Surface engineering for organic materials and nanoscale interfaces
The Physical Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces (SURFACES) group focuses on unraveling and controlling the nanoscale structural and electronic properties of nanostructures and interfaces through surface engineering.
Devoting special effort to organic materials, the group investigates organic semiconductors with relevance as active layers for electronic devices such as organic solar cells and organic field-effect transistors.
Its research connects organic growth, surface functionalization, nanoscale electrical properties and the electronic response of metal-organic junctions within the ICMAB advanced materials ecosystem.
Main research lines
The group works across complementary research lines linking surface chemistry, organic materials, nanoscale electrical properties and advanced scanning probe microscopy.
Development of new SPM modes based in multifrequency dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to study wetting, ice nucleation and identification of chemical groups at the nanoscale. (AV)
Growth of organic ultra-thin films and chemical functionalization of surfaces (EB, CO)
Nanoscale electrical and structural properties of organic/electrode interfaces investigated by SPM (EB, CO)
Organic/organic heterojunctions and nanoscale electrical properties of organic electronic devices (EB, CO)
Study of ice nucleation on surfaces focusing on the effect of surfaces on heterogeneous nucleation and ice growth at ambient conditions. (AV)
