KahmannLab

Meet the team

Have a look at our group members - current and past.

Team directory

Current members

Group Leader

Simon Kahmann

Experimental Semiconductor Physics

I am a junior professor of Experimental Semiconductor Physics at Chemnitz University of Technology and a visiting scientist in the StranksLab at the University of Cambridge. I also co-organise the Green Energy Materials Series.

Postdoctoral researcher

Dobromił Respekta

Ultrafast optical spectroscopy

I am a postdoctoral researcher specialising in ultrafast spectroscopy of perovskite materials, with expertise in femtosecond transient absorption, time-resolved photoluminescence, and nonlinear optical measurements to probe carrier dynamics and energy transfer processes. I obtained my BSc and MSc in Nanotechnology from Gdańsk…

Postdoctoral researcher

Min-Gi Jeon

LED materials and physics

I am a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in perovskite nanocrystal-based LED fabrication. My research focuses on the synthesis and surface modification of nanomaterials, as well as the investigation of their optoelectronic properties to elucidate light–matter interactions and enable device applications. I completed…

PhD student

Shenyu Nie

Optical communication

I am a Photonics CDT PhD student in Cambridge focusing on multichannel optical communication enabled through novel low-dimensional materials processed from solution. Previously, I completed my MRes at the University of Cambridge and a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University…

PhD student

Mengru Sun

Spectroscopy and microscopy

I am a Physics PhD student at Chemnitz University of Technology. My research explores spatially resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy on solution-processed semiconductors applied in optoelectronics. Before that, I completed my MSc at the University of Göttingen in Germany and my BEng at Huaqiao…

PhD student

Arina Narudin

Synthesis of perovskites

I am a PhD student in Materials Science working on the synthesis of halide perovskites and perovskite-inspired materials. I received both my MSc and BSc in Physics from the University of Brunei Darussalam.

PhD student

Khadija Khaled

Operando microscopy

I am a PhD student at Chemnitz University of Technology, working on spatially resolved optoelectronic characterisation of solution-processed solar cells. I earned my MSc in Solar Energy Engineering from the University of Freiburg and my BSc in Renewable Energy Engineering from Ain…

MSc Student

Phillip Börner

Spectroscopy

I am a master’s student in physical engineering and a research assistant at the KahmannLab, where I investigate charge-carrier diffusion in novel materials through modelling and experiments.

Alumni and former members (5)

Postdoctoral researcher

Hayley Gilbert

Multimodal microscopy

Jan–May 2026

MSc student

Çağlar Ege

Photocurrent microscopy

Aug 2025–Apr 2026

MSc Student

Mst Azra Jabin

Exciton diffusion in disordered semiconductors

Nov 2024–Jun 2025

PhD student, guest

Federico Pitzalis

Microscopy of 2D perovskites

Nov 2023–May 2024

MSc student

Ayla Dekker

Chiral perovskites

Feb–Jun 2023 via StranksLab

The Speckles

The Speckles are a group of StranksLab members with topics related to optical spectrosocpy, microscopy, or optoelectronic devices - in many cases with Simon acting as their daily supervisor.

The KahmannLab group in 2025

Group life

Working across experiments and materials

We work collaboratively across experiments, spectroscopy and microscopy, materials and modelling, bringing different perspectives to the same questions about how light interacts with emerging semiconductors.

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