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KW Hipps Group Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Materials

Summer School Instructors and Topics They Will Cover

 

Steve Buratto: Professor of Chemistry, The University of California Santa Barbara

An introduction to spatially resolved laser spectroscopy including near field scanning optical microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy will be presented.
Professor Buratto’s Group

J. Thomas Dickinson: Professor of Physics and Materials Science, Washington State University

Mechanisms and nanometer scale characterization of interfacial phenomena such as tribology and adhesion; The use of nanomechanics for characterization of ultrathin films, solid single crystal surfaces, and thin film surfaces; Synergisms between highly localized mechanical stress and chemical stimulation.

Robert Hamers: Evan P. Helfaer Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Electronic structure of nanoscale materials: Linking the Chemists and Physicists approach. A simple introduction to electronic band structure for physical chemists; Discuss different approaches to controlling nanoscale molecular organization at surfaces; Discuss the use of organic molecules as functioning electronic devices.

K.W. Hipps: Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, Washington State University

Topics will include: Imaging and spectroscopy of Single Molecules on metal surfaces in UHV; deposition methods and characterization of thin films, and electronic and vibrational states and their role in the electron tunneling process. Examples of STM images will be presented and the mechanisms of image formation will be discussed. Vibronic and electronic state mediated tunneling spectroscopy and experimental techniques for variable temperature UHV imaging will be included. An overview of 2-D self-assembled structures will be given.

Jan Hoh: Assoc. Professor of Physiology and Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

General methods of measuring forces on the nanometer scale will be discussed. Issues related to imaging soft materials and some timely examples will be presented. Issues particularly relevant for imaging biological materials and the magnitude of forces involved will be included. Image interpretation, especially in light of the various flavors of SPM currently being employed, is an important topic that will be addressed.

Stuart Lindsay: Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University

A review experimental methods of contacting molecules, including break junctions, fabricated nanojunctions, scanning probe microscopes and self-assembled devices will be presented. Methods for making well defined covalent contacts to single molecules will be described. The resulting IV data will be compared to theories. Single molecule-metal electronic phenomena will be discussed.

Otto Sankey: Professor of Physics, Arizona State University

Basic concepts in bonding and orbital theory, including density functional theory will be presented; Application will include molecular electronics – transport of electrons through molecules and Semi-quantitative estimates – dealing with tunneling in a simple manner.

Nongjian Tao: Professor of Chemistry and Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University

Electrochemical nanofabrication will be presented, including: Theoretical and experimental background of electrochemical etching and deposition; Basic principles and examples of STM-based electrochemical nanofabrication, template-based electrochemical nanofabrication and of quantum phenomena-based electrochemical nanofabrication.

Henry S. White: Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah

Issues in nanoscale electrochemistry will be presented. Topics will include: Fundamental concepts, electrodes of nanometer dimension, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, and Nanoscale Biochemistry.