Understanding elementary growth mechanisms for printed semi-con¬ductors: From surface science to in-situ studies in liquid environments (C05)

• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 538767711

Project C5 (Libuda) elucidates the fundamental reaction mechanisms, identifies surface reaction intermediates, and quantifies the kinetics of individual reaction steps, using in situ infrared spectroscopy and other in situ methods. The reactions designed and performed in C1, C2, C3, C4 from either the gas or solution phase will be investigated in various conditions, starting from ultraclean model surfaces to real interfaces (solid/gas and solid/liquid) to observe and quantify the adsorption and reaction of molecular precursors during nucleation and growth, complemented with other methods of surface characterization in C6, S1, S3, S5. The results will shed light onto the conversion of specific surface chemistries to defects within the solid deposit, in collaboration with S2, S4, M1, M2, M3, M4.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1719: Next-generation printed semiconductors: Atomic-level engineering via molecular surface chemistry
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Jörg Libuda, since 7/2025