In the nanoscale materials- and surface science group we investigate the structure and properties of materials. In particular our interests are focused on electronic and magnetic properties. We study atoms, molecules and nanostructures at surfaces and we attack the problems from a very fundamental point of view to understand the basic physics behind.

The motivation for this research is to be found in technological applications like data storage and –processing, sensor technology or solar cells and devices. We use a range of surface science techniques under well-controlled ultra-high-vacuum conditions for our experiments. In particular scanning tunneling microscopy is used to study the growth of nanostructures and self-assembled molecular networks and the electronic properties are investigated with scanning tunneling spectroscopy at cryogenic temperatures.