Dr. Annemarie Huijser
Annemarie Huijser is a group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research since 2026. Her research focuses on the photophysical dynamics of organic and hybrid optoelectronic materials and interfaces, with a particular interest in the role of structural dynamics. She obtained her PhD from TU Delft, the Netherlands, in 2008. Her PhD research focused on the impact of molecular orientation on exciton transfer, with Dr. Tom Savenije and Prof. Laurens Siebbeles. After that, she performed postdoctoral research at Lund University, Sweden, until 2011. During that time, she investigated the ultrafast photochemistry of eumelanin model pigments, with Prof. Villy Sundström. She then moved back to the University of Twente in the Netherlands to establish her independent research line on structure-functionality relationships in optoelectronic materials with application in solar energy conversion, such as photocatalysis and photovoltaics. During that time, she also developed facilities to perform femtosecond spectroscopy experiments under in situ conditions to directly link ultrafast photophysical dynamics to the structure of interfaces and the overall device performance.
Research Interests
To realize stable and efficient optoelectronic devices, it is essential to understand and optimize their photophysical dynamics. Our group focuses on the fundamental understanding and control of photoinduced processes in organic and hybrid materials. The ultrafast photodynamics are studied by transient absorption and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. We focus in particular on understanding and steering structure-functionality relationships with the aim to control exciton and charge carrier dynamics and optoelectronic properties of materials with application in organic light-emitting diodes and solar cells.
Recent Publications
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