Optically Active Molecular Systems
Optically Active Molecular Systems
People
PD Dr. S.
Kirstein (Homepage), O. Al-Khatib, M. Dorn, P. Lange, J. Li, M. Sajadi-Hezaveh
Research Topics
- J-Aggregates of amphiphilic cyanine dyes
- High resolution optical microscopy and local spectroscopy
- Photosensitization of nanoporous TiO2 films by conjugated polymers and II/VI semiconductors for photovoltaic applications
- Layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolytes and charged nanoparticles
- Light scattering of single colloids in streaming liquids
Methods
- Optical light microscopy (confocal, far field)
- Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy (SNOM)
- Optical spectroscopy (fluorescence and UV/Vis absorption)
- Ellipsometry
- FT-IR Spectroscopy
Third Party Funding
- Großflächige elektrisch leitfähige Graphenoid-Lagen als optisch transparente Beschichtungsmaterialien (BMBF-Verbundprojekt mit MPI für Polymerforschung Mainz und Universität Bielefeld)
- International Max Planck Research School on Biomimetic Systems
Collaborations
- PD Dr. C. Böttcher (Research Center For Electron Microscopy at FU Berlin)
- Prof. D.A. Vanden Bout (University of Texas at Austin
- Prof. Dr. H. Möhwald (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces)
- Prof. Dr. J. Knoester (Universität Groningen)
