Prof. von Klitzing Group

We are exploring interfacial phenomena in soft matter, especially the structure and dynamics of stimuli responsive polymer coatings (polyelectrolyte multilayers, polymer brushes and microgel layers), thin liquid films, foams and emulsions. Our endeavour and strength is to cover the entire area, starting from synthesis of polymer systems, designing novel hybrid systems, employing complex characterisation methods and developing new sample environments for in-house use and large-scale facilities.To this end, we have considerable experience and capabilities in utilising AFM and scattering methods (neutrons, X-rays, light) to characterize interfaces stemming from interdisciplinary fields of physics, chemistry, biology, chemical engineering and material science.