Marie-Paule Pileni Adjunct Professor Professor Dr. Marie-Paule Pileni Director of the Mesoscopic & Nanometric Materials Laboratory Chair of Institut Universitaire de France University P & M Curie, Paris VI Postal Address: Université Pierre et Marie Curie Case 52, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris cedex 05 Phone: 33 1 44 27 25 16 Fax: 33 1 44 27 25 15 Website: http://www.sri.jussieu.fr/pileni.htm E-mail Marie-Paule Pileni

Member of the Academia Europaea, 209; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, 2009; Officier dans l’ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, 2009; Emila Valori Award, French Academy of Sciences, 2006; Officier dans l’ordre National du Mérite, 2006;
Lecture for Marie Curie 100 years anniversary, 2006; Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Science - 2005; Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences - 2004; Descartes-Huygens Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences - 2004; Research Award of the Alexender von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) - 2003; Member of European Academy of Science - 2003; Doctor Honoris Causa , Chalmers University, Göteberg, Sweden - 2002; Lecture award of Japanese Chemical Society, Division of Colloids and Surface Science - 2001; French citation laureate, Institute of Scientific Information. Award for most quoted French scientist between 1981 and 1998 - 2001; Langmuir award. American Chemical Society. Division of Colloids and Surface Science - 2000; Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur - 1999

Research Interests

Organization of nanomaterials in mesoscopic scale : collective properties
Nanomaterials : synthesis, characterisation and physical properties
Chemical modification of enzymes
Physical chemistry in condensed matter
Colloids sciences
Solar energy
Photophysic and photobiology
Photochemistry in gas phase

Recent Publications

"Inorganic Nanocrystals self ordered in 2D superlattices: How versatile are the physical and chemical properties?" M.P.Pileni, PCCP in press (2010)

“Simulations of Cracks Supported by Experiments: The Influence of the Film Height and Isotropy on the Geometry of Crack Patterns,” Johannes Richardi, Anh.T. Ngo, Marie-Paule Pileni., J.Phys.Chem.C, in press (2010).

“Crystallinity Dependence of the Plasmon Resonant Raman Scattering by Anisotropic Gold Nanocrystals," H. Portalès, N. Goubet, l. Saviot; P.Yang, S. Sirotkin, E. Duval, A. Mermet, M.P. Pileni, ACS Nano, 2010, 4, 3490-3497.

“How the level of ordering of 2D nanocrystals superlattices is controlled by their deposition mode?” E. Klecha, D. Ingert and M. P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2010, 1, 1616–1622.

”Ability to discern the splitting between longitudinal and transverse plasmon resonances in Aucompared to Ag nanoparticles in closepacked planar arrays,” P. Yang, H. Portalès and M.P. Pileni, Phys. Rev.B, 2010, 81, 205405.

“Do 8nm Co nanocrystals in long range ordered face-centered cubic (fcc) supracrystals show super-spin glass behavior?” Dinah Parker, Isabelle Lisiecki, M.P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2010, 1, 1139–1142.

“How to tune theAu inter-nanocrystal distance in 2D self-ordered superlattices?” C. Salzemann, W. Zhai, N , Goubet and M.P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2010, 1, 149-154.

"In honor of G.Ertl. Self organization of inorganic nanocrystals in three dimentional supracrystals: Instinsic properties," M.P.Pileni, Surface Sciences, 2009, 603, 1498-1505.

"In honor of P.G.de Gennes. Long-range2Dand3Dself-organizationsofConanocrystals: A new challenge for a new physics," I. Lisiecki, M.P. Pileni, C.R. Chimie, 2009, 12, 235-246.

”A way to control the gold nanocrystals size: Using seeds with different sizes and subjecting them to mild annealing,” N. Goubet, Y. Ding, M. Brust. Z.L. Wang and M.P.Pileni, ACS Nano, 2009, 3, 3622-3628.

“Assemblies of aligned magnetotatic bacteria and extracted magnetosomes: What is the main factor responsible for the magnetic anisotropy?” E.Alphandry, Y.Ding, A.T.Ngo, Z.LWang, F.F.Wu and M.P.Pileni, ACS Nano, 2009, 3, 1539-1547.

“Mesoscopic void structures in cobalt nanocrystal film.,” C.Salzeman, J.Richardi, I.Lisiecki, J.J.Weis and M.P.Pileni, Phys Rev Letters, 2009, 102, 144502-144506.

“Self organization of cofined dipolar particles in parrallel field,” J.Richardi, M.P.Pileni and J.J. Weiss, J.Chem.Phys., 2009, 130, 124515.

“Identification of multipolar surfcae plasmon resonances in silver triangular nanoprisms with very high aspect ratio using the DDA method,” P.Yang, H.Portales and M.P.Pileni, J.Phys.Chem. C., 2009, 113, 1157967- 11604.

“Optical response of ultrafine spherical silver particles arranged in hexagonal planar arrays studied by DDA method,” H.Portales, N.Pinna and M.P..Pileni, J.Phys.Chem. A., 2009, 113, 4094-4099.

“Immunity of coated self-organized nanocrystals afainst strong oxidation: A new intrinsic property due to nanocrystal ordering.,” E.Klecha, D.Ingert and M.P.Pileni, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 2824-2830.

“Enhanced stability against oxidation due to 2D self organization of hcp Co nanocrystals: A New intrinsic property,” I.Lisiecki, S.Turner, S.Balls, M.P.Pileni and G.Van Tendeloo, Chem. Mat.,2009, 21, 2335-2338.

"Supracrystals of inorganic nanocrystals: An open challenge for new physical properties," M.P.Pileni, Acc. Chem. Res., 2008, 41, 1799-1809.

“Probing atomic ordering and multiple twinning in metal nanocrystals through their vibrations,” H. Portales, N. Goubet, L. Saviot, S. Adichtchev, D.B. Murray, A. Mermet, E. Duval and M.P. Pileni, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2008, 105, 14784-14789.

“Cracks in magnetic nanocrystal films: Do directional and isotropic crack patterns follow the same scaling law?” A.T. Ngo, J. Richardi and M.P. Pileni, Nano Lett., 2008, 8, 2485-2489.

“High resolution patterned transfer using needle-shaped ferrite nanocrystals,” D.Ingert and M.P.Pileni, J.Phys.Chem. C., 2008, 112, 19329-19335.

“Do directional primary and secondary cracks patterns in thin films of maghemite nanocrystals follow a universal feature?” A.T.Ngo, J.Richardi and M.P.Pileni, J.Phys.Chem. B., 2008, 112, 14409-14414.

“Tuning of solid phase in supracrystals made of silver nanocrystals,” A.I. Henry, A. Courty, M.P. Pileni, P.A. Albouy and J. Israelachvili, Nano Lett., 2008, 8, 2000-2005.

“Vibration Dynamics of Supra-Crystals of cobalt nanocrystals studied with femtosecond laser pulses,” I.Lisiecki, V. Halté, C. Petit, MP Pileni and J-Y Bigot, Adv. Mat., 2008, 20, 1-4.

“Quantitative absorption spectroscopy of a single gold nanorod,” O.L. Muskens, G. Bachelier, N. Del Fatti, F. Vallée, A. Brioude, X.C. Jiang and M.P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 8917-8921.

“Self-organization of magnetic nanoparticles: a Monte Carlo study,” J. Richardi, M.P. Pileni and J.J. Weis, Phys. Rev. E, 2008, 77, 061510-1-9.

“Difference between the magnetic properties of the magnetotactic bacteria and those of the extracted magnetosomes: Influence of the distance between the chains of magnetosomes,” E. Alphandery, A.T. Ngo, C. Lefevre, I. Lisiecki, L.F. Wu and M.P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 12304-12309.

“Motif Transfer: Down to 3 nm in Resolution Using Individual Nanocrystals,” D. Ingert and M-P Pileni, Adv. Mat., 2008, 20, 4334-4342.

“How do self-ordered silver nanocrystals influence their growth into triangular single crystals?” A.I. Henry, A. Courty, N. Goubet and M.P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 48-52.

“2D self-organization of core/shell COhcp/Co nanocrystals,” I. Lisiecki, M. Walls, D. Parker and M.P. Pileni, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 4295-4299.

“Use of reverse micelles to make either spherical or worm-like palladium nanocrystals: Influence of stabilizing agent on nanocrystal shape,” K. Naoe, C. Petit and M.P. Pileni, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 2792-2798.

"Self-assembly of inorganic nanocrystals: Fabrication and collective intrinsic properties," M.P. Pileni, Acc. of Chem. Res., 2007, 40, 685-693.

"Control of the size and shape of inorganic nanocrystals at various scales from nano to macrodomains," M.P. Pileni, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2007, 111, 9019-9038.

"Mesoscopic structures maghemite nanocrystals: Fabrication, magnetic properties, and uses," Pileni MP, Ngo AT, Chem. Phys. Chem., 2005, 6 (6), 1027-1034.

"Size distribution of cobalt nanocrystals: A key parameter in formation of columns and labyrinths in mesoscopic structures," Germain V, Pileni MP, Adv. Mater., 2005, 17 (11): 1424+.

"Vibrational coherence of self-organized silver nanocrystals in f.c.c. supra-crystals," Courty A, Mermet A, Albouy PA, Duval E, Pileni MP, Nature Mater., 2005, 4 (5): 395-398.

"Silver nanodisks: Size selection via centrifugation and optical properties," Germain V, Brioude A, Ingert D, Pileni MP, J. Chem. Phys. , 2005, 122 (12): Art. No. 124707.

"Mesostructures of cobalt nanocrystals. 1. Experiment and theory," Germain V, Richardi J, Ingert A, Pileni MP, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109 (12): 5541-5547.

"Mesostructures of cobalt nanocrystals. 2. Mechanism," Germain V, Pileni MP, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109 (12): 5548-5553.

"Influence of short-range interactions on the mesoscopic organization of magnetic nanocrystals ," Lalatonne Y, Motte L, Richardi J, Pileni MP, Phys. Rev. E, 2005, 71 (1): Art. No. 011404 Part 1.

"Anisotropic copper nanocrystals synthesized in a supersaturated medium: Nanocrystal growth," Salzemann C, Lisiecki L, Urban J, Pileni MP, Langmuir, 2004, 20 (26): 11772-11777.


"'Supra' crystal: Control of the ordering of self-organization of cobalt nanocrystals at the mesoscopic scale," Lisiecki I, Albouy PA, Pileni MP, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108 (52): 20050-20055.

"Magnetic nanocrystals aligned on mesoscopic scale: Collective properties and their use ," Pileni MP, Ingert D, Lalatonne Y, Lisiecki I, Ngo AT, Motte L, Petit C, Russier V, Israel J. Chem., 2004, 44 (1-3): 243-252.