Professor Günter Reiter
Professor of Experimental Polymer Physics
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| 1960 | born in Wels (Austria) |
| 1980 – 1985 | studied physics at the Technical University of Graz, Austria |
| 1985 – 1987 | Ph.D. in nuclear physics at the Technical University of Graz, Austria |
| 1987 – 1992 | Postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz |
| 1992 – 1994 | Research Associate at University of Illinois, USA |
| 1994 | Chercheur associé, LLB Saclay, France |
| 1994 – 2001 | Chargé de recherche au CNRS Mulhouse, France |
| 1998 | Habilitation à diriger des recherches, Mulhouse, France |
| 2001 – 2008 | Directeur de recherche au CNRS, Mulhouse, France |
| since 06/2008 | Professor at the Institute of Physics of the University of Freiburg |
Research
- Behavior and properties of polymers at interfaces and surfaces
Topics: wetting and dewetting, adhesion and friction, stability and morphological changes due to intermolecular interactions, aging, relaxation behavior of polymers in restrictive spaces. - Growth processes (crystallization) of complex systems
Topics: processes of organization of molecules on different length scales, Formation of hierarchical structures and materials with high complexity and functionality. - Molecular self-assembly and formation of functional structures on surfaces
Topics: Supramolecular ordered structures with submolecular precision. Molecular selfassembly to create functional and controllable surfaces. Hybrid structures made of polymers and nanoparticles.
Selected Publications
- Reversible Dehydration-Hydration of Poly(ethylene glycol) in Langmuir Monolayers of a Diblock Copolymer Inferred from Changes in Filament Curvature, E. Khechine, S. Noack, H. Schlaad, J. Xu, G. Reiter, R. Reiter. Langmuir, 2023, 39, 2710–2718
- In situ dissolution and swelling of confined lamellar polymer crystals through exposure to humid air, B. Bessif, T. Pfohl, B. Heck, Y. Alshetwi, E. Khechine, J. Xu, G. Reiter. Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 6015–6022
- The memory of thin polymer films generated by spin coating, G. Reiter, F. Ramezani, J. Baschnagel. EPJE, 2022, 45, 51
- Illumination of Conjugated Polymers Reduces Nucleation Probability and Slows Down Crystal Growth Rate, Y. AlShetwi, B. Bessif, M.Sommer, G. Reiter. Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 11478–11485
- Controlled Switching from the Growth of Mono-Lamellar Polymer Crystals to the Formation of Stacks of Uniquely Oriented Lamellae, W. Chen, B. Bessif, R. Reiter, J. Xu, G. Reiter. Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 8135–8142
- Formation of Stacked Three-Dimensional Polymer “Single Crystals”, Z. Guo, S. Yan, G. Reiter. Macromolecules, 2021, 54,4918–4925
- Measurements of periodically perturbed dewetting force fields and their consequences on the symmetry of the resulting patterns, K. Roumpos, S. Fontaine, T. Pfohl, O. Prucker, J. Rühe, G. Reiter. Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 13149
- Translating molecular relaxations in non-equilibrated polymer melts into lifting macroscopic loads, F. Ramezani, J. Baschnagel, G. Reiter. Phys. Rev. Materials, 2020, 4, 082601
- Processing Pathways Decide Polymer Properties at the Molecular Level, S. Chandran, D. Cangialosi, K. Fukao, E. Glynos, L. M. C. Janssen, M. Müller, M. Muthukumar, U. Steiner, J. Xu, S. Napolitano, and G. Reiter. Macromolecules, 2019,52, 7146-7156
- Time Allowed for Equilibration Quantifies the Preparation Induced Non-equilibrium Behavior of Polymer Films, S. Chandran, R. Handa, M. Kchaou, S. Al Akhrass, A. Semenov, G. Reiter, ACS Macro Lett., 2017, 6, 1296-1300
- Transient cooperative processes in dewetting polymer melts, S. Chandran, G. Reiter, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2016, 116, 088301
- Some unique features of polymer crystallisation, G. Reiter, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 2055-65