| AVS 66th International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Energy Transition Focus Topic | Monday Sessions |
| Session TL+2D+HC+SS-MoA |
| Session: | Surface Reaction Mechanisms in Energy Conversion (ALL INVITED SESSION) |
| Presenter: | Ulrike Diebold, Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Austria |
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As we move to a more sustainable society, current energy conversion schemes need to be improved and novel ones designed. The relevant charge transfer processes and chemical transformations all occur at interfaces, so insights into fundamental mechanisms are needed to provide a scientific basis for these developments.
Using the frontier tools of surface science, I will discuss how we can directly inspect charge transfer to molecules, investigate the influence of the local environment on the reactivity of active sites, or probe the acidity of individual hydroxyls. Together with first-principles computations such experiments give crisp and clear insights into surface processes. I will also discuss the steps that are necessary to the transfer the knowledge gained from model systems to more complex environments.