Doctoral Researchers

Electrocatalytic thin films
supervised by Dr. Marcel Risch

Influence of electrocatalyst structure and cell design on electrochemical CO₂
supervised by Dr. Matthew Mayer

Surfaces and interfaces of multinary compound semiconductor thin-film solar cell absorbers
supervised by Prof. Dr. Marcus Bär (HZB/FAU Erlangen) and Dr. Regan Wilks (HZB)

Conceptualisation and realisation of a highly efficient solar water splitting tandem integrated device using wide-bandgap metal oxide and silicon absorbers
supervised by Prof. Dr. Rutger Schlatmann (HZB/HTW Berlin) and Dr. Sonya Calnan (HZB)

Charge and Heat Carrier Transfer across Interfaces in Structured Thermoelectric Materials
supervised by PD Dr. Klaus Habicht (HZB/U Potsdam) and Dr. Thommy Hofmann

In-operando photoelectron spectroscopy studies of photocatalytic processes relevant for water splitting 
supervised by Dr. Robert Seidel

EPR on chip für die in-situ Charakterisierung von Energiematerialien
supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Lips (HZB/FU Berlin)

Study of 2D semiconductor lateral multi-junctions for photovoltaic applications
supervised by Prof. Dr. Norbert Nickel (HZB/TU Berlin) and Dr. Yutsung Tsai

Thermal and electronic transport in oxidic thermoelectric model materials
supervised by PD Dr. Klaus Habicht (HZB/U Potsdam) and Dr. Tommy Hofmann

Development of heterocontacts for high efficient Silicon solar cells
supervised by Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech (HZB/TU Berlin) and Dr. Lars Korte

Structural trends in wide bandgap Cu-Zn-IV-chalcogenide based semiconductors
supervised by Prof. Dr. Susan Schorr (HZB/FU Berlin) and Dr. Galina Gurieva

Structure-property relationships in Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells by scanning electron and scanning probe microscopy
supervised by PD Dr. Daniel Abou-Ras (HZB/TU Berlin)

Synthesis and characterization of group IV nanomaterials for high temperature thermoelectric applications
supervised by Prof. Dr. Simone Raoux (HZB/HU Berlin) and Dr. Katherine Ann Mazzio

Investigation of charge carrier Dynamics of novel multinary compounds by Thz-Spectroscopy
supervised by Prof. Dr. Susan Schorr (HZB/FU Berlin) and Dr. Thomas Unold

Pulsed laser deposited high quality photo electrodes
supervised by Prof. Dr. Roel van de Krol (HZB/TU Berlin)

Influence of semiconductor-catalxst interactions on photoelectrochemical CO2 conversion
supervised by  Dr. Matthew Mayer

Hybrid Polymer/naoparticle composites for near room temperature thermoelectric applications
supervised by Prof. Dr. Simone Raoux (HZB/HU Berlin) and Dr. Katherine Ann Mazzio

Structure-function correlation in binary and ternary compounds for water splitting
supervised by Dr. Robert Seidel

Development of oxide-based tandem device for solar water splitting
supervised by Prof. Dr. Roel van de Krol (HZB/TU Berlin) and Dr. Fatwa Abdi

Understanding Carrier Dynamics in Wide-Bandgap Absorbers
supervised by Prof. Dr. Roel van de Krol (HZB/TU Berlin) and Dr. Dennis Friedrich

EPR on chip für die in-situ Charakterisierung von Energiematerialien
supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Lips(HZB/FU Berlin)

to be handed in later
supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Lips (HZB/FU Berlin)

Chemical and physical insight into overcoming barriers in CO₂ conversion
supervised by Dr. Matthew Mayer

Interface analysis of thin-film photovoltaic device structure
supervised by Prof. Dr. Marcus Bär (HZB/FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Characterization of the chemical and electronic structure of OER catalysts under operating conditions
supervised by Prof. Dr. Marcus Bär (HZB/FAU Erlangen-Nurnberg)

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy on Catalytic Oxides
supervised by Prof. Dr. Roel van de Krol (HZB/TU Berlin) and Dr. Marcel Risch

Phase Relations in Zn-Group IV-nitrides wide gap semiconductors
supervised by Prof. Dr. Susan Schorr (HZB/FU Berlin)/ Prof. Dr. Martin Lerch (TU Berlin) and Dr. Joachim Beternitz

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of the electronic structure at the electrolyte-anode interface of photoelectrochemical cells
supervised by Dr. Robert Seidel

Operando spectroscopy of phosphorus species at the Pt electrode/electrolyte interface in HT-PEM fuel cells
supervised by Prof. Dr. Marcus Bär (HZB/FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)