Electronic Transport and Terahertz Spectroscopy (TEST)
Coordinator : Frédéric TEPPE
| CNRS Researchers : JOUAULT Benoit TEPPE Frédéric Teaching Researchers (UM) : FIRLEJ Lucyna TORRES Jérémie Research Engineers : BRAY Cédric RUFFENACH Sandra | PhD Students : BENHAMOU-BUI Benjamin SIGU Guillaume Post-Docs : BENLEMQWANSSA Salah KRISHTOPENKO Sergey PEREZ MARTIN Elsa |
The TEST team explores two main research areas: solid-state physics and biophysics, combining Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and electronic transport techniques.
In solid-state physics, we study topological and Dirac materials — such as graphene, 2D/3D topological insulators, and Dirac and Weyl semimetals — focusing on electronic transport and the quantum spin Hall effect to gain insight into their fundamental properties.
THz spectroscopy, which is sensitive to low-energy excitations, allows us to investigate both solid and living systems. In biophysics, we study protein–protein interactions, while in agro-environmental research, we analyze molecular vibrations in plants and their responses to environmental stress, in collaboration with CIRAD.
Our approach combines fundamental research and applied studies, with each project designed from both scientific and technological perspectives over the medium to long term.
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Funding :
- Funding (TEST team)
- ANR VanaSiC (TQNS and TEST teams)
Recent theses :
- BENLEMQWANSSA Salah (2021-2024)
- DINAR Khalid (2021-2024)
- SZOLA Maria (2021-2023)
- AVOGADRI Colin (2019-2023)
- CASTILLO ARVELO Ivanovitch (2019-2022)
- FADEEV Mikhail (2017-2020)