Organic solid-solid wetting
We developed and apply a novel technique (OSWD) to induce the self-assembly of organic semiconductors on substrate surfaces. The technique enables to grow monolayers of insoluble organic molecules without the need for vacuum conditions (as in the case of Molecular Beam Epitaxy) or chemical modifications (to achieve solubility).
Charge-transfer doping of graphene
Graphene is a one-atom thick carbon sheet with exceptional properties. Tuning the electronic structure of Graphene is important for the development of carbon based electronics. We develop graphene doping methods based on OSWD which work fully under ambient conditions.
Prebiotic chemistry
Following the bottom-up approach to the study of the origin of life we address the question of which environments are capable to induce self-assembly of probable primordial molecules on mineral surfaces. Our results on insoluble PAH molecules show that a solution is not a general prerequisite for self-assembly under ambient conditions.