Prof. Dr. F. Würthner

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner

Institut für Organische Chemie &
Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC)
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany

Phone: +49 931 31-85340
Fax: +49 931 31-84756
wuerthner@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Assistant:

Sarah Bullnheimer

Phone: +49 931 31-85339
l-oc2.chemie@uni-wuerzburg.de

Key research interests

The research programme of our group is devoted to functional dyes and the development of methodologies for the self-assembly of pi-conjugated molecules into nanoscale and condensed phase materials for highly desirable (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic and biomedical applications as well as(photo-)catalytic water splitting.

Since more than a decade, our group has been intensively investigating the organization of various classes of dyes, including merocyanines, squaraines, diketopyrrolopyrroles, chlorins, and in particularperylene bisimides by non-covalent forces into desirable nanoscale architectures as well as liquid-crystalline and crystalline solid state materials. Our efforts resulted in unique smart electronic and photofunctional materials based on self-assembled dyes that could be embedded in technical devices like organic field effect transistors and organic solar cells.

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Just published

Panchromatic light-harvesting antenna by supramolecular exciton band engineering for heteromeric dye foldamer
A. Schulz, R. Fröhlich, A. Jayachandran, F. Schneider, M. Stolte, T. Brixner, F. Würthner
Chem 2024, first published: June 26th
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.05.023

Room-Temperature Near-Infrared Phosphorescence from C64 Nanographene Tetraimide by π-Stacking Complexation with Platinum Porphyrin
M. A. Niyas, S. Garain, K. Shoyama, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, first published: May 7th
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406353

Bioinspired Water Preorganization in Confined Space for Efficient Water Oxidation Catalysis in Metallosupramolecular Ruthenium Architectures
N. Noll, F. Würthner
Acc. Chem. Res. 2024, first published: May 6th
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00148

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News & Dates

26th ICSM Dresden

From June 24 to June 28, the Würthner group attended the 26th ICSM in Dresden, Germany. This conference brought together chemists, physicists, and material scientists from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in synthetic electronic…

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Die Strukturformeln der vier Merocyanin-Farbstoffe (links), die in gestapelter Anordnung (rechts) das neue Lichtsammelsystem URPB ergeben.

Solar technology: Innovative, efficient light-collecting system

Würzburg researchers from the Bavarian Solar Technologies Go Hybrid network are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilisation of solar energy: they have developed an innovative light collection system.

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12th Workshop on Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers - KOPO 2024

From 26 May to 29 May, members of the Würthner group took part in the KOPO 2024 in Bad Honnef, Germany. Chemists from all over Europe participated in the conference to attend various lectures and a poster session on the topic of organic pi-conjugated…

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Hubland Süd, Geb. C1

Würthner Group: Organic Materials and Nanosystems Chemistry

Key research interests

Just published

News & Dates

26th ICSM Dresden

Solar technology: Innovative, efficient light-collecting system

12th Workshop on Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers - KOPO 2024

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