Microscopic analysis of molecular transport in functionalized mesoporous materials (C09*)

• Subject Area: Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials ; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 358283783

The project develops transmission electron microscopy (TEM) towards the chemical analysis of frozen liquids in mesoporous matrices. To this end, electron tomography is progressed by methods of low dose imaging and compressed sensing to finally become applicable to beam sensitive organic materials. The goal is to obtain tomographic information even from metal organic or covalently bonded frame works. The chemical analysis of the TEM will be exploited to analyse the transport in mesoporous structures and to derive transport coefficients in dependence on the geometry and functionalization of the pore structure.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1333: Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis in Confined Geometries
• Major Instrumentation: Cryo-Micromanipulator
• Instrumentation Group: 5140 Hilfsgeräte und Zubehör für Elektronenmikroskope
• Applicant Institution: Universität Stuttgart
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Guido Schmitz