Head of Ellipsometry of organic thin films group

Smart biointerfaces

• In-situ ellipsometry in aqueous solutions for the study of swelling and adhesion behavior of polymer brushes and thin hydrogel films
• Tailoring of multi-responsive surfaces
• Antifouling

Morphology of thin films for organic solar cells

•   Anisotropy and molecular orientation
•   Nanophase separation
•   Optical properties

X-ray and IR methods on thin films:

• X-ray: GIWAXS, XRR, XRD
• IR: IRRAS, Multi-reflection ATR-FTIR

M-ERA.NET: Steep absorption with supramolecular self-assembled functional dyes for vacuum-deposited organic solar cells (STEEP-UP)

Subproject: Influence of intermolecular interactions on morphology, anisotropic optical properties, and molecular order of thin films made of self-organized novel absorber molecules

6/2023 - 5/2026

EFRE: Research into technologies for the efficient thin-film encapsulation of flexible electronic components (TFE40PV)
Subproject: Characterization of interface processes in novel composites for thin-film encapsulation
8/2019 - 10/2022
Partners: Heliatek GmbH, Fraunhofer FEP

BMBF: Bioinspired molecular self-assembly of donor-acceptor networks of organic solar cells (InspirA)
Subproject: Intermolecular interaction, molecular ordering and nanophase separation in thin films for OPV
8/2017 - 4/2020
Partners: Heliatek GmbH, SYNTHON Chemicals GmbH & CoKG, University Jena