Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal Information

Title

Dr. rer. nat.

Reichenberger _sven2

First name

Sven

Name

Reichenberger

Date of birth

19.02.1987

Current position

Junior Research Group Leader

Current institution/
City, Country

Chair of Technical Chemistry 1, Faculty of Chemistry, University

of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

Identifiers/ORCID

ORCID-ID: 0000-0002-7166-9428

Web of Science Researcher-ID: DXA-1977-2022

Scopus-ID: 56566553200

Total (SCOPUS): 54 Publications
                                   (h-index: 18)

Research Focus

Alloys, mixed oxides, and doped materials form the foundation of our material world. By combining different elements and components, new chemical and physical properties emerge, that are beyond the sum of their individual properties. Over the last century, countless macroscopic and nanoscopic materials have been developed, driving our prosperity and technological advances. Chemistry and the thereof-derived nanotechnology have been the catalysts of this development. The challenges of the 21st century however demand a modern perspective towards both topics.

According to its founder, Theodor Maiman, Lasers once were a "solution seeking a problem". Today, the widespread use of lasers across chemistry, physics, and medicine renders this notion almost absurd. Yet lasers continue “to seek for problems" to solve - and in the field of nanotechnology and catalysis, we have found our next target. My research aims to harness the advantages of pulsed laser synthesis and processing of nanomaterials, with particular attention to catalysis and energy materials. The synthesis of Nanomaterials by pulsed lasers offers several unique advantages over traditional chemistry: high material purity, precise control over material composition and defect density, linear process scalability, and fine-tuned dosage energy dosing that guides the nanostructure evolution. With this, laser synthesis and processing holds a high synergy with conventional catalyst synthesis techniques, opening up new design opportunities for metal, alloy, oxide, chalcogenide (etc.) catalysts. Therefore, my research synergizes particularly well with research groups and companies from heterogenous catalysis testing, transient structure analysis, and laser technologies.

In general, my research addresses the following topics:

  • Catalysis and Catalyst Development:
    Design and synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts via pulsed laser synthesis
    of colloidal metal, alloy, oxide, and metallic glass nanoparticles in liquids
  • Nanoengineering:
    Structural modification, defect insertion, and doping of colloidal nanoparticles with single laser pulses to identify defect-related structure-activity relationships in (selective) oxidation/hydrogenation and electrocatalysis
  • Physical chemistry:
    Selective adsorption and self-assembly of surfactant-free nanoparticles
    onto defect-enriched supports and selective decoration of specific surface facets
  • Laser-Material-Interaction:
    Transient phasetransfer and structure modification processes of
    nanoparticles in liquids on short- and ultrashort time scales
  • Technical Chemistry:
    Process development and scaling of the pulsed laser synthesis and processing
    of nano- and microparticles in liquids and subsequent adsorption to support

     

Academic career 

2019–2023

Habilitation (submitted 04/23, accepted 02/24) at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen on the newly established research topic: Exploring the disorder: Defective Nanocatalysts from Pulsed Laser Synthesis and Processing in Liquids, Duisburg/Essen

2013–2017

Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat., grade: “magna cum laude” Mentors: Prof. Dr. Ernst Cleve, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Barcikowski). Topic: Synthesis and supporting of laser-generated nanoparticles in porous materials by using supercritical CO2 (in German); Cooperative PhD between the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld, and the University of Duisburg-Essen

2010–2012

Master’s degree (M. Eng., grade: “Excellent”) in chemical engineering at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Krefeld

2006–2010

Bachelor studies (B. Eng., grade: “Excellent”) in the field of chemical engineering at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Krefeld

2006–2008

Dual studies (cooperative degree program) in chemical engineering at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Krefeld with concurrent training as a chemical technician at Covestro AG, Krefeld

 

Professional career

Since 2019 

Lead of junior research group (Staff: ~7 PhD students, 2 technical employees)
Focus: Laser-based synthesis of nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts for the investigation of activity-determining surface and structural properties, Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration
Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Duisburg

2017–2019

Research Associate (Post-Doc)
Focus: Defect insertion in catalytically active semiconductor nanoparticles using high-intensity laser pulses, Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Technical Chemistry I, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen

2013–2017 Research Associate (Promotion)
Focus: Synthesis and adsorption of laser-generated nanoparticles in liquid and supercritical media; heterogeneous catalysis, Institute of Coatings and Surface Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Ernst Cleve) at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld
2012–2013 Process Engineer
Responsibilities: Further development of mechanical material testing and adhesive technology as well as quality management, Röhr+Stolberg GmbH, Krefeld
2011–2012 Scientific Assistant
Responsibilities: Material testing of textile high performance fibers, Institute for Coatings and Surface Chemistry at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld
2008–2010 Student Assistant
Field of activity: Calibration technology with focus on temperature calibration, AMETEK GmbH, Meerbusch
2006–2008 Dual Studies (KIA Program; apprenticeship as chemical technician)
Covestro AG (formerly Bayer Material Science), Krefeld

 

Awards

2021

Membership in the Global Young Faculty (AG Science Communication) of the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (https://www.global-young-faculty.de/)

2021

International Conference on Advanced Nanoparticle Generation and Excitation by Lasers in Liquids (ANGEL) Decennial Publication Award – “Innovative research article related to ANGEL topic”

2019 Travel grant of the Explore Materials Chain (EXMAC) program of the UA Ruhr (cooperation with Dr. S. Verbruggen, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and CENIDE (cooperation with Prof. Dr. Y. Yamamoto and Dr. K. Takeyasu, University of Tsukuba, Japan)
2018 2x “Best Cooperation Award” of CENIDE for the best multilateral cooperation: Applied Surface Science (2019), 467, 486–492 & Applied Surface Science (2019), 467, 1181–1186.
2018 Young Chemist Award of ALTANA AG and the GDCh (German Chemical Society)
2015 Travel grant from CENIDE to participate in the Gordon Research Conference: “Nanomaterials for Application in Energy Technology”, Ventura, USA
2014 CENIDE “Best Cooperation Award” for multilateral cooperation:
Applied Surface Science (2015), 336, 48–52.

 

Selected Publications

[1]

M. Matten, T. Lange, M. Rohe, B. Mei, S. Reichenberger*, S. Barcikowski. Defect-Selective Energy Barrier Crossing during Adsorption of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles on Zinc Sulfide Crystals under Overall Electrostatic Repulsion. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c05728

[2] K. Lau, S. Zerebecki, L. Pielsticker, W. Hetaba, K. Dhaka, K. S. Exner, S. Reichenberger*, S. Barcikowski, "Fluoride Substitution: Quantifying Surface Hydroxyls of Metal Oxides with Fluoride Ions", Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2024, 11, 26, 2400237, DOI: 10.1002/admi.202400237
[3] M. Tack, M. Usama, N. Kazamer, K. S. Exner, M. Brodmann, S. Barcikowski, S. Reichenberger*, "Continuous and Scalable Laser Synthesis of Atom Clusters with Tunable Surface Oxidation for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting". ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7(9), 4057-4067, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c00342
[4] A. Plech, M. Tack, H. Huang, M. Arefev, A. R. Ziefuss, M. Levantino, H. Karadas, C. Chen, L. V. Zhigilei, S. Reichenberger* "Physical Regimes and Mechanisms of Picosecond Laser Fragmentation of Gold Nanoparticles in Water from X-ray Probing and Atomistic Simulations." ACS nano (2024), 18, 15, 10527-10541, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12314
[5] K. Lau, B. Giera, S. Barcikowski, S. Reichenberger* "The multivariate interaction between Au and TiO 2 colloids: the role of surface potential, concentration, and defects" Nanoscale, 2024 16, 5, 2552-2564, DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06205H
[6] S. Siebeneicher, S. Reichenberger, C. Hengst, F. Dornhaus, B. Wittek, S. Barcikowski "Activity and Durability Patterns of 45 Binary Noble Metal Alloy Nanoparticle Variants for Commercial Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment." ChemCatChem., 2023, 15, 19, e202300563, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300563.
[7] K. Lau, F. Niemann, K. Abdiaziz, M. Heidelmann, Y. Yang, Y. Tong, M. Muhler, S. Reichenberger*, and S. Barcikowski, “Differentiating between Acidic and Basic Surface Hydroxyls on Metal Oxides by Fluoride Substitution : A Case Study on Blue TiO 2 from Laser Defect Engineering,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, e202213968, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213968
[8] S. Zerebecki, S. Salamon, J. Landers, Y. Yang, Y. Tong, E. Budiyanto, D. Waffel, M. Dreyer, S. Saddeler, T. Kox, S. Kenmoe, E. Spohr, S. Schulz, M. Behrens, M. Muhler, H. Tüysüz, R. K. Campen, H. Wende, S. Reichenberger*, and S. Barcikowski, “Engineering of Cation Occupancy of CoFe2O4 Oxidation Catalysts by Nanosecond, Single‐Pulse Laser Excitation in Water,” ChemCatChem, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101785
[9] V. Amendola, D. Amans, Y. Ishikawa, N. Koshizaki, S. Scirè, G. Compagnini, S. Reichenberger, and S. Barcikowski, “Room‐Temperature Laser Synthesis in Liquid of Oxide, Metal‐Oxide Core‐Shells, and Doped Oxide Nanoparticles,” Chem. – A Eur. J., 2020, 26, 42, 9206–9242, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000686
[10]

S. Reichenberger, G. Marzun, M. Muhler, S. Barcikowski, M. Muhler, S. Barcikowski, and M. Muhler, “Perspective of Surfactant-Free Colloidal Nanoparticles in Heterogeneous Catalysis,” ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 18, 4489–4518, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900666