Real-Time Nanoscale Investigation of Soft Matter Defects (A01)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas ; Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry ; Polymer Materials
• Term: since 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 465145163

The structure and formation of various soft matter systems, like peptide nanofibers, are not as yet fully understood. We will investigate dynamic processes of structural changes within a single nanofiber (1D) as well as 2D and 3D nanogel nanofiber systems by developing novel measurement techniques. This experimental method is based on quantum sensing and imaging with color centers (nitrogen-vacancy center) in nanodiamonds.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1552: Defects and Defect Engineering in Soft Matter
• Applicant Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
• Project Heads: Professor Dmitry Budker, Ph.D.; Dr. Anna Ermakova