Dr. Sylvain Vedraine

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Sylvain Vedraine, Dr.

Maître de Conférences - Associate Professor - HDR

Head of the ELITE group - Printed Electronics for Telecoms and Energy
Associated Editor - Plasmonics - Springer Science

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Institut XLIM - UMR 7252
Université de Limoges/CNRS
123 Avenue Albert Thomas
87060 Limoges Cedex, France

Tel: +33 (0)5 87 50 67 45
Fax: +33 (0)5 55 45 76 49
Email: sylvain.vedraine@unilim.fr
Website: https://www.xlim.fr/elite/

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Research Interest

Dr. Sylvain Vedraine's research focuses on two major axes, Plasmonics and Printed Electronics, with a strong application bias toward optoelectronic devices, particularly organic and perovskite solar cells. He also develloped solutions applied to biosensors and healthcare

1. Plasmonics and Advanced Transparent Electrodes

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This research aims to create next-generation transparent electrodes and leverage the plasmonic effect to optimize the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Dr. Vedraine has developed and modeled multilayer structures based on non-conventional and ITO-free (Indium Tin Oxide) materials, such as silver nanowires.

2. Printed Electronics and Organic/Perovskite Solar Cells

Illustration of inkjet printing of solar cells

This theme focuses on utilizing Inkjet Printing for the manufacturing of perovskite and organic solar cells. This method enables low-cost, large-area, and flexible substrate fabrication, with precise control over material deposition. Long-term objectives include device miniaturization, integration of semi-transparency and coloration for architectural applications, and the development of dissipative models to optimize the design of complex modules.

3. Plasmonics Applied to Biosensors and Healthcare

Illustration of a biosensor in an optical fiber

Dr. Vedraine has also applied plasmonics to the healthcare sector, notably by developing SERS (Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy) platforms on flat substrate or integrated into silica optical fibers (collaboration with Dr. Georges Humbert) or polymer optical fibers (collaboration with Dr. Jean-Louis Auguste)

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Publications

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Research Team and Technology Platform

ELITE Team (Electronic Imprimée pour les Télécoms et l'Énergie)

The ELITE team is the host team for my research within the XLIM Institute. Our work focuses on printed electronics, and the integration of sensors and antennas for telecommunications and energy applications.

=> More information on the Official page of the ELITE Team

PLATINOM Technology Platform

I use and contribute to the PLATINOM platform, dedicated to microfabrication and printing of advanced components. It offers a state-of-the-art working environment for prototype development.

=> More information on the Official page of the PLATINOM platform.