Thesis

PhD Thesis Projects

2022

• Markus Brochhagen:
• Beatrix Biskup:
• Theresa Urbanietz:

2021

• Vincent Layes: Fundamental surface processes in HiPIMS plasmas: physics and chemistry at the plasma magnetron target interface
• Katharina Grosse: Discharge ignition, dynamics and cheistry of nanosecond pulsed plasmas in water
• Julian Held: Transient transport phenomena magnetron sputtering discharges in High Power Impuls

2019

• Mark Stamminger: Fluorocarbon plasma erosion of silica glass doped with aluminum

2018

• Judith Golda: Cross-Correlating Discharge Physics, Excitation Mechanisms and Plasma Chemistry to Describe the Stability of an RF-Excited AP Argon Plasma Jet
• Gert Willems: Reaction Chemistry in Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas
• Mohamed Hefny: Experimental study of cold atmospheric plasmas for plasma medicine research and applications

2017

• Wolfgang Breilmann: The connection between spokes and the energy distribution function of ions in high power impulse magnetron sputtering
• Sarah Siepa: Global collisional-radiative model for optical emission spectroscopy of argon and argon-containing plasmas

2016

• Stefan Spiekermeier: Transient metastable dynamics in atmospheric pressure microplasma jets
• Daniel Schröder: Dynamic processes in a self-pulsing microplasma jet
• Simon Große-Kreul: Mass spectrometry of ions from atmospheric pressure plasmas

2015

• Katja Ruegner: Investigation of surface processes during the growth of thin films with cold atmospheric pressure plasmas
• Hendrik Bahre: a-C:H/a-Si:H multilayer as elongation tolerant barrier coatings on polymers
• Simon Schneider: A cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet as a selective source of reactive components for the quantitative study of plasma treatment mechanisms concerni

2014

• Barbara Barwe: Investigation of atmospheric microplasma jets for material synthesis

2013

• Thomas Kuschel: Investigation of breakdown, similarity laws, instabilities and metastable atoms in parallel plate microdischarges
• Brankica Sikimic: Dynamics of reactive and non-reactive capacitively coupled radio-frequency driven plasma discharges in response to nanoparticle formation
• Marina Prenzel: Control of aluminium oxide deposition by variable biasing

2012

• Andreas Aschinger: Dynamic Light Scattering on Complex Plasmas
• Ruediger Reuter: Material Synthesis in Microplasmas
• Dirk Ellerweg: Reaction chemistry in microplasma jets

2011

• Benedikt Niermann: The role of metastable atoms in radio-frequency micro-plasma jet discharges operated at atmospheric pressure
• Henrik Boettner: Dynamics in micro-scaled atmospheric pressure plasma arrays
• Nikolas Knake: Build-up of Atomic Oxygen Densities in the Discharge Core of a Micro-Scaled Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet

2010

• Tim Baloniak: Erzeugung massgeschneiderter Ionen-Energieverteilungen in Niederdruckplasmen

2009

• Christian Wachtendorf: Entwicklung einer Plasmaquelle zur lokalen Beschichtung von Innen- und Aussenflaechen und deren experimentelle und numerische Charakterisierung
• Jens Raensch: Far infrared scattering on plasma crystals
• Raphaela Meissner: Investigation of Growth and Optical Properties of Plasma Synthesised a-C:H:(:N) Nanoparticles by means of Laser Light Scattering

2008

• Timo Dittmar: Development of an in situ, real-time ellipsometer to study erosion and deposition at the first wall in tokamak discharges
• Christian Scharwitz: The Plasma Absorption Probe:Optimisation by model-based design variations

2007

• Martin Schulze: Diagnostik von Niederdruckplasmen zur kontrollierten Synthese von Kohlenwasserstoff-Nanoteilchen
• Janine-Christina Schauer: PECVD-Deposition and Characterisation of C-Si Thin Film Systems on Metals

2006

• Olivera Stepanovic: Influence of Hydrogen Atoms on the Growth of carbon based Nanoparticles and of Thin Films from reactive Plasmas
• Eva Kovacevic: Plasma polymerized carbonaceous nanoparticles: application as astroanalog

2004

• Bernd Lorenz: Anomale Helikonwellenabsorption und parametrische Anregung elektrostatischer Fluktuationen in einer Helikonentladung
• Bernd Clarenbach: Spektroskopische Methoden zur Untersuchung der Entwicklung hochdichter Helikonentladungen
• Suk-ho Hong: From Thin Films to Nanoparticles: Investigation of Polymerization Processes in Capacitively Coupled Hydrocarbon Plasmas

2003

• Marc Böke: Lithium-Atomstrahl-Spektroskopie als Diagnostik zur Bestimmung von Dichte und Temperatur der Elektronen in Niedertemperaturplasmen