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The activity of the Laboratory of Nanostructures and Novel Electrnonic Materials (LNNME) covers a broad range of topics. In all the cases, whether it concerns superconductivity or living cells, the common denominator is material science. Through studying the basic physical properties of novel electronic materials like cuprate or pnictide superconductors, organic kagome lattices, low-dimensional conductors, graphene,  magnetic semiconductors or anatase single crystals, one of our goals is to learn how one can improve the materials quality in order to reveal their intrinsic features.

 

In the case of nanostructures the major concern is the synthesis of high purity, long, very well crystallized nanotubes and nanowires with excellent mechanical, electronic properties suitable for applications in nanomechanics, photovoltaics, fuel cells or in composites. Even when their synthesis is scaled up (e.g. kg/day quantities of carbon nanotubes) we are aiming for materials of Swiss quality.

One of our main research directions related to the study of living matter is to follow the structural and functionality changes of bio-molecular targets upon exposure to nano-engineered materials, such as nanoparticles, nanotubes or nanowires. Furthermore, while using infrared spectroscopy, we want to contribute to better understanding of protein misfolding diseases, such as Alzheimer disease, Huntington disease or Multiple Sclerosis.

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