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35456
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Uwe H. F. Bunz is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has conducted extensive research primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist's prominent research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Uwe H. F. Bunz has published extensively in various scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Their recent papers include:

  • "Multi-material multi-photon 3D laser micro- and nanoprinting" (2021) published in Light Advanced Manufacturing
  • "Supramolecular Assembly of Conjugated Polymers under Vibrational Strong Coupling" (2021) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Quinoidal Azaacenes: 99 % Diradical Character" (2020) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "AFM-IR and IR-SNOM for the Characterization of Small Molecule Organic Semiconductors" (2020) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Singlet exciton fission in a modified acene with improved stability and high photoluminescence yield" (2021) published in Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:

  • Jan Freudenberg
  • Frank Röminger
  • Andreas Dreuw
  • Steffen Maier
  • Lukas Ahrens

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Uwe H. F. Bunz was named a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Poly(aryleneethynylene)s: Syntheses, Properties, Structures, and Applications

    Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • How Are Alkynes Scrambled

    Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • Detection and identification of proteins using nanoparticle-fluorescent polymer 'chemical nose' sensors.

    Chang-Cheng You;Oscar R. Miranda;Basar Gider;Partha S. Ghosh

  • Preferential End-to-End Assembly of Gold Nanorods by Biotin−Streptavidin Connectors

    K K Caswell;James N Wilson;James N Wilson;Uwe H F Bunz;Uwe H F Bunz;Catherine J Murphy

  • Breath Figures as a Dynamic Templating Method for Polymers and Nanomaterials

    Uwe Heiko Franz Bunz

  • Sensing of proteins in human serum using conjugates of nanoparticles and green fluorescent protein.

    Mrinmoy De;Subinoy Rana;Handan Akpinar;Oscar R. Miranda

  • The Larger Linear N-Heteroacenes.

    Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • Large N‐Heteroacenes: New Tricks for Very Old Dogs?

    Uwe H. F. Bunz;Jens U. Engelhart;Benjamin D. Lindner;Manuel Schaffroth

  • Steps To Demarcate the Effects of Chromophore Aggregation and Planarization in Poly(phenyleneethynylene)s. 1. Rotationally Interrupted Conjugation in the Excited States of 1,4-Bis(phenylethynyl)benzene

    Marcia Levitus;Kelli Schmieder;Holly Ricks;Ken D. Shimizu

  • Polyethynylated cyclic π-systems: scaffoldings for novel two and three-dimensional carbon networks

    Uwe H. F. Bunz;Yves Rubin;Yoshito Tobe

  • Rapid and Efficient Identification of Bacteria Using Gold‐Nanoparticle–Poly(para‐phenyleneethynylene) Constructs

    Ronnie L. Phillips;Oscar R. Miranda;Chang-Cheng You;Vincent M. Rotello

  • Gold Nanoparticle-Fluorophore Complexes: Sensitive and Discerning "Noses" for Biosystems Sensing

    Uwe H. F. Bunz;Vincent M. Rotello

  • Modulating the sensory response of a conjugated polymer by proteins: an agglutination assay for mercury ions in water.

    Ik-Bum Kim;Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • Evidence of Aggregate Formation for 2,5-Dialkylpoly(p-phenyleneethynylenes) in Solution and Thin Films

    Carrie E. Halkyard;Mary E. Rampey;Lioba Kloppenburg;Shannon L. Studer-Martinez

  • Colorimetric bacteria sensing using a supramolecular enzyme-nanoparticle biosensor.

    Oscar R. Miranda;Xiaoning Li;Limary Garcia-Gonzalez;Zheng-Jiang Zhu

  • Poly(p-phenyleneethynylene)s by alkyne metathesis.

    Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • Detection and differentiation of normal, cancerous, and metastatic cells using nanoparticle-polymer sensor arrays

    Avinash Bajaj;Oscar R. Miranda;Ik-Bum Kim;Ronnie L. Phillips

  • Cross-Conjugated Cruciform Fluorophores

    Anthony J. Zucchero;Psaras L. McGrier;Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • Array-Based Sensing of Proteins Using Conjugated Polymers

    Oscar R. Miranda;Chang-Cheng You;Ronnie Phillips;Ik-Bum Kim

  • Poly(aryleneethynylene)s

    Uwe H. F. Bunz

  • Noninterpenetrating Square-Grid Coordination Polymers With Dimensions of 25×25 Å2 Prepared by UsingN,N′-Type Ligands: The First Chiral Square-Grid Coordination Polymer

    Neil G. Pschirer;Delia M. Ciurtin;Mark D. Smith;Uwe H. F. Bunz

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Rominger
Frank Rominger Heidelberg University
Andreas Dreuw
Andreas Dreuw Heidelberg University
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volker Enkelmann
Volker Enkelmann Max Planck Society
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Annemarie Pucci
Annemarie Pucci Heidelberg University
Kenneth I. Hardcastle
Kenneth I. Hardcastle Emory University
Hans-Conrad zur Loye
Hans-Conrad zur Loye University of South Carolina
Uli Lemmer
Uli Lemmer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Mark D. Smith
Mark D. Smith University of South Carolina

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