Reactivity, Energetics and Structure of Buried Organic/Metal Interfaces (A04)

• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 223848855

Chemical bonding and reactivity at organic/metal interfaces are investigated using model systems for organic semiconductors (OSCs) and organic electrode materials (OEMs). Two main aspects are addressed: First, the role of molecular topology for the interfacial bond will be clarified by comparison of nonalternant  electron systems with their alternant isomers. Second, the chemical nature of reac¬ted interlayers (interphases) between alkali metals and OEMs will be investigated. The structural, electronic, chemical, energetic, and kinetic aspects of interface/interphase formation will be studied with multiple techniques including HAXPES, NEXAFS, UPS, TPD/TPR, STM, NIXSW, and others.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1083: Structure and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces
• Applicant Institution: Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Michael Gottfried; Dr. Martin Schmid, until 9/2018