Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer
© Universität Paderborn, Besim Mazhiqi

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Chair of Inorganic Chemistry of Sustainable Processes

On the following pages you will find information about our research areas, current publications, job vacancies and important contact details of all staff members.

Our group focuses on the development and characterisation of functional materials for sustainable chemical processes. The role of base metals as reactive components in sustainable processes is the central topic of our research. On the one hand, new, effective materials are synthesised and tested with regard to their catalytic activity. Catalytically active materials, in turn, are investigated mechanistically in detail for the reasons for their high activity, in order to enable the design of improved catalysts in feedback. The methods used, especially at the synchrotron, are constantly being further developed to meet the requirements of the systems.

News from the Bauer Group

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Cobalt paper published in Inorganic Chemistry!

Athul has published his first results on low temperature emissive cyclometalated cobalt(III) complexes in Inorganic Chemistry. Many thanks to Lorena and Jakob, as well as to Stefan Lochbrunner's group, for the support and successful collaboration.

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Off to new shores!

Following Giovanni's successful proposal, we completed our first beamtime at MAX IV in Sweden. We were able to investigate novel catalyst systems using a combination of XAS and XRD. We were impressed by both the time resolution and the quality of the spectra. We are already looking forward to the next time!

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New Kekulé scholarship holder in our group!

Nils was able to impress the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie with a very good Master's degree and a convincing concept for his doctorate and has now been awarded the Kekulé scholarship! Congratulations!

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Cyclometallated iron complex investigated in three oxidation states: results published in Inorganic Chemistry!

Jakob's latest publication "Isostructural Series of a Cyclometalated Iron Complex in Three Oxidation States" was published in Inorganic Chemistry. Togehter with the Lochbrunner, Kühn, Meyer and Kühne groups, the photophysical properties of the system were investigated using a variety of methods. Many thanks for another successful collaboration!

Re­search in­terests

Pho­to­act­ive met­al com­plexes

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X-ray spec­tro­scopy

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Cata­lysts and en­ergy ma­ter­i­als

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Team

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Pub­lic­a­tions

Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization under Confinement

P. Probst, M. Lindemann, J.R. Bruckner, B. Atwi, D. Wang, F.R. Fischer, M. Högler, M. Bauer, N. Hansen, M. Dyballa, M.R. Buchmeiser, Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (2025) 8741–8750.

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Fast‐Responding O2 Gas Sensor Based on Luminescent Europium Metal‐Organic Frameworks (MOF‐76)

Z. Zhao, C. Weinberger, J. Steube, M. Bauer, M. Brehm, M. Tiemann, Advanced Functional Materials (2025).

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Chromophore Induced Effects in Iron(III) Complexes

L. Schmitz, M.A. Argüello Cordero, M.J. Al-Marri, R. Schoch, H. Egold, A. Neuba, J. Steube, B.J. Bracht, O.S. Bokareva, S. Lochbrunner, M. Bauer, Inorganic Chemistry (2025).

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Low Temperature Emissive Cyclometalated Cobalt(III) Complexes

A. Krishna, L. Fritsch, J. Steube, M.A. Argüello Cordero, R. Schoch, A. Neuba, S. Lochbrunner, M. Bauer, Inorganic Chemistry (2025).

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Isostructural Series of a Cyclometalated Iron Complex in Three Oxidation States

J. Steube, L. Fritsch, A. Kruse, O.S. Bokareva, S. Demeshko, H. Elgabarty, R. Schoch, M. Alaraby, H. Egold, B.J. Bracht, L. Schmitz, S. Hohloch, T.D. Kühne, F. Meyer, O. Kühn, S. Lochbrunner, M. Bauer, Inorganic Chemistry (2024).

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Here you will find all the latest job advertisements for PhD, post-doc positions or offers for SHK/WHB positions. If you are interested in bachelor's or master's theses, please contact Roland Schoch.

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