In a long-term joint work between experimental Physics (J. Köhler group) and our group, we are demonstrating how well-defined chemistry of photoswitchable molecules can be coupled with fluorophores to achieve modulation of light emission (switching and amplification) in spatially separated and well ordered arrays. This joint work has gained more momentum within our IRTG (OPTEXC), where Mulvaney group brought in the expertise of quantum dots and structured array of emitters.

Jannik published a Comparative Study of the Mechanical Reinforcement by Blending, Filling, and Block Copolymerization in Bottlebrush Polymer Electrolytes in ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. Both Filling and block copolymerization improves the reinforcement, but block copolymer approach has some additional advantages. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c00161

A joint research work of Jannik Petry with Suhrit Ghosh, IACS, Kolkatta is published in European Polymer Journal. It deals with the feasibility study of novel polymer architectures as SPEs in all solid state Lithium metal batteries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.112965

Joint research work with Chris McNeil (Monash University) on structure property relationship of a series of P(DPP-TPD) copolymers containing two different acceptor moieties published in Adv. Funct. mater. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202314696. This is part of a joint PhD of Andreas Erhardt between Bayreuth and Monash.