Welcome to Dr. Jerkiewicz Research Group
We study phenomena driven by the application of an external electric field that exist at the electrode surface of single crystal, polycrystalline and nanostructured surfaces, and within the 3D matrix of micro- and nano-structured materials.
Kinetics and mechanisms of electrochemical processes depend not only on the nature of the reagent to be transformed or the product to be generated, but also on the electrode's chemical composition, physical properties and atomic-level structure.
Electrochemical reactions can change the electrode's:
- chemical composition;
- 2D and 3D structure;
- electronic, magnetic, mechanical and optical properties; and
- other characteristics.
Surface and materials electrochemistry, molecular-level corrosion science
We study the mechanisms and kinetics of electrochemical reactions (e.g. electrolytic H2 and O2 generation, H2 oxidation and O2 reduction, ethanol electro-oxidation, eletrocatalytic hydrogenation of organic compounds) at the atomic/molecular level.
