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1 Introduction
Fig. 1.1 Keyword counts for contributions to the 1st Sino–German Symposium on Functional
Nano-Materials Sciences held in 2018 (FNMS2018) [47]. Left and central inset: Sketch of enhanced
directional luminescence from a 2D material on a Bragg-grating in-plane optical microcavity
designed for improved local in- and outcoupling of light (subject of investigation in [46]). Reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). [47] Copyright 2020 The Author(s),
published by Wiley-VCH. Upper right: Chemical-vapour-deposition grown monolayer semiconductor optically investigated by the author and co-workers in [48] in comparison with exfoliated
counterparts. The arrowed line indicates a line scan for Raman spectroscopy and optical contrast
(not shown here). Reproduced under the terms of the CC-BY 3.0 Licence (http://creativecommons.
org/licenses/by/3.0/) from Lippert et al., 2D Mater., “Influence of the substrate material on the
optical properties of tungsten diselenide monolayers”, https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa5b21.
[48] Copyright 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. Bottom right: Schematic drawing of an optically-excited
colloidal quantum dot on a graphene channel of a homemade field-effect transistor, investigated
with regard to Förster energy transfer as a function of the backgate-bias-induced graphene doping.
Adapted under the terms of the CC-BY 4.0 Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
[49] Copyright 2016 The Author(s), published by Springer Nature
to the development of utterly new concepts. These concepts are strongly demanded
by modern information processing, quantum or medical technologies and sensing
applications.
In this context, a Sino–German Symposium (FNMS2018) was recently organised
with topical focus on functional nanomaterials, exhibiting how intensively such systems and materials will be explored in the coming years in China, as well as Germany,
among other nations. The content of its 16 scientific sessions covered a wide range
of aspects, such as the physics of novel materials, as well as materials engineering,
characterisation and applications.
Some of the subjects relevant to such international conferences and workshops are
also reflected in the current research landscape of the Philipps-Universität Marburg
(UMR), Germany, and the Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Hangzhou, China, which
have been the hosts of the two co-chairs of that symposium. In fact, the strategic partnership between the UMR and the ZJU has provided a helpful platform for successful
collaborations within the past six years. Typical platforms for interdisciplinary materials science research in Marburg are the local collaborative research centre “Structure
and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces” (DFG SFB1083) and Research Training Group
“Functionalization of Semiconductors” (DFG GRK1782), which are similarly found
with other topical focus at other German universities.
1 Introduction
Fig. 1.1 Keyword counts for contributions to the 1st Sino–German Symposium on Functional
Nano-Materials Sciences held in 2018 (FNMS2018) [47]. Left and central inset: Sketch of enhanced
directional luminescence from a 2D material on a Bragg-grating in-plane optical microcavity
designed for improved local in- and outcoupling of light (subject of investigation in [46]). Reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). [47] Copyright 2020 The Author(s),
published by Wiley-VCH. Upper right: Chemical-vapour-deposition grown monolayer semiconductor optically investigated by the author and co-workers in [48] in comparison with exfoliated
counterparts. The arrowed line indicates a line scan for Raman spectroscopy and optical contrast
(not shown here). Reproduced under the terms of the CC-BY 3.0 Licence (http://creativecommons.
org/licenses/by/3.0/) from Lippert et al., 2D Mater., “Influence of the substrate material on the
optical properties of tungsten diselenide monolayers”, https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa5b21.
[48] Copyright 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. Bottom right: Schematic drawing of an optically-excited
colloidal quantum dot on a graphene channel of a homemade field-effect transistor, investigated
with regard to Förster energy transfer as a function of the backgate-bias-induced graphene doping.
Adapted under the terms of the CC-BY 4.0 Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
[49] Copyright 2016 The Author(s), published by Springer Nature
to the development of utterly new concepts. These concepts are strongly demanded
by modern information processing, quantum or medical technologies and sensing
applications.
In this context, a Sino–German Symposium (FNMS2018) was recently organised
with topical focus on functional nanomaterials, exhibiting how intensively such systems and materials will be explored in the coming years in China, as well as Germany,
among other nations. The content of its 16 scientific sessions covered a wide range
of aspects, such as the physics of novel materials, as well as materials engineering,
characterisation and applications.
Some of the subjects relevant to such international conferences and workshops are
also reflected in the current research landscape of the Philipps-Universität Marburg
(UMR), Germany, and the Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Hangzhou, China, which
have been the hosts of the two co-chairs of that symposium. In fact, the strategic partnership between the UMR and the ZJU has provided a helpful platform for successful
collaborations within the past six years. Typical platforms for interdisciplinary materials science research in Marburg are the local collaborative research centre “Structure
and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces” (DFG SFB1083) and Research Training Group
“Functionalization of Semiconductors” (DFG GRK1782), which are similarly found
with other topical focus at other German universities.