Behind every research project is a team driven by curiosity, collaboration, and a passion for discovery. Researchers, students, and guests from diverse backgrounds contribute their expertise to create a dynamic and international scientific environment. Together, the group explores new ideas, develops innovative materials, and advances technologies for future applications.
Prof. Dr. Anjana Devi
Group Leader
email: a.devi@ifw-dresden.de
room: A 2E.10
phone: +49 351 4659 333
Thai Ngan Do
Postdoc – Humboldt Research Fellow
email:t.n.do@ifw-dresden.de
phone:
Dr. Meghamala Sarkar
Postdoc
eMail: m.sarkar@ifw-dresden.de
phone.: 608
Cuno Zander
PhD student
email:c.zander@ifw-dresden.de
phone: 481
| 2021 | Dr. Dennis Zywitzki | Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ternary Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion |
| 2021 | Dr. Sebastian Beer | Vapor phase deposition of metal oxide and sulfide thin films:A study on the interplay between precursor design, process development and functional properties |
| 2020 | Dr. Lukas Mai | Investigation of amino-alkyl coordinated complexes as new precursors class for atomic layer deposition of Aluminum, Tin and Zinc oxide thin films and their application |
| 2019 | Dr. Alexander Sadlo | Liquid and vapor phase syntheses of inorganic materials: From metal organic molecules to thin film deposition |
| 2018 | Dr. Richard O’Donoghue | Atomic layer deposition of ZnO and Ga2 O3 thin films as transparent semiconducting oxides: Influence of precursors on the film growth and characteristics |
| 2018 | Dr. Maximilian Gebhard | Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of binary metal oxides as gas barrier layers on polymers |
| 2018 | Dr. Sarah Karle | From molecules to materials: Rational design and development of group 11 and Group 14 complexes and their evaluation as precursors for the deposition of metal and metal oxide thin films |
| 2018 | Dr. Stefan Cwik | Metal nitride and metal disulfide thin films via CVD: Exploring the diversity of all nitrogen coordinated rare earth and group 6 precursors |
| 2017 | Dr. Jiyeon Kim | Organometallic chemistry of transition metal – group 13 complexes and metal-organic precursor synthesis for ALD cobalt oxide thin films |
| 2016 | Dr. Daniel Peeters | Chemical vapor synthesis of binary and ternary metal oxides for photocatalytic and sensing applications |
| 2014 | Dr. Manish Banerjee | Design, synthesis and evaluation of guanidinates, ketoiminates and aminoalkoxide based precursors for thin film deposition of ZrO2 and TiO2 |
| 2014 | Dr. Nagendra B. Srinivasan | MOCVD of metal nitride thin films: Deposition, film characteristics, functional properties |
| 2014 | Dr. Michael Krasnopolski | Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) routes for fabrication of rare earth nitride thin films: Precursor evaluation, thin film deposition and characterization |
| 2014 | Dr. Vanessa Gwildies | Gaining energy with sunlight: Photoelectrochemical water splitting of nitrogen doped tungsten oxide thin films fabricated by MOCVD using a new tungsten precursor |
| 2014 | Dr. Sun Ja Kim | MOCVD if TiO2 thin films from Ti alkoxide and amide based precursors for photoelectrochemical applications |
| 2013 | Dr. Ke Xu | Contributions towards ALD and MOCVD of rare earth oxides and hafnium oxide: From precursor evaluation to process development and thin film characterisation |
| 2013 | Dr. Tobias Thiede | From molecules to functional materials: Systematic evaluation of all nitrogen coordinated guanidinato and amidinato metalorganic complexesas precursors for the MOCVD of metal nitride thin films |
| 2011 | Dr. Malte Hellwig | Vapor phase approaches to nanostructured thin films of transparent metal oxides: From precursor development to application |
| 2010 | Dr. Andrian P. Milanov | MOCVD and ALD of rare-earth containing multifunctional materials: From precursor chemistry to thin film depositions and applications |
| 2005 | Dr. Urmila Patil | Precursors for MOCVD of ZrO2 and HfO2 thin films as gate dielectrics in CMOS devices (joint PhD student with Prof. Dr. R. A. Fischer) |
| 2005 | Dr. Raghunandan Bhakta | Rational development of precursors for MOCVD of TiO2 : Precursor chemistry, thin film deposition, mechanistic studies |
| 2012-2014 | Dr. Van Son Dang | EU-FP-7-ITN-Marie Curie Fellow | MOCVD and evaluation of high-k oxide thin films |
| 2010-2011 | Dr. Mrinalini G. Walwalkar | Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) post-doctoral fellow | Carboxylate based precursors for the MOCVD of Ba and Sr titanates |
| 2007-2009 | Dr. Ramasamy Pothiraja | Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) post-doctoral fellow | Development of novel molecular precursors for thin film deposition of metal oxide and metal nitride films by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition |
| 2019 | Annika Krusenbaum, M.Sc. | Development and Characterization of All-Nitrogen Coordinated Zirconium Complexes as New Precursors for Vapor Deposition Processes |
| 2019 | Daniel Baier, M.Sc. | Zinc Based Binary and Ternary Oxides via MOCVD: Precursor Synthesis, Thin Film Fabrication and Investigation of Functional Properties |
| 2019 | Jan-Niklas Huster, M.Sc. | Molecular Engineering of Tin Complexes for Vapor- and Solution-Based Processing of Tin Oxide Thin Films |
| 2019 | Martin Wilken, M.Sc. | Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Evaluation of Sulfur Coordinated Transition Metal Complexes as Precursors for Transition Metal Disulfides |
| 2018 | Jan-Lucas Wree, M.Sc. | Vapor Phase Routes to Functional Molybdenum Sulfide Employing Engineered Precursors |
| 2018 | David Zanders, M.Sc. | Novel Hafnium and Tin precursors -Tuning Precursor Chemistry for Plasma Enhanced and Conventional Atomic Layer Deposition Processes |
| 2018 | Nils Boysen, M.Sc. | Rational Design of new NHC-based Coinage Metal Complexes and the Deposition of Coinage Metal Containing Thin Films by CVD and ALD |
| 2018 | Shafiqur Rahman, M.Sc. | Chemical Solution Deposition of Binary and Ternary Metal Oxides: Film fabrication, Characterization and Evaluation of Functional Properties |
| 2017 | Sebastian Beer, M.Sc. | Novel MOCVD routes to metal sulfide thin films: Influence of precursor chemistry and investigation of film characteristics |
| 2017 | Dennis Zywitzki, M.Sc. | Vapor phase routes to Co and Fe based binary and ternary oxides: Thin film fabrication, evaluation and investigation of functional properties |
| 2017 | Philipp John, M.Sc. | Deposition and characterization of HiPIMS layers for solar thermal power plants |
| 2017 | Amr Saad Mohamed, M.Sc. | Preparation and characterization of ferroelectric polymer nanoparticles composites |
| 2016 | Zongji Zhang, M.Sc. | Chemical vapor conversion of metal oxide thin films to metal organic frameworks |
| 2016 | Kai junge Puring, M.Sc. | Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of transition metal complexes for MOCVD of binary and ternary metal oxides |
| 2016 | Alexander Kroll, M.Sc. | GaN based absorber materials for photocatalysis via MOCVD |
| 2016 | Lukas Mai, M.Sc. | Tuning precursor chemistry and development of atomic layer deposition processes for functional aluminium oxide layers |
| 2014 | Alexander Sadlo, M.Sc. | Optimizing the formulation of solution-based materials to various application techniques towards printable electronics |
| 2014 | Kevin Schiemann, M.Sc. | Development and characterization of diffusion barrier layers for metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells |
| 2013 | Sarah Karle, M.Sc. | Rational design and development of rare earth precursors and their application in MOCVD and ALD for the fabrication of rare earth containing thin films |
| 2013 | Maximilian Gebhard, M.Sc. | Atomic layer deposition of indium oxide thin films employing In-tris-guanidinates and water as precursors |
| 2013 | Stefan Cwik, M.Sc. | Atomic vapor deposition (AVD) of Y2 O3 and HfO2 and yttria stabilized hafnia thin films tuning precursor chemistry: Process optimization and evaluation of functional properties |
| 2012 | Daniel Peeters, M.Sc. | Evaluation of Zn-ketoiminates as precursors for atomic layer deposition of zinc oxide |
| 2010 | Louay Alsamman, M.Sc. | Beiträge zur ALD von HfO2 auf SAMs |
| 2010 | Michael Krasnopolski, M. Sc. | Synthesis and evaluation of all-nitrogen coordinated precursors for rare-earth containing thin films |
| 2008 | Ke Xu, M.Sc. | Synthesis of new hafnium and zirconium based precursors and MOCVD HfO2 thin films using newly developed hafnium precursors |
| 2007 | Daniela Bekermann, M.Sc. | MOCVD of metal oxy-nitrides of niobium using nitrogen coordinated precursors: Thin film deposition and mechanistic studies |
| 2006 | Dipl. Chem. Malte Hellwig | Development and applications of amide based molecular precursors for MOCVD of functional oxides |
| 2005 | Dipl. Chem. Arne Baunemann | Synthesis and characterization of organometallic precursors for gate oxide materials |
| 2005 | Andrian Milanov, M.Sc. | Development of new metal organic precursors for HfO2 MOCVD |
| 2020 | Isabelle Arentz | Rationale Entwicklung von Münzmetallpräkusoren für die Anwendung in CVD und ALD |
| 2019 | Florian Preischel | Alternative Synthetic Routes towards Metal-Organic Precursors and their Thermal Evaluation for Vapor Phase Techniques |
| 2018 | Jean-Pierre Glauber | Synthesis and Characterization of Rare-Earth Complexes as Potential Precursors for Rare-Earth Sulfides in Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| 2018 | Laura Lamkowski | Synthesis and Characterization of Co an Ni containing Precursors for MOCVD application |
| 2017 | Annika Krusenbaum | Synthesis and characterization of metalorganic copper, molybdenum and antimony complexes as precursors for vapor deposition processes |
| 2017 | Jens Handelmann | Molecular Engineering of Gallium Ketoiminate Complexes: Potential Precursors for Ga2 O3 |
| 2016 | Martin Wilken | All nitrogen coordinated tungsten complexes as metalorganic precuirsors for CVD and ALD |
| 2016 | David Zanders | Rational evaluation of zinc and gallium precursors for the generation of transparent and conducting oxides |
| 2016 | Nils Boysen | Synthesis and Evaluation of Metalorganic Yttrium and Copper Compounds as Precursors for CVD and ALD |
| 2016 | Micha Weinert | Synthesis and characterisation of intramolecularly nitrogen stabilised organoaluminium complexes as possible precursors for chemical vapor deposition |
| 2015 | Philipp John | Rational development of Zn and Ga complexes as precursors for CVD and ALD of transparent conducting oxides |
| 2015 | Jonas Weidner | Kupfer Ketominate und Aluminium amidobasierte metallorganische Komplexe als m ögliche Precursor für CVD-, CSD- und ALD- Anwendungen |
| 2015 | Sebastian Beer | Rational development of metalorganic complees of yttrium, gadolinium and neodymium as potential precursors for rare earth nitrides |
| 2014 | Tobias Heinen | Heteroleptic complexes of In(III) as potential precursors for MOCVD of indium oxide thin films |
| 2014 | Katarina Lowjaga | Synthesis and Characterisation of an iron ketoiminate compound as a potential precursor for vapour phase deposition of iron oxide thin films |
| 2012 | Jens Grohmann | Synthese und Charakterisierung von Gadolinium- und Yttrium-Amidinaten. Erforschung von Präkursoren für die chemische Dampfabscheidung von Nitriden der Seltenen Erden |
| 2011 | Qiongwen Wang | Evaluation of nitrogen and carbon doped tungsten oxide thin films for photoelectrochemical water splitting application |
| 2011 | Stefan Barwe | Synthese und Charakterisierung eines neuen Zn1-Sandwich-Komplexes |
| 2010 | Sarah Karle | Synthese und Charakterisierung von Ketominat-basierte Seltenerdkomplexen als potentielle MOCVD-Precursor |
| 2008 | Stefan Cwik | Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of Y2 O3 thin films employing tris-guanidinato yttrium precursors |
| 2007 | Ke Xu | Synthesis of metalorganic complexes of hafnium for MOCVD and ALD of HfO2 thin films |
