Prof. Dr. Gregor Witte
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Department of Physics, Molecular Solids
Renthof 7, 35032 Marburg
Phone: +49 6421 28-21384
E-mail: gregor.witte@physik.uni-marburg.de
www:
http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb13/forschungsgruppen/molekulare-festkoerperphysik
Position: Professor (W3)
Expertise: Organic semiconductor films, physical chemistry of
adsorbates, template and interface controlled growth of thin films,
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Project A2: Inorganic/Organic and Organic/Organic Interfaces: Structure and Charge Transport
University Education
| 2002 | Habilitation (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) in Physical Chemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum „Physico-chemical properties of organic thin films on copper surfaces“ |
| 1995 | Doctoral degree in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Dissertation on “Characterization of structure and dynamics of clean and adsorbate covered oxid and metal surfaces”, thesis advisor: Prof. J. P. Toennies |
| 1989 | Diploma degree in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, supervisor: Prof. J. P. Toennies |
| 1983-1989 | Study of Physics at the Georg-August Universität Göttingen |
Professional Experience
| 2008- | Professor (W3) for Experimental Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 2003-2008 | Lecturer/docent, Department of Chemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 1998-2002 | Group leader (assistant professor), Chair of physical chemistry I at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 1996-1997 | Postdoc, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose (USA), Department Storage and Technology (Dr. D. Chambliss) and |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (National Center for Electron Microscopy), Berkeley (USA) (imaging of magnetic thin films by spin-polarized LEEM) | |
| 1991-1995 | Research Assistant at the MPI for Strömungsforschung in Göttingen |
| 1990-1991 | Civil service at the Diakonisches Werk in München and freelancer within the framework of the satellite project “ORFEUS“ (project assistant for optical alignment of a SpaceShuttle based UV-telescope at Kaiser-Threde GmbH, München) |
| 1989-1990 | Research Assistant at the MPI for Strömungsforschung in Göttingen |
Honours, Awards and other Proofs of Qualification
| 1996 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship of the DFG |
Selected Publications
- G. Witte, Ch. Wöll Growth of aromatic molecules on solid substrates for applications in organic electronics J. Mater. Res. 19, 1889 (2004).
- D. Käfer, L. Ruppel, G. Witte, Ch. Wöll The role of molecular conformations in thin film growth: Why soft matter can be special Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 166602 (2005).
- D. Käfer, G. Witte, P. Cyganik, A. Terfort, Ch. Wöll A comprehensive study of self-assembled monolayers of anthracenethiol on gold: Solvent effects, structure, and stability J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 1723 (2006).
- D. Käfer, L. Ruppel, G. Witte, Ch. Wöll Growth of pentacene on clean and modified gold surfaces Phys. Rev. Rev. B 75, 085309 (2007).
- W. Khalid, M. El Helou, T. Murböck, Z. Yue, J.-M. Montenegro, K. Schubert, G. Göbel, F. Lisdat, G. Witte, W. J. Parak Immobilization of quantum dots via conjugated self-assembled monolayers and their application as a light-controlled sensor for the detection of hydrogen peroxide ACS Nano 5, 9870 (2011).
