Dr. Gerson Mette
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Department of Physics
Renthof 5, 35032 Marburg
Phone: +49 6421 28-24123
Fax: +49 6421 28-24218
Email: gerson.mette@physik.uni-marburg.de
Expertise
Experimental physics, scanning probe microscopy, electron spectroscopy, non-linear laser spectroscopy of surfaces and interfaces, adsorption on metal and semiconductor surfaces
Curriculum Vitae
| 2018 – | Principle Investigator, GRK 1782: Funktionalisierung von Halbleitern Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 2017 – | Principle Investigator, SFB 1083 – Structure and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces, Project B5: Time-Resolved Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy at Semiconductor Interfaces Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 2015 – | Research Associate, SFB 1083 and Surface Dynamics Group of Prof. U. Höfer Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 2013 – 2015 | Marie-Curie Fellowship / Postdoc, URPP LightChEC and Surface Physics Group of Prof. J. Osterwalder Universität Zürich |
| 2012 – 2013 | Scientific secretary of the planned SFB 1083 and Postdoc, Surface Dynamics Group of Prof. U. Höfer Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 08/2012 | Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), Philipps-Universität Marburg Thesis: „Site-selective reactivity of ethylene, cyclooctyne and tetrahydrofuran on Si(001) surfaces“ |
| 2007 – 2012 | PhD student, Surface Dynamics Group of Prof. U. Höfer, Philipps-Universität Marburg Member of the International Research Training Group „Electron-Electron Interactions in Solids“ |
| 11/2007 | Diploma in Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg Thesis:„Aufbau eines Experimentes zur Rastertunnelspektroskopie und erste Messungen an der Si(001)-Oberfläche“ |
| 2002 – 2007 | Education in Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
Publications
| J. E. Zimmermann, M. Axt, F. Mooshammer, P. Nagler, C. Schüller, T. Korn, U. Höfer, and G. Mette Ultrafast charge-transfer dynamics in twisted MoS2/WSe2 heterostructures arXiv: 2105.05812 (2021). |
| J. E. Zimmermann, Y. D. Kim, J. C. Hone, H. Höfer, and G. Mette Directional ultrafast charge transfer in a WSe2/MoSe2 heterostructure selectively probed by time-resolved SHG imaging microscopy Nanoscale Horiz. 5, 1603 (2020). |
| J. E. Zimmermann, B. Li, J. C. Hone, H. Höfer, and G. Mette Second-harmonic imaging microscopy for time-resolved investigations of transition metal dichalcogenides J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 32, 485901 (2020). |
| G. Mette, J. E. Zimmermann, A. Lerch, K. Brixius, J. Güdde, A. Beyer, M. Dürr, K. Volz, W. Stolz, and U. Höfer Femtosecond time-resolved nonlinear optical spectroscopy of charge transfer at the buried GaP/Si(001) interface Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 081602 (2020). |
| N. Dehnhardt, M. Axt, J. Zimmermann, M. Yang, G. Mette, and J. Heine Band-gap tunable, chiral hybrid metal halides displaying second-harmonic generation Chem. Mater. 32, 4801 (2020). |
| G. Mette, A. Adamkiewicz, M. Reutzel, U. Koert, M. Dürr, and U. Höfer Controlling an SN2 reaction by electronic and vibrational excitation – tip-induced ether cleavage on Si(001) Angew. Chemie Int. Edt. 58, 3417 (2019). |
| K. Brixius, A. Beyer, G. Mette, J. Güdde, M. Dürr, W. Stolz, K. Volz, and U. Höfer Second-harmonic generation as probe for structural and electronic properties of buried GaP/Si(001) interfaces J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 484001 (2018). |
| W. D. Zabka, M. Mosberger, Z. Novotny, D. Leuenberger, G. Mette, T. Kälin, B. Probst, and J. Osterwalder Functionalization and passivation of ultrathin alumina films of defined sub-nanometer thickness with self-assembled monolayers J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 424002 (2018). |
| H. Cun, A. Hemmi, E. Miniussi, C. Bernard, B. Probst, K. Liu, D. Alexander, A. Kleibert, G. Mette, M. Weinl, M. Schreck, J. Osterwalder, A. Radenovic, and T. Greber Centimeter-sized single-orientation monolayer hexagonal boron nitride with or without nanovoids Nano Lett. 18, 1205 (2018). Highlight: Science Editors‘ Choice Scalable h-BN sheets, Science 359, 649 (2018). |
| E. Miniussi, C. Bernard, H. Cun, B. Probst, D. Leuenberger, G. Mette, W.-D. Zabka, M. Weinl, M. Haluska, M. Schreck, J. Osterwalder, and T. Greber Fermi surface map of large-scale single-orientation graphene on SiO2 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29, 475001 (2017). Highlight: selected for 2017 Annual Journal Highlights by J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. |
| W.-D. Zabka, D. Leuenberger, G. Mette, and J. Osterwalder From two- to three-dimensional alumina: Interface templated films and formation of γ−Al2O3(111) nuclei Phys. Rev. B 96, 155420 (2017). |
| M. Graf, G. Mette, D. Leuenberger, Y. Gurdal, M. Iannuzzi, W.-D. Zabka, S. Schnidrig, B. Probst, J. Hutter, R. Alberto, and J. Osterwalder The impact of metalation on adsorption geometry, electronic level alignment and UV-stability of organic macrocycles on TiO2(110) Nanoscale 9, 8756-8763 (2017). |
| J. Pecher, G. Mette, M. Dürr, and R. Tonner Site-specific reactivity of ethylene at distorted dangling-bond configurations on Si(001) ChemPhysChem 18, 357–365 (2017). |
| A. Schuler, M. Greif, A. P. Seitsonen, G. Mette, L. Castiglioni, J. Osterwalder, and M. Hengsberger Sensitivity of photoelectron diffraction to conformational changes of adsorbed molecules: Tetra-tert-butyl-azobenzene/Au(111) Struct. Dyn. 4, 015101 (2017). |
| A. Beyer, A. Stegmüller, J. O. Oelerich, K. Jandieri, K. Werner, G. Mette, W. Stolz, S. D. Baranovskii, R. Tonner, and K. Volz Pyramidal structure formation at the interface between III/V semiconductors and silicon Chem. Mater. 28, 3265–3275 (2016). |
| G. Mette, D. Sutter, Y. Gurdal, S. Schnidrig, B. Probst, M. Iannuzzi, J. Hutter, R. Alberto and J. Osterwalder From porphyrins to pyrphyrins: Adsorption study and metalation of a molecular catalyst on Au(111) Nanoscale 8, 7958-7968 (2016). |
| M. Reutzel, G. Mette, P. Stromberger, U. Koert, M. Dürr, and U. Höfer Dissociative adsorption of diethyl ether on Si(001) studied by means of scanning tunneling microscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 6018-6023 (2015). |
| G. Mette, M. Reutzel, R. Bartholomäus, S. Laref, R. Tonner, M. Dürr, U. Koert, and U. Höfer Complex surface chemistry of an otherwise inert solvent molecule: Tetrahydrofuran on Si(001) Chem. Phys. Chem. 15, 3725-3728 (2014). |
| G. Mette, M.Dürr, R. Bartholomäus, U. Koert, and U. Höfer Real-space adsorption studies of cyclooctyne on Si(001) Chem. Phys. Lett. 556, 70-76 (2013). |
| J. Götzen, C. H. Schwalb, C. Schmidt, G. Mette, M. Marks, U. Höfer, and G. Witte Structural evolution of perfluoro-pentacene films on Ag(111): Transition from 2D to 3D growth Langmuir 27(3), 993-999 (2011) |
| K. Klass, G. Mette, J. Güdde, M. Dürr and U. Höfer Second-harmonic microscopy for fluence-dependent investigation of laser-induced surface reactions Phys. Rev. B, 83, 125116 (2011) |
| G. Mette, C. H. Schwalb, M.Dürr, and U. Höfer Site-selective reactivity of ethylene on clean and hydrogen precovered Si(001) Chem. Phys. Lett. 483, 209-213 (2009). |
Contributions to Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
| 2020 October Graphene2020, Virtual Conference Talk: Directional ultrafast charge transfer in a WSe2/MoSe2 heterostructure selectively probed by time-resolved SHG imaging microscopy |
| 2020 February Workshop on Novel Semiconductor Growth and Characterization, Marburg (Germany) Invited Talk: Ultrafast charge transfer at the buried GaP/Si(001) interface studied by means of time-resolved second-harmonic generation |
| 2019 November Seminar I. Physikalisches Institut, Göttingen (Germany) Invited Talk: Time-resolved nonlinear optical spectroscopy of ultrafast charge transfer at internal semiconductor interfaces |
| 2019 October SFB 1083: Workshop on Quantum Materials, Marburg (Germany) Talk: Charge-transfer across the MoSe2/WSe2 interface studied by means of SHG imaging microscopy |
| 2018 Oktober DIET 16: Dynamics, Interactions and Electronic Transitions at Surfaces, Grainau (Germany) Talk: Time-resolved SHG imaging microscopy on TMDC monolayers and heterostructures |
| 2018 June Workshop on TMDC-Interfaces, Münster (Germany) Invited Talk: Time-resolved SHG in TMDC Materials |
| 2018 April SFB 1277 – Seminar, Regensburg (Germany) Invited Talk: Time-resolved nonlinear optical spectroscopy at semiconductor interfaces: From 3D to 2D |
| 2017 September Ultrafast Spectroscopy Seminar, New York (United States) Invited Talk: Time-resolved nonlinear optical spectroscopy of semiconductor interfaces |
| 2016 March DPG Spring Meeting, Regensburg (Germany) Talk: From Porphyrins to Pyrphyrins: Adsorption and Metalation on Au(111) |
| 2015 November 1st Sino-German Young Scientist Symposium on Structures and Dynamics at Surfaces, Beijing (China) Invited Talk: Controlled metalation of pyrphyrin molecules on Au(111): Preparation of a water reduction catalyst on a solid substrate |
| 2015 Oktober AVS 62nd International Symposium, San Jose (United States) Talk: Metalation of a polypyridine macrocycle on Au(111): Preparation of a water reduction catalyst on a solid substrate |
| 2014 September ECOSS 30, Antalya (Turkey) Talk: Adsorption study of a new polypyridine macrocycle on Au(111) |
| 2013 April Gordon Research Conference – Chemical reactions at surfaces, Les Diablerets (Switzerland) Poster: Reaction of tetrahydrofuran on Si(001) studied by STM and XPS |
| 2013 March DPG Spring Meeting, Regensburg (Germany) Talk: Cyclooctyne adsorption on clean and hydrogen precovered Si(001) surfaces |
| 2013 March Winter school on dynamics at surfaces, Tegernsee (Germany) Invited Talk: Site-selective reactivity of organic adsorbates on Si(001) surfaces |
| 2012 September ECOSS 29, Edinburgh (Scotland, UK) Talk: Adsorption of cyclooctyne on clean and hydrogen precovered Si(001) surfaces |
| 2010 September Passion for Knowledge, San Sebastian (Spain) Talk: Time-resolved investigation of laser-induced diffusion by optical second-harmonic microscopy |
| 2010 March DPG Spring Meeting, Regensburg (Germany) Poster: Design and operation of a microscopy setup for optical second harmonic generation |
| 2009 September ECOSS 26, Parma (Italy) Talk: Site-selective reactivity of ethylene on Si(001) induced by local electronic distortions |
| 2009 July Material Sciences Day, Giessen (Germany) Poster: Site-Selective Reactivity of Hydrogen and Ethylene on Si(001) |
| 2009 March DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden (Germany) Talk: Site-Selective Reactivity of Ethylene on Hydrogen pre-covered Si(001) |
| 2009 February Winterschool on Ultrafast Processes in Condensed Matter, Reit im Winkl (Germany) Talk: Site-Selective Adsorption of Ethylene on Si(001) induced by Hydrogen Precoverage |
| 2008 August Seminar of the International Research Training Group 790, Riezlern (Austria) Talk: Site-Selective Reactivity of Ethylene on Si(001) |
| 2008 June Material Sciences Day, Marburg (Germany) Poster: Site-Selective Reactivity on Si(001) |
| 2007 August Seminar of the International Research Training Group 790, Ráckeve (Hungary) Poster: Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on Silicon Surfaces |
