Nanodesigners.net · Home · Research · Articles List · Collaborations · HRTEM gallery    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 Tarik Cheema (PhD student), Claudia Grote (PhD student), Dr. Dominic Laventine (Postdoc) and Georg Garnweitner (Assistant Professor). The group of Dr. Pinna is located at the Department of Chemistry, CICECO of the University of Aveiro. The Pinna group currently consists of the following people: Guylhaine Clavel (PhD student), Dr. Tobias Herntrich (Postdoc), Mohamed Karmaoui (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. 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 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 Monday, February 06 @ 09:08:11 CET by markus 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 Wednesday, November 02 @ 14:24:56 CET by markus 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 Wednesday, October 19 @ 14:39:53 CEST by markus 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 Friday, June 03 @ 10:34:17 CEST by markus 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 Wednesday, April 13 @ 08:38:53 CEST by markus 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