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Prof. Stefan Hecht, Ph.D.
Phone: +49 (0)30 2093-7365
Fax: +49 (0)30 2093-6940
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Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Functional Materials
Department of Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Brook-Taylor-Str. 2
12489 Berlin
Germany
Administrative Assistant:
Daniela Voigtländer
Phone: +49 (0)30 2093-7308
Fax: +49 (0)30 2093-6940
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Chemical Approaches to Nanoscience
Organic synthesis enables the precise generation of functional molecular building blocks and constitutes the basis of chemical approaches that our group is developing to address various aspects of materials science. We are convinced that the design of custom-tailored molecular nano-objects and their integration into functional nanosized structures will be key to the future bottom-up fabrication of miniaturized devices and the creation of new responsive “smart” materials. Our work is primarily focused on the synthesis of (macro)molecules with defined shape and function. Complementing our synthetic efforts, we investigate structure-property relationships of the resulting materials on both the single molecule and the ensemble levels in solution and in the bulk as well as at interfaces.
Read the Angewandte Chemie author profile about SH (Summer 2011) in either English or German
Check out our group research summary (Fall 2011) in German (only)
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What We Do
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Currently our main efforts are directed towards:
- Designing functional foldamers, in particular hollow as well as responsive helically folding oligomers and polymers for the design of organic nanotubes and sensing applications.
- Developing photoresponsive (switchable and triggerable) catalyst and transport systems for signal amplification, controlled release, and smart materials/surfaces.
- Controlling conformation, self-assembly, and chemical reactivity (switching and covalent bond formation) of individual molecules on solid substrates for nanoconstruction and molecular-scale electronics and sensing.
- Constructing macromolecular and supramolecular architectures with precise arrangement of multiple chromophores for advanced optoelectronic devices.
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News
16.01.2012
Taking on-surface polymerization to the next level
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19.12.2011
Jan defended his dissertation successfully
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12.12.2011
Jan's work on the synthesis of novel "amphifinic" pseudopeptides to inihibit beta-sheet aggregation has been accepted for publication in Organic Letters
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12.12.2011
Björn's work on ladder oligo(para-phenylene)s has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Materials Chemistry
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03.11.2011
Tamer's work on the self-assembly of responsive click dendrons has been accepted by Nanoscale
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31.10.2011
David's work on light-orchestrated macromolecular accordions...
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14.10.2011
Contribution of the group to the IYC 2011
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01.10.2011
Javier Moreno Ortego joined the group
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28.09.2011
Three in a row. Congratulations to Björn, Andi, and Mirko...
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14.08.2011
Tamer's work on click dendrimers on surfaces just got accepted
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13.07.2011
David's work on the photoswitching of linear multiazobenzene architectures just got accepted
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12.07.2011
Chandan defended his dissertation successfully.
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Keywords
- organic synthesis
- macromolecular and supramolecular chemistry
- single molecule reactivity
- materials science, nanotechnology, and molecular devices
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