Research Lines
The goal of our research is to elucidate the laws of magnetism, optics, and electronics at the scale of atoms and molecules. We use low-temperature Scanning-Probe Microscopy to study the basic quantum phenomena behind the macroscopic behavior of matter and to manipulate their basic atomic components.
Molecular Physics
We study phenomena like charge redistribution, electron localization, spontaneous spin polarization, anomalous chemical reactivity, or molecular conformational modifications occurring on such hybrid systems with the goal of exploring new magnetic, optical, or chemical functionality of the films.

We study phenomena like charge redistribution, electron localization, spontaneous spin polarization, anomalous chemical reactivity, or molecular conformational modifications occurring on such hybrid systems with the goal of exploring new magnetic, optical, or chemical functionality of the films.
Nanoscale optoelectronics
Our research aims at creating a bridge connecting atomic-scale spectroscopy with optics to resolve at the atomic scale both the electronic structure and light scattering/emission by the atomic-sized antennas in response to optical/electron excitations.

Our research aims at creating a bridge connecting atomic-scale spectroscopy with optics to resolve at the atomic scale both the electronic structure and light scattering/emission by the atomic-sized antennas in response to optical/electron excitations.
Superconductivity in low dimensions
Superconductivity in low dimensions

Superconductivity in low dimensions
Image gallery
Constant heigth current image (V=lmV) of the vortex structure of an exfoliated NbSe2 crystal in the superconducting state under a IT magnetic field.

Constant heigth current image (V=lmV) of the vortex structure of an exfoliated NbSe2 crystal in the superconducting state under a IT magnetic field.
Research team

Albisteak - Nanoirudia
Francesco Calavalle, winner of the GEFES award for best experimental thesis
The researcher Francesco Calavalle has been awarded the prize for best experimental PhD thesis by the Condensed Matter Physics Division (GEFES) of the Spanish Royal Physics Society (RSEF). The thesis “Probing and tuning the properties of van der Waals materials“ was worked on at CIC nanoGUNE, under the supervision…Read more
Nanoimaging Equipment
The nanoGUNE facilities are managed by specialists and used by researchers from a wide variety of fields.
NanoGUNE's External-Services department offers a wide range of characterization and fabrication services to external users, both academic and industrial.
Nanoimaging Scanning Probe Equipments are here presented.