Electronic Structure of Doped Silicon Clusters and Metal Cluster-Hydrocarbon Hybrids

• Applicant: Dr. André Fielicke
• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: from 2010 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 120401550

We aim to combine doping and surface modification of silicon clusters to tune their stability and functionality, i.e. the optical properties. This sub-project focuses on the spectroscopic investigation of the geometric and electronic structures of doped and surface modified silicon clusters in the gas-phase. We will apply vibrational spectroscopy for the investigation of the structural properties and anion photoelectron spectroscopy for obtaining insights into the electronic structures. In combination with theory we aim to achieve an understanding for the interplay of modification of the electronic and geometrical structures upon doping and chemical surface alteration.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 1282: Controlling the Electronic Structure of Semiconductor Nanoparticles by Doping and Hybrid Formation