Former Members
Former Team-Members
| Name | Period of stay | Left for | PhD topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Gökhan Kara | 2019 - 2024 | Hybrid Phototransistors: Understanding the IR Photoactive Interface | |
| Dr. Talia Bergaglio | 2019 - 2023 | Chemical effects on blood studied using label-free nanoscale analytics | |
| Dr. Jacopo Oswald | 2019 - 2023 | Graphene-Organic Interfaces for Vertical Electronic Devices | |
| Sebastian Kretschmer | 2018 - 2023 | ||
| Dr. Jordan Bouaziz | 2021 - 2023 | Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon | |
| Dr. Davide Beretta | 2019 - 2023 | ||
| Dr. Lars Lüder | 2018 - 2022 | KI-Makerspace, Tübingen DE | Biochemical sensing based on metal-organic architectures |
| Christian Spörl | 2022 - 2022 | idonus, Neuchâtel | |
| Michael Stiefel | 2003 - 2022 | BRNC, Zurich | |
| Dr. Yves Mermoud | 2016 - 2022 | FH OST, Buchs | Towards solid-state biosensors for evidence-based management of febrile illness |
| Dr. Mikhail Ryazanskiy | 2020 - 2022 | ||
| Oliver Schmuck | 2019 - 2022 | ||
| Nadia Jimenez | 2019 - 2021 | D-ITET, ETH Zürich | |
| Dr. Olena Synhaivska | 2016 - 2021 | Spiden, Pfäffikon SZ | Sensing metal ions-peptide and protein interfacial interactions |
| Dr. Miklos Csontos | 2017 - 2021 | D-ITET, ETH Zürich | |
| Jürg Spörri | 2021 | ||
| Dr. Oliver Braun | 2016 - 2021 | Kistler Instrumente, Winterthur | Thermoelectric Effects in Nanoscale Devices |
| Pablo Habegger | 2021 | ||
| Daniel Sacre | 2020 - 2021 | ||
| Dr. Matthias Grotevent | 2016 - 2021 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Nanoprinted Quantum DOT/Graphene Infrared Photodetectors, and their Temperature-Dependent Mechanism of Charge Carrier Transfer |
| Dr. Jan Overbeck | 2016 - 2020 | Nanojunctions from molecules to graphene nanoribbons : optical characterization and transport properties | |
| Omar Vögele | 2019 - 2020 | studies at ETH | |
| Dr. Arno Römmeler | 2020 | ||
| Dr. Sofiya Matviykiv | 2019 - 2020 | Novartis, Basel | |
| Jason Suter | 2019 - 2020 | ||
| Dr. Tornik Gagnidze | 2016 - 2020 | Investigation of electronic structure at the SrTiO3/YBa2Cu3O7-δ interface | |
| Dr. Agnes Gubicza | 2017 - 2019 | advanced studies at ETH | |
| Dr. Arno Römmeler | 2015 - 2019 | Air coupled ultrasonic defect detection in thin walled polymer specimens with Lamb waves | |
| Jingming Cao | 2018 - 2019 | ,China | |
| Chiara Cignarella | 2019 | ||
| Dr. Lorenzo Valzania | 2015 - 2019 | LKB, Paris FR | Coherent lensless imaging techniques using terahertz radiation |
| Dr, Huan Ma | 2017-2019 | Bruker, China | |
| Valentin Matton | 2018 | ||
| Dr. Maria el Abbassi | 2017 - 2018 | Tu Delft, NL | Graphene molecular junctions |
| Dr. Sahana Sarkar | 2017 - 2018 | ASML, Veldhoven NL | |
| Dr. Masoud Baghernejad | 2016 - 2018 | Max Planck, Mainz DE | |
| Dr. Kishan Thodkar | 2017 - 2018 | BioMed X Innovation Center, Heidelberg DE | Chemical vapor deposited graphene for quantum Hall resistance standards |
| Dr. Christina Pecnik | 2015 - 2018 | IMT, Greifensee | |
| Dr. Anton Vladyka | 2016 - 2017 | University of Birmingham | Detailed analysis of single molecular junctions for novel computing architectures |
| Dr. Yu Liu | 2013 - 2017 | ETH, Zürich | Improve industrial cone-beam computed tomography by integrating prior information |
| Dr. Carina Stritt | 2013 - 2017 | Siemens Schweiz, Wallisellen | Assessment and correction of image degradation in MeV Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| Dr. Pascal Butti | 2012 - 2017 | Mettler-Toledo, Nänikon | Graphene three-terminal nanojunction rectifiers |
| Dr. Evelyn Stilp | 2015 - 2016 | Empa, Lab 501, Dübendorf | |
| Francesco Pagani | 2015 - 2016 | Empa, Lab 501, Dübendorf | |
| Dr. Eduardo Cuervo Reyes | 2014 - 2016 | Empa, Lab 501, Dübendorf | |
| Dr. Donat Adams | 2012 - 2016 | University of Bern | |
| Dr. Christian Scheller | 2014 - 2015 | University of Basel | |
| Samuel Gloor | 2010 - 2015 | Technologielabor EAO, Olten | |
| Dr. Ivan Jerjen | 2008 - 2015 | ETHZ/PSI, Villigen | |
| Dr. Caroline Andersson | 2011 - 2014 | ABB, Baden-Dättwil | |
| Dr. Philipp Schütz | 2010 - 2014 | Hochschule, Luzern | |
| Dr. Eugen Zgraggen | 2010 - 2014 | McKinsey & Company, Zürich | Fabrication and system integration of single-mode polymer optical waveguides |
| Dr. Olivier Scholder | 2009 - 2014 | Lund University, Sweden | Fabrication, Simulation and Characterization of Tunable Plasmonic Nano Antennas. |
| Dr. Thomas Lüthi | 200x - 2014 | Empa, Lab 499, Dübendorf | |
| Alex Flisch | 200x - 2014 | Empa, Lab 499, Dübendorf | |
| Jürgen Hofmann | 200x - 2014 | Empa, Lab 499, Dübendorf | |
| Dr. Mathieu Plamondon | 2013 - 2014 | Empa, Lab 499, Dübendorf | |
| Marco Graf | 2010 - 2013 | -- | |
| Dr. Konstantins Jefimovs | 2007 - 2013 | PSI, Villigen | |
| Dr. Valeria Lotito | 2008 - 2012 | CVL, ETH, Zürich | Novel probes for scanning near-field optical microscopy |
| Dr. Sergio Sanabria | 2008 - 2012 | LBB, ETH, Zürich | Air-coupled ultrasound propagation and novel non-destructive bonding quality assessment of timber composites |
| Dr. Mara Feligiotti | 2008 - 2012 | -- | |
| Dr. Veronica Berdinas | 2007 - 2012 | ABB, Zürich | |
| Dr. Daniel Iwaniuk | 2007 - 2011 | Swissoptic, Heerbrugg | Application of adaptive optics to focusing and imaging |
| Dr. René Moser | 2006 - 2010 | swissQuant, Zürich | Motion estimation from tomographic projections |
| Dr. Felix Gattiker | 2005 - 2009 | Proceq SA, Schwerzenbach | Novel ultrasound read-out for a wireless implantable passive strain sensor |
| Dr. Victor Callegari | 2005 - 2009 | AWK, Zürich | Fabrication of photonic elements by focused ion beam (FIB) |
Retired Team-Members
| Name | Retired |
|---|---|
| Nicoletti Giovanni | 2021 |
| Peter Jacob | 2021 |
| Silvia Eppenberger | 2021 |
| Günter Grossmann | 2021 |
| Enzo Cattarin | 2020 |
| Albert Kunz | 2019 |
| Willy Knecht | 2019 |
| Beatrice Spörri | 2019 |
| Dr. Jürg Neuenschwander | 2018 |
| Dr. Urs Sennhauser | 2016 |
| Peter Anderegg | 2016 |
| Dr. Peter Wyss | 2010 |
| Stephan Meier | 2009 |
Apprentices
| Name | Period of stay |
|---|---|
| Sofie Gnannt | 2019 - 2023 |
| Nick Luis Caceres | 2019 - 2023 |
| Claudio Sommer | 2018 - 2022 |
| Alff Andreas | 2017 - 2021 |
| Zwyssig Dominic | 2017 - 2021 |
| Jil Graf | 2016 - 2020 |
| Dylan Vogt | 2016 - 2020 |
| Janic Widmann | 2016 - 2020 |
| Omar Vögele | 2015 - 2019 |
| Robin Bucher | 2015 - 2019 |
| Mika Pfister | 2014 - 2018 |
| Simon Nocco | 2013 - 2017 |
| David Sommer | 2013 - 2017 |
| Aurelian Emmenegger | 2012 - 2016 |
| Manuel Roth | 2012 - 2016 |
| Andreas Freese | 2011 - 2015 |
| Simon Holdener | 2011 - 2015 |
| Nadja Rutz | 2010 - 2014 |
| Adrian Keller | 2010 - 2014 |
| Tino Loop | 2009 - 2013 |
| Carmen Schneider | 2009 - 2013 |
| Jonas Vergest | 2008 - 2012 |
| Pascal Keller | 2008 - 2012 |
Academic guests, Master/IAEST-Students
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Sophie Hardmeier | 2023 |
| Alex Weitnauer | 2023 |
| David Gryc | 2023 |
| Angel Victor Labordet Alvarez | 2023 |
| Dr. Vicente Genoves | 2022 - 2023 |
| Michiel De Maeyer | 2022 |
| Alessia Romio | 2021 - 2022 |
| Samuel Singh | 2021 - 2022 |
| Krispin Dettlaff | 2021 |
| Ho-Yun Lee | 2021 |
| Martina Grether | 2020 - 2021 |
| Elena Quiriconi | 2020 - 2021 |
| Alexandra Walser | 2020 |
| Thomas Wagner | 2020 |
| Alexander Flasby | 2019 & 2020 |
| Anna Nyáry | 2019 |
| Prof. J. Liao | 2018 |
| Prof. A. Shengelaya | 2018 |
| Silvan Käser | 2018 |
| Mathias Grotevent | 2015 |
| Gokul Nayar | 2014 |
| Emmanuel Garuz Leon | 2012 - 2013 |
| Annick Sipp Etter | 2013 |
| Jan Ernest | 2013 |
Eliminating the channel resistance in two-dimensional systems using viscous charge flow.
Huang, W., Paul, T., Perrin, M. L., & Calame, M.
2D Materials, 11(3), 033001 (7 pp.). (2024).
Abstract
Driven by the pursuit of high-performance electronic devices and the exploration of quantum phenomena, research into two-dimensional (2D) systems and materials, has unveiled their exceptional properties and potential applications. While extensive efforts have centered on minimizing contact resistance, reducing the intrinsic channel resistance within the conducting material remains a formidable challenge. Research in this direction has focused on investigating superconductivity and ballistic transport. However, the practical applications of these phenomena are usually constrained by the requirement for cryogenic conditions. Charge transport in the hydrodynamic regime emerges as a versatile alternative, offering enhanced resilience to these challenges, and making it a promising avenue for effectively reducing channel resistance in 2D systems. The current perspective delves into charge hydrodynamics, exploring its mechanisms, recent advancements, enduring challenges, and its potential in reducing the channel resistance.
High-permittivity polysiloxanes for bright, stretchable electroluminescent devices
von Szczepanski, J., Wolf, J., Hu, W. H., Schneider, R., Danner, P. M., Kupferschmid, A., Jenatsch S., Hany R., Nüesch FA. & Opris, D. M.
Advanced Optical Materials, 2400132 (9 pp.). (2024).
Abstract
Stretchable alternating current electroluminescent (ACEL) devices have a bright future in wearable electronics and soft robotics. Still, their market application is hindered by high operating voltages. The voltage can be reduced by increasing the relative permittivity of the dielectric elastomer in the emissive layer. Here, a fluorine-free high-permittivity silicone elastomer functionalized with cyanopropyl side groups, specially designed for application in stretchable ACEL devices, is introduced. The polar silicone elastomer exhibits excellent mechanical properties and a dielectric permittivity four times higher than commercial PDMS. Light-emitting devices based on the polar elastomer reach 7.5 times higher maximum luminance at the same electric field than PDMS-based devices and turn on at a 50% lower electric field. Besides, the polar elastomer-based devices perform better than all materials tested in literature in achieving high luminance at low electric fields. Stretchable ACEL devices are built from the polar elastomer which shows bright and uniform light emission and can be operated up to 50% strain. The high-permittivity silicones are promising materials for stretchable ACEL devices and can help their breakthrough to market application by overcoming the drawback of high operating voltages.