Biedermann, P. U.; Flechtner, K.-D.: Towards a Thermodynamic Theory of Electrochemical Reactions in Aqueous Media. A DFT Study of the Intermediates of Oxygen Reduction. 46th Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry, STC2010, Münster, Germany (2010)
Biedermann, P. U.; Flechtner, K.-D.: Theoretical Insights into the Mechanism of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Electrochemistry 2010, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2010)
Nayak, S.; Biedermann, P. U.; Erbe, A.: Spectroscopic Investigation of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) on Semiconductor Surfaces. Electrochemistry 2010 - From microscopic understanding to global impact, Bochum, Germany (2010)
Nayak, S.; Biedermann, P. U.; Erbe, A.: Electrochemical oxygen reduction on semiconductor electrodes. 109th Annual meeting of the German Bunsen Society of Physical Chemistry (Bunsentagung), Bielefeld, Germany (2010)
Hamou, R. F.; Biedermann, P. U.; Rohwerder, M.; Blumenau, A. T.: FEM Simulation of the Scanning Electrochemical Potential Microscopy (SECPM). 2nd IMPRS-SurMat Workshop in Surface and Interface Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2008)
Torres, E.; Biedermann, P. U.; Blumenau, A. T.: A DFT study of Alkanethiol adsorption sites on Au(111) surfaces. 2nd IMPRS-SurMat Workshop in Surface and Interface Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2008)
Biedermann, P. U.; Torres, E.; Laaboudi, L.; Isik-Uppenkamp, S.; Rohwerder, M.; Blumenau, A. T.: Cathodic Delamination by a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach: The Aklylthiol/Gold Model System. Multiscale Material Modeling of Condensed Matter, MMM2007, St. Feliu de Guixols, Spain (2007)
This project targets to exploit or develop new methodologies to not only visualize the 3D morphology but also measure chemical distribution of as-synthesized nanostructures using atom probe tomography.
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.