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Materials for Sustainable Energy, Quantum and Space Technologies

The target of this research area is to establish scientific foundations crucial for energy, information and space technologies of societal relevance and to significantly advance the frontier of emerging technologies. Interdisciplinary research with academic and non-academic partners both domestically and internationally combinestheoretical, experimental, fundamental and application-oriented approaches.The core research activities are centred on the synthesis, analysis, and modelling of a) sustainable materials and processes for chemical and electrochemical energy technologies (energy materials) and for other advanced future technologies (e.g. for space applications), and b) quantum materials with properties that are tunable and controllable with atomic precision for disruptive applications in photonics and optoelectronics.

Research in the field of energy technologies focuses on energy conversion and storage. Within the Center for Electrochemical Materials Research (GC-ElMaR), a comprehensive research programme on electrochemical storage concepts (i.e., batteries, e.g. with cluster of excellence POLiS), electrochemistry under harsh conditions, the role of interfaces and novel analytical concepts will be run. Within the Marburg Center for Quantum Materials and Sustainable Technologies (mar.quest), an equally comprehensive research programme on quantum materials, their synthesis, control and application from diverse perspectives will be executed. These efforts are supported by a comprehensive range of state-of-the art experimental and theoretical methods, organised within core facilities, to optimally support research, education and knowledge transfer. The methods allow materials and processes to be investigated on all length and time scales, achieving fundamental and comprehensive understanding. The long-standing cooperation within the research area is reflected in joint research projects and finds expression in the annual ‘Materials Research Day of Central Hesse’, where the researchers share and discuss their latest findings. In doing so, new scientific bridges and fruitful interactions with other promising research areas at the consortium are continuously explored.

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