Dr. Dirk Hauschild

Dr. Dirk Hauschild

Current positons
  • Scientist at KIT IPS
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
  • Responsible for the "EFFCIS" project (BMWi) at KIT ITCP
Previous positions
  • Postdoc at KIT LAS
  • PhD student at the University of Würzburg
Field of research
  • Investigation of the chemical and electronic structure of surfaces and interfaces of materials for energy conversion, in particular thin-film solar cells and catalysts using electron and soft x-ray spectroscopies
  • Studying in situ chemical reactions at surfaces and interfaces using synchrotron-based technique
Research Highlights
  • L. Weinhardt, D. Hauschild, and C. Heske, “Surface and Interface Properties in Thin-Film Solar Cells: Using Soft X-rays and Electrons to unravel the Electronic and Chemical Structure”, Advanced Materials 31, 1806660 (2019). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806660
  • D. Hauschild, F. Meyer, A. Benkert‚ D. Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, T. Dalibor, J. Palm, M. Blum, W. Yang, R.G. Wilks, M. Bär, F. Reinert, C. Heske, and L. Weinhardt, “Improving Performance by Na Doping of a Buffer Layer – Chemical and Electronic Structure of the InxSy:Na /CuIn(S,Se)2 Thin-Film Solar Cell Interface”, Prog. Photovoltaics Res. Appl. 26, 359-366 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/pip.2993
  • D. Hauschild, D. Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, P. Jackson, T. Magorian Friedlmeier, D. Hariskos, F. Reinert, M. Powalla, C. Heske, and L. Weinhardt, ”Impact of a RbF Postdeposition Treatment on the Electronic Structure of the CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Heterojunction in High-Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Cells”, ACS Energy Lett. 2, 2383 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00720

Publications


  1. Calculations to Electronic Structure of LSFO Probed by X-ray Absorption and Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering
    Wansorra, C.; Faussett, S.; Vinson, J.; Qing, G.; Hauschild, D.; Steininger, R.; Napoles, J. A.; Yang, W.; Chen, J.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2026, October 5. doi:10.35097/fmpb9gjeq9by9719
  2. How the Oxidation State Drives Bonding Properties in CeIII and CeIV Tris(amidinate) Complexes
    Reynolds, E. M.; Günther-Schmidt, N.; Steininger, R.; Reitz, C. Y.; Göttlicher, J.; Wansorra, C.; Blankenship, M.; Branson, J. A.; Sun, X.; Schacherl, B.; Celis-Barros, C.; Hauschild, D.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Ramanantoanina, H.; Roesky, P. W.; Vitova, T.
    2026. American Chemical Society (ACS). doi:10.26434/chemrxiv.15006000/v1
  3. Data for "How the Oxidation State Drives Bonding Properties in CeIII and CeIV Tris(amidinate) Complexes
    Reynolds, E. M.; Günther-Schmidt, N.; Steininger, R.; Reitz, C. Y.; Göttlicher, J.; Wansorra, C.; Blankenship, M.; Branson, J. A.; Sun, X.; Schacherl, B.; Celis-Barros, C.; Hauschild, D.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Ramanantoanina, H.; Roesky, P. W.; Vitova, T.
    2026, July 13. doi:10.35097/yz910rbrssbsasjb
  4. Defect States in the Electronic Structure of GaO Transparent Conductive Oxide Surfaces
    Pyatenko, E.; Wansorra, C.; Steininger, R.; Vinson, J.; Witte, W.; Hariskos, D.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.
    2026. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 130 (27), 9575–9580. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6c02301
  5. Direct evidence of a lanthanide-tellurium bond in [K(18-crown 6)(Cp′′2LnTe3)] with Ln = La, Ce, and Nd
    Reitz, C. Y.; Frick, D.; Pross, E.; Reynolds, E. M.; Wansorra, C.; Schenk, S. M.; Branson, J. A.; Kaufmann-Heimeshoff, H.; Blankenship, M.; Wolf, J.; Hauschild, D.; Göttlicher, J.; Steininger, R.; Mangold, S.; Ekanayake, R. S. K.; Schacherl, B.; Heske, C.; Celis-Barros, C.; Ramanantoanina, H.
    2026, May 11. doi:10.35097/at7j6w642ryx7xq2
  6. Bimetallic Bismuth‐Based Nanoparticles From Pseudo‐Tetrahedral Zintl Anions
    Parker, M. A.; Hauschild, D.; Priya, R.; Wansorra, C.; Steininger, R.; Peerless, B.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Dehnen, S.
    2026. Small, 22 (28). doi:10.1002/smll.73221
  7. Progress Toward Efficient Wide‐Gap Cu (In,Ga)(S,Se) Thin‐Film Solar Cells
    Zahedi-Azad, S.; Scheer, R.; Hariskos, D.; Paetel, S.; Hempel, W.; Witte, W.; Luo, H.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Blankenship, M.; Hauschild, D.; van Maris, V.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Unold, T.; Márquez, J. A.; Seeger, J.; Wilhelmi, F.; Hetterich, M.; Niesen, T.; Eraerds, P.; Dalibor, T.; Jin, X.; Schneider, R.; Gerthsen, D.; Wang, D.; Kübel, C. K. U.
    2026. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 34 (5), 567–588. doi:10.1002/pip.70036
  8. Unveiling the Role of In Situ Al 2 O 3 Passivation in Molecular-Ink-Processed CuIn(S,Se) 2 Photovoltaics
    Septina, W.; Paranhos Lopes, J.; Muzzillo, C. P.; Hua, A.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Gaillard, N.
    2026. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 9 (1), 123–132. doi:10.1021/acsaem.5c02827
  9. Direct Evidence of a La–Te Bond and Bonding Regime Differences for Ln–C and Ln–Te in [K(18-Crown 6)(Cp″2LnTe3)] (Ln = La, Ce, and Nd)
    Reitz, C. Y.; Frick, D.; Pross, E.; Reynolds, E. M.; Wansorra, C.; Schenk, S. M.; Branson, J. A.; Kaufmann-Heimeshoff, H.; Blankenship, M.; Wolf, J.; Hauschild, D.; Göttlicher, J.; Steininger, R.; Mangold, S.; Ekanayake, R. S. K.; Schacherl, B.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Celis-Barros, C.; Ramanantoanina, H.; Roesky, P. W.; Vitova, T.
    2026. Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi:10.1021/jacs.6c06838
  10. The Disulfide Bond in S L ₂,₃ X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Sulfides
    Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Wansorra, C.; Steininger, R.; Göttlicher, J.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.
    2026. Photon Science. doi:10.1021/photonsci.6c00007
  11. The Role of Halides in the Bonding and Electronic Structure of Actinyl(VI) Halides─Energy Match Driven Stability
    Neill, T. S.; Ramanantoanina, H.; Palina, N.; Prüßmann, T.; Rothe, J.; Gaona, X.; Fellhauer, D.; Schild, D.; Wansorra, C.; Hauschild, D.; Steininger, R.; Schacherl, B.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Walter, O.; Weigend, F.; Vitova, T.
    2025. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (39), 35401–35412. doi:10.1021/jacs.5c08999
  12. QUASY - Quantum Sensor Platform for Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopy
    Arldt, N.; Blankenship, M.; Müller, M.; Adam, F.; Bitsch, K.; Steininger, R.; Wansorra, C.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Vitova, T.; Heske, C.; Kempf, S.
    2025, September 29. 42. Tagung Kryoelektronischer Bauelemente (KRYO 2025), Erkner, Germany, September 28–30, 2025
  13. Passivation and Degradation of Sulfur-Treated Silicon Surfaces for Photovoltaics
    Hua, A.; Upadhyaya, A.; Mouri, T. K.; Lam, I.; Yang, W.; Rohatgi, A.; Das, U. K.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.
    2025. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 129 (7), 3374–3381. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c07457
  14. Impact of a RbF post-deposition treatment on the chemical structure of wide-gap CuIn₀.₁Ga₀.₉Se₂ thin-film solar cell absorber surfaces
    Both, L.; Hauschild, D.; Blankenship, M.; Steininger, R.; Witte, W.; Hariskos, D.; Paetel, S.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2025. Applied Physics Letters, 126 (2), Article no: 021603. doi:10.1063/5.0239968
  15. Influence of Oxidation State on Bonding Properties of [CeIII (PhC(Nt Bu) 2) 3] and [CeIV (PhC(Nt Bu) 2) 3] + [Al(OC4F9) 4] - Probed by High-Resolution X-Ray Absorption
    Reynolds, E. M.; Günther-Schmidt, N.; Steininger, R.; Reitz, C. Y.; Göttlicher, J.; Wansorra, C.; Blankenship, M.; Hauschild, D.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Ramanantoanina, H.; Roesky, P. W.; VItova, T.
    2025. 33. Terrae Rarae - Tage der Seltenen Erden (2025), Karlsruhe, Germany, October 7–9, 2025
  16. Polarization-dependent resonant inelastic x-ray scattering of β-Ga₂O₃: An experimental and computational study
    Pyatenko, E.; Vinson, J.; Hauschild, D.; Wansorra, C.; Yang, W.; Blum, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2025. APL Materials, 13 (7), Article no: 071110. doi:10.1063/5.0252571
  17. X‐Ray and Electron Spectroscopy of the CdS/(Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se Interface With RbF Treatment
    Hauschild, D.; Both, L.; Blankenship, M.; Wansorra, C.; Steininger, R.; Yang, W.; Hariskos, D.; Witte, W.; Gutzler, R.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2025. Advanced Materials Interfaces. doi:10.1002/admi.202401002
  18. Chemical and Electronic Structure of the i‐ZnO/InS :Na Front Contact Interface in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) Thin‐Film Solar Cells
    Hauschild, D.; Meyer, F.; Benkert, A.; Dalibor, T.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Reinert, F.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2024. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 32 (12), 904–911. doi:10.1002/pip.3840
  19. High-transmission spectrometer for rapid resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering (rRIXS) maps
    Weinhardt, L.; Wansorra, C.; Steininger, R.; Spangenberg, T.; Hauschild, D.; Heske, C.
    2024. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 31 (6), 8 S. doi:10.1107/S160057752400804X
  20. Local and Symmetry-Resolved Electronic Structure of Liquid Dimethyl Sulfoxide from Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering
    Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Steininger, R.; Wansorra, C.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.
    2024. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15 (42), 10576–10582. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02329
  21. Valence-band hybridization in sulphides
    Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Wansorra, C.; Steininger, R.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.
    2024. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26 (41), 26389–26397. doi:10.1039/d4cp02894e
  22. Lattice Dynamics of Cu ZnSn(S, Se Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells Studied by Nuclear Inelastic Scattering
    Edla, R.; Nowak, D.; Hauschild, D.; Sergueev, I.; Pareek, D.; Gütay, L.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Stankov, S.
    2024. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128 (41), 17483–17491. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c03689
  23. High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy of Actinides at the KIT Light Source
    Vitova, T.; Blankenship, M.; Dardenne, K.; Ekanayake, R. S. K.; Geckeis, H.; Göttlicher, J.; Hauschild, D.; Schacherl, B.; Steininger, R.; Wansorra, C.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2024, August 26. 15th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI 2024), Hamburg, Germany, August 26–30, 2024
  24. Understanding and exploiting interfacial interactions between phosphonic acid functional groups and co-evaporated perovskites
    Feeney, T.; Petry, J.; Torche, A.; Hauschild, D.; Hacene, B.; Wansorra, C.; Diercks, A.; Ernst, M.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Gryn’ova, G.; Paetzold, U. W.; Fassl, P.
    2024. Matter, 7 (6), 2066–2090. doi:10.1016/j.matt.2024.02.004
  25. Research data for: Understanding and exploiting interfacial interactions between phosphonic acid functional groups and co-evaporated perovskites
    Feeney, T.; Petry, J.; Torche, A.; Hauschild, D.; Hacene, B.; Wansorra, C.; Diercks, A.; Ernst, M.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Gryn’ova, G.; Paetzold, U. W.; Fassl, P.
    2024, March 5. doi:10.35097/1946
  26. Conduction Band Cliff at the CdS/CuIn Ga Se Thin-Film Solar Cell Interface
    Blankenship, M.; Hauschild, D.; Both, L.; Pyatenko, E.; Witte, W.; Hariskos, D.; Paetel, S.; Powalla, M.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.
    2024. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128 (1), 339–345. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05079
  27. Hydrogen Sulfide Passivation for p-Type Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact Solar Cells
    Mouri, T. K.; Upadhyaya, A.; Rohatgi, A.; Ok, Y.-W.; Upadhyaya, V.; Rounsaville, B.; Hua, A.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Das, U. K.
    2024. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 14 (2), 211–218. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3338095
  28. Electronic Structure of Chalcopyrite Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
    Carter, J. C.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Horsley, K.; Hariskos, D.; Gaillard, N.; Heske, C.
    2023. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127 (17), 8235–8246. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c09063
  29. Satellite-Dominated Sulfur L X-ray Emission of Alkaline Earth Metal Sulfides
    Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Fuchs, O.; Steininger, R.; Jiang, N.; Blum, M.; Denlinger, J. D.; Yang, W.; Umbach, E.; Heske, C.
    2023. ACS Omega, 8 (5), 4921–4927. doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c07228
  30. ~20% Efficient Si PERC Solar Cell with Emitter Surface Passivated by H 2 S Reaction
    Mouri, T. K.; Upadhyaya, A.; Rohatgi, A.; Ok, Y.; Hua, A.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Upadhyaya, V.; Rounsaville, B.; Shafarman, W. N.; Das, U. K.
    2023. 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), San Juan, PR, 11th-16th June 2023, 1–3, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359686
  31. Rb Diffusion and Oxide Removal at the RbF-Treated Ga₂O₃/Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Interface in Thin-Film Solar Cells
    Pyatenko, E.; Hauschild, D.; Mikhnych, V.; Edla, R.; Steininger, R.; Hariskos, D.; Witte, W.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2023. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15 (45), 53113–53121. doi:10.1021/acsami.3c11165
  32. Chemical and Electronic Structure at the Interface between a Sputter‐Deposited Zn(O,S) Buffer and a Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)₂ Solar Cell Absorber
    Hauschild, D.; Blankenship, M.; Hua, A.; Steininger, R.; Eraerds, P.; Niesen, T.; Dalibor, T.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2023. Solar RRL, 7 (11), Art.-Nr.: 2201091. doi:10.1002/solr.202201091
  33. Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering and X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Solid Proline and Proline Solutions
    Meyer, F.; Hauschild, D.; Benkert, A.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Reinert, F.; Heske, C.; Zharnikov, M.; Weinhardt, L.
    2022. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 126 (48), 10185–10193. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06557
  34. Electronic structure and bonding properties of U6+ by high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy and computations
    Ramanantoanina, H.; Neil, T.; Palina, N.; Schacherl, B.; Prüßmann, T.; Hauschild, D.; Steiniger, R.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Haverkort, M.; Vitova, T.
    2022, October 18. 5th/9th ATAS-AnXAS 2022 - International Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Actinide Spectroscopy and Workshop on Speciation, Techniques and Facilities for Radioactive Materials at Synchrotron Light Sources (2022), Grenoble, France, October 17–21, 2022
  35. Direct Observation of Reactant, Intermediate, and Product Species for Nitrogen Oxide-Selective Catalytic Reduction on Cu-SSZ-13 Using In Situ Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
    Seitz, L. C.; Doronkin, D. E.; Hauschild, D.; Casapu, M.; Zengel, D.; Zimina, A.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2022. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (49), 20998–21009. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04736
  36. Using the inelastic background in hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for a depth-resolved analysis of the CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ interface
    Hauschild, D.; Steininger, R.; Hariskos, D.; Witte, W.; Tougaard, S.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2021. Journal of vacuum science & technology / A, 39 (6), Article no: 063216. doi:10.1116/6.0001336
  37. Efficient passivation of n-type and p-type silicon surface defects by hydrogen sulfide gas reaction
    Das, U. K.; Theisen, R.; Hua, A.; Upadhyaya, A.; Lam, I.; Mouri, T. K.; Jiang, N.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Yang, W.; Rohatgi, A.; Heske, C.
    2021. Journal of physics / Condensed matter, 33 (46), Article no: 464002. doi:10.1088/1361-648X/ac1ec8
  38. InO:H-Based Hole-Transport-Layer-Free Tin/Lead Perovskite Solar Cells for Efficient Four-Terminal All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
    Moghadamzadeh, S.; Hossain, I. M.; Loy, M.; Ritzer, D. B.; Hu, H.; Hauschild, D.; Mertens, A.; Becker, J.-P.; Haghighirad, A. A.; Ahlswede, E.; Weinhardt, L.; Lemmer, U.; Nejand, B. A.; Paetzold, U. W.
    2021. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 13 (39), 46488–46498. doi:10.1021/acsami.1c06457
  39. Chemical Structure of a Carbon-Rich Layer at the Wet-Chemical Processed CuZnSn(S,Se)/Mo Interface
    Hauschild, D.; Wachs, S. J.; Kogler, W.; Seitz, L.; Carter, J.; Schnabel, T.; Krause, B.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Ahlswede, E.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2021. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11 (3), 658–663. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3059423
  40. X-SPEC: a 70 eV to 15 keV undulator beamline for X-ray and electron spectroscopies
    Weinhardt, L.; Steininger, R.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Mangold, S.; Hauschild, D.; Batchelor, D.; Spangenberg, T.; Heske, C.
    2021. Journal of synchrotron radiation, 28 (Part2), 609–617. doi:10.1107/S1600577520016318
  41. Impact of n-Butylammonium Bromide on the Chemical and Electronic Structure of Double-Cation Perovskite Thin Films
    Hauschild, D.; Seitz, L.; Gharibzadeh, S.; Steininger, R.; Jiang, N.; Yang, W.; Paetzold, U. W.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2021. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (44), 53202–53210. doi:10.1021/acsami.1c15707
  42. Coupling methylammonium and formamidinium cations with halide anions: Hybrid orbitals, hydrogen bonding, and the role of dynamics
    Kamal, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Odelius, M.; Hauschild, D.; Seitz, L.; Steininger, R.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.
    2021. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125 (46), 25917–25926. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08932
  43. Impact of substrate temperature during NaF and KF post-deposition treatments on chemical and optoelectronic properties of alkali-free Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin film solar cell absorbers
    Eslam, A.; Wuerz, R.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Hempel, W.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.
    2021. Thin Solid Films, 739, Article no: 138979. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138979
  44. Sulfate Speciation Analysis Using Soft X-ray Emission Spectroscopy
    Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Steininger, R.; Jiang, N.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.
    2021. Analytical chemistry, 93 (23), 8300–8308. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01187
  45. Steep sulfur gradient in CZTSSe solar cells by HS-assisted rapid surface sulfurization
    Taskesen, T.; Pareek, D.; Hauschild, D.; Haertel, A.; Weinhardt, L.; Yang, W.; Pfeiffelmann, T.; Nowak, D.; Heske, C.; Gütay, L.
    2021. RSC Advances, 11 (21), 12687–12695. doi:10.1039/d1ra00494h
  46. Dynamic Effects and Hydrogen Bonding in Mixed-Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Absorbers
    Wilks, R. G.; Erbing, A.; Sadoughi, G.; Starr, D. E.; Handick, E.; Meyer, F.; Benkert, A.; Iannuzzi, M.; Hauschild, D.; Yang, W.; Blum, M.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Snaith, H. J.; Odelius, M.; Bär, M.
    2021. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 12, 3885–3890. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00745
  47. Observation of Double Excitations in the Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Nitric Oxide
    Fouda, A. E. A.; Seitz, L. C.; Hauschild, D.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Besley, N. A.
    2020. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 11 (18), 7476–7482. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01981
  48. Impact of UV-induced ozone and low-energy Ar-ion cleaning on the chemical structure of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)absorber surfaces
    Van Maris, V. R.; Hauschild, D.; Niesen, T. P.; Eraerds, P.; Dalibor, T.; Palm, J.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2020. Journal of applied physics, 128 (15), Art. Nr.: 155301. doi:10.1063/5.0020253
  49. Sulfurization as a promising surface passivation approach for both n- and p-type Si
    Das, U.; Theisen, R.; Hanket, G.; Upadhyaya, A.; Rohatgi, A.; Hua, A.; Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Heske, C.
    2020. 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 1167–1170, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300395
  50. Hybrid chemical bath deposition-CdS/sputter-Zn(O,S) alternative buffer for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 based solar cells editors-pick
    Kogler, W.; Schnabel, T.; Ahlswede, E.; Taskesen, T.; Gütay, L.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Seeger, J.; Hetterich, M.; Powalla, M.
    2020. Journal of applied physics, 127 (16), 165301. doi:10.1063/1.5142550
  51. Vacuum‐Assisted Growth of Low‐Bandgap Thin Films (FAMASnPbI) for All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
    Abdollahi Nejand, B.; Hossain, I. M.; Jakoby, M.; Moghadamzadeh, S.; Abzieher, T.; Gharibzadeh, S.; Schwenzer, J. A.; Nazari, P.; Schackmar, F.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Lemmer, U.; Richards, B. S.; Howard, I. A.; Paetzold, U. W.
    2020. Advanced energy materials, 10 (5), Article: 1902583. doi:10.1002/aenm.201902583
  52. Perovskite Solar Cells: Record Open‐Circuit Voltage Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing 2D/3D Perovskite Heterostructure
    Gharibzadeh, S.; Abdollahi Nejand, B.; Jakoby, M.; Abzieher, T.; Hauschild, D.; Moghadamzadeh, S.; Schwenzer, J. A.; Brenner, P.; Schmager, R.; Haghighirad, A. A.; Weinhardt, L.; Lemmer, U.; Richards, B. S.; Howard, I. A.; Paetzold, U. W.
    2019. Advanced energy materials, 9 (21), 1970079. doi:10.1002/aenm.201970079
  53. Interfacial Silicide Formation and Stress Evolution during Sputter Deposition of Ultrathin Pd Layers on a-Si
    Krause, B.; Abadias, G.; Furgeaud, C.; Michel, A.; Resta, A.; Coati, A.; Garreau, Y.; Vlad, A.; Hauschild, D.; Baumbach, T.
    2019. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 11 (42), 39315–39323. doi:10.1021/acsami.9b11492
  54. Modifications of the CZTSe/Mo back-contact interface by plasma treatments
    Chen, W.; Taskesen, T.; Nowak, D.; Mikolajczak, U.; Sayed, M. H.; Pareek, D.; Ohland, J.; Schnabel, T.; Ahlswede, E.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Parisi, J.; Gütay, L.
    2019. RSC Advances, 9 (46), 26850–26855. doi:10.1039/c9ra02847a
  55. Intermixing at the InS/CuZnSn(S,Se) Heterojunction and Its Impact on the Chemical and Electronic Interface Structure
    Hauschild, D.; Mezher, M.; Schnabel, T.; Spiering, S.; Kogler, W.; Carter, J.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Ahlswede, E.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2019. ACS applied energy materials, 2 (6), 4098–4104. doi:10.1021/acsaem.9b00263
  56. Local electronic structure of the peptide bond probed by resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering
    Weinhardt, L.; Benkert, A.; Meyer, F.; Blum, M.; Hauschild, D.; Wilks, R. G.; Bär, M.; Yang, W.; Zharnikov, M.; Reinert, F.; Heske, C.
    2019. Physical chemistry, chemical physics. doi:10.1039/c9cp02481f
  57. Cadmium free Cu₂ZnSnS₄ solar cells with 9.7% efficiency
    Larsen, J. K.; Larsson, F.; Törndahl, T.; Saini, N.; Riekehr, L.; Ren, Y.; Biswal, A.; Hauschild, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Platzer-Björkman, C.
    2019. Advanced energy materials, 1900439. doi:10.1002/aenm.201900439
  58. Record Open‐Circuit Voltage Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing 2D/3D Perovskite Heterostructure
    Gharibzadeh, S.; Abdollahi Nejand, B.; Jakoby, M.; Abzieher, T.; Hauschild, D.; Moghadamzadeh, S.; Schwenzer, J. A.; Brenner, P.; Schmager, R.; Haghighirad, A. A.; Weinhardt, L.; Lemmer, U.; Richards, B. S.; Howard, I. A.; Paetzold, U. W.
    2019. Advanced energy materials, 9 (21), Article: 1803699. doi:10.1002/aenm.201803699
  59. Surface and Interface Properties in Thin-Film Solar Cells: Using Soft X-rays and Electrons to Unravel the Electronic and Chemical Structure
    Weinhardt, L.; Hauschild, D.; Heske, C.
    2019. Advanced materials, 31 (26), Article: 1806660. doi:10.1002/adma.201806660
  60. Rubidium Fluoride Post-Deposition Treatment: Impact on the Chemical Structure of the Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surface and CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Interface in Thin-Film Solar Cells
    Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Hauschild, D.; Jackson, P.; Friedlmeier, T. M.; Hariskos, D.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Reinert, F.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2018. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 10 (43), 37602–37608. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b10005
  61. Improving performance by Na doping of a buffer layer—chemical and electronic structure of the InxSy:Na/CuIn(S,Se)2 thin‐film solar cell interface
    Hauschild, D.; Meyer, F.; Benkert, A.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Dalibor, T.; Palm, J.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Wilks, R. G.; Bär, M.; Reinert, F.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2018. Progress in photovoltaics, 26 (5), 359–366. doi:10.1002/pip.2993
  62. Site-specific electronic structure of imidazole and imidazolium in aqueous solutions
    Meyer, F.; Blum, M.; Benkert, A.; Hauschild, D.; Jeyachandran, Y. L.; Wilks, R. G.; Yang, W.; Bär, M.; Reinert, F.; Heske, C.; Zharnikov, M.; Weinhardt, L.
    2018. Physical chemistry, chemical physics, 20 (12), 8302–8310. doi:10.1039/C7CP07885D
  63. Impact of a RbF Postdeposition Treatment on the Electronic Structure of the CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Heterojunction in High-Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Cells
    Hauschild, D.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Jackson, P.; Friedlmeier, T. M.; Hariskos, D.; Reinert, F.; Powalla, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2017. ACS energy letters, 2 (10), 2383–2387. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00720
  64. X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Proteinogenic Amino Acids at All Relevant Absorption Edges
    Meyer, F.; Blum, M.; Benkert, A.; Hauschild, D.; Jeyachandran, Y. L.; Wilks, R. G.; Yang, W.; Bär, M.; Heske, C.; Reinert, F.; Zharnikov, M.; Weinhardt, L.
    2017. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / B, 121 (27), 6549–6556. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b04291
  65. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles : Synthesis, X-Ray Line Analysis and Chemical Composition Study
    Chenari, H. M.; Seibel, C.; Hauschild, D.; Reinert, F.; Abdollahian, H.
    2016. Materials research, 19 (6), 1319–1323. doi:10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2016-0288
  66. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of a Complex Heterojunction in High-Efficiency Thin-Film Photovoltaics: Intermixing and Zn Speciation at the Zn(O,S)/Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Interface
    Mezher, M.; Garris, R.; Mansfield, L. M.; Blum, M.; Hauschild, D.; Horsley, K.; Duncan, D. A.; Yang, W.; Bär, M.; Weinhardt, L.; Ramanathan, K.; Heske, C.
    2016. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 8 (48), 33256–33263. doi:10.1021/acsami.6b09245
  67. A closer look at initial CdS growth on high-efficiency Cu(In, Ga)Se<inf>2</inf> absorbers using surface-sensitive methods
    Friedlmeier, T. M.; Jackson, P.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Hauschild, D.; Kiowski, O.; Hariskos, D.; Weinhardt, L.; Heske, C.; Powalla, M.
    2016. 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, USA, 5–10 June 2016, 0457–0461, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749634
  68. Band-Gap Widening at the Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2) Surface: A Novel Determination Approach Using Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
    Hauschild, D.; Handick, E.; Goehl-Gusenleitner, S.; Meyer, F.; Schwab, H.; Benkert, A.; Pohlner, S.; Palm, J.; Tougaard, S.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Reinert, F.
    2016. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 8 (32), 21101–21105. doi:10.1021/acsami.6b06358
  69. Isotope Effects in the Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering Maps of Gas-Phase Methanol
    Benkert, A.; Meyer, F.; Hauschild, D.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Wilks, R. G.; Baer, M.; Reinert, F.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2016. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / A, 120 (14), 2260–2267. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.6b02636
  70. Annealing-induced effects on the chemical structure of the In₂S₃/CuIn(S,Se)₂ thin-film solar cell interface
    Hauschild, D.; Meyer, F.; Benkert, A.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Pohlner, S.; Palm, J.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Wilks, R. G.; Bär, M.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Reinert, F.
    2015. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / C, 119 (19), 10412–10416. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01622
  71. Complete determination of molecular orbitals by measurement of phase symmetry and electron density
    Wießner, M.; Hauschild, D.; Sauer, C.; Feyer, V.; Schöll, A.; Reinert, F.
    2014. Nature Communications, 5, Art.-Nr. 4156. doi:10.1038/ncomms5156
  72. Quantitative analysis of electron energy loss spectra and modelling of optical properties of multilayer systems for extreme ultraviolet radiation regime
    Gusenleitner, S.; Handick, E.; Hauschild, D.; Reinert, F.
    2014. Journal of applied physics, 115 (12), 123513. doi:10.1063/1.4869201
  73. "Building Block Picture" of the electronic structure of aqueous cysteine derived from resonant Inelastic soft X-ray scattering
    Meyer, F.; Blum, M.; Benkert, A.; Hauschild, D.; Nagarajan, S.; Wilks, R. G.; Andersson, J.; Yang, W.; Zharnikov, M.; Bär, M.; Heske, C.; Reinert, F.; Weinhardt, L.
    2014. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / B, 118, 13142–13150. doi:10.1021/jp5089417
  74. Impact of environmental conditions on the chemical surface properties of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)₂ thin-film solar cell absorbers
    Hauschild, D.; Meyer, F.; Pohlner, S.; Lechner, R.; Dietmüller, R.; Palm, J.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.; Reinert, F.
    2014. Journal of applied physics, 115, 183707/1–5. doi:10.1063/1.4876257
  75. Factor analysis and advanced inelastic background analysis in XPS: Unraveling time dependent contamination growth on multilayers and thin films
    Gusenleitner, S.; Hauschild, D.; Graber, T.; Ehm, D.; Tougaard, S.; Reinert, F.
    2013. Surface science, 616, 161–165. doi:10.1016/j.susc.2013.05.017
  76. Electronic and geometric structure of the PTCDA/Ag(110) interface probed by angle-resolved photoemission
    Wießner, M.; Hauschild, D.; Schöll, A.; Reinert, F.; Feyer, V.; Winkler, K.; Krömker, B.
    2012. Physical Review B, 86 (4), Art.-Nr. 045417. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.86.045417
  77. Aging effects of Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)2 absorbers in thin-film solar sells studied by spectroscopy
    Hauschild, D.; Meyer, F.; Pohlner, S.; Lechner, R.; Dietmüller, R.; Palm, J.; Weinhardt, L.; Reinert, F.
    2012. Poster: Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society, Strasbourg, F, May 14-18, 2012