Our recent article on pigment@TiO2 hybrid materials is featured on the inside back cover of the latest issue of Small Structures! The article details the synthesis of new hybrid materials and explores their potential as electrode materials.” [Read more]
We are thrilled to announce the comeback of three former group members: Hannah Mehringer, Bastian Jehle and Frederic Hallmann. Hannah will perform her MSc thesis in the field of automation of hydrothermal synthesis, Bastian will perform his MSc thesis on bio-inspired inorganic-organic hybrid materials, and Frederic will work on the synthesis of sulfur-containing materials for his PhD thesis. [Read more]
Frank presented his research work entitled “The role of metal-oxo clusters in the controlled synthesis of pigment@metal oxide hybrid materials” at the 45th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry at Fort Collins. In his poster, Frank discusses the characteristics of stable metal-oxo intermediates generated by the reaction of aromatic carboxylic acids and vanadium alkoxides under solvothermal conditions, and their uses as precursors for hybrid material synthesis. [Read more]
Miriam gave the plenary talk at this year’s Summer Networking Meeting of the the German and the Austrian Academic Scholarship Foundation (in German: Sommer Vernetzungstreffen der Österreichischen Studienstiftung mit der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) organized by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). In her talk, entitled “Breaking Boundaries – Water as Near-Universal Solvent for Chemical Production” (In German: “Grenzen auflösen – Wasser als nahezu universelles Lösungsmittel für die chemische Produktion”), Miriam shared her views on profiting of water’s properties as reaction medium in the chemical discovery of new materials. [Read more]
Our latest publication entitled “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles@Hydrogels and Statistical Evaluation of Reaction Conditions’ Effects on Nanoparticle Morphologies”, was recently accepted in Nanoscale. In this work, we report the synthesis of monoliths of hydrogels decorated with noble metal nanoparticles using only water, a polysaccharide, and a metal salt precursor. [Read more]
Our joint work with the research group of Professor Rainer Winter entitled “Dual Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Emissions From Dye-Modified (NCN)-Bismuth Pincer Thiolate Complexes” was published in the journal Inorganic Chemistry. In this project we describe the synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties of four new dye-modified (NCN)Bi pincer complexes with two mercaptocoimarin or mercaptopyrene ligands. [Read more]
On her quest to decipher how her organic crystals are forming, Celine visited the crystallography facility at the University of Vienna to perform electron crystallography with Dr. Tim Grüne. We are indebted to Dr. Grüne for this fantastic opportunity and for hosting Celine! [Read more]
Celine visited the headquarters of STOE in Darmstadt to perform PXRD measurements. These measurements will help us to deepen our understanding of the formation of organic salt crystals. We thank STOE very much for hosting Celine and for the opportunity to perform these measurements! [Read more]
Jessica was selected to present her work at the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals, which took place in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. In her poster entitled “Synthesis strategies of colloidal metal semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructures with defined anisotropy and composition”, Jessica presented the results of her PhD project. Congratulations Jessica! [Read more]
We are thrilled to announce that Danica was selected to present our project “watER dyes” at the xbio final pitch event. xbio is a Viennese platform dedicated to helping scientists working in biological and medical research to potentially translate their research findings into commercial applications. The watER dyes project presented by Danica focuses on developing cell dyes that are synthesized in environmentally friendly ways. [Read more]