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Head of Group
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Research group leader
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGII 246a
Tel: +49 40 42838-3431
Fax: +49 40 42838-7727
Key aspects of activity
- Investigation of the nucleation and growth processes of
- of colloidal nanoparticles
- Structure determination of nanoscopic systems
- by X-ray diffraction
- Atomic models of nanoscopic systems based on
- of high-resolution electron microscopy
- Determination of the attachment and
- uptake mechanisms of nanoparticles in biological
- biological cells by microscopic studies
- Determination of structure-property relationships
- by combination of different
- microscopy methods
- Synthesis of semiconductor nanorods, nanowires and nanoplatelets
- 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
Front office
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGII 246b
Tel: +49 40 42838-8276
Fax: +49 40 42838-7727
Research associates
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Research associate
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGII 143
Tel: +49 40 42838-8277
Fax: +49 40 42838-7727
Key aspects of activity
- Optical Spectroscopy of Quantum Structures
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Head of Electron Microscopy
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGI 017
Tel: +49 40 42838-7937
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Research associate
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGII 143a
Tel: +49 40 42838-4021
Fax: +49 40 42838-7727
Doctoral researchers
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PhD Student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
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
Photo: Marcel Dohrmann
PhD student
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGII 247b
Tel: +49 40 42838-7519
Fax: +49 40 42838-7727
Photo: C. Frost
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.
Photo: Hans Werners
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
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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
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
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
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
Fax: +49 40 4273-14796
Key aspects of activity
- Synthesis of anisotropic nanostructures
- Cation exchange
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: 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: M. 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: VGII 145a
Tel: +49 40 42838-8279
Fax: +49 40 42838-7727
Photo: K. Rehe
Laboratory assistant
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Research Group Mews
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Room: VGII 244
Tel: +49 40 42838-7524