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

EFRE: Erforschung von Technologien zur effizienten Dünnschichtverkapselung flexibler elektronischer Bauelemente (TFE40PV)

Teilprojekt: Charakterisierung von Grenzflächenprozessen in neuartigen Verbunden zur Dünnschichtverkapselung

8/2019 - 10/2022

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