Nanodesigners.net · Home · Research · Articles List · Collaborations · HRTEM gallery New Book    Welcome to nanodesigners.net This website is dedicated to one of the most fascinating research topics: Nanoscience. At the moment, the focus of this site is directed towards the research of our groups in the field of nanochemistry, mainly dealing with synthesis, functionalization and assembly of nanoparticles. However, in a next step we would like to use this website as a general platform to distribute outstanding results related to nanochemistry and to establish a network of research groups working in this field. The group of Prof. Dr. Georg Garnweitner is situated at the Institute for Particle Technology at TU Braunschweig, Germany. Currently the group consists of Christian Bradtmöller (PhD student), Tarik Cheema (PhD student), Ilka Grabs (Post Doc), Claudia Grote (PhD student) and Georg Garnweitner (Assistant Professor). The group of Prof. Dr. Pinna is working at the Department of Chemistry, CICECO of the University of Aveiro and at the College of Engineering, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Seoul National University. The Pinna group currently consists of the following people: Mélanie Ferrié (PhD student), Susana Gomes (PhD student), Catherine Marichy (PhD student), Andrea Pucci (PhD student), and Nicola Pinna (group leader). The group of Prof. Dr. Markus Niederberger is working in the Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials in the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Here you can download a leaflet describing the research activities of MultiMat. If you have any questions about our research or if you have any suggestions concerning this website - do not hesitate to contact us. Selected Highlight Articles Book Springer ISBN: 978-1-84882-670-0 Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Organic Solvents: Synthesis, Formation, Assembly and Application Markus Niederberger, Nicola Pinna Link to Springer ACS Nano 2009, 3, 467 Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects in the Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles in Benzyl Alcohol I. Bilecka, P. Elser, M. Niederberger Link to ACS Nano J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 5125 Efficient Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of LiFePO4 Mesocrystals with High Cycling Stability I. Bilecka, A. Hintennach, I. Djerdj, P. Novak, M. Niederberger Link to Journal of Materials Chemistry Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2009, 11, 3607 Chemistry and physics of metal oxide nanostructures - Special issue on metal oxide nanostructures N. Pinna, J.-H. Hochepied, M. Niederberger, M. Gregg Link to PCCP Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2009, 11, 3615 The controlled deposition of metal oxides onto carbon nanotubes by atomic layer deposition: examples and a case study on the application of V2O4 coated nanotubes in gas sensing Marc-Georg Willinger, Giovanni Neri, Anna Bonavita, Giuseppe Micali, Erwan Rauwel, Tobias Herntrich, Nicola Pinna Link to PCCP Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 5375 Neodymium Dioxide Carbonate as Sensing Layer for Chemoresistive CO2 Sensing I. Djerdj, A. Haensch, D. Koziej, S. Pokhrel, N. Barsan, U. Weimar, M. Niederberger Link to Chemistry of Materials Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3592 Non-Aqueous Routes to Metal Oxide Thin Films by Atomic Layer Deposition Erwan Rauwel, Guylhaine Clavel, Marc-Georg Willinger, Protima Rauwel, Nicola Pinna Link to Angewandte Chemie Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5292 Surfactant-Free Nonaqueous Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanostructures Nicola Pinna, Markus Niederberger Link to Angewandte Chemie Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 4201 Vanadium oxide sensing layer grown on carbon nanotubes by a new atomic layer deposition process Marc-Georg Willinger, Giovanni Neri, Erwan Rauwel, Anna Bonavita, Giuseppe Micali, Nicola Pinna Link to Nano Letters Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 825 Oxide synthesis as cornerstone of nanoscience - Special issue on metal oxide nanoparticles Nicola Pinna and Markus Niederberger Link to European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Daltron Transactions, 2008, 18 Self-assembly in inorganic and hybrid systems: beyond the molecular scale M. Antonietti, M. Niederberger, B. Smarsly Link to Daltron Transactions J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 1171 Organic chemistry in inorganic nanomaterials synthesis Georg Garnweitner and M. Niederberger Link to Journal of Materials Chemistry Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 793 Nonaqueous sol-gel routes to metal oxide nanoparticles M. Niederberger Link to Accounts of Chemical Research J. Mater. Chem. 2007, 17, 2769 The "benzyl alcohol route": an elegant approach towards organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials Nicola Pinna Link to Journal of Materials Chemistry Int. J. Nanotechnology 2007, 4, 263 Nonaqueous synthesis, assembly and formation mechanisms of metal oxide nanocrystals Markus Niederberger, Georg Garnweitner, Jianhua Ba, Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna Link to International Journal of Nanotechnology Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 7282 Organic Reaction Pathways in the Nonaqueous Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles M. Niederberger, G. Garnweitner Link to Chemistry - A European Journal Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1827 Surfactant-mediated Generation of Iso-oriented Dense and Mesoporous Crystalline Metal Oxide Layers Torsten Brezesinski, Matthijs Groenewolt, Nicola Pinna, Heinz Amenitsch, Markus Antonietti, Bernd Smarsly Link to Advanced Materials J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 259 Nonaqueous Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Review and Indium Oxide as Case Study for the Dependence of Particle Morphology on Precursors and Solvents Markus Niederberger, Georg Garnweitner, Jelena Buha, Julien Polleux, Jianhua Ba, Nicola Pinna Link to Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2006, 8, 3271 - 3287 Oriented attachment and mesocrystals: Non-classical crystallization mechanisms based on nanoparticle assembly Markus Niederberger and Helmut Cölfen Link to Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2006, 89, 1801 Overview of Nonaqueous and Surfactant-Free Synthesis Routes to Metal Oxide Nanoparticles with a Strong Focus on Perovskites G. Garnweitner, M. Niederberger Link to Journal of the American Ceramic Society Prog. Solid State Chem. 2005, 33, 59-70 Nonaqueous Routes to Crystalline Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Formation Mechanisms and Applications Markus Niederberger, Georg Garnweitner, Nicola Pinna, Giovanni Neri Link to Progress in Solid State Chemistry Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 261 Template-Free Synthesis and Assembly of Single-Crystalline Tungsten Oxide Nanowires and their Gas-Sensing Properties J. Polleux, A. Gurlo, N. Barsan, U. Weimar, M. Antonietti, M. Niederberger Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 261 Link to Angewandte Chemie International Edition J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15595 Growth and Assembly of Crystalline Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures Assisted by Bioligation Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15595 Link to Journal of the American Chemical Society Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 2509 Non-aqueous Synthesis of Tin Oxide Nanocrystals and Their Assembly into Ordered Porous Mesostructures J. Ba, J. Polleux, M. Antonietti, M. Niederberger Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 2509 Link to Advanced Materials Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 3541 Ligand Functionality as a Versatile Tool to Control the Assembly Behavior of Preformed Titania Nanocrystals Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Christian Hess, Ute Wild, Robert Schlögl, Markus Niederberger Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 3541 Link to Chemistry - A European Journal J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5608 A General Nonaqueous Route to Binary Metal Oxide Nanocrystals Involving a C-C Bond Cleavage Nicola Pinna, Georg Garnweitner, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5608 Link to Journal of the American Chemical Society