Prof. Dr. Peter van Aken
Participating in the following Rounds:
The Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy (StEM) is an internationally recognized center for advanced electron microscopy. The center has a long tradition of applying and developing new microscopy techniques for the investigation of novel materials. The extensive expertise of the researchers and technicians in the group is complemented by a range of instruments; StEM possesses 8 TEMs, including two state-of-the-art Cs-corrected TEMs, 5 SEMs, and a suite of specialized sample preparation equipment. The group undertakes both independent research and collaborative projects with other groups at the Stuttgart Max Planck Institutes. In heterostructures and functional thin films, StEM investigates structure and chemistry around defects and interfaces at atomic resolution. In bio-composite systems, StEM is studying biologically-driven mechanisms for nanostructure replication and organization. The group has a well-developed program investigating plasmons and electron-interactions, both through experiments and modeling. Many other research projects are described on the StEM webpages.