PhD theses
- Electrochemical Nanofabrication for More Sustainable Photovoltaics
Yorick Bleiji, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, June 6, 2024.
Advisors: prof. dr. Esther Alarcón-Lladó, prof. dr. Albert Polman - Shaping the interplay of free electrons and light with optical metasurfaces
Matthias Liebtrau, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, November 9, 2023.
Advisors: prof. dr. Albert Polman, prof. dr. A. Femius Koenderink - Novel routes and insights into halide perovskite solar cells
Hongyu Sun, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, June 22, 2023.
Advisors: prof. dr. E.C. Garnett, prof. dr. B. Ehrler - 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
Benjamin 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
Marie-Claire 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
Toon Coenen, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Amsterdam, May 15, 2014.
Advisor: prof. dr. A. Polman - Light trapping in solar cells using resonant nanostructures
Pierpaolo 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)