Current Fellows
Wilhelm H. Auwärter
Switzerland2010
Fellowship
Carl von Linde Junior Fellow
Carl von Linde Junior Fellow
Institution
Technische Universität München
Technische Universität München
Short CV
Wilhelm (Willi) Auwärter studied Physics at the University of Zurich (1993-1999). After a stay at the Brookhaven National Lab and the Diploma he started his doctoral research in 1999 and received his PhD from the University of Zurich in 2003. Subsequently he worked as postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia and at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Today he is a research associate at the Technical University Munich.
Awards
2004-2005 Fellowship for prospective researchers from the Swiss National Science foundation
Selected Publications
10 Publications:
D. Heim, K. Seufert, W. Auwärter, C. Aurisicchio, Ch. Fabbro, D. Bonifazi and J.V. Barth, Surface-Assisted Assembly of Discrete Porphyrin-Based Cyclic Supramolecules, Nano Lett. 10 (2010) 122
M. Marschall, J. Reichert, A. Weber-Bargioni, K. Seufert, W. Auwärter, S. Klyatskaya, G. Zoppellaro, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth, Random two-dimensional string networks based on divergent coordination assembly, Nature Chemistry 2 (2010) 131
W. Auwärter, A. Schiffrin, A. Weber-Bargioni, Y. Pennec, A. Riemann and J.V. Barth, Molecular nanoscience and engineering, Int. J. Nanotechnol. 5 (2008) 1171
M. Eichberger, M. Marschall, J. Reichert, A. Weber-Bargioni, W. Auwärter, R.L.C. Wang, H.J. Kreuzer, Y. Pennec, A. Schiffrin and J.V. Barth, Dimerization Boosts One-Dimensional Mobility of Conformationally Adapted Porphyrins on a Hexagonal Surface Atomic Lattice, Nano Lett. 8 (2008) 4608
W. Auwärter, F. Klappenberger, A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Schiffrin, T. Strunskus, C. Wöll, Y. Pennec, A. Riemann and J.V. Barth, Conformational adaptation and selective adatom capturing of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin molecules on a copper (111) surface, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (2007) 11279
Y. Pennec, W. Auwärter, A. Schiffrin, A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Riemann and J.V. Barth, Supramolecular gratings for tuneable confinement of electrons on metal surfaces, Nature Nanotechnology 2 (2007) 99
W. Auwärter, A. Weber-Bargioni, S. Brink, A. Riemann, A. Schiffrin, M. Ruben and J.V. Barth, Controlled metalation of self-assembled porphyrin nanoarrays in two dimensions, ChemPhysChem 8 (2007) 250
W. Auwärter, A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Riemann, A. Schiffrin, O. Gröning, R. Fasel, and J.V. Barth, Self-assembly and conformation of Tetra-pyridil-porphyrin molecules on Ag(111), J. Chem. Phys. 124 (2006) 194708
M. Corso, W. Auwärter, M. Muntwiler, A. Tamai, T. Greber and J. Osterwalder, Boron Nitride Nanomesh, Science 303 (2004) 217
W. Auwärter, T.J. Kreutz, T. Greber and J. Osterwalder,
XPD and STM investigation of hexagonal boron nitride on Ni(111), Surf. Sci. 429 (1999) 229
D. Heim, K. Seufert, W. Auwärter, C. Aurisicchio, Ch. Fabbro, D. Bonifazi and J.V. Barth, Surface-Assisted Assembly of Discrete Porphyrin-Based Cyclic Supramolecules, Nano Lett. 10 (2010) 122
M. Marschall, J. Reichert, A. Weber-Bargioni, K. Seufert, W. Auwärter, S. Klyatskaya, G. Zoppellaro, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth, Random two-dimensional string networks based on divergent coordination assembly, Nature Chemistry 2 (2010) 131
W. Auwärter, A. Schiffrin, A. Weber-Bargioni, Y. Pennec, A. Riemann and J.V. Barth, Molecular nanoscience and engineering, Int. J. Nanotechnol. 5 (2008) 1171
M. Eichberger, M. Marschall, J. Reichert, A. Weber-Bargioni, W. Auwärter, R.L.C. Wang, H.J. Kreuzer, Y. Pennec, A. Schiffrin and J.V. Barth, Dimerization Boosts One-Dimensional Mobility of Conformationally Adapted Porphyrins on a Hexagonal Surface Atomic Lattice, Nano Lett. 8 (2008) 4608
W. Auwärter, F. Klappenberger, A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Schiffrin, T. Strunskus, C. Wöll, Y. Pennec, A. Riemann and J.V. Barth, Conformational adaptation and selective adatom capturing of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin molecules on a copper (111) surface, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (2007) 11279
Y. Pennec, W. Auwärter, A. Schiffrin, A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Riemann and J.V. Barth, Supramolecular gratings for tuneable confinement of electrons on metal surfaces, Nature Nanotechnology 2 (2007) 99
W. Auwärter, A. Weber-Bargioni, S. Brink, A. Riemann, A. Schiffrin, M. Ruben and J.V. Barth, Controlled metalation of self-assembled porphyrin nanoarrays in two dimensions, ChemPhysChem 8 (2007) 250
W. Auwärter, A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Riemann, A. Schiffrin, O. Gröning, R. Fasel, and J.V. Barth, Self-assembly and conformation of Tetra-pyridil-porphyrin molecules on Ag(111), J. Chem. Phys. 124 (2006) 194708
M. Corso, W. Auwärter, M. Muntwiler, A. Tamai, T. Greber and J. Osterwalder, Boron Nitride Nanomesh, Science 303 (2004) 217
W. Auwärter, T.J. Kreutz, T. Greber and J. Osterwalder,
XPD and STM investigation of hexagonal boron nitride on Ni(111), Surf. Sci. 429 (1999) 229
Research Interests
Wilhelm Auwärter’s current research focuses on nanoscale science on surfaces. Combining scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy with complementary non-local methods he addresses the geometric and electronic structure of functional molecular modules and their self-assembly into supramolecular architectures. He plans to implement complex materials like transition metal oxides, ultra-thin insulating films and half-metals as substrates for such low-dimensional organic molecular nanostructures in order to deliberately tune and engineer the functional properties of these systems.
