Guillaume SCHULL

M. Guillaume SCHULL Chargé de recherche (CR2) – CNRSIPCMS – Département Surfaces et Interfaces (DSI)

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CURRICULUM VITAE

2009: CNRS researcher (CR section 05 )
Département des Surface et Interfaces (DSI) Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), Université de Strasbourg (Unistra), Strasbourg.

2006 – 2009: Post-doc in the STM group of R. Berndt
Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik (IEAP) der Uni. Kiel
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2003 – 2006: PhD Student in the nanophotonic group of F. Charra
Service de Physique et de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces (SPCSI), Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), Saclay
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DISTINCTIONS

2017: Guy Ourisson prize from – le Cercle Gutenberg –

2017: Gaede-Prize from the German Vacuum Society (DVG) link

2013: Bronze medal of the CNRS link

NEWS

July 2018: “Electrofluorochromism at the single-molecule level” (PDF) published in Science.

May 2018: “Fano Description of Single-Hydrocarbon Fluorescence Excited by a Scanning Tunneling Microscope” published in Nanoletters PDF together with Jörg Kröger during is sabbatical in Strasbourg.

Dec. 2017: Project APOGEE granted by the European Research Council (ERC – Consolidator)

Dec 2017: “Bright Electroluminescence from Single Graphene Nanoribbon Junction” published in Nano Letters PDF.

Dec. 2017: Guy Ourisson prize 2017 awarded to Guillaume Schull

March 2017: “Vibronic Spectroscopy with Submolecular Resolution from STM-Induced Electroluminescence.” is editor’s suggestion in Phys. Rev. Lett. PDF and highlighted on the INP web site.

March 2017: Gaede Prize from the German Vacuum Society awarded to Guillaume Schull.

Research

Research topics:

Electronic and optical properties of individual atoms and molecules on surfaces.

Experimental methods:

Low temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy (STM – STS) at 5K, Light emission at an STM junction (LE-STM).

PROJETCS

European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant, 2018 – 2025:
Project APOGEE
Duration: 2018 – 2025

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), défi 7:
Project leader : “Single Molecule Architectures as Lowest-scale Light Emitting Devices” Duration: 2014-2018

Financement LabeX NIE 2013: “STM-induced luminescence of interacting individual molecules in a plasmonic environment”.

Bourse de thèse co-financée Région Alsace – FRC (Recherche aux Frontières de la Chimie) 2011 – 2014.

Phd Grant co-financed by Région Alsace and FRC (Frontier Research in Chemistry)
Duration 2011 – 2014

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) :
Program for young researchers
“Electron transport through single molecule and macromolecular chains : Electronic and optical properties ”
Duration: 2011 – 2014

Strasbourg University :
Starting program
“Statistic of photons emitted at a tunneling junction”
Duration: 2010

Publications

2019 :

(52) Pommier D, Bretel R, Parra López LE, Fabre F, Mayne A, Boer-Duchemin E, Dujardin G, Schull G, Berciaud S, Le Moal E.
Scanning Tunneling Microscope-Induced Excitonic Luminescence of a Two-Dimensional Semiconductor
Phys. Rev Lett. 123, 027402 (2019) HAL

2018 :

(51) Doppagne B, Chong MC, Bulou H, Boeglin A, Scheurer F, Schull G.
Electrofluorochromism at the single-molecule level
Science 361, 251-255 (2018) PDF

(50) Kröger J, Doppagne B, Scheurer F, Schull G
Fano Description of Single-Hydrocarbon Fluorescence Excited by a Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Nano Lett. 18, 3407 (2018) PDF

(49) Chong MC, Afshar-Imani N, Scheurer F, Cardoso C, Ferretti A, Prezzi D, Schull G
Bright Electroluminescence from Single Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions
Nano Lett. 18, 175 (2018) PDF
Highlighted on Phys.Org, eeNews, Inquisitr…

2017 :

(48) Chong MC, Schull G
Conductance and Electroluminescence from On-surface Synthesized Molecular Wires
Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier (2017) PDF

(47) Reecht G, Heinrich B, Bulou H, Scheurer F, Limot L, Schull G
Imaging isodensity contours of molecular states with STM.
New J. Phys. 19, 113033 (2017) PDF

(46) Scheurer F, Schull G.
Le fil moléculaire qui éclaire comme une LED.
La Recherche 552, (2017) PDF

(45) Doppagne B, Chong MC, Lorchat E, Berciaud S, Roméo M, Bulou H, Boeglin A, Scheurer F, Schull G.
Vibronic Spectroscopy with Submolecular Resolution from STM-Induced Electroluminescence.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 127401 (2017) PDF
Selected as Editor’s suggestion and highlighted in Physics World and the INP web site.

2016 :

(44) Chong MC, Sosa-Vargas L, Bulou H, Boeglin A, Scheurer F, Mathevet F, Schull G.
Ordinary and Hot Electroluminescence from Single-Molecule Devices: Controlling the Emission Color by Chemical Engineering.
Nano Lett. 16, 6480 (2016) PDF
Highlighted in a press release of the INC.

(43) Schull G.
A close-up view of coupled molecules
Nature (News & Views) 531, 587 (2016) PDF

(42) Schull G.
Launching plasmons with molecules
Nature Photonics (News and Views) 10, 208 (2016) PDF

(41) Reecht G, Bulou H, Schull G, Scheurer F.
Single molecules as whispering galleries for electrons
J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 28, 165001 (2016) PDF

(40) Chong MC, Reecht G, Bulou H, Boeglin A, Scheurer F, Mathevet F, Schull G.
Narrow-line single-molecule transducer between electronic circuits and surface
plasmons.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 036802 (2016) PDF
Highlighted in a press release of the INP

2015 :

(39) Reecht G, Bulou H, Scheurer F, Speisser V, Mathevet F, Gonzalez C, Dappe YJ , Schull G.
Pulling and stretching a molecular wire to tune its conductance.
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6, 2987-2992 (2015) PDF
Article selected by the ACS editors (ACS Editors’ Choice).

2014 :

(38) Schull G, Scheurer F, Reecht G.
Une diode électroluminescente à une molécule
Photoniques 72, 42-46 (2014) PDF

(37) Schull G, Boer-Duchemin E, Comtet G, Dujardin G.
Emission de lumière sous la pointe d’un microscope à effet tunnel
Reflets de la Physique 38, 4 (2014) PDF

(36) Heekeun Shin A, Schwarze R, Diehl RD, Pussi K, Colombier A, Gaudry E, Ledieu J, McGuirk GM, Serkovic Loli LN, Fournée V, Wang LL, Schull G, Berndt R
Structure and dynamics of C60 molecules on Au(111)
Phys. Rev. B 89, 245428 (2014) PDF

(35) Frederiksen T, Foti G, Scheurer F, Speisser V, Schull G.
Chemical control of electrical contact to sp2 carbon atoms
Nature Comm. 5, 3659 (2014) PDF
Highlighted in a press release of the INP and in the local news paper L’Alsace

(34) Reecht G, Scheurer F, Speisser V, Dappe Y J, Mathevet F, Schull G.
Electroluminescence of a Polythiophene Molecular Wire Suspended between a Metallic Surface and the Tip of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 047403 (2014) PDF
Highlighted in Physics, In a press release from the CNRS and in several media Les Echos, Futura-sciences, Techno-science, IEEE spectrum,Science Daily, Alpha-Galileo, New Electronics…

2013 :

(33) Ohresser P, Otero E, Wilhelm F, Rogalev A, Goyhenex C, Joly L, Bulou H, Romeo M, Speisser V, Arabski J, Schull G, Scheurer F.
Magnetism of CoPd self-organized alloy clusters on Au(111)
J. Appl. Phys. 114, 223912 (2013) PDF

(32) Reecht G, Bulou H, Scheurer F, Speisser V, Carrière B, Mathevet F, Schull G.
Oligothiophene nano-rings as electron resonators for whispering gallery modes
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 056802 (2013) PDF.
Highlighted in a press releas from the INP

2011 :

(31) Schneider N L, Matino F, Schull G, Gabutti S, Mayor M, Berndt R.
Light emission from a double-decker molecule on a metal surface
Phys. Rev. B 84, 153403 (2011) PDF.

(30) Schull G, Dappe Y, Gonzalez C, Bulou H, Berndt R.
Charge Injection through Single and Double Carbon Bonds
Nano Lett. 11, 3142 (2011) PDF.

(29) Bellec A, Arigoni C, Schull G, Douillard L, Fiorini-Debuisschert C, Mathevet F, Kreher D, Attais A-J, Charra F.
Solution-growth kinetics and thermodynamics of nanoporous self-assembled molecular monolayers
J. Chem. Phys. 134, 124702 (2011) PDF.

(28) Schull G, Frederiksen T, Arnau A, Sanchez-Portal D, Berndt R
Atomic-scale engineering of electrodes for single- molecule contacts
Nature Nanotech. 6, 23, (2011) PDF
Repris sur le site internet de l’institut de physique du CNRS INP et par plusieurs sites d’information scientifique 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 …

(27) Matino F, Schull G, Köhler F, Gabutti S, Mayor M, Berndt R
Electronic decoupling of a cyclophane from a metal surface
Natl Aca. Sci. USA 108, 961 (2011) PDF

2010 :

(26) Matino F, Schull G, Jana U, Köhler F, Berndt R, Herges R
Single azopyridine-substituted porphyrin molecules for configurational and electronic switching
Chem. Comm. 46, 6780 (2010) PDF

(25) Schneider N L, Schull G, Berndt R
Optical probe of quantum shot noise reduction at a single atom contact
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 026601 (2010) PDF

(24) Reinhard M, Schull G, Ebert P, Berndt R
Atomic resolution in STM-induced light emission from GaAs(110)
Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 152107 (2010). PDF

(23) Wang Y, Ge X, Schull G, Berndt R, Tang H, Bornholdt C, Koehler F, Herges R.
Switching Single Azopyridine Supramolecules in Ordered Array on Au(111)
J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 132, 1196 (2010) PDF

(22) Berndt R, Kröger J, Néel N, Schull G.
Controlled single atom and single molecule contacts
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 1022 (2010). PDF

(21) Arrigoni C, Schull G, Bléger D, Douillard L, Fiorini-Debuisschert C, Mathevet F, Kreher D, Attias A-J, Charra F.
Structure and epitaxial registry on graphite of a series of nanoporous self-assembled molecular monolayers
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1, 190 (2010). PDF

2009 :

(20) Schull G, Frederiksen T, Brandbyge M, Berndt R.
Passing current through touching molecules.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 206803 (2009). PDF
Repris dans Physical Review Focus, et par plusieurs sites d’information scientifique 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 …

(19) Schull G, Néel N, Johansson P, Berndt R.
Electron-plasmon and electron-electron interactions at a single atom contact.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 057401 (2009). PDF

2008 :

(18) Schull G, Becker M, Berndt R.
Imaging confined electrons with plasmonic light.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 136801 (2008). PDF
Repris dans Physics et dans Nature Nano

(17) Schull G, Ness H, Douillard L, Fiorini-Debuisschert C, Charra F, Mathevet F, Kreher D, Attias A-J.
Single atom substitution for marking and motion tracking of individual molecules by scanning tunneling microscopy.
J. Phys. Chem. C. 112, 14058 (2008). PDF

(16) Schull G, Neel N, Becker M, Kroeger J, Berndt R.
Spatially resolved conductance of oriented C-60.
New J. Phys. 10, 065012 (2008). PDF

(15) Gabutti S, Knutzen M, Neuburger M, Schull G, Berndt R, Mayor M.
A rigid naphtalenebisimide cyclophane – towards surface decoupled chromophores
Chem. Comm. 20, 2370 (2008). PDF

(14) Wang Y, Ge X, Schull G, Berndt R, Bornholdt C, Koehler F, Herges R.
Azo Supramolecules on Au(111) with Controlled Size and Shape
J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 130, 4218 (2008). PDF

(13) Kusova K, Charra F, Schull G, Pelant I.
Plasmon modes in light emission from silver nanoparticles induced by a scanning tunneling microscope.
Surf. Sc. 602, 345 (2008). PDF

(12) Bleger D, Mathevet F, Kreher D, Attias AJ, Schull G, Douillard L, Fiorini-Debuisschert C, Charra F.
Rationnal Design of Molecular Self-Assemblies : a Platform for NanoTechnology.
2nd IEEE Int. Nanoelec. Conf. 1-3, 906 (2008). PDF

(11) Lux F, Lemercier G, Andraud C, Schull G, Charra F.
Self-assembled monolayers of 1,10-phenanthroline based bis-bidentate ligands on Au(111).
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 485, 881 (2008). PDF

2007 :

(10) Schull G, Berndt R.
Orientationally ordered (7×7) superstructure of C60 on Au(111)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 226105 (2007). PDF
Repris dans Nature Nano.

(9) Bleger D, Kreher D, Mathevet F, Attias A-J, Schull G, Huard A, Douillard L, Fiorini-Debuischert C, Charra F.
Surface Noncovalent Bonding for Rational Design of Hierarchical Molecular Self-Assemblies
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 119, 7148 (2007). PDF
Communiqué de presse commun du CNRS et du CEA

(8) Brevet WO/2007/118976 : Schull G, Mathevet F, Douillard L, Fiorini C, Kreher D, Attias AJ and Charra F.
Method for treating a fluid using a self-organized network adsorbed on a surface PDF

2006 :

(7) Lux F, Lemercier G, Andraud C, Schull G, Charra F.
Self-assembled monolayers based on phenanthroline-gold(111) bonding.
Langmuir 22, 10874 (2006). PDF

(6) Schull G, Mathevet F, Douillard L, Fiorini C, Kreher D, Attias AJ and Charra F.
Selectivity of single-molecule dynamics in 2D molecular sieves.
Adv. Mat. 18, 2954 (2006). PDF

(5) Schull G, Mathevet F, Douillard L, Fiorini C, Kreher D, Attias AJ and Charra F.
Single-molecule dynamics in a self-assembled 2D molecular sieve.
Nano Lett. 6, 1360 (2006). PDF
Communiqué de presse commun du CNRS et du CEA et article repris dans Pour la Science (vol. 348 (oct.2006)) et par plusieurs sites d’information scientifique 1, 2, 3…

(4) Perronet K, Schull G, Raimond P, and Charra F.
Single-molecule fluctuations in a tunnel junction : A study by scanning-tunnelling-microscopy-induced luminescence.
Europhys. Lett. 74, 313-319 (2006). PDF

2005 :

(3) Arnault JC, Schull G, Polini R, et al.
Effects of the bias enhanced nucleation hot-filament chemical-vapor deposition parameters on diamond nucleation on iridium.
J. Appl. Phys 98, 0033521 (2005). PDF

(2) Arnault JC, Schull G, Mermoux M, et al.
BEN-HFCVD effects on diamond nucleation on iridium : a Raman imaging study.
Physica status solidi A. 202, 2073-2078 (2005).PDF

2004

(1) A-J Attias, N Leclerc, QChen, E.H. Sargent, G. Schull, F. Charra.
Design, synthesis, and characterization of a novel class of tunable chromophores for second- and third-order NLO applications.
Proc. SPIE 5516, 36 (2004). PDF