My PhD project focuses on colloidal two-dimensional (2D) infrared quantum emitters for telecommunication applications in the near-infrared (NIR) and shortwave-infrared regions (SWIR). For this, I combine colloidal chemistry with insights from spectroscopic techniques such as photoluminescence and transient absorption spectroscopy to develop novel 2D quantum dots (QDs) with precisely tailored optoelectronic properties. My long-term goal is to explore their potential as room temperature single photon emitters for quantum communication.

With my collaborators from e.g. the University of Lille Nord de France and the Applied and Solid-State Physics from University of Tübingen and Hannover, we also investigate the optical and electronic properties of single 2D QDs as well as their tendency to form ordered self-assemblies. Other research activities include the incorporation of these 2D QDs in different polymer and metal-organic framework matrices together with partners from the University of Braunschweig and Stuttgart.