The Center for Materials Research

Welcome to the web sites of the Center for Materials Research: Welcome to the web sites of the Center for Materials Research!

The Center for Materials Research is an interdisciplinary university research center at JLU.
It is dedicated to the implementation of joint research projects, the support of the study courses in materials science and it promotes scientific qualification in materials research.

An overview of our scientific team is available under
Team & Topics.

The center provides the participating research groups with central experimental resources in its
Method Platforms.

The ZfM coordinates the JLU research profile area ("area of potential")
Material and Energy (focus: storage materials).

Further information on our tasks can be found under
About us.

June: Picture of the Month - June 2024

Adamantane-type clusters: The multitalented architecture

Adamantane-based compounds of the general formula [(RT)₄E₆] (R: organic substituent; T: group 14 atom C, Si, Ge, Sn; E: chalcogenide atom S, Se, Te or CH₂) have recently attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their strong non-linear optical properties, resulting either in second harmonic generation or in an unprecedented type of highly-directed white-light generation. Due to peculiar modifications leading to increased robustness and reversible melting behavior, cluster glasses can be synthesized, that form a conceptually new basis for their use in light conversion devices. Yet, this is only one of the manifold applications of adamantane-type compounds. A survey of all known adamantane-cluster classes of and their respective synthetic access as well as their optical properties is given in DOI: 10.1039/D4SC01136H.

This picture was submitted by Prof. Dr. Simone Sanna.

Further insights into the research activities of the ZfM groups can be found in the Gallery.