Research

Our research focuses on surface-supported molecular nanostructures and two-dimensional materials using high-resolution scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy. Related to molecular materials, we examine single-molecule processes, the self-assembly of supramolecular structures, and the on-surface synthesis of novel carbon-based materials. Our 2D materials studies cover the growth, structural, and electronic properties of transition metal halides and graphene.
Our research activies are embedded into the FAU Competence Center Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM) and the FAU Profile Center Light.Matter.Quantumtechnologies (LMQ), New Materials and Proceses (NMP), and Solar.