Nanostructures and Optical Materials
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Dr. Frank Marlow |
Born 1960 in Fürstenwalde, Germany; study of physics at the
Humboldt University in Berlin from 1981 until 1986; 1986 diploma; 1988 Ph.D.;
1988 - 1991 researcher at the Zentralinstitut für Physikalische Chemie in
Berlin; 1991 - 1998 researcher at the Zentrum für heterogene Katalyse and
Institut für Angewandte Chemie in Berlin-Adlershof; 1998 - 1999 visiting
researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara; 1999 habilitation at the
Freie Universität Berlin; since 1999 group leader at the Max-Planck-Institut
für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim /Ruhr (Germany); Member of the International Max Planck Research School "SurMat" (Düsseldorf) and of the NanoEnergieTechnikZentrum “NETZ” (Duisburg) |
 Opals and Photonic crystals |
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Opals are not only beautiful gemstones, they also have fundamental significance as prototypes for photonic crystals. As described e.g. in our recent review they may lead to new photonic and photocatalytic materials. |
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Frank Marlow, Muldarisnur, Parvin Sharifi, Rainer Brinkmann, and Cecilia Mendive: Opals: Status and Prospects, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6212 – 6233 » details |
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F. Marlow, W. Dong: Engineering Nanoarchitectures for Photonic Crystals. ChemPhysChem. 4 (2003) 549. |
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H. Li, F. Marlow: Controlled Arrangement of Colloidal Crystal Strips. Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 3809 |
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| Low-n films and other optical materials |
M. Schmidt, G. Boettger, M. Eich, W. Morgenroth, U. Huebner, H. G. Meyer, D. Konjhodzic, H. Bretinger, F. Marlow: Ultra low refractive index substrates – a novel base for photonic crystal slab waveguides. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 (2004) 16-18. Web-Reprint: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 10 (2004) Issue 2 |
D. Konjhodzic, H. Bretinger, U. Wilczok, A. Dreier, A. Ladenburger, M. Schmidt, M. Eich, F. Marlow: Low-n Mesoporous Silica Films: Structure and Properties. Applied Physics A 81 (2005) 425. |
F. Marlow, M.D. McGehee, D. Zhao, B.F. Chmelka, G.D. Stucky: Doped mesoporous silica fibers: A new laser material. Adv. Mater. 11 (1999) 632. |
| J. Loerke, F. Marlow: Laser Emission from Dye-Doped Mesoporous Silica Fibers. Adv. Mater. 14 (2002) No. 23. |
| Solids with novel symmetry properties, "Circulites", hierarchical structures |
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Magdalena Stempniewicz, Ahmed S. G. Khalil, Michael Rohwerder, and Frank Marlow: Diffusion in Coiled Pores - Learning from Microrelease and Microsurgery. J. Am. Chem. Soc.129 (2007) 10561. » details |
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F. Marlow, A. S. G. Khalil, M. Stempniewicz: Circular mesostructures: Solids with novel symmetry properties. Invited Feature. J. Mater. Chem. 17 (2007) 2168-2182 |
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A. S. G. Khalil, D. Konjhodzic, F. Marlow: Hierarchy Selection, Position Control, and Orientation by Patterned Surfaces. Adv. Mater. Vol 18, (2006) 1055. » details |
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F. Marlow, I. Leike, C. Weidenthaler, C. W. Lehmann, U. Wilczok: Mesostructured Silica Fibers: Ring Structures in Reciprocal Space. Adv. Mater. 13 (2001) 307. |
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marlow (at) mpi-muelheim.mpg.de 
0208-306 -2255