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Prof. Dr. Bettina Friedel

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Teaching areas

  • Physics
  • Hydrogen-based Technologies
  • Computer Engineering / Digital Technologies
  • Metrology
  • Chemistry for Energy-related Applications
  • Thermodynamics
  • Sensor Technology

Research areas

  • Physics and chemistry of materials for energy conversion and storage
  • Role of spatial homogeneity in single cells of fuel cell and electrolyser stacks
  • Effects of aging, degradation and spatial inhomogeneities on the photophysics and device physics of solar cells and modules
  • Low-dimensional semiconductors
  • Micro-/nanostructural and interfacial effects in semiconducturs and related devices
  • Novel materials and technologies for energy conversion and storage
  • Detection/monitoring of aging in semiconductors and electronic devices
  • Preconditioning and Degradation in thin-film photovoltaic modules

Roles

Within University

  • Board member of the Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Head of the Laboratory for Electrochemical Energy Systems

Outside University

  • German Physical Society (DPG)
  • Professors' Union (HLB)
  • Reviewer for various scientific journals in the areas of physics, chemistry and materials science

CV

  • Since 09/2024: Professor of Renewable Energy Systems at the University of Applied Sciences Coburg
  • 2020 – 2024: Senior Researcher, German National Metrology Institute (PTB) Braunschweig, Dept. Radiometry – group Solar Modules
  • 2018: Awarded title „Fachhochschulprofessorin, Prof.in (FH)", University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg (Austria)
  • 2017 – 2020: Professor / Head of the research group Energy Materials and Energy Technologies, Energy Research Centre, University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg (Austria)
  • 2011 – 2017: Assistant Professor, Head of the research group Organic & Hybrid Photovoltaics, 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: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.), Topic „Sol-Gel-based 3C Silicon Carbide"
  • 2003 – 2007: Research Associate, Nanophotonics, Department of Physics, University of Paderborn
  • 2003: Graduation in Physics (Diplom-Physikerin), University of Paderborn
  • 1998 – 2003: Studies in Physics, University of Paderborn

Projects and publications

Current publications can be found at:
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List of past and current projects:
ORCID