Published on Mon, 17 Feb 2020 in PRESS RELEASES
[Deutsche Version unter read more]
A team of international scientists under the lead of Francesca Moresco (Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden – cfaed at TU Dresden) and Diego Peña Gil (Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials – CiQUS at University of Santiago de Compostela) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of π-electron structures research. For the first time, they synthesized a chain of twelve benzene rings, called dodecacene, which is the longest acene ever obtained to date. This was made possible by using on-surface synthesis and observed by scanning tunneling microscopy. The investigation of the properties of higher acenes also revealed an unexpected increase in the energy gap of dodecacene. The scientists have now published their results in the journal "ACS Nano".
Read more … World record in research on π-electron structures: Team succeeds in producing dodecacene for the first time
Published on Fri, 31 Jan 2020 in NEWS
Currently, cfaed offers several, various open job positions including both research and administration positions. Please have a look at our vacancies page - and tell your friends!
Published on Tue, 28 Jan 2020 in PRESS RELEASES
[Press release from the Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) dated 28 January 2020. Dr. Artur Erbe is a cfaed associated member. German version via read more.]
Tomorrow’s electronics are getting ever smaller. Researchers are thus searching for tiny components that function reliably in increasingly narrow configurations. Promising elements include the chemical compounds indium selenide (InSe) and gallium selenide (GaSe). In the form of ultra-thin layers, they form two-dimensional (2D) semi-conductors. But, so far, they have hardly been used because they degrade when they get in contact with air during manufacturing. Now, a new technique allows the sensitive material to be integrated in electronic components without losing its desired properties. The method, which has been described in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13442), was developed by Himani Arora, a doctoral candidate of physics at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR).
Read more … Hermetically sealed semi-conductors
Published on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 in PRESS RELEASES
[Deutsche Version unter "read more"]
As part of the German government's High-Tech-Strategy 2025, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding an interdisciplinary research group that aims to use an innovative circuit technology to solve a central problem of genetic investigation of human single cells. Medical professionals hope that such research will drastically improve the diagnosis and therapy of many serious diseases and enable the treatment of or even cure for cancer and immune diseases, for which there are currently no suitable methods available.
Read more … Chemical circuits for the molecular diagnosis and treatment of previously incurable diseases
Published on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 in NEWS
Today, the "father" of cfaed, Prof. Gerhard Fettweis received the Golden Badge of Honour from TU Dresden! Congratulations Gerhard for being among the first 7 persons to be awarded TUD's golden needle!
More info and all awardees: press release from TU Dresden.
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