Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Materials

Department of Chemistry & Material Science Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4630

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Our group specializes in surface and thin film synthesis and characterization. We are pioneering two dimensional supramolecular design techniques. We are deeply interested in electronic and mechanical properties at the molecular level. In addition, we have an interest in theoretical modeling of microscopic and spectroscopic results. Experimental techniques include Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Orbital Mediated Tunneling Spectroscopy (OMTS), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Secondary Electron and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM), Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy (IETS), Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Ultra-violet, visible, and photo-electron spectroscopy (UV-Vis, XPS, and UPS). Materials of interest include transition metal complexes, and metalorganics such as metal TCNQ salts, metal phthalocyanines and porphyrins.

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Supramolecular assembly of coronene and heptanoic acid.

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STM Image of a Mixed Monolayer of Co(II) and Cu(II) Phthalocyanines. The bright spots are the dz2 orbitals of the Co ion in CoPc. McAllister STM and DI electronics. Click on image to learn more!

Who we are....

Professor K.W. Hipps -- Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Chair Department of Chemistry. Fellow of the American Physical Society. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. B.S from the U.T. El Paso, NATO Institute "States of Inorganic Materials" [Oxford 1972], Ph.D. in Chemical Physics [W.S.U 1977], NSF postdoctoral [U. of Michigan 1976-1978], Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Washington Science Teachers 'Teacher of the Year' [1987]. College of Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award (1999-2000),Graduate and Professional Advisor Award (2000), University Distinguished Faculty Award (2002). Author of more than 138 publications.

Professor Ursula Mazur -- Professor, Materials Science Program and Department of Chemistry. B.S from Wayne State University, Ph.D. in Physical Inorganic [U. of Michigan 1979], Author of more than 65 scientific publications.

Professor Louis Scuiero: . Assistant Professor of Chemistry and supervisor of Nanoscale Instrumentation Facility.

Professor Tomohide Takami -- Assitant Research Professor working on Low Temp UHV STM imaging and spectroscopy and on imaging at the solution-solid interface. Experienced scanning probe microscopist and author of more than 58 scientific publications.

Bryan Wiggins -- Materials Science & Engineering graduate student studying STM and OMTS.

Jeremy Eskelsen -- Chemistry graduate student studying organic nanostructures.

Benjamin Friesen -- Chemistry graduate student studying imaging and spectroscopy of porphyrin nanorads.

Krista Nishida -- Chemistry graduate student studying imaging and spectroscopy of phthalocyanine nanorads.

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