Welcome to UltraSNOM!
"Ultrasensing in the nearfield: polariton enhanced molecular fingerprinting" is an ANR and DFG funded international collaborative research project (PRCI).
We aim to create new, highly sensitive tools for analyzing chemicals at the nanocale. Our techniques, based on combining cutting-edge scanning probe microscopy
with 2D material technology, will enable scientists to detect and analyze extremely small quantities of substances with unprecedented precision. By focusing on very small
areas, down to a few tens of nanometers, UltraSNOM will explore substances in great detail, enhancing our understanding of their properties. This research will be conducted
using synchrotron light sources both in Germany and France. Additionally, the project will use advanced
computing techniques to improve the speed of the analysis, making it more efficient and effective in identifying chemical compositions.
Collaborators
The German team is led by Bernd Kästner, head of the IR spectrometry Working Group at the National Metrology Institute of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Berlin.
The French team is led by Ferenc Borondics, responsible of the SMIS infrared spectromicroscopy beamline in the SOLEIL synchrotron in Saint Aubin.