Experimental Polymer Physics Group
Research Group Exp. Polymer Physics MLU Halle-Wittenberg
Head of the group
Research interests
In our research we investigate the properties, the microscopic structure and the crystallization process of semicrystalline polymers. We are interested to understand the mechanism of interface induced crystallization and crystal nucleation, to find out which processes control the crystallinity of polymers, and how the structure of functional polymers in thins films can be controlled and optimized. As experimental methods we mainly use different X-ray scattering techniques, AFM, rheology and calorimetry. Please explore our webpage to find out more about our research interests and results.
Recent publications
- Schulz, M.; Schäfer, M.; Saalwächter, K.; Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Competition between crystal growth and intracrystalline chain diffusion determines the lamellar thickness in semicrystalline polymers, Nat Commun 13, 119 (2022)
- Tariq, M.; Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Dolynchuk, O.; Heterogeneous Crystal Nucleation from the Melt in Polyethylene Oxide Droplets on Graphite: Kinetics and Microscopic Structure, Crystals 11 (8), 924 (2021)
- Dolynchuk, O.; Schmode, P.; Fischer, M.; Thelakkat, M.; Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Elucidating the Effect of Interfacial Interactions on Crystal Orientations in Thin Films of Polythiophenes, Macromolecules 54 (12), 5429−5439 (2021)
- Tariq, M., Dolynchuk, O., Thurn-Albrecht, T.; Independent Variation of Transition Temperature and Prefrozen Layer Thickness at the Prefreezing Transition, J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 26184−26192 (2020)
- Neumann, L.; Gunkel, I., Barron, A., Oveisi, E., Petzold, A., Thurn-Albrecht, T., Schrettl, S., Weder, C.; Structure−Property Relationships of Microphase-Separated Metallosupramolecular Polymers, Macromolecules 53, 5068−5084 (2020)
- Schulz, M., Seidlitz, A., Petzold, A., Saalwächter, K., Thurn-Albrecht, T.; The effect of intracrystalline chain dynamics on melting and reorganization during heating in semicrystalline polymers, Polymer 196, 122441 (2020))