Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Kirill Bolotin, Prof. Dr. Stephanie Reich, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Eigler, Prof. Dr. Norbert Koch

Located at: Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Project Z01 is the core facility for fabricating and characterizing 2D materials and molecular–2D hybrids. It produces materials via chemical vapor deposition and exfoliation, and supports the other projects with standardized characterization techniques like photoluminescence, AFM, ToF-SIMS, XPS/UPS, and Raman spectroscopy. Z01 also offers hands-on training for doctoral candidates and postdocs in these fabrication and analysis methods.

Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stephanie Reich

Located at: Freie Universität Berlin

The central management project is responsible for the administration of CRC1772. It manages the central funds for gender equality, travel costs, retreats and workshops, student assistants, visitors, unforeseen tasks, and office supplies. Furthermore, project Z02 covers the expenses for public relations, such as design and maintenance of the CRC web pages, as well as for press releases. Z02 assists and promotes the communication within the CRC and to the outside world.

Project Leaders: Dr. Antonio Setaro, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Eigler, Prof. Dr. Hélène Seiler

Located at: Freie Universität Berlin

A structured training program complements the research training carried out in individual laboratories. The Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) will focus on providing a broad scientific knowledge base and equipping graduate students with the transferable skills they will need in their future careers, whether in academia or industry. The IRTG offers structured qualifications, mentoring, and professional development to all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers associated with the CRC, including those directly funded by the CRC and those funded by other means. The training objective is to develop highly qualified individuals with specific competencies in basic research who have the capability to grow as academic or R&D leaders in industry or as leaders of future knowledge-intensive businesses.