Matthias Bickermann

Matthias Bickermann is a Professor and Head of the Department for Volume Crystals at the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth Berlin. He leads the Oxides and Fluorides section, focusing on melt and flux growth of high-purity single crystals for optical, piezoelectric, and semiconductor applications. His work bridges fundamental research and industrial scalability, with expertise in Czochralski, Floating Zone, and thermochemical modeling.

• Key Research Areas: Wide-bandgap semiconductors, laser materials, ferroelectric substrates, and thermochemical analysis
• Collaborations: DFG Research Unit 5044, Leibniz ScienceCampus GraFOx II, IKZ-Cornell Joint Lab

Publication Trends: Recent articles emphasize laser-cooling fluoride crystals, β-Ga2O3 and GeO2 substrates for power electronics, and phase diagram optimization for polar oxides. Techniques like Monte Carlo simulations and X-ray correlative imaging are prominent.

Leadership: He supervises junior research groups on Fluoride Crystals for Photonic Applications and Ferrites for Magnonics, and previously managed the AlN group until 2019.