AG Schmidt-Mende - Hybrid nanostructures

Group photo at the University of Konstanz in 2022. For more information on the current team click on the picture.

Characterization of organic and hybrid thin films and optoelectronic applications

We prepare organic, hybrid and perovskite thin films to analyze and manipulate them and employ them in opotoelectronic devices, such as solar cells and light emitting diodes (LEDs).

Image: Gloveboxes for solar cell preparation and measurement in inert (N₂) athmosphere.

We prepare the solar cells (or LEDs and others) and measure their properties, such as the power coversion efficiency.

This graduate textbook introduces organic and hybrid solar cells, including fabrication issues and device physics. A comparison with conventional solar cells will be given and the specialties of  these emerging solar cells technologies are emphasized. Now the 2nd edition is available.