Fabrice Pointillart

Fabrice Pointillart is a CNRS Researcher at the University of Rennes 1, affiliated with the Institute of Chemical Sciences of Rennes. His research focuses on multi-property molecular materials, particularly those involving tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) ligands and lanthanide ions. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and Physics of Materials (2005) and an HDR (2013). His professional experience includes postdoctoral research at the University of Florence and roles within the Organometallic team at Rennes.

• Education:
• 2005: PhD, University Pierre et Marie Curie
• 2002: Master’s in Inorganic Chemistry, University Pierre et Marie Curie
• Key Research Interests:
• Sensitization of lanthanide luminescence via TTF-based antennas
• Design of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMM) leveraging lanthanide anisotropy
• Chiral SMM development using high-optical-activity ligands
• Electro-crystallization for conductivity and property-switching studies
• Awards:
• CNRS Bronze Medal (2014)
• ERC Consolidator Grant (2017-2022)
• Multiple CNRS and divisional awards for research excellence
• Collaborations:
• Global partnerships with institutions in Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Algeria, India, and others
• Focus areas include pressure-driven crystallography, DFT calculations, and nanoparticle synthesis