Laboratory for nano and quantum engineering
The Laboratory for Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE) is an interdisciplinary research center for nanotechnology at the Leibniz University of Hanover .
aims
The content-related goals are excellent basic research as well as application-related engineering in the nano area, accompanied by appropriate interdisciplinary training. In particular, the development and understanding of new materials and functions are in the foreground. New tools are being developed for this purpose. The close cooperation between natural scientists and engineers leads directly to synergetic effects in the development of novel solutions for nanotechnological components. In the winter semester of 2008, the “Nanotechnology” course with a bachelor's degree started at Leibniz Universität Hannover, and the master’s course starts in the winter semester. In order to achieve its goals, the LNQE operates its own research building in Hanover with laboratories, equipment, etc. and especially clean rooms.
Members
The LNQE currently comprises 34 working groups from physics, chemistry and engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover. It is led by a board of at least four members who appoint a spokesperson from among their number. The board is supported by the LNQE office.
research
The collective term nanotechnology describes the research and manipulation of things on an atomic and molecular level. In general, nanotechnology deals with structures in the size range from 1 to 100 nanometers in at least one spatial direction. 100 nanometers is roughly one-thousandth the diameter of normal human hair. With these small dimensions, surface properties come more and more to the fore compared to the volume properties of the materials, and quantum physical effects often have to be taken into account. So nanotechnology is the technology of small things with new properties and functions.
Nanoengineering is engineering on the nanoscale, i.e. the targeted artificial production of nanotechnology structures such as the tiniest transistors on computer chips. The term quantum engineering, which is closely related to nanoengineering, aims to generate a certain physical quantum state, such as the realization of a Bose-Einstein condensate or a component with a specifically set electron spin. The size of such systems is often also in the nanometer range.
Nanomaterials of various shapes, compositions and sizes in the nanometer range are produced and examined in the laboratory. Due to their small dimensions, nanoparticles have special chemical and physical properties that differ significantly from the properties of macroscopic particles and solids. The reason for this is the large ratio of surface to volume of the nanoparticles, which means that they interact strongly with their surroundings. In addition, there may be quantum mechanical effects.
The artificially created structures and materials are examined and analyzed in a wide variety of ways. The analysis in the nanometer range requires the most varied and newest devices and processes. The necessary technological equipment is available to the working groups centrally in the LNQE research building and is supplemented by the equipment in the institutes.
Teaching
Activities in the field of teaching:
- Colloquium series
- Workshop NanoDay: A one-day workshop that shows the broad spectrum of nanotechnology in the LNQE with lectures and a poster session. This annual event has been held since 2005.
- Nanotechnology course: Bachelor's and Master's courses at the Leibniz University of Hanover .
- Doctoral program "Hannover School for Nanotechnology".
Research building LNQE
The research building of the LNQE is in the middle of Nordstadt, the university district of Hanover, at Schneiderberg 39, 30167 Hanover. It offers 430 m² of space for chemistry laboratories, measurement and laser laboratories. 410 m² are available for a research clean room and 509 m² for work rooms for 44 employees. The costs amounted to around 14 million euros. After evaluation by the Science Council, the new building was funded as part of the federal / state funding for research buildings at universities (on the basis of Art. 91 b, Paragraph 1, No. 3 of the Basic Law). The project management was the responsibility of the State Construction Management in Hanover, the planning was commissioned by the KSP Jürgen Engel Architects . The building opened in November 2009.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '16 " N , 9 ° 42' 53" E