Nanoscale vibrational spectroscopy of gold-cyanide self-assemblies: From monolayers to crystallites My thesis work focuses on the integration of scanning tunneling microscopy with infrared spectroscopy, to provide unprecedented Ångstrom-scale resolution in surface imaging with spatially correlated chemical specificity. Scanning probe techniques generally lack chemical information. Inspired by recent advances coupling optical spectroscopies with scanning probe microscopies, […]

Lipid and Acoustic Strategies for Chemical Patterning and Gene Delivery Supported lipid membranes are versatile biomimetic coatings for the chemical functionalization of inorganic surfaces. Developing simple and effective fabrication strategies to form supported lipid membranes with micropatterned geometries is a long-standing challenge. We demonstrate how the combination of chemical lift-off lithography (CLL) and easily prepared […]

Understanding the Effect of Composition and Nanostructure on Magnetic and Magnetoelectric Materials Abstract: The efficient control of magnetism at small scales is becoming increasingly important in the miniaturization and development of new technologies.  However, conventional methods for this control become less efficient at smaller scales.  Multiferroic composites are systems in which magnetization can be varied […]