heynderickx arnault CINaM

Associate Professor
CINaM, UPR 3118.
GCMO2
Groupe de Chimie Organique Moléculaire et Modélisation
Facultes de Sciences de Luminy.
Case 901, bât TPR1 entrée E, 6 étage
13288 Marseille Cedex 9. France.

Phone: (33) 4 91 82 93 41
Fax: (33) 4 91 82 93 01

Welcome to the research web page of Dr. Arnault HEYNDERICKX, at the department of Chemistry, the University of Mediterranée. We are situated in the beautiful city of Marseille near from the callanque of Cassis.
Nanotechnology is the frontier of innovation; given its potential, it is not surprising that it is the focus of a global scientific race. The prize for winning this race is leadership in the production of renewable energy, clean water, cancer cures and next-generation computing.
My principle research interests lie in the fields of Bisthienylethenes (BTE) which are one of the most promising families of photochromic compounds used in molecular switches because of their fatigue resistance and thermally irreversible properties.
Moreover, such molecular switches hold tremendous potential applications in molecular electronic and photonic devices such as High optical data storage media, optical limiters, logic gates, molecular wires and sensors. ( click here for more details)