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| Custom tailored architectures We develop various approaches to control supramolecular self-assembly with the aim of building functional architectures from a bottom up approach at the nanometer scale. |
| Structure analysis The structure analysis of self-assembled molecular organic adsorbates via complementary techniques such as STM, AFM, LEED and computational chemistry calculations is a prerequisite for the understanding of the (bio-)organic/solid interface. Heteroepitactic template directed growth of organic molecules on solid supports might become more important in the area of manufacturing on the nanoscale. |
| Origin of life studies Organic adsorbates can be used for testing molecular self-assembly under primordial conditions. We have suggested that the spontaneous self-assembly of DNA-base molecules on mineral surfaces may play an essential role in the chemical evolution towards the origin of life under prebiotic conditions. For a complete understanding of the system, STM-imaging and quantumchemical calculations are performed. |
