People: Members

Prof. Dr. Burak Atakan
Faculty of Engineering

Office: MB 463
Phone: +49 203 379-3355
Email: burak.atakan@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/td/home.php

Chemical Vapor Deposition

CVD of different materials (Al₂O₃, SiC, FeO, etc.)
Process optimization
Process diagnostics: mass spectrometry, laser diagnostics
Precursor stability and precursor thermodynamics
Combustion mechanisms

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Prof. Dr. Gerd Bacher
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BA 109
Phone: +49 203 379-3406
Email: gerd.bacher@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/wet/index_en.shtml

Nanomaterials and Nanodevices

Functionality of nanoscale materials and devices for micro-/optoelectronics
Hybrid materials for spintronics – nanofabrication and analysis
Quantum-dot based optoelectronics and quantum information technology

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Barcikowski (Scientific Director)
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S01 C29
Phone: +49 201 183-3150
Email: stephan.barcikowski@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/barcikowski/

Laser-Generated Functional Nanoparticles and Materials

Bioactive nanocomposites and bioconjugation of gold nanoparticles
Nanoparticle polymer composites
Dispersion and fragmentation of aggregates
Synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts – supported particles

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Bathen
Faculty of Engineering

Office: MD 136
Phone: +49 203 379-1645
Email: dieter.bathen@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/verfahrenstechnik/profile.shtml

Nanoporous Materials & their Industrial Application

Adsorption in gas & liquid phase
Environmental technology
Energy technology

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Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens (Board)
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S03 C49
Phone: +49 201 183-3684
Email: malte.behrens@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/ak_behrens/index_en.php

Nanostructured Catalysts

Nanoparticles on porous supports
Catalytic CO2 conversion
Materials for water oxidation

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Prof. Dr. Uwe Bovensiepen
Faculty of Physics

Office: MG 154
Phone: +49 203 379-4566
Email: uwe.bovensiepen@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/agbovensiepen/

Ultrafast Dynamics of Solids and their Interfaces

Non-equilibrium states of correlated materials
Electron relaxation in low dimensional structures
Magnetism on ultrafast time scales

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Prof. Dr. Volker Buck
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 387
Phone: +49 203 379-2181
Email: volker.buck@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ag-buck/home_buck.php

Functional Coatings

Tribological coatings
Biocompatible coatings
Barrier coatings

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Prof. Dr. Elke Dopp
Covestro Deutschland AG

Phone: +49 214 6009-4306
Email: elke.dopp@covestro.com
www.covestro.com

Toxicity of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials

Cellular toxicity
Genotoxicity in mammalian cells
Extra- and intracellular radical formation

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Dreier
Faculty of Engineering

Office: Netz 0.12
Phone: +49 203 379-8072
Email: thomas.dreier@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/rf/home_chair_ivg.php

Laser-based gas phase and aerosol diagnostics

Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) of tracer species
Laser diagnostics in nanoparticle pilot plants
Laser-induced incandenscence (LII) of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles
Chemiluminescence in flames and plasmas

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Prof. Dr. Peter Entel
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 323
Phone: +49 203 379-3330
Email: peter.entel@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/thp/index_en.shtml

Many-Particle Physics and First-Principles Methods

Large-scale molecular dynamics and ab initio simulations
Correlated electron systems
Electric transport in heterostructures

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Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S02 C20/C24
Phone: +49 201 183-2413
Email: matthias.epple@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/ak_epple/en/index.php

Nanobiomedicine

Nanoparticles for medical application
Nanocomposites for heterogeneous catalysis
Nanocrystalline ceramics for biomedicine

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Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Daniel Erni
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BA 342
Phone: +49 203 379-4212
Email: daniel.erni@uni-due.de
http://www.ate.uni-due.de/index_eng.htm

Computational Nanophotonics and Nanoelectromagnetics

Electromagnetic and optical metamaterials
Plasmonics and optical antennas
Nanophotonics and optical interconnects
Full-wave modelling and numerical structural optimization

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Prof. Dr. Michael Farle
Faculty of Physics

Office: ME 347
Phone: +49 203 379-2075
Email: michael.farle@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/agfarle/index.php

Nanomagnetism

Magnetic, electronic and crystal structure of nanocrystals and ultrathin films
Fundamental interactions, spin dynamics and spin transport
Functionalization and hybrid nanomagnets

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Jun. Prof. Dr. Katja Ferenz
Institute of Physiology

Office: 8. OG, R22
Phone: +49 201 723-4609
Email: katja.ferenz@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/physiologie

Synthesis, characterization and use of perfluorocarbon-based artificial oxygen carriers (AOCs)

Perfluorocarbon-based AOCs as blood substitutes
Perfluorocarbon-based AOCs to improve quality of organs prior to transplantation
Treatment of decompression sickness with perfluorocarbon-based AOCs

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Dr. Mustapha Fikri
Faculty of Engineering

Office: MA 322
Phone: +49 203 379-3037
Email: mustapha.fikri@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/rf/

High-temperature kinetics in shock-wave and flow reactors

Studies of elementary reactions
Combustion and ignition processes
Mass spectrometric and laser-based diagnostics in pyrolytic and oxidative systems

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Alfons Fischer
Faculty of Engineering

Office: MB 161
Phone: +49 203 379-4373
Email: alfons.fischer@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/werkstofftechnik/index_en.shtml

Surface Nanolayers

Wear and friction of metallic materials
Nanotopography and structuring
Micro- and nanostructural analyses

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Fissan
Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology e.V.
(IUTA)

Bliersheimer Str. 60, 47229 Duisburg
Phone: +49 2065 418-267
Email: heinz.fissan@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/nst/index_en.htm

Sustainable Nanotechnology – Nanoparticle Exposure

Development of measurement devices and exposure measurement strategies
Nanoparticle fate after release
Dosis determination for human beings and environment

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Dr. Martin Paul Geller (Board)
Faculty of Physics

Office: ME 226
Phone: +49 203 379-3309
Email: martin.geller@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/aglorke/

Optical and Transport Properties of Nanostructures

Transport measurements on low-dimensional quantum systems (quantum dots, two-dimensional electron gases)
Interaction between nanoobjects
Optical spectroscopy on nanoparticles/quantum dots
Nanopattering techniques (focused ion beam, electron beam lithography)

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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Michael Giese
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S00 C21
Phone: +49 201 183-2087
Email: michael.giese@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/akschmuck/michome.php

Supramolecular Materials

Supramolecular Liquid Crystals
Photo-responsive Materials
Synthesis of photonic nanostructures
Photonic sensors

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Dr. Bilal Gökce
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S01 C35
Phone: +49 201 183-3146
Email: bilal.goekce@uni-due.de
http://uni-due.de/goekce-group

Laser-Based Nanomaterials

Synthesis of magnetic, optically active, and alloy nanoparticles
Application of nanomaterials in optics, electronics, photocatalysis, and tribology
Physical fundamentals and upscaling of laser-based nanoparticle synthesis

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Prof. Dr. André H. Gröschel
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: SA 211
Phone: +49 201 183-2927
Email: andre.groeschel@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/groeschel-lab/

Colloid and Polymer Science

Synthesis of functional polymers and complex polymer architectures
Self-assembly of block copolymer and nanoparticles
Hierarchical mesostructures
Organic supports and nanocomposites
Polymer processing

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PD Dr. Markus Ernst Gruner
Faculty of Physics

Office: ME 128
Phone: +49 203 379-2247
Email: markus.gruner@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/physik/pentcheva

Ab initio simulations of functional magnetic materials

Energy conversion materials: shape memory alloys and magnetocaloric effect
Competion of magnetic and elastic interactions: Lattice dynamics and martensitic microstructure on the nano-scale
Metallic nanoparticles: Structural stability, spin and orbital magentism

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Dr. Anna Grünebohm
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 322
Phone: +49 203 379 4271
Email: anna@thp.uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/thp/index_en.shtml

Ferroic multifunctional materials

Ab initio and ab initio based modeling
Ferroelectrics, ferromagnets, and multiferroics
Ferroic cooling

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Prof. Dr. Jochen S. Gutmann
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S05 R00 L86
Phone: +49 201 183-2566
Email: jochen.gutmann@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/ak_gutmann/index_en.shtml

Nanostructured Thin Films

Synthesis of functional polymer coatings
Microcantilever sensors
Grazing incidence scattering techniques

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Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Hanke
Faculty of Engineering

Office: MB 125
Phone: +49 203 379-1269
Email: stefanie.hanke@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/wt/

Metallurgical Mechanisms of Cyclic and Monotonic Deformation

Dynamic recrystallization and grain refining
Relation of micro-/nanostructure and damage mechanisms due to sliding wear, cavitation and fatigue of metallic materials
Dynamic recrystallization and material behavior during friction surfacing and friction stir welding

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Prof. Dr. Nils Hartmann
Faculty of Chemistry / ICAN

Office: S05 T01 B23 / Netz U1.17
Phone: +49 201 183-3055 / 0203 379 -8033
Email: nils.hartmann@uni-due.de
http://www.nils-hartmann.com/Chemie/Welcome.html

Laser Processing of Nanomaterials

Nonlinear laser patterning of organic monolayers
Dynamic laser manipulation of responsive polymer films
Photothermal laser processing of nanoparticles films

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Prof. Dr. Eckart Hasselbrink
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S05 R02 H87
Phone: +49 201 183 3056/3057
Email: eckart.hasselbrink@uni-due.de
http://www.phchem.uni-duisburg-essen.de/

Surface Dynamics

Nanostructuring of surfaces for functionalization with organic monolayers
Gas-surface dynamics & surface photochemistry
Time-resolved dynamics of vibrations at surfaces

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Prof. Dr. Angelika Heinzel
The fuel cell research center ZBT GmbH

Carl-Benz-Straße 201, 47057 Duisburg
Phone: +49 203 7598-0
Email: a.heinzel@zbt-duisburg.de
http://www.uni-due.de/energietechnik/

Fuel Cell Technology

Membrane fuel cells, micro fuel cells
Hydrogen generation and storage
Electrochemistry and surfaces

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Prof. Dr. Michael Horn-von Hoegen (Board)
Faculty of Physics

Office: MF 263
Phone: +49 203 379-1438
Email: horn-von-hoegen@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/ag-hvh/

Morphology and Dynamics of Surfaces

Manipulation of semiconductor surface morphology
Epitaxial growth, surfactant mediated epitaxy
Selforganisation of nanostructures
Ultrafast electron and lattice dynamics in nanostructures

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PD Dr. rer. nat. Alfred Hucht
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 322
Phone: +49 203 379-3486
Email: fred.hucht@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/thp/index_en.shtml

Fluctuation-induced interactions in and out of equilibrium

Critical behavior
Universal scaling functions
Colloids in binary liquids
Cluster Monte Carlo methods

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Prof. Dr. Dieter Jäger
Faculty of Engineering

Office: LT 112
Phone: +49 203 379-4656
Email: dieter.jaeger@uni-due.de
http://www.oe.uni-due.de/start/index.asp?l=en

(Nano-)Photonic Components and Systems

Photovoltaics and solar cells
Fibre, wireless and optical communications
Microwaves and THz technology
Sensors and security
LEDs for illumination

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Prof. Dr. Tina Kasper
The Institute for combustion and gasdynamics

Office: MF 444 B
Phone: +49 203 379-1854
Email: tina.kasper@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/mrs/

Mass Spectrometry in Reacting Flows

Mass Spectrometry Diagnostics in Energy Transformation Processes
Combustion Chemistry of Prototypical Biofuels
Mass Spectrometry System for Diagnostic in Flames

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kempf
The Institute for combustion and gasdynamics

NETZ, Office: 1.10
Phone: +49 203 379-8103
Email: andreas.kempf@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/fluiddynamik/en/index_en.php

Simulation of Reactive Flows

Nano-particle synthesis
Multi scale modelling
Chemical mechanisms
Turbulent combustion
Large eddy simulation

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Kirchartz
Faculty of Engineering

IEK5-Photovoltaik, Research Centre Jülich GmbH
Phone: +49 2461 61-96500
Email: t.kirchartz@fz-juelich.de
https://www.uni-due.de/nst/index_en.htm

Thin-Film Photovoltaics

Organic and hybrid photovoltaics
Electrical characterization and simulation of solar cells
Electroluminescence as characterization tool for solar cells

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Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer
Centre for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB)

Office: S05 V04 F17
Phone: +49 201 183-4987
Email: shirley.knauer@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/zmb/members/knauer/overview.shtml

Nanobiomedicine

Therapeutic application of nanoparticles
Intracellular transport of nanoparticles
Nanoparticle protein corona

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Prof. Dr. Jürgen König
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 326
Phone: +49 203 379-3329
Fax: +49 203 379-3665
Email: koenig@thp.uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/thp/index_en.shtml

Condensed Matter Theory

Quantum transport in nanostructructures
Spintronics
Diagrammatic transport theory

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Prof. Dr. Peter Kratzer
Faculty of Physics

Office: MG 371
Phone: +49 203 379-3313
Email: peter.kratzer@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/physik/kratzer/index_eng.php

First-Principles and Statistical Methods in Materials Physics

Ab initio theory of elementary excitations at surfaces
Atomic and electronic structure of thin magnetic films
Growth simulations of semiconductor quantum dots and quantum wires
Thermoelectric properties of self-assembled nanocrystals in a semiconductor matrix
Spincaloritronics in alloy heterostructures

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Einar Kruis
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BA 211
Phone: +49 203 379-2899
Email: einar.kruis@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/nst/index_en.htm

Nanoparticles, Nanoaerosols and Nanoparticulate Layers

Gas-phase synthesis of nanoparticles, especially by means of electrical discharges
Technology for size-selection and deposition
Modeling of dynamic behavior and transport of nanoaerosols, especially by means of Monte Carlo simulations
Functional thin films, e.g. gas sensors or nanoparticle-reinforced coatings

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Kuhlbusch
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin

Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1 - 25, 44149 Dortmund
Phone: +49 231 9071 2586
Email: Kuhlbusch.Thomas@baua.bund.de
www.baua.de

Nanoparticles - Mobility, Exposure and Effects

Sustainable nanotechnology
Development of measurement techniques and devices
Modelling and measurements for exposure assessments
Mobility studies of nanoobjects for lifecycle and risk assessments

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Dr. rer. nat. Tilmar Kümmell
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BA 112
Phone: +49 203 379-3403
Email: tilmar.kuemmell@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/wet/index_en.shtml

Optoelectronic Devices based on Nanostructures

Nanoparticle, nanowire and quantum dot light emitters
Control of single spins and charges in quantum structures
Top-down nanofabrication using electron beam lithography

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Prof. Dr. Axel Lorke
Faculty of Physics

Office: ME 245
Phone: +49 203 379-3265
Email: axel.lorke@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/aglorke/

Semiconductors and Nanostructures

Quantum dots, ballistic and quantum transport
Self-organized nanostructures
Optical-spectroscopy

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Doru C. Lupascu
Faculty of Engineering

Office: V15 S05 D06
Phone: +49 201 183-2737
Email: doru.lupascu@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/materials/index_eng.shtml

Functional Materials

Ferroelectric, piezoelectric, magnetoelctric materials and realxors for actuator and sensor applications (nano to macro)
Organic hybrid photovoltaic and photocatalysis
Mechanics of functional materials (nano to macro)
Nanothermoisolation

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Dr. Frank Marlow
Max Planck Institute for Coal Research

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Phone: +49 208 306-2255
Email: marlow@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
http://www.kofo.mpg.de/en/research/heterogeneous-catalysis/nanostructures-and-optical-materials

Application of Systems for Optical Devices

Nanostructures and optical materials
Photonic crystals
Artificial opals and inverse opals
Photochemistry
Self-assembly

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Dr. Galina Marzun
Faculty of Chemistry

NETZ, Office: 1.16
Phone: +49 203 379-8116
Email: galina.marzun@uni-due.de
www.uni-due.de/marzun-group

Laser generated nanoparticles for catalysis

Laser based synthesis of catalytic active nanomaterials in solution
Nanoparticle processing (size and surface modification, particle separation)
Upscaling and application in heterogeneous catalysis

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Prof. Dr. Christian Mayer
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S05 R00 L81
Phone: +49 201 183-2570
Fax: +49 201 183-2567
Email: christian.mayer@uni-due.de
http://relaxation.chemie.uni-duisburg-essen.de/en/index.php

Nanoparticles and Nanocapsules based on Organic Matrices

Synthesis and analysis of polymer nanocapsules and vesicles
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), especially solid state NMR and pulsed field gradient NMR

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Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Mertin
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BA 111
Phone: +49 203 379-3407
Email: wolfgang.mertin@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/wet/index_en.shtml

Electrical Nanoanalytics

Nanocharacterization of micro-/optoelectronic materials and devices
Kelvin probe force microscopy

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Prof. Dr. Frank-J. Meyer zu Heringdorf
Faculty of Physics

Office: MF 266
Phone: +49 203 379-1465
Email: meyerzh@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/ag-hvh/

In-Situ Surface Microscopy

Low energy electron microscopy and time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy
Self-assembly of nanostructures
Plasmon dynamics
Organic thin films and devices

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Prof. Dr. Rolf Möller
Faculty of Physics

Office: MG 263
Phone: +49 203 379-4220
Email: rolf.moeller@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ag-moeller/index-eng.shtml

Interfaces on the Atomic Scale

Analysis of organic monolayers on metallic, semi conducting and insulating surfaces
Elementary processes of friction and energy dissipation
Electronic transport

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Dr. Jochen Niemeyer
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S04 C25
Phone: +49 201 183-3148
Email: jochen.niemeyer@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/akschmuck/jochen_niemeyer_home.php

Functional supramolecular systems

Synthesis of interlocked molecules (catenanes, rotaxanes)
Formation of molecular capsules and helical structures by self-aggregation
Host/guest-chemistry and catalysis

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Prof. Dr. Hermann Nienhaus
Faculty of Physics

Office: MG 265
Phone: +49 203 379-3154
Email: hermann.nienhaus@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/ag-nienhaus/

Reactions at Surfaces and Nanostructures

Chemically induced electronic excitations
Chemiluminescence
Vibrational, electronic and chemical properties of surfaces, interfaces and nanoparticles
Chemical sensing with electronic devices

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Prof. Dr. Rossitza Pentcheva
Faculty of Physics

Office: ME 123
Phone: +49 203 379-2238
Email: rossitza.pentcheva@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/physik/pentcheva/

Computational Material Physics

Nanoscaled Oxides for Electronics, Spintronics, and Energy Conversion
Boundary Surface Induced Electronic Phenomena
Topological Nontrivial Phases

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Dr. Werner Prost
Faculty of Engineering

Office: LT 205
Phone: +49 203 379-4607
Email: werner.prost@uni-due.de
http://www.hlt.uni-duisburg.de/index.asp?Sprache=English

III/V Semiconductor Heterostructures

Nanowire photonics
Nanoelectronic Circuits
Tunneling diodes

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Dr. Barbara Saccà
Faculty of Biology / ZMB

Office: S03 S02 A64
Phone: +49 201 183-3395
Email: barbara.sacca@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/zmb/members/sacca/overview.shtml

Bionanotechnology

Design and self-assembly of DNA nanostructures by structural DNA nanotechnology (multi-stranded and DNA origami methods).
Development of DNA-based nanocontainers for confined chemical reactions.
Development of switchable DNA-based nanodevices for spatio-temporal control of biochemical processes.

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Prof. Dr. Marika Schleberger
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 365
Phone: +49 203 379-1600
Email: marika.schleberger@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/physik/schleberger/

Modification of Surfaces and Nanostructures

Nanoscaled modifications by energetic ions
Electronic conductivity of metallic nanostructures
Dynamic force microscopy
Graphs and 2D materials

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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlücker
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S05 V01 E14
Phone: +49 201 183-6843
Email: sebastian.schluecker@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/schluecker-lab/

Nano Bio Photonics

Nano particle label reagents: design, synthesis and physical properties of SERS nano particles with defined geometries
Nano bio photonics: tissue based tumor diagnostics using immune SERS microscopy
Nano bio analytics: development of nano particle based assays for high sensitive detection of biological targeting molecule

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Prof. Dr. Roland Schmechel
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BA 212
Phone: +49 203 379-3347
Email: roland.schmechel@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/nst/index_en.htm

Functional Nanoparticulate Layers and Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites for Electronic Applications

Printable Electronics
Photovoltaic
Thermoelectric

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat Martina Schmid
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 387
Phone: +49 203 379-2181
Email: martina.schmid@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ag-schmid/

Multi-optical concepts for solar energy

Chalcopyrite-based photovoltaics
Nano and micro structures for light guiding
Multi-physics simulations

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Schmidt
Faculty of Engineering

Office: BC 204
Phone: +49 203 379-2780
Email: frank.schmidt@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/ivg/nano/

Aerosol Technology and Filtration

Particle and gas phase filtration
Functionalization of filter media and nanoporous materials
Transport and deposition of (nano)particles

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Prof. Dr. Carsten Schmuck
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S04 C46
Phone: +49 201 183-3097
Email: carsten.schmuck@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/akschmuck/

Supramolecular Self-Assembly

Synthesis and characterization of self-assembling zwitterions
Formation of nanoparticles such as vesicles or monolayers in polar solvents and on surfaces
Supramolecular polymers based on ionpair formation and metal-ligand interactions

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Prof. Dr. Claus M. Schneider
Faculty of Physics

Phone: +49 2461 61-4428
Email: c.m.schneider@fz-juelich.de
https://www.uni-due.de/agschneider/index-en.shtml

Electronic Structure and Properties of Solids

Magnetism in reduced dimensions
Spintronics and spin-dependent transport phenomena
Magnetization and spin dynamics
Synchrotron-radiation based analytics

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Prof. Dr. Christof Schulz (Board)
Faculty of Engineering

NETZ, Office: 3.10
Phone: +49 203 379-8163
Email: christof.schulz@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/rf/home_chair_ivg.php

Reactive Flows

Synthesis of nanoparticles from the gas phase
Laser-based gas-phase and aerosol diagnostics
Combustion and ignition processes
High-temperature chemical kinetics
Internal combustion engines

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Prof. Dr. Stephan Schulz
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S03 C30
Phone: +49 201 183-4635
Email: stephan.schulz@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ak_schulz/index_en.php

Thin Films and Nanoparticles

Synthesis of organometallic tailor-made precursors for metals and semiconductors
Thin film deposition by MOCVD process
Size- and shape-selective synthesis of nanoparticles in solution

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Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth
Max Planck Institute for Coal Research

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Phone: +49 208 306-2373
Email: schueth@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
http://www.mpg.de/154862/kohlenforschung

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Synthesis and properties of porous nanostructures
Hydrogen storage
Biomass conversion

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PD Dr. Klaus Sokolowski-Tinten
Faculty of Physics

Office: MG 156
Phone: +49 203 379-4561
Email: Klaus.Sokolowski-Tinten@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/agbovensiepen/

Ultrafast Dynamics in Laser-Driven Materials

Structural dynamics in laser-excited solids and nanostructures
Ultrafast phase transitions and laser ablation
Femtosecond X-ray science

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Prof. Dr. Björn Sothmann
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 342
Phone: +49 203 379-1578
E-Mail: bjoerns@thp.uni-due.de
http://thp.uni-due.de/~bjoerns/

Quantum transport of charge and heat

Mesoscopic thermoelectrics
Phase-coherent heat transport
Unconventional superconductivity

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Prof. Dr. F.-J. Tegude
Faculty of Engineering

Office: LT 207
Phone: +49 203 379-3391
Email: franz.tegude@uni-due.de
http://www.hlt.uni-duisburg-essen.de/index.asp?Sprache=English

Materials and Devices for Nanoelectronics and -photonics

Nanoscale semiconductor materials - growth and characteristics
Electronic/optoelectronic device design, fabrication, characterisation and modelling
Nanointegration technologies for electronics and photonics

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Prof. Dr. Mathias Ulbricht
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S01 C48
Phone: +49 201 183-3151
Email: mathias.ulbricht@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/tech2chem/index_en.html

Functional Polymer Materials

Membranes and membrane-based technologies
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), stimuli-responsive polymers
Surface functionalization of materials

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Jun.-Prof. Jens Voskuhl
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S07 S00 C17
Phone: +49 201 183-2404
E-Mail: jens.voskuhl@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/ak_schrader/voskuhl/

Biosupramolecular Chemistry

Materials for medical and biological imaging
Self-assembly of amohiphiles
Novel photosensitizers
Transfection agents

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Prof. Dr. Heiko Wende (Deputy Scientific Director)
Faculty of Physics

Office: MD 464
Phone: +49 203 379-2838
Email: heiko.wende@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/physik/wende/index_en.php

Elementspecific Magnetic Properties of Nanostructures

Magnetic bio-molecules on surfaces
Ultrathin films and their interfaces for spintronic devices
Magnetic anisotropy, orbital and spin moments of magnetic nanoparticles
Magnetic coupling phenomena in nanostructures

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PD Dr. Hartmut Wiggers
Faculty of Engineering

NETZ, Office: 0.19
Phone: +49 203 379-8087
Email: hartmut.wiggers@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/rf/home_chair_ivg.php

Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials

Synthesis of nano particles from the gas phase
Impedance spectroscopy of nanomaterials/solid state sensor materials
Electrical properties of mesoscopic systems

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Prof. Dr. Markus Winterer
Faculty of Engineering

Office: MA 345
Phone: +49 203 379-4446
Email: markus.winterer@uni-due.de
https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/nano

Nanoparticle Process Technology

Functional nanomaterials
Nanoparticle synthesis and processing
In-situ Process analysis
Structural characterization

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Prof. Dr. Dietrich Wolf
Faculty of Physics

Office: MC 374
Phone: +49 203 379-3327
Email: dietrich.wolf@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/comphys/index_en.shtml

Computational and Statistical Physics

Non-contact friction (dynamic force microscopy)
Magnetic friction, nonlinear mesoscopic friction
Sintering of nano-particles
Impedance of particle networks
Conductance of nano-powders
Epitaxial growth

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Prof. Dr. Dr. Reinhard Zellner
Faculty of Chemistry

Office: S05 R01 H76
Phone: +49 201 183-3073
Email: reinhard.zellner@uni-due.de
http://www.uni-due.de/iptc-zellner/

Nanoparticles and Phase Boundaries

Interactions of nanoparticles with biomolecules
Uptake of nanoparticles on liquid surfaces
Optical tweezing
SERS spectroscopy

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Prof. Dr. Michael Kraft
University of Liège (Belgium)
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Tel.: +32 4 3662616
Email: M.Kraft@ulg.ac.be
http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_6099593/fr/repertoire-personnel

Integrated micro- and nanosystems

MEMS for nanotechnology
Atom and ion chips – manipulation of atoms and ions
MEMS for renewable energies
Biohybrid systems and sensors
Physical sensor/actuator systems

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Prof. Dr. Cedrik Meier
University of Paderborn
Faculty of Physics

Warburger Straße 100
33098 Paderborn
Phone: +49 5251 60-2672
Fax: +49 5251 60-3603
Email: cedrik.meier@uni-paderborn.de
http://physik.uni-paderborn.de/en/

Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials

Spectroscopy on nanostructured materials
Advanced semiconductor nanopatterning techniques
Nanophotonic devices for the visible spectral range

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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Martina Müller
TU Dortmund
Faculty of Physics
and Forschungszentrum Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 614831
Email: mart.mueller@fz-juelich.de
http://fz-juelich.de/pgi/muellergroup

Oxide Spintronics

Nanoscale Oxide Materials
Magnetic and electronic interface phenomena
Synchrotron-based spectroscopy

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Prof. Dr. Andreas Ney
Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria)
Solid State Physics Division

Tel.: +43 732 2468-9642
Email: andreas.ney@jku.at
http://www.jku.at/hfp/content/e184016/

Magnetic Semiconductors

Dilute magnetic semiconductors
Heterostructures for magnetotransport and magnetic logic
Nanoclusters and their interactions in semiconducting hosts

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Dr. Gabi Schierning
Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW)
Institute for Metallic Materials (IMW)

Helmholtzstr. 20
01069 Dresden
Phone: +49 351 4659 1875
Email: g.schierning@ifw-dresden.de

Nanomaterials for Electronic Devices

Thermoelectrics
Nanoparticle sintering

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Prof. Jennifer Strunk
Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V.

Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a
18059 Rostock
Tel.: +49(381)1281-375
E-Mail: Jennifer.Strunk@catalysis.de

Nanobasierte heterogene Katalyse

Nanobasierte Photokatalyse für Energiespeicherung (CO₂-Reduktion, Wasserspaltung)
Struktur-Funktionsbeziehungen heterogener Photokatalysatoren
Oberflächendotierung von Katalysatoren
Infrarotspektroskopie und Adsorption von Sondenmolekülen

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Dr. Torsten Textor
Hochschule Reutlingen

Alteburgstraße 150
72762 Reutlingen

Polymer Surface Functionalization

Sol-gel-based coatings; nanosols
Inorganic-organic hybrid polymers
Surface functionalization

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