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Head of Group
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Head of Group
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 246a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-3431
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Email: Alf.Mews"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Key aspects of activity
- Research into the nucleation and growth processes of colloidal nanoparticles
- Structure determination of nanoscopic systems by X-ray diffraction
- Atomic models of nanoscopic systems based on high-resolution electron microscopy
- Determination of the deposition and uptake mechanisms of nanoparticles in biological cells by microscopic studies
- Determination of structure-property relationships by combining different microscopy methods
- Synthesis of semiconductor nanorods, -wires and -platelets
- Development of surface-modified gold clusters
- Production of metal-semiconductor hybrid structures
- Gas phase synthesis of nanostructures on substrates
- Biofunctionalization of nanoparticles for medical diagnostics
Front office
Secretary
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 246b, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-8276
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Postdoctoral researchers
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Research Assistant
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 143, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-8277
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Optical Spectroscopy of Quantum Structures
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Research Assistant
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 017, VG I
Tel: +49 40 42838-7937
Research interests
- plasma-assisted deposition of functional nanostructured films
- electron microscopy
Doctoral researchers
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 146a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4639
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 144, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4260
Photo: Thomas Tsangas
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 244, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7524
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Synthesis of hybrid structures of dot/rod and metal particles
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 247b, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7519
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Monte-Carlo-Simulations of gold-nanoparticle growth
- Energy calculations of excitons in semiconductor nanoparticles
- Optical characterization of semiconductor nanoparticles with lasers
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 247b, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7519
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Email: Cora.Frost"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Key aspects of activity
- Synthesis of hybrid structures of dot/rod and metal particles
- Focusing on particles for photocatalytic overall water splitting
Photo: Nicklas Giese
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 144, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4260
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Electrical characterization of charge carrier separation in a semiconductor-metal hybrid structure.
- Combined optical and atomic force microscopy in one setup.
- Electron beam and optical lithography for the generation of defined structures.
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 145, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4639
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Phase transfer of nanostructures from unpolar to polar phases
- Photocatalysis in aqueous solution using semiconductor/metal hybrid nanostructures
- Cyclic voltammetry on nanostructures for determining the respective band gap energy
PhD Student
Institut für Physikalische Chemie
AG Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 247a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-9053
Photo: Florian Johst
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 144, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4260
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Single-particle spectroscopy of dot/rod and double/dot/rod structures at cryogenic conditions
- Quantum mechanical calculations using the finite-element-method in COMSOL
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 247b, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7519
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Photoluminescence properties of semiconducting nanowires
- Confocal spectroscopy measurements of nanowires in flow channels
- Investigation of photobrightening on nanowires
Photo: Thomas Tsangas
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 247a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-9053
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Cation exchange from CdS(Se) to Ag₂S(Se)
- Fabrication of nanowire-based devices
- Electrical characterization of these devices
- Optical Investigation on single nanowires
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 244, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7524
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Wet-chemical synthesis of seminconductor nanoparticles
- Cation exchange
- Selective growth
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 454, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 2489639-25
Key aspects of activity
- Synthesis of cadmium-free, near-infrared active nanoparticles for optoelectronic applications
- Structural and optical characterisation of semiconductor nanoparticles
- Hot-injection and template-assisted approaches
- Synthesis in Glove box
Photo: Jennifer Schulz
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 245, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7523
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 245, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7523
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 145, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4639
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Photo: Wehrmeister
PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 247a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-9053
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Direct observation of charge carrier separation
- Scanning probe microscopy of metal-semiconductor hybrid systems
- Combination of electrical, optical and surface potential measurements
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 145, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4639
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Technical staff
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Technical Assistance
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 145a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-8279
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
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Laboratory Assistant
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 244, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-7524
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
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Research Assistant
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: 143a, Haus der Moleküle (VG II)
Tel: +49 40 42838-4021
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796