Robin got his bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Freiburg, Germany. During his master studies, he completed a five months internship in the group of Malika Jeffries-El at Boston University, USA. Back in Freiburg, he joined the group of Birgit Esser for his master thesis. He then continued his research as a PhD candidate in the Esser group, which he followed to Ulm University, where they moved in 2022. After completing his PhD thesis in 2024, he joined the DumeleLAB in April 2024 as a post-doctoral researcher.
His research interests are based around organic polymers for energy storage systems in organic batteries and photo-rechargeable batteries.
Lab 02.010
Phone +49 (0)761 203-6033
Short CV
| since 2024 | Post-Doc with Prof. Oliver Dumele, University of Freiburg |
| 2024 | PhD Thesis “Redox-Active Organic Polymers for Application in Non-Conventional Energy Storage Systems” with Prof. Birgit Esser |
| 2019–2024 | PhD student with Prof. Birgit Esser, University of Freiburg then Ulm University (since 2022) |
| 2016–2019 | Master thesis with Prof. Birgit Esser, University of Freiburg |
| 2019 | Research Internship with Prof. Malika Jeffries-El, Boston University |
| 2016–2019 | M. Sc. studies in Chemistry, University of Freiburg |
| 2016 | Bachelor thesis with Prof. Dietmar Plattner, University of Freiburg |
| 2013–2017 | B. Sc. studies in Chemistry, University of Freiburg |
Publications
- J. Büttner, R. Delgado Andrés, R. Wessling, Y. Wang, B. Esser, U. Würfel, A. Fischer, Energy Technology 2024, 2301421, Energy harvesting and storage with a high voltage organic inorganic photo battery for IoT applications.
- R. Wessling, H. Koger, F. Otteny, M. Schmidt, A. Semmelmaier, B. Esser, ChemRxiv 2024, https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-1f09b, Unlocking Twofold Oxidation in Phenothiazine Polymers for Application in Symmetric All-Organic Anionic Batteries.
- R. Delgado Andrés‡, R. Wessling‡, J. Büttner, L. Pap, A. Fischer, B. Esser, U. Würfel, Energy Environ. Sci. 2023, 16, 5255–5264, Organic Photo-Battery with High Operating Voltage Using a Multi-Junction Organic Solar Cell and an Organic Redox-Polymer-Based Battery.
- P. Seitz, M. Bhosale, L. Rzesny, A. Uhlmann, J. S. Wössner, R. Wessling, B. Esser, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 135, e202306184, Conjugated Nanohoop Polymers Based on Antiaromatic Dibenzopentalenes for Charge Storage in Organic Batteries.
- J. Sprachmann, T. Wachsmuth, M. Bhosale, D. Burmeister, G. J. Smales, M. Schmidt, Z. Kochovski, N. Grabicki, R. Wessling, E. List-Kratochvil, B. Esser, O. Dumele, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2840–2851, Antiaromatic Covalent Organic Frameworks Based on Dibenzopentalenes.
- R. Wessling, R. Delgado Andrés, I. Morhenn, P. Acker, W. Maftuhin, M. Walter, U. Würfel, B. Esser, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2024, 45, 2200699, Phenothiazine-Based Donor Acceptor Polymers as Multifunctional Materials for Charge Storage and Solar Energy Conversion.