Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Brabec

Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) / Department of Materials Science

i-MEET is developing and discovering functional semiconducting and optical materials, as required for advanced semiconductor technologies. Activities covery all aspects of printed electronics, from energy harvesting to sensing to imaging and X-Ray devices. A state of the art printing lab allows to process such devices on various surfaces by analog as well as digital 2D, 3D and Additive Manufacturing printing techniques.

Research projects

  • Development of solution processed semiconductors for large area X-Ray detectors
  • Development of printed transparent & opqaue flexible electrode systems
  • Discovery of novel phoshor materials for sensing, marking and imaging
  • Operating automated rob

Current projects

  • Understanding, Predicting and Enhancing the Stability of Organic Photovoltaics

    (Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)

    Overall project: Understanding, Predicting and Enhancing the Stability of Organic Photovoltaics
    Term: 1. September 2023 - 31. August 2027
    Funding source: Europäische Union (EU)
  • Chinesisch-Deutsches Mobilitätsprogramm: Materials Design and Controllable Preparation of Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cells and Its Application in Hydrogen Production

    (Third Party Funds Single)

    Term: 1. November 2022 - 31. October 2025
    Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
  • Boost Of Organic Solar Technology for European Radiance

    (Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)

    Overall project: Boost Of Organic Solar Technology for European Radiance
    Term: 1. September 2020 - 31. August 2024
    Funding source: Secure, clean and efficient energy (SC 3)
    URL: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/952911
  • Projekt E IGK 2495: Energy conversion systems: From Materials to Devices, Teilprojekt E: Lead-Free Perovskite Semiconductors with Tunable Bandgap for Energy Conversion

    (FAU Funds)

    Overall project: IGK 2495: Energy conversion systems: From Materials to Devices, Teilprojekt E: Growth of Single Crystal Transition Metal Perovskite Chalcogenides
    Term: 1. January 2020 - 30. June 2024
    URL: https://www.igk2495.fau.de/projects/project-e-lead-free-perovskite-semiconductors-with-tunable-bandgap-for-energy-conversion/
  • Project E – Lead-Free Perovskite Semiconductors with Tunable Bandgap for Energy Conversion

    (Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)

    Overall project: IGK 2495: Energy Conversion Systems: From Materials to Devices
    Term: 1. January 2020 - 30. June 2024
    Funding source: DFG / Graduiertenkolleg (GRK)

    Photovoltaics, currently the cheapest and most efficient technology to convert solar light into electricity, are dominated by silicon wafer-based semiconductor technology. Thin film technologies, which can be deposited at low temperatures and at atmospheric conditions, promise to overcome the residual disadvantages of the silicon technology, such as the long processing time and expensive scale-up costs. However, the compositional and processing parameter range for novel thin film semiconductors is enormously broad and is driven by performance parameters like efficiency, lifetime, and costs. These factors make the time to market for novel semiconducting materials today ́s major challenge. In this project we will, therefore, combine specific aspects of robot-based synthesis methodologies with advanced characterization techniques to explore the parameter space of novel Pb-free perovskite semiconductors, allowing for the generation of a comprehensive database of perovskite semiconductors. The ultimate goal is to convert the most promising candidates into efficient single-junction or multi-junction devices or innovative layers for energy conversion.

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