About ourselves

Section 127 nanotech@surfaces understands itself as a classical research laboratory, with activities in fundamental and applied research in the field of nanostructures on surfaces. The principal aim of the laboratory is the transfer of results from basic research via applied research projects to industry. With our actual priorities "Electron Emission from Carbon Nanotubes" and "Molecular Electronics" we satisfy this target perfectly.

In the topic "Electron Emission from Carbon Nanotubes" we have a number of projects with industrial partners around the world running or in preparation. These applied research projects are mainly focused on the development of prototype devices using carbon nanotubes in a key function.

The second set up priority "Molecular Electronics" is an activity in classical basic research and with a long term perspective regarding applications with are thinkable in 10 or more years.

As a laboratory working in nanotechnology we are convinced that the knowledge and competencies needed for a future industrial implementation of nanotechnology and for successful applied research in this field have to be elaborated today in fundamentally oriented projects. In the domain of carbon nanotube field emitter we have demonstrated with success the viability of this approach.

Contacts

• Dr. Pierangelo Gröning, Head of the Laboratory
• Dr. Roman Fasel, Self-Assembly, Molecular Electronics
• Dr. Oliver Gröning, Electron Field Emission, Molecular Electronics
• Dr. Pascal Ruffieux, Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Dr. Roland Widmer, Scanning Probe Microscopy in Solution
• Dr. Daniele Passerone, Theory and atomistic simulation of materials