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Joint Research Laboratory
Nanomaterials
The Joint Research Laboratory Nanomaterials was established in 2004 to enhance the
cooperation between the Institute for Nanotechnology at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
and the Institute of Materials Science at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. The startup
to establish the laboratory was provided by both institutions. Scientific personell is
financed by the Forschunszentrum Karlsruhe and by external grants of funding agencies in
Germany and of the EU as well as by industrial cooperations. The laboratory interacts in
several areas with research groups in Materials Science and Chemistry. The research
activities are concentrated in the area of nanoparticulate systems, their synthesis and
processing, microstructural characterization and their properties. The focus is currently on
developing nanoporous structures as bulk materials and thin films on a variety of
substrates for developing catalyst support materials and catalysts, gas sensors and
templates for the growth of light-harvesting molecular structures (porphyrines) and the
development of alternative solar cells for low light conditions. An additional engineering
focus of the research is on the stability of nanostructured materials under operation
conditions, such as high temperatures and gas environments, as well as the study of
mechanical performance of nanoporous structures. The nanomaterials are prepared using
Chemical Vapor Synthesis and Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis starting from metal-organic
precursors and metal salts. Using these methods a wide range of nanostructures can be
synthesized. In addition to several synthesis systems, characterization equipment is
available including X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption, light scattering and Zeta potential
and gas chromatography.
Staff Members
Head
Research Associates Dr. Hermann Sieger
Secretary
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst Hahn (Director Institute for Nanotechnology)
Renate Hernichel
PhD Students Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Enz
Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Gottschalk
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Marek
Dipl.-Ing. Simon Bubel
Diploma Students Johannes Kostka
Guest Scientists
Jens Suffner
Prof. Ali Beitollahi
Dr. V. Mahender
Dr. M. Karajai
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Dr. Jens Ellrich
Dr. Holger Schmitt
Dipl.-Ing. Jens Suffner
Dipl.-Ing. Azad Jaberidarbandi
Dipl. Phys. Anna Castrup
Ravi Mohan Prasad