Our Mission

The mission of the Surface Science Laboratory is to advance the fundamental understanding of surfaces and interfaces in functional materials and devices for renewable energy conversion and storage. We study the chemical and physical processes, energetics and dynamics of processes at surfaces and interfaces of materials used in electrolysers, solar cells, and batteries. For this, we use integrated ultrahigh vacuum systems which combine different thin film preparation techniques and surface analysis tools. Next to vacuum experiments, we aim at understanding materials and devices during operation under realistic conditions using advanced spectroscopic and structural methods. Moreover, we develop novel spectroscopic approaches to unravel complex structure-property-function relationships.

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