Surface and interface science studies of Advanced SCILL systems (C02)

• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 431791331

We aim at understanding the fundamental processes and the chemical/morphological stability of IL/solid interfaces in Advanced SCILLs. We will proceed in three steps: for non-functionalised and functionalised ILs, we will in-vestigate (a) the chemical interaction and the wetting behaviour of (ultra)thin IL films on the supporting solid on a wide range of well-defined substrates, (b) the stability of Advanced SCILL systems from the point of view of interface chemistry and morphology, and finally, (c) strategies to control and to switch the adsorption and wetting behaviour. Using ARXPS, STM, and AFM, we will extract interface compositions, depth profiles, chemical states, adsorption geometries and growth behaviour.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1452: Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces (CLINT)
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Steinrück