The Department for Functional Materials & Catalysis kindly invites you
When: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Seminarraum 2, 1. Stock, Währinger Straße 42
Host: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Freddy Kleitz
Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts Steering Selective Electrocatalysis
Prof. Sang Hoon Joo (Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
Electrocatalysis is a key driver in promoting the paradigm shift from the current fossil-fuel-based hydrocarbon economy to a renewable-energy-driven hydrogen economy. The success of electrocatalysis hinges primarily on achieving high catalytic selectivity along with maximum activity and sustained longevity. Important electrocatalytic energy conversion reactions are often constrained by the scaling relationship, which sets the intrinsic limitation in designing highly selective and active electrocatalysts. In this seminar, I present our recent endeavours for designing carbon-supported atomically dispersed metal (M–N/C) catalysts [1] that promote selective electrocatalysis of four-electron (4e–) vs. 2e– oxygen reduction reaction [2] and chlorine evolution reaction (CER) over parasitic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) [3].
References
[1] Kim, J. H. et al. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 2672–2684.
[2] Sa, Y. J. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15046–15056; Ko, M. et al. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 5123; Ko, M. et al. Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 37–44.
[3] Lim, T. et al. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 412; Lim, T. et al. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 12232–12246; Cho, J. et al. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 3233; Kim, J. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202417293; Kim, J. et al J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 27664–27675.
Detailed program available for download here
We look forward to a inspiring lecture!
