Dr. Carsten Bundesmann

Research Scientist / Cross-section Unit "Tool Development"

Member of Scientific-Technical Council at IOM

Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM)
Permoserstr. 15 / 04318 Leipzig / Germany

   +49 (0)341 235-3354
   carsten.bundesmann(at)iom-leipzig.de 

Fields of Expertise

  • Thin film deposition by ion beam sputtering (IBSD)
  • In-situ and ex-situ thin film characterization
  • In-situ characterization of ion beam sources and electric propulsion thrusters

Scientific Career

  • Research scientist, Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), Leipzig, since 2006
  • Dissertation, Dr. rer. nat., Leipzig University, 2005
  • Research scientist, Leipzig University, 2001-2005
  • Study of mathematics, University of Liverpool, 1997-98
  • Study of mathematics and physics for teaching profession, Leipzig University, 1995-2001

Selected Publications

  1. D. Kalanov, Y. Unutulmazsoy, D. Spemann, J. Bauer, A. Anders, C. Bundesmann, Properties of gallium oxide thin films grown by ion beam sputter deposition at room temperature, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 40 (2022) 033409, DOI: 10.1116/6.0001825
  2. C. Bundesmann, C. Eichhorn, H. Neumann, F. Scholze, D. Spemann, M. Tartz, H. J. Leiter, R. Y. Gnizdor, F. Scortecci, In situ Erosion Measurement Tools for Electric Propulsion Thrusters: Triangular Laser Head and Telemicroscope, Eur. Phys. J. Techn. Instrum. 9 (2022) 1, DOI: 10.1140/epjti/s40485-022-00076-z
  3. C. Bundesmann, A. Hellmich, Energy distributions of secondary ions for the Ar ion beam sputtering of indium tin oxide, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 38 (2020) 064002, DOI: 10.1116/6.0000516
  4. C. Bundesmann, H. Neumann, Tutorial: The Systematics of Ion Beam Sputtering for Deposition of Thin Films with Tailored Properties (Invited, Editor's Pick), J. Appl. Phys., 124 (2018) 231102, DOI: 10.1063/1.5054046
  5. C. Bundesmann, C. Eichhorn, F. Scholze, et al., An advanced electric propulsion diagnostic (AEPD) platform for in-situ characterization of electric propulsion thrusters and ion beam sources, Eur. Phys. J. D 70 (2016) 217, DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2016-70236-0.

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Further Activities

  • Conference Chair, Conference on Reactive Sputter Deposition (RSD 2023), Leipzig, 2023.
  • Lecturerer at TU Dresden, since 2021.
  • Organising committee, 8th Russian-German Conference on Electric Propulsions and Their Application, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation, 2020+1
  • Organising committee, 7th Russian-German Conference on Electric Propulsions and Their Application, Gießen, 2018
  • Organising committee, 6th Russian-German Conference on Electric Propulsions and Their Application, Samara, Russian Federation, 2016
  • Organising committee, 5th Russian-German Conference on Electric Propulsions and Their Application, Dresden, 2014
  • Organising committee, 7th Workshop Ellipsometry, Leipzig, 2012
  • Member of the executive board, Arbeitskreis Ellipsometrie (AKE) Paul Drude e.V. (German Association on Ellipsometry), 2011-2018
  • Reviewer for scientific journals, since 2003

Projects

  • DFG-Project (FKZ Bu 2615/1-2), 2014-18, Systematische Untersuchung des Abscheidungsprozesses von TiO2 mit Ionenstrahlzerstäuben (Systematic investigation of the ion beam sputter deposition process of TiO2)
  • ESA/ESTEC-Project (Consortium; Prime: Aerospazio s.r.l., Italy), 2013-19, Qualification of the AEPD System as a Standard On-Ground Tool for Electric Propulsion Thrusters
  • DFG-Project (FKZ Bu 2615/1-2), 2011-14, Ionenstrahlschichtabscheidung - Zusammenhang zwischen den Eigenschaften des Ionenstrahls, der schichtbildenden Teilchen und der abgeschiedenen Schichten (Ion beam sputter deposition - Correlation of the properties of the ion beam, film-forming particles and thin films)
  • SAB-Project "PRECIOS" (FKZ 100080120; Consortium; Prime: FhI FEP Dresden), 2012-14, Steuerung der großflächigen Magnetronabscheidung von dielektrischen Multilayern mittels ellipsometrischer Verfahren (Control of large-area madgentron sputtering of dielectric multilayers by ellipsometry)
  • ESA/ESTEC-Project (Consortium; Prime: Aerospazio s.r.l., Italy), 2007-09, Development of Advanced Electric Propulsion Thruster Characterisation Diagnostics
  • Several projects with national and international partners from industry and research institutions-

Memberships

  • Fächerübergreifende Arbeitsgemeinschaft Halbleiterforschung Leipzig (FAHL, interdisciplinary workgroup on semiconductor research), since 2019
  • Arbeitskreis Ellipsometrie (AKE) - Paul Drude e.V. (German Association on Ellipsometry), since 2011
  • Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG, German Physical Society), since 2002

Awards

  • Scholarship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (1996-2001)
  • More than 15 invited talks/lectures at national and international scientific conferences or meetings