Research

Biomaterials
Prof. Peter Fratzl
The overarching research area of the Department is biological materials science, which connects materials science and biology in a reciprocal way.
Biomolecular Systems
Prof. Peter H. Seeberger
The Department synthesizes "customized" sugar molecules and links them with other molecular groups.
Colloid Chemistry
Prof. Markus Antonietti
Research focuses on biomimetic systems that offer simple and sustainable solutions for global challenges such as the increasing energy demand and a global CO2 problem.
Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials
Prof. Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D.
The research groups are tackling questions at the interface of chemistry, soft-matter physics, optics, and biology. The studies focus on how natural materials are ...

News

Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded:How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen) 
Scientists have long sought to understand the exact mechanism behind water splitting by carbon nitride catalysts. For the first time, Dr. Paolo Giusto and his team captured the step-by-step interactions at the interface between carbon nitride and water, detailing the transfer of protons and electrons from water to the catalyst under light. This discovery lays critical groundwork for optimizing catalyst materials for hydrogen production as a renewable energy solution.
 

Publications


https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/annual-report
Institute Booklet
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/potsdam-science-park-en
https://www.mpg.de/mpresearch
https://www.mpg.de/11952521/mpg-broschuere-chancengerechtigkeit-en.pdf
https://www.mpg.de/13937966/evaluation-2019.pdf
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