Freitag, 17. Mai 2013, 14:15 - 15:45 iCal

Defects, Adsorbates, and Nanostructures at Oxide Surfaces

Gastvrotrag von Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Diebold (Technische Universität Wien, Institut für Angewandte Physik)

Universität Wien, Chemische Institute, Seminarraum 2 beim Dekanat, Raum 2124, 1. Stock
Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Wien

Seminar, Workshop, Kurs


Surface science studies of metal oxides have experienced a rapid growth. The reasons for this increasing interest are quite clear: after all, most metals are oxidized under ambient conditions, so in many instances it is the oxidized surface that deserves our attention. In addition, bulk metal oxides exhibit an extremely wide variability in their physical and chemical properties. These are exploited in established and emerging technologies such as catalysis, gas sensing, and energy conversion schemes, where surfaces and interfaces play a central role in device functioning. Hence a more complete understanding of metal oxide surfaces is desirable from both a fundamental and applied point of view.

By using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy measurements, in combination with Density Functional Theory calculations and area-averaging spectroscopic techniques, great strides have been made in understanding the atomic-scale properties of the surfaces of several oxide materials. In the talk I will give recent examples drawn from studies of bulk single crystals including TiO2, Fe3O4, and SrTiO3.


Veranstalter

Institut für Physikalische Chemie


Kontakt

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kautek
Universität Wien
Institut für Physikalische Chemie
01 4277 52470
wolfgang.kautek@univie.ac.at