The research group Physics of Nanostructured Materials (group speaker Jani Kotakoski) is part of the research focus Complex Nanoscale Matter of the Faculty of Physics. The group studies the fundamental physics of novel materials under dimensional constraints as well as novel low-dimensional materials. This includes investigations of their formation, structural evolution and of the physics of their unique properties. Multiscale phenomena of metals, alloys and polymers with micro/nanocrystalline structures, as well as carbon nanostructures including graphene membranes are in the focus of research. The research group comprehensively tackles structure-property relationships, physical mechanisms of complex defect configurations and their interactions. Systems far from thermodynamic equilibrium including micro/nanocrystalline, disordered and glassy structures are investigated. The three research focuses of the group are Complex Systems and Hybrid Materials, Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials.

 News and Events

30.09.2024
 

PhD student Marius Predel is leaving the PNM group on 30 September 2024.

27.03.2024
 

Manuel Längle successfully defended his PhD thesis on 26 March and will continue his work at PNM as a postdoctoral researcher, starting 1 April, 2024.

18.03.2024
 

Carsten Speckmann received the best poster award at the 36th International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials (IWEPNM) in...

Press releases

11.10.2016
 

The chemical properties of atoms depend on the number of protons in their nuclei, placing them into the periodic table. However, even chemically...

29.05.2014
 

Imperfections in the regular atomic arrangements in crystals determine many of the properties of the material, and their diffusion is behind many...