The research of the Nanochemistry Laboratory is focussed on unravelling and controlling the architecture vs. function relationship in complex and multicomponent supramolecular materials for organic electronics, to ultimately fabricate prototypes of (supra)molecular nanodevices operating at surfaces. The main research themes include :
- Scanning Probe Microscopies beyond imaging to gain insight into mechanical (AFM) and electronic/electrical properties (STM, C-AFM, KPFM) of nanostructures molecular materials with a nanoscale resolution.
- Achieving a full control over the formation of 2D multicomponent nanoscale architectures based on pre-programmed molecular modules. This requres the compete understanding over the kinetics and thermodynamics of the self-assembly process, by combining experimental and computational approaches.
- Nanoelectronics with single molecules or supramolecular assemblies to fabricate prototypes of 2- and 3-terminal nanocircuits.
- Nanoswitches and nanomotors operating at surface to construct responsive functional nanomaterials.
Keywords:
- Materials Chemistry
- Nanochemistry e nanophysics of interfaces
- Hierarchical self-assembly of hybrid systems
- Nanoscale multifunctional structures
- Characterization of hybrid nanostructures with Scanning Force Microscopy Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy based set-ups
- Scale dependent physico-chemical properties
- Nanofabrication and nanopatterning
- Study of the electronic structure of organic thin films with Photoelectron Spectroscopies
- Electronic properties and doping of organic thin films
- Charge transfer in conjugated molecular systems
- Fabrication supramolecular electronic devices, in particular nanowires
- Physical-chemistry phenomena of macromolecules at surfaces
- Fractals and surface roughness of organic thin films
