Jennifer MacLeod

I explore the following research themes, using a combination of experimental techniques including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), x-ray photoemission electron microscopy (X-PEEM), x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD), both in the lab and at synchrotron radiation facilities (ELETTRA, in Trieste, Italy and the Canadian Light Source, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).

1. Self-organized molecular networks:
   • Symmetry and polymorphism in molecular networks
   • Donor/acceptor networks for photovoltaic applications
   • Kinetics and self-healing
2. Semiconductor heteroepitaxy:
   • Strain effects and the morphology of Ge islands on Si(111)
3. Metallic catalysts
   • Model metal-on-single-crystal systems
   • Temperature-induced structural transitions in metallic nanoparticles