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Thomas Strunskus

Thomas Strunskus

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Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
10081
World Ranking
8053
National Ranking
467

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9637
World Ranking
11811
National Ranking
868

Overview

Thomas Strunskus is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has an extensive research portfolio focusing on engineering and materials science. Their work spans several interconnected fields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. This multidisciplinary approach highlights the diverse applications of their research.

The scientist's research engages with a variety of topical areas. These include advanced memory and neural computing, graphene research and applications, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, neural dynamics and brain function, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, catalytic processes in materials science, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Among their recent publications are several papers from 2020, reflecting contributions to impactful scientific journals. Notable works include:

  • "N-Graphene Nanowalls via Plasma Nitrogen Incorporation and Substitution: The Experimental Evidence," 2020, published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • "Photodeposition of Au Nanoclusters for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation over TiO2 Thin Film," 2020, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "PdO nanoparticles decorated TiO2 film with enhanced photocatalytic and self-cleaning properties," 2020, published in Materials Today Chemistry
  • "Low-temperature low-power PECVD synthesis of vertically aligned graphene," 2020, published in Nanotechnology
  • "Plasmonic and non-plasmonic contributions on photocatalytic activity of Au-TiO2 thin film under mixed UV-visible light," 2020, published in Surface and Coatings Technology

Collaboration features prominently in their scholarly activities, with frequent co-authors including Franz Faupel, Alexander Vahl, Jonas Drewes, Stefan Schröder, and Lorenz Kienle. The range of frequent collaborators indicates broad engagement with experts in related research areas.

Their work is often published in venues such as ECS Meeting Abstracts, Plasma Processes and Polymers, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Applied Nano Materials, and Applied Surface Science. These outlets underscore the focus on applied materials and engineering sciences.

Best Publications

  • Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites for Functional Applications†

    Franz Faupel;Vladimir Zaporojtchenko;Thomas Strunskus;Mady Elbahri

  • Free volume and transport properties in highly selective polymer membranes

    C. Nagel;K. Günther-Schade;D. Fritsch;T. Strunskus

  • Covalent interlinking of an aldehyde and an amine on a Au(111) surface in ultrahigh vacuum.

    Sigrid Weigelt;Carsten Busse;Carsten Busse;Christian Bombis;Martin M. Knudsen

  • On-surface Ullmann polymerization via intermediate organometallic networks on Ag(111)

    Johanna Eichhorn;Thomas Strunskus;Atena Rastgoo-Lahrood;Debabrata Samanta

  • Enhanced ethanol vapour sensing performances of copper oxide nanocrystals with mixed phases

    Oleg Lupan;Oleg Lupan;Vasilii Cretu;Vasile Postica;Nicolai Ababii

  • Tunable multiple plasmon resonance wavelengths response from multicomponent polymer-metal nanocomposite systems

    A. Biswas;O. C. Aktas;U. Schürmann;U. Saeed

  • Deprotonation-Driven Phase Transformations in Terephthalic Acid Self-Assembly on Cu(100)

    S. Stepanow;T. Strunskus;M. Lingenfelder;A. Dmitriev

  • Layer-by-Layer Growth of Oriented Metal Organic Polymers on a Functionalized Organic Surface

    Shekhah O;Wang H;Strunskus T;Cyganik P

  • Conformational adaptation and selective adatom capturing of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin molecules on a copper (111) surface

    Willi Auwärter;Florian Klappenberger;Alexander Weber-Bargioni;Agustin Schiffrin

  • Ionic hydrogen bonds controlling two-dimensional supramolecular systems at a metal surface.

    Dietmar Payer;Alessio Comisso;Alexandre Dmitriev;Thomas Strunskus

  • Two‐Dimensional Adatom Gas Bestowing Dynamic Heterogeneity on Surfaces

    Nian Lin;Dietmar Payer;Alexander Dmitriev;Thomas Strunskus

  • Free volume distributions in glassy polymer membranes : Comparison between molecular modeling and experiments

    C. Nagel;E. Schmidtke;K. Günther-Schade;D. Hofmann

  • Competition as a Design Concept: Polymorphism in Self-Assembled Monolayers of Biphenyl-Based Thiols

    Piotr Cyganik;Manfred Buck;Thomas Strunskus;Andrei Shaporenko

  • Metal/polymer interfaces with designed morphologies

    V. Zaporojtchenko;T. Strunskus;K. Behnke;C. Von Bechtolsheim

  • Visualizing the Frontier Orbitals of a Conformationally Adapted Metalloporphyrin

    Alexander Weber-Bargioni;Willi Auwärter;Florian Klappenberger;Joachim Reichert

  • Real-Time Monitoring of Morphology and Optical Properties during Sputter Deposition for Tailoring Metal-Polymer Interfaces.

    Matthias Schwartzkopf;Gonzalo Santoro;Calvin J. Brett;André Rothkirch

  • Polymer–metal optical nanocomposites with tunable particle plasmon resonance prepared by vapor phase co-deposition

    A. Biswas;O.C. Aktas;J. Kanzow;U. Saeed

  • Plasmonic tunable metamaterial absorber as ultraviolet protection film

    Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati;A. U. Zillohu;T. Strunskus;F. Faupel

  • Combined STM and FTIR characterization of terphenylalkanethiol monolayers on Au(111): effect of alkyl chain length and deposition temperature.

    W Azzam;A Bashir;A Terfort;T Strunskus

  • Identification of physical and chemical interaction mechanisms for the metals gold, silver, copper, palladium, chromium, and potassium with polyimide surfaces

    T. Strunskus;M. Grunze;G. Kochendoerfer;Ch. Wöll

  • Importance of dewetting in organic molecular-beam deposition: Pentacene on gold

    G. Beernink;T. Strunskus;G. Witte;Ch. Wöll

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Faupel
Franz Faupel Kiel University
Christof Wöll
Christof Wöll Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Lorenz Kienle
Lorenz Kienle Kiel University
Markus Lackinger
Markus Lackinger Technical University of Munich
Johannes V. Barth
Johannes V. Barth Technical University of Munich
Wolfgang M. Heckl
Wolfgang M. Heckl Deutsches Museum
Stephan V. Roth
Stephan V. Roth Royal Institute of Technology
Peter Müller-Buschbaum
Peter Müller-Buschbaum Technical University of Munich
Klaus Kern
Klaus Kern Max Planck Society
Oleg Lupan
Oleg Lupan Technical University of Moldova

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