Who we are

Matěj Velický

Principal investigator

Matěj has pioneered localized in situ spectro-electrochemistry of 2D materials and large-area exfoliation of monolayer TMDCs on metals.

Satyam Sahu

PhD candidate

Satyam specilizes on fabrication and characterization of (opto)electronic devices using novel 2D materials.

Michaela Hanušová

PhD candidate

Michaela explores fundamental physics and chemistry phenomena at the interface between 2D materials and metals.

Iryna Ivanko

Post-doc

Iryna's research focuses on microscale spectro-electrochemical investigation of 2D materials, namely graphene.

Karolina Paradowska

Post-doc

Karolina has experience in Raman spectroscopy of doped materials and works on spectro-electrochemistry of TMDCs.

Resma Mohan

PhD candidate

Resma employs modern spectro-electrochemical methods to characterize, control, and tune 2D materials' properties.

Eemi Nieminen

Post-doc

Eemi is a Finnish electrochemist living and working in Czech Republic, studying excitons in 2D homo- and heterobilayers.

Chan Thar Soe

PhD candidate

Chan specializes in investigation of fundamental properties of 2D materials by a diverse range of spectroscopic techniques

Otakar Frank

Principal investigator

Ota is a team leader specializing in tip-enhanced spectroscopy, (opto)-electronic tuning of 2D materials, and energy materials.

Jaroslava Řáhová

PhD candidate (Frank group)

Jarka studies nanoindentation-induced strain in TMDC membranes by AFM, Raman spectroscopy, and photocurrent measurements.

Martin Jindra

PhD candidate (Frank group)

Martin's expertise lies in localized Raman spectroelectrochemistry of 2D materials, batteries, lithography, and spectroscopic ellipsometry.

Luka Pirker

Post-doc (Frank group)

Luka is unraveling the mysteries of TMDC-metal interfaces by combining AFM techniques with Raman spectroscopy.

Adeel Bukhari

PhD candidate (Frank group)

Adeel is studying the role that defects play in influencing the behaviour of 2D materials using scanning probe spectroscopy.

Graciela Eguia Marquez

Data manager (Frank group)

Graciela supports the Team and the Heyrovský Institute on the digitalization, sharing, and management of data.

Zuzana Vlčková

Principal investigator

Zuzka is a team leader investigating structure-activity relations energy storage and conversion materials for batteries and solar cells.

Petr Čech

PhD candidate (Vlčková group)

Petr is working on characterization of electrode materials for new battery technologies using (spectro)-electrochemical methods.

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