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Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer

Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
42281
World Ranking
1253
National Ranking
94

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

Overview

Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and energy, with substantial contributions to subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, and catalysis.

Their published work includes topics including electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, electrochemical analysis and applications, advanced battery technologies research, catalytic processes in materials science, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, and ionic liquids properties and applications.

Mayrhofer has contributed research articles to several frequent publication venues, including:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ChemElectroChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Mayrhofer include:

  • Essentials of High Performance Water Electrolyzers - From Catalyst Layer Materials to Electrode Engineering, 2021, published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • IrO2 coated TiO2 core-shell microparticles advance performance of low loading proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers, 2020, published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media Causes Iron Leaching from Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts, 2022, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Platinum Dissolution in Realistic Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers, 2021, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Atomistic Insights into the Stability of Pt Single-Atom Electrocatalysts, 2020, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mayrhofer include:

  • Serhiy Cherevko
  • Andreas Hutzler
  • Simon Thiele
  • Ioannis Katsounaros
  • Pavlo Nikolaienko

Best Publications

  • Trends in electrocatalysis on extended and nanoscale Pt-bimetallic alloy surfaces

    Vojislav R. Stamenkovic;Vojislav R. Stamenkovic;Bongjin Simon Mun;Bongjin Simon Mun;Matthias Arenz;Karl J. J. Mayrhofer

  • Changing the Activity of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction by Tuning the Surface Electronic Structure

    Vojislav R. Stamenković;Bongjinsimon Mun;Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer;Philip N. Ross

  • Oxygen electrochemistry as a cornerstone for sustainable energy conversion

    Ioannis Katsounaros;Serhiy Cherevko;Aleksandar R. Zeradjanin;Karl J. J. Mayrhofer

  • Oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions on Ru, RuO2, Ir, and IrO2 thin film electrodes in acidic and alkaline electrolytes: A comparative study on activity and stability

    Serhiy Cherevko;Simon Geiger;Olga Kasian;Nadiia Kulyk

  • Measurement of oxygen reduction activities via the rotating disc electrode method : from Pt model surfaces to carbon-supported high surface area catalysts.

    K.J.J. Mayrhofer;D. Strmcnik;B.B. Blizanac;V. Stamenkovic

  • Effect of surface composition on electronic structure, stability, and electrocatalytic properties of Pt-transition metal alloys: Pt-skin versus Pt-skeleton surfaces.

    Vojislav R. Stamenkovic;Bongjin Simon Mun;Karl J. J. Mayrhofer;Philip N. Ross

  • Die Elektrochemie des Sauerstoffs als Meilenstein für eine nachhaltige Energieumwandlung

    Ioannis Katsounaros;Serhiy Cherevko;Aleksandar R. Zeradjanin;Karl J. J. Mayrhofer

  • The stability number as a metric for electrocatalyst stability benchmarking

    Simon Geiger;Olga Kasian;Marc Ledendecker;Enrico Pizzutilo

  • Tuning selectivity of electrochemical reactions by atomically dispersed platinum catalyst

    Chang Hyuck Choi;Minho Kim;Han Chang Kwon;Sung June Cho

  • The impact of geometric and surface electronic properties of pt-catalysts on the particle size effect in electrocatalysis.

    K. J. J. Mayrhofer;B. B. Blizanac;M. Arenz;V. R. Stamenkovic

  • Molecular insight in structure and activity of highly efficient, low-Ir Ir-Ni oxide catalysts for electrochemical water splitting (OER)

    Tobias Reier;Zarina Pawolek;Serhiy Cherevko;Michael Bruns

  • The effect of the particle size on the kinetics of CO electrooxidation on high surface area Pt catalysts

    Matthias Arenz;Matthias Arenz;Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer;Vojislav R. Stamenković;Berislav B. Blizanac

  • Degradation Mechanisms of Pt/C Fuel Cell Catalysts under Simulated Start–Stop Conditions

    Josef C. Meier;Carolina Galeano;Ioannis Katsounaros;Angel A. Topalov

  • Design criteria for stable Pt/C fuel cell catalysts

    Josef C Meier;Carolina Galeano;Ioannis Katsounaros;Jonathon Witte

  • The particle size effect on the oxygen reduction reaction activity of Pt catalysts: influence of electrolyte and relation to single crystal models

    Markus Nesselberger;Sean Ashton;Josef C Meier;Ioannis Katsounaros

  • Dissolution of Noble Metals during Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Media

    Serhiy Cherevko;Aleksandar R. Zeradjanin;Angel A. Topalov;Nadiia Kulyk

  • Accelerated cathodic reaction in microbial corrosion of iron due to direct electron uptake by sulfate-reducing bacteria

    Hendrik Venzlaff;Dennis Enning;Jayendran Srinivasan;Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer

  • The Common Intermediates of Oxygen Evolution and Dissolution Reactions during Water Electrolysis on Iridium.

    Olga Kasian;Jan-Philipp Grote;Simon Geiger;Serhiy Cherevko;Serhiy Cherevko

  • Towards a comprehensive understanding of platinum dissolution in acidic media

    Angel A. Topalov;Serhiy Cherevko;Aleksandar R. Zeradjanin;Josef C. Meier

  • Marine sulfate-reducing bacteria cause serious corrosion of iron under electroconductive biogenic mineral crust

    Dennis Enning;Hendrik Venzlaff;Julia Garrelfs;Hang T Dinh

  • Dissolution of platinum: limits for the deployment of electrochemical energy conversion?

    Angel Angelov Topalov;Ioannis Katsounaros;Michael Auinger;Serhiy Cherevko

Frequent Co-Authors

Serhiy Cherevko
Serhiy Cherevko Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ioannis Katsounaros
Ioannis Katsounaros Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Matthias Arenz
Matthias Arenz University of Bern
Ferdi Schüth
Ferdi Schüth Max Planck Society
Martin Stratmann
Martin Stratmann Max Planck Society
Christina Scheu
Christina Scheu Max Planck Society
Peter Strasser
Peter Strasser Technical University of Berlin
Vojislav R. Stamenkovic
Vojislav R. Stamenkovic University of California, Irvine
Nenad M. Markovic
Nenad M. Markovic Argonne National Laboratory
Aleksander Kostka
Aleksander Kostka Ruhr University Bochum

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