Projects

List of research-projects / topics that the Weber-Group is currently working on:

Time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) on biologically relevant paramagnetic intermediates (radical pairs, triplet states)
EPR studies of protein-cofactor interactions
Probing nuclear spin-polarized states using NMR
Elucidating reaction mechanisms of photoactive proteins
Short-lived paramagnetic states (radicals, triplet states, radical pairs)
Studying intra-protein electron transfer reactions using Photo-CIDNP
Investigating structure, function, and reaction mechanism of photoactive DNA repair enzymes (class I and class II DNA photolyase, (6-4) photolyase)
Investigating structure, function, and reaction mechanism of blue-light receptors (phototropin, BLUF domains, crytochromes)
Spin-label EPR experiments on e.g. the phototropin proteins, phytochrome and complex I of the respiratory chain
EPR-spectroscopic investigations on flavoproteins
Quantum-chemical calculations of magnetic resonance parameters (g-tensors, hyperfine couplings, chemical shifts)
EPR-spectroscopic investigation of passivation (layers) of crystalline solar cells
EPR-spectroscopic investigations of defect centers in ZnO nanoparticles
Development of methods for detecting magnetic resonance using atomic force microscopy