Cocchi Group: Jena Electronic Theory and Spectroscopy - "JETS"

Curiosity-driven, computation-powered. Designing next-gen materials, atom by atom.

Our young and enthusiastic team explores the fundamental interactions governing the behavior of a fascinating array of materials and nanostructures. From the ordered lattices of organic crystals and inorganic semiconductors to the exciting possibilities of low-dimensional materials, heterostructures, and hybrid interfaces, we delve deep into their electronic structure and investigate their response to light across the electromagnetic spectrum, from infrared region to hard X-rays. Our research uncovers fundamental light-matter-coupling processes in static and ultrafast dynamical regime of excitations driven by external (strong) fields.

Leveraging the predictive power of first-principles quantum mechanics, our computational methods, including (time-dependent) density-functional theory and many-body perturbation theory, provide critical insights into material properties. This allows us to guide the design of novel functionalities for a better future.

Driven by a desire to address society's most pressing challenges, we aim to discover stable, non-toxic, and sustainable materials for energy storage and conversion, develop the essential building blocks for quantum technologies, and contribute to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.