Atomic resolution microscopy UHV STM / AFM (nanoSURF)

The Laboratory combines experimental and theoretical tools to explore novel material properties of nanostructures artificially built on surfaces. We use ultra-high vacuum low-temperature scanning probe microscopy to investigate their physical and chemical properties at the atomic scale.

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The experimental activities are supported by theoretical analysis including development of homebuilt tools (SPM probe particle code, local orbital DFT Fireball code). The main goal is the preparation of low-dimensional molecular nanostructures searching for new physical and chemical phenomena at the atomic scale.

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• 2D and 1D molecular systems and their physical and chemical properties

• Control of single electron charge states in molecules

• UHV On-surface chemistry

• High-resolution SPM imaging with functionalized probes

• Mechanical and transport properties of molecules on surfaces

 

More details and actualities can be found on a dedicated web site https://nanosurf.fzu.cz/.

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Equipment:

• LT UHV AFM-STM microscope with magnetic field

• LT UHV AFM-STM microscope