Dr. Axel Knop-Gericke - Electronic Structure

Vita

Studies of Physics TU Berlin (-1989)
Scientific Staff Siemens (BESSY), Berlin (1989-1993)
Scientific Staff FU Berlin (1993-1995)
PhD (Physcs) TU Berlin (1995)
Postdoc Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (1996-1998)
Group leader Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society / MPI CEC (seit 1998)
Publications

Full list of publications

  • de Luna, G. S., Zeller, P., Oeztuna, E., Maluta, F., Canciani, A., Ospitali, F., Ho, P. H., Paglianti, A., Knop-Gericke, A., Fornasari, G., Velasco-Velez, J.,  Benito, P. (2023). In Situ Development of a 3D Cu-CeO2 Catalyst Selective in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass Furanic Compounds. ACS Catalysis, 13(19), 12737-12745. doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c03363.
  • Blume, R., Calvet, W., Ghafari, A., Mayer, T., Knop-Gericke, A.,  Schögl, R. (2023). Structural and Chemical Properties of NiOx Thin Films: Oxygen Vacancy Formation in O-2 Atmosphere. ChemPhysChem, e202300231, pp. 1-11. doi:10.1002/cphc.202300231.
  • Bude, R., Verschueren, I., Florea, I., Maurice, J.-L., Legagneux, P., Pereira, L. M. C., Bana, H., Villarreal, R., Blume, R., Knop-Gericke, A., Jones, T.,  Pribat, D. (2023). Synthesis of Few-Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides by Ion Implantation of Chalcogen and Metal Species into Sapphire. ACS Omega, 8(32), 29475-29484. doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c03179.
  • Mom, R. V., Sandoval-Diaz, L.-E., Gao, D., Chuang, C.-H., Carbonio, E. A., Jones, T. E., Arrigo, R., Ivanov, D., Hävecker, M., Roldan Cuenya, B., Schlögl, R., Lunkenbein, T., Knop-Gericke, A.,Velasco Vélez, J. (2023). Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO2 Reduction Reaction. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, (15), 30052-30059. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c23007.
  • Gianolio, D., Higham, M. D., Quesne, M. G., Aramini, M., Xu, R., Large, A. I., Held, G., Velasco Vélez, J., Hävecker, M., Knop-Gericke, A., Genovese, C., Ampelli, C., Schuster, M. E., Perathoner, S., Centi, G., Catlow, C. R. A., Arrigo, R. (2023). Interfacial Chemistry in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 over C-Supported Cu-Based Systems. ACS Catalysis, (13), 5876-5895. doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c01288.Gianolio, D., Higham, M. D., Quesne, M. G., Aramini, M., Xu, R., Large, A. I., Held, G., Velasco Vélez, J., Hävecker, M., Knop-Gericke, A., Genovese, C., Ampelli, C., Schuster, M. E., Perathoner, S., Centi, G., Catlow, C. R. A., Arrigo, R. (2023). Interfacial Chemistry in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 over C-Supported Cu-Based Systems. ACS Catalysis, (13), 5876-5895. doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c01288.
  • Carbonio, E. A., Sulzmann, F., Klyushin, A. Y., Hävecker, M., Piccinin, S., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R., Jones, T. E. (2023). Adjusting the Chemical Reactivity of Oxygen for Propylene Epoxidation on Silver by Rational Design: The Use of an Oxyanion and Cl. ACS Catalysis, 13(9), 5906-5913. doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c00297.
  • Righi, G., Plescher, J., Schmidt, F.-P., Campen, R. K., Fabris, S., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R., Jones, T. E., Teschner, D.,  Piccinin, S. (2022). On the origin of multihole oxygen evolution in haematite photoanodes. Nature Catalysis, 5(10), 888-899. doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00845-9.
  • Santaya, M., Jimenez, C. E., Esteban Troiani, H., Carbonio, E. A., Damian Arce, M., Maria Toscani, L., Garcia-Diez, R., Wilks, R. G., Knop-Gericke, A., Baer, M.,  Veronica Mogni, L. (2022). Tracking the nanoparticle exsolution/reoxidation processes of Ni-doped SrTi0.3Fe0.7O3-delta electrodes for intermediate temperature symmetric solid oxide fuel cells. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, (10) 15554-15568. doi:10.1039/d2ta02959f.
  • Wang, H., Ogolla, C. O., Panchal, G., Hepp, M., Delacroix, S., Cruz, D., Kojda, D., Ciston, J., Ophus, C., Knop-Gericke, A., Habicht, K., Butz, B.,  Strauss, V. (2022). Flexible CO2 Sensor Architecture with Selective Nitrogen Functionalities by One-Step Laser-Induced Conversion of Versatile Organic Ink. Advanced Functional Materials, (32): 2207406, pp. 1-12. doi:10.1002/adfm.202207406.
  • Javed, H., Knop-Gericke, A.,  Mom, R. V. (2022). Structural Model for Transient Pt Oxidation during Fuel Cell Start-up Using Electrochemical X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(31), 36238-36245. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c09249.
  • Türk, H., Götsch, T., Schmidt, F.-P., Hammud, A., Ivanov, D., de Haart, L. G. J., Vinke, I. C., Eichel, R.-A., Schlögl, R., Reuter, K., Knop-Gericke, A., Lunkenbein, T.,  Scheurer, C. (2022). Sr Surface Enrichment in Solid Oxide Cells - Approaching the Limits of EDX Analysis by Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Simulations. ChemCatChem, (14): e202200300, pp. 1-13. doi:10.1002/cctc.202200300.
  • Mom V, R., Falling, L. J., Kasian, O., Algara-Siller, G., Teschner, D., Crabtree, R. H., Knop-Gericke, A., Mayrhofer, K. J. J., Velasco-Velez, J.-J., Jones, T. E. (2022). Operando Structure-Activity-Stability Relationship of Iridium Oxides during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catalysis, 12(9), 5174-5184. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c05951.
  • Velasco Vélez, J., Bernsmeier, D., Jones, T. E., Zeller, P., Carbonio, E., Chuang, C.-H., Falling, L. J., Streibel, V., Mom V, R., Hammud, A., Hävecker, M., Arrigo, R., Stotz, E., Lunkenbein, T., Knop-Gericke, A., Krähnert, R.,  Schlögl, R. (2022). The rise of electrochemical NAPXPS operated in the soft X-ray regime exemplified by the oxygen evolution reaction on IrOx electrocatalysts. Faraday Discussions, (236), 103-125. doi:10.1039/d1fd00114k.
  • Kenmoe, S., Douma, D. H., Raji, A. T., M'Passi-Mabiala, B., Goetsch, T., Girgsdies, F., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R.,  Spohr, E. (2022). X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) at the O K-Edge of Bulk Co3O4: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. Nanomaterials, 12(6): 921, pp. 1-10. doi:10.3390/nano12060921.
  • Codeco, C. F. S., Klyushin, A. Y., Carbonio, E. A., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R., Jones, T.,  Rocha, T. C. R. (2022). Insights into the electronic structure of hydroxyl on Ag(110) under near ambient conditions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(15), 8832-8838. doi:10.1039/d1cp02929k.
  • Streibel, V., Velasco-Velez, J. J., Teschner, D., Carbonio, E. A., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R.,  Jones, T. E. (2022). Merging operando and computational X-ray spectroscopies to study the oxygen evolution reaction. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, (35) 101039,  doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101039.
  • Arrigo, R., Blume, R.,Streibel, V., Genovese, C., Roldan, A., Schuster, M. E., Ampelli, C., Perathoner, S., Velasco Vélez, J., Hävecker, M., Knop-Gericke, A., Schlögl, R.,  Centi, G. (2022). Dynamics at Polarized Carbon Dioxide-Iron Oxyhydroxide Interfaces Unveil the Origin of Multicarbon Product Formation. ACS Catalysis, (12), 411-430. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c04296.
  • Panafidin, M. A., Bukhtiyarov, A. V., Prosvirin, I. P., Chetyrin, I. A., Klyushin, A. Y., Knop-Gericke, A., Smirnova, N. S., Markov, P. V., Mashkovsky, I. S., Zubavichus, Y. V., Stakheev, A. Y., Bukhtiyarov, V. I. (2022). A mild post-synthesis oxidative treatment of Pd-In/HOPG bimetallic catalysts as a tool of their surface structure fine tuning. Applied Surface Science, 571: 151350. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151350.

Electronic Structure

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