Nano-Analytics

The research activities of the “Interface Physics” group headed by Prof. H. Fuchs comprise the:

• development of new Scanning Probe techniques (STM, SFM, SNOM, SICM, DiPen)
• generation and characterization of self-organized functional molecular systems
• Nanobiotechnology / Nanomedicine
• Ab inito computational investigations of molecular systems

The research group “Nanoscale Interface Analytics” focuses on investigations of the structural, chemical, and electronic properties of organic, inorganic and hybrid interfaces on the nanometer scale. We perform complementary scanning probe microscopy- and photoelectron spectroscopy experiments under ultrahigh vacuum conditions to study interfaces with high technological relevance (e.g. for solar cells or light emitting diodes) under defined conditions. Our approach with locally resolved and integral measurement techniques is a powerful combination, which satisfies the high demand for a controlled material and interface engineering on a nanometer scale.