Prof. Sebastian Günther
Technical University of Munich
Associate Professorship of Physical Chemistry with Focus on Catalysis (Prof. Günther)
Postal address
Postal:
Lichtenbergstr. 4
85748 Garching b. München
- Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 13403
- Room: 5403.04.340D
- Homepage
- sebastian.guenther@tum.de
Research
Surface Science and Catalysis
We investigate surface processes and catalytic reactions on technical and model systems. Photoelectron- and mass spectroscopy is used to relate the catalytic performance of technical catalysts and porous nano-materials to their surface properties. We also combine spectroscopy and microscopy in order to image catalytic processes on single crystal model systems using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and various photoelectron microscopies at synchrotron facilities. Also experiments at near ambient conditions are addressed which require the sealing of so-called environmental cells with electron transparent membranes. For this purpose, graphene is synthesized in our group by chemical vapor deposition with control at the atomic level as a potential high-quality ultra-thin membrane material (see research overview).
