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20NOV 2025
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FAU KinderUni explores the colourful micro- and nanoworld at IMN
On 5 November 2025, 20 children aged 7 to 11 from the FAU KinderUni holiday programme visited the Chair of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) to discover how nature creates brilliant colours in flora and fauna. The visit began with a short, child-friendly introduction to structural colour and basic physical colour phenomena — topics that […]
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20NOV 2025
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Call for 13 PhD Positions – DFG Research Training Group RTG 3103 (m/f/d)
The Research Training Group CorMic invites applications for doctoral positions in an interdisciplinary program uniting advanced microscopy, materials development, and data-driven science for the next generation of sustainable functional materials and devices. Addressing global challenges in climate, energy, and sustainability, CorMic pioneers new strategies that combine cutting-edge microscopy, advanced materials design, and data-driven (AI/ML) approaches […]The Research Training Group CorMic invites applications for doctoral positions in an interdisciplinary program uniting advanced microscopy, materials development, and data-driven science for the next generation of sustainable functional materials and devices. Addressing global challenges in climate, energy, and sustainability, CorMic pioneers new strategies that combine cutting-edge microscopy, advanced materials design, and data-driven (AI/ML) approaches […]
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07SEP 2025
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New Insights into the Mechanical Resilience of Silver Nanowires for Flexible Electronics
Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks are among the most promising candidates to replace brittle indium tin oxide as transparent conductive electrodes in flexible devices such as solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and sensors. In a recent study published in ACS Nano, researchers from the Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) provide unprecedented insights into how individual […]
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23APR 2025
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IMN retreat 2025
From April 1–4, 2025, over 30 members of the Institute of Micro and Nanostructure Research (IMN) gathered in the picturesque village of Kleedorf for the annual IMN retreat. Organized with great care and energy by Benni, Irene, Lena, and Jenny, the retreat brought together all PostDocs, PhD candidates, most master’s students, and student assistants for […]
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$Correlative electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and DFT reveal the influence of substrate polarity on metal thin film growth characteristics$
07JAN 2025
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Correlative electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and DFT reveal the influence of substrate polarity on metal thin film growth characteristics
IMN/CENEM researchers recently published their study on the “Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces” in Acta Materialia (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120531). The work was carried out in close collaboration with the Institute of Crystallography and Structural Physics (ICSP)/CENEM, the Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials […]IMN/CENEM researchers recently published their study on the “Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces” in Acta Materialia (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120531). The work was carried out in close collaboration with the Institute of Crystallography and Structural Physics (ICSP)/CENEM, the Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials […]
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15DEC 2024
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Collaborative research effort unveiling the microscopic details of the L12-D019 phase transformation in Co-base superalloys
We are proud to announce the publication of a collaborative study entitled “Microscopic mechanism of the L1₂–D0₁₉ phase transformation in a Co-base single crystal superalloy” in Acta Materialia! Congratulations to Nico and all the collaboration partners for the great work! This study offers novel insights into the atomic-level processes governing an often-observed phase transformation in […]We are proud to announce the publication of a collaborative study entitled “Microscopic mechanism of the L1₂–D0₁₉ phase transformation in a Co-base single crystal superalloy” in Acta Materialia! Congratulations to Nico and all the collaboration partners for the great work! This study offers novel insights into the atomic-level processes governing an often-observed phase transformation in […]
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