Staff
Team leader
| Name | Contakt | |
|---|---|---|
| Universitätsprofessor Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Taubner | Phone: +49 241 80 20260 Fax: Fax: +49 241 80-620260 taubner@physik.rwth-aachen.de |
Scientific Assistance
| Name | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| PhD student Konstantin Wirth M. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20269 wirth@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| PhD student Lukas Conrads M. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20268 conrads@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| PhD student Lina Jäckering M. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20269 jaeckering@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| Research assistant Aaron Moos | ||
| Research assistant Maike Kreutz |
Bachelor and Master Students
| Name | Contakt | |
|---|---|---|
| Masterstudent Luis Schüler B. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20268 schueler@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| Masterstudent Yingfan Chen B. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20267 ychen@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| Masterstudent Florian Bontke B. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20267 bontke@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| Masterstudent Christian Dittmar B. Sc. RWTH | Phone: +49 241 80 20267 dittmar@physik.rwth-aachen.de | |
| Masterstudent Sijie Chen B. Eng. | Phone: +49 241 80 20267 |
Former Team Members
| Name |
|---|
| Postdoc Dr. Dmitry Chigrin |
| Postdoc Dr. Tobias W. Maß |
| Postdoc Dr. Hisashi Sumikura |
| Postdoc Dr. Fabian Gaussmann |
| Postdoc Dr. Tao Wang |
| PhD student Andreas Heßler |
| PhD student Lena Jung |
| PhD student Martin Lewin |
| Visiting PhD student Xinrui Lyu |
| PhD student Mattis Hoffmann |
| PhD student Stefanie Bensmann |
| PhD student Peining Li |
| PhD student Ann-Katrin U. Michel |
| PhD student Benedikt Hauer |
Former Master and Bachelor Students
| Name | Research Thesis Topic |
|---|---|
| Masterstudent Natalie Honné | " " (2023) |
| Masterstudent Lina Jäckering | " " (2023) |
| Bachelorstudent Maike Kreutz | "Investigation of optical switching behavior of infrared antenna arrays written in dual layer In3SbTe2 metasurfaces" (2022) |
| Masterstudent Kilian Wilden | "Investigation of plasmonic PCM AgSnTe2 antennas and the resonance tuning of complementary In3SbTe2 antenna structures in the infrared" (2022) |
| Masterstudent Christian Justus | "Infrared investigation of bandgap contributions to near-field spectra in thin film SnTe" (2022) |
| Bachelorstudent Aaron Moos | "Investigation of multi-resonant infrared antenna arrays with the plasmonic phase change material In3SbTe2" (2022) |
| Masterstudent Oxana Maurer | "Spectroscopic investigation of band gaps in phase change materials using scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy" (2021) |
| Masterstudent Christoph Bauerschmidt | "Near-field optical investigations of Ta2O5-based ReRAMs" (2021) |
| Masterstudent Lukas Conrads | "Applications of the optical programming of infrared In3SbTe2 nanoantenna arrays" (2021) |
| Masterstudent Dario Siebenkotten | "Near-field optical investigation of local infrared properties of confined antimony" (2021) |
| Bachelorstudent Luis Schüler | "Near-field investigation of the laser switching behavior of In3SbTe2 films" (2021) |
| Masterstudent Yigong Luan | "Investigation of two-dimensional electron systems at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces using scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM)" (2020) |
| Masterstudent Daniel Wendland | "Using scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) for the investigation and comparison of SrTiO3 as a nvel nanophotonic material hosting surface phonon polaritons" (2020) |
| Masterstudent Laric Bobzien | "Towards Large-Area Optical Programming of Phase-Change Material Active Holographic Metasurfaces" (2020) |
| Bachelorstudent Selma Delic | "Developing a simulation platform for the modeling of multilayered samples in scattering-type scanning near-field microscopy (s-SNOM)" (2020) |
| Master student Lukas Völkel | "Comparing the optical programming of individual Ge3Sb2Te6-covered infrared rod and slit antennas" (2019) |
| Master student Konstantin Wirth | "Near- and far-field investigations of highly confined surface plasmon polaritons on Ge3Sb2Te6-covered InAs " (2019) |
| Master student Sophia Wahl | "Fabrication of Infrared Phase-Change Material Antennas and Their Optical Tuning from Narrow Dielectric to Broad Metallic Resonances" (2019) |
| Master student Niklas Eicker | "Infrared nanoscopy to analyse the influence ofdefects in resistively switched In3SbTe2" (2019) |
| Master student Antonios Antonopoulos | "Optical Writing and Switching of Infrared Nanoantennas Using the Negative-Permittivity Phase-Change Material In3SbTe2" (2018) |
| Master student Achim Strauch | "Reversible optical switching of the infrared resonances of phase-change material covered nanoslit antenna arrays" (2018) |
| Master student Friedemann Landmesser | " " (2018) |
| Bachelor student Henrik Wördenweber |
"Reversible optical switchable of thin phase change material layers with an increased number of cycles for improved nanoantenna resonance tuning" (2017) |
| Bachelor student Ivonne Bente |
"Infrared switchable perfect absorbers based on ultra-thin phase change material films" (2017) |
| Bachelor student Laric Bobzien |
"Single switchable surface polariton resonatorson polar crystals and semiconductors in the infrared" (2017) |
| Master student Lars Mester |
"Quantitative mid-infrared near-field spectroscopy of nanoscale inhomogeneities in crystalline antimony telluride" (2017) |
|
Bachelor student |
"Fabrication of large-area IR antenna arrays using direct laser writing lithography" (2016) |
| Master student Andreas Hessler |
"Surface-Enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy of self-assembled monolayers with nanorod and novel H-antenna arrays" (2016) |
| Master student Julian A. Hanss |
"Systematic size variation of locally switched phase change materials for surface phonon polariton resonator tuning" (2016) |
| Master student Ruslan Röhrich |
"Investigation of diffractive coupling of fs-laser induced standing gold nanoantennas" (2016) |
| Master student Mike Prämassing |
"In-Plane momentum dependence of near-field coupling in subsurface SNOM imaging" (2016) |
| Master student Robert Ukropec |
"Scattering infrared near-field optical investigations of local free charge carrier concentrations in contacted InAs nanowires" (2015) |
| Master student Johannes Reindl |
"Enhancing and switching of a SiC superlens with thin layers of a Phase Change Material" (2015) |
| Master student Tianchi Xu |
"Switching single Surface Phonon Polariton Resonators with Phase Change Materials" (2015) |
| Master student Xiaosheng Yang |
"Reversible optical switching of Surface Phonon Polaritons with a Phase Change Material" (2015) |
| Bachelor student Sebastian Arnold |
"Charakterisierung von vereinzelten infraroten Antennen hergestellt mittels Nanokugellithographie und zweifacher Bedampfung" (2014) |
| Master student Martin Lewin |
"Analysis of material contrasts of phase change materials using scattering-type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (s-SNOM)" (2014) |
|
Master student |
"Reversible optical switching of thin Phase-Change layers for mid-infrared antenna resonance tuning" (2014) |
| Bachelor student Lars Mester |
"Tuning infrared resonances of single SiO2 microspheres" (2014) |
| Master student Nils Gehlich |
"Charakterisierung von einzelnen fs-laserpulsinduzierten infrarotaktiven Antennen und deren optischem Kopplungsverhalten" (2014) |
|
Master student |
"Setup for reversible optical switching of phase-change materials for mid-infrared antenna resonance tuning" (2014) |
| Master student Lena Jung |
"Lateral resolution and spectral signature of buried structures in an infrared scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM)" (2014) |
| Master student Tobias Maß |
"Investigations of the diffractive coupling of infrared antennas" (2013) |
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Bachelor student Mike Prämassing |
"Herstellung von anisotropen Metamaterialien mittels Elektrochemischer Deposition" (2013) |
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Diplomstudent Alfred van Munster |
"Infrarote Nahfeld-Spektroskopie an Materialien unter der Probenunterfläche" (2013) |
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Bachelor student Felix Rothe |
"Programmierung und Charakterisierung von infrarotenQuantenkaskadenlasern für Mikro-spektroskopische Anwendungen" (2013) |
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Master student Andreas Engelhardt |
"Imaging of metallic nanostructures underneath dielectric cover layers using infrared scattering-typ near-field optical microscopy" (2012) |
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Master student Kathrin Schönauer |
Tuning resonant infrared antennas with phase change materials" (2011) |
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Diplomstudent |
"Oberflächenverstärkte infrarote Mikrospektroskopie an resonanten Partikeln" (2011) |
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Bachelor student |
"Nanokugellithographie mit zweifacher Bedampfung zur Herstellung von versetzten Nanostrukturen" (2011) |
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Bachelor student Benjamin Weise |
"Analyse und Vergleich von Veröffentlichungen über Plasmonresonante Sensoren" (2010) |
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Bachelor student Andrea Hartung |
"Herstellung von Nanostrukturen mit Resonanzen im infraroten Spektralbereich" (2010) |
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Master student |
"Einsatz von fs-Laserstrahlung induzierten Nanostrukturen in der Infrarotnahfeldmikroskopie und -spektroskopie" |