Structure and Properties of Atomic and Molecular Assemblies at Surfaces
CIC nanoGUNE Seminars
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Sylvie Morin, nanoGUNE
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2014/10/08
13:00 - Place
- nanoGUNE seminar room, Tolosa Hiribidea 76, Donostia - San Sebastian
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**Host:** Alexander Bittner
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Sylvie Morin**
_PhD (Ottawa), Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair _
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My group’s research deals mostly with low dimensionality systems and the
importance of changes in material properties due to the creation or presence
of interfaces. Our main research objectives are to gain understanding of the
organization of molecules (and atoms) at surfaces created using methods such
as electrodeposition, self-assembly and covalent attachment on surfaces via
“wet†chemistry; to study relevant properties of these films and
ultimately to control the formation of these materials. In this presentation I
will give several examples of our work including the properties of self-
assembled monolayers of metal phthalocyanine molecules as model
electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, the surface modification of large band
gap semiconductors for the design of hybrid solar cell devices, functionalized
porous materials for desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
(DESI-MS) including DESI-MS imaging and finally on the preparation of
nanostructured thin films for device applications. These systems are probed
using a broad array of techniques including x-ray diffraction, scanning
tunneling microscopy (STM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM) and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). In addition,
I will highlight some of our contributions to multidisciplinary research at
the interface between biology and surface science more specifically in the
areas of genomics, antibiotic resistance and protein self-assembly.