Challenges
- Conversion of H2O and CO2 with high energy efficiency
- Selective formation of fuels and value-added chemicals: H2, hydrocarbons, alcohols, …
- Long-term catalyst stability
Approach
- Study catalysts in operation (operando/in situ) by spectros-, microscopy, diffraction
- New cross-disciplinary experimental approaches
- Strong interaction with computational modeling
Unit Heads
Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser
Materials- and Electrochemistry
Jürgen Fleig
Solid State Ionics
Key Researchers
Markus Valtiner
Applied Interface Physics
Günther Rupprechter
Surface Catalysis
Christoph Rameshan
Tunable Catalyst Surfaces
Stefan Freunberger
Materials Electrochemistry
Jani Kotakoski
Nanostructured and Novel Materials
Alexander Opitz
Electrochemical Energy Conversion