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Olaf M. Magnussen

Olaf M. Magnussen

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Materials Science

D-Index
58
Citations
12443
World Ranking
7671
National Ranking
448

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12978
World Ranking
10100
National Ranking
731

Overview

Olaf M. Magnussen is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of materials science, engineering, and energy. Their work prominently intersects subfields such as renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, electrochemistry, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The primary research topics explored by Magnussen include electrocatalysts for energy conversion, electrochemical analysis and applications, molecular junctions and nanostructures, catalytic processes in materials science, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, as well as surface and thin film phenomena.

Magnussen has published several recent papers that reflect these interests, including:

  • "Steering the structure and selectivity of CO2 electroreduction catalysts by potential pulses," 2022, Nature Catalysis
  • "Atomic-scale surface restructuring of copper electrodes under CO2 electroreduction conditions," 2023, Nature Catalysis
  • "Structure dependency of the atomic-scale mechanisms of platinum electro-oxidation and dissolution," 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • "In Situ and Operando X-ray Scattering Methods in Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis," 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • "OperandoIdentification of the Reversible Skin Layer on Co3O4 as a Three-Dimensional Reaction Zone for Oxygen Evolution," 2022, ACS Catalysis

Frequent coauthors contributing to Magnussen's research include Jakub Drnec, Bridget M. Murphy, Timo Fuchs, David A. Harrington, and Serhiy Cherevko.

Major venues of publication for Magnussen comprise ECS Meeting Abstracts, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Nature Catalysis. These outlets reflect a consistent focus on electrochemistry and materials science disciplines aligned with their research themes.

Best Publications

  • Ordered anion adlayers on metal electrode surfaces.

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  • The role of atomic ensembles in the reactivity of bimetallic electrocatalysts.

    F. Maroun;F. Ozanam;O. M. Magnussen;R. J. Behm

  • Atomic structure of Cu adlayers on Au(100) and Au(111) electrodes observed by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy.

    O.M. Magnussen;J. Hotlos;R. J. Nichols;Dieter M. Kolb

  • X-ray reflectivity measurements of surface layering in liquid mercury.

    O. M. Magnussen;B. M. Ocko;M. J. Regan;K. Penanen

  • X-ray study of the oxidation of liquid-gallium surfaces

    M. J. Regan;H. Tostmann;Peter S. Pershan;O. M. Magnussen

  • In situ scanning tunnelling microscopy observations of a disorder–order phase transition in hydrogensulfate adlayers on Au(111)

    Olaf M. Magnussen;Joachim Hageböck;Jan Hotlos;R. Jürgen Behm

  • Surface layering in liquid gallium: An X-ray reflectivity study.

    M. J. Regan;E. H. Kawamoto;S. Lee;Peter S. Pershan

  • Toward an Atomic-Scale Understanding of Electrochemical Interface Structure and Dynamics

    Olaf M. Magnussen;Axel Groß

  • In-situ STM study of the initial stages of corrosion of Cu(100) electrodes in sulfuric and hydrochloric acid solution

    M.R. Vogt;A. Lachenwitzer;O.M. Magnussen;R.J. Behm

  • Mounting freestanding molecular functions onto surfaces: the platform approach.

    Belinda Baisch;Diego Raffa;Ulrich Jung;Olaf M. Magnussen

  • Atomic structure of ordered copper adlayers on single‐crystalline gold electrodes

    O. M. Magnussen;J. Hotlos;G. Beitel;D. M. Kolb

  • X-ray diffraction studies of ordered chloride and bromide monolayers at the Au(111)-solution interface.

    O. M. Magnussen;B. M. Ocko;R. R. Adzic;J. X. Wang

  • X-ray reflectivity studies of liquid metal and alloy surfaces

    M. J. Regan;Peter S. Pershan;O. M. Magnussen;B. M. Ocko

  • Structure, dissolution, and passivation of Ni(111) electrodes in sulfuric acid solution: an in situ STM, X-ray scattering, and electrochemical study

    J Scherer;B.M Ocko;O.M Magnussen

  • An in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy study of electrochemically induced “hex” ↔ (1 × 1) transitions on Au(100) electrodes

    O.M. Magnussen;J. Hotlos;R.J. Behm;N. Batina

  • Potential-Dependent Adlayer Structure and Dynamics at the Ionic Liquid/Au(111) Interface: A Molecular-Scale In Situ Video-STM Study.

    Rui Wen;Björn Rahn;Olaf M. Magnussen

  • The high-resolution diffraction beamline P08 at PETRA III

    O.H. Seeck;C. Deiter;K. Pflaum;F. Bertam

  • Self-assembly of organic films on a liquid metal

    Olaf M. Magnussen;Olaf M. Magnussen;Benjamin M. Ocko;Moshe Deutsch;Michael J. Regan

  • In-situ atomic-scale studies of the mechanisms and dynamics of metal dissolution by high-speed STM

    O.M. Magnussen;L. Zitzler;B. Gleich;M.R. Vogt

  • An in-situ STM study of potential-induced changes in the surface topography of Au(100) electrodes

    R. J. Nichols;O.M. Magnussen;J. Hotlos;T. Twomey

  • Operando Surface X-ray Diffraction Studies of Structurally Defined Co3O4 and CoOOH Thin Films during Oxygen Evolution

    Finn Reikowski;Fouad Maroun;Ivan Pacheco;Tim Wiegmann

Frequent Co-Authors

R. J. Behm
R. J. Behm University of Ulm
Rainer Herges
Rainer Herges Kiel University
Moshe Deutsch
Moshe Deutsch Bar-Ilan University
Benjamin M. Ocko
Benjamin M. Ocko Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peter S. Pershan
Peter S. Pershan Harvard University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang Tianjin University
Thomas Strunskus
Thomas Strunskus Kiel University
Zhong-Qun Tian
Zhong-Qun Tian Xiamen University
Patrick R. Unwin
Patrick R. Unwin University of Warwick
Lorenz Kienle
Lorenz Kienle Kiel University

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