Kobe Summer School (Advanced Science and technology, Undergraduate) 2014

Franz FAUPEL (Visiting Professor, Ph.D CAU of Kiel, Germany )

Introduction to Materials Science

Professor Franz Faupel has been studying polymer/metal nanocomposite in terms of physics and interfacial chemistry. His studies have been published in more than 280 academic papers. Hybrid materials consisting of metal nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix are the subject of extensive research due to their novel functional properties offering hosts of new applications. Polymers are particularly attractive as matrix. Consequently, various approaches have been reported to incorporate metal nanoparticles into polymers. His research group focuses on the preparation of polymer-based nanocomposites by vapor phase co-and tandem deposition and the resulting functional properties. The techniques involve evaporation and sputtering, respectively, of metallic and organic components and inter alia allow the preparation of composites which contain alloy clusters of well defined composition. Recently, we also started to use inorganic matrix materials. Emphasis is placed on soft-magnetic high frequency materials with cut-off frequencies well above 1 GHz and optical composites with tuned plasmon resonances suitable for ultra thin color filters, Bragg reflectors, and other devices. In addition, antibacterial coatings and sensors for organic vapors are investigated. The latter take advantage of the steep drop of electrical resistivity at the percolation threshold. Moreover, he recently found a novel approach to producing magnetic nanorods for potential applications in high-density data storage and other fields.
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