Contact
Prof. Dr. Bettina Friedel
Teaching areas
- Physics
- Hydrogen technologies
- Computer Engineering / Digital Technology
- Measurement technology
- Chemistry for energy applications
- Thermodynamics
- Sensors
Research areas
- Physics and chemistry of materials for energy conversion and energy storage
- Role of cell surface homogeneity in fuel cell and electrolyser stacks
- Effects of ageing, degradation and inhomogeneity in solar cells/modules on their photophysical and component-physical function
- Low-dimensional semiconductors
- Effects of micro/nanostructure and interfaces in semiconductor components
- New materials in energy conversion and energy storage
- Diagnostic methods for the ageing of semiconductor components
- Preconditioning and degradation in thin-film photovoltaics
Functions
At the university
- Program Director Bachelor Energy Technology and Renewable Energies
- Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Head of the Laboratory for Electrochemical Energy Systems
Outside the university
- German Physical Society (DPG)
- Association of University Professors (HLB)
- Reviewer for various scientific journals in the fields of physics, chemistry and materials science
Short vita
- Since 09/2024: Professor for Regenerative Energy Systems at the Coburg University of Applied Sciences
- 2020 – 2024: Senior Researcher, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig, Radiometry Department – Working Group Solar Modules
- 2018: Award of the title "Fachhochschulprofessorin, Prof.in (FH)", Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
- 2017 – 2020: FH Professor / Head of the Energy Materials and Energy Technologies Research Group, Energy Research Center, Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
- 2011 – 2017: Assistant Professor, Head of the Organic & Hybrid Photovoltaics Research Group, Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology (Austria)
- 2007 – 2011: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Optoelectronics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- 2007: Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), topic "3C silicon carbide on a sol-gel basis"
- 2003 – 2007: Research assistant, Nanophotonics, Department of Physics, University of Paderborn
- 2003: Degree in Physics, University of Paderborn
- 1998 – 2003: Studied physics at the University of Paderborn
Projects and publications
Current publications can be found at:
Research Gate
Google Scholar
List of past and current projects:
ORCID
