Publications

2026

A. Martini, V.C. Nguyen, J. Mathiesen, E. Ortega, F. Girgsdies, P. Preikschas, D. Cruz, J. Zhu, J.B. Jang, S. Tsatsos, S.K. Shaikhutdinov, J. Timoshenko and B. Roldan Cuenya: Taming Complexity: Structural and Electronic Evolution of Copper Indium Oxide Under CO₂ Hydrogenation Via Multi-Method X-ray Characterization. ACS Catalysis, in press.

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F.J. Sarabia, S. Park, B. Roldan Cuenya and S. Oener: Temperature-Dependent Voltammetry Reveals the Potential-Dependent Formation of Reaction Species and Their Impact on Interfacial Excess Charge during the Ammonia Oxidation Reaction on Pt. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148 (36), 38631–38640 (2026).

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L. Sandoval Diaz, J. Zeininger, J.J. Delgado, K. Kappis, F. Girgsdies, M. Vuijk, A. Kubsch, G.von der Waydbrink, S. Matera, G. Rupprechter, K. Reuter, B. Roldan Cuenya, C. Scheurer, A. Trunschke and T. Lunkenbein: A modular plug-and-play reaction platform for operando SEM investigations under fixed-bed conditions. Catalysis Science & Technology, in press.

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M. Prieto, H. Wan, L.C. Tanase, L.de S. Caldas, A. Tiwari, K. Reuter, H. Heenen, V.J. Bukas, T. Schmidt and B. Roldan Cuenya: Structural and Chemical Dynamics of Cu/NiO/Cu(100) Surfaces During CO₂ Hydrogenation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, in press.

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S. Hernández, J.L. del Río-Rodríguez, J.J. Calvente, J. Timoshenko, S. Trasobares, S. Gutiérrez-Tarriño, M. Rüscher, C. Mora-Moreno, M.C.O. Monteiro, J.B. Jang, N. Rao, J.J. Calvino Gámez, B. Roldan Cuenya, P. Oña-Burgos and J.L. Olloqui-Sariego: Enhancing the Activity and Stability for Overall Water Splitting in a Cobalt Phosphide Bifunctional Electrocatalyst by Integrating a Cobalt Nitrogen Moieties. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, in press.

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G. Deplano, A. Martini, E. Borfecchia, J. Timoshenko, B. Roldan Cuenya, M. Signorile and S. Bordiga: Thermochemical-dependent Cu(I) siting and mobility in Cu-CHA revealed by XAS and quantum mechanical simulations. Chemical Science, in press.

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F. Ebert, I. Collina, N. Pfister, F. Girgsdies, E. Ortega, R. Naumann d'Alnoncourt, T. Lunkenbein, B. Roldan Cuenya, F. Hess and F. Rosowski: Unraveling the impact of support on bimetallic Pt-promotor interactions for selective propane dehydrogenation. Journal of Catalysis 117126 (2026).

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J. Hou, Y. Wen, L. Jacobse, A. Bergmann and B. Roldan Cuenya: Role of Electrolyte Concentration in Bicarbonate Electroreduction. ACS Energy Letters, in press.

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M. Rüscher, A. Martini, E. Ortega, L. Bai, E. Liberra, D. Escalera Lopez, H. Jeon, A. Herzog, C. Rettenmaier, D. Hursán, D. Koshy, M.C.O. Monteiro, T. Wagner, L. Jacobse, F. Haase, A. Bergmann, J. Timoshenko and B. Roldan Cuenya: Tuning Redox Dynamics in Cu-Based Electrocatalysts: Effect of Secondary Metals. Advanced Functional Materials, in press.

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J. Timoshenko, A. Martini, M. Rüscher, L. Bai, L.de Angelis, M.C.O. Monteiro and B. Roldan Cuenya: Guiding Blind Signal Separation in X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy by Supervised Machine Learning. Chemical Science, in press.

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C. Gomez Rodellar, B. Roldan Cuenya and S. Oener: Statistical Aspects of Electrochemical Arrhenius Analysis in the Study of Overpotential-Derived Compensation Effects. ACS Catalysis 16 (14), 13677–13689 (2026).

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D. Escalera Lopez, R. Anastacio Amaral, R. Amaral, C. Gomez Rodellar, W. Frandsen, S. Oener and B. Roldan Cuenya: The Interplay between Interfacial Solvation and Surface Kinetics Tunes the Selectivity between Hydrogen Evolution and Zinc Electrodeposition. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148 (27), 28377–28389 (2026).

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J. Druce, F.J. Sarabia, M. Lizée, P. Grosse, S. Lasagna, B. Roldan Cuenya and S. Oener: Correlating Equilibrium Excess Charge with the Kinetics of the Multi-Step Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media. ACS Energy Letters 11 (7), 5023–5032 (2026).

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M. Vuijk, J. Zeininger, L. Sandoval Diaz, G. Rupprechter, B. Roldan Cuenya, K. Reuter, T. Lunkenbein and C. Scheurer: Multiscale Microscopy via Automation: Dual Magnification Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging by Frame Alternation. Advanced Materials Technologies 11 (13), e00009 (2026).

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N. Cosanne, D. Cruz, P. Ticali, H. Hajiyani, S. Chen, P. Zeller, T. Götsch, A. Klyushin, A. Knop-Gericke, M. Muhler, B. Roldan Cuenya, M. Behrens, R. Schlögl and S. Najafishirtari: Dynamic Surface Restructuring and Carbonate-Mediated Pathways in Perovskite-Catalyzed CO Oxidation Revealed by Operando Spectroscopy. ACS Catalysis 16 (13), 12062–12079 (2026).

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M. Munz, S. Carlson, L. Jacobse, R. Netz, B. Roldan Cuenya and C. Kley: Cation-Induced Interphasial Viscosity Variations on Gold Electrocatalysts in Nanoconfined Aqueous Electrolytes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148 (25), 26353–26364 (2026).

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M.C.O. Monteiro, L. Jacobse, A.M.V. Hagopian, V. Vonk, S. Chung, S. Louisia, A. Meinhardt, E.Ö. Alagöz, X. Deng, B. Roldan Cuenya, M.T.M. Koper and A. Stierle: Cation-Surface Interactions During Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Probed by Surface X-ray Diffraction. ACS Physical Chemistry Au 6 (3), 503–513 (2026).

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W. Tahir, E. Liberra, I.E. Khalil, P. Das, C. Prinz, F. Emmerling, J. Schmidt, A. Bergmann, B. Roldan Cuenya and A. Thomas: Cu₂O@COF core-shell catalyst for electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 14 (27), 17179–17185 (2026).

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A. Yoon, F. Yang, J. Poon, S.W. Chee and B. Roldan Cuenya: Does the Pre-catalyst Shape Matter in the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂? Tracking Mosaicity and Porosity Development in Cu₂O Particles during Reaction. EES Catalysis, in press.

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R. Martínez-Hincapié, J. Timoshenko, T. Wagner, E. Ortega, J. Druce, M.C.O. Monteiro, M. Rüscher, J.B. Jang, E.Ö. Alagöz, S. Lasagna, L. Jacobse, A. Bergmann, B. Roldan Cuenya and S. Oener: Interfacial solvation pre-organizes the transition state of the oxygen evolution reaction. Nature Chemistry 18, 835–843 (2026).

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J. Timoshenko, V. Briois, A. Martini and B. Roldan Cuenya: Multivariate curve resolution for X-ray absorption spectroscopy data interpretation: Best practices and limitations. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 245, 113898 (2026).

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J. Angona, D. Valavanis, D. Houghton, F. Yang, T.S. Rossi, J. Clausmeyer, B. Roldan Cuenya, J.V. Macpherson, P.R. Unwin and K. Tschulik: Multiscale Analysis of Electrochemical Dealloying of Bimetallic Nanoparticles to Tune Catalytic Activity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 18 (15), 21964–21977 (2026).

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S. Han, H. Liu, J. Timoshenko, J.B. Jang, M. Su, C. Sun, C. Guo, Y. Huang, A. Bergmann, B. Roldan Cuenya, Y. Yu, B. Zhang, K. Leng and K.P. Loh: Sn catalyst reconstruction and microenvironment modulation for efficient amino acid electrosynthesis via C-N coupling. Nature Communications 17, 3614 (2026).

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M. Boniface, T. Götsch, J. Dong, J. Kröhnert, E. Frei, A. Trunschke, R. Schlögl, B. Roldan Cuenya and T. Lunkenbein: Dynamics of a Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst revealed by operando transmission electron microscopy during CO₂ hydrogenation. Nature Catalysis 9, 404–413 (2026).

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C. Gomez Rodellar, J. Druce, J.M. Gisbert Gonzalez, F.J. Sarabia, B. Roldan Cuenya and S. Oener: The role of interfacial excess charge in the reversibility of proton and hydroxide solvation in electrocatalysis and bipolar membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (16), e2531938123 (2026).

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D. Hursán, J. Timoshenko, A. Martini, H.S. Jeon, E. Ortega, M. Rüscher, A. Bergmann, A. Yoon, U. Hejral, A. Herzog, C. Rettenmaier, F. Haase, P. Grosse and B. Roldan Cuenya: CO₂ Reduction on Copper-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Catalysts Tuned by Pulsed Potential Electrolysis: Effect of Pulse Potential. Advanced Functional Materials 36 (21), e10827 (2026).

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