Term: 2020-2024 (as part of the SFB 986)
Funding provider: DFG

This project focuses on the fabrication of multiscale and multiphase photonic structures by combining additive manufacturing processes with colloidal assembly (AMCA) and atomic layer deposition (ALD).

The AMCA process combines the principles of colloidal self-assembly with the scalability and shape flexibility of direct writing to specifically control both the 3D geometry in the size range from centimetres to micrometres and the particle organization in the micro- to nanometre range. This integrates the optical properties of nanoscale and microscale building blocks into macroscopic multiscale 3D photonic structures.

The ALD process simultaneously enables precise control of chemical composition and layer thickness in the atomic to sub-nanometric division as well as the development of customized atomically mixed and nanostructured systems.

The main goal of the project is to fabricate ceramic photonic structures for structural paint and reflective thermal barrier coatings (rTBC) on flat and curved substrates, locally controlling the ordering of the building blocks.

The novel manufacturing approach combining AMCA and ALD is also relevant to other technological divisions, including catalysis, sensing, and energy storage and generation.

Term: 2022-2023
Funding provider: BWFGB

The main objective of this project is to develop and establish a participation and teaching concept to promote social awareness in engineering education.

Term: 2022-2023
Funding body: DAAD-CAPES

This international research cooperation pursues the target of solving challenges related to the leaching of nanoparticles during the operation of catalytic systems for pollutant reduction.

Term: 2023
Funding body: DAAD-GIZ

This bilateral project investigates potential solutions from a materials science and chemical engineering perspective to address the challenges of sustainable and efficient hydrogen production. The target is to promote the implementation of green hydrogen as a sustainable energy source in our society.

Term: 2023
Funding provider: ZHM

This project targets the development of a method for the in-situ characterization of phase transitions at high temperatures and under controlled atmosphere using high-resolution, fast in-situ X-ray diffraction. This should provide a fundamental understanding of phase transitions and reactions during the processing of nanosoluble metals and aerographite.