@article{PietschBarberkaGeueetal.1997, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Barberka, Thomas Andreas and Geue, Thomas and St{\"o}mmer, Ralph}, title = {X-ray scattering from thin organic films and multilayers}, year = {1997}, language = {en} } @article{PietschKubowiczThuenemannetal.2003, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Kubowicz, Stephan and Th{\"u}nemann, Andreas F. and Geue, Thomas and Watson, M. D. and Tchebotareva, N. and M{\"u}llen, K.}, title = {X-ray reflectivity study of an amphiphilic hex-peri-hexabenzocoronene at a structured silicon wafer surface}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{GeueHennebergPietsch2002, author = {Geue, Thomas and Henneberg, Oliver and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {X-ray reflectivity from sinusoidal surface relief gratings}, issn = {0023-4753}, year = {2002}, language = {en} } @article{PoloucekPietschGeueetal.2001, author = {Poloucek, P. and Pietsch, Ullrich and Geue, Thomas and Symietz, Christian and Brezesinski, Gerald}, title = {X-ray reflectivity analysis of thin complex Langmuir-Blodgett films}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @article{GeueSchultzGrenzeretal.2000, author = {Geue, Thomas and Schultz, Michael and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Natansohn, Almeria and Rochon, Paul}, title = {X-ray investigations of the molecular mobility with polymer surface gratings}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @article{PietschGeueHennebergetal.2003, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Geue, Thomas and Henneberg, Oliver and Saphiannikova, Marina}, title = {X-ray investigations of formation efficiency of buried azobenzene polymer density gratings}, doi = {10.1063/1.1554753}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{HennebergGeueSaphiannikovaetal.2003, author = {Henneberg, Oliver and Geue, Thomas and Saphiannikova, Marina and Pietsch, Ullrich and Rochon, Paul}, title = {X-ray and VIS light scattering from light-induced polymer gratings}, doi = {10.1088/0022-3727/36/10A/350}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{HennebergPanznerPietschetal.2004, author = {Henneberg, Oliver and Panzner, Tobias and Pietsch, Ullrich and Geue, Thomas and Saphiannikova, Marina and Rochon, Paul and Finkelstein, Kenneth D.}, title = {X-ray and VIS light scattering from light-induced polymer gratings}, issn = {0044-2968}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Sinusoidally shaped surface relief gratings made of polymer films containing, azobenzene moieties can be created by holographic illumination with laser light of about lambda approximate to 500 nm. The remarkable material transport takes place at temperatures far (100 K) below the glass transition temperature of the material. As probed by visible light scattering the efficiency of grating formation crucially depends on the polarization state of the laser light and is maximal when circular polarization is used. In contrast to VIS light scattering X-ray diffraction is most sensitive for periodic surface undulations with amplitudes below 10 nm. Thus, combined in-situ X-ray and visible light scattering at CHESS were used to investigate the dynamics of surface relief grating formations upon laser illumination. The time development of grating peaks up to 9th order at laser power of P = 20 mW/cm(2) could be investigated, even the onset of grating formation as a function of light polarization. A linear growth of grating amplitude was observed for all polarizations. The growth velocity is maximal using circularly polarized light but very small for s-polarized light}, language = {en} } @article{ReicheFreydankHelmsetal.1999, author = {Reiche, J{\"u}rgen and Freydank, Anke-Christine and Helms, Andreas and Geue, Thomas and Schulz, Burkhard and Brehmer, Ludwig and Stiller, Burkhard and Knochenhauer, Gerald}, title = {Vacuum deposition films of oxadiazole compounds : formation and structure investigation}, year = {1999}, abstract = {The search for alternative routes of organic thin film formation is stimulated by the outstanding properties of these films in such fields as nonlinear optics, photonic data processing and molecular electronics. The formation of highly ordered multilayer structures by thermal vacuum deposition (VD) of organic compounds is an essential step toward the application of supramolecular organic architectures in technical systems. The VD of an amphiphilic substituted 2,5- diphenylene-1,3,4-oxadiazole 1 onto silicon substrates at defined temperature was used for the formation of ultrathin films. The structural data obtained for the VD-films of oxadiazole 1 by means of X-ray reflectivity, X-ray grazing incidence diffraction and atomic force microscopy (AFM) investigations indicate the formation of well ordered oxadiazole multilayers. The structure of the VD-multilayers is compared with that of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films and thermally treated LB-multilayers prepared from the same compound.}, language = {en} } @article{StillerKarageorgievBuchsteineretal.2003, author = {Stiller, Burkhard and Karageorgiev, Peter and Buchsteiner, Andrea and Geue, Thomas and Henneberg, Oliver and Brehmer, Ludwig and Natansohn, Almeria and Hollricher, Olga}, title = {Using light as a tool : optically Induced mass transport generated in Near-Fields}, issn = {0038-7355 -}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{PietschMukhopadhyaySanyaletal.2004, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Mukhopadhyay, M. K. and Sanyal, M. K. and Datta, A. and Mukherjee, M. and Geue, Thomas and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional melting in Langmuir-Blodgett films}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Results of energy-dispersive x-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence diffraction studies of Langmuir-Blodgett films exhibited evolution of conventional three-dimensional melting from continuous melting, characteristic of two- dimensional systems, as a function of deposited monolayers. Continuous expansion followed by a sharp phase transition of the in-plane lattice was observed before the melting point and found to be independent of number of deposited layers. Evolution of conventional melting with an increase in the number of monolayers could be quantified by measuring stiffness against tilting of the vertical stack of molecules, which are kept together by an internal field. The internal field as defined in this model reduces as the in-plane lattice expands and the sample temperature approaches melting point. The sharpness of the melting transition, which has been approximated by a Langevin function, increases with the number of deposited monolayers}, language = {en} } @article{SchwarzSieversBodenthinetal.2010, author = {Schwarz, Guntram and Sievers, Torsten K. and Bodenthin, Yves and Hasslauer, Ires and Geue, Thomas and Koetz, Joachim and Kurth, Dirk G.}, title = {The structure of metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes in solution and on surfaces}, issn = {0959-9428}, doi = {10.1039/B926783b}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Metal ion induced self-assembly of the rigid ligand 1,4-bis(2,2':6',2 ''-terpyridine- 4'-yl) benzene (1) with Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) acetate in aqueous solution results in extended, rigid- rod like metallosupramolecular coordination polyelectrolytes (MEPE-1). Under the current experimental conditions the molar masses range from 1000 g mol(-1) up to 500 000 g mol(-1). The molar mass depends on concentration, stoichiometry, metal-ion and time. In addition, we present viscosity measurements, small angle neutron scattering and AFM data. We introduce a protocol to precisely control the stoichiometry during self-assembly using conductometry. The protocol can be used with different terpyridine ligands and the above-mentioned metal ions and is of paramount importance to obtain meaningful and reproducible results. As a control experiment we studied the mononuclear 4'- (phenyl)2,2':6',2 ''-terpyridine (3) complex with Ni(II) and Zn(II) and the flexible ligand 1,3- bis[4'-oxa(2,2': 6',2 ''-terpyridinyl)] propane (2) with Ni(II) acetate (Ni-MEPE-2). This ligand does not form extended macroassemblies but likely ring-like structures with 3 to 4 repeat units. Through spin- coating of Ni-MEPE-1 on a solid surface we can image the MEPEs in real space by AFM. SANS measurements of Fe-MEPE-1 verify the extended rigid-rod type structure of the MEPEs in aqueous solution.}, language = {en} } @article{PietschGrenzerGeueetal.2001, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Geue, Thomas and Neißendorfer, Frank and Brezesinski, Gerald and Symietz, Christian and M{\"o}hwald, Helmuth and Gudat, Wolfgang}, title = {The energy dispersive reflectometer at BESSY II : a challenge for thin film analysis}, issn = {0167- 5087}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @article{MukherjeeBhattacharyaSanyaletal.2000, author = {Mukherjee, M. and Bhattacharya, M. K. and Sanyal, M. K. and Geue, Thomas and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {Temperature dependent thickness and surface tension of polymer films}, isbn = {81-7371295-6}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @article{MukhopadhyayDattaSanyaletal.2001, author = {Mukhopadhyay, M. K. and Datta, A. and Sanyal, M. K. and Geue, Thomas and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {Synchrotron Studies of Melting of Langmuir-Blodgett Films}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @article{ReicheKnochenhauerDieteletal.1997, author = {Reiche, J{\"u}rgen and Knochenhauer, Gerald and Dietel, Reinhard and Freydank, Anke-Christine and Zetzsche, Thomas and Pietsch, Ullrich and Brehmer, Ludwig and Barberka, Thomas Andreas and Geue, Thomas}, title = {Structure of thermally treated oxadiazoleamide Langmuir-Blodgett films}, year = {1997}, abstract = {The thermal treatment of Y-type Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films formed from the amphiphilic derivative of 2,5- diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole 1 results in changes of the molecular packing. These changes have been analysed by a combination of X-ray specular reflectivity data, X-ray grazing incidence diffraction data and scanning force microscopy images, On the basis of these experimental data we have simulated possible supramolecular structures, These simulations provide insight into the intermolecular interactions giving rise to the observed structural transitions. The crystalline structure induced by thermal treatment of the LB films is characterized by a uniaxial texture, which is correlated with the dipping direction during deposition of the LB film.}, language = {en} } @article{PietschBodenthinGrenzeretal.2005, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Bodenthin, Yves and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Geue, Thomas and M{\"o}hwald, Helmuth and Kurth, Dirk G.}, title = {Structure and temperature behavior of metallo-supramolecular assemblies}, year = {2005}, abstract = {A detailed structural analysis of a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) multilayer composed of a polyelectrolyte-amphiphile complex (PAC) is presented. The PAC is self-assembled from metal ions, ditopic bis-terpyridines, and amphiphiles. The vertical structure of the LB multilayer is investigated by X-ray reflectometry. The multilayer has a periodicity of 57 A, which corresponds to an architecture of flat lying metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte (MEPE) rods and upright-standing amphiphiles (dihexadecyl phosphate, DHP). In-plane diffraction reveals hexagonal packing of the DHP molecules. Using extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) experiments, we prove that the central metal ion is coordinated to the terpyridine moieties in a pseudo-octahedral coordination environment. The Fe-N bond distances are 1.82 and 2.0 angstrom, respectively. Temperature resolved measurements indicate a reversible phase transition in a temperature range up to 55 degrees C. EXAFS measurements indicate a lengthening of the average Fe-N bond distance from 1.91 to 1.95 angstrom. The widening of the coordination cage upon heating is expected to lower the ligand field stabilization, thus giving rise to spin transitions in these composite materials}, language = {en} } @article{SchwarzBodenthinGeueetal.2010, author = {Schwarz, Guntram and Bodenthin, Yves and Geue, Thomas and Koetz, Joachim and Kurth, Dirk G.}, title = {Structure and properties of dynamic rigid rod-like metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes in solution}, issn = {0024-9297}, doi = {10.1021/Ma902057f}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Metal-ion-induced self-assembly in aqueous solution of the rigid ligand 1,4-bis(2,2':6',2 ''-terpyridine-4'-yl)benzene (1) with Fe(OAc)(2) and Ni(OAc)(2) is investigated with viscosimetry, SANS, and AFM. Ligand 1 forms extended, rigid-rod like metallo-supramolecular coordination polyeectrolytes (MEPEs) with a molar mass of up to 200 000 g mol(-1) under the Current experimental conditions. The molar mass depends oil concentration, stoichiometry, and time. By spin-coating MEPEs oil a solid surface, we call image the MEPEs in real space by AFM. Both AFM and SANS confirm the extended rigid-rod-type structure of the MEPEs. As a control experiment, we also studied the flexible ligand 1,3-bis[4'-oxa(2,2':6',2 ''-terpyridinyl)]propane (2). Ligand 2 does not form extended macro-assemblies but likely ringlike structures with three 10 four repeat units. Finally, we present it protocol to control the stoichiometry during self-assembly using conductometry, which is of paramount importance to obtain meaningful and reproducible results.}, language = {en} } @article{KopecRozpedzikLapoketal.2016, author = {Kopec, Maciej and Rozpedzik, Anna and Lapok, Lukasz and Geue, Thomas and Laschewsky, Andre and Zapotoczny, Szczepan}, title = {Stratified Micellar Multilayers-Toward Nanostructured Photoreactors}, series = {Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {28}, journal = {Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0897-4756}, doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b00161}, pages = {2219 -- 2228}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) with stratification of the internal structure were assembled from statistical amphiphilic copolyelectrolytes of opposite charges. These polyelectrolytes organize in aqueous solutions into micellar structures with fluoroalkyl and aromatic nanodomains, respectively, that were also preserved after deposition as thin films via layer-by-layer (LbL) electrostatic self-assembly. The unimolecular micelles, formed due to statistical compositions of amphiphilic polyelectrolytes used, were shown to suppress chain interdiffusion between adjacent layers in resulting micellar PEMs, as evidenced by spectroscopic ellipsometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and neutron reflectometry (NR) measurements. Additionally, hydrophobic cores of the micelles were used as hosts for photoactive molecules, namely, ferrocene and perfluorinated magnesium phthalocyanine. Stratified micellar multilayers were then deposited as hollow capsules using CaCO3 microparticles as templates. Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) between ferrocene and phthalocyanine solubilized in the polymer micelles was demonstrated to occur efficiently inside the stratified, polyelectrolyte walls of the capsules, due to the polarity gradient created by the incompatible aromatic and fluoroalkyl domains. The obtained results present a new approach to construct well-organized, self-assembled nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion.}, language = {en} } @article{GrenzerDarowskiGeueetal.2001, author = {Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Darowski, Nora and Geue, Thomas and Pietsch, Ullrich and Daniel, A. and Rennon, Siegfried and Reithmaier, Johann-Peter and Forchel, Alfred}, title = {Strain analysis and quantum well intermixing of a laterally modulated multiquantum well system produced by focused ion beam implantation}, year = {2001}, language = {en} }