Dr. Tobias Luchs

Master Thesis

Non-Covalent Incorporation of Hydrophobic Molecules via Shell by Shell Coating of Inorganic Nanoparticles (2016)

Research Area

Covalent and Non-Covalent Functionalization of Nanomaterials

Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage

PhD-Thesis

Application of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Energy and Environmental Science

Publications

2025

Franz E., Fickenscher G., Schulze E., Krappmann D., Weidlich A., Luchs T., Dreuw A., Hirsch A., Brummel O., Libuda J.:
Electroswitchable Noble-Metal-Free Catalysis for Molecular Solar Thermal Systems
In: ACS Energy Letters (2025), p. 3196-3202
ISSN: 2380-8195
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c01341

2022

Franz E., Krappmann D., Fromm L., Luchs T., Görling A., Hirsch A., Brummel O., Libuda J.:
Electrocatalytic Energy Release of Norbornadiene-Based Molecular Solar Thermal Systems: Tuning the Electrochemical Stability by Molecular Design
In: Chemsuschem (2022)
ISSN: 1864-5631
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201483

2021

Lorenz P., Luchs T., Hirsch A.:
Molecular Solar Thermal Batteries through Combination of Magnetic Nanoparticle Catalysts and Tailored Norbornadiene Photoswitches
In: Chemistry - A European Journal (2021)
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005427
Luchs T., Zieleniewska A., Kunzmann A., Schol P., Guldi DM., Hirsch A.:
Non-Covalent Postfunctionalization of Dye Layers on TiO2 - A Tool for Enhancing Injection in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
In: Chemistry - A European Journal (2021)
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004928

2020

Klein S., Luchs T., Leng A., Distel L., Neuhuber W., Hirsch A.:
Encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs in shell-by- shell coated nanoparticles for radio—and chemotherapy—an in Vitro study
In: Bioengineering 7 (2020), p. 1-22
ISSN: 2306-5354
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering7040126
Luchs T., Lorenz P., Hirsch A.:
Efficient Cyclization of the Norbornadiene-Quadricyclane Interconversion Mediated by a Magnetic [Fe3O4-CoSalphen] Nanoparticle Catalyst
In: Chemphotochem (2020)
ISSN: 2367-0932
DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900194
Stiegler L., Luchs T., Hirsch A.:
Shell-by-Shell Functionalization of Inorganic Nanoparticles
In: Chemistry - A European Journal (2020)
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000195

2019

Sarcletti M., Vivod D., Luchs T., Rejek T., Portilla Berlanga L., Müller L., Dietrich H., Hirsch A., Zahn D., Halik M.:
Superoleophilic Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Effective Hydrocarbon Removal from Water
In: Advanced Functional Materials (2019)
ISSN: 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201805742
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201805742
Sarcletti M., Vivod D., Luchs T., Rejek T., Portilla L., Hirsch A., Zahn D., Halik M.:
Use of oleophilic magnetite nanoparticles as efficient sorbent for water contaminants
National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) (Orlando, FL, 31. March 2019 - 4. April 2019)
In: ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, WASHINGTON: 2019

2018

Luchs T., Sarcletti M., Zeininger L., Portilla Berlanga L., Fischer C., Harder S., Halik M., Hirsch A.:
Highly Efficient Encapsulation and Phase Separation of Apolar Molecules by Magnetic Shell‐by‐Shell‐Coated Nanocarriers in Water
In: Chemistry - A European Journal 24 (2018), p. 13589-13595
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802419
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201802419