Christopher Ender
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Main Focus
I would like to develop bottom-up
high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) synthesis strategies for nanodiamonds,
including defect engineering for the incorporation of color centers, to
precisely control their structure, morphology, and functionality.
Curriculum Vitae
Christopher obtained his Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in Biomedical Chemistry from Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz. He completed his Master’s thesis in the group of Tanja Weil, where he
worked on polymer precursors for diamond synthesis.
He continued with his PhD in 2019, beginning with the implementation of the large-scale HPHT press at MPIP. Since then, he has expanded its range of applications, with a particular focus on nanodiamond synthesis.
Selected Publications
Liang J.‡; Ender, C.P. ‡; [...] Wu, Y.; Weil, T. Bottom-up Synthesis of Molecular and Fluorescent Nanodiamonds from
Nanographene. ChemRxiv. 07 April 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-hw77d
Liang, J. ‡; Ender, C. P.
‡; [...] Wagner, M.; Weil, T. High
pressure induced formation of carbon nanorods from tetracosane. Diamond and
Related Materials, 143, 110913, (2024).
Ender, C. P. ‡; Liang, J.
‡; Friebel, J.; Zapata, T.; Wagner, M.; Ermakova, A.; Weil, T. Mechanistic insights of seeded diamond growth from molecular
precursors. Diamond and Related Materials, 122, 108796, (2022).
Liang, J.; Ender, C. P.; Zapata, T.;
Ermakova, A.; Wagner, M.; Weil, T. Germanium
iodide mediated synthesis of nanodiamonds from adamantane “seeds” under
moderate high-pressure high-temperature conditions. Diamond and Related
Materials, 108, 108000, (2020).
Friebel, J.; Ender, C. P.; [...]
Wagner, M.; Weil, T. Synthesis of Precision
Poly(1,3-adamantylene alkylene)s via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polycondensation.
Macromolecules, 52, 4483 - 4491 (2019).
Patent
Ender, C. P.; Liang, J.; Weil, T.; Wu, Y. METHOD FOR PREPARING NANODIAMONDS. EP 4 553 042 A1 (2025)