Dr. André Hofer

Dr. André Hofer (IZNF 02.135) studied chemistry at FAU and obtained his Master’s title working in our group on electrocatalysis. He has now joined our project ‘Tubulyze’ to develop tubular electrolyzers featuring high current densities and low noble metal dopings based on 3d-printed electrodes. André defended his thesis in March 2023.

Publications:

2024

Sánchez Batalla B., Laube A., Struckmann T., Hofer A., Zallmann S., Körner C., Fischer S., Burek BO., Bachmann J., Weidlich C.:
A Mild Method for the Activation of Cation Exchange Membranes Used in Tubular PEM Electrolyzers
In: ChemPlusChem 89 (2024), Article No.: e202300735
ISSN: 2192-6506
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300735

2023

Hofer A., Taccardi N., Moritz M., Wichmann C., Hübner S., Drobek D., Engelhardt M., Papastavrou G., Spiecker E., Papp C., Wasserscheid P., Bachmann J.:
Preparation of geometrically highly controlled Ga particle arrays on quasi-planar nanostructured surfaces as a SCALMS model system
In: RSC Advances 13 (2023), p. 4011-4018
ISSN: 2046-2069
DOI: 10.1039/D2RA07585G
Jenewein K., Knöppel J., Hofer A., Kormanyos A., Mayerhöfer B., Speck F., Bierling M., Thiele S., Bachmann J., Cherevko S.:
Dissolution of WO3 modified with IrOx overlayers during photoelectrochemical water splitting
In: SusMat 3 (2023), p. 128-136
ISSN: 2692-4552
DOI: 10.1002/sus2.107
Laube A., Sánchez Batalla B., Weidlich C., Hofer A., Bachmann J., Zallmann S., Körner C., Fischer S., Chica A., Struckmann T.:
Tubular PEM electrolysis cells with a 3D-printed oxygen electrode and ALD catalyst coating
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 49 (2023), p. 437-448
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.08.084
Papiano I., De Zio S., Hofer A., Malferrari M., Minguez Bacho I., Bachmann J., Rapino S., Vogel N., Magnabosco G.:
Nature-inspired functional porous materials for low-concentration biomarker detection
In: Materials Horizons (2023)
ISSN: 2051-6347
DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00553d

2022

Hofer A., Wachter S., Döhler D., Laube A., Sánchez Batalla B., Fu Z., Weidlich C., Struckmann T., Körner C., Bachmann J.:
Practically applicable water oxidation electrodes from 3D-printed Ti6Al4V scaffolds with surface nanostructuration and iridium catalyst coating
In: Electrochimica Acta 417 (2022), p. 140308
ISSN: 0013-4686
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140308
Laube A., Hofer A., Sánchez Batalla B., Ressel S., Chica A., Fischer S., Weidlich C., Bachmann J., Struckmann T.:
Tubular membrane electrode assembly for PEM electrolysis
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022)
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.135
Sánchez Batalla B., Laube A., Hofer A., Struckmann T., Bachmann J., Weidlich C.:
Degradation studies of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis cells with low platinum group metals – Catalyst coating achieved by atomic layer deposition
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47 (2022), p. 39719-39730
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.09.159

2021

Hofer A., Bochmann S., Bachmann J.:
Properties, performance and stability of iridium-coated water oxidation electrodes based on anodized titanium felts
In: Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (2021), p. 478-485
ISSN: 2398-4902
DOI: 10.1039/d0se01577f
Knöppel J., Kormanyos A., Mayerhöfer B., Hofer A., Bierling M., Bachmann J., Thiele S., Cherevko S.:
Photocorrosion of WO3 Photoanodes in Different Electrolytes
In: ACS Physical Chemistry Au 1 (2021), p. 6-13
ISSN: 2694-2445
DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.1c00004
Laube A., Hofer A., Ressel S., Chica A., Bachmann J., Struckmann T.:
PEM water electrolysis cells with catalyst coating by atomic layer deposition
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 (2021), p. 38972-38982
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.153

2020

Schlicht S., Percin K., Kriescher S., Hofer A., Weidlich C., Wessling M., Bachmann J.:
Atomic layer deposition for efficient oxygen evolution reaction at Pt/Ir catalyst layers
In: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 11 (2020), p. 952-959
ISSN: 2190-4286
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.79
Speck FD., Ali FSM., Paul MTY., Singh RK., Böhm T., Hofer A., Kasian O., Thiele S., Bachmann J., Dekel DR., Kallio T., Cherevko S.:
Improved Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Activity and Stability of Buried Metal-Oxide Electrocatalyst Interfaces
In: Chemistry of Materials 32 (2020), p. 7716-7724
ISSN: 0897-4756
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02048