Photon recycling in nanopatterned perovskite thin-films for photovoltaic applications.
Nanz, S.; Schmager, R.; Abebe, M. G.; Willig, C.; Wickberg, A.; Abass, A.; Gomard, G.; Wegener, M.; Paetzold, U. W.; Rockstuhl, C.
2019. APL photonics, 4 (7), Art.Nr.: 076104. doi:10.1063/1.5094579

Enhanced Photoluminescence in Quantum Dots–Porous Polymer Hybrid Films Fabricated by Microcellular Foaming.
Yu, S.; Fritz, B.; Johnsen, S.; Busko, D.; Richards, B. S.; Hippler, M.; Wiegand, G.; Tang, Y.; Li, Z.; Lemmer, U.; Hölscher, H.; Gomard, G.
2019. Advanced optical materials, Article no: 1900223. doi:10.1002/adom.201900223

Nano-scale surface steps as the origin of friction anisotropy of snake scales.
Wu, W.; Yu, S.; Greiner, C.; Gomard, G.; Hölscher, H.
2019. DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Kondensierte Materie (SKM), Fachverband Oberflächenphysik (2019), Regensburg, Deutschland, 31. März–5. April 2019

Microlens arrays with adjustable aspect ratio fabricated by electrowetting and their application to correlated color temperature tunable light-emitting diodes.
Chen, J.; Fritz, B.; Liang, G.; Ding, X.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2019. Optics express, 27 (4), A25-A38. doi:10.1364/OE.27.000A25

Nanophotonic perovskite layers for enhanced current generation and mitigation of lead in perovskite solar cells.
Schmager, R.; Gomard, G.; Richards, B. S.; Paetzold, U. W.
2019. Solar energy materials & solar cells, 192, 65–71. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2018.12.012

Rigorous Wave-Optical Simulation of Photon Recycling in Nanostructured Perovskite Solar Cells [in press].
Nanz, S.; Schmager, R.; Abass, A.; Abebe, M. G.; Gomard, G.; Paetzold, U. W.; Rockstuhl, C.
2018. Optics in Solar Energy (SOLAR) - OSA Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, Singapore, 5 – 8 November 2018, OT5C.2, OSA, Washington, D.C. doi:10.1364/OSE.2018.OT5C.2

Rigorous wave-optical treatment of photon recycling in thermodynamics of photovoltaics: Perovskite thin-film solar cells.
Abebe, M. G.; Abass, A.; Gomard, G.; Zschiedrich, L.; Lemmer, U.; Richards, B. S.; Rockstuhl, C.; Paetzold, U. W.
2018. Physical review / B, 98 (7), Article: 075141. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.075141

Characterization of the microscopic tribological properties of sandfish (Scincus scincus) scales by atomic force microscopy.
Wu, W.; Lutz, C.; Mersch, S.; Thelen, R.; Greiner, C.; Gomard, G.; Hölscher, H.
2018. Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 9, 2618–2627. doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.243

Patterned photovoltaic absorbers harvest sunlight better: Advancements in disordered nanophotonics and fabrication techniques could lead to enhanced photovoltaic cells.
Gomard, G.
2018. Photonics Spectra, 52 (7), 58–62

Towards mass fabrication of hot embossed plant surface texture replicas as photovoltaic cover layers.
Fritz, B.; Guttmann, M.; Casas Soler, P.; Roslizar, A.; Langenhorst, M.; Schneider, M.; Paetzold, U. W.; Richards, B. S.; Lemmer, U.; Huenig, R.; Gomard, G.
2018. SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering - Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices XV, San Diego, United States, USA,19–23 August 2018. Ed.: B. Panchapakesan, 107300J-1–17, SPIE, Bellingham (WA). doi:10.1117/12.2320555

Patterned photovoltaic absorbers harvest sunlight better.
Gomard, G.
2018. Photonics spectra, 52 (7), 58–62

Enhanced color conversion efficiency of remote phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes using micro-concavity arrays.
Yu, S.; Chen, J.; Tang, Y.; Li, Z.; Yu, B.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2018. Organic Electronics and Photonics: Fundamentals and Devices, Strasbourg, F, 22–26, 2018, 52, SPIE, Bellingham, WA. doi:10.1117/12.2319151

Simulation of light scattering in clusters of nonspherical nanoparticles: an adapted T-matrix approach.
Theobald, D.; Egel, A.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.
2018. Nanophotonics, Strasbourg, France, 22–26 April 2018, 82, SPIE, Bellingham, Wash. doi:10.1117/12.2305921

Light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells via phase separated disordered nanopillars.
Donie, Y. J.; Smeets, M.; Egel, A.; Lentz, F.; Preinfalk, J. B.; Mertens, A.; Smirnov, V.; Lemmer, U.; Bittkau, K.; Gomard, G.
2018. Nanoscale, 10 (14), 6651–6659. doi:10.1039/C8NR00455B

Inkjet-printed internal light extraction layers for organic light emitting diodes.
Eiselt, T.; Preinfalk, J. B.; Bittkau, K.; Gomard, G.; Hanemann, T.; Lemmer, U.
2018. Flexible and printed electronics, 3 (1), Art.Nr. 015007. doi:10.1088/2058-8585/aaa37b

Cloaking of metal grid electrodes on Lambertian emitters by free-form refractive surfaces.
Schumann, M. F.; Fritz, B.; Eckstein, R.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.; Wegener, M.
2018. Optics letters, 43 (3), 527–530. doi:10.1364/OL.43.000527

Disordered diffraction gratings tailored by shape-memory based wrinkling and their application to photovoltaics.
Schauer, S.; Schmager, R.; Hünig, R.; Ding, K.; Paetzold, U. W.; Lemmer, U.; Worgull, M.; Hölscher, H.; Gomard, G.
2018. Optical materials express, 8 (1), 184–198. doi:10.1364/OME.8.000184

Replicated petal surfaces as light-harvesting layers for photovoltaics: the role of structural disorder.
Fritz, B.; Hünig, R.; Schmager, R.; Hetterich, M.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2017. 644. WE-Heraeus-Seminar

Numerical analysis of structural disorder effects for the design of plant-inspired light harvesting coatings.
Fritz, B.; Hünig, R.; Schmager, R.; Hetterich, M.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2017. European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)

Numerical analysis of structural disorder effects for the design of plant-inspired light harvesting coatings.
Fritz, B.; Huenig, R.; Schmager, R.; Hetterich, M.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2017. Spring School: Tailored Disorder, KIT, Karlsruhe

Self-Cleaning Microcavity Array for Photovoltaic Modules.
Vüllers, F.; Fritz, B.; Roslizar, A.; Striegel, A.; Guttmann, M.; Richards, B. S.; Hölscher, H.; Gomard, G.; Klampaftis, E.; Kavalenka, M. N.
2017. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 10 (3), 2929–2936. doi:10.1021/acsami.7b15579

Screen-printed internal extraction layers based on scattering polymer/nanoparticle composites for OLEDs.
Preinfalk, J. B.; Eiselt, T.; Wehlus, T.; Rohnacher, V.; Hanemann, T.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.
2017. Solid-State Lighting, SSL 2017, Boulder; United States, 6th - 9th November 2017, OSA - The Optical Society, Wahington (DC). doi:10.1364/SSL.2017.SW2C.4

Thermodynamics of photon recycling in four terminal perovskite/Si tandem solar cells.
Abebe, M. G.; Gomard, G.; Zschiedrich, L.; Rockstuhl, C.; Paetzold, U. W.; Abass, A.
2017. Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics, Boulder, United States, 6th - 9th November 2017, OSA - The Optical Society, Wahington (DC). doi:10.1364/PV.2017.PM4A.2

Bioinspired phase-separated disordered nanostructures for thin photovoltaic absorbers.
Siddique, R. H.; Donie, Y. J.; Gomard, G.; Yalamanchili, S.; Merdzhanova, T.; Lemmer, U.; Hölscher, H.
2017. Science advances, 3 (10), e1700232. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700232

Texture of the Viola Flower for Light Harvesting in Photovoltaics.
Schmager, R.; Fritz, B.; Hünig, R.; Ding, K.; Lemmer, U.; Richards, B. S.; Gomard, G.; Paetzold, U. W.
2017. ACS photonics, 2687–2692. doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.7b01153

Plane-wave coupling formalism for T-matrix simulations of light scattering by nonspherical particles.
Theobald, D.; Egel, A.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.
2017. Physical review / A, 96 (3), Art. Nr. 033822. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.96.033822

Extending the applicability of the T-matrix method to light scattering by flat particles on a substrate via truncation of sommerfeld integrals.
Egel, A.; Eremin, Y.; Wriedt, T.; Theobald, D.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2017. Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer, 202, 279–285. doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2017.08.016

Bio-inspired, large scale, highly-scattering films for nanoparticle-alternative white surfaces.
Syurik, J.; Siddique, R. H.; Dollmann, A.; Gomard, G.; Schneider, M.; Worgull, M.; Wiegand, G.; Hölscher, H.
2017. Scientific reports, 7, Art. Nr.: 46637. doi:10.1038/srep46637

Assessing the influence of structural disorder on the plant epidermal cells’ optical properties: a numerical analysis.
Fritz, B.; Hünig, R.; Schmager, R.; Hetterich, M.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2017. Bioinspiration & biomimetics, 12 (3), Art.Nr. 036011. doi:10.1088/1748-3190/aa6c46

Infiltrated photonic crystals for light-trapping in CuInSe₂ nanocrystal-based solar cells.
Dottermusch, S.; Quintilla, A.; Gomard, G.; Roslizar, A.; Voggu, V. R.; Simonsen, B. A.; Park, J. S.; Pernik, D. R.; Korgel, B. A.; Paetzold, U. W.; Richards, B. S.
2017. Optics express, 25 (12), A502-A514. doi:10.1364/OE.25.00A502

Large-Area Screen-Printed Internal Extraction Layers for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes.
Preinfalk, J. B.; Eiselt, T.; Wehlus, T.; Rohnacher, V.; Hanemann, T.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.
2017. ACS photonics, 4 (4), 928–933. doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.6b01027

Accurate optical simulation of nano-particle based internal scattering layers for light outcoupling from organic light emitting diodes.
Egel, A.; Gomard, G.; Kettlitz, S. W.; Lemmer, U.
2017. Journal of optics, 19 (2), Art. Nr. 025605. doi:10.1088/2040-8986/aa5523

Simulation of Absorption Enhancement and Optical Modes in CIS Nanocrystal Embedded Photonic Crystal Designs.
Dottermusch, S.; Quintilla, A.; Gomard, G.; Paetzold, U. W.; Richards, B. S.
2016. Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, November 14-17, 2016, Leipzig, Germany, PTu2B.3, Optical Society of America. doi:10.1364/PV.2016.PTu2B.3

Direct Laser Written Nanophotonics for Embedded CIS Nanocrystal Solar Cells.
Dottermusch, S.; Quintilla, A.; Gomard, G.; Pernik, D.; Reddy, V.; Korgel, B.; Paetzold, U. W.; Richards, B. S.
2016. Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, November 14-17, 2016, Leipzig, Germany, PW3B.2, Optical Society of America. doi:10.1364/PV.2016.PW3B.2

Development and characterization of high refractive index and high scattering acrylate polymer layers.
Eiselt, T.; Gomard, G.; Preinfalk, J.; Gleißner, U.; Lemmer, U.; Hanemann, T.
2016. Optical engineering, 55 (11), Art. Nr. 117106. doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.11.117106

Light Management in Thin Film Solar Cells using Internal Scattering Layers made by Polymer Blend Lithography.
Donie, Y. J.; Smeets, M.; Smirnov, V.; Preinfalk, J. B.; Egel, A.; Lemmer, U.; Bittkau, K.; Gomard, G.
2016. Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics 2016, Leipzig, 14.-17. November 2016, PTh2A.6, Optical Society of America, Washington, DC. doi:10.1364/PV.2016.PTh2A.6

Accurate Modeling of Outcoupling from OLEDs: Volumetric versus Flat Internal Scattering Layers.
Egel, A.; Theobald, D.; Donie, Y. J.; Preinfalk, J. B.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.
2016. Solid-State Lighting 2016, Leipzig, 14.-17. November 2016, SSW2D.3, Optical Society of America, Washington, DC. doi:10.1364/SSL.2016.SSW2D.3

Light scattering by oblate particles near planar interfaces: on the validity of the T-matrix approach.
Egel, A.; Theobald, D.; Donie, Y.; Lemmer, U.; Gomard, G.
2016. Optics express, 24 (22), 25154–25168. doi:10.1364/OE.24.025154

Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Highly Transmissive Films for Optical Applications.
Vüllers, F.; Gomard, G.; Preinfalk, J. B.; Klampaftis, E.; Worgull, M.; Richards, B.; Hölscher, H.; Kavalenka, M. N.
2016. Small. doi:10.1002/smll.201601443

Photon management in solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes : a review of light outcoupling micro- and nanostructures.
Gomard, G.; Preinfalk, J. B.; Egel, A.; Lemmer, U.
2016. Journal of photonics for energy, 6 (3), 030901. doi:10.1117/1.JPE.6.030901

Flower Power: Exploiting Plants’ Epidermal Structures for Enhanced Light Harvesting in Thin-Film Solar Cells.
Hünig, R.; Mertens, A.; Stephan, M.; Schulz, A.; Richter, B.; Hetterich, M.; Powalla, M.; Lemmer, U.; Colsmann, A.; Gomard, G.
2016. Advanced optical materials, 4 (10), 1487–1493. doi:10.1002/adom.201600046

Development and characterization of high refractive index and high scattering acrylate polymer layers.
Eiselt, T.; Gomard, G.; Preinfalk, J.; Gleissner, U.; Lemmer, U.; Hanemann, T.
2016. Micro Optics 2016 : Proceedings of Photonics Europe, Bruxelles, B, April 3-7, 2016. Ed.: H. Thienpont, 98880Q, SPIE, Bellingham. doi:10.1117/12.2227327

Development and characterization of high refractive index and high scattering acrylate polymer layers.
Eiselt, T.; Gomard, G.; Preinfalk, J.; Gleissner, U.; Lemmer, U.; Hanemann, T.
2016. Photonics Europe, Bruxelles, B, April 3-7, 2016

Optoelectrical improvement of ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells through microstructured MgF₂ and Al₂O₃ back contact passivation layer.
Casper, P.; Hünig, R.; Gomard, G.; Kiowski, O.; Reitz, C.; Lemmer, U.; Powalla, M.; Hetterich, M.
2016. Physica status solidi / Rapid research letters, 10 (5), 376–380. doi:10.1002/pssr.201600018

Tuning the Microcavity of Organic Light Emitting Diodes by Solution Processable Polymer-Nanoparticle Composite Layers.
Preinfalk, J. B.; Schackmar, F. R.; Lampe, T.; Egel, A.; Schmidt, T. D.; Brütting, W.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.
2016. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8 (4), 2666–2672. doi:10.1021/acsami.5b10717

Single-pass and omniangle light extraction from light-emitting diodes using transformation optics.
Schumann, M. F.; Abass, A.; Gomard, G.; Wiesendanger, S.; Lemmer, U.; Wegener, M.; Rockstuhl, C.
2015. Optics letters, 40 (23), 5626–5629. doi:10.1364/OL.40.005626

The role of random nanostructures for the omnidirectional anti-reflection properties of the glasswing butterfly.
Siddique, R. H.; Gomard, G.; Hölscher, H.
2015. Nature Communications, 6, 6909/1–8. doi:10.1038/ncomms7909

Influence of the Emission Layer Thickness on the Optoelectronic Properties of Solution Processed Organic Light-Emitting Diodes.
Höfle, S.; Lutz, T.; Egel, A.; Nickel, F.; Kettlitz, S. W.; Gomard, G.; Lemmer, U.; Colsmann, A.
2014. ACS photonics, 1 (10), 968–973. doi:10.1021/ph500186m