To name a few are: growth of magnetic and photonic structures through nano-manipulation and self-assembly, development of polymer-based photovoltaics and other molecular electronic systems and study of their morphology- transport correlations, morphological and structural characterizations of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) - grown semiconductor superlattice structures, surface modifications using medium and low-energy ion beams, such as fabrication of decorated and modified surfaces as growth templates, synthesis of quantum dot-composites for photonic/ plasmonic applications, etc. Our work spans various surface and interfacial phenomena including phase transitions, reconstruction, thermal/electrical transport, separation, mixing, wetting, swelling and nanofabrication of nanoscale materials. Using direct experimental physicochemical approaches we seek to advance frontiers in surface science and nanomaterials in conjunction with our international collaborating partners. The division, equipped with a large variety of state-of-the-art growth and characterization facilities in all complexities, enables us to be in constant move towards the fundamental and applied research of low- dimensional systems including nanomaterials.