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Overview

Michael Eikerling is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their main research contributions focus on areas spanning Engineering and Energy, with significant work in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research topics prominently include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Michael Eikerling has been actively publishing in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Catalysis

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developments," 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Cation Overcrowding Effect on the Oxygen Evolution Reaction," 2021, JACS Au
  • "Low-spin state of Fe in Fe-doped NiOOH electrocatalysts," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Electrochemical CO2 Reduction at Silver from a Local Perspective," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "The rate-determining term of electrocatalytic reactions with first-order kinetics," 2021, Electrochimica Acta

Collaborative efforts have been a notable part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Thomas Kadyk
  • Jun Huang
  • Mohammad J. Eslamibidgoli
  • Kourosh Malek
  • Piotr M. Kowalski

Best Publications

  • Size effects on reactivity of Pt nanoparticles in CO monolayer oxidation: The role of surface mobility

    F. Maillard;M. Eikerling;O. V. Cherstiouk;S. Schreier

  • Electrochemical impedance of the cathode catalyst layer in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

    M Eikerling;A.A Kornyshev

  • Mechanisms of Proton Conductance in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes

    M. Eikerling;A. A. Kornyshev;A. M. Kuznetsov;J. Ulstrup

  • Modelling the performance of the cathode catalyst layer of polymer electrolyte fuel cells

    M. Eikerling;A.A. Kornyshev

  • Phenomenological theory of electro-osmotic effect and water management in polymer electrolyte proton-conducting membranes

    M. Eikerling;Yu. I. Kharkats;A. A. Kornyshev;Yu. M. Volfkovich

  • Water Management in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells A Structure-Based Model

    M. Eikerling;M. Eikerling

  • ELECTROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES : A RANDOM NETWORK MODEL

    M. Eikerling;A. A. Kornyshev;U. Stimming

  • Self-Organization in Catalyst Layers of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

    Kourosh Malek;Michael Eikerling;Qianpu Wang;and Titichai Navessin

  • Numerical optimization study of the catalyst layer of PEM fuel cell cathode

    Datong Song;Qianpu Wang;Zhongsheng Liu;Titichai Navessin;Titichai Navessin

  • Functionally Graded Cathode Catalyst Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells II. Experimental Study of the Effect of Nafion Distribution

    Zhong Xie;Titichai Navessin;Titichai Navessin;Ken Shi;Ken Shi;Robert Chow

  • Optimized Structure of Nanoporous Carbon-Based Double-Layer Capacitors

    M. Eikerling;M. Eikerling;A. A. Kornyshev;E. Lust

  • Physical Theory of Platinum Nanoparticle Dissolution in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

    Steven G. Rinaldo;Jiirgen Stumper;Michael Eikerling

  • Proton transfer in a single pore of a polymer electrolyte membrane

    M. Eikerling;A.A. Kornyshev

  • Functionally graded cathode catalyst layers for polymer electrolyte fuel cells - I. Theoretical modeling

    Qianpu Wang;Michael Eikerling;Michael Eikerling;Datong Song;Zhongsheng Liu

  • Structure and performance of different types of agglomerates in cathode catalyst layers of PEM fuel cells

    Qianpu Wang;Michael Eikerling;Michael Eikerling;Datong Song;Zhongsheng Liu

  • A Study of Capillary Porous Structure and Sorption Properties of Nafion Proton‐Exchange Membranes Swollen in Water

    J. Divisek;M. Eikerling;V. Mazin;H. Schmitz

  • Microstructure of Catalyst Layers in PEM Fuel Cells Redefined: A Computational Approach

    Kourosh Malek;Kourosh Malek;Tetsuya Mashio;Michael Eikerling;Michael Eikerling

  • Water in polymer electrolyte fuel cells: Friend or foe?

    Michael Eikerling;Alexei A. Kornyshev;Anthony R. Kucernak

  • Non-monotonic Surface Charging Behavior of Platinum: A Paradigm Change

    Jun Huang;Jun Huang;Ali Malek;Jianbo Zhang;Jianbo Zhang;Michael H. Eikerling

  • Nanophase segregation and water dynamics in hydrated Nafion: molecular modeling and experimental validation.

    Kourosh Malek;Michael Eikerling;Qianpu Wang;Zhongsheng Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Holdcroft
Steven Holdcroft Simon Fraser University
Alexei A. Kornyshev
Alexei A. Kornyshev Imperial College London
David Mitlin
David Mitlin The University of Texas at Austin
Karen Chan
Karen Chan Technical University of Denmark
Erik Kjeang
Erik Kjeang Simon Fraser University
Daniel Guay
Daniel Guay Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ulrich Stimming
Ulrich Stimming Technical University of Munich
Zhong-Qun Tian
Zhong-Qun Tian Xiamen University
Olaf M. Magnussen
Olaf M. Magnussen Kiel University
Patrick R. Unwin
Patrick R. Unwin University of Warwick

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