Dr.

Andreas Lichtenberg

Molecular precursor design for actinide-, lanthanide-, and transition metal-based thin films

Research Interest

Molecular precursor design for actinide-, lanthanide-, and transition metal-based thin films
Phase-controlled gas-phase deposition (CVD, ALD) of actinide, lanthanide, and transition metal oxides and nitride coatings
Functional coatings for energy applications

CV

Research Projects

Publications

B.O.A. Fauzi, A. Lichtenberg, C. Hegemann, T. Fischer, M. Schmickler, H. Parala, A. Devi, S. Mathur, “HfxZr1-xO2 Thin Films from Chemical Vapor Deposition of Fluorinated -Ketoenamine Precursors”, RSC appl. interfaces. 2026, DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00360A.
A. Lichtenberg, J. Chrubasik, L. Rrycii, T. Karimpour, S. Mathur, “Air-Stable Single-Source CVD of ThO2 Thin Films”, Mat. Let. 2026, 407, 140061.
A. Lichtenberg, L. Inderdühnen, A. Lichtenberg, S. Mathur, “Heterobimetallic Uranium(V)-Alkali Metal Alkoxides: Expanding the Chemistry of f-Block Elements”, Molecules 2025, 30, 2361.
D. Grödler, P. Kaden, J. M. Sperling, B. M. Rotermund, B. Scheibe, N. B. Beck, A. Lichtenberg, T. E. Albrecht, S. Mathur, R. Gericke, “Synthesis and Characterization of Homo- and Heteroleptic Neptunium(IV) Heteroarylalkenolate Complexes“, Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 2321.
A. Lichtenberg, K Altuntas, T. Fischer, T. Karimpour, S. Diel, Z. Aytuna, C. K. Amadi, S. Mathur, "Molecular Transformations for Direct Synthesis of Thorium Dioxide Films." Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2024, e202400126.
A. Lichtenberg, A. Lichtenberg, M. Pieper, S. Mathur, “Mononuclear Uranium and Heterobimetallic Actinide (An=Th, U) Alkoxides with Divalent Group 14 Elements (MII=Ge, Sn, Pb)“ Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 27, e202300474.
C.K. Amadi, U. Atamtürk, A. Lichtenberg, A. Raauf, S. Mathur, “Undirected CH Bond Activation in Aluminium Hydrido Enaminonates“ Molecules 2023, 28, 2137.
A. Lichtenberg, M. Zegke, G.S. Nichol, A. Raauf, S. Mathur, “Influence of alkali metal cations on the formation of the heterobimetallic actinide tert-butoxides [AnM3(OtBu)7] and [AnM2(OtBu)6](AnIV = Th, U; MI = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs)“ Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 962.
A. Raauf, J. Schlaefer, I. Gessner, A. Lichtenberg, M. Zegke, T. Fischer, S. Mathur, “Homo- and heteroleptic lanthanide-iron alkoxides as precursors in materials synthesis“ J. Indian Chem. Soc. 2022, 99, 100347.
D. Grödler, M. L. Weidemann, A. Lichtenberg, T. Greven, R. Nickstadt, M. Haydo, M. Wickleder, A. Klein, D. Johrendt, S. Mathur, M. Zegke, A. Raauf, “Heterobimetallic uranyl (VI) alkoxides of lanthanoids: formation through simple ligand exchange“ Chem. Commun. 2022, 56, 835.