Project A4

Reactivity, Energetics and Structure of Buried Organic/Metal Interfaces

Dr. Martin Schmid

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Department of Chemistry

Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35032 Marburg
Phone: +49 6421 28-22543
Fax: +49 6421 28-22542
Email: martin.schmid@chemie.uni-marburg.de

Expertise

Surface chemistry, model catalysis, organic and organometallic thin films, surface coordination chemistry, photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning tunnelling microscopy

University Education

2012 Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.), Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, „Characterization of Interfaces Between Metals and Organic Thin Films by Electron and Ion Spectroscopies”, thesis advisor: Prof. Hans-Peter Steinrück
2008 Diploma degree in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.), Universität Heidelberg, Prof. Michael Grunze
2001-08 Studies in Physics, Universität Würzburg, Universität Heidelberg

Professional Experience

2014- Scientific Assistant (Habilitand), Department of Chemistry (Prof. Gottfried),
Phillips-Universität Marburg
2012-14 Postdoc, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Prof. Friend),
Harvard University

Honours, Awards and other Proofs of Qualification

2015 Liebig Fellowship of the Stiftung Stipendien-Fonds des Verbandes der Chemischen Industrie e.V.
2014 Feodor-Lynen Return Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2012 Feodor-Lynen Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Selected Publications

  1. M. Schmid, W. Hieringer, C. H. Schmitz, H.-P. Steinrück, M. Sokolowski, J. M. Gottfried
    Adsorption and Reaction of Terephthaloyl Chloride on Ag(111): X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Investigation
    J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 14869 (2011).
  2. M. Schmid, J. Zirzlmeier, H.-P. Steinrück, J. M. Gottfried
    Interfacial Interactions of Iron(II) Tetrapyrrole Complexes on Au(111)
    J. Phys. Chem. C. 115, 17028 (2011).
  3. C. H. Schmitz, M. Schmid, S. Gärtner, H.-P. Steinrück, J. M. Gottfried, M. Sokolowski
    Surface Polymerization of Poly(p-phenylene-terephthalamide) on Ag(111) Investigated by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
    J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 18186 (2011).
  4. J. M. Englert, Ch. Dotzer, G. Yang, M. Schmid, Ch. Papp, J. M. Gottfried, H.-P. Steinrück, E. Spiecker, F. Hauke, A. Hirsch
    Covalent Bulk Functionalization of Graphene
    Nature Chemistry 3, 279 (2011).
  5. M. Schmid, A. Kaftan, H.-P. Steinrück, J. M. Gottfried
    The electronic structure of cobalt(II)phthalocyanine adsorbed on Ag(111)
    Surf. Sci. 606, 945 (2012).
  6. Y. Li, J. Xiao, T. E. Shubina, M. Chen, Z. Shi, M. Schmid, H.-P. Steinrück, J. M. Gottfried, N. Lin
    Coordination and Metalation Bifunctionality of Cu with 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-porphyrin: Towards a Mixed-Valence Two-Dimensional Coordination Network
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 6401 (2012).
  7. M. Schmid, H.-P. Steinrück, J. M. Gottfried
    A new asymmetric Pseudo-Voigt function for more efficient fitting of XPS lines
    Surf. Interface Anal. 46, 505 (2014).
  8. J. E. Klobas, M. Schmid, R. J. Madix, C. M. Friend
    The dissociation-induced displacement of chemisorbed O2 by mobile O atoms and the autocatalytic recombination of O due to chain fragmentation on Ag(110)
    Surf. Sci. 630, 187 (2014).
  9. Dees, N. Jux, O. Töppner, K. Dürr, R. Lippert, M. Schmid, B. Küstner, S. Schlücker, H.-P. Steinrück, J. M. Gottfried, I. Ivanović-Burmacović
    Reactions of superoxide with iron porphyrins in the bulk and near-surface region of ionic liquids
    Inorg. Chem 54, 6862 (2015)
  10. M. Schmid, R. J. Madix, C. M. Friend
    The creation of microscopic surface structures by interfacial diffusion of Au and Ag on Ag(110): A XPS and STM study
    Surf. Sci. 643, 36 (2016).