Andreas Schueler
Adjunct Professor
Contact
Administrative assistantNatalia Tomas Gimeno
natalia.tomasgimeno@epfl.ch
EPFL ENAC SAR-GE
GC A0 391 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 45 44
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Fields of expertise
Nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion, thin film technologies, optical and electronical properties of thin films
Mission
Nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion Research on novel nanostructured materials, thin film technologies, optical properties of thin films. Applications: - Optical selective absorber coatings for glazed/unglazed solar collectors - Antireflection coatings on solar collector glazing - Colored solar collectors - Solar glass facadesBiography
- Studies of Physics at the University of Freiburg, Germany - Master of Science (Physics) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA - PhD degree from the University of Basel, SwitzerlandTEACHING
Cours: Physique du Bâtiment IIPublications
Infoscience publications
JOURNAL PAPERS
Impact of relative humidity on the optical properties of sol–gel processed black spinel oxide coatings for solar absorbers
Next Materials. 2026. DOI : 10.1016/j.nxmate.2026.101643.Energy saving glazing with high MIMO performance
AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications. 2025. DOI : 10.1016/j.aeue.2025.155689.Hybrid Ag-mesh/Ta-doped TiO<inf>2</inf> thin film configuration as a visible and near-infrared transparent electrode
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 2025. DOI : 10.1016/j.mssp.2024.109110.Development of novel orange colored photovoltaic modules with improved angular stability and high energy efficiency
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2024.113144.On the synergistic interplay between annealing temperature and time and additive concentration for efficient and stable FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells
MATERIALS TODAY ADVANCES. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.mtadv.2024.100541.Numerical study of optical transmission in silver plasmonic square nanohole arrays and its application to insulating windows
Solar Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2024.112647.Integration of Metal Meshes as Transparent Conducting Electrodes into Perovskite Solar Cells
Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2024. DOI : 10.1002/admi.202300923.Performances studies of a basket-based solar cooker for humanitarian aid in Uganda
Solar Energy. 2023. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2023.112272.Air channels create a directional light signal to regulate hypocotyl phototropism
Science. 2023. DOI : 10.1126/science.adh9384.Synergistic interactions between PtRu catalyst and nitrogen-doped carbon support boost hydrogen oxidation
Nature Catalysis. 2023. DOI : 10.1038/s41929-023-01007-1.Perceived glare from the sun behind tinted glazing: Comparing blue vs. color-neutral tints
Building and Environment. 2023. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110146.Electrical control of glass-like dynamics in vanadium dioxide for data storage and processing
Nature Electronics. 2022. DOI : 10.1038/s41928-022-00812-z.Electronic Regulation of Nickel Single Atoms by Confined Nickel Nanoparticles for Energy-Efficient CO2 Electroreduction
Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2022. DOI : 10.1002/anie.202203335.An efficient nickel hydrogen oxidation catalyst for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells
Nature Materials. 2022. DOI : 10.1038/s41563-022-01221-5.Performance Assessment of a nZEB Carbon Neutral Living/Office Space and Its Integration into a District Energy-Hub
Energies. 2022. DOI : 10.3390/en15030793.Electronic properties and ion migration of “in vacuo” lithiated nanoporous WO3:Mo thin films
Journal of Applied Physics. 2022. DOI : 10.1063/5.0074455.Ug-value and edge heat loss of triple glazed insulating glass units:A comparison between measured and declared values
Journal Of Building Engineering. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103031.Nanoindentation Reveals Crosslinking Behavior of Solar Encapsulants-The Methodological Advantages over Bulk Methods
Polymers. 2021. DOI : 10.3390/polym13193328.In-line electronic and structural characterization of reactively sputtered Cu-Co-Mn black spinel oxides
Journal Of Vacuum Science & Technology A. 2021. DOI : 10.1116/6.0001120.Strong coloration of nanoporous tungsten oxides by in-vacuo lithiation for all-solid-state electrochromic devices
Thin Solid Films. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138700.Effect of Backsheet Properties on PV Encapsulant Degradation during Combined Accelerated Aging Tests
Sustainability. 2021. DOI : 10.3390/su12125208.Optical properties of in vacuo lithiated nanoporous WO3:Mo thin films as determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry
Optical Materials. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.optmat.2021.111091.Radio-Frequency Characteristics of Ge-doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films with Increased Transition Temperature
ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 2020. DOI : 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00078.3D Smith charts scattering parameters frequency-dependent orientation analysis and complex-scalar multi-parameter characterization applied to Peano reconfigurable vanadium dioxide inductors
Scientific Reports. 2019. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-54600-5.Solar cooking potential in Switzerland: Nodal modelling and optimization
Solar Energy. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2019.10.071.Ni3N as an Active Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Catalyst in Alkaline Medium
Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2019. DOI : 10.1002/anie.201902751.Evaluating the electricity saving potential of electrochromic glazing for cooling and lighting at the scale of the Swiss non-residential national building stock using a Monte Carlo model
Energy. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2019.07.037.Elevated transition temperature in Ge doped VO2 thin films
Journal Of Applied Physics. 2017. DOI : 10.1063/1.4995965.Van der Waals MoS2/VO2 heterostructure junction with tunable rectifier behavior and efficient photoresponse
Scientific Reports. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-017-12950-y.Structured transparent low emissivity coatings with high microwave transmission
Applied Physics a Materials Science and Processing. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s00339-016-0701-8.Energy saving glazing with a wide band-pass FSS allowing mobile communication: up-scaling and characterisation
IET Microwaves Antennas & Propagation. 2017. DOI : 10.1049/iet-map.2016.0685.In situ core-level and valence-band photoelectron spectroscopy of reactively sputtered tungsten oxide films
Surface and Interface Analysis. 2016. DOI : 10.1002/sia.5927.Potential advantages of a multifunctional complex fenestration system with embedded micro-mirrors in daylighting
Solar Energy Journal. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2016.10.012.Electrothermal actuation of vanadium dioxide for tunable capacitors and microwave filters with integrated microheaters
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.sna.2016.01.027.CFSpro: ray tracing for design and optimization of complex fenestration systems using mixed dimensionality approach
Journal of Applied Optics. 2016. DOI : 10.1364/AO.55.005127.Influence of doping in thermochromic V1−xWxO2 and V1−xAlxO2 thin films: Twice improved doping efficiency in V1−xWxO2
Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.08.264.Optical and structural analysis of sol-gel derived Cu-Co-Mn-Si oxides for black selective solar nanocomposite multilayered coatings
Solar Energy Materials And Solar Cells. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.058.Structural, electrical and magnetic characterization of in-situ crystallized ZnO:Co thin films synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering
Materials Chemistry And Physics. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2015.04.037.Thermal solar collector with VO2 absorber coating and V1-xWxO2 thermochromic glazing – Temperature matching and triggering
Solar Energy. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2014.08.033.Reactively sputtered coatings on architectural glazing for coloured active solar thermal façades
Energy and Buildings. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.030.Novel black selective coating for tubular solar absorbers based on a sol-gel method
Solar Energy. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2013.05.009.Optical and morphological characterisation of low refractive index materials for coatings on solar collector glazing
Renewable Energy. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.052.Modeling the absorption behavior of solar thermal collector coatings utilizing graded a-C:H/TiC layers
Applied Optics. 2009. DOI : 10.1364/AO.48.001514.Solid State Science Special Issue: Symposium A on carbon-based nanostructured composite films Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology E-MRS Spring Meeting 2008
Solid State Sciences. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2009.09.013.Quantum dot containing nanocomposite thin films for phtoluminescent solar concentrators
Solar Energy. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.015.Sol-gel deposition and optical characterization of multilayered SiO2/Ti1-xSixO2 coatings on solar collector glasses
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.05.003.Nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion
Solar Energy. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2004.11.004.Potential of quarterwave interference stacks for colored thermal solar collectors
Solar Energy. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2004.12.008.Thin film multilayer design types for colored glazed thermal solar collectors
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.11.015.Towards coloured glazed thermal solar collectors
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.02.042.On the feasibility of colored glazed thermal solar collectors based on thin film interference filters
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.02.045.In situ core level and valence band photoelectron spectroscopy of reactively sputtered titanium aluminum nitride films
Physical Review B. 2001. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.63.115413.Titanium containing amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbon films (a-Si:C:H/Ti) for durable solar absorber coatings
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2001. DOI : 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00396-2.Application of titanium containing amorphous hydrogenated carbon films (a-C:H/Ti) as optical selective solar absorber coatings
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2000. DOI : 10.1016/S0927-0248(99)00074-4.In situ photoelectron spectroscopy of titanium-containing amorphous hydrogenated carbon films
Physical Review B. 1999. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.16164.CONFERENCE PAPERS
Infrared and conductive properties of TCO films deposited by magnetron sputtering at different temperatures
2024. EOS Meeting, Naples, Italy, 2024-09-09 - 2024-09-13. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202430909005.In-situ evaluation of high-performance glazing based on illuminance and glare
2022. The 8th International Light Symposium: Re-thinking Lighting Design in a Sustainable Future, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 21-23, 2022. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/1099/1/012023.Combining thermal insulation and mobile communication in buildings: influence of laser-treated glazing on microwave propagation
2022. CISBAT 2021 - International Hybrid Conference on Carbon Neutral Cities - Energy Efficiency and Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep 08-10, 2021. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012181.Co-Sputtered Monocrystalline GeSn for Infrared Photodetection
2020. 2020 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series (SUM), Online conference, July 13-15, 2020. p. 1 - 2. DOI : 10.1109/SUM48678.2020.9161032.Millimeter-wave-triggering of insulator-to-metal transition in Vanadium dioxide
2019. 44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Paris, FRANCE, Sep 01-06, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2019.8874271.From university to industry - challenges in upscaling optical microstructures for daylight redirection in buildings
2019. CISBAT 2019 | Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012194.Predicting the thermal performance of thermochromic flat plate solar collectors
2019. CISBAT 2019 | Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012201.In-situ and post annealing effect on the microstructure and the optical properties of black Cu-Co-Mn oxide spinel coating for Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) applications
2019. CISBAT 2019 | Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012200.Novel microwave transparent low emissivity coating for energy-efficient glazing: towards 5G frequencies
2019. CISBAT 2019 | Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012199.Color neutral nanocomposite nickel-tantalum oxide for electrochromic windows
2019. CISBAT 2019 | Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012192.A Novel Reconfigurable CMOS Compatible Ka Band Bandstop Structure Using Split-Ring Resonators and Vanadium Dioxide (VO2) Phase Change Switches
2019. 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Boston, June 7-11,2019. p. 865 - 867. DOI : 10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8701121.Feasibility study on a novel daylighting system with embedded micro compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs)
2018. Conference on Nonimaging Optics - Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XV, San Diego, CA, Aug 19-20, 2018. DOI : 10.1117/12.2320478.MoS2/VO2 vdW heterojunction devices: Tunable rectifiers, photodiodes and field effect transistors
2018. IEDM, San Francisco, California, USA, December 2-6, 2017. p. 36.1.1 - 36.1.4. DOI : 10.1109/IEDM.2017.8268503.Colored solar façades for buildings
2017. CISBAT 2017 International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2017. p. 175 - 180. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.340.Visual prominence vs architectural sensitivity of solar applications in existing urban areas: an experience with web-shared photos
2017. CISBAT 2017 International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2017. p. 955 - 960. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.437.Development and characterization of electrochromic oxide and ion conductor deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering
2017. CISBAT 2017 International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2017. p. 787 - 792. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.397.Study of Si doped VO2 thin films for solar thermal applications
2017. CISBAT 2017 International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2017. p. 745 - 750. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.390.Dimensional stability analysis of a UV printed polymer microstructure for a novel glazing system
2017. CISBAT 2017 International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2017. p. 763 - 768. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.393.Mobile communication through insulating windows: a new type of low emissivity coating
2017. CISBAT 2017 International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2017. p. 781 - 786. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.396.Shunt capacitive switches based on VO2 metal insulator transition for RF phase shifter applications
2017. ESSDERC 2017 - 47th IEEE European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC), Leuven, Belgium, 11-14 September 2017. p. 232 - 235. DOI : 10.1109/ESSDERC.2017.8066634.In situ photoelectron spectroscopic characterization of reactively sputtered, doped vanadium oxide thin films
2016. 16th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis (ECASIA). p. 440 - 444. DOI : 10.1002/sia.5989.Investigation of the metal-insulator transition in VO2 for Electronic Switches with Sub-1mV/Decade Steep Subthreshold Slope
2016. 2016 IEEE Silicon Nanoelectronics Workshop (SNW), Honolulu, HI, USA, 12-13 June 2016. p. 180 - 181. DOI : 10.1109/SNW.2016.7578041.Consequences of global warming on the energy performance of CFS with seasonal thermal control
2015. CISBAT 2015, EPFL, Lausanne, September 9-11th, 2015. p. 89 - 94. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-cisbat2015-89-94.CMOS-compatible abrupt switches based on VO2 metal-insulator transition
2015. Ultimate Integration on Silicon, Bologna, Italy, January 26-28, 2015. p. 53 - 56. DOI : 10.1109/ULIS.2015.7063771.Light diffusion in GFRP laminates for building construction
2014. CICE2014, The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, August 20-22, 2014.Semiconductor-metal transition in vanadium dioxide based thin films: towards “smart” solar energy materials
2010. From Solid State to BioPhysics V, Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 12 - 19, 2010.Mixed-Dimensionality Approach for Advanced Ray Tracing of Lamellar Structures for Daylighting and Thermal Control
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 1115 - 1120.Innovative Solution for Building Integrated Photovoltaics
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 685 - 690.Angular Dependent Solar Gain for Multiple Glazing from Optical and Thermal Data
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 223 - 228.Total Light Transmittance of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates for Multifunctional Load-Bearing Structures
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 73 - 78.Energy-Efficient Sol-Gel Process for Production of Nanocomposite Absorber Coatings for Tubular Solar Thermal Collectors
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 11 - 16.Selective solar absorber coatings on receiver tubes for CSP - energy-efficient production process by sol-gel dip-coating and subsequent induction heating
2014. ISES Solar World Congress, Cancun, Mexico, November 3-7, 2013. p. 487 - 496.Thermochromic films of VO2:W for smart solar energy applications
2009. SPIE Optics & Photonics 2009, San Diego, California, USA, 2-6 August 2009. p. 74100F - 74100F. DOI : 10.1117/12.826143.Embedded microstructures for daylighting and seasonal thermal control
2012. SPIE 2012 International Symposium on Optical Engineering, San Diego, USA, August 13-16, 2012. DOI : 10.1117/12.930476.Principles of Monte-Carlo ray-tracing simulations of quantum dot solar concentrators
2007. Solar World Congress of the International-Solar-Energy-Society, Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, Sep 18-21, 2007. p. 1033 - 1037.New challenges in solar architectural innovation
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, September 14-16.Towards microstructured glazing for daylighting and thermal control
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, September 14-16. p. 455 - 460.Coloured coatings for glazing of active solar thermal façades by reactive magnetron sputtering
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2011. p. 31 - 36.Efficiency of silicon thin-film photovoltaic modules with a front coloured glass
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2011. p. 37 - 42.Air cooling powered by façade integrated coloured opaque solar thermal panels
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2011. p. 317 - 322.Bringing colours to solar collectors: a contribution to an increased building "integrability"
2010. Colour & Light in Architectecture, Venice, November 11-12, 2010.Optical selective coating for solar absorbers
2009. CISBAT 2009, Lausanne, September 2-3. p. 23 - 28.Thermochromic Films of VO2:W for "Smart" Solar Energy Applications
2009. CISBAT 2009, Lausanne, September 2-3. p. 29 - 34.Monte Carlo simulations of quantum dot solar concentrators: ray tracing based on fluorescence mapping
2008. Optics and Photonics 2008, San Diego, August 10-14, 2008. DOI : 10.1117/12.794739.Facade Integration of Solar Thermal Collectors: A Breakthrough?
2008. ISES Solar World Congress, Beijing, September 18 to 21, 2007. p. 337 - 341. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-75997-3_57.Facade Integration of Solar Thermal Collectors: Present and Future
2007. CISBAT 2007, Lausanne, 4-5 September 2007. p. 171 - 176.Architectural integration of solar thermal collectors: results of a European survey
2005. ISES 2005 Solar World Congress, Orlando, USA, August, 6-12.Angle-dependent spectrophotometry of Sol-Gel deposited multilayered oxide coatings on solar collector glasses
2005. CISBAT 2005, Lausanne, September 28, 2005. p. 227 - 232.Dielectric interference layers for solar thermal collectors
2004. EUROSUN 2004, Freiburg in Brisgau, June 20-24, 2004. p. 765 - 773.Nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion
2003. CISBAT 2003, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 8, 2003.Towards colored glazed thermal solar collectors
2003. ISES Solar World Congress 2003, Göteborg (SE), June 14-19, 2003.Designing thin film multilayers for colored glazed thermal collectors
2004. EUROSUN 2004, Freiburg in Brisgau, Germany, June 20-24, 2004. p. 858 - 865.Impact of new developments of the integration into facades of solar thermal collectors
2004. EUROSUN 2004, Freiburg in Brisgau, June 20-24, 2004. p. 351 - 357.Coatings for colored glazed thermal solar collectors and solar active glass facades
2003. CISBAT 2003, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 8, 2003. p. 335 - 340.Interference filters for colored glazed thermal solar collectors
2003. ISES Solar World Congress 2003, Göteborg (SE), June 14-19, 2003.Teaching & PhD
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