Chemistry and physics, traditionally separate disciplines, are intermeshed in nano-technology
Senior lecturer Dr. Saeed Amirjalayer (from left), Prof. Harald Fuchs and senior lecturer Dr. Harry Mönig at the atomic force microscope at CeNTech. The device can be used to identify different atoms. The area where physics and chemistry meet lies somewhere in the realm of the minute - in the nano range: where molecules react with one another and the laws of quantum mechanics hold sway. This is the area which physicist Dr. Harry Mönig visualises at the Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech) - with an atomic force microscope and a dedicated technology perfected by himself and a Münster team. In this technology, an atomic-sized probe made of copper scans the surface pf the sample; an oxygen atom at the tip prevents any unwanted interactions from occurring. This method makes it possible to analyse molecules, their structures and networks, and the interactions between the molecules.
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