I am a Rudolf Mößbauer Professor at the Technical University of Munich, leading the group "Functional Nanomaterials". My research interests lie in dynamical processes on surfaces of functional nanomaterials. In particular, in my group we study the diffusion of molecules and metal clusters on well-defined model catalyst surfaces via time-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and follow surface reactions on size-selected metal clusters. By comparing the stability, dynamics and reactivity of model catalyst surfaces under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) and under near ambient pressures (NAP), it is possible to unravel the interplay of interactions of adsorbate molecules with each other, with metal clusters, and with the substrate, thus obtaining a wealth of information about the stability and intrinsic fluxionality of a catalyst particle.
Prof. Dr. Barbara A. J. Lechner
Department of Chemistry
Technical University of Munich
Lichtenbergstraße 4
D-85748 Garching
+49 (89) 289 - 13394 / 13645
bajlechner@tum.de