MaDE News
Jean-Marc von Mentlen successfully defends his PhD!

Congratulations to Dr. Jean-Marc von Mentlen, who successfully defended his PhD thesis titled: Unraveling Structure-Property Relationships in Energy Nanomaterials!
Marcus Wied successfully defends his PhD

Congrats to now Dr. Markus Wied for the successful defense of his PhD thesis titled: Studying Transport and Mechanics in Lithium-Ion Batteries with X-ray Tomography.
Leopold Peiseler successfully defends his PhD!

Congratulations to Dr. Leopold Peiseler on his successful defence of his PhD thesis: Decarbonizing lithium-ion batteries: environmental, economic and policy insights.
New PhD student - Dogu

Dogu Seyda joins our group
Yunhua Xing successfully defends her PhD

Congrats to now Dr. Yunhua Xing for the successful defense of her PhD thesis, titled: Density Functional Theory Parameterized Multiscale Modelling on Properties and Electronic Transport in Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals and Nanocrystal Solids.
Tiny Crystals, Big Impact: Vacancy Order Boosts Light Emission

We just solved the mystery of I-III-VI quantum dots! Turns out, copper atoms and cationic vacancies pair up to efficiently emit light. Plus, a hidden order of vacancies boosts photoluminescence even further.
Rajalakshmi Arumugam successfully defends her PhD!

Congratulations to Dr. Rajalakshmi Arumugam for successfully defending her PhD: Impact of Ni Oxidation States on the Properties of Ni-Mn-Co-based Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries.
Unraveling Electron–Phonon Coupling in Perovskite Nanocrystals

Our recent paper sheds light on the microscopic origin of electron–phonon coupling in lead halide perovskites, a key factor behind their unique optoelectronic properties. By tracking structural changes after photoexcitation, our study identifies lattice tilting as a primary pathway for coupling between electronic excitations and vibrational modes.
Annina Moser successfully defends her PhD!

Annina succsessfully defended her thesis: Multinary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Characterisation and Electronic Structure Modelling. Congratulations Dr. Moser!
Pietro Lurilli successfully defends his PhD!

Congratulations to Dr. Pietro Lurilli who successfully defended his PhD thesis titled: EIS applied to Li-Ion Batteries: Modelling Cell Aging for Comprehensive SoH Estimation.
Maximilian Jansen successfully Defends his PhD!

Max succesfully defended his PhD thesis titled: Interparticle Vibrational Modes in Nanocrystal Solids: Tuning through Nanocrystal Surface Chemistry. Congratulations Dr. Jansen!
Nils Wenzeler successfully defends his PhD!

Congratulations to Dr. Nils Wenzeler who successfully defended his PhD thesis today, titled: Characterization and Simulation of Mechanical Transformations in Lithium Ion Battery Anodes and Cathodes.
Christina Sauter successfully defends her PhD!

Crongratulations to Dr. Christina Sauter on her successful defence of her PhD thesis: Multiscale Characterization of Lithium Ion Battery Structure and Analysis of its Implications.
Peter Benedek successfully defends his PhD!

Peter successfully defended his PhD thesis today, titled: Investigation of Surface Dynamics in Lithium Ion Batteries. Congratulations Dr. Benedek!
Paul Baade successfully defends his PhD!

Congratulations to Dr. Paul Baade on successfully defending his PhD thesis titled: Manufacturing Lithium Ion Batteries: From Marginal Gains to Radical Change.
New PhD student - Leopold

Leopold Peiseler joins our group
New PhD student - Ayça

Ayça Senol joins our group
Weyde Lin successfully defends his PhD

Weyde succesdully defended his PhD thesis: Parameterizing and Simulating Nanocrystal-Based Solar Cells for better understanding the Performance Limitations. Congratulations Dr. Lin!
PhD position in Technology and Public Policy: Battery Supply Chain Footprint and Innovation
The Energy Politics Group (EPG) together with the Materials and Device Engineering Group (MaDE) are seeking a PhD candidate in Technology and Public Policy to work on lithium-ion battery supply chain footprint analysis and more specifically on the question of how batteries’ footprint can be reduced by means of technological innovation and recycling.
PhD position: Nanoscale structural evolution in lithium-sulfur batteries

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student for an interdisciplinary research project across the fields of energy materials, electrochemistry and materials physics.