Publication List

 

67. Exner, K.S.* Steering Selectivity in the Four-Electron and Two-Electron Oxygen-Reduction Reactions: On the Importance of the Volcano Slope, submitted.

66. Sokolov, M.; Mastrikov, Y.A.; Zvejnieks, G.; Bocharov, D.; Krasnenko, V.; Exner, K.S.; Kotomin, E. A. First Principles Calculations of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Proton Migration on Stepped Surfaces of SrTiO₃, submitted.

65. Razzaq, S.; Exner, K.S.* Materials Screening by the Descriptor G_max(η): The Free-Energy Span Model in Electrocatalysis, submitted.

64. Exner, K.S.* Implications of the M-OO∙∙OO-M recombination mechanism on materials screening and the oxygen evolution reaction, submitted.

63. Exner, K.S.* On the Apparent Activation Energy and its Connection to the Degree of Rate Control in Electrocatalysis, submitted.

 

2022

62. Exner, K.S.* Rapid Screening of Mechanistic Pathways for Oxygen-Reduction Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2022, e202201222, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202201222.

61. Exner, K.S.* Elementary reaction steps in electrocatalysis: theory meets experiment. In: Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces (Eds. Prof. Dr. Gianlorenzo Bussetti, Prof. Dr. Klaus Wandelt), Elsevier, 2022, in press.

60. Exner, K.S.* On the Optimization of Nitrogen-Reduction Electrocatalysts: Breaking Scaling Relation or Catalytic Resonance Theory? ChemCatChem 2022, 14, e202200366.

59. He, T.; Exner, K.S.* Computational electrochemistry focusing on nanostructured catalysts: challenges and opportunities. Mater. Today Energy 2022, 28, 101083.

58. Lopez-Berbel, M.; Exner, K.S.*; Vines, F.; Illas, F. Computational Pourbaix Diagrams for MXenes: A Key Ingredient towards Proper Theoretical Electrocatalytic Studies. Adv. Theory Simul. 2022, 202200217, DOI: 10.1002/adts.202200217.

57. Exner, K.S.; Ivanova, A. Doxorubicin-peptide-gold nanoparticle conjugate as a functionalized drug delivery system: exploring the limits. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 14985-14992.

56. Exner, K.S.* Blickpunkt Nachwuchs: Theoretische Elektrokatalyse. Nachr. Chem. 2022, 70, 82-84.

55. Razzaq, S.; Exner, K.S.* Statistical analysis of breaking scaling relations in the oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim. Acta 2022, 412, 140125.

54. Exner, K.S.*; Lim, T.; Joo, S.H. Circumventing the OCl versus OOH scaling relation in the chlorine evolution reaction: Beyond dimensionally stable anodes. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2022, 34, 100979.

53. Razzaq, S.; Exner, K.S.* Method to Determine the Bifunctional Index for the Oxygen Electrocatalysis from Theory. ChemElectroChem 2022, 9, e202101603.

52. Exner, K.S.* Beyond the thermodynamic volcano picture in the nitrogen reduction reaction over transition-metal oxides: Implications for materials screening. Chin. J. Catal. 2022, 43, 2871-2880.

51. Exner, K.S.* On the optimum binding energy for the hydrogen evolution reaction: How do experiments contribute? Electrochem. Sci. Adv. 2022, 2, e2100101.

50. Exner, K.S.* Why the microkinetic modeling of experimental tafel plots requires knowledge of the reaction intermediate’s binding energy. Electrochem. Sci. Adv. 2022, 2, e2100037.

 

2021

49. Exner, K.S.* Skalierungsbeziehungen in der Sauerstoffgasentwicklung: Fluch oder Segen? In: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, Nr. 57 Katalyse: Alles andere als oberflächlich, (Eds. Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens, Prof. Dr. Matrin Muhler, Prof. Dr. Christoph Schulz), Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 2021, pp. 132-137, ISBN: 978-3-934359-57-4.

48. Exner, K.S.* The electrochemical-step asymmetry index. MethodsX 2021, 8, 101590.

47. Lim, T.; Kim, J.H.; Kim, J.; Baek, D.S.; Shin, T.J.; Jeong, H.Y.; Lee, K.-S.; Exner, K.S.*; Joo, S.H. General Efficacy of Atomically Dispersed Pt Catalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction: Potential-Dependent Switching of the Kinetics and Mechanism. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 12232-12246.

46. Exner, K.S.* Why the optimum thermodynamic free-energy landscape of the oxygen evolution reaction reveals an asymmetric shape. Mater. Today Energy 2021, 21, 100831.

45. Exner, K.S.* On the Lattice Oxygen Evolution Mechanism: Avoiding Pitfalls. ChemCatChem 2021, 13, 4066-4074.

44. Exner, K.S.* Why the breaking of the OOH versus OH scaling relation might cause decreased electrocatalytic activity. Chem Catal. 2021, 1, 258-271.

43. Kadyk, T.; Xiao, J.; Ooka, H.; Huang, J.; Exner, K.S.* Material and Composition Screening Approaches in Electrocatalysis and Battery Research. Front. Energy Res. 2021, 9, 699376.

42. Ivanova, A.; Chesnokov, A.; Bocharov, D.; Exner, K.S.* A Universal Approach to Quantify Overpotential-Dependent Selectivity Trends for the Competing Oxygen Evolution and Peroxide Formation Reactions: A Case Study on Graphene Model Electrodes. J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 10413-10421.

41. Ooka, H; Huang, J.; Exner, K.S.* The Sabatier Principle in Electrocatalysis: Basics, Limitations, and Extensions. Front. Energy Res. 2021, 9, 654460.

40. Exner, K.S.* Why approximating electrocatalytic activity by a single free-energy change is insufficient. Electrochim. Acta 2021, 375, 137975.

39. Exner, K.S.*; Ivanova, A. Method to Construct Volcano Relations by Multiscale Modeling: Building Bridges between the Catalysis and Biosimulation Communities. J. Phys. Chem. B 2021, 125, 2098-2104.

38. Exner, K.S.* Boosting the Stability of RuO₂ in the Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Tuning Oxygen-Vacancy Formation Energies: A Viable Approach Beyond Noble-Metal Catalysts? ChemElectroChem 2021, 8, 46-48.

37. Herrada, R.A.; Rodil, S.; Sepulveda-Guzman, S.; Manriquez, J.; Exner, K.S.; Bustos, E. Characterization of Ti electrodes electrophoretically coated with IrO₂-Ta₂O₅ films with different Ir:Ta molar ratios. J. Alloys Compd. 2021, 862, 158015.

36. Exner, K.S.* Hydrogen electrocatalysis revisited: Weak bonding of adsorbed hydrogen as design principle for active electrode materials. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2021, 26, 100673.

 

2020

35. Exner, K.S.* A Universal Descriptor for the Screening of Electrode Materials for Multiple-Electron Processes: Beyond the Thermodynamic Overpotential. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 12607-12617.

34. Exner, K.S.* Design criteria for the competing chlorine and oxygen evolution reactions: avoid the OCl adsorbate to enhance chlorine selectivity. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2020, 22, 22451-22458.

33. Exner, K.S.* Recent Progress in the Development of Screening Methods to Identify Electrode Materials for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 2005060.

32. Exner, K.S.* Paradigm change in hydrogen electrocatalysis: The volcano’s apex is located at weak bonding of the reaction intermediate. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2020, 45, 27221-27229.

31. Exner, K.S.; Ivanova, A. Identifying a gold nanoparticle as a proactive carrier for transport of a doxorubicin-peptide complex. Coll. Surf. B 2020, 194, 111155.

30. a) Exner, K.S.* Does a Thermoneutral Electrocatalyst Correspond to the Apex of a Volcano Plot for a Simple Two-Electron Process? Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 10236-10240.
b) Exner, K.S.* Does a Thermoneutral Electrocatalyst Correspond to the Apex of a Volcano Plot for a Simple Two-Electron Process? Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 10320-10324.

29. Exner, K.S.* Overpotential-Dependent Volcano Plots to Assess Activity Trends in the Competing Chlorine and Oxygen Evolution Reactions. ChemElectroChem 2020, 7, 1448-1455.

28. Exner, K.S.* Beyond Dimensionally Stable Anodes: Single-Atom Catalysts with Superior Chlorine Selectivity. ChemElectroChem 2020, 7, 1528-1530.

27. Exner, K.S.* Universality in Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis: High-Throughput Screening and a Priori Determination of the Rate-Determining Reaction Step. ChemCatChem 2020, 12, 2000-2003.

26. Exner, K.S.* Beyond thermodynamic-based material-screening concepts: Kinetic scaling relations exemplified by the chlorine evolution reaction over transition-metal oxides. Electrochim. Acta 2020, 334, 135555.

25. Exner, K.S.* Electrolyte Engineering as a Key Strategy on the Way Towards a Sustainable Energy Scenario? ChemElectroChem 2020, 7, 594-595.

24. Exner, K.S.* Comparison of the Conventional Volcano Analysis with a Unifying Approach: Material Screening based on a Combination of Experiment and Theory. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 822-828.

23. Exner, K.S.* Recent Advancements in ab initio Screening of Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries.In: Lithium-Ion Batteries: Properties, Advantages and Limitations (Ed. C. Morneau), Nova Science Publishers Inc., N.Y., 2020, pp. 107-126, ISBN: 978-1-53616-845-7.

 

2019

22. Exner, K.S.* Design Criteria for Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts from First Principles: Introduction of a Unifying Material-Screening Approach. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 7991-8001.

21. Exner, K.S.* Beyond the Traditional Volcano Concept: Overpotential-Dependent Volcano Plots Exemplified by the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over Transition-Metal Oxides. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 16921-16928.

20. Exner, K.S.*; Over, H. Beyond the Rate-Determining Step in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction over a Single-Crystalline IrO₂(110) Model Electrode: Kinetic Scaling Relations. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 6755-6765.

19. Exner, K.S.* Controlling Stability and Selectivity in the Competing Chlorine and Oxygen Evolution Reaction over Transition Metal Oxide Electrodes. ChemElectroChem 2019, 6, 3401-3409.

18. Exner, K.S.* Activity-Stability Volcano Plots for Material Optimization in Electrocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 3234-3241.

17. Exner, K.S.* Is Thermodynamics a Good Descriptor for the Activity? Re-Investigation of Sabatier’s Principle by the Free Energy Diagram in Electrocatalysis. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 5320-5329.

16. Exner, K.S.* Recent Advancements Towards Closing the Gap between Electrocatalysis and Battery Science Communities: The Computational Lithium Electrode and Activity-Stability Volcano Plots. ChemSusChem 2019, 12, 2330-2344.

 

2018

15. Exner, K.S.* Activity-Stability Volcano Plots for the Investigation of Nano-Sized Electrode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2018, 5, 3243-3248.

14. Exner, K.S.* A short perspective of modeling electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries by the ab initio atomistic thermodynamics approach. J. Solid State Electrochem. 2018, 22, 3111-3117.

13. Simeonova, S.; Georgiev, P.; Exner, K.S.*; Mihaylov, L.; Nihtianova, D.; Koynov, K.; Balashev, K. Kinetic Study of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized in the Presence of Chitosan and Citric Acid. Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2018, 557, 106-115.

12. Exner, K.S.* Advanced Ab Initio Atomistic Thermodynamics for Lithium-Ion Batteries. In: Lithium-Ion Batteries: Materials, Applications and Technology (Eds. L. Castillo, G. Cook), Nova Science Publishers Inc., N.Y., 2018, pp. 217-238. ISBN: 978-1-53613-497-1.

11. Exner, K.S.; Sohrabnejad-Eskan, I.; Over, H. A Universal Approach to Determine the Free Energy Diagram of an Electrocatalytic Reaction. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 1864-1879.

 

2017

10. Exner, K.S.* Constrained Ab Initio Thermodynamics: Transferring the Concept of Surface Pourbaix Diagrams in Electrocatalysis to Electrode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2017, 4, 3231-3237.

9. Exner, K.S.; Sohrabnejad-Eskan, I.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Full Free Energy Diagram of an Electrocatalytic Reaction over a Single-Crystalline Model Electrode. ChemElectroChem 2017, 4, 2902-2908.

8. Exner, K.S.; Over, H. Kinetics of Electrocatalytic Reactions from First-Principles: A Critical Comparison with the Ab Initio Thermodynamics Approach. Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 1240-1247.

7. Sohrabnejad-Eskan, I.; Goryachev, A.; Exner, K.S.; Kibler, L.; Hensen, E.J.M.; Hofmann, J.P.; Over, H. Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Studies of the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over RuO₂(110) Model Electrodes. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 2403-2411.

 

2016

6. a) Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Full Kinetics from First Principles of the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over a RuO₂(110) Model Electrode. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7501-7504.
b) Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Full Kinetics from First Principles of the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over a RuO₂(110) Model Electrode. Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 7627-7630.

 

2015

5. Exner, K.S.; Heß, F.; Over, H.; Seitsonen, A.P. Combined experiment and theory approach in surface chemistry: Stairway to heaven? Surf. Sci. 2015, 640, 165-180.

4. Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Ligand Effects and Their Impact on Electrocatalytic Processes Exemplified with the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) on RuO₂(110). ChemElectroChem 2015, 2, 707-713.

3. Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Microscopic Insights into the Chlorine Evolution Reaction on RuO₂(110): a Mechanistic Ab Initio Atomistic Thermodynamics Study. Electrocatal. 2015, 6, 163-172.

 

2014  

2. a) Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Controlling Selectivity in the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over RuO₂-Based Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 11032-11035. 
b) Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Controlling Selectivity in the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over RuO₂-Based Catalysts. Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 11212-11215.

1. Exner, K.S.; Anton, J.; Jacob, T.; Over, H. Chlorine Evolution Reaction on RuO₂(110): Ab initio Atomistic Thermodynamics Study – Pourbaix Diagrams. Electrochim. Acta 2014, 120, 460-466.