Dr. S. Esmael Balaghi
Postdoctoral fellow
Working area: In-situ electrochemical liquid TEM and XAS studies of energy storage and electrochemical systems.
Topics of interest: - Solid-state electrochemistry
- In-situ electrochemical TEM
- X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction
- X-ray spectroscopy (XAS, XES, RIXS)
- Electrochemical surface and interface studies
- Electrochemical senors
- Coating and thin film fabrication
- Corrosion and EIS
Selected Publications: - Mechanistic Understanding of a Copper-based Homogenous Water Oxidation Catalyst by In Situ Electrochemical Liquid Transmission Electron Microscopy
S. E. Balaghi, S. Mehrabani, Y. Mousazade, R. Bagheri, A. S. Sologubenko, Z. Song, M. M. Najafpour, G. R. Patzke, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 17, 19927–19937.
- Molybdenum-Doped Manganese Oxide as a Highly Efficient and Economical Water Oxidation Catalyst
S. E. Balaghi, C. A. Triana, G. R. Patzke, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 2074. - Economic Manganese Oxide-Based Anodes for Efficient Water Oxidation: Rapid Synthesis and In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Monitoring
S. Heidari, S. E. Balaghi, A. Sologubenko, G. R. Patzke, ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 5, 2511–2523. - Molecular and Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysts: Recent Progress and Knowledge Transfer
J. Li, C. A. Triana, W. Wan, D. P. Adiyeri Saseendran, Y. Zhao, S. E. Balaghi, S. Heidari, G. R. Patzke, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021 50, 2444-2485. - Understanding the Dynamics of Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysts with Liquid Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy: The Case of Vitamin B12
†Z. Abdi, †S. E. Balaghi (†Co-first author), A. S. Sologubenko, M. G. Willinger, J. R. Shen, S. I. Allakhverdiev*, G. R. Patzke*, M. M. Najafpour*, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 28, 9494–9505. - The role of surface states on reduced TiO2@BiVO4 photoanodes: Enhanced water oxidation performance through improved charge transfer
H. Chen, J. Li, W. Yang, S. E. Balaghi, C. A. Triana, C. K. Mavrokefalos, G. R. Patzke, ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 13, 7637–7646.
Work Experience:
since 2021 PostDoctoral fellow, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Center
for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT)
(Prof. A. Fischer)
Development of in-situ electrochemical liquid TEM
2016 - 2021 PhD in Chemistry, University of Zurich
(Prof. G. R. Patzke)
Investigation of electrode/electrolyte interface in OER
with different synchrotron-based (in-situ) spectroscopic
and electrochemical methods.
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