Visitenkarte Prof. Dr. Marcus Bär
CURRICULUM VITAE
since 2018 – Head of Research Unit "X-ray Spectroscopy at Interfaces of Thin Films", Helmholtz Insitute Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
since 2018 – Professor (W2) of "X-ray Spectroscopy", Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
since 2018 – Head of Department “Interface Design”, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany
2011-2017 – Professor (W1) of "Photovoltaics", Institut für Physik und Chemie, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
2009-2018 – Head of the Helmholtz-University Young Investigator Group: “Improving Thin-Film Solar Cells by Deliberate Interface Tailoring”, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany
2007-2008 – Assistant Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, U.S.A.
2006-2007 – Assistant Research Professor (adjunct), Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, U.S.A.
2005-2007 – Postdoctoral Scholar (Emmy-Noether Fellow), Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, U.S.A.
2004-2005 – Research Assistant, Department of Solar Energy Research, Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Germany
2004 – Dr.-Ing. (Electrical Engineering), Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
2000-2003 – Ph.D. student (Electrical Engineering), Department of Solar Energy Research,Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Germany
1999 – Dipl.-Ing. (Environmental Engineering/Renewable Energies), University of Applied Sciences (FHTW), Berlin, Germany
1997 – Vordiplom (Environmental Engineering/Renewable Energies), University of Applied Sciences (FHTW), Berlin, Germany
1996 – Vordiplom (Physics), Potsdam University, Germany
RESEARCH FIELD
- Surface and interface analysis of energy conversion devices (e.g., thin-film solar cells, [photo]electrochemical cells, light-emitting diodes, fuel and electrolysis cells, etc.)
- Improving thin-film solar cells by deliberate interface tailoring
- Developing experimental capabilities for operando and in-situ studies under atmospheric conditions employing x-ray photon-in – photon-out techniques