Our disciplinary centers
Center for Chemistry & Spectroscopy
Disciplinary Centers are dedicated hubs for training and scientific exchange. They are designed to foster the development of expertise, train researchers, and stimulate scientific interaction and collaboration. These centers focus on specific areas of expertise, whereas the research themes cover broader research domains.
The Center for Chemistry and Spectroscopy develops and applies a wide range of physical and chemical techniques to synthesize and characterize complex functional matter.
Area of expertise
The Center for Chemistry and Spectroscopy studies the self-organization of simple molecular and nanoscopic building blocks to tailor-made nanocrystals, complex emulsions, patterned nano- and microcomposites, including out-of-equilibrium processes leading to directed self-assembly and spontaneous symmetry breaking.
Moreover, we investigate the interaction between different molecules and nanoscopic materials in complex hybrid nanostructures and the emergence of complex behavior, using analytical chemical techniques and advanced spectroscopy and microscopy techniques.
Techniques and equipment
Our experimental labs feature a wide range of chemical and optical characterization techniques, such as:
- femtosecond polarization-resolved and two-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy
- heterodyne-detected vibrational surface sum-frequency generation spectroscopy
- scanning probe microscopy including scanning electrochemical microscopy
- advanced electron microscopy including tomography
- (time-resolved) single particle microscopy and spectroscopy techniques
- high performance liquid chromatography
Moreover, we have developed customized equipment for synthesis and assembly of complex molecules and nanomaterials ranging from CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) and Schlenk line setups to microfluidic devices, ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition), nanocube imprint lithography and 3D nanophotochemistry.
Related research themes
The Center for Chemistry and Spectroscopy is related to the Autonomous Matter research theme, that studies how matter can perform complex functions independently.
Group leaders
Group leaders associated to the Center for Chemistry and Spectroscopy:
Other Disciplinary Centers
Contact
If you have any questions about the Center for Chemistry and Spectroscopy, please contact Huib Bakker at H.Bakker@amolf.nl.