Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik

Congratulations to Jakob Schadow, who successfully completed his Bachelor’s degree in Microsystems Technology at HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences on 12 December 2025. From April to October 2025, Jakob carried out his Bachelor’s thesis research at PDI, working under the supervision of Nicole Volkmer in the Technology and Transfer Department.

New research based on the PhD thesis of Francisca Marin Largo, carried out within PDI’s Core Research Area III-V Nanowires for Optoelectronics, has been published in Advanced Optical Materials. The study presents a new optical approach to probing light absorption in semiconductor nanowires — a long-standing experimental challenge in nanoscale optoelectronics.

Scientists at PDI, in collaboration with Penn State University, have demonstrated unprecedented control over atomic-scale defects in a two-dimensional silver layer, opening new possibilities for exploiting defects in two-dimensional metals as functional elements in future nanoelectronic and quantum devices.

A research paper with contributions from PDI scientists has received significant international attention, having been featured on the cover of the Journal of Applied Physics and now highlighted by the industry publication Semiconductor Today.