Biedermann, P. U.; Nayak, S.; Erbe, A.: Catching intermediates of the oxygen reduction reaction in situ: Insights from electrochemical ATIR-IR and DFT. 112th Bunsentagung (Annual German Conference on Physical Chemistry), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany (2013)
Chen, Y.; Erbe, A.: Probing interfacial layer thickness and electronic properties of electrochemical interfaces: The example of oxide on zinc. 112th Bunsentagung (Annual German Conference on Physical Chemistry), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany (2013)
Nayak, S.; Chia-Fu, C.; Erbe, A.: ATR-IR spectroscopic study of H2O and D2O in one-dimensional confinement. 112th Bunsentagung (Annual German Conference on Physical Chemistry), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany (2013)
Biedermann, P. U.; Nayak, S.; Erbe, A.: Towards Understanding the Mechanism of the Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: DFT Modeling and Spectroelectrochemical Validation. Pacific Rim Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-State Science PRIME 2012 / ECS 222, Honolulu, HI, USA (2012)
Chen, Y.; Schneider, P.; Erbe, A.: Investigation of electrochemical oxide growth on zinc by spectroscopic ellipsometry: An example of in operando spectroscopy. EMNT 2012 - 9th International Symposium on Electrochemical Micro & Nanosystem Technologies, Linz, Austria (2012)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Biological D-surface Structure: A Lesson from Nature on Photonic Crystals Design. 10th International Symposium on Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures(PECS-X), Santa Fe, NM, USA (2012)
Erbe, A.: Native and electrochemically grown oxides on metals: The dark side of semiconductor research. Seminar Talk at NTH School for Contacts in Nanosystems Spring Workshop 2012, Goslar, Germany (2012)
Erbe, A.: Oberflächendesign für empfindliche ATR-Spektroskopie in Modellexperimenten zum Verständnis der Korrosion. Bruker Optik Anwendertreffen, Ettlingen, Germany (2011)
Erbe, A.: Oberflächendesign für empfindliche ATR-Spektroskopie in Modellexperimenten zum Verständnis der Korrosion. Bruker Optik Anwendertreffen, Ettlingen, Germany (2011)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: The three-dimensional photonic crystal in scales of the weevil Entimus imperialis: A natural D-surface bicontinuous structure. Geometry of Interfaces, Primošten, Croatia (2011)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H. O.; Raabe, D.: Structure/function relations of a diamond-based photonic crystal structure in scales of the weevil Entimus imperialis (Curculionidae). Euromat 2011, Montpellier, France (2011)
Chen, Y.; Schneider, P.; Erbe, A.: In-situ ellipsometric monitoring of electrochemical preparation of ZnO nanoplates. 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Niigata, Japan (2011)
Nayak, S.; Biedermann, P. U.; Stratmann, M.; Erbe, A.: In situ Electrochemical ATR-IR Investigation of the Oxygen Reduction on Germanium. 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Niigata, Japan (2011)
Erbe, A.: Optical surface design for sensitive internal reflection infrared spectroscopy and applications to electrochemical questions. Seminar, Université de Fribourg, Department of Physics, Fribourg, Switzerland (2011)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H. O.; Raabe, D.: Structure and function of the biological photonic crystals in the scales of a beetle. European Materials Research Society E-MRS Spring Meeting 2011, May 2011, Nice, France (2011)
Erbe, A.: Thin amorphous oxides and intermediates in chemical reactions: Challenging problems in interface science probed with photons. Mini-Workshop on Surface Science for Inauguration of the Turkish Surface Science Society, Ankara, Turkey (2011)
Erbe, A.: From electrochemistry to colloidal interfaces - optical answers to chemical questions. Seminar, Bilkent University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey, (2011)
Erbe, A.: Optical design of interfaces for internal reflection infrared-spectroscopic experiments. Seminar, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics. Karlsruhe, Germany (2011)
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