Priv.-Doz. Dr. Thomas Fuhrmann-Lieker

Curriculum Vitae

09.02.1968

born in Frankfurt/Main, Germany

1987

Abitur in Bad Homburg

1987-1988

Military service

1988-1994

Study of Chemistry at Marburg University

1991-1992

Study in Bologna, Italy

1994-1997

PhD Study in the group of Prof. J.H. Wendorff, Marburg University, Title: "Azo- und stilbenhaltige Seitenkettenpolymere für optische Datenspeicher und Holographische Optische Elemente"

1997-1999

Postdoc in the group of Prof. T. Tsutsui, Kyushu University, Japan (Monbusho Scholarship)

1999-2001

Scientific staff, Duisburg University

2001-2010

Research Assistant, University of Kassel

2005

Habilitation in Physical Chemistry

2007-2009

Parental leave

since 2010

Akademischer Rat, University of Kassel

Member of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Fachgruppe Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik

Awards

• Bronze medal at the 18th International Chemistry Olympiad in Veszprem, Hungary
• Bronze medal at the 19th International Chemistry Olympiad in Leiden, The Netherlands
• Fellow of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
• Fellow of the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho)

Publications

M. Kucki, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, "Staining diatoms with rhodamine dyes: control of emission colour in photonic biocomposites", J. R. Soc. Interface, doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0424 (2011)

M. Arlt, A. Scheffler, I. Suske, M. Eschner, T. Saragi, J. Salbeck, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, "Bipolar redox behaviour, field-effect mobility and transistor switching of the low-molecular glass AZOPD", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 13828 (2010)

T.P.I. Saragi, T. Spehr, A. Siebert, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Spiro compounds for organic optoelectronics", Chem. Rev. 107, 1011 (2007) (Review)

T.P.I. Saragi, R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Ultraviolet-sensitive field-effect-transistor utilized amorphous thin films of organic donor/acceptor dyad", Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 143514 (2007)

T.P.I. Saragi, K. Onken, I. Suske, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Ambipolar organic phototransistor", Optical Materials 29, 1332 (2007)

T.P.I. Saragi, R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Light responsive amorphous organic field-effect transistor based on spiro-linked compound", Optical Materials 29, 879 (2007)

T. Hineva, T. Petkova, C. Popov, P. Petkov, J.P. Reithmaier, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, E. Axente, F. Sima, C.N. Mihailescu, G. Socol, I.N. Mihailescu, "Optical study of thin (As2Se3)1-x(AgI)x films", J. Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials 9, 326 (2007)

M. Kucki, S. Landwehr, H. Rühling, M. Maniak, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, "Light-emitting biological photonic crystals: the bioengineering of metamaterials", Proc. SPIE 6182, 61821S (2006)

R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Spiro Compounds for Electroluminescence and Related Applications", in: U. Scherf (Ed.), "Advances in Polymer Science", Vol. 199, 83-142 (2006) (Review)

T.P.I. Saragi, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Comparison of charge-carrier-transport in thin films of spiro-linked compounds and their corresponding parent compounds", Adv. Funct. Mat. 16, 966 (2006)

T. Spehr, A. Siebert, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, T. Rabe, T. Riedl. H.H. Johannes, W. Kowalsky, J. Wang, T. Weimann, P. Hinze, "Organic solid-state ultraviolet-laser based on spiro-terphenyl", Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 161103 (2005)

R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "Spiro Compounds for Electroluminescence and Related Applications", in: U. Scherf (Ed.), "Advances in Polymer Science", in press

T. P. I. Saragi, T. Fuhrmann-Lieker, J. Salbeck, "High ON/OFF ratio and stability of amorphous organic field-effect transistors", Synth. Met. 148, 267 (2005)

T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, M. Müller-Wiegand, E. Oesterschulze, "Nanoscale patterning of organic / inorganic multilayers by spinodal deformation, Intern. J. Nanosci. 3, 609 (2004)

N. Reinke, T. Fuhrmann, A. Perschke, H. Franke, "Improved outcoupling of light in organic light-emitting devices, utilizing a holographic DFB-structure", J. Lumin. 110, 413 (2004)

T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, N. Reinke, H. Franke, M. Müller-Wiegand, E. Oesterschulze, "Holographic and Self-Organized Patterning of Semiconducting Molecular Glasses", in: O. Karthaus, C. Adachi, H. Sasabe (Eds.), "Fusion of Nanotechnology and Organic Semiconductor", PWC Publishing, Chitose, Japan (2004)

T.P.I. Saragi, R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, "Organic phototransistor based on intramolecular charge transfer in a bifunctional spiro compound", Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2334 (2004)

T. Fuhrmann, S. Landwehr, M. El Rharbi-Kucki, M Sumper, "Diatoms as living photonic crystals", Appl. Phys. B. 78, 257 (2004)

N. Reinke, A. Draude, T. Fuhrmann, H. Franke, R.A. Lessard, "Electric field assisted holographic recording of surface relief gratings in an azo glass", Appl. Phys. B. 78, 205 (2004)

T. Fuhrmann, K. Samse, J. Salbeck, A. Perschke, H. Franke, "Guided electromagnetic waves in organic light emitting diodes", Org. Electron. 4, 219 (2003)

T. Spehr, R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, "Highly efficient light emitters based on the spiro concept", Org. Electron. 4, 61 (2003)

T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, "Organic Materials for Photonic Devices", MRS Bulletin 28, 354 (2003)

T. Fuhrmann, M. Müller-Wiegand, G. Georgiev, E. Oesterschulze, T. Spehr, J. Salbeck, "Thermodynamic patterning of molecular glasses in electroluminescent and lasing devices", Proc. EL2002, Ghent (2002)

T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, "Functional Molecular Glasses: Building Blocks for Future Optoelectronics", Advances in Photochemistry Vol. 27 (Eds. D.C. Neckers, D.H. Volman, G.v. Bünau), p. 83 ff, Wiley and Sons, New York (2002)

J. Salbeck, M. Schörner, T. Fuhrmann, "Optical amplification in spiro-type molecular glasses", Thin Solid Films, 417 (2002) 20-25

T. Saragi, R. Pudzich, T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, "Field-Effect Mobility and Morphology Study in Amorphous Films of Symmetric and Unsymmetric Spiro-Linked Compounds", MRS Proceedings (Spring Meeting) 725 (2002)

A. Perschke, T. Fuhrmann, "Molecular Azo Glasses as Grating Couplers and Resonators for Optical Devices", Adv. Mater. 14, 841 (2002)

T. Fuhrmann, K. Samse, J. Salbeck, A. Perschke, H. Franke, "The Hidden Light of OLEDs: Simulation of Waveguide Modes and Measurement by Grating Coupling, Proc. ECOER'01, Potsdam (2001)

F. Milota, C. Warmuth, A. Tortschanoff, J. Sperling, T. Fuhrmann, J. Salbeck, H.F. Kauffmann, "Ultrafast optical dynamics of spiro-compounds", Synth. Met. 121, 1497 (2001)

T. Fuhrmann, A. Perschke, "Nanostrukturierung elektrisch gepumpter Lichtemitterschichten in organischen Wellenleitern", BMBF Jahresbericht (2000), (2001)

T. Fuhrmann, A. Perschke, "Holographic Generation of Distributed Feedback Gratings in Organic Waveguides", Materials Week, Electronic Proceedings, Munich (2000)

T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, "Optical Storage [in Polymer Liquid Crystals]", Intern. J. Polymeric Mater. 45, 621 (2000)

T. Fuhrmann, T. Tsutsui, "Synthesis and Properties of a Hole-Conducting, Photopatternable Molecular Glass", Chem. Mater. 11, 2226 (1999)

T. Fuhrmann, M. Hosse, I. Lieker, J. Rübner, A. Stracke, J.H. Wendorff, "Frustrated liquid crystalline side group polymers for optical storage", Liquid Crystals 26, 779 (1999)

T. Fuhrmann, M. Kunze, J.H. Wendorff, "Monte Carlo Kinetics for the simulation of photoreactions in polymers", Macromol. Theory and Simul. 7, 421 (1998)

C.F. van Nostrum, R.J.M. Nolte, D.J. Broer, T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, "Photoinduced opposite diffusion of nematic and isotropic monomers during patterned photopolymerization", Chem. Mater. 10, 135 (1998)

T. Fuhrmann, M. Kunze, I. Lieker, A. Stracke, J.H. Wendorff, "Light-induced isomerization and photoorientation in azo and stilbene polymers", Proc. SPIE 2852, 42 (1996)

T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, S. Zippel, P. Boldt, "Neue Materialien für Holographische Optische Elemente", Hannovermesse Industrie 1996

T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, "Holographisches Material wird wiederbeschreibbar", FuM Feinwerktechnik Mikrotechnik Messtechnik 104, 722 (1996)

H. Bach, K. Anderle, T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, "Biphoton-induced refractive index change in 4-Amino-4'-nitroazobenzene / Polycarbonate", J. Phys. Chem. 100, 4135 (1996)

K. Anderle, H. Bach, T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, "Photoresponsive liquid crystalline and amorphous polymers", Macromol. Symp. 101, 549 (1996)

T. Fuhrmann, J.H. Wendorff, "Dielectric spectroscopy and the interaction of light and matter", Dielectric Newsletters (Novocontrol), July 1994

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