Nanotechnology Research - Universities in Germany

The Department's efforts are focused on the utilization of plasmonic effects in metallic nanostructures in the molecular ensemble, and their integration in technical environments.

The group's approach to exploring new properties arising in nanostructured materials is to integrate their research starting from the production of particles, their characterization and assembly to designed structures, the physical investigation of such structures and the modeling and understanding of the results.

Research topics: Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals, Optical Near-Field Spectroscopy.

The Institute of Applied Physics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology focuses on experimental quantum optics, biophotonics, nanotechnology and 3D laser nanolithography. Research groups include Müller, Nienhaus, Schimmel and Wegener groups.

The Nanophotonics for Energy lab within the Institute of Microstructure Technology focuses on light-based energy conversion and on controlling and engineering the behavior of light on the nanoscale. Research areas include third generation photovoltaics, hybrid solar technologies, luminescent nanocrystals and materials for spectral conversion.

The Next Generation Photovoltaics division is led by Prof. Ulrich W. Paetzold and is connected with the Taskforce Perovskite Photovoltaics at KIT. Research groups include advanced optics and materials for next-generation photovoltaics, advanced perovskite tandem, large-scale surface structuring and thermal evaporation processes for perovskite solar cells.

The Printed Electronics and Photonics group at the Institute of Microstructure Technology is led by Prof. Uli Lemmer. Research groups include Printed Materials and Systems, Printed Nanosystems and Thin Film Technology.

The Smart Nano and Microsystems lab at the Institute of Microstructure Technology is led by Prof. Hendrik Hölscher. Research groups include biomimetic surfaces and scanning probe technologies as well as mold inserts and electroplating.

The interdisciplinary degree courses in nanotechnology at Leibniz Universität Hannover provide extensive training in the field of nanotechnology. The Faculties of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, and Natural Sciences have combined forces to offer this joint program.

The lab's goals are basic research and application-oriented engineering in the nanoscale accompanied by appropriate interdisciplinary training.