Principle Investigators:
Prof. Dr. H. Cölfen, Prof. Dr. L. Schmidt-Mende and Dr. Elena Sturm (née Rosseeva)
About project B1:
The main focus of this project is a detailed structural, kinetic/morphogenetic, and property characterization of mesocrystals, which are formed by controlled self-assembly of anisotropic nanocrystals with mutual crystallographic orientation. Using a combination of in-situ and ex-situ analysis tools we will perform a systematic study of mesocrystals built up from monodisperse and shape/structural/functional anisotropic nanoparticles, which will allow us to get a deeper insight into the fundamental principles of mesocrystal formation mechanisms, structuring and physical properties.
Publications in the Project:
Brunner, J.; Baburin, I. A.; Sturm, S.; Kvashnina, K.; Rossberg, A.; Pietsch, T.; Andreev, S.; Sturm, E.; Cölfen, H.
Self-Assembled Magnetite Mesocrystalline Films: Toward Structural Evolution from 2D to 3D Superlattices.
Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 4, 1600431
DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600431
Sturm, E. V.; Colfen, H.
Mesocrystals: structural and morphogenetic aspects.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016,45, 5821-5833
DOI: 10.1039/C6CS00208K