Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Mario Martin


PhD Student

Email: mario.martin[at]uni-tuebingen.de

Phone number: +49 (0)7071 29 76173

Office: A 4 G35


Project Description

TMDCs (transition metal dichalcogenides) are an interesting family of 2D semiconducting materials for use as photodetectors, exhibiting exceptional fast response times. In my work I aim to further increase these response times by combining TMDCs with plasmonic structures. Specifically, it is tried to utilize hot electrons, which are forming at the plasmonic structures, to potentially reduce the response times further to a few picoseconds. Additionally, improving the TMDCs absorbance by these plasmonic structures could be achievable. Lithography techniques, including especially electron beam lithography are employed to achieve this goal.


Education and Academic Career

10/2018 – 08/2021
Bachelor course Nanoscience

University of Tuebingen

04/2021 – 09/2021
Bachelor thesis at the AK Scheele

Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Tübingen

10/2021 – today
Nano-Science M.Sc.

University of Tübingen

11/2021 – 02/2022
Scientific Assistant in the AK Scheele

Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Tuebingen

05/2022 – 07/2022
Scientific Assistant in the group of Mira-Rodado

ZMBP, Plant Physiology

09/2022 – 12/2021
Research visit at the University of Bogotá with Prof. Alvaro Duarte Ruiz

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

04/2023 – 12/2023
Master thesis at the AK Scheele

Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Tübingen

01/2024 – today
PhD student at the AK Scheele

Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Tübingen