• Molecules on 2D materials, as part of SFB 1772
• 2D magnets and TMDC-based spintronic heterostructures, as part of TRR 227
• Quantum materials, as part of FOR 5750
• Photonic structures (e.g. metasurfaces)

A common challenge in all of these materials is the inherent presence of electronic disorder. This disorder can arise from static heterogeneity (defects, cracks) or dynamical fluctuations (due to phonons or spins fluctuations for example). This often critically affects electronic properties and ultimately performance in applications.

My group wants to identify the sources of electronic disorder by revealing the microscopic energy dissipation channels in nanomaterials. And for this we develop tools such as multi-dimensional spectroscopy, which can reveal the origin of electronic disorder in materials and study electronic quantum dynamics with a temporal resolution of 15-30 fs.