Empa - Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces

Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces Laboratory

Our interdisciplinary team gathers physicists, materials scientists, (bio-) chemists, and engineers focusing on bringing novel materials to devices. We are interested in understanding the fundamental electronic, optoelectronic, thermal and ionic transport processes involved in atomically-precise nanostructures and low-dimensional materials. The heterogeneous integration of novel nanomaterials requires custom-made methods for nanoscale patterning and interfaces nanostructuring. Overall, we strive to master the chain of competences leading from designer materials with tailored quantum properties to devices with targeted application in information & quantum technology, energy conversion & storage as well as biochemical sensing & diagnostics.

Research

Quantum Devices

Nanoelectronics and Nano-Optics

Nanomaterials Spectroscopy and Imaging

Biosensing and Functional Surfaces

Technical Expertise

Reliability Center

Engineering Group

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Sept. 01, 2018

Welcome to Jingming Cao, our PhD student on the Thz-Wood Project

Publications

Spin signatures in the electrical response of graphene nanogaps

Víctor M. García-Suarez, Amador García-Fuente, Diego J Carrascal, Enrique Burzuri Linares, Max Koole, Herre S.J. van der Zant, Maria El Abbassi, Michel Calame and Jaime Ferrer Nanoscale (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C8NR06123H

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Sept. 01, 2018

Welcome to Jingming Cao, our PhD student on the Thz-Wood Project

Publications

Spin signatures in the electrical response of graphene nanogaps

Víctor M. García-Suarez, Amador García-Fuente, Diego J Carrascal, Enrique Burzuri Linares, Max Koole, Herre S.J. van der Zant, Maria El Abbassi, Michel Calame and Jaime Ferrer Nanoscale (2018)

DOI: 10.1039/C8NR06123H

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Feb 01, 2025 Welcome to Marco!

Welcome to our new academic guest, Marco Ferroni! He will be conducting research with us alongside his master's studies at ETH. We're delighted to have you here! 😊

Jan 20, 2025 Congratulations to Wenhao!

Congratulations to Dr. Wenhao Huang for successfully defending your PhD thesis on "Electronic transport properties in hexagonal Boron Nitride encapsulated carbon FETs"!

Aug 16, 2024 Congratulations to Elias & Ronny!

Congratulations to Elias and Ronny on successfully completing their apprenticeships as Physics Laboratory Technician VET and achieving the Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (Engineering, Architecture, Life Sciences)! We're proud of your accomplishments and excited to see what you'll achieve in the future.

Aug 14, 2024 Welcome to Lucia & Miro!

Welcome to our new Physics Laboratory Technician apprentices, Lucia and Miro! We're excited to have you join our team. We hope you'll enjoy your time here and learn a lot during your apprenticeship. Best wishes for a successful and enjoyable experience!

Aug 05, 2024 Welcome Rasmus

We are delighted to welcome Rasmus to our Nanomaterials Spectroscopy and Imaging group. We wish him a successful and enjoyable stay as he investigates the synthesis-structure-function relations of inorganic chalcogenide perovskites.

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Feb 01, 2025 Welcome to Marco!

Roman Furrer

Created 2/27/25 - Published 2/27/25 - Modified 12 Days ago.

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Transport and magnetic properties of Magnéli phase tungsten oxide WO2.90 prepared by spark plasma sintering

Roman Furrer

Created 2/27/25 - Published 2/27/25 - Modified 12 Days ago.

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Transport and magnetic properties of Magnéli phase tungsten oxide WO2.90 prepared by spark plasma sintering Dadiani,...

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The role of precursor coverage in the synthesis and substrate transfer of graphene nanoribbons

Roman Furrer

Created 2/27/25 - Published 2/27/25 - Modified 12 Days ago.

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The role of precursor coverage in the synthesis and substrate transfer of graphene nanoribbons Darawish, R., Braun,...

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Responsive magnetic polymer nanocomposites through thermal-induced structural reorganization

Roman Furrer

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Responsive magnetic polymer nanocomposites through thermal-induced structural reorganization Chen, Q., Furrer, R.,...

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Electronic confinement induced quantum dot behavior in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Roman Furrer

Created 2/27/25 - Published 2/27/25 - Modified 12 Days ago.

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Electronic confinement induced quantum dot behavior in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene Ghawri, B., Bastante,...

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Protection materials on III-V semiconductors for photoelectrochemical CO reduction

Roman Furrer

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Protection materials on III-V semiconductors for photoelectrochemical CO reduction Naumann, K., Tichter, T.,...

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Jan 20, 2025 Congratulations to Wenhao!

Roman Furrer

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Jan 20, 2025 Congratulations to Wenhao! Congratulations to Dr. Wenhao Huang for successfully defending your PhD...

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Accelerated Alzheimer's Aβ-42 secondary nucleation chronologically visualized on fibril surfaces

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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Accelerated Alzheimer's Aβ-42 secondary nucleation chronologically visualized on fibril surfaces Nirmalraj, P. N.,...

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A facile methodology for side- and upcycling of HDPE waste via partial creation of unsaturated double bonds

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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A facile methodology for side- and upcycling of HDPE waste via partial creation of unsaturated double bonds Wu...

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Charge transfer in InAs@ZnSe‐MoS2 heterostructures for broadband photodetection

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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Charge transfer in InAs@ZnSe‐MoS2 heterostructures for broadband photodetection Asaithambi A, Thakur MK, Zhu D,...

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AFM-IR of electrohydrodynamically printed PbS quantum dots: quantifying ligand exchange at the nanoscale

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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AFM-IR of electrohydrodynamically printed PbS quantum dots: quantifying ligand exchange at the nanoscale Ferraresi...

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Photomultiplication enabling efficient shortwave infrared-sensitive organic upconversion devices

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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Photomultiplication enabling efficient shortwave infrared-sensitive organic upconversion devices Hu WH, Assunção...

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Preparation and characterization of YAG microspheres doped with Eu2+/Eu3+ for broad band emission

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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Preparation and characterization of YAG microspheres doped with Eu2+/Eu3+ for broad band emission Ghadamyari M,...

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Cost-effective conductive paste for radiofrequency devices using carbon-based materials

Roman Furrer

Created 10/29/24 - Published 10/29/24 - Modified 4 Months ago.

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Cost-effective conductive paste for radiofrequency devices using carbon-based materials Curreli, N., Dessì, C.,...

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Aug 16, 2024 Congratulations to Elias & Ronny!

Roman Furrer

Created 8/21/24 - Published 8/21/24 - Modified 6 Months ago.

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Aug 16, 2024 Congratulations to Elias & Ronny! Congratulations to Elias and Ronny on successfully completing their...

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Aug 14, 2024 Welcome to Lucia & Miro!

Roman Furrer

Created 8/21/24 - Published 8/21/24 - Modified 6 Months ago.

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Aug 14, 2024 Welcome to Lucia & Miro! Welcome to our new Physics Laboratory Technician apprentices, Lucia and Miro!...

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Direct anchoring of molybdenum sulfide molecular catalysts on antimony selenide photocathodes for solar hydrogen production

Roman Furrer

Created 8/8/24 - Published 8/8/24 - Modified 7 Months ago.

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Direct anchoring of molybdenum sulfide molecular catalysts on antimony selenide photocathodes for solar hydrogen production ...

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dimi 2024

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Unveiling the complex phonon nature and phonon cascades in 1L to 5L WSe2 using multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering

Roman Furrer

Created 8/8/24 - Published 8/8/24 - Modified 7 Months ago.

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Unveiling the complex phonon nature and phonon cascades in 1L to 5L WSe2 using multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering ...

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Aug5, 2024 Rasmus

Roman Furrer

Created 8/8/24 - Published 8/8/24 - Modified 7 Months ago.

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Aug 05, 2024 Welcome Rasmus We are delighted to welcome Rasmus to our Nanomaterials Spectroscopy and Imaging group....

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Protein fibril aggregation on red blood cells: a potential biomarker to distinguish neurodegenerative diseases from healthy aging

Roman Furrer

Created 6/21/24 - Published 6/21/24 - Modified 8 Months ago.

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Protein fibril aggregation on red blood cells: a potential biomarker to distinguish neurodegenerative diseases from healthy aging ...

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