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Vogelsang Jan, PD Dr. rer. nat.

Faculty of Physics
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics
University of Regensburg
93040 Regensburg
Germany

Office: PHY 2.1.27
Phone: +49 941 943-2077
Secretary: +49 941 943-2080 (Frau Weiss)
Fax: +49 941 943-4226
E-Mail: jan.vogelsang@physik.uni-regensburg.de

Scientific Career

1999–2006 Studies of Physics at the University of Bielefeld
Diploma thesis in physics in the group of Prof. Dr. M. Sauer with the title: "Development of a Single Molecule Fluorescence Setup for Investigating the Switching Mechanisms of Doubly Labeled DNA in Microcapillaries"
2006–2007 PhD program in physics at the University of Bielefeld in the group of Prof. Dr. M. Sauer (Applied Laserphysics and Laserspectroscopy)
2007–2009 PhD program in physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in the group of Prof. Dr. Philip Tinnefeld (Applied Physics - Biophysics, Chair of Prof. Dr. Hermann Gaub). Title of the dissertation: "Advancing Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Super-Resolution Microscopy with Organic Fluorophores"
2009–2010 Post-doctoral research at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in the group of Prof. Dr. Philip Tinnefeld (Applied Physics – Biophysics, Chair of Prof. Dr. Hermann Gaub)
2010–2011 Post-doctoral fellowship from the "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)" at the University of Texas at Austin in the group of Prof. Dr. Paul F. Barbara (Center for Nano & Molecular Science & Technology) with the title: "Subdiffraction Resolution Microscopy on Charge Injection into Conjugated Polymers"
2011–2018 Akademischer Rat at the University of Regensburg in the group of Prof. Dr. J. M. Lupton
2018–2019 Akademischer Oberrat at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in the group of Prof. Dr. P. Tinnefeld
2019– Akademischer Oberrat at the University of Regensburg in the group of Prof. Dr. J. M. Lupton

General Scientific and Research Interests, Areas of Expertise

Publications

  • J. Schedlbauer, P. Wilhelm, L. Grabenhorst, M.-E. Federl, B. Lalkens, F. Hinderer, U. Scherf, S. Höger, P. Tinnefeld, S. Bange, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton*
    "Ultrafast Single-Molecule Fluorescence Measured by Femtosecond Double-Pulse Excitation Photon Antibunching"
    Nano Lett. (2019) doi:/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04354
  • F. J. Hofmann, M. I. Bodnarchuk, D. N. Dirin, J. Vogelsang, M. V. Kovalenko, J. M. Lupton*
    "Energy Transfer from Perovskite Nanocrystals to Dye Molecules does not Occur by FRET"
    Nano Lett. (2019), 19, 8896-8902
  • T. Eder, J. Vogelsang,* S. Bange, K. Remmerssen, D. Schmitz, S.-S. Jester, T. J. Keller, S. Höger,* J. M. Lupton*
    "Interplay between J- and H-type Coupling in Aggregates of π-Conjugated Polymers: a Single-molecule Perspective"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2019), 58, 18898-18902
  • P. Wilhelm, J. Vogelsang, S. Höger, J. M. Lupton*
    "Homo-FRET in π-Conjugated Polygons: Intermediate-Strength Dipole-Dipole Coupling Makes Energy Transfer Reversible"
    Nano Lett. (2019), 19, 5483-5488
  • F. J. Hofmann, M. I. Bodnarchuk, L. Protesescu, M. V. Kovalenko, J. M. Lupton, J. Vogelsang*
    "Exciton Gating and Triplet Deshelving in Single Dye Molecules Excited by Perovskite Nanocrystal FRET Antennae"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2019), 10, 1055-1062
  • P. Wilhelm, J. Vogelsang, N. Schönfelder, S. Höger, J. M. Lupton*
    "Anomalous Linear Dichroism in Bent Chromophores of π-Conjugated Polymers: Departure from the Franck-Condon Principle"
    Phys. Rev. Lett. (2019), 122, 057402
  • T. Schröder, M. B. Scheible, F. Steiner, J. Vogelsang,* P. Tinnefeld*
    "Interchromophoric Interactions Determine the Maximum Brightness Density in DNA Origami Structures"
    Nano Lett. (2019), 19, 1275-1281
  • J. M. Haimerl, I. Ghosh, B. König, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton*
    "Single-molecule Photoredox Catalysis"
    Chem. Sci. (2019), 10, 681-687
  • G. J. Hedley,* F. Steiner, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton
    "Fluctuations in the Emission Polarization and Spectrum in Single Chains of a Common Conjugated Polymer for Organic Photovoltaics"
    Small (2018), 14, 1804312
  • J. M. Haimerl, I. Ghosh, B. König, J. M. Lupton, J. Vogelsang*
    "Chemical Photocatalysis with Rhodamine 6G: Investigation of Photoreduction by Simultaneous Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Measurements"
    J. Phys. Chem. B (2018), 122, 10728-10735
  • C. Allolio,* T. Stangl, T. Eder, D. Schmitz, J. Vogelsang, S. Höger, D. Horinek, J. M. Lupton
    "H-Aggregation Effects between π-Conjugated Chromophores in Cofacial Dimers and Trimers: Comparison of Theory and Single-Molecule Experiment"
    J. Phys. Chem. B (2018), 122, 6431-6441
  • P. Wilhelm, J. Schedlbauer, F. Hinderer, D. Hennen, S. Höger,* J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton*
    "Molecular Excitonic Seesaws"
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2018), 115(16), E3626-E3634
  • T. Eder. T. Stangl, M. Gmelch, K. Remmerssen, D. Laux, S. Höger, J. M. Lupton, J. Vogelsang*
    "Switching between H- and J-type Electronic Coupling in Single Conjugated Polymer Aggregates"
    Nature Commun. (2017), 8, 1641
  • F. Steiner, J. M. Lupton, J. Vogelsang*
    "Role of Triplet-State Shelving in Organic Photovoltaics: Single-Chain Aggregates of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) versus Mesoscopic Multichain Aggregates"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2017), 139, 9787-9790
  • G. J. Hedley,* F. Steiner, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton
    "Determining the True Optical Gap in a High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Polymer Using Single-Molecule Spectroscopy"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2017), 8, 3494-3499
  • R. P. Puchert, F. Steiner, G. Plechinger, F. J. Hofmann, I. Caspers, J. Kirschner, P. Nagler, A. Chernikov, C. Schüller, T. Korn, J. Vogelsang, S. Bange, J. M. Lupton*
    "Spectral Focusing of Broadband Silver Electroluminescence in Nanoscopic FRET-LEDs"
    Nature Nano. (2017), 12, 637-641
  • P. Wilhelm, J. Vogelsang, G. Poluektov, N. Schönfelder, T. J. Keller, S.-S. Jester, S. Höger, J. M. Lupton*
    "Molecular Polygons Probe the Role of Intramolecular Strain in the Photophysics of Pi-conjugated Chromophores"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2017), 56, 1234-1238
  • D. Würsch, R. May,* G. Wiederer, S.-S. Jester, S. Höger, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton
    "Interactions between Pi-conjugated Chromophores in a Giant Molecular Spoked Wheel"
    Chem. Comm. (2017), 53, 352
  • D. Würsch, F. J. Hofmann, T. Eder, A. V. Aggarwal, A. Idelson, S. Höger, J. M. Lupton, J. Vogelsang*
    "Molecular Water Lilies: Orienting Single Molecules in a Polymer Film by Solvent Vapor Annealing"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2016), 7, 4451–4457
  • F. J. Hofmann, J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Impact of Charge Carrier Injection on Single-chain Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers"
    Appl. Phys. Lett. (2016), 108, 263301
  • K. S. Grußmayer, F. Steiner, J. M. Lupton, D.-P. Herten,* J. Vogelsang*
    "Differentiation between Shallow and Deep Charge Trap States on Single Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Chains through Fluorescence Photon Statistics"
    ChemPhysChem (2015), 16, 3578-3583
  • T. Stangl, P. Wilhelm, K. Remmerssen, S. Höger, J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Mesoscopic Quantum Emitters from Deterministic Aggregates of Conjugated Polymers"
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2015), 112(41), E5560-5566
  • A. Thiessen, D. Würsch, S.-S. Jester, A. V. Aggarwal, A. Idelson, S. Bange, J. Vogelsang, S. Höger, J. M. Lupton*
    "Exciton Localization in Extended pi-Electron Systems: Comparison of Linear and Cyclic Structures"
    J. Phys. Chem. B (2015), 119, 9949-9958
  • T. Stangl, P. Wilhelm, D. Schmitz, K. Remmerssen, S. Henzel, S.-S. Jester, S. Höger, J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Temporal Fluctuations in Excimer-Like Interactions between pi-Conjugated Chromophores"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2015), 6, 1321-1326
  • F. Steiner, S. Bange, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton*
    "Spontaneous Fluctuations of Transition Dipole Moment Orientation in OLED Triplet Emitters"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2015), 6, 999-1004
  • T. Adachi, J. Vogelsang, J. M. Lupton*
    "Chromophore Bending Controls Fluorescence Lifetime in Single Conjugated Polymer Chains"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2014), 5, 2165-2170
  • F. Steiner, J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Singlet-triplet annihilation limits exciton yield in poly(3-hexylthiophene)"
    Phys. Rev. Lett. (2014), 112, 137402
  • T. Adachi, J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Unraveling the electronic heterogeneity of charge traps in conjugated polymers by single-molecule spectroscopy"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2014), 5, 573-577
  • A. Thiessen, J. Vogelsang, T. Adachi, F. Steiner, D. Vanden Bout, J. M. Lupton*
    "Unraveling the chromophoric disorder of poly(3-hexylthiophene)"
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2013), 110(38), E3550-3556
  • A. V. Aggarwal, A. Thiessen, A. Idelson, D. Kalle, D. Würsch, T. Stangl, F. Steiner, S.-S. Jester, J. Vogelsang, S. Höger,* J. M. Lupton*
    "Fluctuating exciton localisation in giant pi-conjugated spoked-wheel macrocycles"
    Nature Chem. (2013), 5, 964-970
  • T. Stangl, S. Bange, D. Schmitz, D. Würsch, S. Höger, J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Temporal Switching of Homo-FRET Pathways in Single Chromophore Dimer Models of π-Conjugated Polymers"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2013), 135, 78-81
  • J. Vogelsang,* J. M. Lupton
    "Solvent Vapor Annealing of Single Conjugated Polymer Chains: Building Organic Optoelectronic Materials from the Bottom Up"
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2012), 3, 1503-1513
  • M. C. Traub, J. Vogelsang, K. N. Plunkett, C. Nuckolls, P. F. Barbara, D. A. Vanden Bout*
    "Unmasking Bulk Exciton Traps and Interchain Electronic Interactions with Single Conjugated Polymer Aggregates"
    ACS Nano (2012), 6, 523-529
  • T. Cordes, J. Vogelsang, C. Steinhauer, I.H. Stein, C. Forthmann, A. Gietl, J. Schmied, G. Acuna, S. Laurien, B. Lalkens, P. Tinnefeld*
    "Far-Field Nanoscopy with Conventional Fluorophores: Photostability, Photophysics & Transient Binding"
    Springer Series on Fluorescence, Volume on “Far-Field Optical Nanoscopy” (2012), Series Editor: O. Wolfbeis, Volume Editors: P. Tinnefeld, C. Eggeling, S.W. Hell, in press.
  • J. Vogelsang,* T. Adachi, J. Brazard, D. A. Vanden Bout,* P. F. Barbara
    “Self-assembly of highly ordered conjugated polymer aggregates with long-range energy transfer”
    Nature Mater. (2011), 10, 942-946
  • J. Vogelsang,* J. Brazard, T. Adachi, J. C. Bolinger, P. F. Barbara
    “Watching the Annealing Process One Polymer Chain at a Time“
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2011), 50(10), 2257-2261, (including inside cover picture)
    See also news & views article by Y. Fu & J. R. Lakowicz in Nature, news & views article by L. Rothberg in Nature Chemistry and highlight by F. A. Feist & T. Basché in Angewandte Chemie.
  • C. Steinhauer, C. Forthmann, R. Jungmann, J. Vogelsang, F. C. Simmel, P. Tinnefeld*
    ”Nanoscopy Using Localization and Temporal Separation of Fluorescence from Single Molecules in Biophotonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation”
    NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics B. D. Bartolo, J. Collins (Eds.) (2011), Springer, 87-106
  • J. Vogelsang, C. Steinhauer, C. Forthmann, T. Cordes, B. Person, I. H. Stein, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Make Them Blink: Fluorescent Probes for Super-resolution Microscopy”
    ChemPhysChem (2010), 11, 2475-2490
  • T. Cordes, J. Vogelsang, M. Anaya, C. Spagnuolo, A. Gietl, W. Summerer, A. Herrmann, K. Mullen, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Single-Molecule Redox Blinking of Perylene Diimide Derivatives in Water”
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2010), 132(7), 2404-2409
  • T. Cordes, M. Strackharn, S. W. Stahl, W. Summerer, C. Steinhauer, C. Forthmann, E. M. Puchner, J. Vogelsang, H. E. Gaub, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Resolving Single-Molecule Assembled Patterns with Superresolution Blink-Microscopy”
    Nano Letters (2010), 10 (2), 645-651
  • J. Vogelsang, T. Cordes, C. Forthmann, C. Steinhauer, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Intrinsically Resolution Enhancing Probes for Confocal Microscopy”
    Nano Letters (2010), 10(2), 672-679
  • B. Person, I. H. Stein, C. Steinhauer, J. Vogelsang, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Correlated Movement and Bending of Nucleic Acid Structures Visualized by Multicolor Single-Molecule Spectroscopy”
    ChemPhysChem (2009), 13010 (9-10), 1455-1460
  • T. Cordes, I. H. Stein, C. Forthmann, C. Steinhauer, M. Walz, W. Summerer, B. Person, J. Vogelsang, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Controlling the Emission of Organic Dyes for High Sensitivity and Super-Resolution Microscopy”
    Proceedings of SPIE (2009), 7367, 73671D
  • J. Vogelsang, T. Cordes, C. Forthmann, C. Steinhauer, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Controlling the fluorescence of ordinary oxazine dyes for single-molecule switching and superresolution microscopy“
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2009), 106(20), 8107-8112
  • T. Cordes, J. Vogelsang, P. Tinnefeld*
    ”On the Mechanism of Trolox as Antiblinking and Antibleaching Reagent”
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2009), 131(14), 5018-5019
  • J. Vogelsang, T. Cordes, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Single-molecule photophysics of oxazines on DNA and its application in a FRET switch”
    Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (2009), 8(4), 486-496
  • C. Steinhauer, C. Forthmann, J. Vogelsang, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Superresolution Microscopy on the Basis of Engineered Dark States“
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2008), 130(50), 16840-16841
  • J. Vogelsang, R. Kasper, C. Steinhauer, B. Person, M. Heilemann, M. Sauer, P. Tinnefeld*
    “A Reducing and Oxidizing System Minimizes Photobleaching and Blinking of Fluorescent Dyes“
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2008), 47(29), 5465-5469 (including cover picture)
  • J. Vogelsang, S. Doose, M. Sauer, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Single-Molecule FRET in Nanopipettes: Improving Distance Resolution and Concentration Range“
    Anal. Chem. (2007), 79, 7367 – 7375
  • J. Vogelsang, S. Doose, M. Sauer, P. Tinnefeld*
    “Single-Molecule FRET Measurements by Confining Molecules in Nanopipettes“
    Proc. SPIE (2007), 6633, 66331L