Scientific Director, Imaging and Manipulation of Nanostructures
Senior Scientist, LBNL Materials Sciences Division
Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Materials Science and Engineering Dept. MBSalmeron@lbl.gov
Research interests
The atomic structure of surfaces: imaging and manipulation
of individual atoms and molecules. Adsorption, diffusion
and reactions of molecules on single crystal metal and oxide surfaces
Mechanical
properties of materials at the atomic level: how
atoms and molecules exchange energy during frictional sliding
The
structure of liquid films and droplets at the molecular level:
wetting phenomena, dissolution
Molecular electronics: molecules
to conduct electricity, rectification and semiconducting properties.
Relation between molecular structure and electronic properties
Catalysis
and environmental science using Scanning Tunneling and Force Microscopies,
Photoelectron Spectroscopy under ambient conditions at the Berkeley
Synchrotron
