CRC/TRR 247
At the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ruhr-University Bochum.
With Participation of: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, and Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Principal Investigator Christof Schulz
Prof. Dr. Christof Schulz
Phone: +49 203 379-8061
E-Mail
Institute for Combustion and Gas Dynamics – Reactive Fluids
Faculty of Engineering
University of Duisburg-Essen
Project Area CC2: Spray-Flame Synthesis of Catalyst Nanoparticles
Project C2 develops spray-flame synthesis methods for nanoscale Fe- and Co-containing spinels and perovskites with well-defined composition, size, and morphology. The high-temperature gas-phase synthesis process allows generating metastable materials, including compositions far away from thermodynamic stability limits that are stabilized as a consequence of rapid cooling of the particles after their formation.
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Curriculum Vitae
Professional career
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Since 2004 |
Chair for Combustion and Gas Dynamics (name changed in 2012 to chair for Reactive Fluids), Institute for Combustion and Gas Dynamics, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen |
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2002‑2003 |
Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University, USA (multiple visits) |
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1997‑2004 |
Group Leader “Laser-based combustion diagnostics”, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg |
Scientific education and dregrees
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2002 |
Habilitation (Physical Chemistry), University of Heidelberg |
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1997 |
Doctoral degree (Physical Chemistry) from the University of Heidelberg (Prof. J. Wolfrum) |
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1994‑1997 |
Doctorate studies in physical chemistry at the University of Heidelberg (Prof. J. Wolfrum) |
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1994 |
Diploma degree (Chemistry) from the University of Karlsruhe (Prof. M. Kappes) |
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1988‑1994 |
Studies of chemistry at University of Karlsruhe |
Awards and Scholarships
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2014 |
Leibniz Award of the German Research Foundation |
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1999 |
BMW Scientific Award, First Prize |
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1999 |
Freudenberg Award, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences |
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1991-1994 |
Scholarship German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung d. dt. Volkes) |
Positions and functions
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Since 2007 |
Board of Directors, German Section, Combustion Institute |
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2007‑2010 |
Deputy Scientific Director, CENIDE, Center for Nanointegration, Duisburg-Essen |
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2008‑2016 |
Director, IUTA, Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology, Duisburg |
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2008‑2016 |
Elected Member, Review Board “Energieverfahrenstechnik”, DFG |
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Since 2009 |
Founding Director of NETZ, NanoEnergieTechnikZentrum, Duisburg |
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Since 2009 |
Board of directors of CER.UDE, Center for Energy Research, University of Duisburg-Essen |
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2010‑2015 |
Scientific Director, CENIDE, Center for Nanointegration, Duisburg-Essen |
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Since 2012 |
Board of Directors, International Combustion Institute |
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2015 |
Colloquium Chair “Soot, Nanomaterials, and large molecules”, International Combustion Symposium, Seoul |
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2017 |
Co-Chair of the Gordon Research Conference “Laser Diagnostics in Combustion" |
| Editorial Boards |
Member: Applied Physics B (Springer) |
Member of the editorial board of Applied Physics B (Springer), Proceedings of the Combustion In-stitute (Elsevier), Powder Technology (Elsevier)
Selected Publications
- H. Gao, L. Xiao, I. Plümel, G.-L. Xu, Y. Ren, X. Zuo, Y. Liu, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers, K. Amine, Z. Chen, Parasitic reactions in nanosized Silicon anodes for Lithium-ion batteries, Nano Lett. 17, 1512-1519 (2017).
- Y. H. Sehlleier, S. Dobrowolny, L. Xiao, A. Heinzel, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers, Micrometer-sized nano-structured silicon/carbon composites for lithium-ion battery anodes synthesized based on a three-step Hansen Solubility Parameter (HSP) concept, J. Industr. Eng. Chem. 52, 305-313 (2017).
- S. Kluge, H. Wiggers, C. Schulz, Mass spectrometric analysis of clusters and nanoparticles during the gas-phase synthesis of tungsten oxide, Proc. Combust. Inst. 36, 1037-1044 (2017).
- K. Daun, J. Menser, R. Mansmann, T. Dreier, C. Schulz, Spectroscopic models for laser-heated silicon and copper nanoparticles, J. Quant. Spectr. Rad. Transf. (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.10.006
- H.A. Michelsen, C. Schulz, G.J. Smallwood, S. Will, Laser-induced incandescence: Particulate diagnostics for combustion, atmospheric, and industrial applications, Prog. Energy Combust. Sci. 51, 2-48 (2015).
- S. Hardt, I. Wlokas, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers, Impact of ambient pressure on titania nanoparticle formation during spray-flame synthesis, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 15, 9449-9456 (2015).
- L. Xiao, Y.H. Sehlleier, S. Dobrowolny, H. Orthner, F. Mahlendorf, A. Heinzel, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers, Si‑CNT/rGO nanoheterostructures as high-performance lithium-ion-battery anode, Chem. Electrochem. 2, 1983-1990 (2015).
- S. Kluge, L. Deng, O. Feroughi, F. Schneider, M. Poliak, A. Fomin, V. Tsionsky, S. Cheskis, I. Wlokas, I. Rahinov, T. Dreier, A. Kempf, H. Wiggers, C. Schulz, Initial reaction steps during flame synthesis of iron-oxide nanoparticles, Cryst. Eng. Comm. 17, 6930-6939 (2015).
- L. Xiao, M. Schroeder, S. Kluge, A. Balducci, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers, Direct self-assembly of Fe2O3/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for high-performance lithium-ion battery, J. Mater. Chem. A 3, 11566-11574 (2015).
- N. A. Hamid, S. Wennig, A. Heinzel, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers, Influence of carbon content, particle size, and partial manganese substitution on the electrochemical performance of LiFe1‑xMnxPO4/carbon composites, Ionics 21, 1857-1866 (2015).