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
Technologies enable innovations and are crucial to addressing global challenges such as climate change, digitalization, and public health.

Leibniz institutes join expertise to strengthen national and European technology sovereignty. IKZ assumes the coordinating and spokesperson functions in this process. 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
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...

Job vacancies

QualificationPositionApplication deadlineJob vacancy from

QualificationTechnical employee (m/f/d)PositionCrystal Grower - Silicon & Germanium Job vacancy02.09.2021Application deadline31.10.2021

QualificationPhD student (m/f/d)PositionPhD position “Direct Measurement of the Electrocaloric Efficiency in Ferroelectric Materials” Job vacancy31.08.2021Application deadline27.09.2021

QualificationStudent, pupilPositionWe regularly offer internships at various working groups of our institute as well as Bachelor and Master Theses Job vacancy01.07.2021Application deadline

QualificationPhD student (m/f/d)PositionPhD position “Simulation of heat and mass transfer” Job vacancy28.06.2021Application deadline

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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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Research focus of the institute

Volume Crystals

Nanostructures & Layers

Materials Science

Application Sciences

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