Welcome to the Nanoscale Physics Group at the University of Illinois at Chicago!

The Nanoscale Physics Group is the research group of Professor Robert F Klie. Our research interests are focused on the structure-property relationships of defects and interfaces in nano-scale materials such as thermoelectric oxides, magnetic oxides, superconducting oxides and borides, structural ceramic, as well as heterogeneous nano-catalysts.

Our analytic techniques include atomic-resolution imaging and spectroscopy in a Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), Z-contrast imaging, and high energy-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). Our instruments are housed in the Research Resources Center (RRC) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and include the JEOL ARM-200CF TEM/STEM, the JEOL JEM3010, and the aberration-corrected VG HB-601UX.

We thank our sponsors:


American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund


National Science Foundation


UOP