Prof. Dr. Wolf Gero Schmidt
Dean - Professor - Dean
Head - Professor - Lehrstuhlinhaber
Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics (CeOPP)
Committee - Professor - Member
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2)
Member - Professor - Vorstand
33098 Paderborn
- Research Interests
- Energy materials for photoelectrolysis, photovoltaics, and batteries
- Photonic materials for linear and nonlinear optics
- Solid-state qubit systems
Education and Academic Career |
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| 2006 |
Full Prof (W3) in theoretical physics, Paderborn Univ |
| 2005 |
Assoc Prof, Massey Univ, New Zealand |
| 1999 - 2005 |
Member of Staff (BAT IIa, C1, W1) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany |
| 2002 |
Habilitation, Jena Univ |
| 2001 |
Adjunct Assistant Prof, North Carolina State Univ, USA |
| 1997 - 1999 |
Postdoctoral fellow with J Bernholc, NC State U, USA |
| 06.05.1997 |
PhD in physics with Friedhelm Bechstedt, Jena Univ |
| 1994 |
Visiting researcher with WS Verwoerd, University of South Africa |
| 1993 |
Visiting researcher with GP Srivastava, Exeter Univ, UK |
| 1988 - 1993 |
Diploma studies in physics, Jena Univ |
Awards und Fellowships |
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| 2007 |
Research Award, Paderborn University |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Habilitation Award, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany |
| 1998 |
Rhode & Schwartz Outstanding Dissertation Award |
Miscellaneous |
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| Since 2018 |
Dean of the Faculty of Science |
| Since 2006 |
Gutachter: Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Europäische Kommission, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg |
| Since 2002 |
Journal Referee: Nature, Phys. Rev. Lett., other journals from APS, ACS, Elsevier, MDPI, Wiley, etc. |
| 2016 - 2018 |
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science |
| 2010 |
Chair offer (W3) from Bielefeld Univ, declined |
Scientific Engagement |
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Organisation of Scientific Events |
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| Since 2011 |
International Advisory and Program Committee "International Conference on the Formation of Semiconductor Interfaces" (ICFSI 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| 2019 |
Organizing Committee "IBS conference on Atomic Wires 2019" |
| 2009 |
Organizing Committee ICFSI 2012 |
| 2005 |
Organizing Committee "Optical Spectroscopy of Thin Films and Interfaces" |
| Since 2018 |
Dean of the Faculty of Science |
| Since 2011 |
International Advisory and Program Committee "International Conference on the Formation of Semiconductor Interfaces" (ICFSI 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Since 2006 |
Gutachter: Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Europäische Kommission, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg |
| Since 2002 |
Journal Referee: Nature, Phys. Rev. Lett., other journals from APS, ACS, Elsevier, MDPI, Wiley, etc. |
| 2019 |
Organizing Committee "IBS conference on Atomic Wires 2019" |
| 2016 - 2018 |
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science |
| 2010 |
Chair offer (W3) from Bielefeld Univ, declined |
| 2009 |
Organizing Committee ICFSI 2012 |
| 2007 |
Research Award, Paderborn University |
| 2006 |
Full Prof (W3) in theoretical physics, Paderborn Univ |
| 2005 |
Assoc Prof, Massey Univ, New Zealand |
| 2005 |
Organizing Committee "Optical Spectroscopy of Thin Films and Interfaces" |
| 1999 - 2005 |
Member of Staff (BAT IIa, C1, W1) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Habilitation Award, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany |
| 2002 |
Habilitation, Jena Univ |
| 2001 |
Adjunct Assistant Prof, North Carolina State Univ, USA |
| 1997 - 1999 |
Postdoctoral fellow with J Bernholc, NC State U, USA |
| 1998 |
Rhode & Schwartz Outstanding Dissertation Award |
| 06.05.1997 |
PhD in physics with Friedhelm Bechstedt, Jena Univ |
| 1994 |
Visiting researcher with WS Verwoerd, University of South Africa |
| 1993 |
Visiting researcher with GP Srivastava, Exeter Univ, UK |
| 1988 - 1993 |
Diploma studies in physics, Jena Univ |
Publications
Latest Publications
Self-assembly of isolated plasmonic dimers with sub-5 nm gaps on a metallic mirror
V. Devaraj, I.A.R. Alvarado, J.-M. Lee, J.-W. Oh, U. Gerstmann, W.G. Schmidt, T. Zentgraf, Nanoscale Horizons 10 (2025) 537–548.
Relativistic calculation of the orbital hyperfine splitting in complex microscopic structures
K. Franzke, W.G. Schmidt, U. Gerstmann, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2701 (2024).
Substrate Doping and Defect Influence on P-Rich InP(001):H Surface Properties
R. Sciotto, I.A. Ruiz Alvarado, W.G. Schmidt, Surfaces 7 (2024) 79–87.
Integration of Multijunction Absorbers and Catalysts for Efficient Solar‐Driven Artificial Leaf Structures: A Physical and Materials Science Perspective
T. Hannappel, S. Shekarabi, W. Jaegermann, E. Runge, J.P. Hofmann, R. van de Krol, M.M. May, A. Paszuk, F. Hess, A. Bergmann, A. Bund, C. Cierpka, C. Dreßler, F. Dionigi, D. Friedrich, M. Favaro, S. Krischok, M. Kurniawan, K. Lüdge, Y. Lei, B. Roldán Cuenya, P. Schaaf, R. Schmidt‐Grund, W.G. Schmidt, P. Strasser, E. Unger, M.F. Vasquez Montoya, D. Wang, H. Zhang, Solar RRL 8 (2024).
Atomic wires on substrates: Physics between one and two dimensions
H. Pfnür, C. Tegenkamp, S. Sanna, E. Jeckelmann, M. Horn-von Hoegen, U. Bovensiepen, N. Esser, W.G. Schmidt, M. Dähne, S. Wippermann, F. Bechstedt, M. Bode, R. Claessen, R. Ernstorfer, C. Hogan, M. Ligges, A. Pucci, J. Schäfer, E. Speiser, M. Wolf, J. Wollschläger, Surface Science Reports 79 (2024).
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