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PhD theses
Charge Carrier Generation Management in Photovoltaics
Stefan W. Tabernig, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, December 8, 2022. Advisors: prof. dr. A. Polman, prof. dr. B. Hoex, dr. E. Alarcón Lladó
Directive dielectric designs for high efficiency photovoltaics
Julia S. van der Burgt, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, July 7, 2022. Advisors: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett, prof. dr. A. Polman
Metasurfaces for analog optical processing (cum laude)
Andrea Cordaro, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, June 2, 2022. Advisors: prof. dr. A. Polman, prof. dr. Andrea Alu
Photonic control over light absorption and emission in photovoltaics
Tom Veeken, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, May 11, 2022. Advisors: prof. dr. A. Polman, dr. J. van de Groep
Ion Migration in Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
Lucie Mc Govern, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Groningen, April 28, 2022. Advisors: prof. dr. B. Ehrler, prof. dr. Erik Garnett
Strain effects on the optical properties of lead-halide perovskite
Loreta A. Muscarella, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Groningen, January 18, 2022. Advisors: prof. dr. B. Ehrler
Solar Canvas: Nanoscale light management for ultra-thin, semi-transparent, and colourful solar cells
Nasim Tavakoli, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, October 14, 2021. Advisors: dr. E. Alarcón-Lladó
Electron-matter interaction probed with time-resolved cathodoluminescence (cum laude)
Magda Solà Garcia, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, July 9, 2021. Advisors: prof. dr. A. Polman, dr. Sophie Meuret
Patterning Colloidal Nanocrystals with Light & Electrons
Christian D. Dieleman, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, June 30, 2021. Advisors: prof. dr. Bruno Ehrler, dr. Sonia Castellanos Ortega
Transfer of Triplet Excitons in Singlet Fission-Silicon Solar Cells
Benjamin Daiber, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Groningen, April 9, 2021. Advisors: prof. dr. B. Ehrler, dr. E. Alarcón-Lladó
Dielectric metasurfaces for light management in photovoltaics
Verena Neder, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, March 25, 2021. Advisors: prof. dr. A. Polman, prof. dr. A. Alu
Playing Legos with Nanocubes
Harshal Agrawal, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, January 27, 2021. Advisor: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett
Interphase: On Nanofabrication and Electrical Double Layer Dynamics with Electrochemical Scanning Probes
Mark Aarts, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, January 26, 2021. Advisor: dr. E. Alarcón-Lladó
Quantifying the efficiency and stability potential of perovskite-based devices (cum laude)
Moritz H. Futscher, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, January 9, 2020. Advisor: dr. B. Ehrler
Photosynthesis of nanomaterials with optical resonances
Evgenia Kontoleta, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, December 5, 2019. Advisor: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett
Desinging Interfaces in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells by Atomic Layer Deposition
Dibyashree Koushik, Ph.D. Thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology, September 3, 2019. Advisor: prof. dr. A. Creatore
Photophysics of novel optoelectronic materials under hydrostatic pressure
TianYi Wang, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, March 26, 2019. Advisor: dr. B. Ehrler
Understanding losses in halide perovskite thin-films
Gede W.P. Adhyaksa, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, May 22, 2018. Advisor: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett
Monocrystalline halide perovskite nanostructures
Parisa Khoram, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, April 25, 2018. Advisor: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett
Interfaces in nanoscale photovoltaics
Sebastian Z. Oener, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, December 8, 2016. Advisor: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett
Quantifying limits and losses in nanostructured photovoltaics (cum laude)
Sander A. Mann, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, December 6, 2016. Advisor: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett
Probing light emission at the nanoscale with cathodoluminescence
B.J.M. Brenny, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, June 16, 2016. Advisor: prof. dr. A. Polman
Internal and external light trapping for solar cells and modules
Lourens van Dijk, Ph.D. Thesis, Utrecht University, May 30, 2016. Advisors: dr. M. Di Vece, prof. dr. A. Polman and prof. dr. R.E.I. Schropp
Resonant nanophotonic structures for photovoltaics (cum laude)
Jorik van de Groep, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, December 15, 2015. Advisor: prof. dr. A. Polman
Before there was light: excited state dynamics in luminescent (nano)materials (cum laude)
Freddy T. Rabouw, Ph.D. Thesis, Utrecht University, September 28, 2015. Advisor: prof. dr. D.A.M. Vanmaekelbergh
Light-trapping in thin-film solar cells using dielectric and metallic nanostructures
M.C. van Lare, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, October 7, 2014. Advisor: prof. dr. A. Polman, co-advisor: R.E.I. Schropp
Angle-resolved cathodoluminescence nanoscopy
T. Coenen, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, May 15, 2014. Advisor: prof. dr. A. Polman
Light trapping in solar cells using resonant nanostructures
P. Spinelli, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, December 17, 2013. Advisor: prof. dr. A. Polman
Master’s theses by students trained by LMPV
Design and Fabrication of Optically Resonant Vanadium Dioxide Nanocylinders
Hollie Marks, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
Photon-induced near-field electron microscopy in a Scanning Electron Microscope
Hannah Niese, ETH Zürich (2022)
‘Looking inside’ a perovskite
Toon Maassen, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
Formation of complex perovskite heterostructures
Floris Blom, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
The effect of intermediate band trap centres on the charge-carrier dynamics in all-inorganic mixed-halide perovskite thin films
Menke Knol, Delft University of Technology (2022)
Perovskite memristors for energy efficient computing
Oscar van de Water, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
Au@Pd Core@Shell Nanocude on Mirror for Plasmonic Catalysis
Elaina Galvin, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
CSPbBr₃ nanocubes as seed-layer for epitaxial thin-film growth of perovskite
Daan Methorst, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
Eu doped CsPbBr₃ for white LEDs
Linde van de Ven, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2022)
Energy transfer processes in ytterbium doped metal halide perovskites probed with cathodoluminescence
Heleen Groenewegen, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2021)
Enhancing Passive Radiative Cooling for Solar Cells with Photonic Microstructures
Evelijn Akerboom, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2021)
Towards Using Cathodoluminescence for 3D Tomography
Daphne M. Dekker, Utrecht University (2021)
Micro-confined ion transport in asymmetric Si-channels – Towards dynamic rectification of the ionic current
Blaise Cuénod, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2021)
Passivation and characterization of hyper-uniform disordered thin-film silicon solar cells
Jelena Dolecek, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2021)
Nucleation Study of the Electrochemical Deposition of Silver on Indium Tin Oxide
Mees Dieperink, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2021)
Hyperuniform disordered light trapping for ultra-thin solar cells using substrate conformal imprint lithography
Alexander Lambertz, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2021)
Reduced ion migration in 2D/3D perovskite solar cells
Rens van Roosmalen, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2021)
Light-outcoupling manipulation of perovskite LEDs via nano-patterning of the active layer
David Langhorst, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2021)
Tailoring vortex cathodoluminescence emission using chiral photon sieves
Nika van Nielen, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Electron-induced carrier dynamics in semiconductors
M. Vreugdenhil, Utrecht University (2020)
Theoretical and experimental efficiency estimates of ultra-thin, flexible silicon for photovoltaic cells
Pepijn Koppejan, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Micro-confined ion transport in asymmetric Si-channels
Rosa Brakkee, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Electro-deposited indium for nanophotonics
Merlinde Wobben, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Factors impacting the Kramers-Kronig compliance of impedance spectra from perovskite solar cells and the influence on equivalent circuit modelling
Mischa Hillenius, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Direct or Indirect? Unraveling the bandgap nature of metal halide perovskites
Marnix Ackermans, Delft University of Technology (2020)
Using Carrier Multiplication to Maximise Luminescent Solar Concentrator-Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency
Emil Kensington, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Quantification of Ion migration in Perovskite solar cells with varying grain size
Isabel Koschany, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Light Ambiance Detector Progress Development Report
Roel van Herk, VU University Amsterdam (2020)
Quantum dots for electron-beam lithography
Weiyi Ding, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
All-optical computing metasurfaces
Andrea Cordaro, Scuola Superiore di Catania (2019)
Meniscus Confined Electrochemical Deposition for 3D microprinting
Rosa Rougoor, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
Towards inexpensive manufacturing of nanostructured III-V semiconductors using electrochemical mediated growth
Yorick Bleiji, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
Enhanced light absorption in ultrathin-Si film using nanowire arrays as light couplers
Dominique van Poorten, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
Triplet Energy Transfer in Singlet Fission Silicon Solar Cells
Joris Bodin, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
Directing quantum dot emission in luminescent solar concentrators
Kyra Orbons, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
Resonant metagratings for spectral and angular control of light in photovoltaics
Floris Uleman, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2019)
Harnessing singlet exciton fission to enhance silicon solar cells through direct charge-transfer
Koen van den Hoven, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2018)
Determining the resolution of coherent CL and characterization of optical materials
Joris Schefold, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2018)
Förster resonance energy transfer from PbS quantum dots to silicon: The missing link towards singlet fission solar cells
Stefan Wil Tabernig, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2018)
Simulating energy transfer of triplet excitons
Roan van Leeuwen, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2018)
Spectrum-splitting concepts for parallel-stacked tandem solar cells
Tom Veeken, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2017)
Broadband light trapping patterns for ultrathin CIGSe and CZTS solar cells
M. Magda Solà Garcia, University of Amsterdam & VU University Amsterdam (2017)
Photon upconversion in an ionic liquid: A pressure study
Arnoud Jongeling, Wageningen University and Research Centre (2017)
Managing triplet excitons in singlet fission sensitized pentacene solar cells
Lucie McGovern, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (2017)
Size-Dependent Open-Circuit Voltage in Lead Sulfide Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells
Ruirt Bosma, University of Amsterdam (2017)
Investigation of singlet fission in perylene bis(phenethylimde): an ultrafast process to overcome the Shockley-Queisser limit
Maarten Mennes, University of Amsterdam (2016)
Polarization and angular resolved cathodoluminescence image spectroscopy of resonant optical nanostructures
Philip Heringlake, University of Amsterdam (2016)
Grain size effects in transparent metal nanowire networks
Teresa Ortmann, University of Amsterdam (2016)
Plasmoelectronic measurements on metal nanohole arrays
Philipp Tockhorn, University of Amsterdam (2016)
Wide-angle, broadband graded metasurface for back reflection
Verena Neder, University of Amsterdam (2016)
Indirect to direct bandgap transition in methylammonium lead halide perovskite
Benjamin Daiber, University of Amsterdam (2016)
t-butyl-Terrylene: novel singlet fission material for highly efficient solar cells
Maria A. Mione, Utrecht University (2016)
Quantum dot/Nanowire Hybrid Nanostructure for Solar Cell Applications
Linda van der Waart, Delft University of Technology (2015)
Silver nanocubes as building blocks for a transparent conductive network
Annemarie Berkhout, University of Amsterdam (2015)
Dye functionalised silica coated gold nanoparticles to study localized surface plasmon – dye interactions
Jantina Fokkema, Utrecht University (2014)
Multi-energy deconvolution scanning electron microscopy
Michiel de Goede, University of Amsterdam (2014)
Trivalent europium ions as a probe for the electric and magnetic local density of states in Si nanoresonators
Julia Attevelt, University of Amsterdam (2014)
Contacting single core-shell nanowires for photovoltaics
Cristina Sfiligoj, Delft University of Technology (2013)
Bachelor’s theses by students trained by LMPV
Effectiveness of a Machine Learning Algorithm and four Narrow Band Sensors Facing twelve Directions for Predicting the Ambient Spectrum
Hsiumin Wu, Amsterdam University College (2021)
Understanding seasonal variations in bifacial gain predictions by the Light Ambiance Detector in AMOLF’s solar array
Kaspar Wachinger, Amsterdam University College (2020)
Utilizing Machine Learning to Predict the Solar Spectrum from all Directions
Jouke Blum, University of Groningen (2020)
Investigating Triplet Transfer in Singlet Fission – Low Bandgap Semiconductor Bilayers using Magnetic Field Effects
Fabian Ecker, University of Konstanz (2019)
A novel multi-directional light detector for modelling the cost-efficiency benefits of bi-facial solar panels
Andrea Pollastri, Amsterdam University College (2019)
Dutch solar cell performance: The efficiency and Shockley-Queisser limits of various solar panels under Dutch weather conditions
Ruby de Hart, Amsterdam University College (2016)
Controlling the morphology of hybrid organic-inorganic lead bromide perovskite films on planar substrates
Haralds Abolins, Amsterdam University College (2016)
The core-shell nanowire as a solar cell
John K.D. Huong, Amsterdam University College (2014)
Measuring the optical responses of core@shell nanowires by using cathodoluminescence spectroscopy
Linda van der Waart, University of Amsterdam (2013)