UHV Preparation and Analytical System - Scanning Probe Microscopy SPECS Aarhus 150 SPM
The chamber for STM and AFM scanning probe techniques (UHV-SPM) is one of the instruments of the UHV-Cluster, which combines preparation and in-situ analysis by several complementary methods for the characterization of surfaces and thin films. The UHV-SPM is equipped with the SPM Aarhus 150 working in of range 90–400K and provides the possibility of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), achieving an atomic resolution on metal, semiconductor, and oxide surfaces.
Specification
- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) - achieving an atomic resolution on metal, semiconductor, and oxide surfaces.
- SPM Aarhus 150 working in range 90 – 400 K.
- Modification of the samples possible in-situ in the microscope (up to 3 evaporators). Gas inlet system.
- Equipment: Ion sources for sample and tip sputtering, electron beam heater (e-beam up to 800 °C, direct current up to 1250 °C).
Publications
JAKUB, Z.; PLANER, J.; HRŮZA, D.; ENDSTRASSER, Z.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; ČECHAL, J., 2025: Atomically-defined on-surface synthesis of multilayer metal-organic frameworks. COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY 8 (1), doi: 10.1038/s42004-025-01742-5 (UHV-MBE2, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
PROCHÁZKA, P.; STARÁ, V.; PLANER, J.; SKÁLA, T.; ČECHAL, J., 2025: Structure of epitaxial heteromolecular bilayers probed by low-energy electron microscopy. SURFACES AND INTERFACES 62, p. 106251-1 - 106251-8, doi: 10.1016/j.surfin.2025.106251 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
Prochazka, P.; Frezza, F.; Sánchez-Grande, A.; Carrera, M.; Chen, QF.; Stará, V.; Kurowská, A.; Curiel, D.; Jelínek, P.; Cechal, J., 2025: Monitoring On-Surface Chemical Reactions by Low-Energy Electron Microscopy: from Conformation Change to Ring Closure in 2D Molecular Gas. CHEMISTRY 31 (20), p. e20250056 - 6, doi: 10.1002/chem.202500561 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM)
JAKUB, Z.; PLANER, J.; HRŮZA, D.; TRLLOVÁ SHAHSAVAR, A.; PAVELEC, J.; ČECHAL, J., 2025: Identical Fe-N<sub>4</sub> Sites with Different Reactivity: Elucidating the Effect of Support Curvature. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 17 (6), p. 10136 - 10144, doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c19913 (UHV-MBE1, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS)
KRAJŇÁK, T.; STARÁ, V.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; PLANER, J.; SKÁLA, T.; BLATNIK, M.; ČECHAL, J., 2024: Robust Dipolar Layers between Organic Semiconductors and Silver for Energy-Level Alignment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 16 (14), p. 18099 - 13, doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c18697 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
JAKUB, Z.; TRLLOVÁ SHAHSAVAR, A.; PLANER, J.; HRŮZA, D.; HERICH, O.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; ČECHAL, J., 2024: How the Support Defines Properties of 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks: Fe-TCNQ on Graphene versus Au(111). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 146 (5), p. 3471 - 12, doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c13212 (UHV-MBE2, UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
Kurowská, A., 2023: 2D metal-organic frameworks from organic carbonitrile molecules on weakly interacting substrates. MASTER'S THESIS, p. 1 - 61 (UHV-MBE2, UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS)
David, J., 2023: Preparation of elementary 2D materials and heterostructures. MASTER'S THESIS, p. 1 - 69 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
Jeřábek, F., 2023: Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis of elementary 2D materials. BACHELOR'S THESIS, p. 1 - 42 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM)
Makoveev, A. O., 2023: Molecular self-assembly on surfaces: the role of coverage, surface orientation and kinetics. PH.D. THESIS, p. 1 - 169 (UHV-MBE2, UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
PROCHÁZKA, P.; ČECHAL, J., 2023: Visualization of molecular stacking using low-energy electron microscopy. ULTRAMICROSCOPY 253, doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113799 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM)
MAKOVEEV, A.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; BLATNIK, M.; KORMOŠ, L.; SKÁLA, T.; ČECHAL, J., 2022: Role of Phase Stabilization and Surface Orientation in 4,4 '-Biphenyl-Dicarboxylic Acid Self-Assembly and Transformation on Silver Substrates. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C (WEB) 126 (23), p. 9989 - 9, doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02538 (UHV-MBE2, UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS)
JAKUB, Z.; KUROWSKÁ, A.; HERICH, O.; ČERNÁ, L.; KORMOŠ, L.; SHAHSAVAR, A.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; ČECHAL, J., 2022: Remarkably stable metal-organic frameworks on an inert substrate: M-TCNQ on graphene (M = Ni, Fe, Mn). NANOSCALE 14 (26), p. 9507 - 9, doi: 10.1039/d2nr02017c (UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
MAKOVEEV, A.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; SHAHSAVAR, A.; KORMOŠ, L.; KRAJŇÁK, T.; STARÁ, V.; ČECHAL, J., 2022: Kinetic control of self-assembly using a low-energy electron beam. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 600, p. 154106 - 7, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154106 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
STARÁ, V.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; PLANER, J.; SHAHSAVAR, A.; MAKOVEEV, A.; SKÁLA, T.; BLATNIK, M.; ČECHAL, J., 2022: Tunable Energy-Level Alignment in Multilayers of Carboxylic Acids on Silver. PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED 18 (4), doi: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.044048 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS)
PROCHÁZKA, P.; KORMOŠ, L.; SHAHSAVAR, A.; STARÁ, V.; MAKOVEEV, A.; SKÁLA, T.; BLATNIK, M.; ČECHAL, J., 2021: Phase transformations in a complete monolayer of 4,4 '-biphenyl-dicarboxylic acid on Ag(001). APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 547, p. 149115- - 7, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149115 (UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS, UHV-LEEM)
Kormoš, L., 2021: 2D molecular systems at surfaces. PH.D. THESIS, p. 1 - 140 (UHV-XPS, UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM, EVAPORATOR)
PROCHÁZKA, P.; GOSALVEZ, M.; KORMOŠ, L.; DE LA TORRE, B.; GALLARDO, A.; ALBERDI-RODRIGUEZ, J.; CHUTORA, T.; MAKOVEEV, A.; SHAHSAVAR, A.; ARNAU, A.; JELÍNEK, P.; ČECHAL, J., 2020: Multiscale Analysis of Phase Transformations in Self-Assembled Layers of 4,4 '-Biphenyl Dicarboxylic Acid on the Ag(001) Surface. ACS NANO 14 (6), p. 7269 - 11, doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02491 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS)
UHLÍŘ, V.; PRESSACCO, F.; ARREGI URIBEETXEBARRIA, J.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; PRŮŠA, S.; POTOČEK, M.; ŠIKOLA, T.; ČECHAL, J.; BENDOUNAN, A.; SIROTTI, F., 2020: Single-layer graphene on epitaxial FeRh thin films. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 514, p. 145923-1 - 7, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145923 (MAGNETRON, VERSALAB, RIGAKU9, UHV-LEEM, UHV-LEIS, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS, SIMS)
KORMOŠ, L.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; MAKOVEEV, A.; ČECHAL, J., 2020: Complex k-uniform tilings by a simple bitopic precursor self-assembled on Ag(001) surface. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 11 (1), p. 1 - 6, doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15727-6 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-SPM, UHV-XPS)
KORMOŠ, L.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; ŠIKOLA, T.; ČECHAL, J., 2018: Molecular Passivation of Substrate Step Edges as Origin of Unusual Growth Behavior of 4,4'-Biphenyl Dicarboxylic Acid on Cu(001). JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C (PRINT) 122 (5), p. 2815 - 6, doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11436 (UHV-SPM, UHV-LEEM)
Makoveev, A., 2018: Functional properties of 2D supramolecular nanoarchitectures. TREATISE TO STATE DOCTORAL EXAM, p. 1 - 32 (UHV-LEEM, UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM)
Horký, M., 2016: Growth of Metastable FCC FE Thin Films on Cu(100)/Si(100) Substrates. MASTER'S THESIS, p. 1 - 96 (UHV-XPS, UHV-SPM, ICON-SPM, LYRA, VERIOS, UHV-LEIS, KRATOS-XPS, RIGAKU3)