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Alec M. Wodtke

Alec M. Wodtke

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Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13484
World Ranking
8110
National Ranking
578

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Alec M. Wodtke is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on physics and astronomy, with a significant emphasis on materials science. The scientist's research output includes publications in various subfields such as atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, spectroscopy, catalysis, and atmospheric science.

Their main scientific topics cover advanced chemical physics studies, quantum and superfluid helium dynamics, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, catalytic processes in materials science, machine learning applications within materials science, graphene research and applications, as well as spectroscopy and laser techniques.

Wodtke's publication record shows involvement in research published in several recurring venues. These include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Faraday Discussions

Frequent collaborators in Wodtke's research comprise the following scientists:

  • Alexander Kandratsenka
  • Theofanis N. Kitsopoulos
  • Daniel J. Auerbach
  • Dirk Schwarzer
  • Kai Golibrzuch

Recent published papers include:

  • Following the microscopic pathway to adsorption through chemisorption and physisorption wells, 2020, Science
  • Chemical dynamics from the gas-phase to surfaces, 2021, Natural Sciences
  • Superconducting single-photon detectors in the mid-infrared for physical chemistry and spectroscopy, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Observation of an isomerizing double-well quantum system in the condensed phase, 2020, Science
  • Adsorption and Absorption Energies of Hydrogen with Palladium, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Wodtke has been recognized with fellowships by distinguished organizations, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Molecular beam studies of the F+H2 reaction

    D. M. Neumark;A. M. Wodtke;G. N. Robinson;C. C. Hayden

  • Vibrational Promotion of Electron Transfer

    Yuhui Huang;Charles T. Rettner;Daniel J. Auerbach;Alec M. Wodtke

  • Photodissociation of Acetylene at 193.3 nm.

    A. M. Wodtke;Y. T. Lee

  • Molecular beam studies of the F+D2 and F+HD reactions

    D. M. Neumark;A. M. Wodtke;G. N. Robinson;C. C. Hayden

  • Coherent cavity ring down spectroscopy

    Gerard Meijer;Maarten G.H. Boogaarts;Rienk T. Jongma;David H. Parker

  • Vibrational energy transfer

    George W. Flynn;Charles S. Parmenter;Alec M. Wodtke

  • Conversion of large-amplitude vibration to electron excitation at a metal surface

    Jason D. White;Jun Chen;Daniel Matsiev;Daniel J. Auerbach

  • Electronically non-adiabatic interactions of molecules at metal surfaces: Can we trust the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for surface chemistry?

    Alec M. Wodtke;John C. Tully;Daniel J. Auerbach

  • Ultrafast low-energy electron diffraction in transmission resolves polymer/graphene superstructure dynamics

    Max Gulde;Simon Schweda;Gero Storeck;Manisankar Maiti

  • Infrared multiphoton dissociation of three nitroalkanes

    A. M. Wodtke;E. J. Hintsa;Yuan T. Lee

  • The "Ozone Deficit" Problem: O2(X, v ≥ 26) + O(3P) from 226-nm Ozone Photodissociation

    R. L. Miller;A. G. Suits;P. L. Houston;R. Toumi

  • The Stereodynamics of a Gas-Surface Reaction

    H. Hou;S. J. Gulding;S. J. Gulding;C. T. Rettner;C. T. Rettner;A. M. Wodtke;A. M. Wodtke

  • Energy transfer and chemical dynamics at solid surfaces: The special role of charge transfer

    Alec M. Wodtke;Daniel Matsiev;Daniel J. Auerbach

  • Electron-hole pair excitation determines the mechanism of hydrogen atom adsorption.

    Oliver Bünermann;Oliver Bünermann;Hongyan Jiang;Yvonne Dorenkamp;Alexander Kandratsenka

  • Site-specific photocatalytic splitting of methanol on TiO2(110)

    Chuanyao Zhou;Zefeng Ren;Shijing Tan;Zhibo Ma

  • Pd-sensitized single vanadium oxide nanowires: Highly responsive hydrogen sensing based on the metal−insulator transition.

    Jeong Min Baik;Myung Hwa Kim;Christopher Larson;Cafer T. Yavuz

  • The Dynamics of Molecular Interactions and Chemical Reactions at Metal Surfaces: Testing the Foundations of Theory

    Kai Golibrzuch;Nils Bartels;Daniel J. Auerbach;Alec M. Wodtke

  • Vibrational-state-specific self-relaxation rate constant. Measurements of highly vibrationally excited O2(ν = 19–28)

    J.M. Price;J.A. Mack;C.A. Rogaski;A.M. Wodtke

  • All-nitrogen chemistry: how far are we from N60?

    Peter C. Samartzis;Alec M. Wodtke

  • Velocity-resolved kinetics of site-specific carbon monoxide oxidation on platinum surfaces.

    Jannis Neugebohren;Dmitriy Borodin;Hinrich W. Hahn;Jan Altschäffel;Jan Altschäffel

  • Experimental Investigation of Resonances in Reactive Scattering: The F + H 2 Reaction

    D. M. Neumark;A. M. Wodtke;G. N. Robinson;C. C. Hayden

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Auerbach
Daniel J. Auerbach Max Planck Society
Dirk Schwarzer
Dirk Schwarzer Max Planck Society
Yuan T. Lee
Yuan T. Lee Academia Sinica
Xueming Yang
Xueming Yang Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Martin Moskovits
Martin Moskovits University of California, Santa Barbara
Daniel M. Neumark
Daniel M. Neumark University of California, Berkeley
Jeong Min Baik
Jeong Min Baik Sungkyunkwan University
Gerard Meijer
Gerard Meijer Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Charles T. Rettner
Charles T. Rettner IBM (United States)
Eric J. Hintsa
Eric J. Hintsa Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

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