Nikolai Severin, Filippo Giovanni Fabozzi, and colleagues investigated the supramolecular organization of Y6 – a widely used non-fullerene acceptor in organic solar cells – and found that co-deposition with small donor molecules leads to formation of a series of donor–acceptor two-dimensional interfacial cocrystals. The novel supramolecular structures have been thoroughly investigated by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy […]
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften im CSMB Süße Schichten🧒🧑🦽 In unserem interaktiven Workshop demonstrieren wir die Kunst der Beschichtungsprozesse, die wir für die Herstellung von Solarzellen und anderen innovativen Anwendungen einsetzten anhand der Herstellung köstlicher Crêpes. Insbesondere die Schlitzdüsen- und Rakelbeschichtungstechniken bieten uns faszinierende Einblicke in die Welt der Materialwissenschaften und der erneuerbaren Energien. Doch das
Right: Physics expressed through art:Visualization of the wavefunction of a hybrid exciton with an electron (red) and a hole (blue cloud).Image: Lukas Kroll Faster, more efficient, more versatile – these are the expectations for technologies that will generate energy and process information in the future. How can these expectations be met? A research team from
Professor at the HU Department of Chemistry, member of the CSMB, and co-spokesperson of the Berlin Battery Lab: Philipp Adelhelm © WISTA Management GmbH In an article from the latest issue of the Adlershof Journal, the newly founded Berlin Battery Lab (BBL) takes center stage. This initiative combines the expertise of the German Federal Institute for Materials Research
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Researchers at Humboldt-Universität develop unusual strategy to increase battery performance Led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, member of the CSMB, and Dr. Patrícia Russo, scientists have succeeded in disrupting the atomic order of batteries in a targeted manner. Just two weeks after Prof. Philipp Adelhelm presented a new strategy to accelerate sodium-ion charging via co-intercalation,
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The State of Berlin honors the chemist and materials scientist for his research on sustainable batteries Battery researcher Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm was awarded the 2024 Berlin Science Award (original: Berliner Wissenschaftspreis) on July 24. Adelhelm is a professor at the Department of Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) and heads a joint research group
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Great news for material science in Berlin! The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1772) Heterostructures of Molecules and 2D Materials, to be funded from October 2025 with an initial budget of €10.6 million. The CRC brings together leading expertise from physics and chemistry to explore novel material combinations
Allan pushing the handle of the pellet press, Olena loading the ball mill. Allan and Olena press ahead in X-ray innovation Dr. Allan Starkholm and Prof. Olena Maslyanchuk from the team of CSMB-member Prof. Eva Unger have developed a new class of hybrid materials for X-ray detection that could transform medical imaging and industrial testing.
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Two CSMB Members Involved in Extended Clusters of Excellence Prof. Claudia Draxl, a principal investigator in the Berlin Mathematics Research Center MATH+, will continue her work as part of this interdisciplinary initiative that spans Berlin’s major universities and research institutes. MATH+ explores application-driven mathematical research, focusing on data-driven challenges in life sciences, materials science, energy
We are proud to announce that Prof. Claudia Draxl has been elected as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, recognizing her exceptional contributions to solid-state theory and the application of Big Data in material science. Since joining HU Berlin as an Einstein Professor in 2011, Prof. Draxl has become a key
