Surface and Interface Science Laboratory
Associate Chief Scientist
Yousoo KIM (D.Eng.)
Our research focuses on describing details of the energy transport and conversion at the solid surfaces and interfaces in the nanoscale regime. In order to understand their basic mechanism at a single molecule/atom level, we carry out combined study of density functional theory calculation and scanning probe microscopy/spectroscopy on the well-defined solid surfaces under ultra-high vacuum condition. Part of our research is directed toward investigation of single-molecule chemistry by use of vibrational and electronic quantum states on metal or metal oxide thin film surfaces. Another important part of our research focuses on self-assembled organic thin films aiming at understanding their microscopic structure and electronic properties, and their use as template for the development of molecular-based functional materials. In addition, we have recently started working on detection of THz photons from a single molecule and on atomic scale investigation of energy conversion between electrons and photons of the nanometer scale materials.
- Single-molecule chemistry on the surfaces of metal single crystals and metal oxide thin films
- Investigation of structure and electronic properties of self-assembled organic thin films
- Study of energy transport and conversion at the nano-scale surfaces and interfaces
- April 19, 2010
- How to split a water molecule
- Shin, H-J., Clair, S., Kim, Y.,and Kawai, M.:
"Substrate-induced array of quantum dots in a single-walled carbon nanotube."
Nature Nanotech. 2009, 4, 567. - Ohara, M., Kim, Y., Yanagisawa, S., Morikawa, Y.,and Kawai, M.:
"Phys. Rev. Lett. 2008, 100, 136104."
Resonance selection rules for molecular vibrations in the STM junction, - Katano, S., Kim, Y., Hori, M., Trenary, M.,and Kawai, M.:
"Reversible control of hydrogenation of a single molecule."
Science 2007, 316, 1883. - Sainoo, Y., Kim, Y., Okawa, T., Komeda, T., Shigekawa, H.,and Kawai, M.:
"Excitation of Molecular Vibrational Modes with Inelastic Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Processes: Examination through ction Spectra of cis-2-Butene on Pd(110)."
Phys. Rev. Lett. 2005, 95, 246102. - Katano, S., Kim, Y., Matsubara, H., Kitagawa, T.,and Kawai, M.:
"Hierarchical Chiral Framework Based on a Rigid Adamantane Tripod on Au(111)."
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 2511. - Komeda, T., Kim, Y., Kawai, M., Persson, B.N.J.,and Ueba, H.:
"Lateral hopping of molecules induced by excitation of internal vibration mode."
Science 2002, 295, 2055. - Kim, Y., Komeda, T.,and Kawai, M.:
"Single-molecule reaction and characterization by vibrational excitation."
Phys. Rev. Lett. 2002, 89, 126104.
Principal Investigator
- Yousoo KIM
- Associate Chief Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Tomoko KATO-SHIMIZU
- Special Postdoctoral Researcher
- Emi MINAMITANI
- Special Postdoctoral Researcher
- Jaehoon JUNG
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Hiroshi IMADA
- Postdoctoral Researcher
Student Trainee
- Takuya NOGUCHI
- Junior Research Associate
- Seiji TAKEMOTO
- Junior Research Associate
- Hyun Jin YANG
- Junior Research Associate
- Liping ZHU
- International Program Associate
- Juyeon PARK
- International Program Associate
Technical Assistant
- David Wayne CHAPMON
- Technical Staff I