the Onion Structure of Exchanged Coupled Magnetic Fe3-delta O4@CoFe2O4@Fe3-delta O4 Nanoparticles, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13 (2021) 16784–16800. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18310.
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E.H. Sanchez, M. Vasilakaki, S.S. Lee, P.S. Normile, M.S. Andersson, R. Mathieu, A. Lopez-Ortega, B.P. Pichon, D. Peddis, C. Binns, P. Nordblad, K. Trohidou, J. Nogues, J.A. De Toro, Crossover From Individual to Collective Magnetism in Dense Nanoparticle Systems: Local Anisotropy Versus Dipolar Interactions., Small (2022) 2106762. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202106762.
[1]
G. Rydzek, D. Toulemon, A. Garofalo, C. Leuvrey, J.-F. Dayen, D. Felder-Flesch, P. Schaaf, L. Jierry, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, F. Boulmedais, Selective Nanotrench Filling by One-Pot Electroclick Self-Constructed Nanoparticle Films, Small 11 (2015) 4638–4642. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201500639.
[1]
L. Royer, I. Makarchuk, S. Hettler, R. Arenal, T. Asset, B. Rotonnelli, A. Bonnefont, E. Savinova, B.P. Pichon, Core-shell Fe3O4@CoFe2O4 nanoparticles as high-performance anode catalysts for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction, Sustainable Energy & Fuels Early access (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/d3se00130j.
[1]
L. Royer, J. Guehl, M. Zilbermann, T. Dintzer, C. Leuvrey, B.P. Pichon, E. Savinova, A. Bonnefont, Influence of the catalyst layer thickness on the determination of the OER activity of Fe3O4@CoFe2O4 core-shell nanoparticles, Electrochimica Acta 446 (2023) 141981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.141981.
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L. Royer, A. Bonnefont, T. Asset, B. Rotonnelli, J.-J. Velasco-Velez, S. Holdcroft, S. Hettler, R. Arenal, B. Pichon, E. Savinova, Cooperative Redox Transitions Drive Electrocatalysis of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Cobalt-Iron Core-Shell Nanoparticles, ACS Catalysis 13 (2023) 280–286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c04512.
[1]
L. Roiban, L. Sorbier, B. Pichon, C. Pham-Huu, M. Drillon, O. Ersen, 3D-TEM investigation of the nanostructure of a delta-Al2O3 catalyst support decorated with Pd nanoparticles, Nanoscale 4 (2012) 946–954. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2nr11235c.
[1]
L. Roiban, L. Sorbier, C. Pichon, P. Bayle-Guillemaud, J. Werckmann, M. Drillon, O. Ersen, Three-Dimensional Chemistry of Multiphase Nanomaterials by Energy-Filtered Transmission Electron Microscopy Tomography, Microscopy and Microanalysis 18 (2012) 1118–1128. https://doi.org/10.1017/S143192761200116X.
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M. Rastei V., V. Pierron-Bohnes, D. Toulemon, C. Bouillet, A. Kakay, R. Hertel, E. Tetsi, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, Defect-Driven Magnetization Configuration of Isolated Linear Assemblies of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, Advanced Functional Materials 29 (2019) 1903927. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201903927.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, O. Gerber, C. Lefèvre, I. Florea, S. Fleutot, W. Baaziz, M. Pauly, M. Ohlmann, C. Ulhaq, O. Ersen, V. Pierron-Bohnes, P. Panissod, M. Drillon, S. Bégin-Colin, Microstructural and Magnetic Investigations of Wüstite-Spinel Core-Shell Cubic-Shaped Nanoparticles, Chemistry of Materials 23 (2011) 2886–2900. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm2003319.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, C. Leuvrey, D. Ihiawakrim, D. Tichit, C. Gerardin, Films of Tunable ZnO Nanostructures Prepared by a Surfactant-Mediated Soft Synthesis Route, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115 (2011) 23695–23703. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp2072149.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, P. Louet, O. Felix, M. Drillon, S. Bégin-Colin, G. Decher, Magnetotunable Hybrid Films of Stratified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Assembled by the Layer-by-Layer Technique, Chemistry of Materials 23 (2011) 3668–3675. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm201139s.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, M. Pauly, P. Marie, C. Leuvrey, S. Bégin-Colin, Tunable Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticle Two-Dimensional Assemblies Addressed by Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers, Langmuir 27 (2011) 6235–6243. https://doi.org/10.1021/la105052z.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, G. Barbillon, P. Marie, M. Pauly, S. Bégin-Colin, Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles used as probing agents to study the nanostructure of mixed self-assembled monolayers, Nanoscale 3 (2011) 4696–4705. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1nr10729a.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, C. Leuvey, D. Ihawakrim, P. Bernard, G. Schmerber, S. Bégin-Colin, Magnetic Properties of Mono- and Multilayer Assemblies of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Promoted by SAMs, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 (2014) 3828–3837. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp412174k.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, P. Buchwalter, C. Carcel, X. Cattoën, M. Wong Chi Man, S. Bégin-Colin, Assembling of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Controlled by Self-assembled Monolayers of Trialkoxysilane Molecules, The Open Surface Science Journal 4 (2012) 35–41. https://doi.org/10.2174/1876531901204010035.
[1]
B.P. Pichon, S. Scampini, C. Bied, J.J.E. Moreau, M.W.C. Man, The Influence of Arylene and Alkylene Units on the Structuring of Urea-Based Bridged Silsesquioxanes, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2012) 5312–5322. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201200616.
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F. Perton, G. Cotin, C. Kiefer, J.-M. Strub, S. Cianferani, J.-M. Greneche, N. Parizel, B. Heinrich, B. Pichon, D. Mertz, S. Bégin-Colin, Iron Stearate Structures: An Original Tool for Nanoparticles Design, Inorganic Chemistry 60 (2021) 12445–12456. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01689.
[1]
M. Pauly, B.P. Pichon, P.-A. Albouy, S. Fleutot, C. Leuvrey, M. Trassin, J.-L. Gallani, S. Bégin-Colin, Monolayer and multilayer assemblies of spherically and cubic-shaped iron oxide nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (2011) 16018–16027. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm12012c.
[1]
M. Pauly, J.-F. Dayen, D. Golubev, J.-B. Beaufrand, B.P. Pichon, B. Doudin, S. Bégin-Colin, Co-tunneling Enhancement of the Electrical Response of Nanoparticle Networks, Small 8 (2012) 108–115. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201100931.
[1]
M. Pauly, B.P. Pichon, P. Panissod, S. Fleutot, P. Rodriguez, M. Drillon, S. Bégin-Colin, Size dependent dipolar interactions in iron oxide nanoparticle monolayer and multilayer Langmuir-Blodgett films, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (2012) 6343–6350. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm15797g.
[1]
E. Pardieu, S. Pronkin, M. Dolci, T. Dintzer, B.P. Pichon, D. Begin, C. Pham-Huu, P. Schaaf, S. Bégin-Colin, F. Boulmedais, Hybrid layer-by-layer composites based on a conducting polyelectrolyte and Fe3O4 nanostructures grafted onto graphene for supercapacitor application, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (2015) 22877–22885. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05132k.
[1]
J.R. Orives, B.P. Pichon, D. Mertz, K. Sartori, S. Bégin-Colin, W.R. Viali, S.J. Lima Ribeiro, M. Nalin, Phosphate glasses containing monodisperse Fe3-delta O4@SiO2 stellate nanoparticles obtained by melt-quenching process, Ceramics International 46 (2020) 12120–12127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.01.257.
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E. Miyako, B.P. Pichon, C. Menard-Moyon, I.A. Vacchi, C. Lefèvre, S. Bégin-Colin, A. Bianco, Design, synthesis, characterization and properties of magnetic nanoparticle-nanocarbon hybrids, Carbon 96 (2016) 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.09.045.
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F. Mederos-Henry, J. Mahin, B.P. Pichon, M.M. Dirtu, Y. Garcia, A. Delcorte, C. Bailly, I. Huynen, S. Hermans, Highly Efficient Wideband Microwave Absorbers Based on Zero-Valent Fe@gamma-Fe2O3 and Fe/Co/Ni Carbon-Protected Alloy Nanoparticles Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide, Nanomaterials 9 (2019) 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091196.
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F. Mederos-Henry, B.P. Pichon, Y.T. Yagang, A. Delcorte, C. Bailly, I. Huynen, S. Hermans, Decoration of nanocarbon solids with magnetite nanoparticles: towards microwave metamaterial absorbers, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 4 (2016) 3290–3303. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc03654b.
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Y. Liu, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, C. Leuvrey, D. Ihiawakrim, M. Rastei, G. Schmerber, M. Vomir, J.Y. Bigot, Two dimensional dipolar coupling in monolayers of silver and gold nanoparticles on a dielectric substrate, Nanoscale 6 (2014) 12080–12088. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4NR03292F.
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Y. Liu, X. Liu, M. Dolci, C. Leuvrey, E. Pardieu, A. Derory, D. Bégin, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, Investigation of the Collective Properties in Monolayers of Exchange-Biased Fe3-delta O-4@CoO Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (2018) 17456–17464. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b04615.
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X. Liu, B.P. Pichon, C. Ulhaq, C. Lefèvre, J.-M. Greneche, D. Begin, S. Bégin-Colin, Systematic Study of Exchange Coupling in Core Shell Fe3-delta O4@CoO Nanoparticles, Chemistry of Materials 27 (2015) 4073–4081. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b01103.
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X. Liu, I. Marangon, G. Melinte, C. Wilhelm, C. Ménard-Moyon, B.P. Pichon, O. Ersen, K. Aubertin, W. Baaziz, C. Pham-Huu, S. Bégin-Colin, A. Bianco, F. Gazeau, D. Bégin, Design of Covalently Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Filled with Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Imaging, Therapy, and Magnetic Manipulation, ACS Nano 8 (2014) 11290–11304. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn5040923.
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G. Klughertz, G. Manfredi, P.-A. Hervieux, B.P. Pichon, S. Bégin-Colin, Effect of Disorder and Dipolar Interactions in Two-Dimensional Assemblies of Iron-Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120 (2016) 7381–7387. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00254.
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A. Hillion, M. Pauly, A. Tamion, F. Tournus, M. Hillenkamp, B.P. Pichon, S. Bégin-Colin, V. Dupuis, Combined fitting of alternative and direct susceptibility curves of assembled nanostructures, Journal of Applied Physics 112 (2012) 123902 /p.1–5. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4768837.
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O. Gerber, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, E. Barraud, S. Lemonnier, C. Pham-Huu, B. Daffos, P. Simon, J. Come, D. Begin, Design of Fe3-xO4 raspberry decorated graphene nanocomposites with high performances in lithium-ion battery, Journal of Energy Chemistry 25 (2016) 272–277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2016.01.021.
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O. Gerber, B.P. Pichon, D. Ihiawakrim, I. Florea, S. Moldovan, O. Ersen, D. Begin, J.-M. Greneche, S. Lemonnier, E. Barraud, S. Bégin-Colin, Synthesis engineering of iron oxide raspberry-shaped nanostructures, Nanoscale 9 (2017) 305–313. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nr07567c.
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O. Gerber, B.P. Pichon, C. Ulhaq, J.-M. Greneche, C. Lefèvre, I. Florea, O. Ersen, D. Begin, S. Lemonnier, E. Barraud, S. Bégin-Colin, Low Oxidation State and Enhanced Magnetic Properties Induced by Raspberry Shaped Nanostructures of Iron Oxide, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 (2015) 24665–24673. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08164.
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Y. Fu, B. Pichon, F. Devred, M.L. Singleton, S. Hermans, Synthesis of spherical, rod, or chain Ni nanoparticles and their structure-activity relationship in glucose hydrogenation reaction, Journal of Catalysis 415 (2022) 63–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2022.09.028.
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S. Fleutot, G.L. Nealon, M. Pauly, B.P. Pichon, C. Leuvrey, M. Drillon, J.L. Gallani, D. Guillon, B. Donnio, S. Bégin-Colin, Spacing-dependent dipolar interactions in dendronized magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle 2D arrays and powders, Nanoscale 5 (2013) 1507–1516. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2nr32117c.
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M. Dolci, D. Toulemon, Z. Chaffar, J.-L. Bubendorff, F. Tielens, M. Calatayud, S. Zafeiratos, S. Bégin-Colin, B.P. Pichon, Nanoparticle Assembling through Click Chemistry Directed by Mixed SAMs for Magnetic Applications, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2 (2019) 554–565. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.8b02152.

Habilitation to supervise research
Design and assembly of nanoparticles characterized by tunable magnetic properties as function of their structure
Université de Strasbourg, 2014
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Patent
Dendronized metallic oxide nanoparticles, a process for preparing the same and their uses
Sylvie Bégin-Colin, Delphine Felder-Flesh, Claire Billotey, Benoit Pichon
WO 2015150502 A1, 2015
US Patent App. 15/300,939, 2017

Book chapter
Iron-oxide Nanoparticle-based Contrast Agents
Dimitri Stanicki, Luce Vander Elst, Robert N Muller, Sophie Laurent, Delphine Felder-Flesch, Damien Mertz, Audrey Parat, Sylvie Begin-Colin, Geoffrey Cotin, Jean-Marc Greneche, Ovidiu Ersen, Benoit Pichon, Vlad Socoliuc, Victor Kuncser, Rodica Turcu, Ladislau Vékás, Paula Foster, Robert Bartha
in Constrast Agents for MRI, Experimental methods
V. C. Pierre, M. J. Allen, RSC Publishing, 2017, 318-447

Published articles before 2012

37- Combined fitting of alternative and direct susceptibility curves of assembled nanostructures
Hillion, A. ; Pauly, M. ; Tamion, A. ; Tournus, F. ; Hillenkamp, M. ; Pichon, B. P. ; Bégin-Colin, S. ; Dupuis, V., Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, 112, 123902/1.

36- The Influence of Arylene and Alkylene Units on the Structuring of Urea-Based Bridged Silsesquioxanes
B. P. Pichon, S. Scampini, C. Bied, J. J. E. Moreau, M. Wong Chi Man, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 32, 5312–5322.

35- Assembling of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Controlled by Self-Assembled Monolayers of Functional Coordinating or Chelating Trialkoxysilanes
B.P. Pichon, P. Buchwalter, C. Carcel, X. Cattoën, Michel, Wong Chi Man, S. Bégin-Colin, The Open Surface Science Journal, 2012, 4, 29-35.

34- High-Density Monodispersed Cobalt Nanoparticles Filled into Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
W. Baaziz, S. Bégin-Colin, B. P. Pichon, I. Florea, O. Ersen, S. Zafeiratos, R. Barbosa, D. Bégin, C. Pham-Huu, Chemistry of Materials, 2012, 24(9), 1549-1551.

33- Size dependent dipolar interactions in iron oxide nanoparticle monolayer and multilayer Langmuir–Blodgett films
M. Pauly, B. P. Pichon, P. Panissod, S. Fleutot, P. Rodriguez, M. Drillon, S. Bégin-Colin, Journal of Material Chemistry, 2012, 22 (13), 6343 – 6350.

32- Co-tunneling Enhancement of the Electrical Response of Nanoparticle Networks
M. Pauly, J.-F. Dayen, D. Golubev, J.-B. Beaufrand, B. P. Pichon, B. Doudin, S. Bégin-Colin, Small, 2012, 8(1), 108-115.

31- Films of Tunable ZnO Nanostructures Prepared by a Surfactant-Mediated Soft Synthesis Route
B. P. Pichon, C. Leuvrey, D. Ihiawakrim, D. Tichit, C. Gérardin, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011, 115, 23695–23703.

30- 2D assemblies of non-interacting magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles via ‘‘click’’ chemistry
D. Toulemon, B. P. Pichon, X. Cattoen, M. Wong Chi Man, S. Bégin-Colin, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47 (43), 11954 – 11956.

29- Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles used as probing agents to study the nanostructure of mixed self-assembled monolayers
B. P. Pichon, G. Barbillon, P. Marie, M. Pauly, S. Bégin-Colin, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 4696-4705 .

28- Monolayer and multilayer assemblies of spherically and cubic-shaped iron oxide nanoparticles
M. Pauly, B. P. Pichon, P.A. Albouy, S. Fleutot, C. Leuvrey, M. Trassin, J.-L. Gallani, S. Bégin-Colin, Journal of Material Chemistry, 2011, 21 (40), 16018 – 16027.

27- Magnetotunable Hybrid Films of Stratified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Assembled by the Layer by Layer Technique
B. P. Pichon, P. Louet, M. Drillon, O. Felix, S. Bégin-Colin, G. Decher , Chemistry of Materials, 2011, 23(16), 3668-3675.

26- Microstructural and Magnetic Investigations of Wüstite-Spinel Core-Shell Cubic-Shaped Nanoparticles
B. P. Pichon, O. Gerber, C. Lefevre, I. Florea, S. Fleutot, W. Baaziz, M. Pauly, M. Ohlmann, C. Ulhaq, O. Ersen, V. Pierron-Bohnes, P. Panissod, M. Drillon, S. Bégin-Colin, Chemistry of Materials, 2011, 23, 2886–2900.

25- Tunable Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticles 2D Assemblies Addressed by Mixed SAMs
B. P. Pichon, M. Pauly, P. Marie, C. Leuvrey, S. Bégin-Colin, Langmuir, 2011, 27, 6235–6243.

24- Size-dependent properties of magnetic iron oxide nanocrystals
A. Demortiere, P. Panissod, B. P. Pichon, G. Pourroy, D. Guillon, B. Donnio, S. Bégin-Colin, Nanoscale, 2011, 3(1), 225-232.

23- Nanotrench for nano and microparticle electrical interconnects
J.-F. Dayen, V. Faramarzi, M. Pauly, N. T. Kemp, M. Barbero, B. P. Pichon, H. Majjad, S. Bégin-Colin, B. Doudin, Nanotechnology, 2010, 21(33), 335303/1-335303/7.

22- Nematic-Like Organization of Magnetic Mesogen-Hybridized Nanoparticles
Demortière, S. Buathong, B. P. Pichon, D. Guillon, S. Bégin-Colin, B. Donnio, Small, 2010, 12, 1341-1346.

21- B. P. Pichon, A. Demortière, M. Pauly, K. Mougin, A. Derory, S. Bégin-Colin “2D Assembling of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Promoted by SAMs Used as Well-Addressed Surfaces” J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114 (19), 9041–9048.

20- S. Yoshikazu; B. P. Pichon, M. Grandcolas, N. Keller, V. Keller-Spitzer, S. Yoshikawa, « Preparation and microstructure of titanate nanotube thin films by spray Layer-by-Layer assembly method 1. Agglomerate problem of titanate nanotubes for thin-film processing » Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Japan, 2009, 34(3), 545-549.

19- B. P. Pichon, A. Mezy, J.-C. Tedenac, D. Tichit and C. Gérardin “A soft chemistry route to prepare hybrid ZnO nanostructured films with a lamellar structure” New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 2350-2354.

18- B. P. Pichon, Y. Suzuki, M.-H. Berger « Seeded growth of iron oxide onto titanate nanowires » From Funtai oyobi Funmatsu Yakin, 2009, 56(10), 640-644.

17- M. Pauly, B. P. Pichon, A. Demortière, J. Delahaye, C. Leuvrey, G. Pourroy, S. Bégin “Large 2D monolayer assemblies of iron oxide nanocrystals by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique” Superlattices and Microstructures, 2009, 49, 195-204.

16- S. Suzuki, B. P. Pichon, D D’elia, C. Beauger, S. Yoshikawa “Preparation and Microstructure of Titanate Nanowire Thin Films by Spray Layer-by-Layer Assembly Method” J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 2009, 117(3), 381-384.

15- P. Dieudonne, M. Wong Chi Man, B. P. Pichon, L. Vellutini, J.-L. Bantignies, C. Blanc, G. Creff, S. Finet, J.-L. Sauvajol, C. Bied, J. J. E. Moreau “In situ X-ray Measurements to Probe a New Solid-State Polycondensation Mechanism for the Design of Supramolecular Organo-Bridged Silsesquioxanes” Small, 2009, 503-510.

14- B. P. Pichon, P. H. H. Bomans, P. M. Frederik, N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk “A quasi-time resolved cryo-TEM study of the nucleation of calcium carbonate under Langmuir monolayers” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 4034-4040.

13- E. DiMasi, S.-Y. Kwak, B. P. Pichon, N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk, “Structural adaptability in an organic template for CaCO3 mineralization” Cryst. Eng. Comm. 2007, 9, 1192-1204.

12- B. P. Pichon, S. Cantin, M. M. J. Smulders, M. R. J. Vos, N. Chebotareva, D. C. Popescu, O. L. J. Van Asselen, F. Perrot, R. P. Sijbesma, N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk “Molecular Recognition Controls the Organization of Mixed Self-Organized Bis-Urea-Based Mineralization Templates for CaCO3” Langmuir2007, 23, 12655-12662.

11- B. P. Pichon, M. Wong Chi Man, P. Dieudonné, J.-L. Bantignies, C. Bied J.-L. Sauvajol, J. J. E. Moreau “Size and Shape Dependence of Organo-interconnected Silsesquioxanes through Hydrolysis-Condensation Reaction Conditions: Nanotubes, Spheres and Films” Adv. Funct. Mater.2007, 17, 2349-2355.

10- D. C. Popescu, M. M. J. Smulders, B. P. Pichon, N. Chebotareva, S.-Y. Kwak, O. L. J. van Asselen, R. J. Sijbesma, E. DiMasi, N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk “Template Adaptability Is Key in the Oriented Crystallization of CaCO3”   J. Am. Chem. Soc.2007, 129, 14058-14067

9- D. C. Popescu, M. M. J. Smulders, B. P. Pichon, P. H. H. Bomans, N. Chebotareva, R. P. Sijbesma, P. M. Frederik, N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk “Self-organized surfactants as templates for the mineralization of CaCO3” PMSE Preprints2007, 96, 123-124

8- L. D. Carlos, R. A. Sá Ferreira, S. S. Nobre, M. Wong Chi Man, J. J.E. Moreau C. Bied, , B. Pichon “Photoluminescence Changes Induced by Self-Organisation in Bridged Silsesquioxanes” Materials Science Forum, 2006, 514-516, 118-122

7- B. P. Pichon, M. Wong Chi Man, C. Bied, J. J. E. Moreau, “A Simple Access to w-(aminoalkyl)

trialkoxy silanes; Tunable Linkers for Self-Organised Organosilicas”, J. Organomet. Chem.2006, 691, 1126–1130

6- S. Cavalli, D. C. Popescu, E. E. Tellers, M. R. J. Vos, B. P. Pichon, M. Overhand, H. Rapaport, N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk, A. Kros, “Self-Organizing β–Sheet Lipopeptide Monolayers as Template for the Mineralization of CaCO3”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45,739-741

5- J. J. E. Moreau, B. P. Pichon, C. Bied, M. Wong Chi Man, “Structuring of Bridged Silsesquioxanes Via Cooperative Weak Interactions: H-bonding of Urea Groups and Hydrophobic Interactions of Long Alkylene Chains”, J. Mater. Chem.2005, 15, 3929-3936

4- J.J.E. Moreau, B. P. Pichon, G. Arrachart, M. Wong Chi Man, C. Bied, “Nanostructuring Organo-Silicas: Combination of Intermolecular Interactions and Molecular Regognition Properties to Generate Self-Assembled Hybrids with Phenylene or Adenine-Thymine Bridging Units”, New J. Chem.2005, 29, 653-658

3- N. Bellec, F. Lerouge, B. Pichon, G. Cerveau, R. J. P. Corriu, D. Lorcy “(Trialkoxysilyl)tetra-thiafulvalenes: Precursors of Organized Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials by Sol-Gel Chemistry”, Eur. J. Org. Chem.2005, 136-146

2- J.J.E. Moreau, B. P. Pichon, M. Wong Chi Man “Nanostructuration of Lamellar Phenylene-Bridged Hybrid Silicones” Composite Interfaces, 2005, 11, 8-9, 609-616

1- J.J.E. Moreau, B. P. Pichon, M. Wong Chi Man, C. Bied, H. Pritzkow, J.-L. Bantignies, P. Dieudonné, J.-L. Sauvajol “A Better Understanding of the Self-Structuration of Bridged Silsesquioxanes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2004, 43, 203-206

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