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German Russian collaboration further strengthened at HZB
New Research Group to Investigate Quantum Materials for Future Information Technologies:
HZB physicist Jaime Sanchez-Barriga can establish a "Helmholtz-RSF Joint Research Group". Over the next three years he will receive additional funding from the Helmholtz Association and the Russian Science Foundation…
IKZ researcher Dr. Reinhard Uecker receives Frank Prize from the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG)
Award for new findings in the field of crystal growing:
Prof. Dr. Darrell Schlom, Cornell University, USA, and Dr. Reinhard Uecker, Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), Germany, received the Frank Prize of the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG)…
New approaches in standardized sun protection factor determination of sunscreens
Project team in the 'Advanced UV for Life' consortium presents measurement system for non-invasive determination:
In June 2019, a meeting of ISO committee "Cosmetics" (ISO/TC 217) working group "Sun protection test methods" (WG 7) was held in Brussels. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lademann, head of the “Center of Experimental and Applied…
Research team at HZB investigates electronic processes of metal atoms and their ligands for the first time
Short X-ray pulses of Bessy II were used to analyze charge transfer within transition metal dyes:
Transition-metal complexes in dye-based solar cells are responsible for converting light into electrical energy. A model of spatial charge separation within the molecule has been used to describe this conversion.…
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Experimental physicists redefine ultrafast, coherent magnetism
For the first time ever, physicists have been able to change the magnetic moment of a material using a light wave within one femtosecond – the fastest magnetic event ever observed:
For the first time ever, experimental physicists have been able to influence the magnetic moment of materials in sync with their electronic properties. The coupled optical and magnetic excitation within one…
From research into practice
Numerous spin-offs of FBH and BAM prove how cooperation is boosted in Adlershof:
Laser, proteins, plasma – every day a vast network of scientists works to advance research of new and improved products for the benefit of society. Cooperating with the private sector can prove essential for research…
2nd International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications – ICULTA 2020
Two years after the first successful ‘International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications (ICULTA)’ the next conference will be held from April 26 to 29, 2020 in Berlin:
Once more, it will bring together pioneers, leaders, and experts from science and industry to discuss latest progress and innovations in the development of UV LEDs and their broad spectrum of applications. The…
Steve Albrecht wins the 2019 Karl Scheel Prize
The Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin honours the researcher of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for his work in the field of highly efficient tandem solar cell absorbers made of metal-halide perovskites:
The award will be presented to Prof. Steve Albrecht in Magnus House of the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin on Friday, June 28, 2019. Albrecht will also deliver a lecture entitled “Highly Efficient Tandem Solar…
Organic electronics: a novel semiconductor from the family of carbon nitrides
Research teams from HU and HZB have investigated a triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride that is useful in optoelectronic applications:
Research teams from the Humboldt-Universität and the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have investigated a new material from the family of carbon nitrides. Triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride (TGCN) is a…
New scientific management at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
As of 1 June 2019, Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech and Prof. Dr. Jan Lüning are the new scientific directors of HZB:
As of 1 June 2019, Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech and Prof. Dr. Jan Lüning are the new scientific directors of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie. Bernd Rech is responsible for the “Energy and Information”…
Accurate Probing of Magnetism with Light
MBI scientists provide the groundwork to interpret spectroscopic signals in dynamic microscopic processes:
Probing magnetic materials with extreme ultraviolet radiation allows to obtain a detailed microscopic picture of how magnetic systems interact with light – the fastest way to manipulate a magnetic material. A team of…
14th International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems in the Berlin-Adlershof Science and Technology park
More than 400 participants are expected to attend the conference on June 2nd to 7th, 2019:
The “14th International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems” is part of a regular international conference series that began in 1989 in Osaka, Japan. The 14th edition of this series is jointly organized by the…
Custom diode lasers and UV LEDs
FBH demonstrates systems for LiDAR & SERDS at Laser World of Photonics:
At Laser World of Photonics, FBH will present its capabilities in diode lasers and UV LEDs. It introduces compact live demonstrators for LiDAR and Raman spectroscopy. Results and advances in UV LEDs will be exhibited…
Launch of European Perovskite Initiative EPKI
HZB is participating in the initiative for the development of Perovskite based solar technology:
Perovskite based solar cells have made tremendous progress over the last decade achieving lab-scale efficiencies of 24.2% early 2019 in single-junction architecture and up to 28% in tandem (perovskite associated with…
The NEW KILOGRAM: Powered by Adlershof Technology
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ) helped to replace original masure by new International System of Units (SI):
In addition to Ampere, Kelvin, Mol and Co., the kilogram also is now defined by a natural constant. In concrete terms, this means that the original kilogram, which has been the measure of all things for 130 years, has…
3D tomographic imagery reveals how lithium batteries age
Researchers have documented the degradation process of lithium electrodes in detail for the first time:
Lithium batteries lose amp-hour capacity over time. Microstructures can form on the electrodes with each new charge cycle, which further reduces battery capacity. Now an HZB team together with battery researchers from…
Laser-driven spin dynamics in ferrimagnets: How does the angular momentum flow?
With “x-ray vision”, MBI scientists observe demagnetization process in different materials:
When exposed to intense laser pulses, the magnetization of a material can be manipulated very fast. Fundamentally, magnetization is connected to the angular momentum of the electrons in the material. A team of…
Non-Invasive Laser Cancer Diagnosis
Experts from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute use Raman spectroscopy to help asthma patients:
A common cold with a runny nose and a plaguing cough is usually over after a few days. For people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, however, they can be a warning sign. Is this just a harmless…
“Molecular scissors” for plastic waste
At BESSY II, an enzyme for decomposing PET plastics was decoded:
A research team from the University of Greifswald and Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB) has solved the molecular structure of the important enzyme MHETase at BESSY II. MHETase was discovered in bacteria and together with…