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Würthner Group: Organic Materials and Nanosystems Chemistry

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner

Institut für Organische Chemie &
Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC)
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany

Phone: +49 931 31-85340
Fax: +49 931 31-84756
wuerthner@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Assistant:

Eleonore Klaus

Phone: +49 931 31-85339
l-oc2.chemie@uni-wuerzburg.de

Key research interests

The research programme of our group is devoted to functional dyes and the development of methodologies for the self-assembly of pi-conjugated molecules into nanoscale and condensed phase materials for highly desirable (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic and biomedical applications as well as(photo-)catalytic water splitting.

Since more than a decade, our group has been intensively investigating the organization of various classes of dyes, including merocyanines, squaraines, diketopyrrolopyrroles, chlorins, and in particularperylene bisimides by non-covalent forces into desirable nanoscale architectures as well as liquid-crystalline and crystalline solid state materials. Our efforts resulted in unique smart electronic and photofunctional materials based on self-assembled dyes that could be embedded in technical devices like organic field effect transistors and organic solar cells.

Just published

A Water-Soluble Perylene Bisimide Cyclophane as a Molecular Probe for the Recognition of Aromatic Alkaloids
M. Sapotta, A. Hofmann, D. Bialas, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, first published: December 21
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813559
Angew. Chem. Germ. Ed. 2018;DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813559

Naphthalene and Perylene Diimides – Better Alternatives to Fullerenes for Organic Electronics?
A. Nowak-Król, K. Shoyama, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Chem. Commun., 2018, first published: November 22
DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07640e

Impact of 2-Ethylhexyl Stereoisomers on the Electrical Performance of Single-Crystal Field-Effect Transistors
T. He, P. Leowanawat, C. Burschka, V. Stepanenko, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Adv. Mater., 2018, first published: September, 14
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804032

For more papers, please visit our page "all publications"

News & Dates

Highly Cited Researchers - Leading in their research field

This prestigious distinction has been awarded to Frank Würthner and five other scientists from the University of Würzburg this year. The six faculty members and one researcher honoured as "Citation Laureate" are among the most frequently cited and hence most influential authors in their fields of research.

Christina Kaufmann and Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner

PhD Defence

On November 22, 2018 Christina Kaufmann successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Discrete Supramolecular Architectures of Bay-linked Perylene Bisimide Dimers by Self-Assembly and Folding". We congratulate Christina and wish her all the best for her...

All-in-one light-driven water splitting

Solar-powered water splitting is a promising means of generating clean and storable energy. A novel catalyst based on semiconductor nanoparticles has now been shown to facilitate all the reactions needed for “artificial photosynthesis”.

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