Our group
Group leader
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Markus Suta
Universitätsstraße 1
Building: 26.42
Room: 01.21
40225 Düsseldorf
Telephone: +49 211 81-13147
Email: Markus.Suta(at)hhu.de
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Post-Docs
Post-Doc
Building: 26.32
Room: 01.84
Telephone: +49 211 81-14257
Email: Priya.Pandey(at)hhu.de
Research topics
Nanochemistry
Publications
P. Pandey, D Chauhan, M. G. Walawalkar, S. K. Gupta, F. Meyer, G. Rajaraman, R. Murugavel, Hourglass-Shaped Homo- and Heteronuclear Nonanuclear Lanthanide Clusters: Structures, Magnetism, Photoluminescence, and Theoretical Analysis.
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 11963–11976, doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00332
P. Pandey , M. G. Walawalkar, R. Murugavel, Luminescent 8-hydroxyquinoline derived tin(IV) complexes.
J. Organomet. Chem. 2024, 1007, 123023–123032, doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2024.123023
A. Bhanja, P. Pandey, R. Murugavel, Carbazole based Schiff base ligand: An efficient “Turn-on/off” sensor for the detection of Al3+ and F- ions and “Turn-off” sensor for Hg2+ ion.
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 2024, 447, 115269-115279, doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115269
P. Pandey, G. Manibalan, R. Murugavel, Controlling metal coordination geometry in dinuclear zinc and cadmium hydroxy aryl carboxylates incorporating five-membered aromatic cyclic amine co-ligands.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 2023, 551, 121461-121469, doi:10.1016/j.ica.2023.121461
M. G. Walawalkar, P. Pandey, R. Murugavel, The Redox Journey of Iconic Ferrocene: Ferrocenium Dications and Ferrocenate Anions.
Angew. Chem. 2021, 60, 12632–12635, doi:10.1002/ange.202101770
Post-Doktorand
Scientific staff
PhD Student
Building: 26.32
Room: 01.76
Telephone: +49 211 81-13146
Email: Benedikt.Bendel(at)hhu.de
Research topics
- Luminescence thermometry
- Non-radiative transition rates
Publications
T. Förster, L. Ceccon, B. Bendel, M. Bettinelli, F. Piccinelli,*M. Suta
Mater. Adv. 2026, 7, 2652–2662
Targeted Fluorescence Enhancement of Acridones by Hydrogen Bonding in Solution and Solid State.
M. Jantz, D. Klaverkamp, B. Bendel, T. H. H. Sohi, M. Polko, L. Bunnemann, T. Böhmer, M. Putscher, C. M. Marian, C. Czekelius,* V. Vasylyeva,* M. Suta, P. Gilch
J. Mater. Chem. C 2026, Advance Article
How to calibrate luminescent crossover thermometers: A note on “quasi”-Boltzmann systems.
B. Bendel, M. Suta
J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, 10, 13805-13814
Invitation to the Emerging Investigators 2022 issue und selected as a “Hot Paper“
B. Bendel, D. Pham Thuy, B. Bildirici, S. Ghesquière, M. Suta,* There is more than just an energy gap – Experimental evidence for selection rules of nonradiative transitions.
Chem. Commun. 2025, submitted. Invitation to the Emerging Investigators 2025 issue
PhD student
Building: 26.32
Room: 01.76
Telephone: +49 211 81-13146
Email: Tom.Foerster(at)hhu.de
Research topics
Publications
T. Förster, Y. Gedik, M. Suta
Adv. Opt .Mater. 2026, 180,118409
T. Förster, L. Ceccon, B. Bendel, M. Bettinelli, F. Piccinelli,*M. Suta
Mater. Adv. 2026, 7, 2652–2662
A. Ćirić,* M. Suta, T. Förster, B. Milićević, T. Gavrilović, Ž. Antić, M. D. Dramićanin,
J. Appl. Phys. 2026, 139, 163105
Turn broad into narrow: Understanding the Pr3+ → Gd3+ energy transfer in Cs2NaYCl6.
T. Förster,* M. Stremel, J. Helmbold, R. Müller, M. Cerepanov, M. Suta
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2026, Early View, e71312
Eu2Li(C3)H: A Carbide Hydride Phase Incorporating Eu2+
T. Kleinöder, C. Hoverath, T. Lorenz, J. Wiethölter, T. Block, R. Pöttgen, T. Förster, M. Suta, U. Ruschewitz
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 3525–3537
T. Förster, J. Reifenberger, T. Moumin, J. Helmbold, Ž. Antić, M. D. Dramićanin, M. Suta
Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 12309-12323, Advance Article
Pr3+ Visible to Ultraviolet Upconversion for Antimicrobial Applications.
M. D. Dramićanin,* M. G. Brik, Ž. Antić, R. Bănică, C. Mosoarca, T. Dramićanin, Z. Ristić, G. D. Dima, T. Förster, M. Suta
Nanomaterials 2025, 15, 562
T. A. Teichtmeister, T. Förster, A. Bernhart, M. Seibald, M. Suta,* H. Huppertz
Chem. Mater. 2024, 36, 11462–11477
PhD student
Gebäude: 26.32
Raum: 01.82
Telefon: +49 211 81-13669
Email: Duong.Pham.Thuy(at)hhu.de
Resarch topics
- Nanochemistry
Publications
Invitation to the Emerging Investigators 2022 issue und selected as a “Hot Paper“
B. Bendel, D. Pham Thuy, B. Bildirici, S. Ghesquière, M. Suta,* There is more than just an energy gap – Experimental evidence for selection rules of nonradiative transitions.
Chem. Commun. 2025, submitted. Invitation to the Emerging Investigators 2025 issue
PhD student
Building: 26.32
Room: 01.82
Telephone: +49 211 81-13669
Email: Maximilian.Stremel(at)hhu.de
Research topics
- Ti3+ activated borate based systems
Publications
Turn broad into narrow: Understanding the Pr3+ → Gd3+ energy transfer in Cs2NaYCl6.
T. Förster,* M. Stremel, J. Helmbold, R. Müller, M. Cerepanov, M. Suta
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2026, Early View, e71312
Keeping them distant for ultimate brightness (News & Views).
M. Stremel, M. Suta
Light: Sci. Appl. 2025, 14, 85
Understanding the thermometric action of LiLuF4:Tm3+, Yb3+.
Mirijam Lederer, Maximilian Stremel, Ian Pompermayer Machado, Tom Förster, Syed Sibtai Razi, Markus Suta,* Anna Kaczmarek J. Mater. Chem. C 2025, 13, 22315-22325
PhD student
Building: 26.32
Room: 01.82
Telephone: +49 211 81-13669
Email: Marco.Gurbisz(at)hhu.de
Research topics
- Ce3+ activated garnet based systems
Scientific staff
Scientific staff
Guests
Master students
Master student
Master student
Master student
Publications
Turn broad into narrow: Understanding the Pr3+ → Gd3+ energy transfer in Cs2NaYCl6.
T. Förster,* M. Stremel, J. Helmbold, R. Müller, M. Cerepanov, M. Suta
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2026, Early View, e71312
Master student
Publications
T. Förster,* M. Stremel, J. Helmbold, R. Müller, M. Cerepanov, M. Suta,* Turn broad into narrow: Understanding the Pr3+ → Gd3+ energy transfer in Cs2NaYCl6.
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2026, Early View, e71312, doi:10.1002/adom.71312
Master student
Master student
Master student
Master student
Master student
Bachelor students
Bachelor student