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Confined Self-Assembly

We experimentally investigate the assembly behavior of sub-micron colloidal particles in the spherical confinement of an emulsion droplet as a function of the number of constituent particles and the time scale available for the assembly process.

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Nanostructures and Plasmonics

Colloidal lithography serves as a simple yet efficient tool to obtain wafer-scale surface nanostructures. The process takes advantage of the ability of colloidal particles to form ordered monolayer structures at liquid interfaces.

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Structural Color

We use colloidal self-assembly techniques to create materials and surfaces with defined nanostructural and hierarchical architectures which mimic the optical properties found in nature.

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Particles at Interfaces

we develop simple strategies to assemble such colloidal monolayer with high precision at the air/water interface and investigate their structure as a function of the physicochemical properties of the individual particles.

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Repellent Coatings

We develop new surfaces able to repel complex liquid, taking inspiration from nature's best examples, such as the lotus leaf and the pitcher plant.

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Welcome to the lab of Prof. Nicolas Vogel!

Research in the self-assembled materials group gravitates around the self-organization of colloidal particles. We seek a fundamental understanding of self-assembly processes to create defined nanostructured materials and surfaces. We investigate the emergence of functional properties from such structures, for example to control the wetting of a surface, to create vivid structural coloration, or to fabricate plasmonic nanostructure arrays.

From our Twitter

The Vogel Lab @vogellab ·
17 Apr

Last Monday Niki presented how structural color works at the science slam "Um uns die Nature" organized by the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and the Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft e.V. at the Opera house in Frankfurt and won the second Prize for his presentation!

The Vogel Lab @vogellab ·
11 Apr

Our Master Student Sonja won the🥇 first prize 🥇 for her poster "Determining the Organization of Binary Colloidal Supraparticles by matters of Diffusiophoresis and Channel Formation” at the Spray Drying Symposium Würzburg. 🤹‍♀️We are very proud of her achievement!🎉🎉

The Vogel Lab @vogellab ·
21 Mar

Are you passionate about climate change? Then join the event organized by Bionicum at the Planetarium in Nuremberg on April 26th for exciting presentations and discussion on the topic!

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