Christoph J. Brabec, Chair of Materials Science (Materials in Electronics and Energy Technology) at FAU and Director at the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), has been included in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025. He has appeared on this prestigio...
The recycling of old solar panels is a growing challenge. By 2050, approximately 21–35 million tons of PV waste are expected worldwide – the equivalent of around 3 billion modules! At the same time, these panels contain valuable materials that will need to be reused in order to sustain growing mark...
Christoph is one of three directors at the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) who have reached an h-index above 100—a rare milestone that reflects sustained scientific excellence. The h-index captures both productivity and influence: an h-index of 100 means at least...
Shudi received the Best Contribution Award at the Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS Fall 2025), held in Valencia, Spain, from October 20th to 24th, 2025.
In his presentation titled “Scalable Printing of High-Quality Perovskite Layers for Efficient, Fully Printable Solar Ce...
Next Generation Solar Energy (NGSE) is an international conference series organized by the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)/iMEET and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energies (HI ERN) in December.
This year the conference (NGSE 10) will be held from...
Her research primarily focuses on the synthesis and application of environmentally friendly luminescent down-shifting (LDS) materials for photovoltaic devices. The work of Mengqin contributes for developing and use of colloidal Ag-In-S core-shell quantum dots as non-toxic and highly efficient LDS m...
In a joint effort of FAU, ASCA, and HI ERN, within the framework of the EU Project BOOSTER, and with support from the FAU Profile Center Solar and Solar TAP, a new organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar demonstrator has been installed on campus.
The innovative installation features a 35 m² OPV façade ...
Every year, the Department of Materials Science is awarding two study prizes for the master's programs in Materials Science and Engineering and Nanotechnology. This prize is intended to honor students who have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic achievements. This year the award g...
ANYMO is a pre-seed spin-off from the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN) at Forschungszentrum Jülich. The project has developed a non-invasive, portable solution to identify the composition of polymer materials—such as backsheets and encapsulants—in photovoltaic (PV) modules directly in...
We are pleased to warmly welcome Professor Sang Il Seok, a global leader in perovskite solar cell research, to the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Professor Seok was nominated for the prestigious Humboldt Research Award by Professor Christoph J. Brabec, and was granted it i...
