Prof. Barbara Lechner
Technical University of Munich
Assistant Professorship of Functional Nanomaterials (Prof. Lechner)
Postal address
Postal:
Lichtenbergstr. 4
85748 Garching b. München
- Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 13436, 14531
- Homepage
- bajlechner@tum.de
Research
Functional Nanomaterials
Our research focusses on gaining a fundamental understanding of dynamic processes in functional nanomaterials. In heterogeneous catalysis, for example, the catalyst and support restructure continuously during a reaction. With movie-rate scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at elevated temperatures, near-ambient pressures and in different reactive gas atmospheres, we follow dynamic processes directly to investigate systematically the formation and decay of highly reactive particle structures and how such restructuring influences reactivity. Synchrotron-based X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is used to gain complementary information on chemical composition, oxidation and charge state. By using small size-selected metal clusters, we disentangle size effects and identify internally dynamic cluster sizes (see research overview).
Winter term 2023/24
| Title | Dates | Duration | Type | Lecturer (assistant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Methods in Physical Chemistry 1 (CH3061) |  | 7 | PR | |
| Experimental Methods in Physical Chemistry 2 (CH3061) | | 7 | PR | |
| Lecture Series: Colloquium on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | | 2 | KO | |
| Research Internship Physical Chemistry (CH3062) | | 20 | FO |