The doctoral program GRK 1896 “In situ Microscopy with Electrons, X-rays and Scanning Probes” combines, for the first time, three pillars of nanocharacterization into a structured research training group. The main objective of this program is to provide the next generation of scientists and engineers with comprehensive, method-spanning and interdisciplinary training in the application of cutting-edge nanocharacterization tools to materials and device development. Our PhD candidates are well-positioned in a network of international collaborations and highly trained in multiple, complementary techniques, providing them with an essential foundation for a successful career in the field of advanced materials and devices development.
Researchers from IMN and GRK 1896 recently reported the direct observation of nucleation and propagation of basal plane dislocations in Nb2AlC, a member of MAX phases, using nanomechanical testing inside the transmission electron microscope. MAX Phases (with M an early transition metal, A an A group...
Congratulations to Andreas Schiener for his very good PhD examination. Andreas studied the nucleation and growth of CdS-Nanoparticles in aqueous systems with microsecond resolution. For this purpose he developed new experimental methods like a free jet and a hanging drop setup for in-situ SAXS exper...
The PhD defence of Ms. Manuela Göbelt took place on 19. May. 2017 in the Max-Plank-Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). With her great work on the study of silver nanowire based transparent electrodes, under the support of GRK1896 and co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Erdmann Spiecker (WW9, FAU) and.....
High-resolution X-ray tomography reveals how butterflies form their iridescent wing scales It has only been one year since the material scientists around Prof. Erdmann Spiecker from the Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM) at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg had been granted funding for ...
The PhD defence of Ms. Xiaoyan Du took place on 09. May 2017. With her extraordinary work of “Spectromicroscopic Insights into the Morphology and Interfaces of Operational Organic Electronic Devices” she has been awarded with the title Dr. rer. nat. with overall grade “magna cum laude”. Under ...
A research article “A Novel Approach for Preparation and In Situ Tensile Testing of Silica Glass Membranes in the Transmission Electron Microscope” by our colleagues Mirza Mačković, Thomas Przybilla, Christel Dieker, Patrick Herre, Stefan Romeis, Hana Stara, Nadine Schrenker, Wolfgang Peukert and Er...
Congratulations, Dr.-Ing. Florian Niekiel, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erik Bitzek and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Erdmann Spiecker! The Cluster of Excellence (EAM, Engineering of Advanced Materials) selects the high-resolution TEM image of a fivefold twinned silver nanowire as picture of the month April 2017! Re...
