Solvation Science
GRK 2376
THz-Calorimetry
Forschergruppe FOR 1979
International Master's Study Programmme
Head of Department
Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith
Curriculum Vitae
Invited Lectures
Contacts
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Physikalische Chemie II
Universitätsstr. 150
NC 7/72 Box 24
44801 Bochum
Tel.: +49 234 32-28249
Fax: +49 234 32-14183
E-Mail: pc2office@rub.de
How to find us
TU Dortmund
UAR Professur
"Laser Spectroscopy in Solvation Science"
Experimentelle Physik
Otto-Hahn-Str. 4
44227 Dortmund
Work groups
Prof. Dr. Patrick Nürnberger
(Ultrafast Photochemistry)
Prof. Dr. Poul B. Petersen
Prof. Dr. Hermann Weingärtner (Retired)
Department of Physical Chemistry II
Main Research Thrusts
Terahertz (THz) Spectroscopy
In the liquid phase, water molecules are connected to one another via hydrogen bonds. Fluctuations in the water network occur on the sub-ps and ps timescale. THz absorption measurements (1 THz = 1012 Hz = 1 ps-1) "see" these dynamic reorientations of dipole moments. This makes THz spectroscopy a sensitive tool to probe solute-induced changes in the collective water network motions.
High-resolution infrared spectroscopy
Ultracold Chemistry: How do molecules aggregate at ultracold temperatures?
Do chemical reactions exist at temperatures barely above absolute zero?
Microsolvation: How many water molecules are necessary to separate ion pairs in acids?
