Björn Rau
Dr. Björn Rau
Deputy Director PVcomB
Technology Manager PVcomB
Head of BAIP - Consulting office for building-integrated photovoltaics
Experiences & research activities
- coordination of BAIP - the consulting office for BIPV (bridging the gap between PV and the world of construction)
- coordination of scientific/technological installation and operation of the new Competence center thin-film- and nanotechnology for photovoltaics Berlin (PVcomB)
- coordination of PVcomB's baselines (Thin-film silicon & CIGS)
- scientific and technological planning and installation of PVcomB baselines and their infrastructure
- project planning of new lab units, facilities and thin-film deposition systems
- development of polycrystalline Si thin-film solar cells
- European and national research projects (application, reports, management, …)
- mentoring of students/diploma students and Ph.D. candidates
- optical properties of nitride semiconductors
- laser physics and spectroscopy
- physical metrology
Member of steering committee „BIPV Alliance“, spokesman of working group “Research”
Professional education and studies
- since 2010 senior scientist at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, as Manager technology PVcomB
- 2001-2009 post-doc at Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin (now Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie), group Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells
- 1998-2001, PhD at Humboldt-University Berlin, Department of Physics (chair: Foundations of photonics)
- 1992-1997, Graduate in civil engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) for Physical techniques at FHTW, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
- 1989-1992, professional education, "Staatlich geprüfter Physikalisch-Technischer Assistent" at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (now at Staatliches Berufsbildendes Schulzentrum Jena - Göschwitz)