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Jochen Kerres is affiliated with the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany, focusing on research within engineering, particularly electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including renewable energy, sustainability, biomedical engineering, automotive engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The primary topics of their research include fuel cells and related materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies, and membrane-based ion separation techniques. These topics are reflected in the extensive publication record and the thematic concentration of their studies.

Their recent papers illustrate a broad engagement with materials and electrochemical systems for energy applications:

  • Synergistically integrated phosphonated poly(pentafluorostyrene) for fuel cells, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Protonated phosphonic acid electrodes for high power heavy-duty vehicle fuel cells, 2022, Nature Energy
  • Seawater Electrolysis Using All-PGM-Free Catalysts and Cell Components in an Asymmetric Feed, 2023, ACS Energy Letters
  • Performance of Quaternized Polybenzimidazole-Cross-Linked Poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) Membranes in HT-PEMFCs, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • On the effect of anion exchange ionomer binders in bipolar electrode membrane interface water electrolysis, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Kerres collaborates frequently with a network of co-authors, with several partnerships yielding a significant number of joint publications. Key collaborators include Simon Thiele, Thomas Böhm, Vladimir Atanasov, Linus Hager, and Funda Arslan.

Publication venues where Kerres contributes regularly include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their research output aligns with a strong emphasis on fuel cells and related energy conversion technologies. The spectrum of their work covers membrane-based ion separation and gas transport aspects essential to advanced energy systems. This also encompasses developments related to electrocatalysts and materials suitable for battery and fuel cell applications.

Best Publications

  • Development of ionomer membranes for fuel cells

    Jochen A. Kerres

  • Synthesis and characterization of novel acid-base polymer blends for application in membrane fuel cells

    Jochen Kerres;Andreas Ullrich;Frank Meier;Thomas Häring

  • Blended and Cross-Linked Ionomer Membranes for Application in Membrane Fuel Cells†

    J. A. Kerres

  • New membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

    L. Jörissen;V. Gogel;J. Kerres;J. Garche

  • New sulfonated engineering polymers via the metalation route. I. Sulfonated poly(ethersulfone) PSU Udel® via metalation-sulfination-oxidation

    J. Kerres;W. Cui;S. Reichle

  • Development and characterization of crosslinked ionomer membranes based upon sulfinated and sulfonated PSU crosslinked PSU blend membranes by disproportionation of sulfinic acid groups

    Jochen Kerres;Wei Cui;Ralf Disson;Wolfgang Neubrand

  • Properties, degradation and high temperature fuel cell test of different types of PBI and PBI blend membranes

    Qingfeng Li;Hans Christian Rudbeck;Andreas Chromik;Jens Oluf Jensen

  • Development and characterization of ion-exchange polymer blend membranes

    W. Cui;J. Kerres;G. Eigenberger

  • In-situ spin trap electron paramagnetic resonance study of fuel cell processes

    Alexander Panchenko;Herbert Dilger;Jochen Kerres;Martin Hein

  • Preparation, characterization and fuel cell application of new acid-base blend membranes

    J. Kerres;A. Ullrich;M. Baldauf;U. Gebhardt

  • Synergistically integrated phosphonated poly(pentafluorostyrene) for fuel cells.

    Vladimir Atanasov;Albert S. Lee;Albert S. Lee;Eun Joo Park;Sandip Maurya

  • New sulfonated engineering polymers via the metalation route. II. Sulfinated/sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) PSU Udel and its crosslinking

    Jochen Kerres;Wei Zhang;Wei Cui

  • Application of Different Types of Polyaryl-Blend-Membranes in DMFC

    J. Kerres;W. Zhang;L. Jörissen;V. Gogel

  • Proton-conducting polymers with reduced methanol permeation

    M. Walker;K.‐M. Baumgärtner;M. Kaiser;J. Kerres

  • Oxidative Degradation of Polybenzimidazole Membranes as Electrolytes for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    J.H. Liao;J.H. Liao;Qingfeng Li;H.C. Rudbeck;Jens Oluf Jensen

  • Development and characterization of crosslinked ionomer membranes based upon sulfinated and sulfonated PSU crosslinked PSU blend membranes by alkylation of sulfinate groups with dihalogenoalkanes

    Jochen Kerres;Wei Cui;Martin Junginger

  • Comparative investigations of ion-exchange membranes

    S. Koter;P. Piotrowski;J. Kerres

  • Novel phosphoric acid-doped PBI-blends as membranes for high-temperature PEM fuel cells

    Florian Mack;Karin Aniol;Corina Ellwein;Jochen Kerres;Jochen Kerres

  • Composites and composite membranes

    Jochen Kerres;Thomas Häring;Rima Häring

  • Partially Fluorinated Arylene Polyethers and Their Ternary Blend Membranes with PBI and H3PO4. Part I. Synthesis and Characterisation of Polymers and Binary Blend Membranes

    J. Kerres;F. Schönberger;A. Chromik;T. Häring

Frequent Co-Authors

Dmitri Bessarabov
Dmitri Bessarabov North-West University
Gerhart Eigenberger
Gerhart Eigenberger University of Stuttgart
Emil Roduner
Emil Roduner University of Stuttgart
Jens Oluf Jensen
Jens Oluf Jensen Technical University of Denmark
Qingfeng Li
Qingfeng Li Technical University of Denmark
Niels J. Bjerrum
Niels J. Bjerrum Technical University of Denmark
Simon Thiele
Simon Thiele Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg
Andreas Dreizler
Andreas Dreizler Technical University of Darmstadt
Kaspar Andreas Friedrich
Kaspar Andreas Friedrich German Aerospace Center
Serhiy Cherevko
Serhiy Cherevko Forschungszentrum Jülich

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