Frank presented his work entitled “Synthesis of Layered Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Vanadium Oxides for Electrochemical Applications” at the 4th Conference of the GDCh Division of Chemistry and Energy in Duisburg, Germany. In his poster, he presented the synthesis of hybrid materials consisting of organic pigments and bilayered vanadium oxides using high-temperature water, highlighting their potential use as electrode materials for post-lithium-ion batteries. [Read more]

In a special collection celebrating the International Women’s Day, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is showcasing recent research led by women in green and sustainable chemistry around the world. We are proud to share that the paper “High-Temperature Water Unlocks Urea as Nitrogen-Source Towards Imidazoles” (authors: F. A. [Read more]

Today marks the beginning of a thrilling new chapter! Frank, Tobias, Frederic, Lena, and Celine have joined the Chair of Chemical Technology of Materials Synthesis (LCTM – Lehrstuhl für Chemische Technologien der Materialsynthese) as PhD students at the Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg. Meanwhile, Alonso has taken on a new role as a scientific advisor to Miriam in her role as director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC). [Read more]

We are delighted to share amazing news of Celine’s successful MSc thesis defense entitled “Controlled crystallization studies of organic cocrystals.” The entire team sends heartfelt congratulations on this achievement! We wish Celine endless success and exciting opportunities ahead!  [Read more]

Simon successfully defended his master’s thesis, “Synthesis of complexed Oxides-based inorganic-organic hybrid materials.” The team congratulates him on this achievement and wishes him every success in his future endeavors. [Read more]

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 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]