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PhD Award Thomas Fuchs
2022/05/20
On May 20, 2022, Thomas Fuchs was awarded the PhD prize of the Freunde der TU Darmstadt for his outstanding scientific achievement. Congratulations! The PhD thesis is entitled “Electron Spin Dynamics of Doped Tin Clusters in the Molecular Beam”. The Association of the Freunde der Technischen Universität Darmstadt e.V. has been supporting science in research and teaching at the TU Darmstadt as well as in the education of highly qualified leaders for business, state and society since its foundation in 1918 as the Ernst Ludwigs University Society – a good 100 years ago. The PhD prize is awarded annually within the departments of the TU Darmstadt.
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PhD Award Marc Jäger
2022/05/06
On May 6, 2022, Marc Jäger received the Wolfgang-Paul-Studienpreis of the German Society for Mass Spectrometry for his outstanding scientific dissertation. Congratulations! The award lecture will be given at the 54th DGMS annual meeting 2023 in Dortmund. The PhD thesis is entitled “Optoelectronic properties of molecular semiconductor systems”. The German Society for Mass Spectrometry (DGMS) annually awards the Wolfgang-Paul-Studienpreis for master's and doctoral theses in the field of mass spectrometry that are outstanding in terms of quality and originality.
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Recent Publications
2022/05/04
Our publications in recent months are about a long-term study of neutral tin clusters, whose geometrical and optical properties have been investigated by means of electrical deflection and photodissociation spectroscopy experiments in the molecular beam, with the aid of elaborate quantum chemistry. In addition, the construction and testing of a high-pressure cell to study catalytic reactions of surface-deposited nanoclusters was written up.
Physical Solid State Chemistry
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Vacancy: Combined Deflection Experiments on p-Doped Tin Clusters
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Vacancy: Vibrationally-Resolved Photodissociation Spectroscopy and Franck-Condon Simulations of Cu₂⁺ and Ag₂⁺
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Vacancy: Design and Commissioning of the Temperature Control for a Magnetron Sputter Source
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Vacancy: Magnetic Properties of Doped Tin Clusters at Low Temperatures
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Vacancy: TPD/TPR Studies of H₂, Ethane und Propane on Supported Metal Oxide Layers
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Vacancy: Characterization and Optimization of the Quadrupole Mass Filter Resolution
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Welcome to the Research Group of Prof. Dr. Rolf Schäfer!
Our work is all about clusters, which in chemistry and physics stands for particles that are made up of a few atoms. Between atomic and solid state physics, interesting effects occur which we aim to understand. Our research activities range from the preparation and characterization of clusters of various sizes and compositions in high vacuum and on defined surfaces to their theoretical description with modern quantum chemical methods.
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