PCET-active Anodes for Electrosynthesis (C05)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics ; Coating and Surface Technology ; Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis ; Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials ; Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 510228793

C05 studies the selective electrooxidation of hydrocarbons with (doped) zinc oxide thin film catalysts. Surface oriented films with controlled defects and substrate-induced strain will be synthesized, characterized, and test-ed for their stability in relevant electrolyte systems. Electrosynthetic screening aims at identifying descriptors for the electroconversion and relating them to surface structure and chemical composition of the anode material. C05 collaborates with A06 (active anodes), B04 (bioelectrochemistry), C01/C02/C03/C04 (sample preparation), and C04 (electrocatalysis).

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1633: Pushing Electrons with Protons – Unifying Multi-Electron Redox Catalysis by Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer
• Applicant Institution: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Project Heads: Professorin Jasnamol Pezhumkattil Palakkal, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Siegfried R. Waldvogel