Habilitation

Oxide nanostructures and their modification for tailor-made material interactions

Research scope, methods, publications, and status.

Programme thesis

Geometry, chemical state, and surface modification shape material performance.

The habilitation investigates how oxide nanostructure geometry, chemical state, and surface modification affect catalytic, coating, and biological performance. It combines materials synthesis with XPS, ToF-SIMS, FTIR, Raman, and GDOES across photocatalytic and interface-focused systems.

Material systems: Oxide nanostructures, TiO2 nanotubes, nanostructured thin films, and functional coatings
Design variables: Geometry, defect and chemical state, and surface modification
Catalytic systems: Photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry
Interfacial systems: Cell-surface interactions, antibacterial applications, aerophilicity, and blood-repellent surfaces

Methods

Materials synthesis with surface-sensitive analysis

Materials design: Materials synthesis, surface modification, defect engineering, and nanostructured thin-film design
Surface and chemical analysis: XPS, ToF-SIMS, FTIR, Raman, and GDOES
Catalytic evaluation: Catalytic and photoelectrochemical evaluation
Interface evaluation: Cell-surface, antibacterial, coating, and biologically relevant interfaces

Related publications

Complete archive

2026
Published
journal article
Directional Copper Decoration of Spaced TiO2 Nanotubes Enables Geometry-Controlled Ion Release and Antibacterial Response
M. Pach, D. Böhringer, I. Fomicheva, G. Sarau, N. Taccardi, M. Kamaleev, S.H. Christiansen, W.H. Goldmann, A.B. Tesler, A. Mazare
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
DOI for Directional Copper Decoration of Spaced TiO2 Nanotubes Enables Geometry-Controlled Ion Release and Antibacterial Response ↗ORCID works list for Directional Copper Decoration of Spaced TiO2 Nanotubes Enables Geometry-Controlled Ion Release and Antibacterial Response ↗
2025
Published
research article
Binding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity
A. Mazare, M.H. Ulubas, H. Kim, I. Fomicheva, G. Sarau, S.H. Christiansen, W.H. Goldmann, A.B. Tesler
Langmuir · Corresponding author
DOI for Binding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity ↗Repository PDF for Binding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity ↗
2025
Published
journal article
Lateral Spacing of TiO2 Nanotube Coatings Modulates In Vivo Early New Bone Formation
A.M. Negrescu, I. Ionascu, M.G. Necula, N. Tudor, M. Kamaleev, O. Zarnescu, A. Mazare, P. Schmuki, A. Cimpean
Biomimetics
DOI for Lateral Spacing of TiO2 Nanotube Coatings Modulates In Vivo Early New Bone Formation ↗ORCID works list for Lateral Spacing of TiO2 Nanotube Coatings Modulates In Vivo Early New Bone Formation ↗
2025
Published
journal article
Polydisperse Pt Deposits Over TiO2‐Nanotube‐Array‐Supported Ru Nanoparticles: Harnessing the Interfacial Synergy for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis
M.N. Krstajić Pajić, A.S. Dobrota, A. Mazare, S. Đurđić, X. Zhou, N. Denisov, N.V. Skorodumova, D. Manojlović, R. Vasilić, I.A. Pašti, P. Schmuki, U. Lačnjevac
Small
DOI for Polydisperse Pt Deposits Over TiO2‐Nanotube‐Array‐Supported Ru Nanoparticles: Harnessing the Interfacial Synergy for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis ↗ORCID works list for Polydisperse Pt Deposits Over TiO2‐Nanotube‐Array‐Supported Ru Nanoparticles: Harnessing the Interfacial Synergy for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis ↗
2025
Published
research article
Silver-Loaded Titania-based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Silver Ion Release for Antibacterial Applications
A. Mazare, W.H. Goldmann, E. Kocak, B. Osuagwu, S. Qin, R. Cao, P. Schmuki
Nano Letters · Corresponding author
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Academic context

Programme status and committee

Current status: Habilitation candidate
Programme period: Since May 2022
Committee: Prof. P. Schmuki, Prof. T. Djenizian, Prof. K. Webber
Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Geometry, chemical state, and surface modification shape material performance.

Materials synthesis with surface-sensitive analysis

Oxide nanostructure research

Directional Copper Decoration of Spaced TiO2 Nanotubes Enables Geometry-Controlled Ion Release and Antibacterial Response

Binding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity

Lateral Spacing of TiO2 Nanotube Coatings Modulates In Vivo Early New Bone Formation

Polydisperse Pt Deposits Over TiO2‐Nanotube‐Array‐Supported Ru Nanoparticles: Harnessing the Interfacial Synergy for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis

Silver-Loaded Titania-based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Silver Ion Release for Antibacterial Applications

Programme status and committee

Geometry, chemical state, and surface modification shape material performance.

Materials synthesis with surface-sensitive analysis

Oxide nanostructure research

Directional Copper Decoration of Spaced TiO2 Nanotubes Enables Geometry-Controlled Ion Release and Antibacterial Response

Binding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity

Lateral Spacing of TiO2 Nanotube Coatings Modulates In Vivo Early New Bone Formation

Polydisperse Pt Deposits Over TiO2‐Nanotube‐Array‐Supported Ru Nanoparticles: Harnessing the Interfacial Synergy for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis

Silver-Loaded Titania-based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Silver Ion Release for Antibacterial Applications

Programme status and committee