ZANG group research

department of chemistry and biochemistry SIU

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Our research interest includes the synthesis and fabrication of functional nanostructures and molecular sensing systems, and the investigation at single-molecule and nanometer scale using scanning probe microscopies(SPM): atomic force microscopy (AFM), near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM), scanning confocal microscopy (SCM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).

The current research efforts are aimed at:

(1) fluorescence sensors and switches for nanoscale probing and molecular electronic devices
(2) dimensional control of self-assembly of perylene based organic semiconductor materials

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(updated on june 22, 2004)