1. Towards functional surfaces and nanostructures using non-volatile molecules James N. O’Shea School of Physics & Astronomy Nottingham Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Centre University of Nottingham
1st MONET Marie Curie EST network workshop, Reading 5th-6th March 2007

2. Towards functional surfaces using non-volatile molecules
Interesting monolayers of non-volatile molecules
Investigating the fundamental physics
Getting non-volatile molecules onto surfaces in UHV
Results

3. Functional surfaces from non-volatile molecules Molecular solar cells
Ru535

4. Functional surfaces from non-volatile molecules Biomimetic molecular sensors

5. Functional surfaces from non-volatile molecules Supra-molecular templates
L. M. A. Perdigão et al, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, (2006)

6. Investigating the fundamental physics Mapping occupied and unoccupied densities of states | XPS

7. Investigating the fundamental physics Mapping occupied and unoccupied densities of states | UPS

8. Investigating the fundamental physics Mapping occupied and unoccupied densities of states | XAS

9. Investigating the fundamental physics Charge transfer dynamics | ‘Core-hole clock’
Participator

10. Investigating the fundamental physics Charge transfer dynamics | ‘Core-hole clock’
Auger

11. Investigating the fundamental physics Charge transfer dynamics | ‘Core-hole clock’
Spectator

12. Investigating the fundamental physics Charge transfer dynamics | ‘Core-hole clock’
J. Ben Taylor et al, in preparation

13. Investigating the fundamental physics Back donation | A higher Auger

14. Investigating the fundamental physics Back donation | A higher Auger

15. Getting non-volatile molecules onto surfaces in UHV Electrospray ionisation of liquid samples
2.5 kV

16. Getting non-volatile molecules onto surfaces in UHV Electrospray deposition in vacuum
10-2 torr
10-5 torr

17. Getting non-volatile molecules onto surfaces in UHV Electrospray deposition of carbon nanotubes in vacuum
J. N O'Shea et al, Nanotechnology 18 (2007)

18. Getting non-volatile molecules onto surfaces in UHV UHV electrospray deposition
10-7 torr
water-methanol solution

19. Getting non-volatile molecules onto surfaces in UHV UHV electrospray deposition of Ru535/TiO2(110)
Louise Mayor et al, in preparation

20. Taking it further… Functional supramolecular networks and molecular traps
J. N. O’Shea et al, Surface Science 486,157 (2001)

21. Summary
In-situ UHV electrospray deposition allows us to investigate non-volatile molecules and nanostructures with a suite of surface science techniques.
Electron spectroscopy can reveal a great deal about the movement of electrons and the interactions between molecules and surfaces.

22. Acknowledgements Chris Satterley Joachim Schnadt
Postdocs and PhD Students
Chris Satterley
Janine Swarbrick
J. Ben Taylor
Louise Mayor
Graziano Magnano
Anna Rienzo
Collaborators
Joachim Schnadt
Peter Beton
Neil Champness
Philip Moriarty
Karina Schulte
Funding
EPSRC for electrospray development and supramolecular templates
CCLRC for access to SRS
EC FP6 Research Infrastructure for access to MAX-lab
EC FP6 Marie Curie Actions for the MONET EST network