PhD defense Lars Buß

In his work, Lars investigated the growth of two-dimensional (2D) material systems and their heterostructures on predominantly single-crystal metal substrates. In doing so, he established correlations between atomic structure and resulting material properties and, through in-situ investigations (primarily low-energy electron microscopy and diffraction), made a decisive contribution to understanding the interactions between the 2D layer and the underlying substrate by characterizing the morphology and structure during growth. Due to their unique properties (e.g., high electrical conductivity, strength, flexibility, and surface area), 2D materials are attractive for a wide range of applications, such as in (opto)electronics, sensor technology, and energy technology.

The work was conducted in »Chair of Applied Physics and Semiconductor Spectroscopy« and supervised by Prof. Dr. Jan Ingo Flege.