FAU
University of Erlangen – Nuremberg
Founded in 1743, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is now one of the largest research universities in Germany with 38,494 students. The five faculties cover the entire spectrum of modern academic disciplines – from humanities, social sciences and theology to medicine, law, economics, sciences and engineering.
One of FAU’s defining features is its commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and research, which frequently go beyond the boundaries of individual subjects. FAU was ranked in 2019 by Reuters as number 1 (Germany), number 2 (Europe) number 14 (Worldwide) in terms of innovation.
The University research has a strong focus on sustainable energy technology. The FAU group is represented by the crystal growth lab of the material department 6, which is dedicated to electronic materials and energy technology.
In SiComb project, The Crystal Growth Lab of FAU will be in charge of work package 1: the materials preparation of the 3C-SiC waveguides. Since 2017 the successful activities of Crystal Growth Lab have been listed by the European Union as a Key Enabling Technology (KET) Centre on "FAU - Industrial Services in Crystal Growth of SiC".
Our team
Peter Wellman
is a professor on materials science at the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU, Germany). He is heading the crystal growth lab at the materials department which is dedicated to modern topics in semiconductor technology, including crystal growth, epitaxy and characterization of various electronic materials for energy saving. The major activities lie in the field of crystal growth and characterization of SiC for power electronic and novel photonic applications. As Technology Centre on “FAU – Industrial Services in Crystal Growth of SiC” within the Industrial Ecosystem of European Union, the activities of the Crystal Growth Lab include fundamental research and development as well as knowledge transfer to industrial partners