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Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG
Faradayweg 4-6
14195 Berlin

Homepage:http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/


Dept. of Physical Chemistry

Contact Person

Prof. Dr. G. Ertl
Telephone: ++49-(0)30-84 13 51 00
Fax: ++49-(0)30-84 13 51 06
E-mail:

Personnel

50

Research Topics

  • Fundamental aspects of elementary processes in heterogeneous catalysis at model systems (well-defined single crystal surfaces)

Techniques and Instrumentation

  • UHV surface physics instrumentation, including scanning tunnelling microscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy

Keywords

  • single crystal surfaces
  • dynamics of elementary processes
  • structure of surface phases


Dept. of Chemical Physics

Contact Person

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Freund
Telephone: ++49-(0)30-84 13-41 00
Fax: ++49-(0)30-84 13-41 01
E-mail:

Personnel

45

Research Topics

  • CO2 activation
  • surface science
  • model systems for dispersed metal catalysts

Techniques and Instrumentation

  • Angle resolved ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (ARUPS) and angle resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy (ELS, medium resolution)
  • Infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) and high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS)
  • Laser iduced desorption spectroscopy
  • Electron spin resonance (ESR) measurement at surfaces under ultra high vacuum conditions
  • Atomic force mcroscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) combined with Fourier-transform-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and STM
  • Low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and spot profile analysis LEED, diffuse LEED
  • Field ion microscopy (FIM) and spectroscopy (FIS)
  • Photoelectron energy microscopy (PEEM)

Keywords

  • adsorption
  • catalysis
  • compound surfaces
  • supported clusters
  • surface spectroscopy


Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry

Contact Person

Prof. Dr. Robert Schlögl
Telephone: ++49-(0)30-84 13-44 00
Fax: ++49-(0)30-84 13-44 01
E-mail:

Personnel

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Research Topics

  • surface reactions
  • heterogeneous stoichiometric processes like metal-on-metal adsorption
  • electrochemical reactions as catalytic processes
  • reactions with small molecules
  • technical processes like ammonia synthesis
  • elementary step reactions
  • experimental and theoretical surface science and surface chemistry
  • dynamic processes
  • geometry and electronic interaction of substrate adsorbate systems
  • non-linear dynamics in surface processes
  • developing novel methods and scientific apparatus
  • ultra-fast version of automically resolving STM
  • photoelectron diffraction analysis and synchrotron radiation-powered surface microscope

Techniques and Instrumentation

  • HRTEM, EDX, EELS
  • STM, low T STM, AFM
  • PEEM, in-situ X-ray diffraction, surface Crystallography
  • HREELS
  • in-situ surface EPR
  • XPS, UPS, AES
  • synchrotron spectroscopies
  • ion scattering spectroscopy
  • fs Laser spectroscopy
  • microcalorimetry

Keywords

  • surface science
  • single crystal studies
  • dynamics
  • structures
  • theory
  • chemisorption
  • electronic structure of adsorbates
  • geometric structure of adsorbates
  • selective oxidation
  • dehydrogenation
  • C-H activation
  • NO abatement
  • CO oxidation
  • ammonia synthesis
  • metal oxidation
  • carbon oxidation

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