Departments of Applied Physics / Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Molecular Materials and Nanosystems

The interdepartemental research group M2N investigates and develops functional molecular materials and nanosystems with tailored physical properties. Examples of applications are in organic and polymer solar cells, light-emitting diodes, electrochemical and photovoltaic cells, and solar fuels.

From the molecule to the device

The Molecular Materials and Nanosystems (M2N) group is active in both the department of Applied Physics and the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. We combine expertise from these disciplines in a coherent research program on nanostructured materials and nano-sized organic and inorganic molecular systems. Our drive is to understand the underlying physical phenomena by studying systems of reduced dimensionality down to the molecular level. Our research regarding molecules, macromolecules and (nano)structured materials has led to notable achievements in a variety of applications.

Our research lines

OLED

Graphene

Organic solar cells

Perovskite solar cells

Organic flow batteries

Polaritons in organic crystals

Solar fuels

Photodetectors

News

René Janssen. Photo: Angeline Swinkels
August 8, 2023
ERC Advanced Grant for René Janssen and his research on more efficient solar cells
Janssen is using the prestigious European top grant, worth three million euros, to develop perovskite solar cells with efficiencies as high as 40%.
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July 3, 2023
Third round National Growth Fund: two projects awarded involving CE&C researchers
A whopping eleven project proposals with a TU/e contribution will receive investment in the third round of the National Growth Fund. In two of them researchers...
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More news
The origin of dark current and trap states in organic photodiodes
May 30, 2023
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Highly sensitive measurement technique leads to better solar cell
April 3, 2023
Researcher Riccardo Ollearo shows how the photodiode (right) picks up the signal from his finger, allowing him to see how fast his heart is beating on the screen (left). (Photo: Bart van Overbeeke)
This ‘Harry Potter’ light sensor achieves magically high efficiency of 200 per cent
February 17, 2023
Simulations of thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes
December 16, 2022

Meet some of our Researchers

Full Professor emeritus

Reinder Coehoorn

Assistant Professor

Martijn Wienk

Associate Professor

Stefan Meskers

Full Professor

Rene Janssen

Full Professor

Peter Bobbert

University Researcher

Kees Flipse

University Researcher

Gerwin Gelinck

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Recent Publications

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