Dr. Roman Fasel

Biography

Roman Fasel is an external titular professor at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Bern, and leads the nanotech@surfaces Laboratory at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. His research encompasses a wide range of topics in interface materials science and surface physics and chemistry, with a particular focus on low-dimensional organic and carbon-based materials. The aim of his work is to develop a fundamental understanding of the structural and electronic properties of these materials, establishing a rational basis for their application in technology generation. His core activities include surface physical and chemical investigations, particularly using ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) and photoelectron-based methods such as XPS, UPS, and XPD, complemented by atomistic simulations. His current research focuses on carbon-based nanomaterials, particularly sp2 derived organic nanostructures including molecular nanographenes, carbon nanotubes, and porous graphene. He emphasizes on engineering electronic properties through bottom-up synthesis and local modifications of these materials.

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