Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth
| Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth | |
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.JPG) The IKZ in 2015 |
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| Category: | Research institute |
| Carrier: | Research Association Berlin |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Berlin |
| Membership: | Leibniz Association |
| Facility location: | Berlin-Adlershof |
| Type of research: | Basic research |
| Subjects: | Natural sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | Materials science |
| Basic funding: | Federal government (50%), states (50%) |
| Management: | Thomas Schröder |
| Employee: | approx. 120 |
| Homepage: | www.ikz-berlin.de |
The Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ) is a research institution that is sponsored by the Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. (FVB) and is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Association (WGL). The institute is based in Berlin in the science and business location Adlershof (WISTA), its research activities are assigned to basic research in the field of natural sciences and materials science .
history
The institute emerged from the former “Technikum Kristallzüchtung” of the “Center for Scientific Device Construction” of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR . Based on a recommendation by the Science Council , the institute was re-established as a scientific service institute on January 1, 1992. On June 4th, 2008 the name was changed to Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth .
After the unexpected departure of the former director Roberto Fornari in 2013, the institute was headed from 2013 to 2017 by the acting director Günther Tränkle, who is also the director of the neighboring Ferdinand Braun Institute .
Since 2018 the IKZ has been headed by Director Thomas Schröder, previously head of department at the IHP in Frankfurt (Oder) .
tasks
The institute is a research and service facility that deals with the development and manufacture of crystalline materials. Typical areas of application for these crystals are micro , opto and power electronics as well as photovoltaics , optics , laser technology and sensor technology . The spectrum ranges from basic research to technological maturity.
The research profile of the IKZ includes:
- Development of experimental and theoretical contributions to the scientific-technical basis for the cultivation, processing and characterization of crystalline solids;
- Growing, processing, characterization of crystals for internal institute purposes, project partners and customers in research institutions and industry;
- Development of technologies for the representation and processing of crystals;
- Development of methods and equipment for crystal characterization;
- Development and construction of system components for growing and processing crystals.
Methods of growth from the melt , from the gas phase and methods derived therefrom for the production of crystalline layers are used as methods for crystal growth .
The service functions are: development and provision of crystals, systems and processes for cooperation partners and clients, national and international, perception of measurement and analysis tasks. The institute sees itself as a center of excellence for all essential scientific and technical questions relating to the cultivation and growth of crystals.
Cooperations
The institute maintains cooperative relationships with various national and international universities, non-university research institutions and business.
In addition to membership of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Association (WGL), the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth is also a member of the German Society for Crystal Growth and Crystal Growth (DGKK).
In the university area, there is close cooperation with the Institute for Physics at the Humboldt University in Berlin on the Adlershof campus, which is favored by the spatial proximity .
Infrastructure
Since July 2010 the institute has been divided into the three departments Classic Semiconductors , Dielectrics & Wide Bandgap Materials, and Layers & Nanostructures. Furthermore, the scientific service (including numerical modeling, system technology) is available.
About 120 people work in the institute; the staff consists of roughly equal numbers of graduate scientists and technical staff.
The total budget of the institute is around 8 million euros, of which around 6.2 million euros are borne half by the federal government and half by the states as part of the basic funding.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth
- Homepage of the Forschungsverbund Berlin eV
- Homepage of the German Society for Crystal Growth and Crystal Growth
- Homepage of the International Organization for Crystal Growth
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 54 ″ N , 13 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ E