Hubert Klein

Axe

Sources et Sondes Ponctuelles

E-mail

hubert.klein@univ-amu.fr

Phone

+33(0)6 62 92 28 76

Localisation

R1

Grade

MC

Function

enseignant - chercheur

Room

112

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Activity

Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Themes

Near Field Scanning Probe Microscopies : Atomic Force Microscope and Scanning Tunneling Microscope. 

  • Past : Organic self assembled monolayers Conductance measurements on isolated nanoobjects : molecules and atomic wires
  • Present : Nanorheology on liquid liquid interfaces, soft materials

Recherche

Development of a frequency modulation atomic force microscope (FM-AFM) using a hanging fiber force probe made from a quartz tuning fork dedicated to local measurements on liquid–liquid interfaces and soft complex materials.

Parcours

Research interests
  • 2000-2007 Self Asssembled Monolayers
    High resolution STM imaging of alkylthiols on gold
    Mechanical and adhesion properties at the nanometer scale
    Imaging and spectroscopy of inserted isolated organic molecules
  • 2007-2018 Atomic Point Contacts
    Developpement of specific instrumentation, Mechanically controlled break junction, coupling to optical microscope
    Statistical analysis of conductance measurements on metallic point contacts
    Conductance of single organic molecules
    Study of light emission from a nano electron gas created in metallic point
    contacts
  • 2019- FM-AFM at liquid interfaces
    Development of a specific AFM based on quartz tuning forkInduction of nucleation in fL droplets
PhD thesis

Thesis advisor for 5 PhD Thesis

  • 2004 N. Bataglini, Matériaux organiques et Microscopie à effet tunnel, Thèse de doctorat de l’Université de la Méditerranée
  • 2005 B. Bellini,Mouvement photo-induit : etude en microscopie a force atomique et modelisation par une marche aleatoire, Thèse de doctorat de l’Université de la Méditerranée
  • 2008 T. Leoni,Contribution à l’étude des contacts atomiques et moléculaires ponctuels,Thèse de doctorat de l’Université de la Méditerranée
  • 2012 M. Alwan, Etude expérimentale de contacts métalliques et moléculaires ponctuels: de l’objet individuel aux statistiques, Thèse de doctorat de Aix Marseille Université
  • 2016 T. Malinowski,Electroluminescence à l’échelle du contact métallique ponctuel, Thèse de doctorat de Aix Marseille Université
Education
  • 2009 HDR, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, .
  • 1999 PhD in Physics (material science), Université d’Aix-Marseille II, Marseille.
  • 1995 Master’s degree in Physical Chemistry, Université de Provence, Marseille.

Publications

2022

2020

Electrical molecular switch addressed by chemical stimuli

Hassib Audi, Yannick Viero, N Alwhaibi, Zhongrui Chen, Maksym Iazykov, Arnaud Heynderickx, Fan Xiao, David Guérin, Christophe Krzeminski, Iain Mark M Grace, Colin J Lambert, Olivier Siri, Dominique Vuillaume, Stéphane Lenfant, H.R. Klein

Nanoscale 12:10127-10139 (2020)10.1039/D0NR02461A

2018

Estimating single molecule conductance from spontaneous evolution of a molecular contact

M. Gil, T. Malinowski, M. Iazykov, Hubert Klein

Journal of Applied Physics 123 (2018)10.1063/1.5018252

2016

Evaluation of observed and modelled aerosol lifetimes using radioactive tracers of opportunity and an ensemble of 19 global models

I. N. Kristiansen, A. Stohl, D. J. L. Olivié, B. Croft, O. A. Søvde, H. Klein, T. Christoudias, D. Kunkel, J. Leadbetter S., H. Lee Y., K. Zhang, K. Tsigaridis, T. Bergman, Nikolaos Evangeliou, H. Wang, P.-L. Ma, R. C. Easter, P. J. Rasch, X. Liu, G. Pitari, G. Di Genova, S. Zhao, Yves Balkanski, S. E. Bauer, G. S. Faluvegi, H. Kokkola, R. V. V Martin, J. R. Pierce, M. Schulz, D. Shindell, H. Tost, H. Zhang

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16:3525-3561 (2016)10.5194/acp-16-3525-2016

Infrared light emission from nano hot electron gas created in atomic point contacts

T R Malinowski, H R Klein, Maksym Iazykov, Philippe Dumas

EPL - Europhysics Letters 114:57002-p1-57002-p5 (2016)10.1209/0295-5075/114/57002

2013

Statistical evidence of strain induced breaking of metallic point contacts

M Alwan, N R Candoni, Philippe Dumas, H R Klein

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems 86:243 (2013)10.1140/epjb/e2013-40040-5

Statistical evidence of strain induced breaking of metallic point contacts

Monzer Alwan, Nadine Candoni, Philippe Dumas, Hubert Klein

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems 86:243 (2013)10.1140/epjb/e2013-40040-5

2012

Conductance fluctuations in gold point contacts: an atomistic picture

Hubert Klein, Thomas Leoni, Philippe Dumas, Remi Zoubkoff, Andrés Saúl

Nanotechnology 23:235707 (2012)10.1088/0957-4484/23/23/235707

2011

Tools for conductance measurements of metallic and molecular nanowires

Thomas Leoni, Monzer Alwan, Hubert Klein, Nadine A Candoni, Aude L. Lereu, Philippe Dumas

Global Journal of Physical Chemistry 2 (2011)

2008

Are conductance plateaus independent events in atomic point contact measurements? A statistical approach

Thomas Leoni, Remi Zoubkoff, Sabrina Homri, Nadine Candoni, Petar Vidakovic, Alain Ranguis, Hubert Klein, Andrés Saúl, Philippe Dumas

Nanotechnology 19:355401 (2008)10.1088/0957-4484/19/35/355401

2007

STM observation of a single diarylethene flickering

N Battaglini, H Klein, C Hortholary, Christophe Coudret, F Maurel, Philippe Dumas

Ultramicroscopy 107:958-962 (2007)10.1016/j.ultramic.2007.04.016

2006

Light-induced molecular motion of azobenzene-containing molecules : a random-walk model

B. Bellini, J. Ackermann, H.R. Klein, Ch. Grave, Philippe Dumas, V. Safarov

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 18:S1817-S1835 (2006)

Light-induced molecular motion of azobenzene-containing molecules: a random-walk model

B Bellini, J. Ackermann, Hubert Klein, Ch Grave, Philippe Dumas, V. Safarov

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 18:S1817-S1835 (2006)10.1088/0953-8984/18/33/S04

“Electrical” Behaviour of Photochromic Compounds

Christophe Coudret, G. Guirado, Cédric Hortholary, Jean-Pierre Launay, N. Battaglini, Hubert Klein, P. Dumas

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 431:501-508 (2006)10.1080/15421400590947225

2005

Electrical" behaviour of photochromic compounds

Christophe Coudret, G. Guirado, C. Hortolary, Jean-Pierre Launay, N. Battaglini, H.R. Klein, Philippe Dumas

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 431:501-508 (2005)

Light-induced random-walk motion in azo-polymers

Hubert Klein

Materials Science and Engineering: C 25:675-678 (2005)10.1016/j.msec.2005.06.051

2003

Scanning tunneling microscopy of locally derivatized self-assembled organic monolayers

N. Battaglini, Hubert Klein, Philippe Dumas, C. Moustrou, A. Samat

Applied Surface Science 212-213:481-484 (2003)10.1016/S0169-4332(03)00144-2

2002

STM of mixed alkylthiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111)

Hubert Klein, N. Battaglini, B. Bellini, Philippe Dumas

Materials Science and Engineering: C 19:279-283 (2002)10.1016/S0928-4931(01)00399-X

2000

Self-assembled monolayers of decanethiol on Au(111)/mica

Hubert Klein, W. Blanc, R. Pierrisnard, C. Fauquet, Philippe Dumas

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems 14:371-376 (2000)10.1007/s100510050141

1997

Friction force studies on layered materials using an Atomic Force Microscope

Hubert Klein, D. Pailharey, Y. Mathey

Surface Science : A Journal Devoted to the Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces 387:227-235 (1997)10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00358-0

TESTING THE FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES OF MoO 3 THIN FILM SURFACE WITH AFM: A NANOSCOPIC LEVEL INVESTIGATION

Hubert Klein, D. Pailharey, Y. Mathey, F. Torregrossa

Surface Review and Letters 04:1031-1034 (1997)10.1142/S0218625X97001231