Author: Gerd Gätzschmann

Dirk Guldi presenting “Carbon Dots in Action: Advancing from Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to Photocatalysis” at Pacifichem 2025 in Honolulu. At the Pacifichem 2025 conference in Honolulu, the Guldi group showcased cutting-edge advances in carbon dot research, highlighting how these versatile nanom...

Wenn man das Graphengitter in einzelne, kleinere Segmente zerteilt, erhält man sogenannte Nanographene und Graphen-Nanobänder. Sie verbinden den molekularen Level von kohlenstoffreichen Systemen mit dem der kohlenstoffbasierten Materialien. Die gezielte Synthese von Nanographenen oder -bändern mit ...

At the prestigious Pacifichem 2025, hosted by the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies in Honolulu, Hawaii, Prof. Dirk Guldi presented his cutting-edge work on "Adaptive Light Management." Held from December 15-20, 2025, this event gathered leading scientists from around the g...

The article “Enzyme-Inspired Single-Atom Photocatalysis for Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide”, recently published in Nature Communications, presents a breakthrough approach to light-driven catalysis by translating enzymatic precision into artificial photocatalysts. The study was carried out by...

Prof. Guldi delivered a compelling lecture on "Designing Carbon Dots for Enhanced Photo-Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities" on November 17, 2025, during a visit to the City University of Hong Kong. The lecture was part of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Nanoscale Editorial Board's activ...

On November 19, 2025, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen, Prof. Guldi participated in the Long Feng Science Forum Workshop Series. He engaged in vibrant discussions under the theme "In Dialogue with RSC Editors" and presented on "Molecular Strategies for Photon Down-Conversion and U...

During a visit to Jinan University in China on November 21, 2025, Prof. Guldi presented on "Solar Energy Conversion" as part of a Royal Society of Chemistry and Nanoscale Editorial Board event. Hosted by the College of Chemistry and Materials Science, this occasion was marked by a special reunion w...

On November 18, 2025, Prof. Guldi presented his cutting-edge research on "Molecular Strategies for Photon Down-Conversion and Up-Conversion" at the RSC-Nanoscale & HKU-MILES International Symposium. Hosted by the Materials Innovation Institute for Life Sciences and Energy (MILES), the event too...

Prof. Dirk M. Guldi recently participated in the 2025 Fullerene Ruby Anniversary Symposium, held from November 14-17, 2025, at Anhui Normal University in Wuhu, China. He delivered an insightful lecture titled "Designing Carbon Dots for Enhanced Photo-Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities." The sy...

Forschenden der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) ist es gelungen, den Mechanismus der lichtinduzierten Isomerisierung eines neuartigen molekularen Photoschalters (engl. Photoswitch) aufzuklären. Die Ergebnisse liefern die Grundlage für die Entwicklung von Materialien, die sic...