Nicolas LECLERC

Nicolas LECLERC is a CNRS Research Director at the Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), a joint research unit of CNRS and the University of Strasbourg, France. He is a member of the Polymer Engineering Department, specifically the Functional Polymers and Nanofabrication (PolyFun) research team. His position as a permanent senior researcher at CNRS places him at the highest level of academic research in France.

His research focuses on the design and development of organic semiconductor materials, particularly conjugated polymers, for applications in organic optoelectronics. Key areas include organic photovoltaics, OLEDs (2nd and 3rd generation), organic thermoelectrics (OTE), and organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). His work emphasizes molecular and macromolecular engineering to control material properties such as morphology, charge transport, and self-assembly.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in side-chain engineering, halogenation effects, and the synthesis of novel donor-acceptor systems. These studies employ advanced characterization techniques like solid-state NMR and X-ray scattering, reflecting a deep integration of synthesis and structural analysis. The research spans fundamental polymer chemistry to applied device materials, with publications appearing in top-tier journals such as Advanced Functional Materials and Materials Horizons.

• ORCID: 0000-0002-2466-7569
• Email: leclercn@unistra.fr
• Office: Building R1, Level 1, Office 4, ICPEES
• Keywords: organic semiconductors, conjugated polymers, organic optoelectronics

LECLERC has over 110 publications and holds two international patents, demonstrating sustained scholarly output and innovation. He has been continuously affiliated with ICPEES since 2005, progressing from Research Fellow to Research Director in 2020. His postdoctoral training was conducted under Mario Leclerc at Université Laval, Canada, and he earned his PhD from University of Paris 6 in polymer chemistry. No information is available regarding student advising or external grants.