Crystals are not necessarily hard and resistant but also occur in soft matter when weakly bound molecules arrange in a regular order. Such organic crystals are widespread in pharmaceuticals products, but also occur as tiny nanocrystals in the active layer of organic solar cells. Here, the organic na...
We are proud to announce that our new transmission electron microscope (TEM) Thermo Fisher Scientific (TFS) Spectra 200 is now open for user access within the user facility of CENEM.
The state-of-the-art TFS Spectra 200 provides high-resolution imaging (probe-corrector for STEM imaging) down to the...
Emerging functional materials for applications in photonics, plasmonics, and mechanics can be created by assembling smaller particles into defined structures. Among various assembly strategies, spherical confinement (e.g. in drying emulsion droplets) to guide the self-assembly process is gaining inc...
In situ TEM investigations in environmental conditions are a powerful approach to analyze materials for catalysis, especially if you utilize dedicated MEMS heating systems to operate at elevated temperatures. However, how can we be certain that the heating devices achieve the required temperature at...
The PhD defense of Ms. Christina Harreiß took place on 25. Jan. 2022, partly virtual (online) due to the current regulations. With her systematic work “Microscopic study on the nanomorphology, crystallinity, texture, and efficiency of organic solar cells“, she has been awarded the title Dr.-Ing. Con...
The PhD defence of Mr. Janis Wirth took place on 22. Dec. 2021, partly virtual (online) due to the current regulations. With his comprehensive work “Scale-bridging correlative 3D microscopy methods to unravel the complex 3D microstructure of porous materials“, he has been awarded the title Dr.-Ing. ...
In a joint effort across 4 GRK subprojects involving 10 GRK members, CENEM’s strength of combining different (scattering) probes revealed fascinating structural, chemical as well as mechanical properties of supersaturated and highly faceted Ni-Au nanoparticles equilibrated by solid-state dewetting o...
The PhD defence of Ms. Dorota Kubacka took place on 17. Dec. 2021, partly virtual (online) due to the current regulations. With her dedicated work “Diffusion Processes in Compositionally Complex SX Ni- and Co-base Superalloys“, she has been awarded the title Dr.-Ing with distinction. Congratulations...
The formidable years ever since the pandemic has greatly affected the extent of academic exchange and driven us towards a new culture of online discussions. Despite many virtual events successfully held, few of them served as a platform for early career researchers and brought a broader community be...
The PhD defence of Ms. Lilian Vogl took place on 2. Dec. 2021, partly virtual (online) due to the current conditions. With her comprehensive work “Functional Nanowires Studied with Correlative in situ Light and Electron Microscopy", she has been awarded the title Dr.-Ing with distinction.
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