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

May 30, 2023
The origin of dark current and trap states in organic photodiodes
Xiao Ma defended his PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics on May 22nd.
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April 3, 2023
Highly sensitive measurement technique leads to better solar cell
For his PhD research, Bas van Gorkom developed a new way to measure defects in perovskite - a material used to make solar cells more efficient.
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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
High-throughput computational screening of organic molecules for organic ion battery cathodes
November 9, 2022
On the intricacies of optoelectronic characterization of thin-film semiconductors
November 9, 2022

Meet some of our Researchers

Associate Professor

Stefan Meskers

Full Professor

Peter Bobbert

Full Professor

Rene Janssen

University Researcher

Kees Flipse

Full Professor

Reinder Coehoorn

Full Professor

Gerwin Gelinck

Assistant Professor

Martijn Wienk

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