Welcome to Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials

The PIN-group is led by Prof. Harold Zandvliet and the research field involves controlled preparation and understanding of interfaces, low-dimensional (nano)structures and nanomaterials. We focus on systems that (1) rely on state-of-the art applications or (2) can potentially lead to future applications.

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Cover Nano Letters

An image taken from our article “Playing Pinball with Atoms” has appeared on the cover of the May issue of the renowned journal Nano letters ... read more

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March 26 - Cover Nanotechnology

An image taken from our article “Controlling the morphology of multi-branched gold nanoparticles” has appeared on the cover of the March 26th, 2010 issue of the renowned journal Nanotechnology.

In the cover article we demonstrate a simple and versatile way to achieve high yield synthesis of shape- and size-controlled multi-branched gold nanoparticles, also often referred to as “nanostars”. ... read more

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Report of the Dutch Ellipsometry Workshop 2010

On Thursday February 11th, 2010, the Dutch Ellipsometry Workshop took place on the campus of the University of Twente.The ellipsometry workshop was well visited with an attendance of 43 persons. Many of these came from various groups within the University of Twente, but also a large delegation from the Technical University Eindhoven attended the meeting.The large number of attendants indicates the large interest for this optical characterisation technique ... ... read more

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January 2011 - two nwo-nano grants

Recently, two NWO-Nano proposals were granted of which PIN members are (co)-applicants. The NWO-Nano program aims to promote excellent fundamental and application-oriented nanoscience and nanotechnology research in the Netherlands ... read more