CRC 1316 Transient Atmospheric Plasmas: From Plasmas to Liquids To Solids

Theses of the CRC 1316

Ongoing PhD Thesis Projects

    Christian Busch - project A2, PhD thesis
    CARS measurement of plasma species
    Siqi Yu - project A3, PhD thesis
    Plasma catalysis for NO formation
    Fatma-Nur Seferoglu - project A3, PhD thesis
    Data regression for the plasma chemistry of VOC removal by plasmas
    Daniel Henze - project A3, PhD thesis
    Excitation transfer between molecules in transient atmospheric pressure plasmas and its impact on plasma chemistry
    Gerrit Hübner - project A5, PhD thesis
    From ns- to ms-pulses - influence of voltage characteristics on surface barrier discharges
    Henrik van Impel - project A6, PhD thesis
    Catalytic surfaces in micro-scaled dielectric barrier discharges
    Jonas Hiepel - project A7, PhD thesis
    Modification and Characterization of Semiconductor Materials Using Non-Thermal Plasma Sources
    Alexander Schicke - project B2, PhD thesis
    Self-organisation of sub-micrometer surface structures stimulated by microplasma generated reactive species and short-pulsed laser irradiation
    Florens Grimm - project B5, PhD thesis
    Simulation of plasma-chemical kinetics in microdischarges formed in bubbles during plasma electrolysis
    Jan-Luca Gembus - project B5, PhD thesis
    2D-plasma-liquid-solid interfaces - plasma electrolytic oxidation
    Pia-Victoria Pottkämper - project B7, PhD thesis
    Plasma in liquids for electrolysis
    Oliver Krettek - project B7, PhD thesis
    Reaction chemistry of plasmas in liquids interacting with surfaces
    Anna Lena Schöne - project B11, PhD thesis
    Simulation of plasma and liquid chemistry for applications in biocatalysis
    Sabrina Klopsch - project B11, PhD thesis
    Biocatalysis scale-up concepts
    Lukas Forschner - project B12, PhD thesis
    Impact of contact glow discharge electrolysis on the electrolyte and its influence on electrode surface structure formation
    Justus Leist - project B12, PhD thesis
    Effect of contact glow discharge electrolysis modified transition metals on their catalytic activity
    Anna K. M. Silva Gomes - project B14, PhD thesis
    The solvated Electron at the electrified solid/liquid interface: structure and dynamics from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations
    Stephen Fanenstich - project B15, PhD thesis
    Plasma-modified ferroelectric catalysts for the plasma-assisted conversion of volatile organic compounds


    Completed theses projects

    2026

    2025
    Steijn Vervloedt - project A3, PhD thesis
    Plasma catalysis for NH3 formation
    Samuel Jonas Giesekus - project A5, PhD thesis
    From ns- to ms-pulses - influence of voltage characteristics on surface barrier discharges
    Oliver Krettek - project A6, Master thesis
    CO production in plasma arrays
    Yue Cheng - project A6, PhD thesis
    Fundamental plasma-catalyst interaction in micro-structured discharge
    Philipp Wirth - project A7, PhD thesis
    Plasma Catalysis in DBDs
    Timothy Oppotsch - project A7, PhD thesis
    sDBD for VOC removal
    Alexander Böddecker - project A7, PhD thesis
    Plasma catalysis for conversion of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
    Fedor Aksenov - project A7, Master thesis
    Plasma-Assisted VOC Oxidation: Mechanisms and Scale-up
    Nils Huber - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Plasma catalysis for conversion of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
    Maximilian Klich - project A8, PhD thesis
    Modellierung und Simulation von Atmosphärendruckplasmen
    Youfan He - project A9, PhD thesis
    A kinetic chemistry model for atmospheric pressure plasmas
    Sascha Chur - project B2, PhD thesis
    Plasma and laser interaction for catalyst fabrication
    Neil Unteregge - project B7, Master thesis
    Microsecond plasmas for electrolysis
    Hanna-Friederike Poggemann - project B8, PhD thesis
    Modeling of enzyme chemistry in biocatalysis
    Talisha Mroß - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Rational tuning of plasma and liquid chemistry for biocatalysis
    Tim Bolter - project B12, Master thesis
    Temperature changes and production of reactive species during contact glow discharge electrolysis

    2024
    Máté Vass - project A4, PhD thesis
    Hybrid modeling of atmospheric plasmas
    David Schulenberg - project A4, PhD thesis
    Voltage Waveform Tailoring in RF Plasma Jets
    Samuel Jonas Giesekus - project A4, Master thesis
    Ion energy control by Voltage Waveform Tailoring in inductively coupled plasmas with substrate bias
    Tim Bolles - project A4, Master thesis
    Modeling and Simulation of Technological Plasmas with External Circuits
    Jeldrik Klotz - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Characterisation of a COST-Plasmajet with open trenches in the electrodes
    Nils Schöneweihs - project A5, Bachelor thesis
    Optical diagnostics on nanosecond pulsed surface dielectric barrier dischargees with pressure variation
    Tim Bolles - project A5, Master thesis
    Modeling and Simulation of Technological Plasmas with External Circuits
    Michael Roloff - project A6, Bachelor thesis
    Optische Diagnostik des Einflusses von Katalysatoren auf dielektrisch behinderte Entladungen
    Tim Bolles - project A7, Master thesis
    Modeling and Simulation of Technological Plasmas with External Circuits
    Fabian Verdaguer - project A9, Master thesis
    Inbetriebnahme eines plasmachemischen Reaktionssystems sowie Einbindung von Plasmadiagnostiken zur Prozessintensivierung
    Claudia Khanh-Ly Nguyen - project B1, PhD thesis
    Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 on UHV-Prepared Cu Single Crystals
    Alexander Schicke - project B2, Master thesis
    Absorption Measurements of the Metastable Atom Density in an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma
    Simon Homann - project B4, PhD thesis
    Theoretical studies on the interaction of excited species with catalyst surfaces
    Lukas Paul Bielzer - project B5, Master thesis
    Electron Kinetics in Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation
    Sven Weller - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Investigation of plasma-in-liquid induced copper oxidation
    Sophie Trenkle - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Expansion of plasma-driven biocatalysis using the enzymes CypC from Bacillus subtilis and TxtE from Streptomyces scabies
    Niklas Eichstaedt - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung des Einflusses der Anregungsfrequenz auf die Produktion von plasmaerzeugtem Wasserstoffperoxid
    Sarah Thiel - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Expansion of plasma-driven biocatalysis: Epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids with the unspecific peroxygenase from Collariella virescens
    Leonidas Eliakopoulos - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung der zeitlichen und räumlichen Anregungsdynamik in einem mit kHz-Pulsen betriebenen Atmosphärendruckplasmajet
    Justus Leist - project B12, Master thesis
    HER and OER activity of CGDE-modified Ni expanded metals under close to industrial conditions
    Jonas Hiepel - project B15, Master thesis
    Evaluation of a Characterization Network to Determine Point Defects in Plasma and Thermal Treated Perovskite Materials

    2023
    Christian Busch - project A2, Master thesis
    Ultra-fast Absorption Spectroscopy on CO2 by a Quantum-Cascade Laser
    Ahmad Al Hamdan - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Study of VOC removal in a patterned dielectric barrier discharge
    Lukas Leonhard Vogelhuber - project A4, Master thesis
    Modellierung und Simulation von Transportprozessen im Hochfrequenz-Mikro-Atmosphärendruck-Plasmajet
    Robin Labenski - project A6, Master thesis
    Laser-induzierte Beeinflussung der Ladungen in einer dielektrischen behinderten Oberflächenentladung bei Atmosphärendruck
    Henrik van Impel - project A6, Master thesis
    Analyse des elektrischen Feldes in einer mikroskalierten dielektrisch behinderten Entladung
    Maximilian Ryppa - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Investigation of reactive species densities in a twin surface dielectric barrier discharge with absorption spectroscopy
    Christian Oberste-Beulmann - project A7, PhD thesis
    Plasma-catalytic Removal of Oxygen Traces from Hydrogen-rich Gas Mixtures
    Guanxiang Ding - project A9, Bachelor thesis
    Charged particle kinetics in repetitively pulsed atmospheric pressure plasmas
    Carrie Tso - project A9, Master thesis
    Dissociation of carbon-containing molecules in atmospheric pressure plasma sources
    Robin De Minke - project B2, Bachelor thesis
    Spektroskopie reaktiver Sauerstoffspezies im Effluenten eines Atmosphärendruckplasmas
    Oliver Krettek - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Investigation of Plasma-Assisted Nanoparticle Production at the Liquid-Solid Interface
    Tim Dirks - project B8, PhD thesis
    Plasma-driven biocatalysis and the investigation of plasma-protein interactions
    Lukas Jasper - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Unspecific Peroxygenase from Daldinia caldariorum in Escherichia coli for plasma-driven biocatalysis
    Maike Kai - project B11, Master thesis
    Diagnostics of plasma chemistry in atmospheric pressure plasmas operated in humid feed gas
    Lara Boeddinghaus - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Diagnostik der Anregungsdynamik in einem Atmosphärendruckplasmajet mittels phasenaufgelöster optischer Emissionsspektroskopie
    Jannis Kaufmann - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Diagnostik von plasmaerzeugten Stickstoff- und Sauerstoffspezies in Flüssigkeiten
    Lukas Jasper - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Unspecific Peroxygenase from Daldinia caldariorum in Escherichia coli for plasma-driven biocatalysis
    Evelyn Artmann - project B12, PhD thesis
    From Normal Electrolysis to anodic Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis: Stability of Materials and Influence on the Electrolyte
    Wiktoria Lewandowski - project PR, Bachelor thesis
    Entwicklung eines Fragebogens zum Zutrauen von Schülerinnen und Schülern in die Lösung gesellschaftlicher Probleme durch die Naturwissenschaften

    2022
    Jan Kuhfeld - project A2, PhD thesis
    Ro-vibrational distribution measurement in transient discharges by coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering
    Christoph Stewig - project A3, PhD thesis
    Excitation transfer between molecules in transient atmospheric pressure plasmas and its impact on plasma chemistry
    Theresa Urbanietz - project A3, PhD thesis
    Plasma Catalysis during Conversion of Methane/Oxygen/Hydrogen Gas Mixtures
    Daniel Henze - project A3, Bachelor thesis
    Measurement of carbon monoxide production in atmospheric pressure plasmas
    Bernhard Rogg - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Numerical simulation of plasma fluid flow in the exit channel of a COST micro atmospheric pressure plasma jet
    Stefan Rohr - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Ortsaufgelöste Charakterisierung eines symmetrischen, kapazitiven gekoppelten Plasmas mittels Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
    Constantin Neuroth - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Study of the effects of metal catalyst loading and conductivity on plasma dynamics in a patterned dielectric barrier discharge
    Li Wang - project A4, PhD thesis
    Process control in micro atmospheric pressure RF plasma jets by voltage waveform tailoring and customised boundary surfaces
    Ryan Thomas Nguyen-Smith - project A5, PhD thesis
    From ns- to ms-pulses - influence of voltage characteristics on surface barrier discharges
    Ammar Allababidi - project A5, Bachelor thesis
    Ortsaufgelöste und stereoskopische optische Emissionsspektroskopie einer beidseitigen Oberflächen behinderten Entladung mit Mikro-- und Nanosekunden Spannungspulsen
    Martha Finke - project A6, Bachelor thesis
    Absorptionsmessungen von plasmaproduziertem Ozon
    Lars Schücke - project A7, PhD thesis
    Analysis of Reaction Kinetics in a Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for the Conversion of Volatile Organic Compounds
    Anna Lena Schöne - project A7, Master thesis
    Gas Flow Effects in Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharges
    Arisa Bodnar - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Investigation of a twin surface dielectric barrier discharge for the decomposition of polluted air streams
    Amr Ghanoum - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Reduktion des Sauerstoffgehaltes abgeschiedener Gasseparations-Membranen unter Verwendung von Hexamethyldisilazan als Präkursor eines PE-CVD Prozesses
    Dominik Filla - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung der Homogenität einer Mikrowellen-PE-CVD Entladung
    Timothy Oppotsch - project A7, Master thesis
    Investigations on plasma-catalytic exhaust gas treatment
    Jonas Hiepel - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Validierung eines Verdampfersystems und Sprühbeschichters für die Verwendung in plasma-katalytischen Messungen
    Ruyi Chen - project A9, Master thesis
    Simulation of dielectric barrier discharges for medical applications
    Lennart Kulik - project B2, Bachelor thesis
    Einfluss von Plasmabehandlung auf laserinduzierte Oberflächenstrukturen
    Vera Bracht - project B5, PhD thesis
    Characterisation of Single Microdischarges during Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Aluminium
    Jan-Luca Gembus - project B5, Master thesis
    The effect of electrolyte concentration on the microdischarge behaviour during PEO of aluminium and titanium
    Fatma-Nur Seferoglu - project B7, Master thesis
    Optical analysis of microsecond pulsed plasmas in liquids
    Denise Rittmann - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Plasma-driven biocatalysis of the unspecific peroxygenase of Agrocybe aegerita with “ReliZyme”-beads
    Océane Michels - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Plasma-driven biocatalysis with the unspecific peroxygenase from Collariella virescens
    Emanuel Jeß - project B11, Bachelor thesis
    Diagnostics of Plasma-Produced Hydrogen Peroxide in Liquids
    Tobias Schmider - project B12, Master thesis
    Influence of high voltage electrolysis on single crystal electrodes
    Lukas Forschner - project B12, Master thesis
    Influence of High Voltage Electrolysis on the Electrolyte

    2021
    Boris Daniil - project A3, Bachelor thesis
    Simulation der Nachweisempfindlichkeit eines Atmosphärendruck-Massenspektrometers
    Lena Bischoff - project A4, Master thesis
    Investigation of the effects of customized electrodes on capacitively coupled radio frequency microplasma jets using emission spectroscopy and laser diagnostics
    Niklas Friedrichs - project A5, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung der Sauerstoffradikaldichten einer dielektrischen Oberflächenentladung
    Henrik van Impel - project A6, Bachelor thesis
    Diagnostik von atomarem Sauerstoff in einem Micro-Cavity-Plasmareaktor
    Niklas Peters - project A7, PhD thesis
    MnO2-assisted dielectric barrier discharge-driven plasma oxidation for the abatement of n-butane
    Katja Wenselau - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung des Strömungsfeldes einer beidseitigen dielektrisch behinderten Oberflächenentladung für die Abluftreinigung
    Natalia Lupyna - project A8, Bachelor thesis
    Analyse von Feld- und Potentialverteilungen im Plasma-Jet
    Philipp Grosse - project B1, PhD thesis
    Investigating Dynamic Changes in Morphology and Chemical State of Copper Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2
    Robin Labenski - project B2, Bachelor thesis
    Konditionierung von metallischen Schichten durch Laser- und Plasmawechselwirkung
    Katharina Grosse - project B7, PhD thesis
    Discharge ignition, dynamics and chemistry of nanosecond pulsed plasmas in water
    Elia Jüngling - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Ausbreitung von Streamern in Nanosekundenplasmen in Wasser
    Marina Falke - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Comparison of nanosecond pulsed discharges in water for different pulse polarities
    Sabrina Klopsch - project B8, Master thesis
    Plasma-driven biocatalysis with the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP152BSβ from Bacillus subtilis and the use of decoy molecule

    2020
    Lukas Bielzer - project A5, Bachelor thesis
    Optische Emissions Spektroskopie von Nanosekunden gepulsten Oberflächen behinderten Entladungen
    Kevin Ollegott - project A7, PhD thesis
    Plasma-assisted removal of oxygen traces from coke oven gas using a twin-surface dielectric barrier discharge
    Jens Kallähn - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Entwurf einer Messstrecke zur optischen Absorptionsspektroskopie von Ozon an einer dielektrischen Oberflächenentladung
    Christian Oberste-Beulmann - project A7, Master thesis
    Investigations on Plasma-catalytic Removal of Oxygen Traces from Hydrogen-rich Gas Mixtures
    Tim Bolles - project A8, Bachelor thesis
    Validierung des Smooth Step Models für ein Plasma mit zwei Ionenspezies mittels Particle-In-Cell Simulation
    Lukas Vogelhuber - project A8, Bachelor thesis
    Elektronen- und Ionenverteilungsfunktionen an der Grenzfläche von kapazitiven Ein- und Zweifrequenz-Entladungen
    Fabian Verdaguer - project A8, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung durch unterschiedliche Spannungsformen erzeugter Hochfrequenzplasmen
    David Steuer - project B2, Master thesis
    Vergleichende Untersuchung von zweidimensionalen Sauerstoffverteilungen in Mikroplasmen mit optischen Methoden
    Patrick Herrmanns - project B5, PhD thesis
    Charakterisierung und Prozessoptimierung industriell relevanter Mikroplasmen: Von der Beschichtungstechnik bis zur Mikrosensorik
    Simon Böddeker - project B5, Master thesis
    Elektrische Messtechnik und statistische Prozessdiagnostik an einem PEO-Beschichtungsprozess
    Yayci Abdulkadir - project B8, PhD thesis
    Plasma-driven biocatalysis
    Freya Jockenhövel - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    The chaperedoxin CnoX and its plasma-induced activation
    Ivan Bobkov - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Effects of pre-adaptation and mutagenesis on the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to cold atmospheric plasma

    2019
    Jutta Püttmann - project A2, Bachelor thesis
    Electric Field Measurements via EFISH in a CARS Setup
    Florian Beckfeld - project A5, Bachelor thesis
    Measurement of high voltage signals and evaluation of different probing methods on a surface dielectric barrier discharge
    Simon Kreuznacht - project A6, Master thesis
    Hochaufgelöste Untersuchung eines Mikroplasma-Kanals
    Till Marth - project A6, Bachelor thesis
    Nicht-invasive Bestimmung der Gastemperatur mit Rayleigh-Streuung
    Jan-Luca Gembus - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung der Konversion von flüchtigen Kohlenwasserstoffen in einer dielektrischen Oberflächenentladung
    Laura Kroll - project A8, Master thesis
    Modellierung und Simulation von Transportprozessen im Plasma-Jet
    Youfan He - project A9, Master thesis
    Zero-dimensional numerical simulations of low-pressure inductive discharges and atmospheric-pressure plasma jets
    Alexander Böddecker - project B2, Master thesis
    Vergleich der atomaren Sauerstoffdichten in einem coplanaren Plasmajet mit ns- oder RF-Anregung
    Anna Lena Schöne - project B5, Bachelor thesis
    Optische und elektrische Messtechnik an einem Einzelentladungsaufbau zur plasmaelektrolytischen Oxidation
    Chaiyasit Nenbangkaeo - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Analysis of hydrogen peroxide production in nanosecond pulsed discharges in water
    Thorben Holländer - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Determination of the OH concentration in plasma treated liquids
    Fatma-Nur Seferoglu - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Surface modification of a copper substrate through the reaction chemistry generated by pulsed plasmas in water
    Sabrina Klopsch - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Plasma-driven biocatalysis with the vanadium-dependent chloroperoxidase from Curvularia inaequalis
    Tim Dirks - project B8, Master thesis
    Untersuchung der plasma-induzierten Aktivierung von Hsp33 aus Escherichia coli
    Marco Krewing - project B8, PhD thesis
    Impact of low-temperature plasmas on microorganisms and biomolecules

    2018
    Steffen Schüttler - project A3, Bachelor thesis
    Influence of Catalysts on CO2-Conversion in Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas
    Thilo Romba - project A3, Bachelor thesis
    Calculation of Absorption Spectra of Methane in Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas
    Lena Bischoff - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Optische Emissionsspektroskopie an einem RF kapazitiv gekoppelten AP Plasma Jet unter Variation der Sauerstoffbeimischung
    Gerrit Hübner - project A4, Bachelor thesis
    Optische Emissionsspektroskopie an einem RF kapazitiv gekoppelten AP Plasma Jet unter Variation der Stickstoffbeimischung
    Marc Leimkühler - project A6, Master thesis
    Erzeugung von Metastabilen mit Hilfe von kHz-getriebenen Mikroplasma-Arrays
    Christian Oberste-Beulmann - project A7, Bachelor thesis
    Entwicklung einer Methode zur Beschichtung von Plattenelektroden mit heterogenen Katalysatoren für die oxidative Plasmakatalyse
    Kai-Philipp Enneking - project A8, Master thesis
    Untersuchung einer planaren kapazitiven HF-Entladung mit Hilfe des Smooth step Models
    Sebastian Wilczek - project A9, PhD thesis
    Nichtlokale und nichtlineare Elektronendynamik in kapazitiv gekoppelten Hochfrequenzplasmen
    Ryan Thomas Nguyen-Smith - project A9, Master thesis
    Comparison of spatially resolved ozone absorption spectroscopy with zero dimensional simulations
    David Steuer - project B2, Bachelor thesis
    Reproduzierbarkeit von Dichte- und Temperaturverläufen im COST-Mikroplasmajet
    Alexander Knodel - project B2, Master thesis
    Untersuchungen von Mikroplasmajet-Entladungen mit N2/O2-Beimischungen vor Oberflächen
    Maike Kai - project B7, Bachelor thesis
    Optical Analysis of a Nanosecond Plasma Inside Liquids
    Cindy Juric - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Identification of peroxidases in environmental samples for plasma-driven biocatalysis
    Tristan Hoffmann - project B8, Bachelor thesis
    Plasma stability of the copper-zinc superoxide dismutase of Escherichia coli
    Nathalie Gibas - project B8, Master thesis
    Identification and characterisation of peroxidases for plasma-driven biocatalysis

    2017
    Maximilian Klich - project A8, Bachelor thesis
    Untersuchung der Ionendynamik in kapazitiven Argon-Xenon Hochfrequenzentladungen