Shuai and Iftikhar had both worked during their PhD on multilayer coatings, though on very different applications. Iftikhar designed and processed multi-layer barrier coatings for organic electronics, while Shuai developed and demonstrated multilayer dielectric mirrors for vapor sensing and mic... Continue

The Highly Cited Researchers List 2019 lists the world's most influential researchers from 21 scientific disciplines. The department of Materials Science @ FAU is continuously ranked in that list consecutively for several years. This year, Prof Christoph J Brabec and Prof Patrik Schmuki have agai... Continue

FAU is presenting its ambitious goals to develop solutions to the energy and climate crisis on the recently released "Energy & Climate" homepage. You will find many interesting statements from researchers across all faculties and disciplines, who are united by sharing one common goal - ho... Continue

After almost precisely 4 years at i-MEET Ening finished her PhD with very good success. Continue

A research team from Nuremberg and Erlangen has set a new record for the power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic modules (OPV) that exceeds the previous one by 30 percent! Continue

Congratulations to Klaus for finishing his PhD studies with distinction. Continue

A new type of organic solar modules from i-MEET, ZAE and HI-ErN was tested in space (the stratosphere) at 37 km altitude. Continue

Based on their recent investigations on fully printed infrared photodetectors and mid infrared giant nanocrystals, Amir Y. Amin and Niall Killilea proposed the “next generation of infrared sensors”. Continue

Josef and Markus from ZAE finished their PhD in June. Continue

Watch the rocket launch from NASA carrying solar cells from i-MEET and HI-ErN. Several of our Organic Solar Cells and Perovskite Solar Cells were launched June 20th to space from NASA Wallops Flight Facility ERC in VA, USA. The mission is part of Cubes In Space (CiS) and allows us to investigate ... Continue