The physical group is focussed on the following themes:

• development, characterisation and application of active organic nanolayers and nanolayer-composites and of functional, protective and barrier layers on substrates of polymers, ceramics and metal for generating and optimisation of effective and cost-effective surface and interface properties

• micro structuring and technologies for micro-processing of material as well as laser induced modification of polymers and contribution to 3D-MID-technologies using laser-technologies

• development of technologies for "up scaling" of developed micro techniques of polymer engineering for scientific-technical preparation of the industrial production of new polymer based field-effect transistors, integrated switching, sensors, actuators and solar cells as well as components and modules for application in information, communication and media technologies, in micro-electronics, micro-systems, medical and traffic technologies, "role-to-role"-technologies and

• characterisation of morphology and microstructures of polymer moulds, fibres, films, layers and components of polymer electronic and micro system technologies using optical and electron microscopy, comprising the confocal 3D-white light microscopy, electrical, dielectrical, optical and photometrical measuring methods, ellipsometry, infrared spectroscopy and fixed and time resolved electron spin resonance (ESR)-spectroscopy

 fields of activity

	Polymer electronics - laser ablation and laser structuring
	Polymer electronics - PFET-technologies
	Polymer solar cell
	Gel polymer solar cell
	Measurement and modification of surface energetic parameters
	Quantitative Microscopy and Coatings
	Time resolved or stationary electron spin resonance (ESR)

Contact
Mr. Prof. Dr. Klaus Heinemann
Head of the department
Physical Research and
Functional Polymer Systems
phone: 0049 3672 / 379 230
fax:  0049 3672 / 379 379
email:  heinemann(a)titk.de

Thuringian Institute of Textile
and Plastics Research
Breitscheidstraße 97
07407 Rudolstadt
Germany
email: info(a)titk.de
phone: 0049 3672 / 379 0
fax:  0049 3672 / 379 379