Topics of Research
We investigate the physical principles of material properties of soft matter. General aim of our work in the field of nanostructured polymer interfaces is to deduce the functional properties of materials from the knowledge of the structure and dynamics in the nanoscale.
Polymers for Application in Photovoltaics
- Organic Photovoltaics (OPV)
- Polymer-based Hybrid Cells
- Polymer-Metal Interfaces
Nanostructured Polymer Films
- Dewetting of Thin Polymer Films
- Non-equilibrium flow in nanoscale geometries
- Biopolymeric nanostructures
Functional Polymer Materials
- Magnetic Nanoparticles in Polymer Films
- Switchable Polymer (Hydrogel) Films
- Polymer-based Adhesives
Advanced Scattering Techniques
- Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (GISAXS)
- Grazing Incidence Small Angle Neutron Scattering (GISANS)
- X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (XPCS)
Related links
- DFG Priority Program SPP 1164 Nano- & Microfluidics: Bridging the Gap between Molecular Motion and Continuum Flow
- DFG Priority Program SPP 1181 Nanoscaled Inorganic Materials by Molecular Design: New Materials for Advanced Technologies
- DFG Priority Program SPP 1259 Intelligente Hydrogele