Synthesis of Transition Metal Oxides with Controlled Mesostructure (C01)

• Subject Area: Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 388390466

Project C01 develops mesostructured metal-doped (Fe, V, and Mn) Co3O4 and LaCoO3 powders with tunable morphology using two complementary approaches: hard templating with post-treatment and crystalline precursor decomposition. Their catalytic properties are studied in OER coupled with Raman microscopy and ICP-OES, and aerobic alcohol oxidation. Similar to all projects in Area C “Synthesis”, materials will be delivered to Area A and Area B projects and results from these collaborations will be used for iterative optimization of the synthesis methods and for the selection of target materials.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 247: Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis in the Liquid Phase – Mechanisms and Materials in Thermal, Electro-, and Photocatalysis
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Malte Behrens; Privatdozent Dr. Harun Tüysüz