Exploring the Frontiers of Nanoscience with Professor Lu Jiong and team

August 26th, 2024

Atomic-precision probe chemistry, leveraging scanning probe techniques like scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), offers exciting opportunities for visualizing and manipulating individual atoms and molecules on surfaces at the sub-angstrom scale. This precise control is crucial for manipulating surface reactions and building quantum states of matter atom by atom, driving innovation in quantum nanoscience and technology.

At the National University of Singapore, Professor Lu Jiong and his dynamic team of 11 research fellows have been working towards their mission to uncover the secrets of chemical and physical processes across scales from atomic to macroscopic, pushing the boundaries of functional materials and devices. Specializing in atomic-scale quantum nanoscience, 2D materials, and atomic-precision catalysis, their research is truly cutting-edge.

Central to their work are two state-of-the-art Scienta Omicron’s LT SPMs, enabling them to explore local electronic and magnetic properties with unparalleled precision.

“Our goal in the near future is to further extend the current AI+STM framework to adopt versatile on-surface probe chemistry reactions with greater scale and efficiency. This has the potential to transform conventional laboratory-based on-surface synthesis processes into on-chip fabrication for practical applications. Such a transformation could play a pivotal role in accelerating fundamental research in quantum matter and usher in a new era of intelligent atomic fabrication”, said Professor Jiong.

“The scanning probe microscope from Scienta Omicron is renowned for its high quality and robust performance. It provides state-of-the-art tools to facilitate the scientific exploration into uncharted and exciting territory”, Jiong added.

Read the article "Intelligent Synthesis of Magnetic Nanographenes via Chemist-Intuited Atomic Robotic Probe”, where the team combines probe chemistry with AI to achieve atomically precise single-molecule manipulation. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44160-024-00488-7.