Welcome to the the Chair of Functional Materials

of the Faculty of Engineering Science at the University of Bayreuth.

The Chair of Functional Materials participates at the Bayreuth Engine Research Center (BERC).

Research Article of Functional Materials Wins "Best Paper Award 2013"

"Metal-Organic Frameworks for Sensing Applications in the Gas Phase" by S. Achmann, G. Hagen, J. Kita, I.M. Malkowsky, C. Kiener and R. Moos

has been awarded with the "Best Paper Award 2013" of the Journal "Sensors".

Detailed information about the award. The paper can be downloaded free of charge here: Sensors 2009, 9, 1574-1589, doi: 10.3390/s90301574

First issue of EuNetAir Newsletter published

The Newsletter of the "European Network on New Sensing Technologies for Air Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability" will be published biannually by a team of Functional Materials.

The Editorial Board team includes Prof. Ralf Moos (Editor-in-Chief), Daniela Schönauer-Kamin (Editorial Board Manager), and Dr. Jaroslaw Kita, who is responsible for layout issues.

Further Details in German. Newsletter for download.

Catalysts as Sensors - A Promising Novel Approach in Automotive Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment
Review article - Freee abstract and paper available here

Completely novel approach for soot loading detection of a Diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Free abstract and paper available here (for a limited time only)

NEW

Aerosol-Deposition

We are now able to deposit ceramic functional films directly from the powder without any high temperature step on almost all substrates. This has been shown exemplarily for titanate films. More detailed information or please contact Prof. Moos. Phone +49-921-55-7400