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Acknowledgments
• Financial support by the DFG GRK1782 “Functionalization of Semiconductors”
via the Experimental Semiconductor Physics groups is acknowledged, which
enabled many of the internal research collaborations on III/V-semiconductor
quantum-well structures and devices.
• Financial support by the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion is acknowledged, which enabled me to carry out a unique and unforgettable 1st Sino-German
Symposium on Functional Nano-Materials Sciences in Hangzhou (2018) together
with Prof. H. Z. Wu. Special thanks are devoted to him (and his group) for the coorganisation of the FNMS2018 symposium and for his (and his group’s) endeavours related to hosting the event at the ZJU in Hangzhou, China. Moreover, many
thanks go to all FNMS2018 participants, who enabled this memorable experience with excellent discussions and with their symposium contributions to the
16 scientific sessions, among them dozens of students, who made the student
poster session a unique platform for discussions, explorations, and exchange of
knowledge.
• Financial support by the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion is also
acknowledged with respect to the formation of a Sino-German Cooperation
Group, the Functional Nano-Materials Sciences Cooperation Group (FNMSCOOP), which is coordinated by Prof. H. Z. Wu and me jointly, providing us
the means and framework to carry out collaborative research work and multiple
workshops. Many thanks are devoted to the participating teams of this cooperation group from China and Germany with in total more than 32 scholars,
represented by their group leaders Prof. J. He (National Center for Nanoscience
and Technology, Beijing), Prof. W. Kong (College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, with cooperation-group members from the
Hefei University of Technology), Prof. W. Fang (College of Optical Science and
Engineering, ZJU, Hangzhou), Prof. H. G. Roskos (Goethe-University Frankfurt)
and Prof. P. J. Klar (Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen).
• Last but not least, I am very grateful for the continuous support from my family,
which enabled my successful progress and the pursuit of the Habilitation.
In fact, many of the people listed above may bear today additional titles and
responsibilities, since many have received, for instance, their Ph.D. or Master degrees
or other titles by now and entered the next stage of their professional careers, while
I refer to the situation during the cooperation and interaction time (in many cases
related to thesis supervision time).
Throughout all the years in the role of a team leader and lecturer at the university, I
have encountered many supporters among the students, colleagues, and senior faculty
members. Moreover, I have learned to value fruitful collaborations and evidenced the
importance of mutual help, team play, and the big impact of the work climate on the
success of the individual person and of the whole team. I find it crucial to preserve this
understanding and experience, and it has been a major aim of my actions to promote
a good environment for my team members. Thus, every success of my students feels
like my own success, and no achievement is independent from the constructive input
Acknowledgments
• Financial support by the DFG GRK1782 “Functionalization of Semiconductors”
via the Experimental Semiconductor Physics groups is acknowledged, which
enabled many of the internal research collaborations on III/V-semiconductor
quantum-well structures and devices.
• Financial support by the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion is acknowledged, which enabled me to carry out a unique and unforgettable 1st Sino-German
Symposium on Functional Nano-Materials Sciences in Hangzhou (2018) together
with Prof. H. Z. Wu. Special thanks are devoted to him (and his group) for the coorganisation of the FNMS2018 symposium and for his (and his group’s) endeavours related to hosting the event at the ZJU in Hangzhou, China. Moreover, many
thanks go to all FNMS2018 participants, who enabled this memorable experience with excellent discussions and with their symposium contributions to the
16 scientific sessions, among them dozens of students, who made the student
poster session a unique platform for discussions, explorations, and exchange of
knowledge.
• Financial support by the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion is also
acknowledged with respect to the formation of a Sino-German Cooperation
Group, the Functional Nano-Materials Sciences Cooperation Group (FNMSCOOP), which is coordinated by Prof. H. Z. Wu and me jointly, providing us
the means and framework to carry out collaborative research work and multiple
workshops. Many thanks are devoted to the participating teams of this cooperation group from China and Germany with in total more than 32 scholars,
represented by their group leaders Prof. J. He (National Center for Nanoscience
and Technology, Beijing), Prof. W. Kong (College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, with cooperation-group members from the
Hefei University of Technology), Prof. W. Fang (College of Optical Science and
Engineering, ZJU, Hangzhou), Prof. H. G. Roskos (Goethe-University Frankfurt)
and Prof. P. J. Klar (Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen).
• Last but not least, I am very grateful for the continuous support from my family,
which enabled my successful progress and the pursuit of the Habilitation.
In fact, many of the people listed above may bear today additional titles and
responsibilities, since many have received, for instance, their Ph.D. or Master degrees
or other titles by now and entered the next stage of their professional careers, while
I refer to the situation during the cooperation and interaction time (in many cases
related to thesis supervision time).
Throughout all the years in the role of a team leader and lecturer at the university, I
have encountered many supporters among the students, colleagues, and senior faculty
members. Moreover, I have learned to value fruitful collaborations and evidenced the
importance of mutual help, team play, and the big impact of the work climate on the
success of the individual person and of the whole team. I find it crucial to preserve this
understanding and experience, and it has been a major aim of my actions to promote
a good environment for my team members. Thus, every success of my students feels
like my own success, and no achievement is independent from the constructive input