The subgroup Functional Thin Films mainly conducts research on the targeted modification of magnetic thin film systems. We are particularly interested in thin film systems which are grown both from topographical flat and three dimensional (curved) structures, where especially the transition to 3D structured materials is opening new exciting research opportunities. The development and research of miniaturized Lab-on-a-chip-systems, utilizing magnetic landscapes on top of magnetic structured substrates on a microscale, to control the movement of magnetic micro- and nanoparticles in fluids, is one of our key research areas.
