People: Research groups
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Corina Andronescu
Faculty of Chemistry
Technical Chemistry III
NETZ 4.21
+49 203 37-93442
corina.andronescu@uni-due.de
Electrochemical catalysis
- Synthesis and in-depth characterization of non-noble metal based electrocatalysts for energy conversion and synthesis of platform chemicals
- Electrochemical investigation of hybrid electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions, the hydrogen evolution reaction and electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation
- Synthesis of stable and selective electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction for a closed carbon-cycle economy
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Barcikowski
Faculty of Chemistry
Chemical Technology I
S07 S01 C29
+49 201 18-33150
stephan.barcikowski@uni-due.de
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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Dr. Viktor Čolić
Max Planck Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion
Electrochemistry for Energy Conversion
NETZ 4.18
+49 203 37-98235
viktor.colic@cec.mpg.de
Electrocatalysis
- Alloy catalysts for energy conversion reactions
- Electrosynthesis of wide-use chemicals
- Electrolyte effects in electrocatalysis
- Support-catalyst interactions in energy conversion reactions
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Dr. Torsten Endres
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Materials Processes (EMPI) – Reactive Fluids
MA 444B
+49 203 37-93505
torsten.endres@uni-due.de
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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Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Hardt
NETZ 1.21
+49 2832 9787 033
sebastian.hardt@HSWmaterials.de
Nanomaterials and Process Technology
- Synthesis of nanoparticles
- Further processing of nanomaterials
- Process development
- Scale-up
- Plant engineering
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kempf
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Materials Processes (EMPI) - Fluid Dynamics
NETZ 1.09A
+49 203 37-98099
andreas.kempf@uni-due.de
Simulation of Reactive Flows
- Nano-particle synthesis
- Multi scale modelling
- Chemical mechanisms
- Turbulent combustion
- Large eddy simulation
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kirchartz
Faculty of Engineering
Nanostructure technology and Research Center Jülich
NETZ 3.21
+49 203 37-98183
t.kirchartz@fz-juelich.de
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. Khadijeh Mohri
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Materials Processes (EMPI) - Fluid Dynamics
NETZ 1.10
+49 203 37-98124
khadijeh.mohri@uni-due.de
Tomography
- Development and application of tomographic techniques in energy and process technology
- Three-dimensional diagnostics based on multi-simultaneous measurements
- Tomographic imaging of different combusting flows including flame-based nanoparticle synthesis processes
- Development of the Evolutionary reconstruction technique (ERT)
- Development of the Background-oriented schlieren tomography (BOST)
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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Franziska Muckel
Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Materials
NETZ U1.11
+49 203 37-98027
franziska.muckel@uni-due.de
Electroenergetic Functional Materials
- Optoelectronic devices for flexible electronics
- Electronic and optical properties of solvent-based materials and nanoscale devices
- Microscopic analysis of optoelectronic energy conversion in thin film materials
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Dr. Sven Reichenberger
Faculty of Chemistry
Technical Chemistry I
NETZ 1.16
+49 203 37-98116
sven.reichenberger@uni-due.de
Development of nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts
- Multinary metallic and oxide carrier catalysts
- Laser-based crystal defects and surface modification of colloidal nanoparticles
- Colloidal adsorption processes
- Fragmentation of colloidal particles and catalysts
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gabi Schierning
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Material Processes (EMPI) - Applied Quantum Materials and
Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems
MG 170
+49 203 37-98121
gabi.schierning@uni-due.de
Electronic transport
- Electronic transport in nanoparticles
- Electronic transport at solid state phase transitions
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Prof. Dr. Roland Schmechel
Faculty of Engineering
Institute of Technology for Nanostructures (NST)
BA 212
+49 203 37-93347
roland.schmechel@uni-due.de
Functional Nanoparticulate Layers and Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites for Electronic Applications
- Printable Electronics
- Photovoltaic
- Thermoelectric
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Prof. Dr. Christof Schulz
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Materials Processes (EMPI) - Reactive Fluids
NETZ 3.10
+49 203 37-98163
christof.schulz@uni-due.de
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.-Ing. habil. Doris Segets
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Materials Processes (EMPI) - Particle Science and Technology
NETZ 4.15
+49 203 37-98230
doris.segets@uni-due.de
Particle Technology
- Characterization of colloidal interfaces
- Formulation of funtional nanomaterials
- Scalable, roll-to-roll printing technologies
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Prof. Dr. Mathias Ulbricht
Faculty of Chemistry
Technical Chemistry II
S07 S01 C48
+49 201 18-33151
mathias.ulbricht@uni-due.de
Functional Polymer Materials
- Membranes and membrane-based technologies
- Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), stimuli-responsive polymers
- Surface functionalization of materials
- Nanocomposite
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Prof. Dr. Heiko Wende
Faculty of Physics
Experimental Physics
MD 464
+49 203 37-92838/92385
heiko.wende@uni-due.de
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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Prof. Dr. Hartmut Wiggers
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Energy and Materials Processes (EMPI) - Reactive Fluids
NETZ 0.19
+49 203 37-98087
hartmut.wiggers@uni-due.de
Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials
- Synthesis of nanoparticles in the gas phase
- Impedance spectroscopy of nanomaterials/solid state sensor materials
- Electrical properties of mesoscopic systems
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Dr. Nicolas Wöhrl
Faculty of Physics
Experimental Physics
ME244
+49 203 37-93131
nicolas.woehrl@uni-due.de
Plasma applications
- Plasma deposition of (nanostructured) carbon materials
- Plasma modification of surfaces
- Science communication