Anitta Jose is currently a PhD student at IFW Dresden and has been working here since October 2022 in the Chemistry of Functional Materials group at the IMC Institute, under the supervision of Dr. Annett Gebert. Her research focuses on the electrochemical synthesis of nanoporous gold nanomaterials for sensing and catalysis applications, with an emphasis on characterizing their structure and functional properties.
She decided to submit this SEM image because this is the first time an SEM image with a Christmas-themed motif has been created and used for an IFW Christmas greeting card. She found this a nice opportunity to share not only the festive aspect of the image, but also to make visible the fascinating porous, dendritic structures that can be produced through electrochemical methods. The image highlights the potential of electrochemistry to synthesize complex material architectures that are central to materials research but often remain unseen.
The picture has won the competition and convinced the jury.
Prof. Dr. Anjana Devi has become the new director of the IFW Institute for Materials Chemistry on January 1, 2024.
Prof. Dr. Dr. (h.c.) Anjana Devi has taken over as the new Director of the Institute for Materials Chemistry (IMC) at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden since January 1, 2024. At the same time, she is appointed as the Chair of Materials Chemistry in the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden. With her internationally recognized expertise, Ms. Devi brings a new thematic focus to the research program of IFW Dresden. The IFW Institute for Complex Materials (IKM), as it was previously called, will in future focus on materials chemistry. This will enable the entire institute to work together on an extended interdisciplinary basis, from theoretical calculations to experimental research into new materials for effective and sustainable future technologies.
Anjana Devi has a broad expertise in the field precursor chemistry and the development of new ALD/MOCVD processes of functional materials. She employs novel precursors to synthesize nanostructured advanced functional materials for various applications ranging from micro/nano/opto electronics to energy conversion and storage. The research activities include an interdisciplinary approach with a special focus on bridging synthetic chemistry and materials chemistry. At IFW, the research will be centered on 2D materials, in particular their scalable synthesis, heterostructures and nanostructured surfaces.
The ability to design their electronic and structural properties will significantly expand the application areas of 2D materials for industry and thus lead to sustainable research and development at IFW Dresden. Professor Devi is an active and internationally recognized collaborator undertaking joint projects with leading research groups and industries in the field of ALD and CVD.
"With Anjana Devi, we have gained an outstanding expert in the research field of materials chemistry who has a strong international network and reputation," emphasizes Scientific Director Prof. Dr. Bernd Büchner. "Her expertise in advanced functional materials and their development adds another fundamental pillar to our research program in the research for new materials for future technologies. On behalf of the entire institute, I would like to warmly welcome her."
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from press release 01/05/2024 - Press Releases 2024
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