An STM/AFM Facility for Electroactive Materials Characterisation

用于电活性材料表征的扫描隧道显微镜（STM）/原子力显微镜（AFM）设施：该项目预计将解决使用扫描探针显微镜表征电活性结构的确定需求，并建立在当地专业知识的基础上。该仪器包括一个电化学扫描隧道显微镜，用于分子线，开关，晶体管和其他单分子电子元件的电气测试，以及一个皮力隧道原子力显微镜（PF-TUNA）的测量和相关的纳米机械和电性能的脆弱结构在更大的面积。该设施将成为在基础腐蚀科学、纳米技术和moltronics等领域的导电基底上使用电活性材料的研究人员的核心资产。

A Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM)/Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) facility for electroactive materials characterisation: This project is expected to address an identified need for the characterisation of electroactive structures using scanning probe microscopy and builds on local expertise in allied methods. The instrumentation includes an electrochemical STM for electrical testing of molecular wires, switches, transistors and other single molecule electronic components, together with a pico-force tunnelling AFM (PF-TUNA) for the measurement and correlation of nano mechanical and electrical properties of fragile structures over larger areas. The facility will be a core asset for researchers that use electroactive material on conducting substrates in fields including fundamental corrosion science, nanotechnology, and moltronics.