Quantum Photovoltaics Theory

I received my diploma (master degree) in theoretical physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich in 2004, and my PhD in condensed matter theory in 2008 from the same institution, for a thesis on a quantum-kinetic theory of quantum well solar cells, performed in the Condensed Matter Theory Group at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Institute of Theoretical Physics at ETHZ under the supervision of Dr. Rudolf Morf (PSI) and Prof. Manfred Sigrist (ETHZ). From 2009-2012, I was a postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Uwe Rau at the Institute of Photovoltaics at Forschungszentrum Jülich, working on the theoretical description of silicon nanostructure based high-efficiency solar cell devices. In 2013, I was a visiting research scholar at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden Colorado, USA, working in the Solid State Theory group headed by Dr. Suhuai Wei. From 2013-2018, I did reseach as a tenured staff scientist at IEK-5 Photovoltaik, founding member and head of the research group on Multiscale Simulation as part of the department Analytics & Simulation headed by Prof. Thomas Kirchartz. In October 2018, I joined the Winterthur based company Fluxim as a senior R&D Scientist to work on the simulation of solar cells, light emitting diodes and displays based on organic and emerging materials (e.g., metal halide perovskites, quantum dots, etc). Since September 2019, I am also a Guest Lecturer at ETHZ, teaching a course on the simulation of photovoltaic devices (Master level).

My research interests include: