• Aminosilanes and silazanes: preparation, derivatisation and use
• Higher coordinated chloro- and hydridochlorosilanes
• Chelate ligands for 5- and 6-coordinated Si compounds
• Reposition reactions of higher coordinated Si compounds
• Si/P compounds

Contact: PD Dr. Uwe Böhme, Dr Jörg Wagler, Dr Konstantin Kraushaar, Prof Dr Edwin Kroke

• Polymer-derived Si/C/N and Si/C/O ceramics, metal-ceramic nanocomposites
• Si nanoparticles: Chlorosilane reduction, stabilisation and surface modification
• Wet chemical etching of silicon (silicon recycling, surface structuring)
• (Poly)silylcarbodiimides, non-oxide gels and highly porous Si/C/N ceramics
• Phosphosilicates; 'printed electronics'

Contacts: Dr Marcus Schwarz, Dr André Stapf, Prof. Dr Edwin Kroke

• Molecular and polymeric heptazine derivatives and carbon nitrides
• C/N and C/N/P flame retardants
• CN_x nanotubes for electrocatalytic applications
• Sol-gel chemistry (e.g. for coatings and porous materials)
• Si/Al/O/N systems

Contacts: Dr Marcus Schwarz, Dr Konstantin Kraushaar, Prof Dr Edwin Kroke

• Novel high-pressure phases and hard materials (SiAlON)
• (ultra)hard nanocomposites

Contact: Dr Marcus Schwarz, Prof Dr Edwin Kroke