AG Niesner

The Niesner group explores the ultrafast dynamics in complex systems with nontrivial spin structures or significant electron-phonon coupling. These include lead halide perovskites, whose exceptional photophysical properties make them the candidate materials of choice for thin-film photovoltaics, carbon-based systems like graphene or organic thin films, and Rashba systems with potential applications in (opto-)spintronics. Two-photon photoelectron spectroscopy gives direct information about the femtosecond dynamics at surfaces and serves as the main experimental technique. Moreover, we apply a large portfolio of complementary femtosecond-optical, photo-transport, and surface-science methods to answer specific scientific questions.

Research topics

Project funding

Experimental techniques

Two-photon photoemission

Publications

2023

Rieger J., Hauner J., Niesner D., Fauster T.:
Surface carrier dynamics and diffusion in inorganic metal-halide perovskite films
In: Physical Review B 107 (2023), Article No.: 125205
ISSN: 0163-1829
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.107.125205
Rieger J., Kißlinger T., Raabgrund A., Hauner J., Niesner D., Schneider MA., Fauster T.:
Epitaxial inorganic metal-halide perovskite films with controlled surface terminations
In: Physical Review Materials 7 (2023), Article No.: 035403
ISSN: 2475-9953
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.035403

2021

Li J., Niesner D., Fauster T.:
Negative electron affinity of adamantane on Cu(111).
In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 33 (2021), Article No.: 135001
ISSN: 0953-8984
DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/abd99a
Schmidt-Mende L., Dyakonov V., Olthof S., Ünlü F., Lê KMT., Mathur S., Karabanov AD., Lupascu DC., Herz LM., Hinderhofer A., Schreiber F., Chernikov A., Egger DA., Shargaieva O., Cocchi C., Unger E., Saliba M., Byranvand MM., Kroll M., Nehm F., Leo K., Redinger A., Höcker J., Kirchartz T., Warby J., Gutierrez-Partida E., Neher D., Stolterfoht M., Würfel U., Unmüssig M., Herterich J., Baretzky C., Mohanraj J., Thelakkat M., Maheu C., Jaegermann W., Mayer T., Rieger J., Fauster T., Niesner D., Yang F., Albrecht S., Riedl T., Fakharuddin A., Vasilopoulou M., Vaynzof Y., Moia D., Maier J., Franckevičius M., Gulbinas V., Kerner RA., Zhao L., Rand BP., Glück N., Bein T., Matteocci F., Castriotta LA., Di Carlo A., Scheffler M., Draxl C.:
Roadmap on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite semiconductors and devices
In: APL Materials 9 (2021), Article No.: 109202
ISSN: 2166-532X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0047616

2020

Niesner D.:
Surface electronic structure and dynamics of lead halide perovskites
In: APL Materials 8 (2020), Article No.: 090704
ISSN: 2166-532X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0019877
Schuster O., Wientjes P., Shrestha S., Levchuk I., Sytnyk M., Matt G., Osvet A., Batentschuk M., Heiß W., Brabec C., Fauster T., Niesner D.:
Looking beyond the Surface: The Band Gap of Bulk Methylammonium Lead Iodide
In: Nano Letters 20 (2020), p. 3090-3097
ISSN: 1530-6984
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b05068

2019

Pun AB., Asadpoordarvish A., Kumarasamy E., Tayebjee MJY., Niesner D., Mccamey DR., Sanders SN., Campos LM., Sfeir MY.:
Ultra-fast intramolecular singlet fission to persistent multiexcitons by molecular design
In: Nature Chemistry 11 (2019), p. 821-828
ISSN: 1755-4330
DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0297-7

2018

Niesner D., Hauck M., Shrestha S., Levchuk I., Matt G., Osvet A., Batentschuk M., Brabec C., Weber HB., Fauster T.:
Structural fluctuations cause spin-split states in tetragonal (CH₃NH₃)PbI₃ as evidenced by the circular photogalvanic effect
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (2018), p. 9509-9514
ISSN: 0027-8424
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1805422115
URL: https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1805422115
Shrestha S., Matt G., Osvet A., Niesner D., Hock R., Brabec C.:
Assessing Temperature Dependence of Drift Mobility in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Single Crystals
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (2018), p. 5935-5939
ISSN: 1932-7447
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b00341

2017

Niesner D., Schuster O., Wilhelm M., Levchuk I., Osvet A., Shrestha S., Batentschuk M., Brabec C., Fauster T.:
Temperature-dependent optical spectra of single-crystal (CH3NH3)PbBr3 cleaved in ultrahigh vacuum
In: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 95 (2017), Article No.: 075207
ISSN: 1550-235X
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.075207

2016

Niesner D., Wilhelm M., Levchuk I., Osvet A., Shrestha S., Batentschuk M., Brabec C., Fauster T.:
Giant Rashba Splitting in CH3NH3PbBr3 Organic-Inorganic Perovskite
In: Physical Review Letters 117 (2016), Article No.: 126401
ISSN: 0031-9007
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.126401
URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.126401
Niesner D., Zhu H., Miyata K., Joshi PP., Evans TJS., Kudisch BJ., Trinh MT., Marks M., Zhu X-.:
Persistent Energetic Electrons in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (2016), p. 15717-15726
ISSN: 0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b08880
Zhu H., Miyata K., Fu Y., Wang J., Joshi PP., Niesner D., Williams KW., Jin S., Zhu X-.:
Screening in crystalline liquids protects energetic carriers in hybrid perovskites
In: Science 353 (2016), p. 1409-1413
ISSN: 0036-8075
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf9570

2015

Gugel D., Niesner D., Eickhoff C., Wagner S., Weinelt M., Fauster T.:
Two-photon photoemission from image-potential states of epitaxial graphene
In: 2D Materials 2 (2015), p. 045001
ISSN: 2053-1583
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/2/4/045001
Trinh MT., Wu X., Niesner D., Zhu XY.:
Many-body interactions in photo-excited lead iodide perovskite
In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (2015), p. 9285-9290
ISSN: 2050-7488
DOI: 10.1039/c5ta01093d
Wu X., Trinh MT., Niesner D., Zhu H., Norman Z., Owen JS., Yaffe O., Kudisch BJ., Zhu X-.:
Trap States in Lead Iodide Perovskites
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society 137 (2015), p. 2089-2096
ISSN: 0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/ja512833n

2014

De Andres PL., Echenique PM., Niesner D., Fauster T., Rivacoba A.:
One-dimensional potential for image-potential states on graphene
In: New Journal of Physics 16 (2014), Article No.: 023012
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/2/023012
Niesner D., Fauster T.:
Image-potential states and work function of graphene
In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 26 (2014), Article No.: 393001
ISSN: 0953-8984
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/39/393001
Niesner D., Otto S., Fauster T., Chulkov EV., Eremeev SV., Tereshchenko OE., Kokh KA.:
Electron dynamics of unoccupied states in topological insulators
In: Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 195 (2014), p. 258-262
ISSN: 0368-2048
DOI: 10.1016/j.elspec.2014.03.013
Niesner D., Otto S., Hermann V., Fauster T., Menshchikova TV., Eremeev SV., Aliev ZS., Amiraslanov IR., Babanly MB., Echenique PM., Chulkov EV.:
Bulk and surface electron dynamics in a p-type topological insulator SnSb2Te4
In: Physical Review B 89 (2014), Article No.: 081404
ISSN: 1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.081404

2013

Nobis D., Potenz MA., Niesner D., Fauster T.:
Image-potential states of graphene on noble-metal surfaces
In: Physical Review B 88 (2013), Article No.: 195435
ISSN: 1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.195435

2012

Niesner D., Fauster T., Dadap JI., Zaki N., Knox KR., Yeh P-., Bhandari R., Osgood RM., Petrovic M., Kralj M.:
Trapping surface electrons on graphene layers and islands
In: Physical Review B 85 (2012), Article No.: 081402
ISSN: 1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.081402
Niesner D., Fauster T., Eremeev SV., Menshchikova TV., Koroteev YM., Protogenov AP., Chulkov EV., Tereshchenko OE., Kokh KA., Alekperov O., Nadjafov A., Mamedov N.:
Unoccupied topological states on bismuth chalcogenides
In: Physical Review B 86 (2012), Article No.: 205403
ISSN: 1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.205403