Research Topics

The electron microscopy group at Empa carries out independet research projects and is involved in various collaborative research projects. Some research topics are of methodogical character, aiming at advancing imaging and analysis methods in electron microscopy, others are of applied nature where advanced characterization methods are employed to advance the understanding of the structure-property relation of novel functional (nano-)materials.

 

Complex Functional Oxides

For details, see the Complex Functional Oxides website.

This research topic is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Catalysis

For details, see the Catalysis website.

This research topic is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Liquid-Phase Microscopy

For details, see the Liquid-Phase Microscopy website.

This research topic is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

 

Past research projects

Birth of Solids - Atomic-Scale Processes in Crystal Nucleation

For details, visit the CLUSTER project website.

This research topic is funded by an ERC consolidator grant.
Novel Semiconductor Heterostructures

For details, visit the Novel Semiconductor Heterostructures website.

This research topic is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and CTI, the Commission for Technology and Innovation.