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Rotraut Merkle

Rotraut Merkle

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Materials Science

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46
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National Ranking
635

Chemistry

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Overview

Rotraut Merkle is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has made significant contributions to the field of Materials Science, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry. Their research spans various subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics related to advancements in solid oxide fuel cells and the electronic and structural properties of oxides. Other notable areas of research include the magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, crystallization and solubility studies, advanced battery materials and technologies, and solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography.

Rotraut Merkle has published extensively in several high-impact journals and specialized venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Solid State Ionics
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Rotraut Merkle are:

  • "Oxides with Mixed Protonic and Electronic Conductivity," 2021, Annual Review of Materials Research
  • "Effects of NiO addition on sintering and proton uptake of Ba(Zr,Ce,Y)O3−δ," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "Interdependence of Oxygenation and Hydration in Mixed-Conducting (Ba,Sr)FeO3−δ Perovskites Studied by Density Functional Theory," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Humidity-Controlled Water Uptake and Conductivities in Ion and Electron Mixed Conducting Polythiophene Films," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "X-ray Spectroscopy of (Ba,Sr,La)(Fe,Zn,Y)O3−δ Identifies Structural and Electronic Features Favoring Proton Uptake," 2020, Chemistry of Materials

Throughout their career, Rotraut Merkle has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Joachim Maier
  • Thomas Schleid
  • Markus Joos
  • Maurice Conrad
  • Sebastian Bette

The scientist's body of work aligns with key scientific interests in the study of protonic and electronic conductivity in oxides, solid oxide fuel cells, and related crystalline and spectroscopic properties of materials. This interdisciplinary approach integrates aspects of chemistry, physics, and engineering to explore the behavior and characteristics of advanced materials.

Best Publications

  • How is oxygen incorporated into oxides? A comprehensive kinetic study of a simple solid-state reaction with SrTiO3 as a model material.

    Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Combined theoretical and experimental analysis of processes determining cathode performance in solid oxide fuel cells

    M. M. Kuklja;E. A. Kotomin;E. A. Kotomin;R. Merkle;Yu. A. Mastrikov;Yu. A. Mastrikov

  • Mixed-Conducting Perovskites as Cathode Materials for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells: Understanding the Trends in Proton Uptake

    Reihaneh Zohourian;Rotraut Merkle;Giulia Raimondi;Joachim Maier

  • Electron and ion transport in Li2O2.

    Oliver Gerbig;Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Pathways for Oxygen Incorporation in Mixed Conducting Perovskites: A DFT-Based Mechanistic Analysis for (La, Sr)MnO3−δ

    Yuri A. Mastrikov;Rotraut Merkle;Eugene Heifets;Eugene A. Kotomin

  • Ion conduction and redistribution at grain boundaries in oxide systems

    Giuliano Gregori;Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Interaction of oxygen with halide perovskites

    Alessandro Senocrate;Tolga Acartürk;Gee Yeong Kim;Rotraut Merkle

  • Jahn-Teller distortion around Fe 4 + in Sr ( Fe x Ti 1 − x ) O 3 − δ from x-ray absorption spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and vibrational spectroscopy

    M. Vračar;A. Kuzmin;R. Merkle;J. Purans

  • Oxygen incorporation into Fe-doped SrTiO3: Mechanistic interpretation of the surface reaction

    Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Defect association in acceptor-doped SrTiO3: case study for Fe′TiV˙˙O and Mn″TiV˙˙O

    Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Formation and migration of oxygen vacancies in La1−xSrxCo1−yFeyO3−δ perovskites: insight from ab initio calculations and comparison with Ba1−xSrxCo1−yFeyO3−δ

    Yuri A. Mastrikov;Yuri A. Mastrikov;Rotraut Merkle;Eugene A. Kotomin;Eugene A. Kotomin;Maija M. Kuklja

  • Oxygen tracer diffusion in dense Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ films

    L. Wang;R. Merkle;J. Maier;T. Acartürk

  • Dopant Segregation and Space Charge Effects in Proton-Conducting BaZrO3 Perovskites

    M. Shirpour;B. Rahmati;W. Sigle;P. A. van Aken

  • Oxygen exchange kinetics on solid oxide fuel cell cathode materials—general trends and their mechanistic interpretation

    Lei Wang;Rotraut Merkle;Yuri A. Mastrikov;Yuri A. Mastrikov;Eugene A. Kotomin

  • Surface Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxygen Incorporation Into Ba1 − x Sr x Co y Fe1 − y O3 − δ SOFC Microelectrodes

    Lei Wang;Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Long-Range and Short-Range Structure of Proton-Conducting Y:BaZrO3

    Francesco Giannici;Mona Shirpour;Alessandro Longo;Antonino Martorana

  • On the proton conductivity in pure and gadolinium doped nanocrystalline cerium oxide.

    Mona Shirpour;Giuliano Gregori;Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • First principles calculations of oxygen vacancy formation and migration in mixed conducting Ba0.5Sr0.5Co1−yFeyO3−δ perovskites

    E.A. Kotomin;E.A. Kotomin;Yu. A. Mastrikov;Yu. A. Mastrikov;M.M. Kuklja;R. Merkle

  • First Principles Calculations of Oxygen Vacancy Formation and Migration in Ba1−xSrxCo1−yFeyO3−δ Perovskites

    Rotraut Merkle;Yuri A. Mastrikov;Yuri A. Mastrikov;Eugene A. Kotomin;Eugene A. Kotomin;Maija M. Kuklja

  • Proton conductivity in mixed-conducting BSFZ perovskite from thermogravimetric relaxation

    Daniel Poetzsch;Rotraut Merkle;Joachim Maier

  • Chemical diffusion of oxygen in tin dioxide

    B Kamp;R Merkle;J Maier

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Maier
Joachim Maier Max Planck Society
Eugene A. Kotomin
Eugene A. Kotomin University of Latvia
Jochen Mannhart
Jochen Mannhart Max Planck Society
Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ulrich Starke
Ulrich Starke Max Planck Society
Peter A. van Aken
Peter A. van Aken Max Planck Society
Klaus-Dieter Kreuer
Klaus-Dieter Kreuer Max Planck Society
Wilfried Sigle
Wilfried Sigle Max Planck Society
Roger A. De Souza
Roger A. De Souza RWTH Aachen University

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