Publications by authors named "Marten Huck"
The development of non-precious metal-based electrodes that actively and stably support the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water electrolysis systems remains a challenge, especially at low pH levels. The recently published study has conclusively shown that the addition of haematite to HSO is a highly effective method of significantly reducing oxygen evolution overpotential and extending anode life. The far superior result is achieved by concentrating oxygen evolution centres on the oxide particles rather than on the electrode.
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- Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on surfaces start with peptides and proteins attaching to materials, making it crucial to study these interactions to control biofilms in healthcare and technology.
- This research focuses on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a drug-resistant bacteria, examining the adhesion properties of a peptide from its pili using single-molecule force spectroscopy on ZnO surfaces.
- Findings show stable surface topographies, with specific force measurement data suggesting that coordination and hydrogen bonds play a key role in how the peptide interacts with the surface.
The electrodeposition of noble metals using corresponding dissolved metal salts represents an interesting process for the improvement of the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) properties of less active substrate materials. The fact that only a small fraction of the dissolved noble metals reaches the substrate represents a serious obstacle to this common procedure. We therefore chose a different path.
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