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Overview

Gunther Wittstock is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant number of publications across related subfields. The scientist's work covers areas such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, electrochemistry, and polymers and plastics.

Their research topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications
  • Nanoporous metals and alloys
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications
  • Analytical chemistry and sensors
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Gunther Wittstock has contributed to numerous publications in various scientific journals, with frequent appearances in specific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • ChemElectroChem (13 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (5 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (3 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (3 publications)

Among the recent papers attributed to or related to the scientist's research themes, the following stand out:

  • Nanoporous Gold: From Structure Evolution to Functional Properties in Catalysis and Electrochemistry, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • An Electrically Conducting Three-Dimensional Iron-Catecholate Porous Framework, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Impact of the Crystalline Li15Si4 Phase on the Self-Discharge Mechanism of Silicon Negative Electrodes in Organic Electrolytes, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Solid Electrolyte Interphase Evolution on Lithium Metal Electrodes Followed by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Under Realistic Battery Cycling Current Densities, 2020, ChemElectroChem
  • Effect of a Cocatalyst on a Photoanode in Water Splitting: A Study of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, 2021, Analytical Chemistry

Collaborations and coauthorships further reveal key professional connections. Frequent co-authors of Gunther Wittstock include:

  • Alex Ricardo Silva Olaya (10 joint publications)
  • Andre Mähringer (7 joint publications)
  • Patricia I. Scheurle (7 joint publications)
  • Pouya Hosseini (7 joint publications)
  • Thomas Bein (7 joint publications)

This overview reflects Gunther Wittstock's active engagement with multidisciplinary research linking chemistry, materials science, and engineering. Their contributions to topics ranging from nanoporous metals to energy conversion are documented in multiple peer-reviewed journals, indicating a broad and sustained research output.

Best Publications

  • Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for Direct Imaging of Reaction Rates

    Gunther Wittstock;Malte Burchardt;Sascha E. Pust;Yan Shen

  • Formation and imaging of microscopic enzymatically active spots on an alkanethiolate-covered gold electrode by scanning electrochemical microscopy

    Gunther Wittstock;Wolfgang Schuhmann

  • Mediator-modified electrodes for electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH

    Bernd Gründig;Gunther Wittstock;Ulrich Rüdel;Beate Strehlitz

  • Detection of hydrogen peroxide produced during electrochemical oxygen reduction using scanning electrochemical microscopy.

    Yan Shen;Markus Träuble;Gunther Wittstock

  • Evaluation of Thin Film Titanium Nitride Electrodes for Electroanalytical Applications

    Carolina Nunes Kirchner;Karl Heinz Hallmeier;Rüdiger Szargan;Thomas Raschke

  • Imaging of immobilized antibody layers with scanning electrochemical microscopy.

    G. Wittstock;Ke-Jia Yu;H. B. Halsall;T. H. Ridgway

  • Glucose oxidation at bismuth-modified platinum electrodes

    Gunther Wittstock;Axel Strübing;Rüdiger Szargan;Gerhard Werner

  • Spatiotemporal Changes of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Ion Batteries Detected by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

    Heinz Bülter;Fabian Peters;Julian Schwenzel;Gunther Wittstock

  • PEDOT: PSS as a Functional Binder for Cathodes in Lithium Ion Batteries

    Pratik R. Das;Lidiya Komsiyska;Oliver Osters;Gunther Wittstock

  • Modification and characterization of artificially patterned enzymatically active surfaces by scanning electrochemical microscopy

    Gunther Wittstock

  • Imaging of microstructured biochemically active surfaces by means of scanning electrochemical microscopy

    C. Kranz;G. Wittstock;H. Wohlschläger;W. Schuhmann

  • Patterned self‐assembled alkanethiolate monolayers on gold. Patterning and imaging by means of scanning electrochemical microscopy

    Gunther Wittstock;Ronald Hesse;Wolfgang Schuhmann

  • Layer-by-layer modification of Nafion membranes for increased life-time and efficiency of vanadium/air redox flow batteries

    Jan grosse Austing;Carolina Nunes Kirchner;Lidiya Komsiyska;Gunther Wittstock

  • Investigation of Localized Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Processes and Corrosion Reactions with Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)

    Sascha E. Pust;Wiebke Maier;Gunther Wittstock

  • Spatially addressed deposition and imaging of biochemically active bead microstructures by scanning electrochemical microscopy.

    C. Ajith Wijayawardhana;Gunther Wittstock;H. Brian Halsall;William R. Heineman

  • Investigation of ion-bombarded conducting polymer films by scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM)

    G. Wittstock;Tim Asmus;Thomas Wilhelm

  • Combination of an electrochemical tunneling microscope (ECSTM) and a scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM): application for tip-induced modification of self-assembled monolayers

    Thomas H Treutler;Gunther Wittstock

  • Generation of Periodic Enzyme Patterns by Soft Lithography and Activity Imaging by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

    Thomas Wilhelm;Gunther Wittstock

  • Protic ionic liquid and ionic melts prepared from methanesulfonic acid and 1H-1,2,4-triazole as high temperature PEMFC electrolytes

    Jiangshui Luo;Jiangshui Luo;Jin Hu;Wolfgang Saak;Rüdiger Beckhaus

  • Electrocatalytic methanol oxidation with nanoporous gold: microstructure and selectivity

    Matthias Graf;Mareike Haensch;Jörg Carstens;Gunther Wittstock

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuan Zhao
Chuan Zhao University of New South Wales
Hubert H. Girault
Hubert H. Girault École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sabine Szunerits
Sabine Szunerits University of Lille
Daniel Mandler
Daniel Mandler Hebrew University of Jerusalem
William R. Heineman
William R. Heineman University of Cincinnati
Yan Shen
Yan Shen Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Anders Hagfeldt
Anders Hagfeldt Uppsala University
Michael Wark
Michael Wark Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Thomas Bein
Thomas Bein Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jörg Weissmüller
Jörg Weissmüller Hamburg University of Technology

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