Scanning Probe Studies

This is a unique interdisciplinary research project, initiated a couple of years ago, in which organic molecules are synthesized in the Organic Chemistry laboratory and their physical properties studied in the Experimental Solid State Physics department. Our main interest is to synthesize functional molecules (for example: catalysts, photoactive chromophores, or conducting "molecular wires") and to immobilize them onto a flat surface by means of spontaneous self-assembly. The molecules on the surface will be studied with Scanning Probe techniques such as Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) (invented in the early 80s, Nobel prize 1986). These are extremely powerful techniques which allow visualisation of matter on a surface down to the submolecular level.

Subprojects:

Paul Kouwer Paul Kouwer Phone: 52464	no title yet
Richard van Hameren Richard van Hameren Phone: 52028	no title yet

• B. Hulsken, R. van Hameren, J.W. Gerritsen, T. Koury, P.Thordarson, M.J. Crossley, A.E. Rowan, R.J.M. Nolte, J.A.A.W. Elemans, and S. Speller, Real-time single-molecule imaging of oxidation catalysis at a liquid?solid interface, Nature Nanotechnology, 2, 5, 285-289 (2007).
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• J.T.V. Hoogboom, J.A.A.W. Elemans, Th. Rasing, A.E. Rowan, and R.J.M. Nolte, Supramolecular command surfaces for liquid crystal alignment, Poymer International, 56, 10, 1186-1191 (2007).
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• R. van Hameren, P. Schön, A. van Buul, J. Hoogboom, S.V. Lazarenko, J.W. Gerritsen, H. Engelkamp, P.C.M. Christianen, H.A. Heus, J.C. Maan, Th. Rasing, S. Speller, A.E. Rowan. R.J. M. Nolte and J.A.A.W. Elemans, Macroscopic, hierarchical surface patterning of porphyrin trimers via self-assembly and dewetting, Science, 314, 5804, 1433-1436 (2006).
  PDF doi:10.1126/science.1133004
  
  
• B. Hulsken, R. van Hameren, P. Thordarson, J.W. Gerritsen, R.J.M. Nolte, A.E. Rowan, M.J. Crossley, J.A.A.W. Elemans, S. Speller, Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy studies of porphyrins at solid-liquid interfaces, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 45, 3B, 1953-1955 (2006).
  PDF doi:10.1143/JJAP.45.1953
  
  
• R. van Hameren, M. Fahimnia, M.C. Feiters, W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, P. Schön, A.M. van Buul, J. Hoogboom, S. Speller, A.E. Rowan, J.A.A.W. Elemans and R.J.M. Nolte, Catalytically active supramolecular porphyrin assemblies, PMSE, 95, 1067 (2006).
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• J.T.V. Hoogboom, P.M.L. Garcia, M.B.J. Otten, J.A.A.W. Elemans, J. Sly, S.V. Lazarenko, Th. Rasing, A.E. Rowan, and R.J.M. Nolte, Tunable command layers for liquid crystal alignment, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 31, 11047-11052 (2005).
  PDF doi:10.1021/ja051865l
  
  
• J.W. Gerritsen, J.A.A.W. Elemans, B. Hulsken, A.M. Travaille, H. van Kempen, T. Rasing and S. Speller, STM in a gel environment, AIP Conference Proceedings, 697, 365-368 (2003).
  doi:10.1063/1.1639719
  
  
• J.A.A.W. Elemans, M.C. Lensen, J.W. Gerritsen, H. van Kempen, S. Speller, R.J.M. Nolte, A.E. Rowan, Scanning probe studies of porphyrin assemblies and their supramolecular manipulation at a solid-liquid interface, Advanced Materials, 15, 24, 2070-2073 (2003).
  PDF doi:10.1002/adma.200305602