Surface Physics Laboratory ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * Offer ****************************************************************************************** - Materials morphological, crystallographic and chemical characterisation using in-air, va high vacuum techniques: Photoelectron spectroscopies including synchrotron radiation-based diff raction methods, low-energy ion scattering, scanning tunnelling microscopy, infrared scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopies, thermodesorption, microreactor ma - Materials synthesis using vacuum methods of molecular beam epitaxy and magnetron sputter thin films and nanoparticles - Development of catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and electrolyse chemical activity of catalysts in a microreactor and testing performance and endurance of cells in dedicated test stations - Testing of gas sensors in a dedicated test station ****************************************************************************************** * Expertise ****************************************************************************************** - Multi-probe characterisation of materials and analysis of surface physico-chemical pheno micron to atomic dimensions - Synthesis of novel materials using vacuum technologies and electron and ion beam lithogr - Applied research and development of catalysts for energy conversion (e.g. maximizing the of precious metal usage in PEMFC) - Applied research of metal and semiconductor nanostructures for chemical sensors - Providing open access and user support in photoelectron spectroscopies and electron micr ****************************************************************************************** * Research Areas & Excellence ****************************************************************************************** - Fundamental properties of surfaces and interfaces of solids, mainly metal, alloy, metal- semiconductor nanostructures - Fundamental research of chemical reaction kinetics on gas-solid and liquid-solid interfa - Fundamental research of organic-inorganic interfaces - Synthesis and characterization of novel nanostructured materials in planar geometry–nano films, surface alloys, surface oxides, organic self-assembled layers - Heterogeneous catalysis on nanostructured surfaces, dominant processes of interest are t proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) anode and cathode: Hydrogen adsorption and oxi oxidation, oxygen reduction reaction, catalyst poisoning - Adsorption on nanostructured materials for gas sensing applications - Research and development of PEMFC catalysts with low content of precious metals - Development of hydrogen and methanol PEMFC compatible with silicon microfabrication tech ****************************************************************************************** * Key Research Equiment ****************************************************************************************** - XPS/XPD – UPS/ARPESMulti-probe, ultra-high vacuum instrument for integral and angle-reso photoelectron spectroscopy (x-ray and ultra-violet), also including low-energy electron di thin film sample preparation methods - STM – XPS – IV-LEED – TPDMulti-probe, ultra-high vacuum instrument for scanning tunnelli ray , photoelectron spectroscopy, intensity-voltage low-energy electron diffraction and thermally programmed d spectrometry, also including thin film sample preparation methods - Materials Science beamline Multi-probe, ultra-high vacuum instrument at synchrotron Elet Italy, for synchrotron-radiation integral and angle-resolved soft x-ray photoelectron spec near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, also including low-energy electron diffraction and thin film sample preparation methods - TescanMira 3 FESEM High-vacuum Tescan scanning electron microscope with field emission c allowing energy dispersion x-ray imaging. - Tescan Lyra FIB-FESEM High-vacuum Tescan™ scanning electron microscope with field emissi focused ion beam and four-jet gas injection system for nanolithography - Bruker MultiMode 8 EC-AFM Bruker atomic force microscope with nanomechanical properties and (with an electrochemical cell) in electrolyte - Fuel cell test stations with a bipotentiostat for automotive-standard protocol and custo PEMFC - Sensor test station for gas sensing materials - Magnetron sputtering chambers for direct-current (DC) and radiofrequency (RF) sputtering reactive sputtering deposition - NAP XPSSpecs™ multi-probe instrument for near ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spect 100 Pa) ****************************************************************************************** * Achievements ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * International Patents *========================================================================================= - USA: US 8435921 - China: CN102186588B - Euroasia: EA 019445 - Korea: KR 10-1331108 - Japan: JP 5214032 - Japan: JP 5158760 - India: IN 266215 *========================================================================================= * Czech Patents *========================================================================================= - CZ 301 720 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "We deliver this through an increasing production of excellent scientific results with an involvement of undergraduate and graduate students, through active international networkin collaborative projects of high societal impact, such as clean energy.“ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************************************************************************************** * Partnerships and Collaborations ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * Academic Partners *========================================================================================= Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg ( | Université de Bourgogne, France | Universitat de Barcelona, Spain | Consiglio Nazionale Istituto Officina dei Materiali (CNR-IOM)-Democritos, Italy | Universität Bremen, Germany National Laboratory, Upton NY, U.S.A. | Technische Universität Graz, Austria *========================================================================================= * Industry Partners *========================================================================================= - LEANCAT s.r.o. | Jablotron grup a.s. | HE3DA s.r.o. - MAIN RECENT PROJECTS - OP VVV, SPL-MSB, CZ02.1.01/0.0/0,0/16_013/0001788 - OP VVV, Pac NG, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_025/0007414 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Our mission is the systematic development of science and scholarship based on highest qua research in the field of physics and chemistry of solid surfaces and interfaces." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************************************************************************************** * Are you interested in this expertise? ****************************************************************************************** Please contact CPPT UK Web: www.cppt.cuni.cz/ [ URL "https://cppt.cuni.cz/"] Mail: transfer@cuni.cz Phone: +420 224 491 255 *========================================================================================= * Experts and their Department *========================================================================================= Prof. RNDr. Vladimír Matolín, DrSc. Department of Surface and Plasma Sciences Web: https://nano.mff.cuni.cz/ [ URL "https://nano.mff.cuni.cz/"]