Research
High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy

- Tip engineering - Field Ion Microscopy meets Atomic Force Microscopy
- 3D Force Fields - From Imaging to Manipulation
- Molecules in Liquids - 3D Structure Analysis
- TERS - Tip-enhanced Raman Scattering
Principles of On-Surface Synthesis: Designing 2D Nano-Materials

- Ullmann coupling reactions
- Hierarchical reaction control
- Dissymmetric reaction activation
- Chirality of organic molecules
- Graphene Nanoribbons GNRs - Bottom-up Design
- Graphene Nanoflakes
- Organic topological insulators
Nanotribology - 'The Physics of Superlow Friction'
- Friction on phase transition materials
- Nanoparticle manipulation
- Temperature dependence of nanoscale friction
- Application of nanoscale concepts to macroscopic tribo-contacts
Energy Storage Interfaces
- Nano-Ionics
- Ion conduction enhancement effects at interfaces
Enabling Cryo-Technologies - 'Sub 4K Pulse Tube Cryocoolers'


