Cölfen, H.; Qi, L. M.: A systematic examination of the morphogenesis of calcium carbonate in the presence of a double-hydrophilic block copolymer. Chemistry – A European Journal 7, pp. 106 - 116 (2001)
Qi, L. M.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanoparticles stabilized by double hydrophilic block copolymers. Nano Letters 1, pp. 61 - 65 (2001)
Qi, L. M.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.; Li, M.; Hopwood, J. D.; Ashley, A. J.; Mann, S.: Formation of BaSO4 fibres with morphological complexity in aqueous polymer solutions. Chemistry – A European Journal 7, pp. 3526 - 3532 (2001)
Sedlak, M.; Cölfen, H.: Synthesis of double-hydrophilic block copolymers with hydrophobic moieties for the controlled crystallization of minerals. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 202, pp. 587 - 597 (2001)
Börger, L.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Synthetic boundary crystallization ultracentrifugation: a new method for the observation of nucleation and growth of inorganic colloids and the determination of stabilizer efficiencies. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 163, pp. 29 - 38 (2000)
Jones, F.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Interaction of κ-Carrageenan with Nickel, Cobalt, and Iron hydroxides. Biomacromolecules 1, pp. 556 - 563 (2000)
Kurth, D. G.; Lehmann, P.; Volkmer, D.; Cölfen, H.; Koop, M. J.; Müller, A.; Du Chesne, A.: Surfactant-encapsulated clusters (SECs): (DODA)(20)(NH4)[H3Mo57V6(NO)(6)O-183(H2O)(18)], a case study. Chemistry – A European Journal 6, pp. 385 - 393 (2000)
Qi, L. M.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Control of barite morphology by double-hydrophilic block copolymers. Chemistry of Materials 12, pp. 2392 - 2403 (2000)
Qi, L. M.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Crystal design of barium sulfate using double-hydrophilic block copolymers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 39, pp. 604 - 607 (2000)
Börger, L.; Cölfen, H.: Investigation of the efficiencies of stabilizers for nanoparticles by synthetic boundary crystallization ultracentrifugation. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science 113, pp. 23 - 28 (1999)
Bronstein, L. H.; Sidorov, S. N.; Valetsky, P. M.; Hartmann, J.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Induced micellization by interaction of poly(2-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) with metal compounds. Micelle characteristics and metal nanoparticle formation. Langmuir 15, pp. 6256 - 6262 (1999)
Cölfen, H.: Analytical ultracentrifuge technologies for the characterization of biopolymer gels and microgels. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews 16, pp. 87 - 140 (1999)
Göltner, C. G.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Nanostrukturierung von Festkörpern mit amphiphilen Polymeren. Chemie in unserer Zeit 33, pp. 200 - 205 (1999)
Kisters, D.; Cölfen, H.; Borchard, W.: A comparison of evaluation methods for sedimentation velocity data of polymer solutions. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science 113, pp. 29 - 36 (1999)
Schilling, K.; Cölfen, H.: Application of the solvent density variation method to sedimentation velocity experiments on biological systems. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science 113, pp. 50 - 56 (1999)
Thanks to a collaboration agreement with battery manufacturer Gelion and with Markus Antonietti acting as an advisor, nanomaterials developed in the Department of Colloid Chemistry are now being used to produce longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries.
With a prestigious Max Planck Fellowship (2025–2028), microbiologist Gabriele Berg from the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) is launching a research collaboration with Markus Antonietti. Together, they’re developing a solution to soil exhaustion and infertility: a custom-made soil created in the lab from plant residues, enriched with carefully selected microorganisms.
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…
The German Colloid Society’s Young Investigator Award acknowledges Zeininger's work in predicting and controlling the behavior of soft materials outside of thermodynamic equilibrium, as well as his establishment of guidelines for next-generation smart materials capable of responding to external stimuli in real time.
The secret ingredient for a groundbreaking sodium-sulfur battery with improved energy performance and longer lifespan grows in our gardens: lavender. By combining lavender oil with sulfur, Dr. Paolo Giusto's team has created a unique material that solves a persistent failure problem – polysulfide shuttling. This research marks an important step toward developing more powerful and sustainable batteries for the next-generation large-scale energy storage systems.
The prestigious 25,000-euro prize recognizes Prof. Markus Antonietti's groundbreaking research in carbon catalysis. He is developing materials with tailored properties for more sustainable chemical synthesis: carbon materials are abundant in nature, consume less energy than metal catalysts, and can be reused. The same Académie once hosted Antoine Lavoisier, the 'father of modern chemistry,' who also marveled at carbon’s versatility.
Our director, Markus Antonietti, received the prestigious Solvay Chair in Chemistry. The common thread of his lectures was the "black magic" of carbon materials, which can replace transition metals as catalysts for some of the most relevant reactions, thus revolutionizing chemistry and making it greener.
The German Research Foundation is supporting the research on novel artificially intelligent emulsion systems in Dr. Lukas Zeininger's Emmy Noether Junior Research Group for another three years with additional funding of about one million euros.
Aleksandr Savateev has developed a unique online database. To do so, he has analyzed and standardized research data from 300 papers published over the past forty years in the field of photocharged semiconductors.
Using targeted gamma radiation, researchers at the Institutehave revealed the appearance and the specific role of non-crystalline phases during the formation of mesocrystals. Their findings provide fundamental insights for the controlled development and design of new mesocrystalline materials.
Soils are the basis of life and climate protectors at the same time - but things are not good for them. Due to overfertilization, deforestation, salinization and overgrazing, nearly two billion hectares of arable and pasture land worldwide are affected by moderate to severe soil degradation.