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Ronald Imbihl is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany, focusing on research in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of Ronald Imbihl's research include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

They have published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Catalysis from A to Z
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Topics in Catalysis

Among the recent publications authored or coauthored by Ronald Imbihl are:

  • "On the Promotion of Catalytic Reactions by Surface Acoustic Waves" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Reaction dynamics of metal/oxide catalysts: Methanol oxidation at vanadium oxide films on Rh(1 0 1) from UHV to 10−2 mbar" (2020), published in Journal of Catalysis
  • "Dynamics of Ultrathin Vanadium Oxide Layers on Rh(111) and Rh(110) Surfaces During Catalytic Reactions" (2020), published in Frontiers in Chemistry
  • "On the importance of the structure in the catalytic reactivity of Au-based catalysts" (2020), published in Applied Surface Science
  • "Coupling of morphological instability and kinetic instability: Chemical waves in hydrogen oxidation on a bimetallic Ni/Rh(111) surface" (2021), published in Physical Review Materials

Ronald Imbihl has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Bernhard von Boehn
  • Michael Foerster
  • Moritz von Boehn
  • Jordi Prat
  • Ferran Macià

Best Publications

  • Oscillatory Kinetics in Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Ronald. Imbihl;Gerhard. Ertl

  • Kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(100): Theory

    R. Imbihl;M. P. Cox;G. Ertl;H. Müller

  • Kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(100): Experiments

    R. Imbihl;M. P. Cox;G. Ertl

  • Adsorption of oxygen on a Pd(111) surface studied by high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)

    R. Imbihl;J.E. Demuth

  • Spatial self organization of surface structure during an oscillating catalytic reaction.

    M. P. Cox;G. Ertl;R. Imbihl

  • Oscillatory reactions on single crystal surfaces

    R. Imbihl

  • Mechanisms of spatial self‐organization in isothermal kinetic oscillations during the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt single crystal surfaces

    M. Eiswirth;P. Möller;K. Wetzl;R. Imbihl

  • The mechanism of the ``explosive'' NO + CO reaction on Pt(100): experiments and mathematical modeling

    Th. Fink;J.-P. Dath;M.R. Bassett;R. Imbihl

  • Kinetic oscillations during the catalytic CO oxidation on Pd(110): The role of subsurface oxygen

    S Ladas;R Imbihl;G Ertl

  • Kinetic oscillations in the NO + CO reaction on Pt(100): Experiments and mathematical modeling

    Th. Fink;J.‐P. Dath;R. Imbihl;G. Ertl

  • Fluctuation-Induced Transitions in a Bistable Surface Reaction: Catalytic CO Oxidation on a Pt Field Emitter Tip

    Yu Suchorski;J. Beben;E. W. James;James W. Evans

  • Phase transitions of a two-dimensional chemisorbed system: H on Fe(110)

    R. Imbihl;R.J. Behm;K. Christmann;G. Ertl

  • Photoemission-based photovoltage probe of semiconductor surface and interface electronic structure.

    J. E. Demuth;W. J. Thompson;N. J. DiNardo;R. Imbihl

  • Mathematical modeling of kinetic oscillations in the catalytic CO oxidation on Pd(110): The subsurface oxygen model

    M. R. Bassett;Ronald Imbihl

  • Microfacetting of a Pt(110) surface during catalytic CO oxidation

    S. Ladas;R. Imbihl;G. Ertl

  • The structure of atomic nitrogen adsorbed on Fe(100)

    Ronald Imbihl;Rolf Jürgen Behm;Gerhard Ertl;Wolfgang Moritz

  • Catalytic ammonia oxidation on platinum: mechanism and catalyst restructuring at high and low pressure

    R Imbihl;A Scheibe;YF Zeng;S Günther

  • Adsorption geometry of hydrogen on Fe(110)

    Wolfgang Moritz;Ronald Imbihl;Rolf Jürgen Behm;Gerhard Ertl

  • Interaction of Si2H6 with a Si(111)-77 surface.

    R. Imbihl;J. E. Demuth;S. M. Gates;B. A. Scott

  • Kinetic oscillations and facetting during the catalytic CO oxidation on Pt(110)

    S. Ladas;R. Imbihl;G. Ertl

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Jürgen Janek
Jürgen Janek University of Giessen
Ioannis G. Kevrekidis
Ioannis G. Kevrekidis Johns Hopkins University
Andrea Locatelli
Andrea Locatelli Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Markus Bär
Markus Bär Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
James W. Evans
James W. Evans Iowa State University
Alexander M. Bradshaw
Alexander M. Bradshaw Max Planck Society
R. J. Behm
R. J. Behm University of Ulm
Axel Knop-Gericke
Axel Knop-Gericke Max Planck Society
Michael Hävecker
Michael Hävecker Max Planck Society

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