Autorenportrait
Prof. Dr. Hans-Eckhardt Schaefer received his Dr. rer. nat. in physics from Stuttgart University, Germany. His main research fields are solid state physics and nanoscience. He gave courses in nanoscience at Stuttgart University and is a guest professor in Japan, China, and South America. He received the Tammann Medal of the German Materials Research Society and the Lee Xun Research Award of the Institute of Metals Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China.