Understanding interfacial processes — the place where efficiency and stability are ultimately determined — is a huge challenge in modern electrocatalysis.
Within MECS, the team led by Prof. Kunze-Liebhäuser addresses this challenge by combining materials design with in situ analytics to gain direct, atomic-scale insight into reaction mechanisms, adatom dynamics, catalyst states, and surface chemistry.

Their approach includes:
• Materials synthesis for the electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR)
• Fundamental studies of CO₂ and H₂O activation at the solid/liquid interface
• In-situ electrochemical analytics (EC-STM, DEMS, NAP-XPS, EC-IRRAS)

This fundamental understanding underpins progress in:
– fuel cells & electrolysis
– CO₂ reduction & catalysis
– sustainable chemical production
– battery systems & energy storage

Link to projects: https://lnkd.in/dCDGddHm