Advanced Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy with s-SNOM: From Nanoscale Chemical Identification of Polymers to Real-Space Visualization of Exotic Waves in 2d Materials

Sponsored by Neaspec

Monday, May 7, 2018
(Demo at Harvard CNS on Tuesday, May 8)
36-462, Allen Room (4th floor)
50 Vassar St.
Cambridge, MA
11-1pm (Lunch included)

Register

Monday, May 7th - Agenda

11:00-11:10

Welcome and Introduction

11:10-11:20

Optical Microscopy & Spectroscopy Beyond the Diffraction Limit - How Does It Work?

11:20-12:00

s-SNOM Imaging and nano-FTIR Spectroscopy Results on (bio)polymers, 2D Materials,
Plasmonic Nano-antennas, and More

12:00-12:30

Lunch & Open Discussion

12:30-12:50

neaSNOM Technology and Advanced Applications
(Near-Field Pump Probe, correlative nanoscopy modes, cryo-sSNOM)

12:50-13:00

Q&A


Tuesday, May 8 - Live Demonstration

of neaSNOM / nano-FTIR at CNS Harvard
(4-5 attendees per group)

10:00-12:00

Live-demo of neaSNOM system
1. Introducing the neaSNOM microscope
2. nano-FTIR spectroscopy on polymer thin films
3. Phonon polariton mapping on graphene / h-BN

 If needed, a second session from 1pm-3pm can also be provided.