To be discussed at:

24.10.2013: Transmission Electron Microscopy

• Manuscript: Zhu et al, Nature 2012: Bonding and structure of a reconstructed (001) surface of SrTiO3 from TEM. In addition: Supplement to the manuscript.
• Background information: Nobel prize 1986
• Link: Tutorial TEM, U Liverpool
• Advanced literature: Fultz, Howe: TEM and Diffractometry. Chapter 2: The TEM and its optics (online via HEIDI). Chapter 10: High-Resolution TEM Imaging (online via HEIDI).

31.10.2013: Scannig Tunneling Microscopy

• Manuscript: Hong et al, Scienctific Reports 2012:  Room-temperature Magnetic Ordering in Functionalized Graphene. In addition: Supplement to the manuscript.

07.11.2013: Atomic Force Microscopy

• Manuscript: Pielmeier et al, Physics Review Letters 2013:  Spin Resolution and Evidence for Superexchange on NiO(001) Observed by Force Microscopy.
• Application of AFM: atom manipulation, carbon nanotube tip, nanobiotechnology.

14.11.2013: Photoemission Spectroscopy on Nanoparticles

• Manuscript: Gantefoer et al., Chemical Physics Letters 1994:  Shell structure and s-p hybridization in small aluminium clusters.
• Advanced literature: Reinert et al., New Journal of Physics 2005: Photoemission Spectroscopy-from early days to recent applications. Cha et al., Rev. Sci. Inst. 1992: New experimental setup for photoelectron spectroscopy on cluster anions. 

21.11.2013: Size dependent melting temeprature on small particles

• Manuscript: Lai et al., Physical Review Letters 1996:  Size-Dependent Melting Properties of Small Tin Particles: Nanocalorimetric Measurements.
• Nanocalorimetry: Lai et al., Applied Physics Letters 1995: Highspeed scanning microcalorimetry with monolayer sensitivity. 

28.11.2013: Gecko effect

• Manuscript: Tian et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2006:  Adhesion and friction in gecko toe attachment and detachment.
• Suggested theory paper: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2007: large invisible cables and self-cleaning relasable superadhesive materials.

05.12.2013: Reduced Metallic Property of Small Clusters

• Manuscript: Zhang et al., Nano Letters 2003:  Redcued Metallic Properties of Ligand-Stabilized Small Metal Clusters.

12.12.2013: Fluxionality of Nanocrystals

• Manuscript: Pennycook et al, Nano Letters 2012:  Dynamic Fluctuations in Ultrasmall Nanocrystals Induce White Light Emission. In addition: Supplement to the manuscript, and Supplemental video.

19.12.2013: Surface Plasmon Resonance in Nanoparticles

• Manuscript: Jensen et al., Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2000:  Nanosphere Lithography: Tunable Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectra of Silver Nanoparticles.
• Advanced literature: Haes et al., MRS Bulletin 2005: Plasmonic Materials for Surface-Enhanced Sensing and Spectroscopy. Jin et al., Nature 2003: Controlling anisotropic nanoparticle growth through plasmon excitation. 

09.01.2014: Magnetic Nanoparticles I

• Manuscript: Pankhurst et al., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2003: Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine. up to 4. Drug delivery.

16.01.2014: Magnetic Nanoparticles II

• Manuscript: Pankhurst et al., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2003: Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine. Rest of the paper.

23.01.2014: Fullerene 

• Manuscript: Curl et al., Science 1988: Probing C60. 
• Additional literature: Kroto et al., Nature 1985: C60: Buckminsterfullerene. 

Questions to be addressed in each tutorial session:

1. Which experiment has been done? What is the experimental set-up, how does it work?
2. What can be learnt from this experiment in general? How do the results would look like if everything was 'perfect', let's say in a sketch on the textbook-level?
3. What are the results in this particular case?
4. How to analyze/interpret the results? 
5. What can be extracted for the general understanding of this effect/material/etc?
6. Any other related question which you may find interesting.