Hi, I’m Niclas Mueller.

I am setting up a junior research group funded by the Emmy Noether Programme. My research focuses on experimental nanophotonics, bridging phenomena in the typically separate mid-infrared and visible spectral ranges. We are establishing a laboratory that will employ nonlinear optical microscopy techniques to investigate structure-property relationships in quantum materials with nanoscale spatial resolution. Our goal is to advance the understanding of interfaces in two-dimensional quantum materials, activate new coupling channels for nanoscale energy conversion, and engineer material properties through hybrid light-matter states. We closely collaborate with research groups at the department and the neighboring Fritz Haber Institute.

If you’re interested in joining, feel free to get in touch—I have open positions for PhD, Master’s, and Bachelor’s projects.