2014 participants
Thomas Hopper
Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM)is a tool used by chemists and materials scientists to image surfaces and probe their electrical properties. In the right conditions, images of individual atoms can be obtained. Polyoxometallates (POMs)are anions composed of metal and oxygen atoms. They are of interest in the fields of materials science and catalysis.
This project will test the ability of STM and other scanning probe microscopy techniques in resolving atomic resolution images of POM arrays on conductive surfaces.
Funding Source: Newcastle University