Bence Gábor Márkus, second-year doctoral student of the Graduate School of Physical Sciences, has finished in second place at the BMe Research Competition, which has been organized for seventh time this year.

The Open Day of the Faculty of Natural Science took place on October 15.

By using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), photoelectron diffraction and density functional theory, a microscopic insight is reported how the chiral hemifullerene (C30H12) molecule arranges copper surface atoms in its vicinity into a chiral structure. The results could contribute to the development of new synthetic materials and drugs.

Figure: STM image of a two-dimensional copper island decorated with M- and P-type hemifullerene molecules

More than 140 high-school students visited the Open Day of the BUTE Faculty of Natural Sciences.