Project Details
Projekt
GRK 2767: Supracolloidal Structures: From Materials to Optical and Electronic Devices
Subject Area
Polymer Research
Term
since 2022
Website
Homepage
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 451785257
Nanoparticles find already today numerous applications in optical and electronic devices due to their unique size-dependent properties. In recent years, research in colloid and polymer science has targeted the step from individual nanoparticles to assembly into supra-colloidal structures, which can combine multiple nanoparticles of different composition in well-defined geometries. Thus, emergent properties, which go beyond those of the individual building blocks can be unlocked. However, the understanding of structure-function relations and - even more - the integration of these entities within devices are still in their infancy. For achieving these next steps, it is essential to bridge the areas of nanoparticle synthesis and supra-colloidal structure assembly on the one hand and the areas of structure-function studies and device-integration on the other hand. The central aim of the proposed RTG is to establish an educational framework to close the gap between the particulate materials world and the device world. To do so, we will keep a high level of disciplinary excellence of the students in the relevant fields, but complement it by a multi-disciplinary education concept towards basic and applied aspects of supra-colloidal structure self-assembly that will ensure strong communication across the disciplinary borders. We will thus create an awareness for the requirements and limitations that have to be met in order to make supra-colloidal structures applicable in devices and unlock their full potential. In terms of methodology, we will target the assembly and integration of supra-colloidal assemblies into devices using polymeric material approaches, applied physics and device engineering. To ensure success, an interdisciplinary training program will be provided to the students, all projects will be bridging between the materials and the device areas and address the generic challenges that will enable the step from materials to devices.
DFG Programme
Research Training Groups
Applicant Institution
Technische Universität Dresden
Participating Institution
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR); Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik e.V. Meinsberg (KSI); Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF); Universität Leipzig
Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Andreas Fery
Participating Researchers
Professorin Dr. Larysa Baraban; Professor Dr. Stefan Diez; Professor Dr. Artur Philipp Nikolaus Erbe; Professor Dr. Alexander Eychmüller, until 9/2024; Dr.-Ing. Robert Kirchner, until 6/2023; Dr. Anton Kiriy, until 3/2022; Professor Dr. Karl Leo; Dr. Vladimir Lesnyak, since 8/2024; Professor Dr. Michael Mertig, until 9/2024; Dr. Caroline Murawski; Professor Dr. Ulrich Rant, since 8/2024; Dr. Bernd Rellinghaus; Dr. Hendrik Schlicke, since 8/2023; Professor Dr. Ralf Seidel; Professorin Dr. Yana Vaynzof; Professorin Dr. Brigitte Voit, Ph.D.
