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126
Citations
58606
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386
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2015 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation In recognition of his pioneering study of the structure and dynamics of adsorbates on thin film oxide surfaces and oxide supported metal clusters and their applications in heterogeneous catalysis
  • 1996 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Hans-Joachim Freund is affiliated with the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields, predominantly focusing on materials science and physics and astronomy. The scientist's work emphasizes subfields such as atomic and molecular physics, optics, materials chemistry, catalysis, biomedical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas, including catalytic processes in materials science, advanced chemical physics studies, catalysis and oxidation reactions, photonic crystals and applications, graphene research and applications, mesoporous materials and catalysis, and glass properties and applications.

Freund has contributed to multiple publications, with a significant presence in journals such as Chemistry - A European Journal, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, and Topics in Catalysis. Additional frequent venues include Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Surface Science. Some of their recent papers include:

  • Interaction of Hydrogen with Ceria: Hydroxylation, Reduction, and Hydride Formation on the Surface and in the Bulk (2020, Chemistry - A European Journal)
  • Two-Dimensional Ultrathin Silica Films (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • Insights into Reaction Kinetics in Confined Space: Real Time Observation of Water Formation under a Silica Cover (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Spiral high-speed scanning tunneling microscopy: Tracking atomic diffusion on the millisecond timescale (2021, Applied Physics Letters)
  • Water-Assisted Homolytic Dissociation of Propyne on a Reduced Ceria Surface (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Freund's research, frequently working with co-authors such as Markus Heyde, Leonard Gura, Zechao Yang, Shamil Shaikhutdinov, and Joachim Paier. These partnerships have contributed to advancing various themes within their research scope, particularly in catalysis and materials characterization.

Throughout their career, Freund has received several recognitions, including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2016), Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2015), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2001) with a citation for pioneering studies on the structure and dynamics of adsorbates and oxide-supported metal clusters in heterogeneous catalysis, and membership in Academia Europaea (1996).

Best Publications

  • Metal deposits on well-ordered oxide films

    Marcus Bäumer;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Surface chemistry of carbon dioxide

    H.-J. Freund;H.-J. Freund;M.W. Roberts

  • Surface chemistry of catalysis by gold

    Randall J. Meyer;Céline Lemire;Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • CO oxidation as a prototypical reaction for heterogeneous processes

    Hans-Joachim Freund;Gerard Meijer;Matthias Scheffler;Robert Schlögl

  • Formation of a well-ordered aluminium oxide overlayer by oxidation of NiAl(110)

    R.M. Jaeger;H. Kuhlenbeck;H.-J. Freund;M. Wuttig

  • Oxide ultra-thin films on metals: new materials for the design of supported metal catalysts

    Hans-Joachim Freund;Gianfranco Pacchioni

  • Photochemistry on Metal Nanoparticles

    Kazuo Watanabe;Dietrich Menzel;Niklas Nilius;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Clusters and islands on oxides: from catalysis via electronics and magnetism to optics

    Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Molecular beam experiments on model catalysts

    Jörg Libuda;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Nanoparticles for heterogeneous catalysis: new mechanistic insights.

    Swetlana Schauermann;Niklas Nilius;Shamil Kamilovich Shaikhutdinov;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Electron transfer at oxide surfaces. The MgO paradigm: from defects to ultrathin films.

    Gianfranco Pacchioni;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Do Quantum Size Effects Control CO Adsorption on Gold Nanoparticles

    Céline Lemire;Randall J. Meyer;Shamil Shaikhutdinov;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Palladium Nanocrystals on Al 2 O 3 : Structure and Adhesion Energy

    K. Højrup Hansen;T. Worren;Sascha Stempel;E. Lægsgaard

  • Control of the charge state of metal atoms on thin MgO films.

    Martin Sterrer;Thomas Risse;Umberto Martinez Pozzoni;Livia Giordano

  • Structure and defects of an ordered alumina film on NiAl(110)

    J. Libuda;F. Winkelmann;M. Bäumer;H.-J. Freund

  • The influence of defects on the Ni 2p and O 1s XPS of NiO

    St Uhlenbrock;C Scharfschwerdt;M Neumann;G Illing

  • Hydrogenation on metal surfaces: why are nanoparticles more active than single crystals?

    Aidan M. Doyle;Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov;S. David Jackson;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Adsorption of Gases on Complex Solid Surfaces

    Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Acetylene and Ethylene Hydrogenation on Alumina Supported Pd-Ag Model Catalysts

    Neetha A. Khan;Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Catalysis and Surface Science

    Gerhard Ertl;Hans‐Joachim Freund

  • CO Oxidation as a Prototypical Reaction for Heterogeneous Processes

    Hans‐Joachim Freund;Gerard Meijer;Matthias Scheffler;Robert Schloegl

Frequent Co-Authors

Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov
Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Niklas Nilius
Niklas Nilius Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Helmut Kuhlenbeck
Helmut Kuhlenbeck Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Marcus Bäumer
Marcus Bäumer University of Bremen
Jörg Libuda
Jörg Libuda University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin Sterrer
Martin Sterrer University of Graz
Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Gianfranco Pacchioni
Gianfranco Pacchioni University of Milano-Bicocca
Livia Giordano
Livia Giordano University of Milano-Bicocca

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