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In collaboration with colleagues from the Department of Data Science, IMN researchers developed a new compressed sensing method that uses mathematical optimization to improve the quality of 3D reconstructions in nanotomography of homogeneous materials. The work was performed in the framework of the ...

The Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) proudly announces that Mr. Peter Denninger defended his PhD on June 24, 2024. His exceptional work, titled “Development of Novel In Situ Electron Microscopy Techniques and Their Applications to Functional Thin Films,” has earned him the title ...

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ashton Egan, a distinguished researcher from Ohio State University, as a Humboldt Research Fellow. Dr. Ashton Egan brings a wealth of expertise in nickel and cobalt-based superalloys, and electron microscopy. He joins us from The Ohio State University and the Center f...

We are pleased to announce the recent publication of the paper "Structural evolution of GaOx- shell and intermetallic phases in Ga-Pt SCALMS" by S. Carl, J. Will, B. Apeleo Zubiri, E. Spiecker and colleagues in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) has attracted...

The annual retreat of the Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) and the Center for Nanoanalytics and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), held from April 8th to 11th in Bad Windsheim, transcended conventional academic gatherings by integrating research progress presentations, a vibrant poster...

The WW9 running enthusiasts Running Flamingos welcomed spring by participating in several running competitions. The first one was the traditional Winterwaldlauf in Erlangen on March 16 with a distance of 10 km. Even the rather unstable weather conditions could not dampen the team spirit and enthusia...

In a milestone study, IMN scientists have demonstrated a novel technique that uncovers the three-dimensional structures of nanomaterials, including those made of light elements that have eluded detection until now. This advance, which utilizes ptychographic electron tomography, showcases a new tool ...

The paper “Influence of Au alloying on solid state dewetting kinetics and texture evolution of Ag and Ni thin films” by Martin Dierner, Johannes Will, Michael Landes, Christian Volland, Robert Branscheid, Tobias Zech, Tobias Unruh and Erdmann Spiecker has just been published in the Journal of Surfac...

Just in time for Advent, the stars arrange themselves in a highly symmetrical pattern. The beautiful picture was actually created using electron diffraction, with the electron beam transmitting through a thin PbS film grown epitaxially on a TiS2 substrate. While the six-fold symmetry of the substr...

Graphite, a versatile material. On the one hand it is used in daily life as pencil, on the other hand graphene with its remarkable properties can be produced by cleaving graphite. This scanning electron microcopy image shows the beautiful structure of graphite, which consists of only one element, ca...