IMtech – Institute for Microtechnologies at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
Publications
Publications Prof. Dr. Stefan Kontermann
Books and Book Chapters
2. S. Kontermann, A. Gabler, A. L. Baumann, and W. Schade,
Tailored Material Functionalization by Shaped Femtosecond Laser Pulses,
in "Laser ablation: Fundamentals, Methods and applications", editors: W. Viöl and S. Wieneke, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppage, New York. (2015) 63-82, ISBN: 978-1-63482-622-8.
1. S. Kontermann, Characterization and Modeling of Contacting Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells,
PhD thesis, University of Konstanz, 2009, Verlag Dr. Hut, Munich, ISBN: 978-3-86853-170-1.
Patents
2. W. Schade, A. Gabler, and S. Kontermann, Wärmeübertrager und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung und Verwendung (Heat exchanger and method for its production and use), German patent application, 25 July 2013. Epoline no. 800270304, official file number: 102013214518.7
1. S. Kontermann, W. Schade, C. Winter, Ein System umfassend einen Lichtverteiler und zumindest eine LED-Leuchte sowie ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Lichtverteilers (A system comprising a light distributor and at least one LED luminaire and a method for producing a light distributor), German patent application of 6 October 2014, file number DE102014220141.1
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
30. J. Kuhl, I. Lebershausen, J.-U. Just, U. H. P. Fischer, S. Kontermann,
Directional light redirection from a buried femtosecond-laser-written tilted-plane array in fused silica,
J. Eur. Opt. Society-Rapid Publ. 22 (2026) 66, doi: 10.1051/jeos/2026058
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29. J. Kuhl, I. Lebershausen, and S. Kontermann,
Fabrication parameters for modification regimes in fused silica using 1030 nm femtosecond laser beams,
Optical Materials Express 16 (2026) 700. doi: 10.1364/OME.579551
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28. X. Liu, P. Mc Kearney, S. Schäfer, B. Radfar, Y. Berencén, U. Kentsch, V. Vähänissi, S. Zhou, S. Kontermann, and H. Savin,
Impact of post-ion implantation annealing on Se-hyperdoped Ge,
Applied Physics Letters 125 (2024) 042102. doi: 10.1063/5.0213637
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27. S. Schäfer, X. Liu, P. Mc Kearney, S. Paulus, B. Radfar, V. Vähänissi, H. Savin and S. Kontermann,
Effective carrier lifetime in ultrashort pulse laser hyperdoped silicon: Sulfur concentration dependence and practical limitations,
Physica Status Solidi A, 2400132 (2024), doi: 10.1002/pssa.202400132.
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26. S. Paulus, S. Schäfer, P. Mc Kearney, T. Niemeyer, M. Seibt, S. Kontermann,
Defect engineering for improved thermal stability of sulfur hyperdoped silicon,
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 176 (2024) 108297.
25. P. Mc Kearney, S. Schäfer, X. Liu, S. Paulus, I. Lebershausen, B. Radfar, V. Vähänissi, H. Savin, and S. Kontermann,
Impact of Pulse Duration on the Properties of Laser Hyperdoped Black Silicon,
Advanced Photonics Research (2024) 2300281, 10.1002/adpr.202300281
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24. P. Mc Kearney, I. Lebershausen, S. Schäfer, S. Paulus, and S. Kontermann,
Improving the Processing Efficiency of Femtosecond Laser Sulfur Hyperdoping of Silicon by Diffractive Beam Shaping, JLMN-Journal of Laser Micro/Nanoengineering 1 (2023), doi: 10.2961/jlmn.2023.02.2003
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23. P. Mc Kearney, S. Schäfer, S. Paulus, M. Roser, F. Piermaier, I. Lebershausen, and S. Kontermann,
Ultrafast laser heating for controlling the optoelectronic properties of sulfur hyperdoped black silicon, Journal of Applied Physics 133 (2023) 013102, doi: 10.1063/5.0130743
22. S. Paulus, M. Roser, P. Mc Kearney, M. Will, S. Schäfer and S. Kontermann,
Classification of different post-hyperdoping treatments for enhanced crystallinity of IR-sensitive femtosecond-laser processed silicon, Semiconductor Science and Technology 38 (2023) 024002, doi: 10.1088/1361-6641/acad93
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21. S. Schäfer, P. Mc Kearney, S. Paulus, and S. Kontermann
Analytical model for extracting optical properties from absorptance of femtosecond-laser structured hyperdoped silicon,
Journal of Applied Physics 131 (2022) 243102, doi: 10.1063/5.0094177
20. David Müllers, Jonas Kuhl, and Stefan Kontermann, Nonparaxial optical transfer function for arbitrary illumination in partially coherent imaging systems and the oblique source application,
Journal of the Optical Society A, 39 (2022) 744-758; doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.452462
19. S. Paulus, P. Mc Kearney, F. Völklein, and S. Kontermann, Obtaining simultaneously high crystallinity and sub-bandgap absorption in femtosecond laser hyperdoped black silicon using ion beam etching, AIP Advances 11 (2021) 075014; doi: /10.1063/5.0044678
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18. J. Sickel, A. Ahrens, A. L. Baumann, W. Schade, S. Kontermann, and M. Seibt,
Microscopic electronic and structural analysis of femtosecond laser sulfur hyperdoped silicon, Physica Status Solidi A, 1700264 (2017), doi: 10.1002/pssa.201700264.
17. M. Otto, M. Algasinger, H. Branz, B. Gesemann, T. Gimpel, K. Füchsel, T. Käsebier, S. Kontermann, S. Koynov, X. Li, V. Naumann, J. Oh, A. N. Sprafke, J. Ziegler, M. Zilk, and R. B. Wehrspohn,
Black Silicon Photovoltaics,
Advanced Optical Materials 3 (2015) 147-164, doi: 10.1002/adom.201400395.
16. T. Gimpel, K. M. Guenther, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade,
Current-voltage characteristic and sheet resistances after annealing of femtosecond laser processed sulfur emitters for silicon solar cells,
Applied Physics Letters 105 (2014) 053504, doi: 10.1063/1.4892474.
15. K. M. Guenther, T. Gimpel, J. W. Tomm, S. Winter, A. Ruibys, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade,
Excess carrier generation in femtosecond-laser processed sulfur doped silicon by means of sub-bandgap illumination,
Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014) 042107; doi: 10.1063/1.4863439.
14. F. Fattahi Comjani, U. Willer, S.Kontermann, and Wolfgang Schade,
Influence of the metal-semiconductor contact by energy harvesting from vertically aligned ZnO nanowires,
Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014) 143113, doi: 10.1063/1.4871376.
13. P. Saring, A. L. Baumann, B. Schlieper-Ludewig, S.Kontermann, W. Schade, and M. Seibt,
Electronic and structural properties of femtosecond laser sulfur hyperdoped silicon pn-junctions,
Applied Physics Letters 103 (2013) 061904, doi: 10.1063/1.4817726.
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12. K. M. Guenther, T. Gimpel, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade,
Investigation of the sulfur doping profile in femtosecond-laser processed silicon,
Applied Physics Letters 102, 202104 (2013); doi: 10.1063/1.4807679.
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11. F. Fattahi Comjani, U. Willer, S.Kontermann, and Wolfgang Schade,
Modelling the growth of ZnO nanocombs based on the piezoelectric effect,
AIP Advances 3 (2013) 102102, doi: 10.1063/1.4824616.
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10. F. Fattahi Comjani, U. Willer, S.Kontermann, and Wolfgang Schade,
Synthesis of ZnO nanowalls and nanocombs by vapor-liquid-solid method,
Physica Status Solidi A, doi: 10.1002/pssa.201329242 (2013).
9. T. Gimpel, I. Höger, F. Falk, W. Schade, and S. Kontermann,
Electron backscatter diffraction on femtosecond laser sulfur hyperdoped silicon,
Applied Physics Letters 101 (2012) 111911, doi: 10.1063/1.4752454.
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8. S. Kontermann, A. Ruf, R. Preu, and G. Willeke,
Simulating the interface morphology of silver thick film contacts on n-type Si-(100) and Si-(111),
Applied Physics Letters 101 (2012) 121907, doi: 10.1063/1.4752228.
7. K. M. Guenther, H. Witte, A. Krost, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade,
Extracting accurate capacitance voltage curves from impedance spectroscopy,
Applied Physics Letters 100 (2012) 042101, doi10.1063/1.3679380.
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6. S. Kontermann, R. Preu, and G. Willeke,
Calculating the specific contact resistance from the nanostructure at the interface of silver thick film contacts on n-type silicon,
Applied Physics Letters 99 (2011) 111905, doi :10.1063/1.36353831.
5. S. Kontermann, J. Bauer, and G. Willeke,
Electronic properties of nanoscale silver crystals at the interface of silver thick film contacts on n-type silicon,
Applied Physics Letters 97 (2010) 191910, doi: 10.1063/1.3508950.
4. S. Kontermann, M. Hörteis, A. Ruf, S. Feo, and R. Preu,
Spatially resolved contact resistance measurements on crystalline silicon solar cells,
Physica Status Solidi A 206 (2009) 2866-2871, doi:10.1002/pssa.200925077.
3. S. Kontermann, A.Wolf, D. Reinwand, A. Grohe, D. Biro, and R. Preu,
Optimizing annealing steps for crystalline silicon solar cells with screen printed front side metallization and an oxide passivated rear side with local contacts,
Progress in Potovoltaics 17 (2009) 554-566, doi: 10.1002/pip.919.
2. S. Kontermann, M. Hörteis, M. Kasemann, A. Grohe, R. Preu, E. Pink, and T. Trupke,
Physical understanding of the behavior of silver thick film contacts under annealing conditions,
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 93 (2009) 1630-1635, doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.04.019.
1. G. Goll, T. Brugger, M. Marz, S. Kontermann, H.v. Löhneysen, T. Sayles, and M.B. Maple,
Point Contact spectroscopy on heavy-fermion superconductors,
Physica B 378-380 (2006) 665-668.
Conference Contributions with Peer-Reviewed Published Papers
19. J. Kuhl, D. Müllers, I. Lebershausen, S. Kontermann, Quantitative phase measurement of direct laser written waveguides using differential phase contrast, Proceedings 2021 der 122. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angewandte Optik, Bremen, Germany (2021), ISSN: 1614-8436
18. C. Warneke, J. Kuhl, I. Lebershausen, F. Völklein, and S. Kontermann
Herstellung von Mikrogittern in optischen Gläsern mittels Ultrakurzpulslaserablation,
Proceedings 2019 der 120. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angewandte Optik, Darmstadt, Germany (2019), ISSN: 1614-8436
17. T. Gimpel, K.-M. Guenther, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade,
Experimental Implementation of a silicon wafer tandem solar cell,
Proceedings of the 4th Silicon PV, 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (2014).
Energy Procedia 55 (2014 ) 186-189, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.114
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16. K.-M. Guenther, T. Gimpel, W. Schade, and S. Kontermann,
Using Impedance Spectroscopy for Enhanced Capacitance-Voltage Measurements on Solar Cells with Multiple Space Charge Regions and a Structured Surface,
Proceedings of the 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, Florida, USA, p. in print (2013).
[Best Oral Presentation Award winner]
15. P. Saring, A. L. Baumann, S. Kontermann, W. Schade, and M. Seibt,
Characterization of electrical contacts on silicon (100) after ablation and sulfur doping by femtosecond laser pulses,
Proceedings of Gettering and Defect Engineering in Semiconductor Technology (GaDEST), Oxford, UK, (2013), published in Solid State Phenomena Vols. 205-206 (2014) pp 358-363, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.205-206.358
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14. S. Kontermann, A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, K.M. Guenther, A. Ruibys, Ulrike Willer, and W. Schade,
Structural and optical property tailoring of black silicon with fs-laser pulses,
MRS Proceedings of the MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1405, mrsf11-1405-y03-03, doi:10.1557/opl.2012.20 (2012). [Invited Talk]
13. S. Kontermann, T. Gimpel, A. L. Baumann, K.-M. Guenther, and W. Schade,
Laser Processed Black Silicon for Photovoltaic Applications,
Energy Procedia 27 (2012) 390-395, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.082.
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12. K.-M. Guenther, A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Tandem solar cell concept using black silicon for enhanced Infrared absorption, Energy Procedia 27 (2012) 555-560, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.109.
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11. A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, K.-M. Guenther, P. Saring, M. Seibt, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Tailoring the absorption properties of Black Silicon, Energy Procedia 27 (2012) 480-484, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.097.
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10. S. Kontermann, A. Ruf, and R. Preu, Atomistic Simulations of the Silicon Surface Structure at the Interface of Silver Thick Film Contacts on n-Type Silicon,MRS Proceedings of the MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 1323, mrss11-1323-c03-17 doi:10.1557/opl.2011.821 (2011).
9. T. Gimpel, K.-M. Günther, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Study on contact materials for sulfur hyperdoped black silicon, Proceedings of the 37th IEEE PVSC, Seattle, Washington, USA, 002061-002065, doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186358 (2011).
8. J. Waltermann, K.-M. Günther, S. Kontermann, S.R. Waldvogel, and W. Schade, Electrical and photoelectrical measurements on ZnO-Nanowires coated with PEDOT:PSS for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, MRS Proceedings, 1303, mrsf10-1303-y06-21, doi:10.1557/opl.2011.499 (2011).
7. S. Kontermann, A. Ruf, and R. Preu,Quantitative comparison of simulated and experimental silver crystal formation at the interface of silver thick film contacts on n-type silicon, Energy Procedia 8 (2011) 455-460, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.165.
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6. S. Kontermann, A. Grohe, and R. Preu, Detailed analysis of annealing silver front side contacts on silicon solar cells, in Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, San Diego, California, USA (2008).
5. M. Kasemann, W. Kwapil, M.C. Schubert, H. Habenicht, B. Walter, M. The, S. Kontermann, et al., Spatially resolved silicon solar cell characterization using infrared imaging methods, in Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, San Diego, California, USA (2008). [Invited Talk]
4. S. Kontermann, A. Grohe, D. Erath, R. Preu, and G. Willeke, Investigations on the influence of different annealing steps on silicon solar cells with silver thick filmcontacts, in Proceedings of the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Milan, Italy (2007), 1556-1559.
3. E. Pink, T. Trupke, R.A. Bardos, M.D. Abbott, Y. Augarten, and S. Kontermann, Fast series resistance imaging using photoluminescence, in Proceedings of the 22ndEuropean Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Milan, Italy (2007), 381-385. [Best Visual Presentation Award]
2. T. Trupke, R.A. Bardos, M.D. Abbott, P. Würfel, E. Pink, Y. Augarten, F.W. Chen, K. Fisher, J.E. Cotter, M. Kasemann, M. Rüdiger, S. Kontermann, et al., Progress withluminescence imaging for the characterisation of silicon wafers and solar cells, in Proceedings of the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Milan, Italy (2007), 22-31. [Invited Talk]
1. S. Kontermann, G. Emanuel, J. Benick, R. Preu, and G. Willeke, Characterisation of silver thick film contact formation on textured monocrystalline silicon solar cells, in Proceedings of the 21st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Dresden,Germany (2006), 613-616.
Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
3. S. Kontermann, Solarzellen auf Schwarzem Silizium – Wirkungsgrad durch neue Technik verdoppelt,Laser Magazin 02/2012 (2012) 12.
2. S. Kontermann, Record Results for Solar Cells on Femtosecond Laser Pulse Processed Black Silicon, Inter PV 04/2012 (2012) 82-84.
- S. Kontermann, Solarzellen aus Schwarzem Silizium, EP Photovoltaik 3/4 2012 (2012) 39-42.
Invited Talks
19. S. Kontermann, Photonische Mikrosysteme, FH Aachen, Jülich (März 2019).
18. S. Kontermann, Photonic Microsystems, Laserzentrum FH Münster, Münster (November 2018).
17. S. Kontermann, Femtosekundenlaser-hyperdotiertes Schwarzes Silizium für photonische Infrarotanwendungen, Optence Netzwerktag, Wetzlar (November 2018).
16. S. Kontermann, Femtosecond laser hyperdoped Black Silicon for infrared optics, 8. Wetzlarer Herbsttagung, Wetzlar (September 2018).
15. S. Kontermann, Femtosekundenlaser und deren Bedeutung für die Photonikbranche in Deutschland,
Optatek Messe, Eröffnungspressekonferenz, Frankfurt (Juni 2018).
14. S. Kontermann, Femtosekunden-Laseranwendungen in der Materialbearbeitung,
Optence e.V., Arbeitskreis Optiken für Laser, Rüsselsheim (April 2018).
13. S. Kontermann, Lasertechnik in Forschung und Lehre an der Hochschule RheinMain,
Hobit Messe, Darmstadt (Januar 2016).
12. S. Kontermann, Innovative LED Beleuchtung,
Hannover Messe, ICLEI Metropolitian Solutions, (2014).
11. S. Kontermann, Siliziumfunktionalisierung mit Femtosekunden Laserpulsen,
Laser Laboratorium Göttingen, 14. PhotonicNet Symposium: Funktionalisierte Oberflächen, Laser-Oberflächenbearbeitung in der Mikroelektronik (2014).
10. S. Kontermann, Adaptive Laserpulsformung zur Materialfunktionalisierung mit Femtosekunden Laserpulsen, Laser Zentrum Hannover, 13. PhotonicNet Symposium: Funktionalisierte Oberflächen,(2013).
9. S. Kontermann, Femtosecond Laser Processing of functional nanostructures and photonic devices, Universität Kassel, Institut für Nanostrukturtechnologie und Analytik (INA), Prof. H. Hillmer (2013).
8. S. Kontermann, Maßgeschneiderte Materialien mit maßgeschneiderten Lichtpulsen,
BMBF Symposium zur Nachwuchsförderung NanoMatFutur im BMBF Rahmenprogramm „Werkstoffinnovationen für Industrie und Gesellschaft - WING“, Bonn (2013).
7. S. Kontermann, Femtosekunden-Laserprozesse für die Photovoltaik,
Institut für Solarenergieforschung Hameln (ISFH), Emmerthal, Prof. J. Schmidt (2013).
6. S. Kontermann, Hybridsolarzellen basierend auf Zinkoxid-Nanodrähten,
Universität Bayreuth, Prof. H.W. Schmidt (2012).
5. S. Kontermann, Femtosekunden Laser prozessiertes Schwarzes Silizium,
International Solar Energy Research Center (ISC) Konstanz (2012).
4. S. Kontermann, Photolumineszens- und REM-Charakterisierung von Silber-Silizium Grenzflächen auf Solarzellen,
Universität Göttingen, Prof. C. Ropers (2010).
3. S. Kontermann, Einfluss von mikrostrukturellen Phänomenen auf die elektrische Leitfähigkeit der Grenzfläche von Silber-Dickfilm-Kontakten auf Silizium,
Universität Konstanz, Prof. E. Scheer (2010).
2. S. Kontermann, Grenzflächeneffekte an Silber-Dickfilm-Kontakten auf Silizium Solarzellen,
Technische Universität Clausthal Prof. W. Schade (2010).
1. S. Kontermann, Characterization and Modeling of Contacting Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Prof. T. Buonassisi (2009).
Conference Contributions without Paper (Talk or Poster)
29. X. Liu, K. Chen, B. Radfar, P. Mc Kearney, S. Paulus, S. Schäfer, M. Serué, D. Mutschall, V. Koskinen, T. Pasanen, V. Vähänissi, M. Juntunen, S. Kontermann, H. Savin, Contact formation via femtosecond-laser hyperdoping in silicon optoelectronic devices, Optics & Photonics Days - University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Joensuu, Finland, 30.05.2023 – 01.06.2023 (2023)
28. S. Schäfer, X. Liu, P. Mc Kearney, S. Paulus, B. Radfar, V. Vähänissi, H. Savin and S. Kontermann, Effective carrier lifetime in ultrashort pulse laser hyperdoped silicon: dopant concentration dependence and practical upper limits, EMRS Fall Meeting, Warschau 18.09-21.09.2023 (2023).
27. S. Paulus, P. McKearney, S. Schäfer, T. Niemeyer, M. Roser, F. Piermaier, I. Lebershausen, M. Seibt, S. Kontermann, Evolution of carrier mobility and carrier density of femtosecond laser sulfur hyperdoped silicon after different post-processing treatments, European MRS Spring Meeting, Strasbourg 29.05-02.06.2023 (2023).
26. S. Schäfer, P. McKearney, S. Paulus, and S. Kontermann, Unravelling the optical properties of femtosecond laser hyperdoped silicon by analytical modeling of absorptance, European MRS Spring Meeting, Virtual conference 30.05.-03.06.2022 (2022).
25. P. Mc Kearney, S. Paulus, S. Kontermann, Obtaining high crystallinity and sub-bandgap absorption in femtosecond laser hyperdoped black silicon using femtosecond laser annealing, European MRS Spring Meeting, Virtual conference 17.-23.04.2021 (2021).
24. A. Ahrens, B. Jürgens, A.L. Baumann, S. Kontermann, W.Schade, and M. Seibt,
Deep levels in sulphur hyperdoped silicon probed by Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy,
18th Conference on Gettering and Defect Engineering in Semiconductor Technology, Zeuthen, Germany (2019).
23. S. Hitzel, O. Stilz, M. Will, I. Lebershausen, S. Kontermann,
Diffraktive optische Elemente mit großer Stufenhöhe,
120. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angewandte Optik, Darmstadt, Germany (2019).
22. E. Juhl, D. Rosendahl, S. Paulus, I. Lebershausen, H.-D. Bauer, S. Kontermann
Charakterisierung von mikrostrukturiertem Silizium, hergestellt durch Femtosekundenlaserpulse, mittels Ulbrichtkugel und Rasterelektronenmikroskop,
120. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angewandte Optik, Darmstadt, Germany (2019).
21. S. Kontermann, W. Schippers, A. L. Baumann, and W.Schade,
Experimental realization of adaptive femtosecond laser pulse shaping for optimized laser microstructuring of materials,
European MRS Spring Meeting, Lille, France (2014).
20. K.-M. Guenther, H. Witte, J. Bläsing, A. Krost, T. Gimpel, W. Schade, and S. Kontermann, Silicon surface properties after irradiation with single femtosecond laser pulses under SF6 atmosphere, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) Spring Meeting, Regensburg, Germany (2013).
19. K.-M. Guenther, S. Winter, T. Gimpel, W. Schade, and S. Kontermann, Investigating the infrared conversion efficiency of Black Silicon solar cells by measuring the differential spectral responsivity (DSR), Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) Spring Meeting, Regensburg, Germany (2013).
18. K.-M. Guenther, A. Bomm, T. Gimpel, M. Schulz, H. Fritze, W. Schade, and S. Kontermann, Investigation of the sulfur doping profile of femtosecond-laserdoped Black Silicon solar cells, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) Spring Meeting, Regensburg, Germany (2013).
17. N. Oehl, M. Knipper, T. Plaggenborg , A. Gabler, S. Kontermann, J. Parisi, Investigation of Lithium-Silicon System using simultaneous three-electrode impedance measurements, Tagung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, München (2012).
16. S. Kontermann, A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, K. M. Günther, A. Ruibys, and W. Schade, Formation of Black Silicon by differently polarized femtosecond laser pulses, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
15. A. Gabler, A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Gas diffusion electrode development using femtosecond-laser induced microstructured metal surfaces with hydrophobic features, DPGSpring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
14. A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, K.-M. Günther, S. Kontermann, P. Saring, and W. Schade, Absorption properties of femtosecond laser microstructured Black Silicon, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
13. A. Ruibys, K. M. Günther, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Photovoltaic potential of femtosecond laser hyperdoped silicon, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
12. F. Fattahi Comjani, J. Waltermann, K. M. Günther, M. Köhring, U. Willer, S. Kontermann, and Wolfgang Schade, Nanogenerator on the base of zinc oxide nanowires, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
11. J. Waltermann, K. M. Günther, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, TLM measurements of sheet and contact resistance of different ZnO layers produced by wet chemical or sputtering methods, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
10. K. M. Günther, H. Witte, A. Krost, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, A new method for obtaining accurate capacitance-voltage curves in the presence of additional space charges, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
9. K. M. Günther, A. Bomm, T. Gimpel, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Black Silicon solar cell emitter doping concentration measured with impedance spectroscopy, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
8. T. Gimpel, I. Höger, F. Falk, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Crystal structure at the surface of femtosecond-laser microstructured silicon for photovoltaics, DPG Spring Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2012).
7. S. Kontermann, A. Ruf, and Ralf Preu, Time Scaling of Silver Nano-Crystal Growth at the Interface of Silver Thick Film Electrodes on n-Type Silicon, DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany (2011).
6. A. Ruibys, C. Lehmann, T. Gimpel, A. L. Baumann, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Determination of the complex refractive index in the infrared region for femtosecond-laser-formed silicon surfaces using ray-tracing, DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany (2011).
5. K.-M. Günther, J. Waltermann, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Electrical Investigations of different polymer and substrate materials for dye-sensitized ZnO-NW/polymer hybrid solar, DPG Spring, Dresden,Germany (2011).
4. T. Gimpel, K.-M. Günther, A. L. Baumann, A. Ruibys, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Contact materials for sulphur hyperdoped black silicon, DPG Spring, Dresden, Germany (2011).
3. A. L. Baumann, T. Gimpel, K.-M. Günther, C. Lehmann, A. Ruibys, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Black silicon with femtosecond double laser pulses, DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany (2011).
2. J. Waltermann, K.-M. Günther, S. Kontermann, and W. Schade, Study on different substrates for dye-sensitized ZnO/polymer hybrid solar cells, DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany (2011).
1. S. Kontermann, Gernot Goll, Todd Sayles, and M. Brian Maple, Investigation of CeCoIn5/Pt point contacts in the normal and superconducting states, DPG Spring Meeting, Regensburg, Germany (2005).
in preparation
- Paper on Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation of Bi Nanowires
2025
- C.-C. Meyer, E. Artes, M. Bender, J. Brötz, Ch. E. Düllmann, et al., Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis of ion-irradiated molecular-plated thin films for superheavy element production, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 1075 (2025) 170361, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2025.170361
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2023
L. Kirsch, W. Assmann, S. Gerlach, A.-K. Schmidt, M. Bender, et al., Ionoacoustic monitoring of relativistic heavy ion beams, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 1057 (2023) 168755, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2023.168755
Carl-Christian Meyer, Ernst Artes, Markus Bender, Joachim Brötz, Christoph E. Düllmann, Constantin Haese, Egon Jäger, Birgit Kindler, Bettina Lommel, Marton Major, Maximilian Rapps, Dennis Renisch, Christina Trautmann und Alexander Yakushev, Fabrication, swift heavy ion irradiation, and damage analysis of lanthanide targets, Radiochimica Acta 2023, DOI: 10.1515/ract-2023-0197
V. Velthaus, C. Trautmann, M. Bender, Mitigation of ion-induced desorption for accelerator components by surface treatment and annealing, Vacuum 211 (2023), 111965, doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111965
- C. Mejía, G. S. V. Muniz, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, A. N. Agnihotri, B. Augé, A. Domaracka, P. Boduch, H. Rothard, Swift heavy ion irradiation of Thymine at cryogenic temperature, Nucl. Instum. Meth. B534 (2023) 11-15, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2022.10.024
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2022
E. Dartois, M. Chabot, F. Koch, C. Bachelet, M. Bender, J. Bourçois, J. Duprat, J. Frereux, M. Godard, S. Hervé2, B. Merk, T. Pino, J. Rojas, I. Schubert, and C. Trautmann, Desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by cosmic rays Implications for PAH inventories under TMC-1 dense cloud conditions, Astronomy & Astrophysics 663, A25 (2022) 1-8, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243274
- P. Schneider, P. Keller, I. Schubert, M. Bender, C. Trautmann & M. Dürr, Bond‑specific fragmentation of oligopeptides via electronic stopping of swift heavy ions in molecular films, Scientific Reports 12 (2022) 17975, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21744-w
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2021
M. Ferry, S. Esnouf, F. Leprêtre, C. Cabet, M. Bender, D. Severin, E. Balanzat, Y. Ngono, Effect of oxygen on gas emitted from polymer irradiated using Swift Heavy Ion beams, Nucl. Instr. Meth B 497 51-58, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2021.04.006
V. Velthaus, B. Tietz, C. Trautmann, F. Völklein, M. Bender, Desorption measurements of accelerator-related materials exposed to different stimuli, Vacuum 194 (2021) 110608, doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110608
- C. Länger, P. Ernst, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, M. Schleberger, M. Dürr, Single-ion induced surface modifications on hydrogen-covered Si(001) surfaces - significant difference between slow highly charges and swift heavy ions, New Journal of Physics 23 (2021) 093037, doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac254d
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2020
M. Toulemonde, W. Assmann, B. Ban-d’Etat, M. Bender, A. Bergmaier, P. Boduch, S. Della Negra, J. Duan, A. S. El-Said, F. Grüner, J. Liu, D. Leli‘evre, H. Rothard, T. Seidl, D. Severin, J. P. Stoquert, K.-O. Voss, C. Trautmann, Sputtering of LiF and other halide crystals in the electronic energy loss regime, The European Physical Journal D 74 (2020) 144, doi: 10.1140/epjd/e2020-10040-9
- S. Lehrack, W. Assmann, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, J. Schreiber, K. Parodi, Ionoacoustic detection of swift heavy ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 950 (2020) 162935, doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162935
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2019
M. Herder, L. Breuer, M. Bender, D. Severin, A. Wucher, Ionization probability of sputtered coronene molecules, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 460, (2019) 193-200, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2019.05.008
T. Pino, M. Chabot, K. Béroff, M. Godard, F. Fernandez-Villoria, K. C. Le, L. Breuer, M. Herder, A. Wucher, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, E. Dartois, Release of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fullerenes by cosmic rays from interstellar dust, Astronomy & Astrophysics 623 A134 (2019) doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834855
- M. Bender, Pressure instabilities in heavy ion accelerators in O. B. Malyshev (ed.) Vacuum in accelerators, Wiley-VCH (2019), ISBN: 978-3-527-34302-7
2018
M. Herder, P. Ernst, L. Breuer, M. Bender, D. Severin, A. Wucher, Secondary ion formation on indium under nuclear and electronic sputtering conditions, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 36-3 (2018) 03F110, doi: 10.1116/1.5018721
L. Breuer, P. Ernst, M. Herder, F. Meinerzhagen, M. Bender, D. Severin, A. Wucher, Secondary ion formation during electronic and nuclear sputtering of Germanium, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 424 (2018) 1-9, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.03.019
- L. Breuer, P. Ernst, M. Herder, F. Meinerzhagen, M. Bender, D. Severin, A. Wucher, metric investigation of material sputtered under swift heavy ion bombardment, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 435 (2018) 101-110, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2017.10.019
2017
E. Dartois, M. Chabot, T. Pino, K. Béroff, M. Godard, D. Severin, M. Bender, C. Trautmann, Swift heavy ion irradiation of interstellar dust analogues. Small carbonaceous species released by cosmic rays, Astronomy & Astrophysics 599, A130 (2017) doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629646
- W. Assmann, B. Ban-d’Etat, M. Bender, P. Boduch, P. L. Grande, H. Lebius, D. Lelièvre, G. G. Marmitt, H. Rothard, T. Seidl, D. Severin, K.-O. Voss, M. Toulemonde, C. Trautmann, Charge-state related effects in sputtering of LiF by swift heavy ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 392 (2017) 94-101, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2016.12.013
2016
L. Breuer, F. Meinerzhagen, M. Herder, M. Bender, D. Severin, J. O. Lerach, A. Wucher, Secondary ion and neutral mass spectrometry with swift heavy ions: Organic molecules, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 34 (2016) 03H130, doi: 10.1116/1.4943158
F. Meinerzhagen, L. Breuer, H. Bukowska, M. Bender, D. Severin, M. Herder, H. Lebius, M. Schleberger, A. Wucher, A new setup for the investigation of swift heavy ion induced particle emission and surface modifications, Rev. Sci. Instr. 87 (2016) 013903, doi: 10.1063/1.4939899
S. Gupta, H. G. Gehrke, J. Krauser, C. Trautmann, D. Severin, M. Bender, H. Rothard, H. Hofsäss, Conducting ion tracks generated by charge-selected swift heavy ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 381 (2016) 76-83, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2016.05.010
- C. L. Tracy, M. Lang, D. Severin, M. Bender, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, Anisotropic expansion and amorphization of Ga2O3 irradiated with 946 MeV Au ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 374 (2016) 40-44, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2015.08.059
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2015
M. Lang, C. L. Tracy, R. I. Palomares, F. Zhang, D. Severin, M. Bender, C. Trautmann, C. Park, V. B. Prakapenka, V. A. Skuratov, R. C. Ewing, Characterization of ion-induced radiation effects in nuclear materials using synchrotron x-ray techniques, J. Materials Research 30 (09) (2015) 1366-1379, doi: 10.1557/jmr.2015.6
C. Hubert, K.-O. Voss, M. Bender, K. Kupka, A. Romanenko, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, M. Tomut, Swift heavy ion-induced radiation damage in isotropic graphite studied by micro-indentation and in-situ electrical resistivity, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 365 (2015) 509-514, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2015.08.056
C. L. Tracy, M. Lang, J. M. Pray, F. Zhang, D. Popov, C. Park, C. Trautmann, M. Bender, D. Severin, V. A. Skuratov, R. C. Ewing, Redox response of actinide materials to highly-ionizing radiation, Nature Communications 6 (2015) 6133, doi: 10.1038/ncomms7133
F. Pellemoine, M. Avilov, M. Bender, R. C. Ewing, S. Fernandes, M. Lang, W. X. Li, W. Mittig, M. Schein, D. Severin, M. Tomut, C. Trautmann, F. X. Zhang, Study on structural recovery of graphite irradiated with swift heavy ions at high temperature, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 365 (2015) 522-524, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2015.09.007
C. Mejía, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, Ph. Boduch, V. Bordalo, A. Domaracka, X. Y. Lv, R. Martinez, H. Rothard, Radiolysis and sputtering of carbon dioxide ice induced by swift Ti, Ni and Xe ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 365 (2015) 477-481, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2015.09.039
L. Breuer, F. Meinerzhagen, M. Bender, D. Severin, A. Wucher, Time-of-flight secondary neutral & ion mass spectrometry using swift heavy ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 365 (2015) 482-489, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2015.07.117
- M. Bender, D. Severin, M. Tomut, C. Trautmann, Material-related issues at high-power and high-energy ion beam facilities, J. Phys.: Conference Series 599 (2015) 012039, doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/599/1/012039
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2014
M. Lang, M. Toulemonde, J. Zhang, F. Zhang, C. L. Tracy, J. Lian, Z. Wang, W. J. Weber, D. Severin, M. Bender, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, Swift heavy ion track formation in Gd2Zr2−xTixO7 pyrochlore: effect of electronic energy loss, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 336 (2014) 102-115, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2014.06.019
- U. H. Hossain, V. Lima, O. Baake, D. Severin, M. Bender, W. Ensinger, On-line and post irradiation analysis of swift heavy ion induced modification of PMMA (polymethyl-methacrylate), Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 326 (2014) 135-139, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2013.10.074
2013
S. Fernandes, F. Pellemoine, M. Tomut, M. Avilov, M. Bender, M. Boulesteix, M. Krause, W. Mittig, M. Schein, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, In-situ electric resistance measurements and annealing effects of graphite exposed to swift heavy ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 314 (2013) 125-129, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2013.04.060
D. P. Holzer, E. Mahner, H. Kollmus, M. Bender, D. Severin, M. Wengenroth, Heavy-ion-induced desorption yields of cryogenic surfaces bombarded with 1.4 MeV/u xenon ions, Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 169 (2013) 083201, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.083201
W. Li, M. D. Rodriguez, P. Kluth, M. Lang, N. Medvedev, M. Sorokin, J. Zhang, B. Afra, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, Effect of doping on the radiation response of conductive Nb-SrTiO3, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 302 (2013) 40-47, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2013.03.010
Ochedowski, K. Marinov, G. Wilbs, G. Keller, N. Scheuschner, D. Severin, M. Bender, J. Maultzsch, F. J. Tegude, M. Schleberger, Radiation hardness of graphene and MoS2 field effect devices against swift heavy ion irradiation, J. Appl. Phys. 113 (2013) 214306, doi: 10.1063/1.4808460
- D. Schauries, M. Lang, O. H. Pakarinen, S. Botis, B. Afra, M. D. Rodriguez, F. Djurabekova, K. Nordlund, D. Severin, M. Bender, W. X. Li, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, N. Kirby, P. Kluth, Temperature dependence of ion track formation in quartz and apatite, J. Appl. Crystallography 46 (2013) 1-6, doi: 10.1107/S0021889813022802
2012
T. Seidl, O. Baake, U. H. Hossain, M. Bender, D. Severin, C. Trautmann, W. Ensinger, In-situ investigation of polyvinyl formal irradiated with GeV Au ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 272 (2012) 400-404, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.01.110
- M. Lang, F. Zhang, W. Li, D. Severin, M. Bender, S. Klaumünzer, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, Swift heavy ion-induced amorphization of CaZrO3 perovskite, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 286 (2012) 271-276, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.12.028
2011
E. Mahner, L. Evans, D. Küchler, R. Scrivens, M. Bender, H. Kollmus, D. Severin, M. Wengenroth, Heavy-ion induced desorption yields of cryogenic surfaces bombarded with 4.2 MeV/u lead ions, Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 14 (2011) 050102, doi: 0.1103/PhysRevSTAB.14.050102
- O. Baake, T. Seidl, U. H. Hossain, A. O. Delgado, M. Bender, D. Severin, W. Ensinger, An apparatus for in situ spectroscopy of radiation damage of polymers by bombardment with high-energy heavy ions, Rev. Sci. Instr. 82 (2011) 045103, doi: 10.1063/1.3571301
2010
M. Bender, H. Kollmus, M. C. Bellachioma, W. Assmann, UHV-ERDA investigations of NEG coatings, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 268 (2010) 1986-1990, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2010.02.114
- O. B. Malyshev, B. Zajec, A. Haase, L. Westerberg, M. Leandersson, M. Bender, A. Krämer, H. Kollmus, H. Reich-Sprenger, Ar beam induced desorption from different materials at TSL, Vacuum 85 (2010) 338-343, doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2010.07.007
2009
E. Hedlund, L. Westerberg, O. B. Malyshev, E. Edqvist, M. Leandersson, H. Kollmus, M. C. Bellachioma, M. Bender, A. Krämer, H. Reich-Sprenger, B. Zajec, A. Krasnov, Ar ion induced desorption yields at the energies 5–17.7 MeV/u, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 599 (2009) 1-8, doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.09.052
E. Hedlund, O. B. Malyshev, L. Westerberg, A. Krasnov, A. S. Semenov, M. Leandersson, B. Zajec, H. Kollmus, M. C. Bellachioma, M. Bender, A. Krämer, H. Reich-Sprenger, Heavy-ion induced desorption of a TiZrV coated vacuum chamber bombarded with 5 MeV/u Ar8+ beam at grazing incidence, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 27 (2009) 139-144, doi: 10.1116/1.3032914
- M. Bender, H. Kollmus, H. Reich-Sprenger, M. Toulemonde, W. Assmann, An inelastic thermal spike model to calculate ion induced desorption yields, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 267 (2009) 885-890, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.02.039
2008
H. Kollmus, M. Bender, W. Assmann, A. Krämer, M. C. Bellachioma, H. Reich-Sprenger, Heavy ion-induced desorption investigations using UHV-ERDA, Vacuum 82 (2008) 402-407, doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2007.07.062
- M. C. Bellachioma, J. Kurdal, M. Bender, H. Kollmus, A. Krämer, H. Reich-Sprenger, Thin film getter coatings for the GSI heavy-ion synchrotron upgrade, Vacuum 82 (2008) 435-439, doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2007.07.050
2007
M. Bender, H. Kollmus, W. Assmann, Desorption yields of differently treated copper samples characterized with ERDA, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 256 (2007) 387-391, doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2006.12.101
- A. W. Molvik, H. Kollmus, E. Mahner, M. Kireeff Covo, M. C. Bellachioma, M. Bender, F. M. Bieniosek, E. Hedlund, A. Krämer, J. Kwan, O. B. Malyshev, L. Prost, P. A. Seidl, G. Westenskow, L. Westerberg, Heavy-ion-induced electronic desorption of gas from metal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 (2007) 064801uj, doi: 10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.98.064801