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"Matter does not matter, morphology is everything."
Research profile
Heiner Friedrich works at the interface of materials chemistry and soft matter science. He focusses on the fundamental aspects of chemical and physical processes relevant to the multiscale structuring of materials. The aim hereby is to create and improve functionality by (multiscale) morphology optimization and to provide sustainable solutions based on abundant or renewable building blocks. Materials examples include porous silica with tunable mass-transport properties for energy storage, separation, and catalysis applications; and graphene composites with tunable energy-transport properties for printed electronics and heat transport/storage applications. To create such functional materials with truly multiscale morphologies he combines bottom-up self-organization and top-down (additive) manufacturing approaches. To gain insight into morphology evolution during formation, operation, degradation and, prospectively, recycling of the material he utilizes quantitative microscopy (QM). To advance QM his team develops cryo, in-situ & 3D electron microscopy approaches for the dynamic investigation of materials over multiple length and time scales.
Academic background
Heiner Friedrich is a physical chemist with a passion for assembling and imaging complex functional structures. He received his master’s degree in physics in 2001 from TU Dresden (GER) with a specialization in particle and wave optics. From 2002 to 2005 he worked at Arizona State University (USA) developing electron tomography for materials science. He then moved to Utrecht University (NL) where in 2009 he obtained his PhD (cum laude) in the fields of inorganic chemistry, catalysis, and quantitative electron microscopy. In 2009 he started part-time as a junior assistant professor at Utrecht University and as a postdoctoral researcher at TU Eindhoven, where he was appointed as full-time assistant professor in 2011. He has been leading since 2018 the Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy and since 2019 he has been working as a scientific staff member at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry. He acts as the TU/e executive board member of the Dutch Electron Microscopy Infrastructure (NEMI). His research focusses on multiscale structuring of materials combining bottom-up and top-down assembly methods.
Affiliated with
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) TU/e
- Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES) TU/e
- European, Dutch and German Microscopy societies
Partners in (semi-)industry
- Unilever
- Shell
- Covestro
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Colloidal Carbon Polymers CHEMIE.PGT.2023.030
Friedrich, H. (Project Manager), Tyagi, N. (Project member), Firat, A. F. (Project member), Shah, A. (Project member) & Chouhan, B. (Project member)
1/11/23 → 1/11/28
Project: Third tier
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Understanding, Mimicking, and Mitigating Radiolytic Damage to Polymers in Liquid Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy
Wu, H. (Corresponding author-nrf), Sun, H., Oerlemans, R. A. J. F., Li, S., Shao, J., Wang, J., Joosten, R. R. M., Lou, X., Luo, Y., Zheng, H., Abdelmohsen, L. K. E. A., Garza, H. H. P., van Hest, J. C. M. (Corresponding author) & Friedrich, H. (Corresponding author), Dec 2024, In: Advanced Materials. 36, 52, 12 p., 2402987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Hot Fingers: Individually Addressable Graphene-Heater Actuated Liquid Crystal Grippers
van Hazendonk, L. S., Khalil, Z., Wijkhuijs, L. E. A., Schreur-Piet, I., Debije, M. G. (Corresponding author) & Friedrich, H. (Corresponding author), 26 Jun 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16, 25, p. 32739–32747 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Adapting cryogenic correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) for food oxidation studies
Yang, S., Takeuchi, M., Joosten, R. R. M., van Duynhoven, J. P. M. (Corresponding author), Friedrich, H. (Corresponding author) & Hohlbein, J. (Corresponding author), Apr 2024, In: Food Structure. 40, 10 p., 100365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Printed Stretchable Graphene Conductors for Wearable Technology
van Hazendonk, L. S., Pinto, A. M., Arapov, K., Pillai, N., Beurskens, M. R. C., Teunissen, J. P., Sneck, A., Smolander, M., Rentrop, C. H. A., Bouten, P. C. P. & Friedrich, H. (Corresponding author), 13 Sept 2022, In: Chemistry of Materials. 34, 17, p. 8031–8042 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Multiscale Colloidal Assembly of Silica Nanoparticles into Microspheres with Tunable Mesopores
Fijneman, A. J., Högblom, J., Palmlöf, M., de With, G., Persson, M. & Friedrich, H. (Corresponding author), 1 Jul 2020, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 30, 27, 8 p., 2002725.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile32 Citations (Scopus)161 Downloads (Pure)
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Data_for_'Adapting cryogenic correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) for food oxidation studies'
Yang, S. (Creator), Takeuchi, M. (Creator), Joosten, R. (Creator), Friedrich, H. (Creator), van Duynhoven, J. P. M. (Creator) & Hohlbein, J. C. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10148508, https://zenodo.org/records/10148508
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Data from: Quantification and optimization of ADF-STEM image contrast for beam sensitive materials
Gnanasekaran, K. (Contributor), de With, G. (Contributor) & Friedrich, H. (Contributor), Zenodo, 29 Mar 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tq525v7, https://zenodo.org/record/4997267
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Supplementary material from "Quantification and optimization of ADF-STEM image contrast for beam-sensitive materials"
Gnanasekaran, K. (Contributor), de With, G. (Contributor) & Friedrich, H. (Creator), Figshare, 23 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4069268, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Quantification_and_optimization_of_ADF-STEM_image_contrast_for_beam-sensitive_materials_/4069268 and one more link, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Quantification_and_optimization_of_ADF-STEM_image_contrast_for_beam-sensitive_materials_/4069268/1 (show fewer)
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Data and code related to the publication: Printed Stretchable Graphene Conductors for Wearable Technology
van Hazendonk, L. S. (Contributor), Pinto, A. M. (Creator), Arapov, K. (Creator), Pillai, N. (Creator), Beurskens, M. R. C. (Creator), Teunissen, J.-P. (Creator), Sneck, A. (Creator), Smolander, M. (Creator), Rentrop, C. H. A. (Creator), Bouten, P. C. P. (Creator) & Friedrich, H. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 6 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.4121/703fd633-9de8-4977-a05f-4b648cb1e94d.v1, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/703fd633-9de8-4977-a05f-4b648cb1e94d/1 and one more link, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/703fd633-9de8-4977-a05f-4b648cb1e94d (show fewer)
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Press/Media
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Graphene plus liquid crystals equals ‘Hot Fingers’
Debije, M. G., Friedrich, H., van Hazendonk, L. S. & Khalil, Z. J.
18/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Reports Outline Soft Matter Study Findings from Eindhoven University of Technology (Quantifying the tuneable interactions between colloid supported lipid bilayers)
Friedrich, H., Tuinier, R. & van Hazendonk, L. S.
9/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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HOW TO CONSTRUCT COLLAGEN SCAFFOLDS
van Hazendonk, L. S., Friedrich, H. & Vena, M. P.
2/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Hierarchically structured materials for sustainability
2/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment