Purpose | research institute |
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Bernd Rech (scientific manager), Thomas Frederking (administrative manager)[1] | |
Website | www.helmholtz-berlin.de |
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, HZB) is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The institute studies the structure and dynamics of materials and investigates solar cell technology.[2] It also runs the third-generation BESSY II synchrotron in Adlershof.[3] Until the end of 2019 it ran the 10 megawatt BER II nuclear research reactor at the Lise Meitner campus in Wannsee.[4]