Selective growth and device integration of thin film materials on self-assembled monolayers (F05)

• Subject Area: Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 538767711

Project F5 delivers methods for nucleation control and regiospecific growth on the basis of molecular self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). The molecular flexibility provided by SAMs will introduce some tolerance in epitaxial relationships and allow for the integration of high-quality semiconductor layers into devices. Structural design at the organic molecule level will enable the experimentalist to either transfer, decouple, or modify the structural information from a substrate crystal to the new layer deposited. SAMs will be provided to C1, C2, C3, C4 and F3, whereas F6 will benefit of characterization methods available in C5, S2, S3, S5, F1, F5 and molecular dynamics modeling from M3.

• 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. Marcus Halik, since 7/2025