D. Richter, Institute for Solid State Research (IFF-Neutron Scattering) and University Münster.

Structure and dynamics of soft matter systems. Dynamics of polymers covering all length and time scales. Self-assembly and structure formation of copolymers and polymer-surfactant composite systems. Method development in neutron scattering.



Prof. Dr. Dieter Richter

1968-1973Study of physics at the Technische Universität, Braunschweig
1974 Scientific collaborator at the Institut für Festkörperforschung at the KFA Jülich
1977Thesis at the Technische Hochschule Aachen "Investigation of Hydrogen
1978-1979Postdoc at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the group of G. Shirane
1983Habilitation in Physics at the Technische Hochschule Aachen
1985Senior scientist at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble Responsibility: High resolution and time of flight experiments, physical chemistry
1989Appointment as a director at the Institut für Festkörperforschung der KFA Jülich
Responsibility:
Institute for Neutron Scattering;
Chair at the University of Münster in physical chemistry

A. Arbe, J. Colmenero, F. Alvarez, M. Monkenbusch, D. Richter, B. Farago, B. Frick (2002). Non-Gaussian nature of the a-relaxation of glass-forming polyisoprene. Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 245701[1-4].

A. Wischnewski, M. Monkenbusch, L. Willner, D. Richter, B. Farago, G. Kali (2003). Direct observation of the transition from free to constrained segment motion in entangled polymer melts. Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 058302 [1-4].

D. Richter, M. Monkenbusch, L. Willner, A. Arbe, J. Colmenero (2004). Direct observation of the crossover from glassy a-relaxation to Rouse dynamics in a polymer melt. Europhys. Lett. 66, 239-245.

A. Niu, J. Stellbrink, J. Allgaier, L. Willner, A. Radulescu, D. Richter, B. W. König, R. P. May, L. J. Fetters (2005). An in situ study of the t-Butyllithium initiated polymerization of Butadiene in d-Heptane via small angle neutron scattering and 1H-NMR. J. Chem. Phys.122,134906 [1-15].

M. Laurati, J. Stellbrink, R. Lund, L. Willner, D. Richter and E. Zaccarelli (2005). Star-Like Micelles with Star-Like Interactions: A quantitative evaluation of structure factors and phase diagram. Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 195504 [1-4].

M. Zamponi, A. Wischnewski, M. Monkenbusch, L. Willner, D. Richter, A.E. Likthman, G. Kali, B. Farago (2006). Molecular observation of constraint release in polymer melts. Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 238302.

K. Niedzwiedz, A. Wischnewski, M. Monkenbusch, D, Richter, A.-C. Genix, A. Arbe, J. Colmenero, M. Strauch, E. Straube (2007). Polymer chain dynamics in a random environment: heterogenous mobilities. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 168301.

R. Biehl, B. Hoffmann, M. Monkenbusch, P. Falus, S. Prevost, R. Merkel, D. Richter (2008). Direct observation of correlated domain interdomain motion in alcoholdehydrogenase. Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 138102.