In the three teams that constitute M2O, materials are synthesized by supramolecular assembly and the properties of the resulting materials are studied. Both molecular and supramolecular features are varied to modify the resulting physical properties.

One of the team deals with materials made of magnetically active molecules such as transition metal complexes, fullerenes and organic radicals. A part of its activity is also devoted to organize these magnetic objects within hybrid materials (gels, liquid crystals, ...).

Another research axis consists in processing carbon nanotubes into macroscopic forms like fibers or films, and also in studying their behaviour in solution or as dispersed materials.

Finally, the last team elaborates and studies materials for organic solar cells, such as columnar arrangements of discotic molecules. Self-organization is controlled by chemistry that allows fine tuning of both the nature of the aromatic core as well as the peripheral substituents.

Common to all three teams is the study of physical properties of the materials obtained: mechanical, electrical and electromechanical for carbon nanotubes, magnetic, photomagnetic and electrical for molecular magnetic materials, alignment, wetting and optical for discotic molecules - based liquid crystals.