Maksym Yarema (D-ITET) Colloidal chalcogenide nanocrystals are convenient building blocks of various solution-processed devices, such as displays, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and phase-change memory. Likewise, chalcogenide colloids are handy materials for the fundamental and use-inspired research, featuring size-dependent optical and electronic properties…
Qin Xu (Soft and Living Materials, D-MATL) Wetting of liquid droplets on soft gels deforms gel interface significantly: a wetting ridge grows under the balance between liquid surface tension and solid surface stress near contact line. Using interference microscopy and…
PhD and Postdoc Retreat 2019
David Schilter (Editor of Nature Reviews Chemistry) This century has seen increasing pressure on academics to not only conduct novel and relevant research, but also to publish it in journals of international repute. Thus, even with exciting results in hand,…
Christoforos Moutafis (University of Manchester) Magnetic skyrmions are quasi-particle nanoscale magnetic spin configurations with a whirling vortex-like spin structure (Fig. 1a) with distinct topological properties [1,2] and intriguing dynamics [3,4]. The recent demonstrations from various groups of room temperature chiral…
Johann Michler (EMPA Thun) We developed recently techniques to probe mechanical properties at small length scales under extreme conditions of temperature, at high strain rates and under control of humidity. I combination with in-situ observation techniques such as electron backscatter…
Kunal Masania (Complex Materials, D-MATL) Nature utilises hierarchy at multiple length scales to structure relatively weak building blocks into complex shapes with outstanding mechanical performance. Despite successful research aimed at implementing biological design principles in synthetic materials, man-made manufacturing technologies…
Rachel Grange (D-PHYS) Nonlinear optics is present in our daily life with many applications, e.g. light sources for microsurgery or green laser pointer. All of them use bulk materials such as glass fibres or crystals. Generating nonlinear effects from materials…
Dear members of SAM, We are happy to invite you to the yearly SAM General Assembly to vote a new board, discuss association matters and bring in ideas for the coming year. Join us, tell us what you liked so far and…
The Scientific Staff Association at the Department of Materials (SAM) invites all female doctoral students and Postdocs of the D-MATL and of the associated groups to the Material Girls Night. Especially welcome are group members of the Professors Bona, Burgert,…