Research Area B

Research area B) Characterization aims at providing advanced spectroscopy and microscopy and other cutting-edge techniques for structural, property, and function investigations of synthetic 2DMs developed.

Solid-state and in-situ NMR, in-situ spectro-electrochemistry as well as micro-Raman spectroscopy, TEM, EELs, AFM and KPFM are key tools for the characterization of the structure and bonding motifs in 2DMs, the analysis of defects and boundaries, the description of reaction mechanism, evaluation of surface reactivity and catalytic activity. The characterization techniques will be utilized to probe (opto)electronic, topological, magnetic, catalytic, ion transport and storage properties of the synthetic 2DMs.

8 principal investigators from TUD and IPF are involved in the second funding period, covering multi-disciplines like physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and material science.