Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat
Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat
Applied Functional Polymers, Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | KeyLab coordinator
Job History
| 04/2006 – present | Applied Functional Polymers at University of Bayreuth |
| 07/2004 – 12/2004 | Research stay at General Electric, Niskayuna, USA |
| 01/2000 – 02/2004 | Scientific Assistant and Habilitation in Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Bayreuth |
| 01/1995 – 12/1999 | Guest scientist and Scientific Assistant at Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Bayreuth |
| 09/1993 – 12/1994 | Postdoctoral Scientist at BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 08/1992 – 08/1993 | Lecturer in Chemistry at NSS College, Manjeri, Calicut University, India |
| 08/1988 – 07/1992 | Research Assistant at Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Jena, Germany |
| 12/1980 – 07/1988 | Lecturer in Chemistry at NSS Colleges under Calicut and Kerala Universities, Kerala, India |
Education
| 01/2000 – 02/2004 | Habilitation in Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Bayreuth |
| 09/1993 – 12/1994 | Postdoctoral Scientist at Specialty Polymers, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 08/1988 – 07/1992 | PhD at Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Jena, Germany |
| 1986 – 1987 | Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) at Kerala University, India |
| 1979 – 1980 | Masters in Chemistry (M.Sc.), Calicut University, Kerala, India |
| 1975 – 1978 | Bachelors in Chemistry (B.Sc.), Calicut University, Kerala, India |
Awards and other responsibilities
| 2010 – 2014 | Scientific Coordinator of EU-India FP7-Energy project, LARGECELLS |
| Since 2012 | Coordinator for Collaborative Research network, “Solar Technologies Go hybrid”, Bavaria, Germany |
| Since 2012 | Director Board, Bavarian-Indian Cooperation Centre, Bavaria |
| Since 2009 | Coordinator for ERASMUS/LEONARDO Exchange programs for the Department of Chemistry, University of Bayreuth |
| 1988 – 1992 | Indo-German Cultural Exchange Stipend and DAAD Stipend for PhD |
| 1978 – 1980 | Indian National Merit Scholarship for Masters study |
Applied Functional Polymers, Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | KeyLab coordinator
Tailored synthesis of functional molecules, polymers, block copolymers and their structure/morphology studies and application in diverse devices. Specifically, we are interested in:
- Functional chromophores and photoswitches:
Synthesis of fluorescent dyes, combination with photoswitchable units and optical transistors. - Conjugated polymeric mixed conductors and bioelectronics:
Synthesis of well-ordered conjugated polylmeric mixed ion-electron conductors and application in electrochemical transistors to detect and assay biological molecules and cells. - Fully functionalized / amphiphilic diblock copolymers for solar cell applications:
Polymerization methods such as NMRP, RAFT, KCTP to obtain tailored block copolymers to study microstructures and orientation of domains towards application in organic and hybrid solar cells. - Tailored solid-state polyelectrolyte ion-conductors towards all solid-state batteries:
Synthesis of bottlebrushes and “beyond PEO” electrolytes and fabrication of diverse cell geometries to study electrochemical properties as well as battery parameters using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cell cycling. - Device preparation and analysis:
Prototype Solar cells, Organic field effect transistors, Organic electrochemical transistors, and batteries and full device characterization of each.
Applied Functional Polymers, Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | KeyLab coordinator
10 selected publications
A complete list of publications of Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat is available here.
pi-Conjugated Donor Polymers: Structure Formation and Morphology in Solution, Bulk and Photovoltaic Blends
Hildner, R.; Koehler, A.; Mueller-Buschbaum, P.; Panzer, F.; Thelakkat, M.
Adv. Energy Mater. 2017, 7, 1700314
High Bulk Electron Mobility Diketopyrrolopyrrole Copolymers with Perfluorothiophene
Mueller C.J.; Singh C.R.; Fried M.; Hüttner S.; Thelakkat M.
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 2725
Macroscopic Vertical Alignment of Nanodomains in Thin Films of Semiconductor Amphiphilic Block Copolymers
Brendel J.C.; Liu F.; Lang A.S.; Russell T.; Thelakkat M.
ACS Nano 2013, 7, 6069
Toward Perfect Control of End Groups and Polydispersity in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) via Catalyst Transfer Polymerization
Lohwasser R.H.; Thelakkat M.
Macromolecules 2011, 44, 3388
Donor-acceptor block copolymers for photovoltaic applications
Sommer M.; Huettner S.; Thelakkat M.
J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 10788
Self-Assembly of Semiconductor Organogelator Nanowires for Photoinduced Charge Separation
Wicklein A.; Ghosh S.; Sommer M.; Würthner F.; Thelakkat M.
ACS Nano 2009, 3, 1107
Crystalline-crystalline donor-acceptor block copolymers
Sommer M.; Lang A.S.; Thelakkat M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7901
Microphase-separated donor-acceptor diblock copolymers: Influence of HOMO energy levels and morphology on polymer solar cells
Sommer, M.; Lindner, S. M.; Thelakkat, M.
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2007, 17, 1493-150
Charge Separation at Self-assembled Nanostructured Bulk Interface in Block Copolymers
Lindner S.M.; Hüttner S.; Chiche A.; Thelakkat M.; Krausch G.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3364
Nanostructures of n-type Organic Semiconductor in a p-type Matrix via Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
Stefan M. Lindner and Mukundan Thelakkat
Macromolecules 2004, 37, 8832
Applied Functional Polymers, Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | KeyLab coordinator
Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat
University of Bayreuth
KeyLab coordinator
Universitätsstrasse 30
95447 Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-3108
E-mail: mukundan.thelakkat@uni-bayreuth.de
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