PROMOTING TALENTS AND RECRUITING EXPERTS.

At the national and international level, we are permanently looking for talented and qualified personnel for our scientific, technical and administrative tasks. In many ways we enable the professional development at IKZ and educate skilled staff also for the labor market.read more
 
Restoring the reliability of crystal technology supply chains requires action at European and national level.

With support from DGKK, ENCG and the Leibniz-Strategy Forum 'Technological Sovereignty', an interactive map was created to provide information on scientific and industrial activities in the field of crystalline materials in Europe.read more
 
The use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) significantly accelerates the development of processes in crystal growth.

The section "Fundamental Description" is currently studying real-time predictions of growth processes by dynamic ANN.read more
 
Modern microelectronics: Everyday life is unthinkable without mobile communication and navigation

A significant part of data storage and transmission technologies is based on modern semiconductor crystals...read more
 
Center for Laser Materials: Lasers are key components of many products that we use in daily life

It`s our mission to develop laser materials that open up new wavelength ranges, enable more efficient laser operation or higher output powerread more...
 
Metrology: Any kind of reliable measurements require referencing and calibration to an ultra-precise unit system

The international system of units (SI system) was revolutionized over the last years by connecting all SI units to fundamental natural constants instead of artificial objects. The last missing unit was the kilogram (kg) mass unit.read more...
 
Medicine & Health: Crystals are often at the heart of modern medical equipment

Advanced crystals are needed to monitor people´s health state and treat diseases in an efficient way.read more
 
Quantum technologies are supposed to evolve from basic research to future technology in the coming years (from lab to fab)

This could revolutionise areas such as data processing, sensor technology, cryptography and simulation. The prerequisite is often crystalline materials of unprecedented precision.read more...
 
Energy & Climate: The need for green technologies is beyond doubt for climate protection

Our innovative crystalline materials are key to enable efficient energy solutions to promote the decarbonization of today´s economy.read more...
 
Cosmology: Advanced crystals with highly precise properties are often needed in fundamental physics to expand our knowledge of the Universe

Such crystals are not available on the market and need to be specifically developed.read more...
 
The Einstein Telescope for the detection of gravitational waves needs Silicon crystals beyond today´s technology Level

The IKZ  as an ET research unit, investigates the production of such crystals together with its partners in the international Einstein Telescope collaboration. read more...

News

01-2026 News

Thomas Schröder and Ulf Breuer are the new spokesperson team for Leibniz Section D ‘Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering’ as of 1 January 2026

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12-2025 News

Dr. Kevin-Peter Gradwohl (IKZ) appointed as new member to the International Advisory Committee of ICSI/ISTDM

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11-2025 Press Release

ALISE: New application lab for in situ electron microscopy strengthens research and SMEs in Berlin-Adlershof

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Events

Berlin-Adlershof12:0008. Jun

9th International Workshop on Crystal Growth Technology (IWCGT-9)

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Job vacancies

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QualificationAusbildungsplatzPositionFachinformatiker*in (w/m/d) Fachrichtung Systemintegration Job vacancy16.02.2026Application deadline

QualificationFellowship | Senior ScientistPosition IKZ International Fellowship Award 2026 on AlGaN based power electronics & UV photonics Job vacancy10.02.2026Application deadline01.03.2026

QualificationScientist / Postdoc (m/f/d)PositionTopic: “Improving the thermo-optical properties of Ge single crystals for Infrared applications” Job vacancy30.01.2026Application deadline

QualificationStudent Assistant (m/f/d)PositionTopic: "Assistance gallium oxide epitaxy substrate processing" Job vacancy15.01.2026Application deadline

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Publications

Journal of Crystal Growth;(2025), 128043 | 02-2025

Ultra-thin epitaxial orthorhombic ferroelectric Hf0.97Y0.03O2 films on La2/ 3Sr1/3MnO3/SrTiO3 substrate with different orientations.

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Optics and Laser Technology;(2025), 111787 | 02-2025

All-solid-state continuous-wave mode-locked Er:Lu2O3 laser at 3 μ m.

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Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing;(2025), 108924 | 01-2025

Development and morphological analysis of the zone refining process for high purity germanium.

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Physica Status Solidi a-Applications and Materials Science;(2025), | 01-2025

Ferroelectric Hysteresis Measurement in the Lithium Niobate-Lithium Tantalate Single-Crystalline Family: Prospects for Lithium Niobate-Tantalate.

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Applied Physics Letters;(2025), 022101 | 01-2025

Impurity-induced step pinning and recovery in MOVPE-grown (100) β-Ga2O3 film.

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Journal of Applied Physics;(2025), 025301 | 01-2025

Optimizing time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry depth profiles of semiconductor heterostructures.

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The Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung

The Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ) in Berlin-Adlershof is an international state-of-the-art competence center for science & technology as well as service & transfer for innovations in and by crystalline materials. The R&D spectrum thereby ranges from basic over applied research activities up to pre-industrial research tasks.

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