March 2012 - 
February 2012 - Temperatures below -10°C and strong winds have united to produce amazing pieces of art along lake Geneva, here in Versoix.
November 2011 – One dimensional charge density wave discovered by scanning tunneling microscopy in CaC6, a superconducting graphite intercalate compound. Collaboration with the 
September 2011 - MaNEP and the University of Geneva are celebrating 100 years of superconductivity. 
July 2011 – A one dimensional electronic state has been uncovered along the core of a self assembled endotaxial Si nanoline at the Si(001):H surface, with a range of promising properties to explore 1D physics. 
May 2011 – The anisotropic surface stress induced by Bi-nanolines is found to block the formation of embedded structures and stabilizes the nucleation of manganese silicide islands which grow in a preferred direction, forming nanowires on Si(001). 
March 2011 – The oxygen migration scenario for electroresistive switching in manganites gets new support. Mobile oxygen adatoms and defects have been observed by scanning tunneling microscopy with atomic resolution at the surface of PrSr2Mn2O7. Collaboration with the 
November 2010 - Migrating surface charges can simulate the giant piezoresistance observed in silicon nano- and micro-structures. See also comments in 
September 2010 – A promising Silicon only template for nanoscale patterning has been self assembled into the Si(001) surface. This work has been selected by the 
April 2009 – The PhysiScope draws the attention of Nature Materials. See also the 
April 2008 – Giant piezoresistance observed in a metal silicon hybrid structure. See also Group members
The team at a glance
From left to right :
Gregory Manfrini, François Bianco, Christoph Renner, Cristian Iacovita, Sigrun A. Köster, Anna Maria Novello, Maria Longobardi (not on picture), Alessandro Scarfato (not on picture), Esther Schwarz (not on picture).
Gregory Manfrini, François Bianco, Christoph Renner, Cristian Iacovita, Sigrun A. Köster, Anna Maria Novello, Maria Longobardi (not on picture), Alessandro Scarfato (not on picture), Esther Schwarz (not on picture).
Group Leader
Prof. Christoph RENNER
- office: EP 010C
- phone: +41 22 379 3544
- fax: +41 22 379 6869
- PA: +41 22 379 3539
- email: christoph.renner@unige.ch
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Secretary
Mrs. Esther SCHWARZ
- Office: EP 010A
- phone: +41 22 379 3539
- fax: +41 22 379 6869
- email: esther.schwarz@unige.ch
Technician
M. Gregory MANFRINI
- office: EP 017B
- phone: +41 22 379 3548
- email: gregory.manfrini@unige.ch
Postdoc
Dr. Sigrun A. KÖSTER
- office: EP 017C
- phone: +41 22 379 3547
- email: sigrun.koester@unige.ch
- Research: single atom wires
Dr. Maria LONGOBARDI
- office: EP 019
- phone: +41 22 379 3610
- email: maria.longobardi@unige.ch
- Research: single atom wires
Dr. Alessandro SCARFATO
- office: EP 019
- phone: +41 22 379 3610
- email: alessandro.scarfato@unige.ch
- Research: spin polarized STM
PhD Student
M. François BIANCO
- office: EP 019
- phone: +41 22 379 3610
- email: francois.bianco@unige.ch
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- Research: single atom wires
Ms. Anna Maria NOVELLO
- office: EP 019
- phone: +41 22 379 3610
- email: anna.novello@unige.ch
- Research: CDW systems,
graphite intercalate compounds