Projects / Programmes
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics: Study of Low-Dimensional and Surface Structures by Transmission Electron and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
1.02.01 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Physics |
Physics of condesed matter |
Code |
Science |
Field |
P250 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Condensed matter: structure, thermal and mechanical properties, crystallography, phase equilibria |
P260 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic and optical properties, supraconductors, magnetic resonance, relaxation, spectroscopy |
modulated superstructures, surface structures, nucleation and growth of metal deposits, transmission electron microsopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, low-energy electron diffraction, Auger spectroscopy
Researchers (7)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
03426 |
MSc Bojan Marin |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Researcher |
1996 - 2001 |
93 |
2. |
01112 |
PhD Albert Prodan |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Principal Researcher |
1996 - 2001 |
210 |
3. |
00393 |
PhD Milan Valter Schara |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Researcher |
1996 - 2001 |
343 |
4. |
01119 |
PhD Marjeta Šentjurc |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Researcher |
1996 - 2001 |
511 |
5. |
12338 |
PhD Miha Škarabot |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Researcher |
1998 - 2001 |
250 |
6. |
09863 |
Zora Škraba |
|
Researcher |
2000 - 2001 |
40 |
7. |
19245 |
PhD Herman Josef P. Van Midden |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Researcher |
1999 - 2001 |
88 |
Organisations (1)
no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
0106 |
Jožef Stefan Institute |
Ljubljana |
5051606000 |
85,872 |
Abstract
The goal of the project is first to synthesize and characterize various low-dimensional modulated structures and second to study their surface structures and the initial stages of metal growth on the chosen model substrates. In the research hypothesis we expected the existence of new low-dimensional modulated structures with specilic structural properties and new findings in the structure and behaviour of the existing ones, as well as that introduction of new surface methods will offer a new insigt at an atomic level into the processes and reacctions, which take place during the initial stages of growth, which largely dictates further growth of the deposit and thus its properties. The main subject of our studies will also in the future be various transition-metal chalcogenides, which are of interest because many of them show interesting structural properties, but are very useful as model substrates for controlled growth and selforganisation of metallic deposits during the initial stages of their growth. To test the reseach hypothesis conventional structural methods (e.g. x-ray and electron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy) will be combined with surface methods, mainly scanning tunneling microscopy with low energy electron diffraction and Auger spectriscopy. The work is being carried out in close cooperation with numerous coworkers abroad, which not only offers exange of knowledge and experience, but also an axess to alternative experimental methods, which are usefully combined with ours. The results will also in the future be represented at international and domestic meetings and published in interanional journals, devoted to the mentioned fields.