Message to Postdocs and Visiting Scientists

We certainly appreciate your interest in our work and in joining our university as a postdoc, visiting scientist etc.. From the list bbelow you will see that there are various areas pursued in our group which might be of interest for you. There is also sufficient space and equipment for your work. Unfortunately this cannot be said with respect to finances. Thus we will certainly consider any reasonable possibility for obtaining the necessary funds, but the primary activity: suggesting suitable funding organizations etc. is at the moment up to you. It seems to be reasonable to inquire with the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation or at www.funding-guide.de.

When considering your application and planning your visit please keep in mind that our group will provide facilities for your research and will support your investigations. Unfortunately we cannot execute the experiments for you, i.e. we cannot provide staff to perform your experimental work.
 

Areas of Scientific Interest

Spectroelectrochemistry

Vibrational Spectroscopy at Surfaces

Investigation of adsorptive interactions between physi- and chemisorbed ions and molecules on electrode surfaces with in situ Raman and infrared spectroscopies (Identification of adsorbate structure and orientation, investigation of adsorption induced changes of intramolecular bonding)
Identification of reactive intermediates and reaction products of electrochemical reaction products (Oxidation of hetero-atom containing aromatic compounds, oxidation of CHO-compounds)

UV-vis-Spectroscopy

Investigation of electrochromic films of intrinsically conducting polymers with optically transparent electrodes

Surface chemistry, Material Science and Energy Technology

Corrosion of metallic multinary materials (dental amalgams and alloys)

Porous electrodes for electrochemical systems in energy storage and conversion

Intrinsically conducting Polymers: Formation and Characterization

Electrochemical Sensors

Electrochemical Kinetics

Investigation of the kinetic of CHO-oxidation reactions at smooth and porous electrodes with the electrochemical impedance method
Kinetics of fast redox reactions

Adsorption at Electrodes

Determination of thermodynamic data for the adsorption of organic molecules at electrode surfaces (combined with in situ spectroscopies)