Lehrinhalte
Basic concepts of catalysis (catalyst-precatalyst-concept) for sustainable energy conversion for the transformation of renewable energy into fuels, chemicals of higher value and green electricity; Design strategies for the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts as crystalline materials (structures) and amorphous materials; Basic principles and characterization of solid catalysts: X-ray diffraction (XRD), elemental analysis (ICP-AES, EDX), electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), spectroscopic methods (XPS, XAS, FTIR, Raman, etc.), surface area (BET); Principles and evaluation of electrocatalytic measurements: thin film preparation, cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry, Tafel slopes, electrochemical surface area, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry, impedance spectroscopy, Faradaic efficiency, turnover frequency, mass and specific activity correlation; Application of nanostructured materials in renewable fuels/energy and electrolysis: fundamentals and motivation, hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reactions, oxygen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction, organic transformation, biomass reformation, product formation, choice of catalysts, structural requirements, effect of structure and morphology, identification of active sites, structure-activity relationship, surface and bulk structure, reaction mechanisms, current trends and progress in the field, commercial electrolyzers; device fabrication
